Fourth Internationale to Meet in Mexico City
Report from El Universal of Mexico City claims the Fourth Internationale will convene in Mexico City next January with Bolshevik factions pushing out the Liberal element. It notes demonstrations in Mexico and accuses the Mexican government of lax action toward alien agitators, with U S officials said to be kept fully advised of the movement south of the Rio Grande.
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London
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Europe
United States
Tight Squeeze at Graduation As New Shoes Tighten Odds
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes a student named Ethel worried about exams as snug new shoes threaten her graduation pace. The piece mocks overbearing fits and room for opinion, while a separate remark suggests judging a woman by her parlor wall portraits.
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Ethel
Yonkers Statesman
Nation Faces Huge Luxuries Bill From 1919 Tax Figures
United States tax data show 1919 luxury spending reached 22.7 billion dollars. Cosmetics and perfume cost about 750 million, furs 300 million, autos 2 billion, cigars 510 million, jewelry 500 million, and other items such as soft drinks and ice cream also tally in. The report labels items like toilet soap and pleasure trips as luxuries, highlighting broad classifications by Uncle Sam.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Sam
War Department Sets National Guard Strength Rules
The War department announces two Strength of National Guard decisions. The first sets 65 active enlisted men as the minimum for Guard infantry companies, with a lower 50 man minimum for reorganizations until July 1, 1921. The second allows recruits to enlist any time and be paid for camp attendance, replacing the 60 day prior enlistment rule.
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War Department
Regular Army
Optimist Finds Amusement on Washington Street Cars
A leisurely look at street car travel notes the lack of helm aboard and offers playful thoughts on riding unhindered. Passengers test balance, humor, and social dynamics while pondering seating patterns among riders.
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Gilead
Washington
Blind Minnesota Representative Schall’s Everyday Insight
Representative Schall of Minnesota, blind for ten years, says sighted society misjudges the blind as incapable of hearing or feeling. En route from Minneapolis to Washington, he travels with his young son Douglas. In a diner, the waiter asks the boy what his father wants. the child tells the waiter to ask his father, who knows what he wants, and orders pancakes sausage and chocolate.
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House of Representatives
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Washington
Douglas
Dangerous Sledge Incident Under Sidewalk Box
A New York Post report describes two Black workers digging a sidewalk trench in hard ground. One man stands in a shallow pit guiding a frog pipe while the other wields a large sledge. The swinging tool nearly strikes his partner as a passing white man warns to be careful.
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Tom
Andy
New York Post
Dickens Novel Wording Echoes in Uncle's Last Will
The Houston Post reports on a man named Hawkins who schemes around his rich uncle's death. On his deathbed the uncle calls Hawkins, promising to provide in his will. At the funeral Hawkins buys an expensive wreath and attends as the will is read, leaving him an illustrated edition of Dickens Great Expectations.
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Hawking
Hawkins
George
Dickens
Houston Post
Just the Place
Two workers in a match factory scene reflect on romance arising within business life. The dialogue hints at chances for affection among colleagues in a manufacturing setting.
Transgressors Face Road Tax Proposal
A proposal urges fines or penalties to fund road maintenance. Officials argue a dedicated road tax could improve infrastructure while deterring violations. Critics question fairness and implementation details.
Bayer Aspirin Warning Promises Genuine Product Lines
Authentic Bayer Aspirin branding guarantees genuine tablets with Bayer on package or tablets for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. Boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets cost a few cents with larger sizes sold by druggists. Trade mark of Bayer Manufacture.
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Bayer
Where Lies Arcadia Pilgrim Centenary Thought
A Boston Transcript correspondent muses on celebrating the Pilgrim centenary by gathering new pilgrims to sail away from profiteering, labor troubles, rent hikes, taxes, and gramophones, wondering where such a utopian exodus might lead.
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Boston Transcript
Green's August Flower Remedy Promise From 54 Years
A historical advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for nervous dyspepsia indigestion and related symptoms. It claims fifty four years of use in thousands of households worldwide with no failure in relief and notes it is sold everywhere.
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Ideal Husband Quip in Life Cartoon Caption
A Life magazine cartoon caption jokes that a wife calls her mate an ideal husband while a friend notes marriage lasts three weeks. The quip plays on the common honeymoon phase perception and humor about evolving marital views.
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