Advertising Rates and Eighty Years of The Flapper
A compact column discusses local ads with rates per inch and per line plus a Card of Thanks. It then shifts to broader editorial notes on progress in motor fuel from corn, dairy consumption, prohibition, the celebrity of the flapper, and a critique of law enforcement and laws deemed dead letters.
Fragments on law, order and virtue in public discourse
A reflective piece argues that ignoring law breeds evasion and contempt, calling for fewer but better enforced laws. It notes public awareness across generations and cautions against casual prose and fiction to avoid trouble, while stressing that success comes to those who earn and hold it.
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France’s stance on reparations risks renewed conflict and isolation
The article argues that France's refusal to revise postwar reparations will hinder European recovery and global prosperity. It contends bankers may finance adjustments if France concedes, warning that persistent obstinacy could lead to another German war with no foreign aid. It notes bankers plan another meeting in three months and urges France to reform.
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France
Europe
America
Germany
Labor leader urges ending strikes for fair settlements
WAKE YD fifty-fifty, a well known labor leader advocates ending strikes and strong arm tactics in disputes with employers. He says the public is tired of the method and that when an organization wins the people over it is in trouble. The laborer is worthy of a just wage and the brain behind it a just compensation. Neither side should assume a dog in the manger attitude or the right to rob the buying public.
Congressional remedy to end price gouging and strikes
The text argues for strong government action to curb profiteering and inflated incomes. It calls for jail as punishment for violations, swift prosecutions by public officials, and harsher penalties to deter gouging. It contends labor strikes continue while employers gouge the public.
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Congress
Retired Citizens urged to help boost town life
A town column urges Buffalo Center’s retired farmers to join civic and charitable efforts, serve on committees, help organize celebrations, and stay active in public life. It argues such engagement would enrich the retirees and benefit the community, contrasting leisure with constructive participation.
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United States
Buffalo Center
Neidbors
Federated Churches move stirs Iowa religious scene
Laborers from Kansas City head to Iowa beet fields and Mason City sugar factory for summer work. The Pioneer, published by Dr. R. Lee Kirkland, serves Federated, Community and Union Churches with leaders planning regional districts and a September state conference at Urbandale. April deaths in Iowa rise from apoplexy to heart disease. births outpace deaths. A Grand Army of the Republic event in Des Moines will host a reception for Mrs. W. G. Harding with a pageant and multiple national officers in attendance.
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Mason City
Pioneer
Federated, Community and Thien
R. Lee Kirkland
Mitchell
Mitchell County
Iowa
United States
Federated, Community and Union Churches
Urbandale
Desa Moines
Kirkland
State Association of Federated, Community and Union Churches
Town
State Board of Health
Rodney P.fagan
Bright’s
Jheart
Grand Army of the Republic
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
W. G. Harding
Grand Army
Land
Agnes E. Parker
Boston
Mass
Louise 3. Benson
Daughters of Veterans
Oakland
Margaret Stevens
Song of Veterns
Washington, D. C
Anna M. Michiner
Ladies of the
Prank. Armstrong
J. E. Tomlinson
Des Moines Women's Club
Addie Hummer
Tardies
Grand Ariny of the Republic
Prediick Windsor Hubbell
Jefferson J. Polk
James B. Green
Frederici. Stewart
Clyde. Herring
Nake
Sentencing of Tai Wah for narcotics crimes in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles dispatch reports Tai Wah wife of Tom Wah known as the king of Chinatown was sentenced to 18 months in a reformatory at Techwell City for narcotics law violations. The piece notes federal female prisoners face no provision and are sent to states with suitable facilities.
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