Ten Years After Armistice We Still Seek National Brotherhood
An editorial reflects on peace ten years after World War I, praising the nation’s wealth and resources while lamenting a lost sense of solidarity. It recalls wartime unity, shared sacrifice, and the need to restore brotherhood beyond the battlefield to endure peacetime prosperity. The piece urges Americans to rekindle the spirit of unity and equality that defined the home front.
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Mortern
Amaricn
Wighbrone
Low
Tides in the human body
The article discusses daily bodily tides in blood pressure pulse and temperature as observed by Morhardt. It notes a morning low and afternoon high tide, with rhythms not due to sun exposure or activity, possibly linked to daily air electrification.
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Morhardt
Popular Science Monthly
Mars as seen by science explains its barren vastness
Donald Menzel at Lick Observatory describes Mars as a red parched world 23 million miles away with a thin atmosphere and wide canals over 109 miles across. He notes science refutes earlier Martian giants and waterways and suggests any inhabitants would be speculative and limited.
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Mars
Earth
Donald 2. Menzel
Lick Observatory
Canala
Public opinion wars distort local politics and electability
The piece critiques how sensational national publicity shapes views of Chicago mayoral politics and warns residents to scrutinize candidates. It references Mayor Thompson, big city politics, and international perspectives while urging careful voting.
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Big Bill Thompson
Larnest
Mt 14
Frederick K. Moskavics
Stulz Motorcar Company
Heed Cancer Signs and Precautionary Health Advice
Public health column warns cancer can affect any age and urges early examination for lumps on the breast in women, new skin or tissue changes, and abdominal symptoms. It notes no single test confirms cancer and stresses medical evaluation with microscopic confirmation, plus cautions about age related misattribution and precancerous lesions.
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Abderhalden
Anawer
Call Bell Characters By Glenn Prank President of Wisconsin
An excerpt from 1927 by the McClure Syndicate discusses the call bell as a symbol of civilization and contrasts the independence of Stone Age youth with the dependence of modern youth. It cites Henry Fairfield Osborn on observation imitation creativity reasoning and imagination, arguing civilization should reintroduce challenge to sharpen minds.
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Glenn Prank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Snestipaper Syndicate
Henry Fairfield Osborn
New York By Bay In Words Of C O McIntyres In 1927
The piece surveys New York city life in a travelogue style, naming shops, signs, fashion, and notable figures. It mentions souvenir stalls on Fifth Avenue, social circles, writers like Tully and Rupert Hughes, and a bustling street scene with colorful characters and urban rituals.
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New York
C. O. McIntyres
Bmcnaught Syndicate, Inc
John Erskine
Jimmy Walker
Child’s. Fyrank
Joseph Hergesheimer
Imasseur
Tully
Rupert Hughes
Reds
Uncle Wiggily Solves Roof Leak Trouble
Uncle Wiggily visits Mrs. Hop in the woodland as she explains leaky roof woes at their home. The toad lady fears winter and anticipates spring while meter snow and rain threaten the hole in the roof. Mr. Longears and Mr. Langars listen as they discuss repairs and upcoming seasons.
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Mr. Longears
Toad Lady
Rabbit Help Leads to Hidden Holed House
The rabbit gentleman guides Uncle Wigety to a quiet dell in the woods where a nestling house sits beneath an inverted earthen flower pot. Mrs Hop and the others discuss mending holes while Uncle Wigety plans to soak at the hole in the roof.
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Wikety
Mr. Hap
Unclear fragment prompts stubborn remark about a mulitster figure
Fragmentary text shows exclamations about a stubborn person praised as a standout despite garbled words and misspellings. No clear event or identities are readable.
Cork Fix for Flower Pot House in Abe Martin Tale
In a whimsical Abe Martin vignette Uncle Wigglly and Mrs Hop repair a rain leaking flower pot home with a cork found by the crafty fox fails to trap the rabbit. The tale ends with a moral about ready corks for leaks and playful antics ahead with Uncle Wigglly’s adventures.
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Uncle Wig Bily
Uncle Wigglly
Uncle Wiggly
Bob Cat
Uncle Wigaily
Fox
Mr. Longenars
Uncle Wigerly
Uncle Wig- Lily
Stage Plot Frays as Tabor Faces Double Cross at Theatre
In a stagehouse tense with plots, Tabor pursues a scheme amid a theater coup. June confronts him with a pistol, but Taber and his allies trap her as the act ends, hinting at a deadly turn in the ongoing drama.
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Mr. Fairless
Stamford
Iate
Shea
Desmond
Tim
Tabor
Jennifer
Billy Cain
Tormay
LU Fix
Tme
Cissy Maurice
Mona
Prejudice
Taobor
Fairless
Lewis
June
Taber
Cracks and Quips Across Iowa Press Parodies
A mosaic of editorial quips from Iowa papers and humor columns, lampooning politics, society, and technology. The pithy snippets reference Webster Freeman, Ames Tribune, Fort Madison Democrat, and other papers, with satirical lines on cars, poverty, and presidential timber.
Greenland Whale Facts From Uncle Rays Corner
The Greenland whale lives in Arctic waters and can reach 65 feet long with a 14 foot girth. It has over 1,400 whalebone plates and no true teeth, uses its plates as shattering tools while swallowing water. blubber yields oil and helps keep it warm. Whales are mammals and surface for air after dives.
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Arctic
Greenland
Nature Notes Questions and Answers from 1947
Burroughs Nature Club notes offer readers questions about cranes frogs hyacinths and feeding in winter. The column includes past answers on blue jays skunks in Europe and a discussion of citrus scale spread across North America and Asia with geographic details.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Nature Notes
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