21 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Democrat Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1921
Page
1
Jefferson City based Cole County Democrat Printing Co serves local paper needs in Missouri capital region providing printing and publishing services for daily and community notices.
A Missouri legislature debate centers on striking the clause after the enacting clause in Hyde's budget bill. Critics warn the amendment concentrates constitutional powers in a governor-appointed budget commissioner, reducing state official oversight and thwarting checks on spending. Also discussed are weather forecasting limits, World War I war damages, shipbuilding costs, and Missouri cinema censorship plans.
Frederick Simpich notes the American consul has shifted from the romantic, roistering figure of Davis era to a highly trained official. Inspectors from Tehran to Tokyo patrols and politics no longer enter naming decisions. Modern consuls, vetted by law and language tests, handle tariffs, immigration, quarantine, and citizens abroad, while public fascination leans to raro tales from far lands.
Margaret Loomis, a skilled screen player and former Ruth St Denis pupil, stars as a musical comedy queen in The Sins of St Anthony with Bryant Washburn at the Jefferson tonight. She performs a notable solo dance, having risen from vaudeville to leading roles in Paramount Artcraft productions including Everywoman and Why Smith Left Home. The director is James Cruze. the film is adapted from a Charles Collins story. Also mentions permanent wave hair care at Marinello Shop and hair nets available by A M McCormick.
A reflective line echoes Stevenson on beauty and companionship. The speaker muses that if charged for sunsets or allowed a rum before the hawthorns bloom, one would craft works appreciating nature, yet many people stop observing its simple wonders.
The Manchester Guardian notes chalk advertising on walls and pavements as a growing custom due to paper shortages and wartime strain. It warns posters may decline as chalk messages become permanent, citing a municipal election where blue pencil notices appeared, including a club address and a provocative free drinks line.
Arthur B. Reeves recalls a late era scam in World's Work detailing a so called corporation. Officers faced a crowd of would be investors, a miniature riot at the early morning subscription. A £100 share required a £2 deposit and the entire stock was subscribed.
The gondolier in Venice is praised for beauty and charm with amber shirts blue trousers and scarlet sashes as Arthur Symons notes. The article notes that high heels marked social rank when introduced in Venice, with height indicating status for men and women.
The Ganges continues to shift its course as authorities monitor river bends and flow, noting recurring channel changes along the famed waterway. Local observers report shifting banks and ongoing efforts to map new pathways for navigation and flood control.
Native Hindu dances use nearly all body muscles with pantomime that foreigners find cryptic. Many professional dancers lack training to convey true rhythm of motion.
Zinc is a permanent constituent of the human body, found in all organs though in tiny amounts about 0.0001 by weight. Highest ratios occur in nervous centers such as the brain and thymus, suggesting zinc’s key role in nutrition and growth.
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