07 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Democrat Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1921
Page
1
A brief notice references the Cole County Democrat Printing Co located in Jefferson City Missouri. The item notes the publisher or printer activity within the local press landscape and identifies the company as a Missouri entity serving the Cole County area.
The piece argues road bond funding and road laws must avoid politics and special sessions. It criticizes Governor Hyde for seeking a special session, warns of wasted money and poor voter understanding, and notes Wilson’s stance on railway wage disputes and Republican voters’ obligations.
Dublin reports nine policemen killed and two wounded when two lorries hit an ambuscade between Drumkeen and New Pallas in County Limerick. Dublin Castle announced another ambuscade near Ballinhassig County Cork the previous day. Four constables attacked. two shot dead and one seriously wounded, another escaped.
The essay argues books divide into spontaneous works and those written for duty. It critiques biographical writing, noting that many official lives lack intrinsic interest. Biography should portrait rare, interesting individuals, not mere chronicle of public roles.
An Elderly Spinster in Atlantic Monthly recounts life in India, detailing a Punjab plural marriage. A native woman awaiting childbirth learns her husband will marry again while embroidering a kurta. She bears sorrow quietly as the narrator notices gold flowers and asks about the pattern names.
The dialogue recounts Ayshan, daughter of Khuda Baksh Khan, once in a school with a current remark about a foreign well area. The passage notes Ayshan was about ten then and hints at a stepchild and a lover, foreshadowing dramatic consequences.
An 1816 foreign observer describes Georgetown life with umbrellas worn by all to shade sun or shelter rain, men riding to exercise horses, women at tea parties seated apart, verbal summer invitations, and barbers arriving on horseback as intimate carriers of news and scandal in Washington Post style.
A Thrift Magazine list recalls famous moments tied to Fridays. Muskow burned Shakespeare was born Washington and America discovered Mayflower landed Queen Victoria married Richmond evacuated Lee surrendered Fort Sumter bombarded Napoleon born Waterloo battle Bunker Hill battle New Orleans battle Declaration of Independence signed on Friday.
Arnold Pope of Boston recalls a New York show moment when Cal vin Coolidge entered a box raising an unexpected stir. Massachusetts patrons reacted loudly and one audience member uncorked a hip flask. Leon Errol paused singing and quipped about twenty years. The mood shifted as the rowdy scene drew laughs from the front.
Mrs Globe Trotter and her friend exchange wry banter about French maids. A tale follows of a maid who, while setting a Marcel wave, overhears her mistress asking a fortune teller about her husband. The maid’s amused reply hints she could tell Madame more than the teller.
A Chicago News commentary notes the disparity between appearances and virtue, suggesting society would prosper if individuals matched their photographed images in goodness and conduct.
The 1920 census notes Guam covers 225 square miles with 13 275 natives and exports 1 140 924 pounds of copra to the United States and 851 680 pounds to Japan. Livestock totals include 6 149 water buffalo and 4 357 horses. Climate described as tropical and healthful, island about 5 600 miles from the mainland.
The text describes water’s strong diuretic action, noting it increases tissue change and nourishes tissues, potentially acting as a tonic. It argues that low water intake accelerates waste product buildup, risking disease, and suggests gout sufferers drink a large morning glass of water with potassium salts to prevent gouty attacks.
The Red Cross Bulletin of Riga reports Confederate currency, both old and new, is circulating as American money in the Baltic states. Locals have purchased valueless issues from foreigners returning from the United States, while Russians in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania present stage money, cigar and cigarette coupons bought as American greenbacks at Red Cross offices.
Seed distribution by Congress sent out 325000 narcissus hyacinth and Yulips bulbs were grown at home. Work of the United States Department of Agriculture in Puget Sound gardens shows the region is adapted to Dutch bulbs which were largely imported before.
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