Mennonites Entering U S Face War Stance and Peaceable Ways
The piece discusses the Mennonites, 83,000 strong, as pacifists who refuse to fight, seeking U.S. entry with bonds and scrutiny. It notes their past Canada relocation due to war, their clannishness, industriousness, and wish for peaceful adherence to law, highlighting the appeal and friction in accepting pacifist immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilis Island
United States
Canada
Mexico
Yale
Sweden buys American cheese as a market opener
Sweden imported 2 039 341 pounds of American cheese in 1919 out of 3 575 885 pounds total, with shipments from the United States rising last year. The piece argues expanding the Great Lakes St Lawrence river outlet to ports would boost U S agricultural sales to Sweden and other markets and help Midwest farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
United States
Middlewest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Indiana
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River
Health Talks on Stamina and Spina Bifida Risks
A reader asks about drugs to ease labor pain. The doctor urges trusting a family physician and notes modern approaches can reduce pain. A case discusses a baby with spina bifida, its membranes intact but spinal bones missing, and cautions that recurrence is unlikely with future pregnancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert
Friend Wife by Rob Fulkerston
Imogene confronts Andrew about Harry Perkins possibly being at lodge night. Andrew fabricates an alibi claiming a two room autumnal audit with five committee members including Harry. Imogene accuses him of deceit, noting Thursday was lodge night and he stayed home reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Imogene
Andrew
Imogne
Lodge
Firman
Smith
Billy
Sands
Harry Perkins
Surrey
Afterthoughts on Arms Limits and Public Mood
A collage of reflections cites proverbs on wisdom after events and links to political issues from beekeepers to be Benedicts. It questions armament limits, streetcar franchises, fuel ideas, and foreign policy while noting Florence Harding and public sentiment in tense times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
West Fork Ave
Asop, Treas
Magie Montis
Waterloo
Iowa
Menser
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Pilcauio
Wee Wan
Dougherty
Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los ‘Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finney
Rep
Pall
Burroughs Nature Notes Answers and Q&A Beginnings
Answers to readers questions about nature from 1921 Burroughs Nature Notes column. Topics include origin of the gypsy moth Porthetria dispar, fern sori seed vessels, and owl nesting habits with details on species and nest types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suture Notes
The Guarded Heights Sees George Planter Rise in War Profits
George Morton's son, George Morton's plans, and Morganite’s firm grows as war hoards wealth. He persuades Blodgett, Goodhue, and Lambert to back Morten Planter Goodhue. He schemes to seize buyers across Europe and the United States while his mother resists change and Sylvia returns to Oakmont. The oblong box of his father's death frames the scene as he contemplates wealth, family, and the cost of ambition.
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Ted
George
George Morton
Sylvia
Isishe
Jeelous
Blodgett
Allen
London
Lambert
Georgie
Princeton College
Betty Alston
Betty
Wall Street
Goodhue
Wandel
Man
Inchew York
Bar
Cave
Mundy
Lambert Planter
Firm
Morten, Planter & Goodhue
Europe
United States
Simpson
Sinter
Jaway
Oak
Mortons
Oaksmont
Suppess Dalrymple
Planters
Planter
Great Bate
Abe Martin Nugent Passes Auto Theft Exam in Toledo
Abe Martin Nugent writes from Michigan that he was the only one in a class of fourteen to pass an auto theft examination in Toledo Ohio recently. Miss Tawney Apnie is taking tongue PonErgl keep from mussin' her blips.
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Warding
Uch
Association of Nations
Harding
League of Nations
League of Nations Covenant
France
Wilson
Shantung
China
Stew Nugent
Michigan
Toledo
Ohio
Tawney Apnie
Mussin
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle recap
Puzzle prompts two human races represented by a picture and asks why a crow is a game bird. It then presents wordplay chains from FLAKE to FITZ BOODLE and ends with an answer to Yesterday's Puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Loyd
Lake
Fitz Boodle
Not Reading Wells Signals Global Decline and Crime
The fragment suggests a view that reading H. G. Wells would warn Kaj of a heading world collapse. It ties an open door in China to international thieves and implies humans face a doomed future unless ideas change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Wells
Kaj
China
A Choice of Seasons and the Rainbow Chaser
A reflective verse contrasts summer and winter scenes with nature’s imagery. It notes lilies, roses, and dew in summer giving way to snow and pines in winter. A stray line references a rainbow-chaser and a gold digger with contrasting pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Fox
Brother Williams
Correct English Don’t Say Variations of Shall and Will
Learners confuse will shall would and should in statements of future intention. Correct forms include I think I will come and I know we will come. He says he will come and he said he would come. Use shall for offers or formal guidance and will for most future plans.
Maggie Maloney hash scandal fuels Hanna legacy in 1896 campaign
The Cedar Rapids Republican recounts Maggie Maloney’s alleged hash trick used to sway Mark Hanna and his supporters during the 1896 campaign. It links Hanna’s prominence to breakfast-table hospitality at his home and notes Hanna’s death, his widow’s death, a probated will, and a £25,000 bequest to Maloney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Maloney
Hash
Cedar Rapids
Maggie Malonex
Mark’ Hannia
Maggie
Mark Hanna
Massie
Hanna A
McKinley
Hanna
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Friend Wife
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Algeria
Russia
Wadsworth Camp Coorrigh
Doubleday, Page & Co
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Owkuie
Lawkue
Tho
Tee Sues
Sylvia Planter
Abe Martin
APIO
Delsona
Washington
Otto
Elshface
Frank L. Stanton
Mason City
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Mason
Missouri Farms
Automobil
Washington Democrat
Missouri
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