After the War The Bible and Women in Society Debate
An editorial reflection contrasts wartime thinking with scriptural interpretation and gender roles. It critiques misquoting the Bible, praises the Bible’s influence on everyday life, and questions women’s work outside the home while noting enduring duties of domestic labor. It also voices postwar labor and consumer cautions, including a vow to shun German goods and seek goods from Heaven.
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Bill Shakespeare
Europe
Herod
Jesus
Paul
NCC
NO COMPETITION Women replacing men in new fields debated
Opinions split on whether women can fill roles once held by men. Some bosses praise women, others doubt them. The text suggests success depends on the boss and workers, and hints men may not share in family or domestic duties.
January Jottings on the Water Wagon Tour
A humorous railway blunt in January 1919 warns riders aboard the Water Wagon of fare rules. It jokes about extra charges for ginger pop and sarsaparilla, damp towels, corkscrews, and double vision, and wishes happiness and prosperity for the year. It laments meat conservation and pork barrel legislation.
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Resolutionville
Passeur
Worms and Chestnuts Spark Courtroom Comedy
Myr A Victor of Alpenta Ga runs a delicatessen and sells chestnuts. Councilman Buchanan bought 25 cents worth of chest pate and found worms in the bag. The judge set Victor’s fine at 25 dollars plus costs after a quirky exchange about higher penalties.
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Myr. A. Victor
Aflenta
Buchanan
Vietor
Bochanen
Vieter
Buchoerar
Victor
Jobson
Wife slain in czars arms a Kiev rumor recalls
London dispatch reports a sensational tale from Kiev claiming the Romanoff family were seized at a convent, executed one by one, and hidden after their bodies were burned near Ekaterinburg. The story alleges Tsar Nicholas sought his wife’s death by rifle and blows.
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London
Kiev
Nicholas
Tatiana
Ekaterinbureg
New Southern Figures Enter Congress From Louisiana and Texas
Two new southern figures join Congress. Senator Edward J Gay of Louisiana succeeds the late Robert Broussard. Carlos Bee of San Antonio Texas, brother in law of Postmaster General Burleson, hails from the Bee family of South Carolina. His uncle General Bernard Bee gave Andrew Jackson the nickname Stonewall.
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Congress
Edward J Gay
Louisiana
Robert Broussard
Carlos Bee
San Antonio
Yex
Burleson
Bee
South Carolina
Bernard Bee
Jackson
Stonewall
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