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A grouchy remark questions women voters as naturally inclined to ballot participation. The exchange jokes about shopping style and marked down items as a proxy for gendered political engagement.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
7
Florist Beats Customer Over Botched Plant Gift
In a strange incident a tourist enters a shop to send plants to a friend and is boxed in the ears by the florist. The motive appears to involve a dispute over the arrangement and a hard luck tale.
Lucerne host to conferences and legends of Swiss history
Lucerne, Switzerland, famed for its lake and medieval walls, hosts memories of William Tell and the perpetual league. The Lion of Lucerne and Thorvaldsen’s monument honor Swiss guards of 1792. Fire regulations and citizen fire brigades reflect the city’s caution, while Troglodyte dwelling lore illustrates ancient isolation and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucerne
William Tell
Gessler
Perpetual League
Thorvaldsen
Louis XVI
Paris
Tuileries
Curious Cappadocian Troglodytes Live In Stone Dwellings
A National Geographic note by J. R. Sitlington Sterrett describes Cappadocians as cone dwellers who inhabit natural apartment caves and cliff dwellings. Though near ancient civilizations, they remain primitive in social behavior and view neighbors as mortal adversaries, living in a stone age mindset despite proximity to Nile, Assyria, and Greece civilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Cappadocia
Africa
South Pacific
J. R. Sitlington Sterrett
National Geographic Society
Babylonia
Euphrates
Tigris
Greece
Temple Cities of Japan Show Pilgrims and Palaces
The temple cities of Japan attract many pilgrims and foreign visitors. In Tokyo shrines, Americans pay for prayers written on paper placed on temple walls. Nikko and Kyoto offer exquisite crafts, palaces, and Lake Biwa with a centuries old pine, while emissaries travel light with simple gear and a bell on the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Nikko
Kyoto
Lake
Biwa
Sugar Empire of Cuba Declares Itself El Dorado of 1920
William Showalter notes Cuba's sugar production nearly doubled and prices quadrupled since 1912, making the island the world’s El Dorado of 1920. He describes the vast industry with vivid comparisons, stating cane output would require a procession around Cuba’s coast and a wall of sugar as high as a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Fresh Vegetables Best Sn of Ged po a Sater en oe
A fragmentary notice notes fresh vegetables in Ged po markets with Saturday sale emphasis. The readable text highlights produce items and a local trading scene.
Cuba Sugar Wealth Describes A Golden Era Of Cane
The article extols Cuba's sugar output describing it as monumental and vastly profitable. It argues that annual profits exceed US per capita wealth, claiming four hundred dollars per person from a single crop and notes cane farming requires little ongoing effort after initial planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Midas
Croesus
Near East resources and a divided Turkey outlined
William H Hall describes a fragmented Turkey in five provinces Anatolia Armenia Kurdistan Mesopotamia and Syria. He notes vast untapped resources from coal to marble and notes geography could make the region a global trade center once misrule and violence end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Anatolia
Armenia
Kurdistan
Mesopotamia
Syria
Wiliam H. Hall
National Geographic Society
Arabia
Europe
British Isles
France
Germany
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
Black Sea
Caucasus
Egypt
Aegean
Mediterranean
Syrian Desert
Persia
Constantinople
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Birds Have Yankee Accent In Parrot House At Zoo
A Detroit News London correspondent reports a shipment of American birds arriving at the zoological gardens. Cockatoos chatter in apparent American, asking for clam oysters and California peanuts while the parrots mimic the foreign or homegrown phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoologian Gardens
Londo
Detroit News
America
New York
California
London
New Fall Teacher Reported by Student to Mother
A pupil describes starting school with a new teacher this fall and reports the learning scene to his mother. The narrative reflects a child’s perspective on classroom introductions and teacher presence at the start of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Ae Eae Es De A Ts Oe Wasting
Spelling of unclear OCR yields a fragmentary item with no identifiable persons organizations places or dates. The readable bits offer no concrete events or outcomes to summarize.
Paid Silence Ends in Bank President Installment
A Life magazine anecdote describes a Wall Street bank clerk moved from cashier to president to silence him. The man stopped talking publicly, delivering only prepared statements that concealed sensitive information. The directors hoped restraint would prevent leaks by the outspoken employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Big Job for One Hen in Ipswich Tale
An American agriculturist visiting England boasted of large broods from eggs. A Suffolk man challenged him noting 20 chicks from 12 eggs. the American claimed even bigger brood records exist, saying in Ipswich they hatch many eggs at once by a barrel setting the hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
States
Ipswich
Snoring Habit Sparks Quarrel in Wife Rich Quotations
In a terse exchange, a husband questions his wife about snoring, receiving a dry admission in return. The dialogue reveals strain over domestic habits and air of resignation.
Friend in need advice urges cautious companionship
A proverb-like remark counsels wary association with someone who appears needy or troublesome until they change their troubling behavior. It frames helping behavior as conditional on the other party’s improvement and reliability.
Dr Peerys Shot Safely Replaces Many Bottles
A snappy ad copy argues one bottle of Dr Peerys Shot is enough to act surely and promptly, questioning the need for multiple bottles of competing medicines. The playful zoo joke frames the product as a reliable remedy and uses a pun on beastly experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Peery
Two Adventurers Seek Lifelong Bodyguard Deals
Jack Hardy, a 22 year old ex sailor living in New York, has two bids for his services. A woman offers $5000 to guard her on a trip to Egypt if it succeeds. A Scranton couple proposes he help “hunt” for their 15 year old son with $5000 and adoption as payoff. He wants a hard job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hardy
New York
Egypt
Jack
Scranton
Hant
Orchid Variety Richness Beyond Measure
The article notes over 12,000 orchid varieties and that no collector has a complete set. It states orchids are valued for beauty and color, and are used in chemistry as a basis for sedatives. It adds that extracts from a striking orchid variety help treat epilepsy.
When a Married Woman Wishes She Were a Man
A witty adage notes that a wife's longing for masculine ease is often echoed by her husband, reflecting gender role expectations and shared domestic perspective in a domestic life vignette.
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