What Father Missed
A humorous tale about meeting the husband’s father who was away, a mistaken kiss, and the reveal that it was the father-in-law. The narrator recalls the playful plan by relatives to identify him and the comic outcome upon realization.
Reminiscent Fraction Quips From the Village
Unecie Bil Bottle jokes about aging and a back number in a village exchange. The talk turns to a joking estimate of something at severity five hundredths with a puzzled response from a nearby villager.
Our Clam to Distinction in Hard Times
A reflective piece notes a life spent through high comp riving days without striking for higher wages. It laments limited fame yet asserts enduring devotion to working conditions and resilience amid labor unrest.
Wife Sparks Idea For New Book In Unlikely Moment
Author William J. Lotke recalls how his wife casually suggested a novel premise while they were at home. The idea emerged after he lamented an empty creative period following The Red Planet, leading him to plan a story about a man raised like a Pekinese and sent into war.
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Belgium War Recovery and Plebiscite Controversy Report
The report outlines Belgium’s railway recovery from December 1918 to June 1919 with miles of freight rail and car tonnage rising dramatically. It mentions agitation for a plebiscite in Limburg under League of Nations oversight and Dutch Flemish tensions. It also notes Gen. Preyt on marching with military insignia and decorations.
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What Makes Em Attractive In She An Attractive Widow
A fragmented dialogue notes a widow and a zebra with a joke about a war horse. Readers glimpse a casual, uncertain exchange and a visual of stripes prompting speculation. The piece reads like a clipped, informal local conversation with mentions of absence and curiosity.
Paradoxical Hopes Rise As SL Aims For Landing
In Baltimore American reports on SL as it pursues a risky dream of landing a historic milestone. Key figures weigh the chances, while analysts note the broader implications for the organization and city interests.
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Baltimore American
Far Western Farmers Demand Concessions at Joint Session
National Grange representatives urged Congress to end wartime food controls and fix prices for staples. Howard warned against profiteering and called for cooperative action by capital and labor to set a 1920 production program.
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President Wilson and Senate Discuss Reservations
President Wilson conferred with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the White House on strategy for ratifying the peace treaty. The talks centered on opposing textual amendments and potential reservations, with a stenographer to record the session for a full official record.
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War surplus blankets offered for sale and Fort Bliss growth plans
Washington reports the ward department will sell surplus wool and cotton blankets at centers nationwide with bulk sales to municipalities. Prices range from six dollars for new wool blankets to thirteen to fourteen dollars for reclaimed cotton blankets. Fort Bliss will host the largest ordnance depot with sixteen heavy tanks and additional guns, trailers, repair areas, and seven new storehouses planned.
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Recruits Secured for Permanent Regular Army
In Washington General March says the first one hundred thousand recruits have been secured for the permanent regular army with more than 68,000 re-enlistments among them.
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Washington
March
Pershing To Lead Camp Dix Olympic Soldier Meet
General Pershing has been invited to serve as master of ceremonies at the Olympic meet for soldiers sailors and marines to be held at Camp Dix on September 6.
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New York
General Pershing
Camp Dix
Reptiles At Home In Sand In Colorado Desert
Naturalist C L Camp studies desert reptiles in Colorado revealing the burrowing snake, gridiron tailed lizard, ocellated sand lizard, and horned toad. Descriptions note color matching, color change, and curious head movements as they lurk in sandy terrain.
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C. L. Camp
Colorado Desert
Colorado
No. 1 Huminations Dark Days Forecast
The text hints at approaching harsh dry days described as dark and unavoidable. It emphasizes broad gloom with limited ability for people to access or avert the coming hardship.
It’s Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys
An article warns kidney disease can cause fatigue sleeplessness and back pain and urges using GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to cleanse the kidneys. It claims quick relief within a day and recommends continued dosing to prevent further attacks with a money back guarantee.
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