Open German Question Haunts Postwar Europe
The New Statesman discusses the open German question in Europe, analyzing German minorities in the Polish and Czecho-Slovak states, Alsace Lorraine, and other regions. It notes how German Austria could not sustain itself, its population distribution, and the risk of continued agitation if minorities are not allowed full national development.
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Europe
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Austria
Germany
Vienna
Lower Austria
Syria
New Statesman
Life’s Dreary Path Irregular Humor Columns
A 1919 column reflects on returning veterans and daily ironies. It uses brisk, humorous vignettes about spankings for playing with matches, rain after funerals, maple sugar requests from relatives, memory quirks, and marital nitpicks to sketch wartime recovery life. The tone is light, observational, and mildly wry, with small social beats.
Austrian Germans weigh fate as union with Germany grows
The piece notes Vienna’s fall to a provincial capital status under German Austria and reports mixed views among Allies and German Austria conservatives. Karl Seitz supports union with Germany, claiming political freedom matches other empire parts, while The New Statesman urges self-determination and opposes any forceful settlement that would burden other nations.
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Europe
Who Is God Anyhow
George Matthew Adams reflects that God appears in many forms and places through acts of kindness. He recalls a child guiding a blind man, a generous Chicago worker helping the needy, a singing visitor at a father's deathbed, and seeing God in nature and the poor. God moves quietly, without medals, performing his work unseen.
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Chicago
Cuckoo Superstition Stirs English Village Belief
In parts of England the first cuckoo note prompts village girls to ask when they will marry. The reply is said to echo the number of years until the wedding, a superstition linking birdsong to fate.
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England
Goldine Health Tour Promotes Free Sample Test
A traveling promoter urges men and women to visit Searles Drug Store on February 21 to 22 for a large free test dose of Goldine. He cites recovered patients like R. M. Blair and Mrs. Magore, claiming renewed strength, weight loss, and nerve endurance in six weeks.
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Orry Christ
Elizabeth Birch
Searles
Washington the Defender of Liberty and Virtue
Analysis of George Washington as a model of greatness. It extols his early benefactor role to mankind, virtues, and triumphs in war and politics. The piece lauds his supreme leadership, resignations from power, and lasting legacy as a moral monument to the nation. Washington’s life is framed as an ideal in eighteenth century memory.
New Washington statue placed on vacant pedestal
A statue of George Washington was installed on a pedestal that had stood empty beneath Washington Arch, marking the dedication of a prominent public monument.
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Washington
George Washington
Washington Arch
Tanning Materials From Latin America Valued By U S Experts
U S government experts report the tanning potential of materials from Latin America. They list 12 woods 102 barks nine ves three roots and 17 fruits and seeds yielding industrial tanning value. The study highlights diverse natural resources used for leather processing.
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United States
Latin America
Legislature weathering clash over control and suffrage
The Legislature debates a superior judge approval for sistance, anticipates Senate passage, and a conference committee may be needed on the Board of Control bill. Gov Clement vetoes the women’s suffrage bill citing constitutional grounds. House rejects chiropractors amendment. Senate approves banks investing in Federal Farm Loans. House sets adjournment for March 1 to attend a meeting.
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