Johnson Strength Surprises Nebraska as 1920 Primaries Run On
In Nebraska the GOP favorite Johnson leads among Republicans while Bryan secures enough Democratic votes to send him to the San Francisco convention. The piece notes Johnson’s rising westward appeal, the looming Chicago convention, and the political fluidity of the era as it cites public figures and parties involved, including Hitchcock and the wets.
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Nebraska
Johnson
Bryan
San Francisco
Wood
Lowden
Michigan
Montana
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Old Guard
Hitchcock
Edwards
Tricking Things Out In Tinsel At The Store
Reader laments excessive packaging of common goods like shaving soap detailing multiple wrappings from tin foil to tissue paper. The piece argues such wrapping adds cost and little value, noting many toilet articles and foods suffer similar wasteful presentation despite consumer familiarity.
Parkhurst at 78 and the reformer tradition revived
In the 1890s New York legislators censured the city’s vice, and now Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton continues that reforming lineage visiting Broadway cabarets and gilded palaces of sin.
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Parkhurst
New York
New York City
Charles H. Parkhurst
John Roach Straton
Broadway
Grand and Glorious Feeling Turns to Nervous Margin
A tense moment sees a player risking everything on a ten point margin and faltering in confidence until a glance at the dope sheet reveals a surprising 13 point gain. The crowd hums with a wild, almost triumphant shout as the mood shifts from doubt to a rousing surge.
Flashes of Lightning Lenine Lose Out in Russia
A collection of satirical comments from multiple papers excerpts political chaos in Russia and US responses. It notes Russia ordering regular bathing, Bainbridge Colby’s cabinet duties, Creel probes, Marshall’s popularity, and jokes about Atlantic City bathing suits and Obregon in Mexico.
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Lenine
Russia
Cincinnati
Bainbridge Colby
Ohio State Journal
George
Fox
George Creel
Smoot
Indianapolis Star
Thomas Riley Marshall
Columbia Record
Direct Action and Political Pressure Across America
The Montana press rails at groups using pickets to block work and demand political prisoners’ freedom. It critiques politicians and parties, cites wartime spending trends, and notes public debate on expenditures and party strategies amid a postwar era.
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Butte
United States
Department of Justice
Livingston Enterprise
Irony and Laughs Across City Snippets
A collage of humor lines from multiple papers shows witty exchanges on fate and spring, small misreadings, romance, aging memory, marriage, and cost of living. Jokes touch on mint growth, horse care, forgetfulness, portraits, and quirky observations of life in the era.
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Bill Bottletop
Mint
Washington Star
Harry
Harry Lexington
Algy
Boston ‘Transcript
Brooklyn
D'auber
Tam
Boston Transcript
Razorback
Birining
Sham “Age Herald
Cave Man Tactics In Modern Courtroom Tale
Winifred Black notes a London case where a 60-year-old man harassed a 25-year-old woman with dramatic cave man tactics. The court issued a warrant, ending his chase. the piece argues modern women see through such melodrama, recognizing tyrannical traits before marriage and highlighting female awareness in social circles.
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Marden
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