Big Thoughts on Big Problems Editorial in Minneapolis Journal
The piece argues that pushing nations to extremes reveals autocratic and militarist dangers as seen in Russia Germany and England. It links social reform needs to postwar Britain and warns America faces similar risks from nationalism. It urges teachable spirit and statesmanship to avert upheaval and a harsher political future.
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Minneapolis
Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan
Jonathan Edwards
Germany
England
Dickens
DeMorgan
Europe
What Shall Our Land Be Collier's Weekly Vision
The piece highlights Franklin K. Lane's Interior report as a landmark urging national resource development with safeguards, expansion of coal gas oil phosphates and potash, and the Ferris Bill for hydro power. It calls for rural schooling and stronger industrial social coordination as essential to sustained growth and statesmanship.
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Collier's Weekly
Franklin K. Lane
Yiel
Republic
Lane
Ferris
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Leap Year Customs Of Ye Olden Times
A brief note from the February issue of the People’s Home Journal outlines historic leap year customs. It cites a 1228 Scottish act criminalizing a man who refuses a proposing woman and mentions a 1606 work noting women’s rights to declare interest during leap years.
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The
People’s Home Journal
Nancy Byrd Turner
People's , Home Journal
A Lovers Greeting and Science Versus Sex
A brief verse fragment expresses a heartfelt love song about unity and music, followed by a truncated header on science versus sex arguing sex as a central driving force in human life and its impact on war, literature, and art. The passage presents two disparate excerpts with no clear linkage.
Science vs Sex Motives in Human Progress
An essay contrasts science as a cold, dispassionate pursuit of truth with the earthly aims of love, competition, and marriage. It argues science offers a path to emancipation from sex slavery and a future stage of human development, citing the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Lin
Richmond Times-Dispatch
All Lands May Now Become Familiar
Travel pictures bring distant countries into hometown theatres for a small admission. Audiences may see Japan Andes Amazon Lima Ireland London and Buenos Aires, glimpsing people and customs without leaving town.
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United States
Japan
Andes
Amazon
Buenos Aires
Fire Department
Lima
Itush
Ireland
London
Motion pictures grow as key entertainment factor
In the rapid development of this infant industry the motion picture is becoming an important and valued factor in the entertainment and amusement of all ages. Picture Progress notes its growing role.
Puzzle of Spellings and A Misleading Calendar Tale
An article fragment from The American Boy notes a 90 miscellaneous calendars trick and a niece’s actions in removing principal calendars to spare her uncle and avoid government disruption. The piece highlights spelling errors and a picture prompt for readers.
Five States Unite To War On Rabid Coyotes
Five western states Nevada Idaho Oregon Utah join California in a coordinated campaign to exterminate rabid coyotes terrorizing sheep cattle areas. Nevada reports $100000 livestock losses and pledges $2510000 for a regional extermination fund amid a Winnemucca conference with health service and forest officials.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
California
George E. Ebright
State Board of Earth
E. T. Ross
United States Public Health Service
Forest Service
Winnemucca
Nev
California State Board of Health
West
Witty Clippings From Old Papers on Social Quips
A collection of humorous lines and misprints from vintage newspapers. Jokes touch on attire like nightgowns and fads about cooking being women’s work. Conversation snippets include a nervous bride and a remark about a guest with an extraordinary figure, altered by a later correction.
Bad Outlook Notice at Munitions Factory
A fragmented wartime scene shows a woman named Mary Ann urged to keep quiet about an employment move to a munitions factory. A cousin arranges the job while fear and domestic tension surface over disruption to household items and duty.
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Mary Ann
JOLT FOR THE MOTORIST
A motorist stops his big car in a country road when a man in the road shouts for a passaline to clean his wife’s white gloves. The driver complains of the man’s antics and the other man clarifies he is not a constable.
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Helen
Alan
Iister
Paseline
Philadelphia Telegraph
Durum Wheat's Remarkable Story Continues and Controversy
The piece recounts fierce debate over durum wheat including accusations of adulteration and calls for pure durum and semolina in macaroni. It notes rising durum demand from France and Italy, price increases to 1.60 and potentially 2.00, and more mills focusing on durum, with farmers urged to avoid overpricing durum versus standard wheats.
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Wilson
United States
Kansas
Minneapolis
Durum Flour's Rising Promise In Bread Making
The text argues that durum flour offers superior gluten and sweetness for bread, suggesting even weak flours can be improved by blending with durum and predicting durum alone will outperform other flours once marketed. It frames durum Kubanka patent as a future market leader.
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Aly
Artgum Eraser Promises Clean Quick Results Across Surfaces
An advertisement extols Artgum as a superior eraser for drawings and many household items. It claims cleaning power on wallpaper, leather, china, and stained surfaces without damaging paper, and notes its usefulness to artists, photographers, librarians, and dealers. It mentions sharpening, reusing, and keeping the gum clean by rubbing pieces together.
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Artgum
Artgum cleaner for clothes and skin use described
The article explains cleaning with artgum by rubbing from fingertips to surface without soaking the item. It outlines removing stains on clothing and even massaging the complexion. Artgum, an artificial rubber, cleans while wearing away itself and resists dirt transfer to cleaned items.
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