Rural Credit Bill Sparks Senate Passage and Debate
A senate action approved a rural credit measure amid debate over cost and scope. The bill would create a revolving fund of up to 60 million dollars to extend farm credit for six to 36 months, backed by government aid totaling 60 million. Lenroot defends the plan as equal credit facilities for farmers, not charity, while Capper criticizes the bill’s high cost and broader spending. An unrelated note reports a mining find near the Bechuana border with ancient plant remains and possible platinum or molybdenum in slag, drawing experts and engineers to the site.
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French Troops Clash With Mobs in Ruhr and Rhineland
On January 26 in Exsen and nearby cities French troops clashed with angry crowds in the Ruhr and Rhineland. In Dusseldorf a French dragoon charged mobs injuring a French lieutenant. one German was shot. In Rasen French machine guns used to disperse demonstrators before police withdrew them. General Weygand and Marshal Foch’s plans aimed to isolate occupied areas from Germany.
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Office-Holding Class Big In Urbana Speech
In a farmer address, Representative Henry T. Hainey warned that federal taxes rose from 40 cents to 40 dollars per person in 45 years, claiming the office-holding class rivals Europe’s combined public sectors. He estimated 8,860,000 workers on federal or state payrolls, with dependents lifting total taxpayers to about 15,000,000, while only 10,000,000 engage in productive labor.
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Ruhr Occupation Standoff Pauses After Good Faith Claim
General Weygand said France will not abandon the Ruhr until Germany shows goodwill in reparations. He warned of no agreements and accused Berlin of bad faith after a curiously courteous approach. American troops moved from Coblenz to Antwerp area while others remained. Daugherty’s impeachment charges were exonerated by the judiciary committee and adopted by the House 204 to 77.
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Fisherman’s Daughter Suits and Castoria Mentioned
The piece blends an ad-like note urging careful use of Castoria with a humorous dialogue about marriage and a child prodigy. A gruff elder dismisses a suitor while a Boston Transcript reference and a playful exchange about “mamma’s boy and papa’s boy” appear, ending with a quip about two horses.
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Forty Years of Cure
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. Warning that without treatment hearing may be ruined, the ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a proven remedy. It asserts decades of success and lists Fd Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio as sellers.
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Baby and stranger child encounter in a city store
A seven month old infant seen at a store stares down a well dressed stranger with a leather handbag. Geneva asks if the woman has a baby and, finding none, questions the bag. The excerpt then shifts to a moral reflection on generosity and wit among men.
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Learning From Experience and Everyday Quips
A collage of humorous observations and aphorisms from an old column. Notes on color blindness at a party, marriage and liberty, and the wry miscommunications of daily life. Also brief pieces on hunting, cooking loons, and jokes about animal welfare from Scientific American.
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