The Daily and Sunday Standard Opinion Clip
The passage reflects on America’s role in the League of Nations and the feasibility of perpetual global participation. It cites Dr Rappard’s forecast for the year 2000, contrasting hopeful and pessimistic views of future world events and the challenge of establishing a lasting world order.
Battle Over Iowa Senate Seat Expands Into Washington
A Senate subcommittee reports an almost even split in the 1920 Iowa US Senate contest between Steck and Brookhart with Brookhart slightly ahead. Cummins is seen as likely to back seating Brookhart, affecting 1926 re election bets and Republican unity ahead of 1924.
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League of Nations belief lingers among earnest Americans
In 1920 many opposed the League yet a sizeable faction remains loyal to the cause. At a New York dinner hosted by the League of Nations Non-Partisan association, John W. Davis and Dr. William EB Rappard spoke. Rappard projected a positive future where America embraces world law and a global framework, suggesting the league could serve U S interests if Americans support it.
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Mud and mudslinging swirl around New York mayoral race
The city’s political scene is described as a swamp of mud as Mayor Hylan faces opposition from Tammany regulars and Republican Waterman. Governors, senators, and rivals trade sharp epithets while primaries loom on September 15 amid forecasts of heavy rains and wind.
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Radio sparks debate on its value in Boston schools
Boston principals warn that radio can hinder study unless carefully used. They urge fixed no radio hours at home and compare radio to motion pictures as a distraction from the three Rs. The piece contrasts education with parental pleasure and cites calls to shield youths during study periods.
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Burgess Bed Time Stories Strosas
In a tale featuring Peter Rabbit and Digger the Badger, Yap Yap the Prairie Dog guards his doorstep against enemies like Buzztail the Rattlesnake and the Owl. The story muses on neighborly tensions, hunting, and the shared peril of prairie life with vivid animal characters.
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Poems That Live If I Should Die Tonight
Fragmented verse contemplates death and memory as friends lay flowers. Poem reflects on selfless acts, harsh words, and lingering tenderness after the speaker’s passing. Mentions Rev A J Ryan Alice Cary Ben King and others as connections in life.
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Damned Word and the Prohibition Debate
A sharp challenge to the Anti Saloon League urges replacing the term prohibition with a new word that resonates with the youth. The speaker claims Americans are inherently rebellious toward strict law and calls for a constructive alias that emphasizes social conservation rather than punitive labeling.
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Daily cross word puzzle features Ruth Von Phul
Crossword hints and puzzle solution notes show ABEL LARSON credited as editor with eight minute solve time. Across and Down clues cover topics from goddess to carboxylate, weaving through misc. terms like instinct, scent, memory cue, and linguistic pairings. Strong named entities include Ruth Von Phul and Abel Larson, reflecting a vintage newspaper puzzle column.
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Virgo Horoscope From Century Chronicle
Readable fragments discuss Virgo traits and physical endurance with references to Saturn and growth of ego. Mentions workers, advancement, and a warning of nervous haste affecting business life. Includes stray notes about widows and longevity and credits McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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Notable shop talk and odd questions in a country town
A charming young woman visits a principal stationer's shop and asks about clergy discounts. The clerk offers them, while a later exchange reveals a humorous contrast about a plumber, a householder, and a visiting ex Premier Georges Clemenceau being teased about his burial.
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Neno
Reading Returns to India as Viceroy and Leader
Lord Reading arrives back in India to resume viceroy duties amid health travel. His return is tied to recall by the king and his record under Morley era home rule plans. Reading’s training in British justice, plus roles as lord chief justice and envoy, are cited as boosting confidence in impartial justice for all.
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More Wonderful Advice From Florence Davies
A column notes skepticism toward popular household advice and a fake expert touted as Doctor of Falling Finances. It jokes about methods to keep husbands happy, cites a Chicago dispatch, laments past norms, and segues into brief overseas items about Touapse oil port, a Grozny tunnel plan, Imperial Airways milestones, and Japanese coal and oil ventures with a combined capital of 20 million yen.
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