War Council reports Y M C A wartime finances and spendings
National War Work Council of the Y M C A releases a detailed accounting for war work from April 26, 1917, to March 31, 1919. It lists total receipts of 125 million dollars, with major outlays on camps, entertainment, education, religious work, and overseas support, plus a remaining balance and assets to sustain operations through 1919.
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New York
National War Work Council of the Younger's Christian Association
War Work Council
United States
Canal Zone
Porto Rico
Philippines
Army Training Corps
A. KE. F
France
International Committee of the
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Turkey
United War Work Campaign
Pal the sheep dog half wolf guards farm on Alabama plantation
In a Columbus Dispatch piece George F. Burba details Pal a unique dog owned near Tysons ville who is half wolf and half dog. He can herd sheep summon livestock and even bring in other dogs and animals. Pal acts as peacemaker and enforcer on the plantation keeping order among animals.
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Alabama
George F. Burba
Columbus Dispatch
Tysonville
Pat
Pal
Ile
Taking the Next Census in 1919
The article outlines the start of the 1920 decennial census on July 1, 1919, detailing its scope to count population and industries. It notes measures of wartime effects on growth, potential undercounting of draft-age, and projected population ranges from 105 to 112 million.
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United States
Thomas R. Logan
Leslie
America
Crowder
Times as Smallest Seller
Publisher's Weekly reports Lord Northcliffe at a luncheon to American editors describing a daily Times edition with very small circulation. He says it is the permanent record edition printed for libraries worldwide on destructible paper with indelible ink.
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Times
Lord Northcliffe
Reno stops offer twenty minute divorce in city glance
In a Birmingham Age Herald item, a brief exchange references Reno as a place where a divorce could be obtained in a twenty minute limited-stop journey. The dialogue hints at a rapid divorce process associated with Reno, contrasted with familiar recognition.
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Reno
Birmingham Age Herald
Corn Production and Land Area of 1818 Referenced
The text notes that Indians taught white settlers to grow corn and highlights a crop of 1818 covering about 178000 square miles, an area nearly equal to Germany’s size. It frames the achievement as remarkable for its time.
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Germany
Evening Journal Tops Dallas News Count With Full Day Reports
The Evening Journal publishes about 75 stories daily, averaging twice as much news as its Dallas rival. It receives United Press full day news and seven to fourteen columns from the Chicago Daily News Service. The Journal maintains bureaus in Washington, Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Waco, and Galveston.
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Dallas
United Press Association
Journal
United Press
North
Texas
Chicago Daily News Service
Washington, Austin
Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
Gal
How The Journal Is Produced A Modern Paper
A compact look at how THE JOURNAL runs on a strict schedule from 7:30 am. Editors, reporters, and presses operate in unison across bureaus to relay U P and local news quickly. The piece promises weekly chapters detailing the composite task of delivering the paper on time.
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Budapest
Denton
Dallas
United Press
Journal
Congress
U. P
Journal Wire Room
Hobby
Journal News Bureau
Gulf
Journal Bureau
News Bureau
Progressive Statesmanship and the Cackling Hen
A dialogue on leadership compares a noisy hen to politics noting a loud hen raises the others’ alarms. The exchange treats governance through a rural metaphor, highlighting how persistent noise shapes behavior and standards among a group.
Polished man vs farm hand welcomes in rural life
A humorous contrast highlights rural hospitality where the self-possessed gentleman is welcome, yet a cheerful farm hand is the true favorite when visiting. The verse notes the warmth and charm found in country households and the quick affection shown to the working guest.
Competitive Accomplishment Fencing Feints Inflate Dads’ Tales
A humorous contrast shows a daughter’s fencing lessons with feints against a father boasting his child’s dramatic temper tantrums. The light exchange highlights parental pride and playful competition between families.
The Study of Sixgraph
Analyzed fragment discusses a blog style topic titled sixgraph and impact on effectation and tone. The readable text hints at Pryde and an experimental approach. No clear events or dates are present. Further readable material is needed for a fuller, factual summary.
Ontimid Thought On Waste and Worth Allocation
A compact critique questions how society assigns value to toil and time. It argues against wasting resources on superfluous aims and calls for prudent emphasis on meaningful work and outcomes.
Aptitude over seniority drives opportunity in business
Experienced men are not always the ones with executive ability. It is the man with aptitude that counts and if one has that quality he can gain experience, but he must have a chance to show it or business houses miss out.
Escape through jail window raised alarm at post office
A fragment notes convicts escaping via a window with filed bars. It muses that if the jail had been the post office the escape would have reached the general delivery window. The lines blend crime, place, and a punning image.
Responsibility and Admissions Quote by Charles B. Newcomb
An excerpt emphasizes personal accountability for thoughts and for those we invite into our circle. It argues we bear responsibility not only for our own thoughts but also for the people and ideas we entertain and permit near us.
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Charles B. Newcomb
Equal influence of parents noted by professor
A professor argued that both parents shape a child equally. He stated gravely that a man is as much the son of his father as he is the daughter of his mother, emphasizing balanced parental impact.
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Craig
Acme
Foley
M. E. Schlarb
Ashland
Penn
Evening Journal of
Evening Journal
the Evening Journal
Veston
Oklahoma City
Jakey
THE
Grace Miller White
Dallas, Texas
Lester Short
Whitewright
Ooentus
Dyer & Jones
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