Wrecking Traditions in 66th Congress From Paris
A 1913 newspaper note describes the opening of the Sixty-sixth Congress in extraordinary session via cable from Paris. It contrasts Wilson’s past practices with modern remote convening and previews committee work, secret sessions, and potential treaty discussions shaping early 20th century U.S. policy. The piece also discusses European automobile growth, pricing, and the impact of tariffs on American car makers. It closes with reflections on air mail’s potential future and the legacy of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth infantry in Iowa’s counties.
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United States
Paris
Senate
House
White House
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Capitol Hill
Union
Wen
Ieak
Republic
Germany
Europe
America
Pew
Atlantic
France
South America
Orient
Europe puts up barriers against American cars
Europe turns protective, plans to build its own cars within near future, raising traditional trade tensions. Britain France Italy Belgium prepare to increase domestic production, likely boosting regional demand while limiting U.S. auto exports.
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Europe
England
France
Italy
Belgium
Outdated Mayor’s View On Modern Newspaper Ads
A nostalgic lament on changing newspaper aesthetics from old opera house posters to today’s underwear and swimwear imagery. The speaker muses on style versus poverty, hinting at tension between tradition and modern commercial demands in news media.
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Opera House
National Newspaper Service
Blood Poverty and Anemia Amid Health Talks
Health talks discuss blood poverty arising from bleeding, disease, or toxins. It explains anemia symptoms such as pallor, weakness, and blue lips, and notes how hemoglobin and red cells affect oxygen transport and vitality. It previews more on heart murmurs and related concerns.
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Bright
What You Should Know About Children Art Stages and Drawing Development
The article outlines six drawing stages in children from scribbles to full profiles, noting how perception of perspective evolves. It highlights that children draw what interests them largest, often ignoring unseen parts, and that education should avoid forcing conventional symbols to preserve artistic growth. It cites copyright notes from 1919 and 1938 Thompson Feature Service.
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Thompson's
Thomason I
Side Talks on Old Time Games and Childhood
A nostalgic reminiscence about parchesi and other simple old games like backgammon and checkers. The author recalls rainy afternoons with family, the emotional impact of the old board, and urging parents to revive these educational, memory‑making pastimes for children. The piece highlights letters or anagrams as a valuable game and suggests books with similar ideas for rainy days and convalescences.
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Big Brother
Cannie's Frozen Frown From The Sandman Story
Fannie Gordon, disliked at school and shunned at home for her constant crossness, faces isolation until a magical interaction near the library fireplace reveals a turning point. A shadowy figure emerges from the back of the hearth as she wonders why others avoid her company.
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Cannie
Fannie Gordon
Fannie
The Girl Who Smiles From Snowland Lesson
A fable where Fannie is abducted to Snowland by a mysterious pair, shown through a frozen statue of a constant frown. The Snowland King intends to statue the grumpy as a freak show, but a child’s question and a smile thaw her, teaching that a pleasant disposition can melt ice.
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King Granite
Snowland
Fannie
Earth
Fce
Arth
Ice
Ling
Winnie
Fananie
Yoder School Swings for France War Aid
In Berwick Iowa a tiny school with 20 pupils raised 21.50 from an ice cream social and 15 from a war orphan bank. Combined 36.50 would fund a child’s year in France, so they sent the money to the Des Moines Fatherless Children of France committee, choosing aid over playground swings.
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Des Moines
Berwick
France
Iowa
Yader
German Will Sign Treaty Under Duress but Lie About It
The German response to the peace terms is hostile, with Berlin likely to sign only to nullify conditions and avoid sacrifice. Territorial losses, especially the Polish corridor and East Prussia separation, are argued to crush German power, while Alsace Lorraine is accepted. The Saar is used for moral leverage, and a future social democrat delegation may sign under pressure. Germany remains hostile to Western ideas and views the treaty as punitive, expecting renewed resistance as long as it stands.
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Germany
Alsace Lorraine
Saar Valley
Frederick the Great
Paderewski
Bohemia
Warsaw-Danzig
Poland
Fontainebleau
Elba
Brest-Litovak
Belgium
France
Paris
BRAIN TESTS: LOYD PUZZLE AND WORD REMOVAL
Sam Loyd presents a brain teaser with word removal clues and a diagram about three households connecting wells. A cheeky pipe layout crosses under a neighbor’s house, drawing Plumbers Union commentary on crossing pipes.
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Plumbers Union
Fake Aspirin Made of Talcum Warns Buyers
An obsolete Brooklyn manufacturer sold millions of fake Aspirin tablets composed mainly of talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer cross and proper dosage directions in the original Bayer package.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Freckle Remedy From Lemon Juice and Orchard White
The advertisement urges mixing juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of lotion for freckle and tan reduction. Available at grocers and drug stores for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands for clearer smoother rosy skin. claimed harmless and non irritating.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Towa
Children’s Drawings
Nox
the Sandman Story
Mrs
F. A. Walker
Sioux City Tribune
Surplus Supplies Disposal Board
London
Shropshire
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Sioux City
Missouri
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Pase
Lili
Sam Loyd
Eatonic Land
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Cal. Miller
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