The Passion of the Peasant and Political Echoes
A fragmentary column surveys Russia’s peasant land hunger, predicts a peasant uprising against Lenine rule, and links U S figures to contemporary debates. It contrasts Washington Jackson Webster Calhoun and recalls Jackson’s military reach while noting party ambiguity about a third term.
Treat Him Kindly Census Message
Civic instruction urges courteous behavior toward census takers. It stresses answering all questions promptly and truthfully to ensure a complete accurate national census and national records. It warns against insulting census workers and notes consequences from federal authorities.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Saint Jackson honors fuel the nation’s pre convention fervor
The piece contrasts Andrew Jackson with Stonewall Jackson, praising the democratic leader as a populist icon and historic force. It notes intense pre convention interest around the Jackson day dinner in Washington and portrays Andrew Jackson as a quintessential American fighter and god of democracy.
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City of
Washington
Jackson
United States
South
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall
Andrew
Wilson
Warning Against Wood and Grain Alcohols in Drinking
Chemists warn laymen cannot distinguish wood alcohol from grain alcohol as tests show they appear identical. Do not trust bootleg whiskey. it is dangerous and could lead to death. Seek safe sources and rely on proven drinks like those from trusted, nonpoisonous sources.
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United States
Congress
Billings Gazette
Clock strikes hinder national labor actions
The piece argues that to prevent every strike, all clocks nationwide would need their striking apparatus removed. It notes Alphonso XIII remains king of Spain but hints his ministers’ respect limits his workload and influence.
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Alphonso XIII
Spain
Ain't he awful and other political quips spill out
The column parries Bryan's boom and mockery of political figures. It jokes about earthquakes in Mexico, egg prices, anarchists, profiteers, and a traveling senator with a circus tent, all while lampooning self interest and national sentiment.
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Senator Johnson
Cabinet changes and political commentary across Montana
News item compiles opinion excerpts from Montana papers highlighting reactions to Roosevelt and Wilson cabinets, Hoover as a future figure, immigration policy, a bird census debate, and Montana irrigation needs urging broader state action before water is wasted.
Flashes of Lightning and the Ardmore Prohibition Drink
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal cites a Bolshevik idea of economics involving burning a barn and profiting from a capitalist mortgage. In Ardmore Oklahoma a favorite post prohibition drink is discussed as the text trails off.
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Ohio State Journal
Ardmore
Okla
Political Tastings and Timely Tidbits From Distant News
A collage of brief wire-service style items notes reactions to a new drink’s effects, Norman Hapgood’s Denmark posting, Pershing’s presidential prospects framed by Nebraska, America urged to quiet the Caucasus, respect for Dr. Nicholas Butler among professors, and a quip on William Jennings Bryan’s famed resilience.
Admiral Sims Refuses Medal Over War Decorations
Admiral William S. Sims criticizes Secretary Daniels in a recent letter and declines the Distinguished Service Medal, saying injustice to many officers under his command during the great war justified his refusal. Daniels orders an investigation into the decoration process following a request from Senator Luge.
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William S. Sims
Admiral Sims
Daniels
Navy
iSenuloy Luge
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Songs and Souls in a Nation Through Its Popular Music
Winifred Black discusses how popular songs reflect collective mood from wartime fervor to postwar introspection. She notes themes of longing, ambition, and resilience as everyday life continues, and predicts future songs will mirror the common mind.
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Swanee River
Kentucky
Mery
Humor Lines and Epigrams in Newspaper Snippets
A Detroit Free Press mention mocks punchy governance praise and revivalist rhetoric with a joke about hell’s chorus girls. Birmingham Age-Herald notes a toast to John Barleycorn as a farewell to tobacco, framing witty exchanges on social foibles.
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Detroit Ree Press
John Barneycorn
Birmingham
Agenerald
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