Congress Pledge Fails as Harding Pressures Congress
Washington notes that Harding has not dominated Congress and has urged it to redeem itself. The piece surveys the 1921-22 sessions, tariff and budget legislation, and the struggle within the Republican ranks over strategy and cooperation with the White House. It also covers primary results in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee and the renomination dynamics around Senator Reed in Missouri and Governor Morgan in Kansas.
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Philip Campbell
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Perhaps of Religion Inspires Worth Beyond Life
Sir Henry Jones in A Faith That Inquires remarks that the Perhaps of religion elevates value, giving new meaning to everything. Without it life seems petty with shallow interests and swift passing. Indifference to this truth is neither easy nor wise.
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Sir Henry Jones
Portage La Prairie’s Fur Trade Heritage
The site near Portage La Prairie in Manitoba was a key starting point for fur traders who carried goods from the Assiniboine River to Lake Manitoba. Early French traders established a post there and conducted thriving commerce until French Canada ceded to Britain in 1763.
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Texan notes on fairs bonds taxes and roads across counties
Arrangements for the South Texas Fair at Yoakum October 6 to 8 are announced. The attorney general approves 75000 for New Braunfels street and bridge bonds. Harris County taxes rise 13c, state taxes up 12c per 100. Trades Day fixed in Brownsville. Cotton picking progresses in Washington County with strong yields in Jefferson and Wood counties.
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Georgetown
Rio Grande Valley
Walter F. Woodul
Houston
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Railroad
World Cotton Production and Consumption in 1921
The census bureau reports 1921 world production of commercial cotton at about 15,197,000 bales, with U.S. world consumption around 16,914,000 bales. July domestic consumption reached 458,548 bales of lint and 65,424 linters, while stockpiles and carryovers show sizable totals across lint and linters in public storage, consuming establishments, and compresses. Cotton spindles exceed 36.9 million, up from 1920 and 1921 figures.
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United States
Census Bureau
America
Food prices rise in July across wholesale and retail
Labor department reports July shows retail food costs up about 1 percent and wholesale prices up roughly 3 1 3 percent from June. Biggest retail gains include granulated sugar and navy beans at 7 percent, eggs at 6 percent, potatoes 3 percent, while onions fall 12 percent and cabbage 10 percent.
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Enver Pasha Found Dead on Battlefield in Bokhara
Moscow reports Enver Pasha former Turkish minister of war and foe to Bolsheviks in the Transcaucasus was found dead on the battlefield in Eastern Bokhara. He wore a British uniform and was stabbed five times on August 4 during fighting against Bolshevik forces.
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Governor Neff asked to fund guard troops at Denison
In Austin Texas on Wednesday Governor Neff was urged to direct about 30000 dollars to cover National Guard and state ranger pay at Denison after officials found only 3000 dollars remaining in the guard fund. Attor ney General Keeling Comptroller L D Smith and Adjutant General Barton approved the request with additional funds due September 1.
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Denison
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Keeling
L. D. Smith
Barton
Gap Johnson Whips Son Over Sassy Reply
An admiring remark from a Kansas City Star piece recounts Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge defending himself against his kids. He declares he has been teaching them discipline by whipping thunder out of them for sass, prompting disbelief from a friend.
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Kansas City Star
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad Teaser
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing itchy baby rashes. It promotes Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Talcum with hot baths and gentle applications, priced at 25 cents each.
A Clean Tongue in Life Quote on Reading
A Life magazine quip contrasts reading habits, noting a preference for original French texts over translations seen as indecent. The exchange wittily frames how language and decency influence literary choices.
After One Is Fifty Nothing In Human Behavior Surprises
A terse aphorism reflects on aging and how the human mind clings to familiar patterns. The remark suggests that maturity does not erase surprise but reframes it within long-standing habits.
Spelling Lesson Sparks Pride in Russian Lad
The Chicago Journal recalls a spelling class where a teacher asks Ivan, a son of Russia, to use the word plight in a sentence. The boy responds with a confident, polite correction and a smile signaling pride in his work as a Saturday afternoon moment at school.
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Chicago Journal
Swat Em Now
A short note urges early action against a looming plague by targeting a pair of flies to prevent an enormous number of potential descendants the following autumn.
Greatest Men and Their Eccentricities
A compact line notes that even celebrated figures possess quirks, yet such oddities do not drive their success or legacy.
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