Relief Aid and Naval Movements Shape Baltic and Pacific News
The Soviet envoy Litvinoff accepts terms that grant the American Relief Administration full control of Russian food as relief squads depart for Moscow from Riga. Secretary Hughes warns Panama over disputed territory while Costa Rican troops move forward. Beef prices may drop as livestock shipments tighten the market and Mrs. Arthur Hamilton completes a record English Channel swim. The American Federation of Labor seeks immediate congressional action on unemployment after a Atlantic City meeting.
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American Relief Administration
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Rélief Administration
Moscow
Riga
Walter Lyman Brown
Hoover
America
King
Utah
New York
Volga
Re‘ief
State Hughes
Panama
United States
Costa Rica
White
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Congress
State Department
Washington
Coto
National Livestock Exchange
Arthur Hamilton
English Channel
Kalais
Dell
Through Alsace to Switzerland Strassburg to Lucerne travel notes
The writer recounts crossing from Germany to France at Kehl near Strassburg, observing border controls and a German influence in Strassburg, then describes Lucerne Switzerland as a scenic hub for hotels, shopping, and a Mount Rigi ascent. He notes silver flows between francs, wartime tensions, and a rich panorama of lakes, mountains, and historical monuments.
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Weidelberg
Strassburg
Heidelberg
Kehl
Custom House
Deutschland
England
France
Peter
Bale
Belgium
Germany
Dobbin
Cobienz
Amercans
Rhine
Coblenz
Switzerland
Lucerne
Republic
United States
U. S
Ams
Paris
London
Mount
Rigi
Vitznau
Zug
Lake Lucerne
City of
Sempach
Baldegg
Hallwil
Jura Mountains
Hapsburg
Lake of
Lowerz
Schwyz
Mark Twain
Thorvaldsen
Tuileries
Interlaken
Bernese Oberland
J. W. Coxsee
Frame it above your desk a grouch and his welcome
A lighthearted column notes a curmudgeonly character who deflects compliments yet earns a warm reception from visitors. The piece hints at a homey workplace ritual where wit and stubbornness mingle, shaping relationships and daily routines.
Enduring Call for Democracy Against Bolshevik Tyranny
A Chicago view denounces Bolshevism and czarist oppression while urging peaceful democracy. It cites famine in Russia and Maxim Gorky reports to argue the dictatorship harms humanity, predicting Marxist propaganda will fade once people govern themselves through tried democratic methods.
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Chicago
Holy Russia
Maxim Gorky
Land of Soviets
Moscow
Karl Marx
Nicolai Lenine
Ishmael
Physician Claims Gray Soothes All Normal People
A physician states that all normal people are soothed by gray though the current outlook offers no such calm. The remark contrasts with the unsettled mood of the times.
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Gray
Obituaries and Local News From Iowa Communities
Long list of headlines and summaries from Iowa towns including Parley deaths, Labor Day events in Marion, weddings near Waterloo, corn prices, arrests in Cedar Rapids, a hidden still near Olin, car thefts, and fatalities from accidents and storms. Reports cover corn yields in Tipton, bank closure in North Liberty, caravans westward, and various social notices.
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Joseph Keller Sr
Parley
Marion
Prenton Blair
Bannatt
George Geiger
Cedar Rapids
Olin
Dubuque
Lambert Mier
London
Tipton
Lambert
Lloyd Soper
Anamosa
Jones County
Fairgrounds
Himer H. Johnston
Iowa City
Johnston
Press-Citizen
Tipton Creamery
John McCormick
North Liberty Savings Bank of
North Liberty
Johnson County
State Banking Department
Co. RB. Gillette
Mt. Vernon
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Gillette
Cornell College
Caoravans
Linn County
Charles J. Norris
Central City
Joseph Schelsmidt
Dyersville
Camp Grant
Illinois
A. W
L. Schellamicht
Amusing Anecdotes From Across The Atlantic
A collection of humorous exchanges and observational quips from Choate’s golf outing to a London bank rupture tale. Jokes cover family banter, trains, indulgent food talk, a hobo’s burned money, and a thrifty housewife negotiating living costs.
Wit and bravado mix in a parade of quotes
A collage of humorous and sharp lines from various figures. A dark alley threat with a witty retort about brains and money parallels a London club quip about Roberts. A drought sermon mocks faith with an umbrella joke. Twain and Howells share a restaurant scene ending in a clever oyster quip. A broader note laments peace hindered by greed in trade.
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London
The Wood Wanderer Emerson Poem Fragment
A nature oriented portrait of a forest seer and minstrel of the natural year. Emerson presents a wise pilgrim who ponders nature and eternal ideas, a lover of all living things.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Denver
Alsace
Townry
Cedar Rapids-Republican
Homegraves
Lincoln
Vega
Arcturus
Job
Altair
Ben Hur
Spica
Wwest
Antares
Deneb
Iowa
Neighborhood News
Raymond Koch
Webster City
W. H. Koch
Independence
Koch
Leroy Hanson
Grant Highway
Jessup
Hanson
Frances Ollinger
Strawberry Point
Leon
John Hock Jr
Alex Myers
Francis Titus
William Spoers
Manchester
Henry Saathof
St. Luke's Hospital
Choate
Aneg
Johnnie
Nihel Barrymore
Victor Hugo
Birmingham Age-Herald
Boston Globe
Lita
Boston ‘Transcript
Amelia
James
Lord Roberts
Roberts
W. J0. Howells
Walter
Wonderer
The
Monticello State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Eclipse
John Freeze
R. Acbi
Will Lubben
Ed Rice
John Tachantz
Ely & Moore
Albert Heiken
Peter Oeschger
J. L. Bader
Our City
Harry S. Rodman
Myr
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