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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
3
International News Service report discusses wedding rings for men and women, arguing tradition, behavior, and symbolism in married life. It questions male authority while suggesting rings as outward symbols of partnership, and critiques social norms about husband and wife roles.
A column discusses whether married men should be branded or marked for distinguishing status, with proposals ranging from rings on the left hand to decorative symbols for widowers. It notes social debate and notes about how such signals might affect bachelor choices. It also mentions unrelated items on railway packers, bullfighting training, and Russian church control.
The American Legion is active across South America and the Midwest with shipboard receptions in Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The group plans to form a post, while Nogerson Roosevelt post amid Chicago scrutiny. Iowa officials and Legion members hold state events in Spirit Lake and Ottumwa as memorials and leadership changes unfold. The Legion also funds parades graduations and funerals for members including Croix de Guerre recipient Clifford Laflin and Merle Hay, with Virginia Minnesota inviting 1922 conventions and a nationwide rail rate for the Kansas City convention.
Denison Iowa July 41 Hom Late Young of Des Moines has been secured to give the address at the American Legion picnic in the city August M. The south longs for more war to move crops and there is talk railroads want government help to furnish cars and manage traffic.
An expansive report details how rum runners across the New England Canada line evade law enforcement. It describes moveable bars, airplane patrol plans, false fuel tanks and hollow shells on cars and boats, plus tricks at the Maine Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts borders and methods used to conceal liquor bound for U S markets.
Six hundred twenty men ages 14 to 45 chosen from 2626 applicants will begin a month's training starting Monday at the Kort dwelling citizens' military training camp. Of 525 applications examined, 1234 were approved but only 620 accommodations exist, the rest postponed to next year. Dr John G Tygert says college graduates show as much ignorance of history as Thomas A Reed claimed, based on his examination of applicants.
Jan Benda an immigrant from Czecho Slovakia arrived with his mother aboard the La Lor Falne on March 29 and was hospitalized immediately. After diphtheria and scarlet fever damaged his larynx doctors inserted a metal tube to aid breathing, a procedure that left him dependent on the tube. A July 20 operation opened the throat below the Adam’s apple to place the tube far below the mouth and nostrils in hopes of easing swelling and eventually closing the opening.
The Dearborn Independent reports a proposed $60,000 Bowery memorial for Stephen Foster. The fund would support a bread line under Bowery Mission supervision, aiding those facing daily hardship. royalties could overshadow the goal, prompting many to contribute. The piece notes Foster’s songs lasting beyond fame and contrasts past poverty with present “soft times.”
A fragment from The Tone notes how a woman’s praise mirrors her man’s likeness to his father and how perception shifts when she stops boasting about her son. The line hints at family resemblance shaping judgments in social discourse.
A St Louis pastor will preach next Sunday evening on A Cool Kreday with a bouquet frozen in ice on a pedestal beside him. The note laments departure from the hell fire brimstone style of earlier sermons.
The Springfield Republican quotes Mrs. Catt saying the Senate would not mind the League of Nations and that it is foolish to try to shape it. The Senate shifted its stance on woman suffrage after years of opposition. Mise Flowerton, former fiancée of Lieutenant Kloor, laments the broken engagement and recounts a prior claim she made three weeks ago, amid balloon explanations that have been denied to such extent as to affect the couple.
A Milwaukee Herald piece urges action against aliens who avoid naturalization. It notes many German-speaking immigrants in Wisconsin never complete citizenship, discusses past rights for first papers voters, and calls all residents to fulfill duties by becoming American citizens promptly.
Norman Hargool argues in a sharp profile that after a presidential election bureaucrats reshuffle and dole out plum jobs to favored insiders. He says a special appointee keeps the president informed and that cabinet members pressure for legislation to protect the job market. Dawes faces a system rewarding elites and sidelining ordinary workers.
Chicago Journal of Commerce notes experts interpret Longfellow's Village of Grand Ire as a possible reference to Chicago. The piece suggests geographic symbolism tied to the city in his poetry.
A garbled OCR fragment from Leavenworth appears to parody a plane crash discussion and a poet’s response. The text blends references to Newton and Bingtein theories and Motee of Neat, with scattered names and phrases, creating a surreal, unreadable local oddity.
The text argues that war stems from imperial ambitions and possession drives. It contrasts Western materialism with Confucian ethics, urging education, nonviolence, and cooperation to achieve lasting peace. It questions modern progress as a spiral away from human happiness and calls for a global shift toward harmony.
A New York Tribune piece surveys smoking among women, noting Queen Victoria’s ban, historic limits on ladies smoking, and growing acceptance. It cites Margaret Asquith and Symonds’ Davos girls, explores male disapproval, and forecasts a potential rebellion against prohibition.
In a fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal, observations on American habits blur lines between gender roles and social expectations. It discusses women’s tastes, tobacco use as a male privilege, and cultural norms shaping behavior, with snippets referencing Mary and small vignettes from various papers.
A distressed wartime style public health notice offers vacation safety tips and emergency gear lists. It mixes health guidance with humorous asides about safety, mosquitoes, drowning recovery, and a political aside referencing Lady Astor and prime ministerial wives.
A garbled notice from a local Atlanta paper warns readers to avoid unsafe trends and to check thrift habits. It emphasizes prudent choices on purchases and warns of potential risks in everyday buying.
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