Taxed for the Times and the Truth Tellers
A Monticello Express column rails at misquotation and political distortion while reflecting on taxation, education costs, and personal expenditure. It cites public issues from high taxes to road taxes and notes shifts in divorce statistics by state. The piece also covers Voltaire, religion, and a stock show triumph for Iowa with car prices and Ford models ending.
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Little Red
Rockefeller
Iowa
Chicago
Iowa State College
Sugar corn and radio in Cedar Rapids Gazette notes
Congressman Cole discusses industrial chemistry using corn stalks and sugar substitutes, praising wall board and related efforts funded by a $50 000 appropriation. He recalls a similar sum sought for Jerusalem artichoke sugar, faces committee gauntlets, and contrasts sugar with gunpowder funding while mentioning Iowa radio station WSUT and presidential candidate chatter.
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Congressman Cole
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Standards
Washington
College
Ames
Dubuque
Jerusalem
Cuba
Religion and childhood success in religious homes
A Yale professor’s figures show children of missionaries and preachers excel more than those from other classes, second only to children of professors. A religious home plus intelligent outlook fosters the most promising background for future achievement.
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Wallaces
Yale
Mary Garden on Jazz’s Machine Age Tone
Prima donna Mary Garden criticizes jazz as a machine age phenomenon. She defines jazz as a dog chasing a tin can and argues the noisy, smothered notes reflect machines influencing human subconsciousness. She predicts jazz will fade in favor of more serious music over the next decade.
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Sioux City Journal
Mary Garden
Lack of Industry and Prudence Warns Manson Journal
The Manson Journal argues no legislation can save a class of farmers from bankruptcy. It notes elders worked hard and saved under tougher conditions, while the current generation allegedly avoids work and squanders inherited wealth.
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Manson Journal
Easy Marriages and Easy Living in Davenport Times
A Davenport Times column argues that trial marriages reflect a modern drift linked to jazz culture. The piece frames easy marriages as both consequence and symptom of a broader easy living trend.
Troubles of a Soft Head in Carroll Herald
Harold McCormick, heir to a harvester empire, faces public marital troubles. The piece mocks his wealth and lifestyle as he chases glamorous young women, contrasting a once sweet song with a now money tainted pursuit.
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Carroll Herald
Harold McCormick
Hatless Sheik Contemplates Courage This Season
A season motif frames the figure of a hatless sheik pondering the span of his bravery amid rising challenges. The piece blends imagination with existential doubt, suggesting a period of testing and inner resolve.
The New Ford Captivates Public in Sioux City
Henry Ford is hailed as a premier showman as the new Ford car debuts, creating vast public curiosity. The article notes Ford’s unprecedented innovation and strong anticipation among both Ford owners and general readers. A stenographer jokes about staying downtown to see the accidents as the screen hints at the launch.
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Sioux City Journal
Henry Ford
Ford
Edse
Rabbi Wise on Companionate Marriage and Birth Control
Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York argues companionate marriage rejects wedlock without reform. He says it entails birth control without marriage and marks outward reform with inward abolition. Marriage remains impossible if its essence is childless and it requires changing the self.
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Stephen 8. Wise
New York
From One Prison to Another
Arthur Sheldon, released briefly from the state reformatory, was recaptured at the Anamosa gates by Sheriff Bodenhofer upon Montana officers request. He had served eight years locally and had escaped a prior Montana sentence, prompting transfer and removal with only a revolver for security.
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Anamosa Journal
Arthur Sheldon
State Reformatory
Bodenhofer
Deer Lodge
Montana
Sheldon
Bertillon
It requires constant vigilance to keep from condemning a man simply because he is different
A reflective line from The Paper Book stresses ongoing effort to avoid judging others for differences, urging restraint and empathy in social perception.
World Moves Grove Patterson and Texas talk
A mother tells her 9 year old son there are other worlds beyond baseball and pro fighting. The boy cites Gene Tunney earning a million in a night. Judge Lindsey notes companionate marriage is here to stay but may not gain constitutional approval soon.
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Des Moines Register
Lindsey
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