Publicity stunts clash with crime news policy in Iowa press
An Iowa paper once excluded crime news from front pages as a publicity stunt, drawing praise and protests as Jesse James serials followed. The shift sparked debate on media morality, with critics noting the inconsistent ploy undermined journalistic credibility and public interest.
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Independent
Iowa
Jesse James
Mr. James
Jesse
P. T. Barnum
Henry Ford
Morse to Return as Varsity Shifts Player Roster
W Morse is reported to be back on the court after an absence blamed on a knee issue. The team hints at lineup adjustments as Mianta steps in to fill a vacant guard spot.
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W. Morse
New York Democrats weigh Hearst defeats and Smith Senate bid
Democrats in New York view the Hearst withdrawal as diminishing his bid to lead the party while Governor Smith’s rising influence fuels talk of a presidential run and a likely Senate seat. Walker, backed by Tammany and Smith, appears set to win, shaping national Democratic strategy.
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New York
Hearst
Vlan
Taylatt
Walker
Foy
United States Senate
Hoe
McAday
McAdoo
Senate
New York Democrats
Tenor Sith
Kentucky Anti Gossip Law Fines Richmond Man
An anti gossip statute in Kentucky has teeth says a Richmond man was fined $10 for circulating defamatory reports about a woman. The law bars starting or repeating derogatory gossip and offers no alibi for truth. Several offenders have been punished since its passage.
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Kentucky
Richmond
National Bathing Beauty Show Debuts
A shifted era brings the national bathing beauty show to public view after past secrecy and sealed packages. The new event marks a change in access to presented images and reflects evolving norms in entertainment.
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Ara Rain
Hae
Discipline and discipline lessons from youth camps
The piece argues that summer citizens camps build national defense minded youth and strong discipline. It cites Richard Washburn Child’s study linking lack of home discipline to rising crime, urging development of self discipline over self expression while avoiding extremist authoritarian styles.
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Citizens Camps
Richard Washburn Child
America
Editorial on synthetic milk and beef substitutes
A chaotic editorial critiques Meary Nerd and explores artificial milk from plant and animal sources. It cites a Washington patent for synthetic milk using caoca and rice, questions cotton protein beef, and mocks dairy and meat substitutes while namechecking Dr Travis Wesin and Pears Ford amid a satire of future foods.
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Dar Minh
Ford
Washington
Itv
Travis Wesvain
American Enstitute of Chemical Engineers
Samuel
Smie Lear
United States
Ant Timburger
Wesson
Tavis Wessam
Fehwagh
Seven Big Tests of Real Men
Can he smile when there is nothing to laugh about. Can he be generous to any enemy who is within his power. Can he rise superior to his tractors and slanderers. Can he take pride in his work without parading his egotism. Can he be trusted to work without being watched. Can he take advice from a younger man with wider experience. Can he be trusted to treat ill women with respect.
Fashionable Miss Percy in Red Cross exhibit era
In a crowded display from the Sanitary Commission era the Red Cross show features Miss Percy modeled as the aristocrat of wartime aid. The collection highlights miniature war relief scenes, a Japanese crafted water packer, and historic relics including a German captured plane and a decorated ambulance used by the Norton-Hargers unit.
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Norton-Harges
Refugee crafts and Red Cross aid displayed at Constantinople exhibit
Americans and Russian refugees contribute to a wartime exhibit in Constantinople showing handmade packing boxes and winterized items. The Red Cross supplies are stored nearby as volunteers create slippers, clothing, and toys from scraps while visitors admire the improvised museum. A surrounding community expresses gratitude for city neighbors' prompt aid.
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Matlidier
Woverine
Cristantinople
Avier
Avier Winterizds
Phe Legen
Voluneer
NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDY AND POLITICAL HOPES FOR COOLIDGE
The piece laments New England economic decline and industry loss to novelty goods and textiles while clinging to tariff protection and political control. It argues Coolidge’s continued presidency keeps a fragile, mistaken hope for regional influence as industrial supremacy wanes, with Boston as a potential capital.
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New England
Coolidge
New Kurland
New Tingland
New Enela
Calvin Coolidge
Boston
Inghind
Portland man shot. father fatally wounded near McMinnville
McMinnville Oregon September 16 George Hamlin of Portland was killed and his father Father Mamlin probably fatally shot last night by J S Trent a dairyman who accused the men of grabbing water 11 miles southwest of here Trent was held on an open charge A machine has been invented which lays brick at the rate of 120 per hour
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McMinnville
Ore
Associated Press
Ceorge Hamlin
Portland
Mamlin
J. S. Trent
Here
Trent
Modification of Dry Act 18 Seen
Washington Sept 17 The Federal Council of Churches Research and Education Department warns that recent prohibition enforcement under the internal revenue bureau has been insufficient and lacks leadership. It cites underfunding, political patronage, and a passive federal stance, but notes that new policy under Andrews aims to strengthen enforcement and Treasury support.
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Washinon
Associated Press
Research and Education Department
Federal Council of Churches
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Justice Department
Mellon
Ason
Prohibition
Congress
Wilson
Harding
Treasury
Probibitien
Farlune
Evelyn Gignrois
Salon
Andrews
Titsaw
National Prohibition
Secret of the Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Postmaster General approves new all snail routes
Postmaster General approves four additional all snail mail routes. A new American ambassador to Japan was agreed upon though name withheld. Surgeon General Cramings reports generally good health conditions. War Department to consider Col William Mitchell for court martial and possible witness for Shenandoah inquiry. Coolidge aircraft board formed with Dwight W Morrow as chairman. Civil warfare fears rise in China. American debt commission to meet next Thursday with French mission arrival. Saklatvala passport revocation stance noted. Over 1 killed in Amallialy slides in March 1924.
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New
Japan
Cramings
War Department
Col
William Mitchell
Shenandoah
Lakehurst
Coolidge
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
Washington
China
American Debt Commission
State Department
Saklatvala
Answers to Questions From the Washington Bureau
The Helena Independent Information Bureau offers readers free detailed Q and A service. Questions cover science weight at altitude bee honey distance bulrushes Moses alley gold and ancient coins sewer gas and Native terms. Answers identify gravity rules, Major-General Leonard Wood, bee travel estimates, papyrus bulrush, gold history, siphon pumps, largest snakes, sewer gases and a Coos dialect word for inhaw.
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Washington
Diu Meyt
Ray Subai
Helena
Leonard Wood
Moses
Nile
Syria
Cyziens
Thorraca
Haw Inne
New Yorks
Pauls
Peninenia
Washington Zoo
Tess Sas
J. Men
Magnus predicts political comeback at Grundy county fair
Stated as a backer of public office Magnus claims the Republican party will aid farmers and President Coolidge will back reform. He now supports the world court and asserts he will return to office, urging Iowans to heed his message while Minnesotans decide the election.
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Magnus Stobng
Grundy County
Grimly Center
Tawa
Magnus
Coolidge
World Court
Iowa
The College Man and Its Critics at Wesleyan
A reader’s collage mocks a college ideal by listing archetypes: The College Man, The Papers man, Upton Sinclair, and The College Man himself. The verse lampoons college social life, flirtations, dances, and boasts with a jab at conformity and charm.
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Obin Whoall
Hewitt
Commercial West
Morris
George Matthew Adama
May L.surtue
Simpson M. E. Chareby
Haskin Letter
New York City
Percy
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Voio
Red Crags Veliges
Tiley
Cress
Ian
Shove
Argonne
28Th Division
Ee Mans
Church Council
Rational Capital
Amallialy
Geological Survey
W. W.c
Eanis
Upton Sinclair
College
Mar Hinself
Wesleyan
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