Financial boost eyed to ease Europe relief via new billion-dollar credit
A Chicago based plan proposes forming the Foreign Trade Financing Corporation with 100 million dollars in paid in capital and power to mobilize up to a billion dollars. The target is to aid Europe by financing purchases of American food, materials and manufactured goods, restoring demand and stabilizing prices amid postwar currency strains and tight credit. The article argues Europe needs dollars and the act would support collateral backed foreign credit, potentially reviving idle industry and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Trade Financing Corporation
Europe
Eurype
What Forker Thinks On Dreadnought Spending
The piece questions funding large dreadnoughts costing two million dollars each. It notes wartime events and new aircraft developments, observes limited public discussion, and raises a serious question about future wars and the wisdom of heavy naval buildouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forker
Fokker’s arrival hints at rapid air age growth
The piece argues heavier-than-air craft and dirigibles will steadily advance while airplanes are still in infancy. It notes A H G Fokker of Holland visiting America to promote mail and passenger air routes, including a London to Berlin service, and suggests energy in the air could power flight without heavy fuel loads. It warns against building dreadnoughts when air weapons may prevail.
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America
Fokker
Holland
Entente
England
Britain
Germany
Mr. Fokker
United States
London
Brussels
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Berlin
Oliver Lodge
Football critics pick all conference all American elevens
The piece notes experts have named all-conference all Western and all American teams with second squads and jokes about applying their selection method to a presidential cabinet. It also reflects on Harding’s task with a historical aside about the Marne and Prussian generals, praising decisive, speed driven leadership.
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Ayer
U.S. A
Barney Gidfield
Harding
Marne
Paris
Germany
von Kluck
New 32 Pound Motor Cycle Promises Easy Pavement Travel
A novel motor cycle weighs 32 pounds and fits on a coaster wagon scale designed for smooth roads. It features tiny wheels and a small motor, promising easy seating and reduced leg weariness with strong sales potential. Meanwhile, a literacy gap is noted in Mexico where fewer than a third can read and write.
Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling
The fragment presents a first person exclamation of sudden panic when a wallet roll is missing after waking a stranger. The speaker searches pockets, broadcasts frustration at the conductor, and finally finds the roll in a worn cigar case, triggering a vivid emotional release.
Health Talks by John Rk. Huber A 3
Questions and answers on medical topics including eye injury treatment for a black eye. Discussion of a heart case with symptoms, the need for yearly exams, and guidance on prolonging life. Readers are invited to send questions with stamped self addressed envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RK. Huber
Huber
Grey Goose Drops In To Barnyard Tale
A plump Grey Goose lands in a country barnyard after claiming she fell from the sky while fleeing an attack on her flock. Madam Goose boasts of taming her, while Wise Gander warns wild geese do not belong. Grey Goose stays, then a distant cry above recalls her origin as danger looms.
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Madam Goose
Rox
Grey Goose
Gorse
Madam
Grey Ganga
Grey Goose Learns News From the South in Barnyard Tale
A tale shows Grey Goose rising to join wild geese then returning to share gossip with Madam Goose each spring. Mr. Gander cautions against mixing wild and domestic fowl, insisting on sticking to the ground. Madam Goose eagerly awaits Grey Goose’s visits but fears Mr. Gander’s disapproval.
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Puzzle narrative detailing a chess and checkerboard capture scenario. Loyd presents a riddle about four to equal one and the trick of moves, noting the rooster and hen pieces and sequence: the man and woman chase each other, with captures in 3 moves or 17 moves, shown by a checkerboard illustrating transpositions and proximity before capture.
Light o' My Life And The Tenth Anniversary
A humorous domestic exchange follows Andrew and Imogene as they reflect on love and sentiment. He teases a wife about forgetting their tenth wedding anniversary while she mourns the neglect he dismisses as petty, then recalls their marriage day with poetic recollections and tender warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Lovells
Imogene
College
Labor Costs and Unemployment Sparsely Discussed
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the labor situation shows many men out of work and some willing to work for less than a living wage. It points to a bleak outlook, especially in the east where 35-cent labor is reportedly prevalent, a condition deemed intolerable and unsatisfactory.
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Cedar Rapids
Somewhere There's a Song By Frank L Stanton
A fragmentary poem lines reveal a lyric titled Somewhere There's a Song by Frank L Stanton. The piece references enduring faith and hope amid hardship and financial loss, with images of blue skies and a hopeful dream of tomorrow.
Wages and living standards amid postwar prosperity talk
A columnist argues wages below a rational living level hinder families. Even at low farm prices, 30 cents per hour fails to sustain a decent life, urging higher pay for food producers and city labor. Proposes prosperity requires fair wages, less grousing, and supportive policy.
Famous Old Patent Cough Syrup Recipe Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts a cheap home cough syrup using Pinex pine extract with sugar or molasses to yield a pint. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours, soothing throat and lung membranes, and preventing further coughing. The copy promotes savings, long shelf life, and guaranteed satisfaction with full directions to buy from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinex Co
T. Wayne
Uncle Harry Explains The League Of Nations Debate
Uncle Harry discusses the League of Nations with Jimmy Helen and Joe noting it is not truly dead but may lack impact without the United States Germany and Russia. He cites Geneva assembly talks and ponders whether Harding's incoming administration will shift US attitude and enable reforms for possible success.
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Assembly OF the
League OF Nations
Jimmy
Uncle Harry
Helen
League
Geneva
Switzerland
Uncle Barry
League i
Assembly
E 2 Jo
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
United States
Germany
Russia
Joe
Harding
Washington
Congress
America
Wilson
Lloyd George
England
Clemenceau
Orlando
Venizelos
Greece
Liord George
Idealism in Congress and Legislative Patter
Fragmentary clippings discuss Congress chasing home affairs over idealism, the danger of moral legislation, and a mock critique of political restraint. A Davenport Times note jokes about weak nations, while Anthon Herald mocks attempts to regulate morals. The piece ends with an ornithological observation on hawks and vultures' flight mechanics.
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Davenport Times
Congress
Bel
Rorgress
Nature Notes by John Burroughs prompts on farm life and bird inquiry
Nature Notes presents questions and answers about animals and farm life. It discusses a dog's reliance on its nose over eyes, the importance of motion in sight, and argues farming offers a natural, sane occupation worth appreciating alongside urban pursuits.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertised cold remedy claims instant relief from nasal congestion headache and feverishness. Take every two hours, usually three doses clear the head, stop runny nose, and costs only a few cents at drug stores with no quinine.
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Pape
Advert for Foley remedy trial package mail-in offer
A vintage advertisement invites readers to mail five cents and their address to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Horney and Tar Compound for coughs and croup, Foley Kidney Fills for pains and rheumatism, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and headaches, sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
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Storr, Brooks & Finley
Hep’s
Football—Cabinet
Mexico
TATA
A. D
F. A. Walker
Mr. Gander
Spa
Sam Loyd
Rob Fulkerson
10Wa
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Iowa
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Nature
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Lyko
Lyko Medicine CO
Kansas City, Ms
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