Ford in Senate Bid Sparks Debate on Conflicts of Interest
An article argues Henry Ford could not legally hold government contracts while serving as a senator and warns public opinion would not tolerate such a dual role. It notes Ford’s alleged disqualifying mindset and envisions a vacancy in both the Senate and the auto industry, amid broader discussion of draft inequalities and a Bozeman, Montana letter praising a dependent husband.
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Henry Ford
Senate
Ford
Jill
Gow
Olne
Mr Fond
United States Senate
Mir
Automo
New York
Poems and Puns from a Wartime Page
A garbled patriotic verse mocks Uncle Sam and wartime vigor, mixing biblical cadence with satirical dispatches about World War I. It leans on humorous misprints and fragmented anecdotes including remarks about Taft, a dentist, a dentist, and a telegram joke.
Loyal Citizens Attend Grand Fourth Day
A fragmented diary style account recalls the Grand and Glorious Fourth with praise for speakers including Senator Hook and Mayor Kaul. The author thanks volunteers and notes admiration for local figures, expressing loyalty to the hometown and intent to share the day’s record with soldiers at home.
Red Cross Notice Encourages Volunteers for Surgery Unit
A fragmented wartime notice urges support for soldiers and locals. It mentions a cure book, three cheers for those fighting abroad and at home, and seeks volunteers for the surgical unit. The text references a community house event on July 6 for readiness next Monday evening.
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RED Cross
Cut and Dried War Humour From The Front
A jumbled wartime humor piece features a service flag joke about thirty relatives and thirty employees, a pair of soldiers recalling battle hair loss, a crowded train car conductor asking for space, and a warship officer ordering men to lie on their backs with legs in the air.
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Ikey
Meey
Flanders
Pat
Patent Leather Shoes And Heavy Letters In Odd Dialogue
An anecdotal, humorous fragment depicts a string of garbled exchanges. Characters comment on patent leather shoes, overdue letters, and a clumsy office clerk. A gardener nearby answers with a boast about not gardening but teaching sparrows to sit up and beg.
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Pat
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