Learn to Spend as Well as Earn War Savings Plea
Orrin Lester of the U S Treasury urged national thrift at Ninth District talks in St Paul and Minneapolis. He said economy, saving and investment in government securities strengthen the nation, and that extravagance is a disgrace. He praised district thrift work and predicted further 1920 progress.
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U.S
Federal Reserve District
Orrin Lester
War Savings
United States Treasury Department
Lester
Twin Cities
Washington
M. E. Harrison
Ninth District
St. Paul
Athletic Club
Minneapolis
Women's College Club
Mr. Lester
America
Ninth
Koenigstein Awakens as French Troops Pause at Ruined Fortress
The Koenigstein fortress on the Frankfort to Cologne route rises again in memory as General Mangin uses the town as headquarters this summer. The ruined ramparts recall Meunier’s 1792 surrender and French to bombardment, then retreat, while today a small French detachment strides beneath azure uniforms near shattered terraces.
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Frankfort
Cologne
Koenigstein
Mangin
Koenigstem
Meunier
Rebuilding France: A Model Village Reemerges After War
The article admires France’s rapid reconstruction after war ruin along the Marne. It highlights transformed villages with gardens and modern homes replacing dilapidated exteriors. A standout Meurthe-et-Moselle village, rebuilt under Californian women architects, embodies ideal practice and local pride in simple, orderly design.
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France
Marne
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Effigy Funeral Car Burned In Chinese Ceremony
A rich Chinese funeral rite described in the Kansas City Star shows an effigy of a wealthy man’s car burned at his grave in Tianjin China. The constructed model included official auto components such as upholstering tires and even the driver, carried three miles to the graveside before flames consumed it.
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Tlentain
Ching
Kansas City
China
New Minister Wins Hearts of Young Marian
The young minister befriends five year old Marian at sight. Marian, unfazed, notes he is “just a nice boy” who visits their home and sometimes speaks at their church, making an odd but clear impression.
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Marian
Tilanapolis News
Leather Industry Ranked Third Largest In U S Manufacturing
The census of manufacturers for 1914 reports about 250000 people employed in the U S leather industry. About 55086 work in tanning and leather trades, while the remainder are mainly shoemakers and harness makers.
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United States
First Principles on Collective Bargaining Theory
Farmer Corntessel muses on collective bargaining as an old-fashioned lawsuit. He suggests the best legal talent would be needed to test the case, noting that those who can hire top lawyers will gain the advantage. The remark hints at practical legal dynamics shaping negotiations.
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First
Corntessel
Water of Peculiar Virtue and Phila delphia Bath Tale
In Washington Harry N Taylor of the National Coal association relays a quip by Ike Rittenhouse Wsinut of Philadelphia about Philadelphia water. He mocks muddy water calling it medicinal mud rich in phosphates and calories and suggests bathing without a towel, letting water dry and brushing off. The anecdote aims to entertain about Philadelphia’s water.
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Harry N. Taylor
National Coal Association
Washington
Ike Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
Rittenhouse Walnut
Rittenhouse
Marienbad
Irreparable Loss to World at Louvain Library Fire
The American committee visiting Louvain reports that the famous library was destroyed beyond repair by the fire. Rebuilding the library as a free gift of the United States is no longer planned. Most contents are gone, with only crumbling remains of volumes and invaluable manuscripts lost forever.
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Louvain
American Committee
United States
At Heast
Dionysius Carthiusienais
Chris+ tan Science Monitor
Last of Calapocias D Down Near Cottage Grove
In Cottage Grove Oregon the last Calapoota tribe member 3am Fern has died leaving observers to ponder the tribe’s fate. The Calapoota were noted as a peaceful people whose land remains exceptionally fertile and whose history includes fire and migration to rivers for safety during a century-old blaze. Oregonian notes wild animals bore harmony as deer and wolves gathered by the rivers.
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Cottage Grove
Ringe of
Poriland
Oregonian
Painterly Camouflage Mishap In Submarine Campaign
In the North River New York an early war submarine wore camouflage and a photographer shot the vessel from the pier. The developing revealed the stern misread as a black paint band, with the true stern hidden, and the artist's warning note about distance.
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North River
New York
A. Russell Bond
What’s the Joke Hiraa Where wuz a feller through here
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald notes a tale about Lige Beegwio onethera farm tractors related to corn liquor and a misfit seller. It mentions a gallon of corn Heker bur fed every twenty feet with dirt on top and a heavy tractor over his tang.
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Birmingham
Hersiil
Model Husband in a Married Life Training Joke
The Home Sector reflects on military style in domestic life with a quip about Jonesy and his wife. It notes his training fits him for married life and imagines his wife handing him tasks as he stands at attention.
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Jonesy
Hiw
Cours Ie
Atention
Locality Question on Employer’s Alleged Residence
A terse exchange questions the employer’s location as alleged. The respondent answers that the person lives in the suburbs, deflecting a claim of a diehweholy nextration.
Nature Never In A Hurry
An editorial from the Kansas City Star argues that progress in war, education, health, and science comes slowly. It compares human impatience with nature’s gradual carving of Colorado mountains, noting that change occurs imperceptibly over long periods.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Long's
Kansas City Star
Katie the water talker wanders London shipping show
An inventor showcased Katie, a water depth and condition device for ships. The automatic float uses a surface sensor linked by telephone to report exact depth via Morse like signals, stuttering when deep or gasping with strong currents, and may warn captains of hold water. It also mentions a self releasing ship’s safe and hourly distress beacons.
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Katie
London
Katle
Meer
Automobile owner linked to burned downtown garage report
Fragments describe an automobile owner who insured his car for 800 and sought to dispose of it for about 100 more than the insurer’s value. He boasted of his policy, kept the car in a burned garage, and faced a survey where an attendant noted his machine was among those saved.
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Armoner
Fsiworth
What She Desired
Norah asks why she should meet friends while her mistress compliments her new dress. She says she prefers to meet enemies when she is all dressed up, hoping to provoke jealousy rather than friendly admiration.
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Norah
Boston Transcript
Academic Rooter Quotes Hamlet During Game
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a Cambridge friend enjoyed the game and quotes Hamlet. At one point O’Rourke hit a fiber about three inches left of first base in the ninth, provoking the professor to shout a palpable hit.
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Rooter
Cambridge
Hamlet
Wien
TY O'Rourke
Birmingham Age-Herald
Limited Context From Early 1990s Marriage Stats In Tadtl
The report notes reforms and counts from 1991 showing 151,518 married men and 302,425 married women aged five to ten, with nearly 9 million husbands and over two million wives in that age range. This excerpt reflects historical data and terminology that may be outdated or satirical.
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Tadtl
Thrifty Chink Gen Pao Keowiching in Nett China
Reported business oddities detail Gen Pao Keowiching of Kir iat in northeast China clearing about 3000 dollars from opium trade over recent years. Names and places appear garbled in OCR yet indicate wartime era extract.
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Pao Kewiching
Tuchin
Kiriat
China
Roosevelt the American Eagle Captured in Sandwich Ont
An American bald eagle allegedly flew from afar and landed on a house roof in Sandwich Ontario near Lot and Peter streets. Crowds gathered, stones were thrown, and Clyde Thornton captured the bird after a tense pursuit. Thornton says the eagle is named Roosevelt and remains recalcitrant but in custody.
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Sandwich
Lot and
Peter Streets
Detroit News
Teutes
Peters Street
Roosevelt
Thornton
Statue Heads Return to New York From England
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has acquired seven statues of Sekhmett or Mut, ancient Egyptian goddesses of war, bought in England in 1914. The article notes early archeology interest, tracing the statues' origins to Beepian sculptors copying temple figures in black granite and a tale of Mut’s discovery in a Venetian priest’s era, with the pieces linked to Kurdish and Damascus mythic history.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Sekhmett
Mut
England
Pilus
Kurmay
Wang
Tanhiy
Nuseain
Misread Mosquito Warnings Spark Health Debate
The document discusses muddled claims about malaria spread and mosquito control. Dr Roux argues malaria risks persist despite seasonal changes and suggests broader public health measures beyond mosquitos. The text notes scepticism about a single cause and questions accuracy of some beliefs.
Beliefs About World’s End and Early Christian Expectations
The text notes how early Christians anticipated the immediate fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy about the end times. It describes initial belief in a near catastrophe and the ongoing efforts by believers despite predictions not materializing. It mentions the idea that Jesus spoke of signs before the end and the persistence of faith amid unfulfilled forecasts.
Royal Grapes at Low Prices Endures in France
The article notes a Pon talneblonn vineyard with 60 kilos of grapes sold by award for 2h francs, while common Paris street grapes fetch 2 to 25 sous per pound. It highlights surprisingly cheap royal grapes in France and comments on modern market contrasts.
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Pontalneblonn
Bens
Paris
France
Cheng
Coalman Thomas Britton Social Hub Of Queen Anne Era
Thomas Britton a London coal dealer known as the Augustin age figure held court in Clerkenwell, attracting aristocrats like the Duke of Devonshire and Oxford men. He sold coal in small lots, delivered each morning, and hosted literary discussions in his warehouse dwelling, with a British Museum portrait documenting his remarkable life.
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London
Augustin Oage
Thomas Britton
Clerkenwell Churchyard
Jix
Ete
Duke of Devonshire
Oxford
Tvitten
Aylesbury Street
Clarkeneasell
British Museum
Nothing Unreal About This Realist Tale
Editor George Horace Lorimer remarks on realism in fiction and presents a playful tale. A pretty girl, two engaged suitors, and a parlor maid create a comic, doubled miscommunication about a planned escape. The scene unfolds with the girl panicking and deciding on a course of action.
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George Horace Lorimer
Philadelphia
Uva
Bessie
Preacher Fisherman Heads to Norway for Work
A former quistar of the Someghop Baptist hive of Tusania, West, plans to move to Norway with his wife and fed children. He aims to earn about $1,000 a year there, after saving from fisher work in Pacoma. He seeks to quit fishing to provide for his family.
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Norway
HR Nyoon
Someghop Baptist Hhive
Tusania
West
Anerbeu
Goon Parstad
Levse Sia Ciel
Elirel
Pacoma
Costs and immigration in Austra as described by Mark Sheldon
Mark Sheldon says expenses are low in Austra with immigration hard to imagine. He notes living costs up 30 percent, Tyboroans rent 20 to 25 dollars monthly, and labor unions must arbitrate by law. He claims no new tax to pay the war debt, three crops to market, and soldiers paid 11 dollars weekly until they find work.
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Austra
Mark Sheldon
W. W
Admonishing Them Flashily In Petunia Streets
Constable Stim T Slackputter sternly warns locals in Petunia about a reckless habit of matching pen ties on the sidewalk. He vows to stop the practice after several near slips as officers patrol the area.
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Stim T. Slackputter
Petunia
Kun
City Star
Mystery Man Named by Egypt Premier Tomb Incident Source
The Buffalo Express notes a claim that the man linked to the tomb incident involving the premier of Egypt is an air university student. The exchange hints at digging up connections and references a local pews and a church setting.
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Skepp
Pewspaper
Egypt
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