Nationalists suffer defeat in Brunswick elections signaling republican shift
The Brunswick landtag backed democracy as the nationalist junker party lost most seats and votes shifted to socialist and communist groups. Berlin factions split with Stahlheim allies breaking from nationalist ranks. Hindenburg’s ascent and loyalty to the republic are noted as crucial factors in Germany’s evolving political landscape.
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Junker
Landtag
Berlin
Hindenburg
Germany
Marshal Hindenburg
League of Nations
Europe
Party of
German Republic
William of
Face Not His Own Louis Wolheim Tries Beauty
Louis Wolheim, famed for rugged looks in The Hairy Ape and What Price Glory, sought plastic surgery to become handsome in Hollywood. The studio fought, courts issued ten day and then permanent injunctions to keep his distinctive rugged visage. The piece ends by praising his unique beauty over refined decadence.
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Louis Wolheim
Wolheim
Hollywood
Woltheim
Louis Quatorze
Dallas Plans Mega Bond to Fuel Modern City Growth
After two years a special committee urged a comprehensive plan for Dallas. Proposals include new schools, street openings, paving, parks, boulevards, sewers, fire protection, garbage disposal, a fine arts institute, auditorium, airport, hospital additions, and water work extensions with bond issues totaling 23.9 million dollars to fund the growth and modernization.
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Dallas
Texas
Fine Arts Institute
Reform Proposals Aimed at Juror Competence and Witness Immunity
Senators Norris and Walsh push bills to curb juror disqualification for prior knowledge from newspaper reports and to compel witness testimony even with possible self incrimination. They cite Fall Sinclair case issues and urge safeguards to obtain essential evidence, referencing Chief Justice Taft’s past objections as cited by Ottumwa Courier.
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Norris
Walsh
Sinclair
Bar
Taft
Supreme Bench
Ottumwa
Education as a Billion Dollar Industry Says Star Courier Editorial
The Crawfordsville Review reprints an editorial noting that education rivals other major industries in assets. It cites endowments at Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Chicago, Stanford and others, with gifts in the millions and new spends on facilities.
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Columbia
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Chicago
Leland Stanford
Massachusetts Tech
Duke
Cornell
Johns Hopkins
Rochester
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Toronto
Rice
Princeton
George Baker
Harvard Business School
United States
Kewanee
Star-Courier
The Grasshopper and Ants in a Winter Tale
A Marshalltown Times-Republican reprint of the Third Reader fable shows a grasshopper demanding winter survival from ants and bees who point to thrift, labor, and self reliance. The piece ends with the grasshopper frozen beside the stone as frost grips the land.
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Grasshopper
Amalgamated Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Courting Then And Now In Sioux Center Opinion
In Sioux Center the change in courting from secretive old habits to open modern signals is praised as a better trend. The column notes old maids often chose single life, while today women use eyes and smiles to express interest. The piece presents a balanced view on evolving social norms.
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Sioux Center
Sioux County
Health and faith join in healing by fasting and prayer
The author praises ministers who blend theology with health guidance, noting Episco pal Dr Stratton and Dr B H Bell promote fasting diet and moral living. They argue clean bodies aid minds and souls, with physicians urged to support church health education and prevent disease through lifestyle.
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New York
Elizabeth Towne
New Thought Movement
the Nautilus
B. H. Bell
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Denver
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Doctor Bell
Health questions to Dr McCoy via Muscatine Journal
Readers may send personal health and diet questions to Dr McCoy c/o Muscatine Journal. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for reply.
Health Q and A: nervous head tremors diabetes and water brush
Readers ask about violent head shaking due to palsy and nervousness with advice to improve health and remove causes. Another notes saccharin risks for diabetics and fruits as acceptable. potatoes and Hubbard squash are high starch. Water-brush linked to overeating. cut dinner portions and avoid liquids after 3 pm. Also Scout news on advancement and display plans.
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Miss B
Deerioot to Visit Muscatine at New Grand Hotel
Deerioot the Reliable Indian Medicine Man of Iowa City will perform in Muscatine at the New Grand Hotel, presenting his traditional remedies and healing methods to local audiences. The event draws residents seeking remedies and cultural demonstrations by an itinerant healer.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Muscatine
New Grand Hotel
The Drifter on the Telephone Compulsion
The Drifter argues people are enslaved by the telephone due to simple curiosity. He likens constant ringing to a hunter luring prey, noting we answer twenty times a day despite time-wasting callers and meaningless messages. He urges unplugging the bell to resist interruptions.
Small Envelopes Delay Delivery of Holiday Mail
Postal officials warn that small or irregularly shaped holiday greeting cards delay dispatch and slow processing as they must be hand stamped. Postmaster W. S. McKee urges using envelopes at least 2 3/4 by 4 inches or larger to speed Christmas mail delivery. More than half the automobiles in the Irish Free State are from America.
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Postal Department
W. S. McKee
Irish Free State
America
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