Sweden's Peace Aims Centered on Aland Islands
An essay outlines Sweden's historic borders and peaceful ambitions, arguing the Aland Islands should be restored to Sweden to remove a perpetual threat. It notes Wilson's peace program, the 1918 Aland vote, and Sweden's stable, educated society seeking self determination and harmony with neighbors.
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Sweden
Russia
Chicago
Stockholm
Aland Islands
Finland
Wilson
League of Nations
Germans in Coblenz Urge Firearm Permits for Boar Hunt
Letters from German civilians in the American occupied Rhineland ask Coblenz headquarters for permits to hunt wild boars claiming a record boar population and loss of their usual winter sport due to the American hunting decree.
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Coblenz
Feb
Rheinish
Prussia
Third
Occupied
Boar Menace Prompted Letters in Trier Region
Civilians are barred from bearing rifles or revolvers as wild boars devastate crops across Germany. Letters cite bold boars frightening schoolchildren near Trier and destroying winter plants needed for horses and cattle. Third Army officers say if hunting is allowed, American soldiers would handle it.
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Trier
Third Army
Municipal lighting plant urged in Iowa Falls discussions
Local papers push for a municipal light plant as rates for electricity and gas appear too high. Citizens cite Webster City as a model and Iowa Falls water system as proof of feasibility while farmers seek independent telephone exchange amid Burleson era control. A committee plans a stock canvass for an independent exchange.
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Iowa Falls
Webster City
Bell Telephone Company
Washington
Burleson
Miles of Wire on a Big Gun
The article describes 217 miles of steel wire wound on a massive gun. The gun weighs 13 percent tons and the wire matches piano wire in quality. Weighing 12 inches, the wire appears like tape, is a quarter inch wide and one tenth inch thick, and it tests to a breaking strength of 110 tons.
The Shepherd of the Hites on Screen
Harold Bell Wright wrote the scenario and directed the film a year in production. The company included over two hundred performers plus mob extras and livestock with horses cattle dogs and birds. Filming took place in California and the Ozark mountains of Missouri as Wright preserved the novel's detail.
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Harold Bell Wright
California
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Wright
New Orleans Prepares 1919 Ad Convention Plan
New Orleans aims to host the Advertising Clubs of the World convention October 26 to 31 1919 with pre plan work under Fr W Ellsworth as director general A national campaign led by Mayor Martin Behrman seeks broad support and a funds drive has raised 105000 dollars from local business leaders.
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New Orleans
Advertising Clubs of
South America
Avoid Thinking of Faults for Personal Growth
A reflective exhortation encourages focusing on others’ strengths, resisting defect fixation, and imitating virtuous conduct. Emphasizes recognizing good in people you meet, honoring it, and pursuing improvement rather than dwelling on faults to let weaknesses fade naturally.
Fearful child seeks refuge from approaching dog
Margaret trembles at a dog seen near her, running to her father for protection and pleading to hide beside him until the animal passes. The moment captures a child's fear and a parent’s comforting presence.
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Margaret
Apa
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Holland
Germany
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Charles XII
Europe
Althe
England
Riksdag
America
Gary
United States of America
High School
Caphateria
Mason City
Fr. W. Ellsworth
The
Hibernia Bank & Trust
Formu
W. B
W.B. Forma
W.B. Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
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