Taxes and war plans debated in political column
A Springfield Republican editorial criticizes the Republican Congress for not cutting taxes further while defending necessary taxes to meet debts from eight Democratic years. It notes over 800 million in tax cuts and discusses preparedness as a wartime strategy, approving Mr Weeks's army peacetime program.
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Republican Congress
My. Weeks
Springfield Republican
Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Middle West
Mr. Lasker
United States
Four Power Treaty Debate Highlights Naval and Economic Shifts
The piece discusses cuts to government magazines under Senator Smoot and argues for strong merchant fleets amid Four power treaty limits. It contrasts Harding’s cautious ratification approach with Wilson’s rushed push, urging public input before Senate action and noting the strategic naval and economic implications.
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Harding
Senate
Wilson
United States
One More Step Toward Peace
The plan replaces the Anglo Japanese alliance with a four power agreement on Pacific and Far East affairs viewed as a pivotal move toward peace. The accord runs for ten years in parallel with the naval limitation understanding and sets a time limit.
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Pacific
Far East
Washington conference cements ten years of cooperation among major powers
The piece notes Japan’s cautious acceptance of the conference program and highlights the Root Points in the new arrangement. It argues the United States and Japan share Pacific stakes and praise Washington’s diplomacy for reconciling divergent views. It credits Harding for calling the talks and forecasts peaceful growth across the allied powers.
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Great Britain
Japan
United States
Pacific
Washington
America
British Empire
France
Harding
Omaha Bee
New Year in Egypt Observed by Sirius and Sun
Ancient Egyptian New Year began when Sirius and the sun rose together as priests and scribes gathered at temple observatories. Water clocks marked minutes while guards kept the crowd from blocking the star’s rays, signaling a year with a quarter day extra every five years and a remarkably accurate 11 minute estimate of year length.
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Egypte
Paarrow
Meeting of Years on a Milky Way Path
A reflective verse contrasts Old Year and New Year meeting as travelers on a shared street. The poem asks what the Old Year says to the New and what the New Year hears as they pass. It imagines the Milky Way as a backdrop and hints at unknown destinies beyond the familiar year-end passage.
To Travel Heavenward in a YMCA Central note
A YMCA Central quote by G. Keiser urges strength, generosity, humility, and self restraint. It highlights using time wisely, keeping a pure mind, bearing distress, and speaking little while listening. It calls readers to truth, work, prayer, service, and daily growth toward heavenward aims.
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G. Keiser
Central
Black New Year Pudding Ingredients and Method
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for a Black New Year Pudding including black moisten milk, soda, salt, nutmeg, citron, fine chopped sennet, figs, almonds, seeded raisins, tart apples, and flour. Mix, steam three hours, bake fifteen minutes, serves fifteen with sauce.
Resolutions and The Struggle to Keep Them
A humorous reflection on endless resolutions to save money be frugal do duties abstain from alcohol follow speed laws stop complaining praise others and help neighbors. The speaker notes having made more resolutions than one man could keep questioning their usefulness.
Center Piece Hints and Household Ironing Tips
Center piece guidance explains stiff wash and starch on embroidered round or oval pieces. Wet and divide into quarters or eighths, pin to floor with paper on rug to stretch like curtains, then remove pins for a neatly set center. Also notes a humorous maid conversation about forms of address.
In Memoriam for Brother Elmer Neidt Died 1821
In memory of Brother Elmer Heidt who died December 1821 in Batesville Mason ic Lodge No 668 issues resolutions. Lodge charter draped for thirty days. Copies sent to the widow and published locally. Fraternally submitted by Winifred B Taylor Harry M Litterding Louis Belter.
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Elmer Neidt
Elmer Heidt
Batesville Masoni¢e Lodge No
Winifred B. Taylor
Harry M. Litterding
Louis Belter
New Year Celebrations Through Time and Tide
The piece outlines ancient and modern New Year customs. It notes Romans honoring Janus with gifts and the shift from March celebrations tied to seasonal renewal, highlighting how people hoped for prosperity in the coming year.
New Year Customs Across Countries
The Persianes exchange gifts at New Year similar to Easter customs, while many give at Christmas parties. In Britain and Scotland people visit others on New Year's Day and drink punch. In America greetings are common on New Year’s morning for luck in the year ahead. A blunt line about avoiding new breakfast foods ends the note.
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Scotland
England
America
Notice of Administration in Ripley County Indiana
The judge appoints William W. McMullen as Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Frank Bauer in Ripley County Indiana. The document is dated December 14 1921 and filed with Connelly & Connelly as attorneys.
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Circuit Court
Ripley County
State of
Indiana
Frank Bauer
William W. McMullen
Connelly & Connelly
Attys
A Good Resolution In The Offspring Of Remorse
A wry reflection on New Year resolutions as offspring of remorse and regret. The speaker notes lacking time to break resolutions, while joking about Saat and the idea of a genuine pledge born from experience.
Pumpkin Pie Recipe From Frugal Kitchen Notes
Stew pumpkin and rub through a colander. Beat yolks of four eggs with sugar until light. Add a quart of stewed pumpkin, a quart of milk, a teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon. Fold in stiff whites of four eggs. Bake in puff paste lined plate in a moderate oven until done.
Man Too Determined to Have His Way Parable Note
A Uncle narrator warns that a man who pursues his own way faces danger when rushing through a situation with a loaded blade. The rural speaker uses dialect to illustrate moral consequence and cautionary tale tone.
Short Life Is Long Cartoon Reflection
A wry cartoon caption contrasts a baby entering the year with being an old man at the end, noting how fortunate it is that humans arrive in May rather than as a zero year.
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