Democrats Gain in Senate and House Amid Close 1922 Election
Returns show Republicans retaining control of both chambers with reduced margins. Senate majority around 1 vote and House about seven, while New Hampshire goes Democratic and western states trend blue. The wave ends with several GOP losses including Du Pont Kellogg and Poindexter. Wilson-era shifts reshape political landscape for 1924.
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New Hampshire
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Ring
House
Congress
Harding
Senators du Pont
Delaware
France
Maryland
Townsend
Michigan
Kellogge
Minnesota
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Calder
New York
Poindexter
Sutherland
West Virginia
Albert J. Bev
Eridge
Indiana
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Judge
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Wheeler
House of Congress
United States
Senator Calder
Fretinghuysen
Townsent
Kellogg
Lodge
Massachusetts
Ohio
Fess
Atlee Porerene
Carmi Thompson
la Follette
Wisconsin
New
Ife
Beveridge
Ralston
du Pont
Hale
Maine
Pennsylvania
West
Mississippi
East
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
New Mexico
Reed Smoot
Ernest Gamberger
Nebraska
R. B. Howell
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Ght
Smith W. Brookhart
Howell
Clyde L. Lerring
Physicians Lead in Death by Own Action
A 1921 statistic shows doctors account for more physician suicides than any other profession in the United States. Dr Dana Wubbard of the New York Health Department urges revision of physicians hours, noting occupational strain is highest in medicine, prompting restlessness despite peace.
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United States
Dana Wubbard
Bureau of Public Health Education
Department of Health
New York
Medical Journal
Newtons Principia Principles and Universal Gravitation
The Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton, published in 1687, outlines three parts on motion and the solar system. Laplace praised it as supreme in intellect, introducing universal gravitation where every matter attracts every other with a force inversely proportional to the square of their distance. The proverb warns against pushing in the wrong direction.
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Isaac Newton
Royal Society
Halley
Laplace
Treasurer of the United States and duties detailed
The treasurer of the United States handles receipt and disbursement of public funds in Washington and sub-treasuries and national bank depositories. She or he serves as redemption agent for various notes, trustees for bonds, custodian of trust funds, fiscal agent for debt interest, and ex officio commissioner of DC sinking fund. The role is filled by presidential appointment.
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United States
The
Treasury
Washington
Ife
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Philippine Islands
Board of Trustees
Postal Savings System
Sinking Fund
District of Columbia
The Danger of Self Deception in Christian Life
A sermon warns that mere outward works and professions may fail to save. Jesus declares I never knew you to those who worship without obedience. The example of the rich young ruler highlights personal surrender and cross bearing as the true test of faith.
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Ips
Cain
Jesus
Liverpool
Jesus Christ
Lord Delivers Faithful Servant in Trials
A biblical verse emphasizes steadfast doctrine and perseverance through persecutions. It highlights how the Lord delivered the speaker from afflictions and enduring trials, urging followers to pursue faith and patience.
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Timothy
Wordplay on Skill And Destruction By J M Gibson
Quote reflects that construction requires skill and labor while destruction can be done by any idle person. It contrasts human effort in creating with ease of ruin and elevates the role of divine influence in making beauty. The author notes even a child may disrupt a flower though it needs art to form and paint it.
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God
J. M. Gibson
Be Pitiful Be Courteous Inspiring Biblical Verse
A devotional quotation from I Peter 3 8 9 urging pity courtesy and unity. The text emphasizes blessings for those who respond with kindness rather than retaliation and frames such conduct as a calling.
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Peter
Froward Heart Abomination and Upright Way Quoted
A fragmentary biblical verse appears noting that those of a froward heart are an abomination to the Lord while those who are upright are in his delight. The text seems drawn from a King James style phrasing attributed to Solomon.
Who Is World's Richest Man in the 1920s Debate
Financial experts in New York weigh Ford Rockefeller and Mellon as the era’s top fortunes. They discuss Ford’s huge income and asset composition, Rockefeller’s liquid securities, and Mellon's private wealth and power over money, noting each has distinct strengths and risks.
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Wall Street Journal
Henry Ford
James A. Davis
Middle West
John D. Rockefeller
Roger W. Babson
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Harding
Mellon
Ford
Rockefeller
Morgan
Babson
Mr. Ford
Mr. Rockefeller
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
John D
America
Hugo Stinnes
Europe
Standard Oil
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Frick
Babson Describes Rockefeller Mellon Ford Wealth Estimates
Babson portrays Rockefeller as a banker and organizer rather than an investor with vast wealth. Estimates vary, with Rockefeller around 750 million after gifts, Ford about 500 million, and Mellon similar, while the American Economic League once valued Rockefeller at about 2 billion.
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Babson
Rockefeller
American Economic League
Mellon
Ford
Cow Bells on Dahlias to Foil Garden Thieves
Miss Ethel Christy and her sister Abbey Christy of Sewickley report a theft of six large dahlias from their rear garden. Police investigate. to deter future thefts they hung cowbells on the dahlia stalks so bells ring if tampering occurs.
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Pittsburgh
Ethel Christy
Abbey Christy
Frederick Avenue
Sewickley
Christy
Y. McFarland
Grow Grapes on Yank Roots in Neustadt Bavaria
German grape growers graft American rootstocks to combat phylloxera at Neustadt. The state school for vineyard construction reports American roots resist the louse, enabling grafted vines to save Germany’s wine industry. Meanwhile in Valparaiso Indiana Joseph Zen, Civil War veteran, is noted for having five mothers through his father’s multiple marriages. Zen’s life spans reflects a lengthy family tale.
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Neustadt
Bavaria
State School For
Germany
Valparaiso, Ind
Joseph Zen
Zea
Joseph Zea
Play Rehearsal Tragedy in Paris Leaves Girl Dead
Opal Hubbard, fifteen, was shot and killed during a school benefit rehearsal at the home of Jess Barnett near Milton. W. J. Young believed the pistol contained blank cartridges and fired, causing the fatal incident.
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Paris
Fox
Jess Barnett
Milton
W. J. Young
Opal Hubbard
Seaside Engagements Probed In Old Parable Reference
The Bestun Transcript notes that parties lack sand and seaside affairs do not endure like the house in the parable. The commentary suggests engagements fade when not tended, contrasting with enduring structures.
Use of Ice Cream Increases Nationwide Consumption
Three hundred million gallons of ice cream were consumed in the United States last year, an increase of one gallon per person over preprohibition levels. O. S. Jordan of New York City, president of the supply men’s organization, says if everyone ate their share they would have three gallons.
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Cleveland
United States
The
Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers
O. S. Jordan
New York City
Supply Men’s Organization
Mr. Jordan
Iowa farms and towns show busy year in brief notices
A wide range of local items recount contracts, cattle sales, deaths, weddings, college anniversaries, factory moves, crop yields, accidents, and records across Tama Muscatine Webster City Oakie Cedar Falls and Mason City with named people farms colleges and companies noted.
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Tama County
Muscatine
Will Barnes
Deep.River
J. C. Crissinger
Farnhamville
E. W. Gregson
Grinnell
Tony Lendenger
Sioux City
Legion
Iowa
James McCrea
Ryan
Jesse Wyatt
Roy Wyatt
Newton
Webster City
O’connel Brothers
Lost Nation
Tobe Husmann
Monticello
Ernest R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Forest City
H. Brown
Guthrie Center
Irvin Eddy
Sibley
University At
Iowa City
Matt Baker
Shenandoah
H. B. Crofts
Iowa City University
Tuttle Kaiser
G. Kaiser
Council Bluffs
H. W. Gleim
Pat Geist
Elliott
Ed Sach
Baldwin
Delbert L. Burnett
Rock Island
Des Moines
Hal
Ray
Thorton Ford
Oxford
Johnson County
Rocksland Railroad
Gus Schneckcloth
Stockton
Henry Plagman
Hancock
Charles Plagman
Davenport
Sidwell Dairy Company
Herman Kaiser
Cedar Falls
Charles Pedelty
C. H. Arneson
Mason City
Charles Forquer
R. Spire
Tama
W. P. McCaughey
Rock Rapids
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement for Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root promotes its purity and vegetable basis. The text claims it relieves kidney liver and bladder troubles and is non stimulant taken in teaspooonful doses. It urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Massachusetts Senator Sounds Alarm on Office Seekers
A Massachusetts Senator, addressing a lodge, decries office seekers as the bane of legislators and accuses many candidates of viewing government posts as graft. He notes some misunderstand key terms and responsibilities, citing a candidate mistaking South Bend for a morning exercise.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
South Bend
Bobby’s Wish Ends In Soap–Time Tale
A Boston Evening transcript recounts Bobby longing to be a clock so he would avoid washing his face and hands. His mother asks why, and he explains the wish, leading to a humorous domestic moment.
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Bobby
Boston Evening ‘Transcript
Maryland Court Rules Soldier Bonus Unconstitutional
The Court of Appeals of Maryland ruled the $9,000,000 soldier bonus unconstitutional, finding the referendum clause attached violated the state constitution. The decision voids the bonus as passed by the last legislature.
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Maryland
Court of Appeals of
Energetic Reform and Quips Stir Senate Debate
The exchange features Senator Sorghum declaring reform aims against the opposition with a joke on retirement and medication. A wary woman muses that happiness in marriage comes only after realizing its absence.
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Senator Sorghum
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