24 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
1
Iowa lawmakers advance nepotism and public school attendance bills, consider boxing legalization, and debate highway, public service, and wage measures. Elections, adjournment, and governor actions frame a busy legislative period as crime, tax, and county issues surface alongside local notices and obituary items.
A packed briefing notes Hap penings in brief form. Passengers include John W. Davis retiring ambassador to Great Britain Charles Schwab and Vincent Amor aboard the steamship Olympic arriving in New York. Policy debates in Washington on tariff versus tax bills. Prohibition and military topics feature actions by officials in Washington and New York. Military graves, rail and economic news intermingle with international affairs and local incidents.
In Popular Mechanics the article explains building a signboard using heavier metal held at each corner. With careful placement and tasteful shrub arrangement at the base, the signboard gains a stronger visual Japanese-like effect.
A collage of observations on civic responsibility and public life. It notes that some men resist paying even modest dues to a group yet fund hunting dogs, and it argues towns prosper when they avoid petty scandal. It praises women’s rising civic activity and the value of hard work in adult education.
During demolition of a century old New York residence workers uncovered a wooden bathtub eight feet long four feet wide and five feet deep lined with zinc. A large stair-like ascent led to it. The home had twenty rooms and this bath on the third floor was the only one. It is described as among the first bathtubs in the city.
The fragmentary text suggests a piece titled The Better Part exploring personal choice or loss. Context is limited and names or locations are not clear from the readable portion.
A quotation explores pity for the undeserving and the conceit of self. It cites Ruskin on vanity puffing a man up and the difficulty of convincing the conceited of their fault. The excerpt appears from Chicago Daily News via Addington Brace.
In a Buffalo Express note from Chicago an exchange unfolds over sending a photographed birthday greeting to Mr Dibbs. A woman questions the cost and a man explains pricing linked to the sender’s facial "ones" count, reflecting humorous street chatter.
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