Country newspapers must rally for preparedness says Blackton
J Stuart Blackton urged country editors to back a preparedness program and press Congress for funding. He warned the movement would fail if small town papers call only for pork, stressing that national defense rests on every citizen and the need for a long term navy and army plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knd
J. Stuart Blackton
Country Weekly
Congress
Navy
Army
America
Blackton
News
Hess
United States
Nice
Mr. Blackton
Fear and Moral Courage for American Progress
Editorial argues that only a small share of people succeed when acting alone, due to fear. It urges moral courage to resist selfish politics, lobbies, and societal pressure, and to advance liberty and decency despite fear and manipulation by leaders. It cites Wellington as moral courage example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Wellington
America
Defeat of Women Suffrage Slams In New Jersey
The article condemns controversial tactics in New Jersey politics where corruption and gang influence, liquor, and allied evils helped defeat suffrage. It accuses well meaning but misinformed men of aiding the cause despite public honesty concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
New Jersey
Ventilation in School Rooms Warns Health Director
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon of the State health department urges all teachers to read his article on schoolroom ventilation. He notes many illnesses are linked to impure air when windows cannot be lowered and urges boards of directors to be held accountable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Dixon
State Health Department
Dixon
The Man from Home Exiles and Reunites with Hometown Friends
A narrator greets a familiar figure from home town life. They reminisce about reading the hometown paper, college misadventures, and social events like oyster suppers. The conversation touches on the sweetheart Mary Brown and her glamorous new life, hinting at changes since leaving home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Tenn
Attack near La Feria wounds eight soldiers in Texas
Word from Fort Brown says Private Madden of Company C 26th United States Infantry and seven other soldiers were fired on twice from brush near La Feria one mile east of the Plow Monday. Three fingers of Madden's left hand were shot away.
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Brownsville
Texs
Madden
Company C
26Th
United States Infantry
la Fiera
Plate Mowlay
Fort Brown
Navy advances fourteen inch gun on battleships
Rear Admiral Strauss reports that the US Navy doubles the power of fourteen inch guns to sixty calibers for the California Mississippi and Idaho with longer barrels and larger chambers. The guns require no trial shot and promise better armor penetration flatter trajectory and higher volume of fire. A sixteen inch forty five caliber gun tested in 1914 meets or exceeds expectations and the fleet has updated weapons across ships including anti aircraft rifles and submarine mounted guns with higher elevation for air targets.
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United States Navy
Joseph Strauss
Navy Ordnance Bureau
California
Mississippi
Idaho
Bureau
Penn's Old Woods Forest Remnant in Pennsylvania Praised
The article extols a north Pittsburgh mountain forest of ancient white pines, describing its historical significance to early America and noting its potential as a state or national park. It mentions the Cook Forest reserve, tree sizes, and a legislative committee recommendation to acquire and preserve the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Plymouth
Maine
Maryland
Cape Cod
America
Cook Forest
Pennsylvania
Testing Paper Quality by Handling Not Destructive
The author argues that testing paper by stretching is harmful and suggests hand rubbing as the proper method. Overstretched paper shows holes and cracks while good paper resembles leather and excessive white dust indicates earthy impurities. Bleaching too much causes cracking.
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London
Wonders of America Sulphur Islands and Big Trees
A pair of travelers from New Zealand and America boast about wonders of their lands. The New Zealand man claims islands a mile in air made of sulphur while the American counters with a remark about oversized trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Zealand
Louitsville Cousder-Journal
Quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer on Amy Jones’s daughter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a mother and daughter exchange about their principal. The mother notes knowing the principal from school and the principal remarks that Amy Jones’s daughter is surprisingly bright, asking if she could really be Amy Jones’s child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Jones
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rapid Thinker. Mother Always Think Twice Before You Speak
A Boston Transcript excerpt presents a brisk exchange between Tommy and his mother about speaking carefully. The dialogue hints at caution and quick reflection when addressing family and authority figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Boston Transcript
Savoyard anecdotes and editorials in a rural newspaper
The fragment describes a river of anecdotes and political yarns. It mentions Judge Alton B. Parker a Savannah tale where a toll is paid with a kiss, a clergyman’s quip about the first inning, and reflections on editing a country newspaper. It also recounts a Kentucky mule water tale and a doctor concluding the mule’s thirst was due to a lack of bottom on its hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Parker
Savannah
DuBose
du Both
Kentucky
Yam Sims
Edison on a novel aeroplane and an adjustable ring
The quote notes Thomas Edison praising a new aeroplane design as novel and a Orange youth’s patent for an adjustable engagement ring. The anecdote contrasts Edison’s remark with a child Helen asking her father what he does at the store, and his terse reply “Oh, nothing,” followed by her question about when one is done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
Helen
Papa
Harpers Magazine
Engagement Ring Dazzles As Lovers Celebrate
A couple's joyous moment ends with a spark ling proposal and a loose ring. The bride insists the ring remains worn, even around the neck, declaring it an engagement ring regardless of size. In a separate vignette, Mr Goodfellow's return home sparks a playful toast as his family introduces him as their guests father and the city rivals his notorious mood.
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Rupert
Mr. Goodfellow
Mrs. Goodfellow
Gues
National Monthly
Mind to Health Rest and Home Pleasure Quote
A compact aphorism attributed to Young notes that the first sure symptom of mind toward health is rest of heart and pleasure found at home, signaling inner balance as home life steadies the spirit.
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Warren Mail
Mail Printing Company
A. Larson
Warren
Penn’a
Ecitoria
South Dako
Liberty
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Wall Street
Rand Rapids Press
Capid
Minoi
N. D
Optic Reporter
Ry Arun
Vassar
Bifsville
Joe
Penn’s Old Woods
Moike
Kate
Optician
All
Reynolds Co., Inc
Treasury
The
Double Service Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
Adams & Company
Ohio Building
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