American custodian of Bible Society depot in Jerusalem
The article recalls M. M. Whelan a seventy year old American who remained as custodian of the Bible Society depot in Jerusalem after its abandonment in 1915. He presented a Bible to the first entering British troops and is photographed as a patriarchal figure. It notes the need to expand American consular service to handle postwar merchant shipping growth.
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Allenby
Jerusalem
Gerard
Brand Whitlock
Holy City
British and Foreign Bible Society
United States
Turkey
Bible Society
Egypt
Society
Port Said
London Scottish
M. M. Whelan
Whelan
The
Shipping Board
Congress
Hurley
Independent
New York
German trade loss reshapes Mexican glass and jewelry markets
United States consul Norton F Brand notes Salinas Cruz now buys American glassware and jewelry, with Germany and Spain largely excluded by wartime disruption. He cautions makers to supply larger goblets as Mexican demand stays high, or European resupply could reclaim the market after the war. Louisiana troops discuss language gaps with French dialects at base.
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Germany
Salinas Cruz
Mexico
Norton F. Brand
United States
Spain
Mr. Brand
Tropics
Brand
Had Cause and Wild Flowers in War Time Witty Bon Mots
A brief World War I quip exchange contrasts the courage of soldiers with the enemy's claim of valor. The lines reflect battlefield rhetoric and wartime humor as nations pitched their sacrifices and reputations. The verse centers on honor, sacrifice, and shared humanity amid conflict.
Unpatriotic Remark Sparks Boarding House Confusion
In a terse exchange a tenant questions why the landlady altered the board ing house rules. The landlady cites enthusiasm for food conservation as the reason for the change.
Its Meaning Elastic Currency Pop
The fragment hints at a casual question about elastic currency and a speaker mentioning Christmas money that needed to stretch to cover expenses this year. It conveys a humorous or puzzled tone without full context or identifiable individuals.
Brief note on a horn player in the city scene
City editor urges terse writing and the reporter delivers a compact line about a slip horn player in the orchestra blowing a helva note.
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Orpheus
Inferno
Cattle Queen Mary Vail Drives Eastern Shipments
Mary Vail of Los Angeles, heir to the late William Vail, leads a brisk cattle shipping season to Eastern stockyards. Under her and her mother, cattle from the Vail ranches have grown in value as meat barons bid up to a million dollars for steers and sheep this fall.
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Mary Vail
Los Angeles
California
Miss Vail
Walter Vail
San Francisco Bulletin
Back in the Game
A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoon caption notes the war ending as a stock promoter with diamonds and flashy attire is seen returning, suggesting aggressive promoters reemerging from their dugouts amid postwar activity.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Realization in Crim son Gulch as sobriety proves reliable
A dialogue shows Hlow’s prohibition working in Crim son Gulch with Three Finger Sam noting men realizing that sober talk is more interesting and reliable. The exchange hints at social order improving as drinking declines.
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Crimson Gulch
Three Finger
Sam
Texas constitutional amendment voting qualifications text
The passage outlines election eligibility rules for qualified voters in Texas, including residency, poll tax payment or affidavit in lieu of a receipt, and applicability of existing election laws. It also specifies the 1919 May election date to submit the amendment, how ballots should be marked, and governor’s duty to issue a proclamation.
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Texas
State of Texas
State of
Proposed Texas Equal Suffrage Amendment Senate Joint Resolution No. 7
Legislative proposal to amend Section 2 of Article 6 to extend suffrage rights to all qualified adults in Texas. It outlines residency, poll tax provisions, and equal application of election laws to all voters, male or female, with self-enacting language and transitional rules pending legislative changes.
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Senate
State of
Texas
United States
Teas
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