Quiet power guides a steady state under Coolidge
The piece argues that true strength lies in reserved, calm leadership rather than loud talk. It compares Coolidge to Grant, praising unpretentious demeanor and readiness to defend the constitution, while noting political resolutions echo past debates on prohibition and the eighteenth amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
General Grant
Grant
Boston
Whipple
Shakespeare
Gratiano
Venice
Republic
Lloyd George and Democratic prospects in U S politics
The piece notes Lloyd George’s cordial reception in North America and comments on Democratic hopefuls led by Underwood. It also covers Chicago Mayor Dever reshaping police leadership amid anti bootlegging pressure and criticizes the Tribune’s stance toward the reforming mayor.
Government tax relief limited by wartime debt reduction
The text argues that government tax relief cannot significantly ease the tax burden until wartime debt is reduced. It notes remaining bond payments and interest outlays, and mentions Ford’s Dearborn Independent shifting stance on Jewry, framing it within Christian founder context.
Handsome Woman Ig no Jowal Treasure
Fragmentary report mentions a handsome woman and a treasure named Sandi. The readable text provides no clear event, location, or dates to pair with established facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig N- Jowal
Sandi
Survey of Physicians Urges End to Alcohol in Medicine
Des Moines Register notes a Shenandoah state convention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union urges examination of eminent doctors on alcohol use in medicine. Historically whiskey and brandy were common remedies, but modern medicine largely rejects them as harmful. Yale, Michigan, Northwestern and other schools teach alcohol is not indispensable and often harmful. Twenty-three states ban prescribing liquor by physicians or sale in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Shenandoah
Mquor
Fingly
London Temperance Hospital
Nathan 8. Davis
Chicago
American Medical Association
Newell Martin
John Hopkins University
A. B. Palmer
Ann Arbor
Yale University
Michigan
Northwestern
Rush Medical School
John Hopkins
Buffalo Medical School
Columbia
Illinois
Minnesota
Harvard
Philadelphia Polyclinic
Navy
Germany Turns to Inevitable Shadowed Phase
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Germany moves into an inevitable phase after years of mistaken policy and defiance. It recalls French pressure since January 11, 1923, when patience in Paris waned and a steel ring formed around the Ruhr, signaling escalating tensions and prior defeats along the Rhine and on the Hindenburg and Sieg lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Germany
Ruhr
Rhine
Hindenburg
Woten
Siegfried Lines
Germany on verge of political collapse as monarchist surge grows
The piece describes a fractured German state facing financial ruin and rising monarchist sentiment. Bavaria under Kahr clashes with the republic’s leadership while Munich becomes a royalist hotbed and Rhineland factions clash as nationalist fervor spreads toward a possible new unified Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ruhr
Kahr
Bavaria
Gessler
Republic
Prince Rupprecht
Munich
Europe
Dusseldorf
Rhineland Republic
Cologne
Rhineland
Berlin
German Republic
Paved Roads Impress M V Record Editor on Illinois Trip
The editor traveled with Editor McCutcheon of the Mt. Vernon Record to Chicago and back, praising Illinois paving. He notes well-marked crossings and curves, frequent use of dimmers, and advocates for paved roads despite cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsville
Chicago
McCutcheon
Mt. Vernon
Mechanicaville
London
Iowa
Clinois
Illinois
Unrelated Fragments from 19th Century Paper
Elliptical lines describe moonshine soaking and wreckage handling for a strange car race superstition. A separate note remarks that honey bees cannot hibernate and must maintain body heat through winter.
Iowa College Football Scores and Local Incidents
Saturday results show Town 44 Knox 3 and Minnesota 20 Ames 17. Drake 20 Cornell 0. Dubuque 65 De Paul 0. Oxford Junction and Oxford Mills report diphtheria cases with one death and school closures. Lyons high school players injured in a car crash near Sterling. four of seven hurt. Wapsie Power Co buys controlling interest of Iowa Railway and Light in Mt. Vernon for 300000 dollars, aims to acquire all stock and serves several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Town
Knox
Wisconsin
Coe
Minnesota
Ames
Drake
Cornell
Dubuque
de Paul
Oxford Junction
Oxford Mills
Lyons
Turtle
Sterling
Lincoln Highway
Henry Childs
Oakley Carlson
Robert Hoepel
D. Gruell
Iowa Railway and Light Company of
Cedar Rapids
Wapsie Power Company
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Clarence
Springdale
West Branch
Stanwood
Cedar Bluff
Wald
Chicago
Flood of fish rescued in backwaters near Dubuque
Deputy game warden J. B. Fahey reports success after seining backwaters, reclaiming about 9 000 young fish including 2 000 bass and 6 000 crappies. Markers guiding Hopkinton travelers are being installed, funded by local merchants. Jacob Lang and family celebrate golden wedding with surprise visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Fahey
Dubuque
Hopkinton
Jacob Lang
Lang
Local residents named in community roster excerpt
The fragment lists residents including Dal Anie Lang and Frederick Nell of Longmont Colorado Mr and Mrs John Lang and family Carroll Bristol of Moline Illinois Paul and Otto Arduser of Dubuque Mr and Mrs George Ardu ser of Cedar Rapids Len Jaeger Casper Buol and sons Paul and Arnold of Dubuque and Martin Buel of Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dal 'Anie Lang
Frederick Nell
Longmont
Colorado
John Lang
Carroll Bristol
Moline
Illinois
Paul and
Otto Arduser
Dubuque
George Arduser
Cedar Rapids
Len Jaeger
Casper Buol and Sons
Arnold
Martin Buel
Lo. Beach
California
Children Week Observed to Boost Christian Education
The International Sunday School association plans Children's Week October 14 21 1923 after a council with divisional superintendents. Jones County trials showed a district program with talks on play child environment and home life, plus house to house visits to reach uninstructed children. Mia Lottie Miller Jones County Children's Division Superintendent notes success and urges active local planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
International Sunday School Association
Jones County
Mia
Lottie Miller
Jones County Children's Division
Cascade Man in Trouble in Cascade Case
Ed Kelly of Cascade was jailed on assault with intent to do great bodily harm after he fired a 32 caliber rifle through a window at Otto Miller’s home during a noise dispute. He was arraigned and bound over for the Dubuque county grand jury and jailed in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Court House
Chef Goggins Highlights Fear in Modern Horae Sightings
In Lincoln Journal fashion, chef Goggins remarks that a horas now causes more fear than seeing an auto did in the past, reflecting a shift in danger perception and social mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Journal
Chef Goggins
High School Picnic Trails Amid Autobiographical Chaos
High school notes recount a seniors picnic to Anamosa state park led by Miss Perkins. A flat tire and a second blowout delayed the trip, but Lena Marugg lit a fire and the group returned safely after singing along Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Perkins
Anamosa State Park
Gass
Anamosa
Annmoga
Lena Marugg
Gretchen
Carl
Miss Specht
Mr. Mahannah
Ames
Monticello
Des Moines
J and Sibyl Nisewanger O
Smith
Nisewanger
Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
Philomathean Literary Society
Jamison
Edith Qhe
Cole
Clara Schoon
Monti High
Mt. Vernon High
Serbousek
Elsse Mae Nielsen
Isabel Stambaugh
Phoebe Parry
Fronts Fading as Character Counts in Press and Profession
In a Cedar Rapids Republic column the author notes type cases once crafted like roll-top desks are obsolete and drunken printers are rare. He argues professionals and businessmen must protect their names, avoid drink, and uphold reputations to secure trust, credit, and advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Luzell
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Times-Herald
Shakespeare
Farmers Split Over Wheat Price Policy At White House
Sioux City Journal reports three farmer focused developments: the American Farm Bureau Federation opposes a special session or government price fixing, Senator Magnus Johnson urges federal intervention to fix prices for two years, and Chicago corn hits $1.00 plus as supply tightens. Northwest farmers hold wheat for higher prices while old corn persists at high values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Coolidge
Congress
Magnus Johnson
Chicago
Minneapolis
Seaboard
Northwest
Johnson
Legislative Committee
Federation
White House
Senator Johnson
Ekater Johnson
Minnesota
Senate
Nammer
Farmers Hopeful Amid Market Shifts
The article notes improving conditions for farmers, with corn prices rising steadily and a promised upturn in the wheat market soon. It predicts President Coolidge will not seek a special session or recommend price fixing, and it cites resistance to a railroad plan from conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Congress
On Time and the Virtue of Promptness
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection argues lateness wastes time and harms business. It condemns habitual delays, cites committee boards and public engagements, and urges starting on time to avoid losses and national vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Training Camps Successful in Seventh Corps Area
Three Citizens Military Training camps held in August drew 3400 young men aged 17 to 24. Letters from parents on file at Seventh Corps area headquarters in Omaha attest to mental moral and physical improvements. Camps will return in 1924 with a plan to double participation, government provides free railroad fare food lodging uniforms and medical and dental care. write Major General George B. Duncan at Seventh Army Corps headquarters in Omaha for full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Corps
Army
Omaha
Nebraska
C. M.T
George B. Duncan
Seventh Army Corps
Army Building
Miss Mildred Pierce Describes Mission Life in India
The letter from Miss Mildred Pierce, Monticello celloist and missionary, recounts travel from the hills to the plains of India in late June and early August 1920. She details the heat, the Ganges bathing crowd, white ants destroying belongings, ants prevention methods, snakes encountered, and daily hardships and observations of life in Arom Unda, India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Joel Starks
Monticelto
Arte
Mildred Pierce
Monticelio
Arom Unda
Palaur
India
Mae
Monticeltea
Ganges
India Faces Rain Shortage and Governance Debate
Letter writer notes famine fears due to scant rain and rice shortages in India. Gandhi remains imprisoned as nationalist movement tensions rise. Observes language diversity and struggles for self rule, while sharing school life with orphans and Hindi study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gandhi
India
Saki
Daryane
Mildred
The Sense of Fitness and Social Judgment
J R Perkins in the Council writes about taste and balance in judging events and people. He contrasts unfeeling critique with charity during national or personal trauma and warns against creating a privileged class marked by harsh critique. He stresses empathy for others and readiness to share in friends and country troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Perkins
Council
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New Jersey
Ig Ling
Lloyd, George
Canada
Lloyd George
Underwood
Dark
Dever
Tribune
Henry Ford
The
Dearborn Independent
Jenne
Neighborhood News
Hopkinton Leaden
Mildred Deischer
Whately
Omaha World Herald
Greece
Monticello Girk
BY Uy Ne
Turner-Preston
F. E. Turner
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Fowa
Greenberg
Chas. Greenberg Furrier
Second St. Cedar Kaplils, Ta
Eclipse
October HH
Splinters
Lamiher
Tigi
Atk
Harry J. Rodman
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