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Champ Clark dies in Washington at age seventy one two days after retiring from the house after 26 years of service. Harding inaugurated as president with Coolidge sworn in as vice president and public grounds opened to crowds. many political and military appointments discussed amid a flood of federal activity.
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Champ Clark
Washington
House of Representatives
Walding
White House
Warren Gamahiel Harding
Ohio
United States
Capitol
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Jefferson
Harding
Germany
Landis
Supreme Baseball
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Opera Ball in Paris Showcases Daring Fashion
A Paris opera ball after the war featured bold attire with daring outfits including a short skirt and no corsage. Other reports note political moves in Europe including Berlin cabinet talks and Bolshevik tensions in Moscow and Kronstadt.
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Paris
Allies Advance Into Germany Amid War Talk and Diplomatic Strain
Paris reports allied forces reach Cologne and Claysence with bridgeheads as main bodies move to occupy German territory. Lloyd George warns Germany must settle indemnity while Briand promises enforcement of peace terms amid shattered reparations talks.
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Berlin
Germany
Pais
Lloyd George
London
Paris
Cologne
Claysence
Rhine
Allied Armes
Ministry of War
Walter Simons
Simons
Willhelmstrasse
Herr Bergman
Teuton
T Lloyd George
Siew Pot
Ticiih
Briand
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Promises Health for Women
A old newspaper feature shares testimonials from women in Altoona Millston and Marinette praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after childbirth and aiding childbearing. It notes safety and a free book upon request.
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Altoona
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. W. Bennz
8Rd Avenue
Altoona, Pa
H. H. Janssen
Millston, Wis
Marinette
Wis
H. B. Held
Jefferson St
Rabbit skin misidentified as Syrian lambs fleece
A globe trotter buys what is claimed as Syrian lambs fleece for an overcoat lining. Upon return to London the tailor needs more material, revealing the fleece is actually rabbit skin. The tale, attributed to the Montreal Herald, mocks price and provenance.
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London
England
Syria
Montreal Herald
Not Kidding Ether
Carl Jobe longtime newspaper vendor at Washington and Meridian streets was approached by a stranger who asked where Edison keeps his phonograph shop. Jobe noted the man was serious and not kidding, according to the Indianapolis News.
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Carl Jobe
Washington
Meridian
Edison
Jobe
Indianapolis News
Farmer’s boast backfires as worker outspeeds him
A Sullivan county farmer hires a man to gather corn and boasts he never lets any worker get ahead. The hired man quickly pulls ahead, despite the farmer’s frantic attempts to keep up, prompting the farmer to shout for him to stop if he wants the job.
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Sullivan County
Boy bites puppy after Christmas dispute
A Topeka Journal note recalls a child who bitten by a puppy bite tale. The boy explains he bit the puppy's ear because the animal would not stop biting. The story highlights a simple domestic conflict and a child’s attempted response.
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Topeka Journal
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