Voices for Peace and the 50 Million Signatures
A World War I era op ed argues that the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom campaigns for 50 million signatures urging governments to settle disputes peacefully and begin disarmament. It cautions cynics but notes ordinary people could force a new dynamic among rulers if they choose. The piece asserts people remember 1914, reject perpetual war, and a mass petition could spark a decisive push for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
League of Nations
Jericho
Shortages Plague Moscow Department Stores Amid Booming Demand
An American report notes Soviet shops handle record customer flow with 230000 daily shoppers at the largest store yet shoppers struggle to find desired sizes and items. Despite bulk production and rising goods, the missing lubricant of initiative hampers purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
New York Herald- Tribune
Moscow
Wade
Retailers struggle with stock and changing demand
The text highlights retailers failing to maintain a sufficient assortment of goods. Factories produce plenty of shoes, coats, vests, and socks, yet retailers cannot adjust to customer needs, leaving customers with limited choices and a feel of being forced to take what is available.
Meteoric life claim debunked by Field Museum study
A California scientist’s claim of discovering living bacteria in meteorites is refuted by Field Museum experts who say the meteor was sterile and the bacteria originated from Earth’s atmosphere. The episode shifts the mystery of life’s origins but keeps the overarching question unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neev Beneiaarle
California
Museum of Natural History
Britain plans plebiscite to decide East Africa union
Britain proposes a plebiscite in Kenya and Tanganyika to form an East Africa union under British crown. Kenya favors union while Tanganyika Germans prefer return to Germany, though natives are a minority. The plan spans from the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope, a corridor 4,000 miles long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Great Britain
Kenya
British East Africa
Tanganyika
Germany
Europe
Mediterranean
Egypt
Sudan
Uganda
Rhoodesia
Union of South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Nationalist radicals in Japan push to violent fringe
William Heery Chamberlain describes a rising nationalist radicalism among Japan's youth and army officers after Manchuria, contrasting liberal Marxist currents with a new wave of extremist sentiment. He warns of sporadic terrorism, potential disturbances, and the danger if economic crisis strikes the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
William Heery Chamberlain
Asia
Manchuria
Premiar Snutkad Wee
Mapa
Indian land tax plan eyed by South Dakota critic
Isham Froslems from Pierre argues Commissioner John Collier seeks to redraw western state lands into Indian reservations. He warns the scheme would erase tax bases, force county consolidations, and devastate funding for schools and state institutions while boosting Indian land holdings and potential social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isham Froslems
Pierre Capital-Journal
John Collier
Berga
South Dakota
Dana Cameron Marries Scott Stanley Amid Family Tangles
Dana Cameron and Dr. Scott Stanley marry after a whirlwind romance stirred by Dr. Ronnie Moore and family tensions. Paula Long plots, Dana’s sister Nancy Wallace resents the match, while Paula grapples with heartbreak and drug relief as wedding gifts flood their modest home. Dana and Scott face pressure from Paula’s meddling and lingering jealousy as Mrs. Cameron predicts trouble ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ievely
Weathrook Comtes
Abeoud
iMiry
Willard Cameron
Dana
Nancy Wallace
Doana
Reir
Ronald Moore
Hee
Scott Stanley
Nancy
Ronald
Hopefly
Paula Long
Dama
Scott
Mrs. Cameron
Paula
Paula Sid
Pauly
Scotts
Charlotte
Tin
Ronnie Moore
Jnh
Jena
Akime
Bermie
Scatt
Ste
Wilkies
Han
Ronnie
Hue
Cameron
Wepthoe
Beast
Cryptic Word Puzzle From Doubtful Source
A degraded OCR puzzle page presents horizontal and vertical clues with misread terms. It lists numbers and scattered phrases like Wireless, Tower, Poem, US Note, and various garbled entries, suggesting a crossword style puzzle from a historical newspaper.
Open Forum Quote Cites Voltaire on Free Speech
A reader quotes Voltaire and defends free expression in a controversial Open Forum item. The note argues against agreement with every remark and asserts defense of speech even when challenged.
Letter to the Editor on cold climate hardships and living costs
A reader thanks De Smet’s editor and critiques wartime relief limits describing farmers sharing indoor meals at 40 degrees below zero. The writer laments high food and clothing costs for a family of four, requests practical guidance on where to buy affordable meat, bread, coats, and rent, and advises that even Armour workers lacked adequate warmth. The note reflects partisan shifts and asks for clearer advice on obtaining three meals daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Reeves
Brady
Lydia Liemy
Margaret Williamson
Sharp
Nancy Hannum
Elsie Sutton
Cestes
Eliabeth Gunn
Margaret Ripley
Helen Owen
Floyd Reeves
Eakimon
reHet
Eross
China Turns To Military Spirit To Rally Nation
Article traces how militarism spreads in modern China from schools to public campaigns led by Chiang Kai-shek. It notes a New York architect’s memorial at Nanking transforming a Buddhist monastery into a memorial hall with stone tablet walls naming revolutionary martyrs, and a reinforced brick pagoda shrine praising those who fought on the revolution’s “right” side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Moving Picture
New Yorker
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
New York
Henry Killars Murrphy
Cemet
Huron sports shoot and college hockey scores noted
Twenty years ago in Huron local sportsmen planned a turkey shoot for Thursday at 4 PM. Milon Belsiger and others organized the event. A college girls hockey team and academy squad played, with a 2 to 1 score, while a state abstracts convention gathered notable South Dakota figures including Getty Noel Cushy Labrie Geisorn Southwicks Purlintor and Cornall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron Sports
Turkey
Milton Belsiger
Huron
H. A. Curtis
Ninth Street
J.H. Searles
State Abstractors’ Association of
South Dakota
Yehe
Dan Getty
Sioux Falls
C.E. Noel
Highmore
Bob Cushy
Parker
A. ¥. Labrie
Redtald
H. Go Geisorn
Aberdeen
J. C. Southwicks
Watertown
J. C. Purlintor
de Smet
Erastus Cornall
Huron’ College
Afernoon
Fae
Etcha
Second Hand Store Moves to New Location in Huron
The Huron Seed and Second Hand store relocates one door west of its former quarters, now at 57 Third Street South East. The move places the business near The Evening In tt, promising more room and greater stock for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron’ Seed and
Huron Q Motor Company
Third Street
Southerst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Voices For Peace
George Clark
TOD
Gley
Tiamat
Pato
Ecand Chine
Pae
Grienmal Patteen
Paul
Ron~ Ua Moore
Gayly
Hare
Prula
Denny
Paenec
Bown
Dean
Snottad
Lfink Importaol
Goa
Noritz
Sam Signe
Wiley Post
Open Forum
Voltaire
Matto
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