World events brief from Washington and beyond
A federal note urges public support for American membership in the World Court. Navy strength reaches 86 000 with 11 000 new recruits since July 1. Wheeler says treaty provisions trump Volstead Act but not Eighteenth amendment. Wilson denounces post war attitude as cowardly. Mellon proposes steep income tax cuts if soldiers' bonus bill stalls. Soil surveys to be added to winter work by the Sofia bureau. over a third of the continental U S is covered. Hughes tells the French ambassador reparations limit blocks American participation. Grant named Director of the Washington Mint. Grain exports last week total 1 686 000 bushels versus 2 147 000 prior. Funk urges food relief in Germany in Coolidge message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Bureau of Sofia
Washington
Continental
United States
Notable figures struck by varied misfortunes across the nation
A sweeping digest reports Paul J. McCarthy shot in Oklahoma City after a call. Private Ange Rasmussen killed in New York. W. Eis Corey fined for migratory law violation. Bishop James Griffin appointed in Alton. a New York jury on a billionaire divorce. medical grain in ear surgery for Helen Turner. and more incidents including crimes, legal rulings, robberies, rail accidents, fires, price changes, and notable deaths across states from Illinois to California and beyond.
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Ange Rasmussen
Mitchelfield
New York
Saturday Football Scores From Major Matches
Illinois 10 Wisconsin 0 Chicago 27 Indiana 0 Ohio State 82 Purdue 0 Michigan 26 Marines 6 Northwestern 32 Lake Crest 0 Nebraska 14 Notre Dame 7 Oklahoma 13 Missouri 0 Harvard 5 Princeton 0 Yale 16 Maryland 14 Cornell 35 Columbia 0 West Virginia 63 W L 0 Texas 7 Baylor 7 Vanderbilt 60 Tennessee 7 Alabama 16 Kentucky 8 Center 20 Suwanee 6 Georgia 13 Virginia 0
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan
Marines
Northwestern
Lake Crest
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Missouri
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Maryland
Cornell
Columbia
West Virginia
Texas
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Center
Suwanee
Georgia
Virginia
Monarchs at Cartagena for Manila Bay monument ceremony
Foreign King Alphonso and Queen Victoria arrive in Cartagena for the unveiling of a memorial to Spaniards killed or wounded at Manila Bay. Also notes Moscow Soviet closes with a new red flag bearing a hammer and sickle and five pointed star. Berlin dispatch reports Ruhr area to be autonomous under French occupation. Sun Yat Sen seizes Walichow in Kwangtung from Chiang Kai-shek's northern forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Alphonso
Queen Victoria
Cartagena
Manila Bay
Soviet Federation
Moscow
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Walichow
Kwangtung Province
Cher ‘Chiang-ming
Iowa Teachers Rated Highly Yet Politics Quiet
Iowa teachers receive praise for looks as summer school registration ranks fourth nationally with 2604 students. Reports note good wheat growth, Des Moines milk quality, and a record setting 306 eggs laid by a White Leghorn in Quincy Illinois.
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Iowa
State University
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
B. Barney, Jr
Oelwein Nursery Company
Oelwein
Norfolk
H. B. Hammer
Weaver
Quincy
Jasper County
Burlington
W. G. Warner
Bloomfield
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association
Woodmen Lodge
Bates Home
Manson
Zearing Consolidated School
Kelly Consolidated
Napier Consolidated
Ames
George Ekstrom
R. C. Williams
Consolidated School of Jesup
Hampshire
Bureau of Housing
Telling Everyone About Jesus Lessons and Great Commission
A compact lesson overview on being sent by Christ John 17 18 the Great Commission Matthew 28 16 20 and the missionary program Acts 1 6 8 It emphasizes sanctification through truth Christ authority and universal witness beginning in Jerusalem Judea and Samaria and extending to the ends of the earth with the promise of divine presence.
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Jesus
Christ
Galilee
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of
Israel
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Being Self-Centered and Its Effect on Life
The piece argues that excessive self centered thinking in thoughts plans and ambitions leads to weariness and unhappiness. Wealth or poverty does not determine fulfillment. character matters more than material conditions.
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Lfe
Nurse Gains 15 Pounds on Tanlac Endorsement
Miss Mary Early of Omaha Nebraska a practical nurse for fifteen years praises Tanlac citing restored appetite improved digestion and a fifteen pound gain after treatment she says the medicine built up her brother after typhoid and endorses the product for all readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Early
North 20Th St
Omaha
Neb
Tanlac
New Time Piece
Where are you going Lou asks and is told up to visit a friend Sue. He plans one permanent wave and leaves for the trip with casual air. The exchange captures a moment of casual conversation in a small scene.
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Lou
Sue
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotion for Infants
Vintage advertisement touts genuine California Fig Syrup as the laxative for constipated or feverish babies and children. It claims the product sweetens the stomach and stimulates bowels without griping and emphasizes avoiding counterfeits by insisting on the genuine product with directions.
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California
Wife questions secrecy over husband’s spending
A weary woman responds that her husband need not explain his finances as he spends his time reading and talking about horse racing. The exchange suggests tension over financial transparency in a marriage.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warning About Imitations
Public notice warns buyers to insist on the Bayer name on Aspirin to ensure genuine safety. It emphasizes Bayer tablets and package branding as proof of authenticity and cautions against counterfeit imitators.
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Bayer
No Harm in That Hunt Field Prowess Quip
In a brief exchange two speakers dispute bragging about hunting prowess. One asserts the other claims he brags, while the other defends that he only stated the other always performed well.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Widely for 50 Years
A harmless vegetable butter color called Dandelion has been marketed for half a century. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles priced at 85 cents.
Tall Trombone Player Wanted for Limited Space
A brief exchange suggests a preference for a tall trombone player to perform in crowded orchestra rows. The dialogue humorously notes height would help see over musicians in front. No further context or formal notice provided.
Beet Way to Relieve Pain Plaster Ad
An advertisement touts direct outside application to relieve pain and promotes Allcock's Plaster as the original and genuine remedy.
The Old Wayfarer Encounters a Plain Clothes Officer
A detective in plain clothes questions the old Wayfarer about a past arrest. The officer asserts finger print evidence will settle whether the man is the same person who evaded capture two years ago.
Brandréth Pills Offer Nighttime Health Purge
An advertisement proclaims thousands stay well by taking one or two Brandréth Pills at bedtime. The pills cleanse the system and purify the blood as a nightly remedy.
Not Fooled. The Burglars in the House Joke
The joke features a husband admitting a burglary claim and the wife asking to shoot the burglar. He explains he would have become a widower if he had. The quip plays on the danger of risking his life for money.
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Prairie Farmer
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Federal Council of Churches At
Coolidge
World Court
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
America
Wilson
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Hughes
Robert J. Grant
Denver
President Coolidge
Department of Commerce At
Funk of
Illnois
Paul J. McCarthy
Oklahoma City
Okla
W. Eis Corey
D. Lawrence Groner
United States District Court
Corey
James A. Griffin
St. Mary's Church, Joliet, Tl
Diocese of
Alton
Pope Pius
Rome
Millionaire Stokes
Helen Jean Turner
Hillsboro, O
George Boudreau
Elkhart
Ind
Phoenix
Ariz
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Youngstown, O
Oswego
N. Y
Syracuse
Wrigley Gum Company
Dayton
Los Angeles
Wisconsin Co-operative Tobacco Pool
State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
Edgar V. Werner
First National Bank of
Ardmore
D A. G. Eckhardt
DeKalb, II
United States Grain Growers, Inc
Lincoln, Neb
Prof
H. C. Filley
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Standard Oil Company of
Chicago Great Western
Marshalltown
T. Smith
Oak Park
Union Stock Yards
Bay City
Mich
Leonard Wood
Manila
Mindanao
Manuel Quezon
Edwin Longnecker
Reading
Longnecker
James R. Willams
Carmi, NL
Cal
Springfield
Noah C. Bainum
I. S
James O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Trenton, N. J
W. D. Packard
Packard Motor Company
Warren, O
Hawkeye
State News
Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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