Washington farm bloc stirs politicians and voters
The column debates the farm bloc in Washington, remarks on diplomacy amid diverse interests, notes a drowning congressman from California after failing to deliver harbor funding, and critiques prohibition, religious debates, and political trust. It cites delegates Borah La Follette Reed and Hearst as capable negotiators and reflects on jury competency and wine use.
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Washington
Potomac River
California
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Borah
la ¥Ollette
Reed
Hearst
United States
Jonah
Christ
Cana
Urgent Faith and Society Themes Face a Christmas Cast
A reflective column argues that true Christianity rests with helping the needy, not self righteousness, and notes Uncle Sam sold two old warships for junk value. It also discusses farm prices, Christmas spirit, a senators race in Newberry, and a humorous mine incident from the Durham coast.
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Sam
Junkers
Artificial Gem Production and Color Treatment Highlighted
The article notes gemstones are increasingly produced or enhanced artificially. It cites rubies sapphires and agate coloring. At the Reno bureau of mines station radium treatment yields more valuable tints and colorless Colorado topaz has been given yellow, with light-fastness experiments ongoing.
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Reno
United States Bureau of Mines
Colorado
Village Clean Up Day Sparks Quiet Tension
On May 25 villagers held an annual cleanup with women sweeping an alley near a stone wall. They found a small ash pile and cans and teased that Mr J:s family may be away fishing while others clean his dirt. A whistle echoed as Mr J appeared with a rake and uttered a single meow.
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Sand 1
Mr. J
Simon Kenton and the Kentuckian Scout’s Survival Tale
The article recounts Simon Kenton, Virginian scout, famed for his daring escapes and gallant stand against Native American forces in Ohio and Kentucky. It details his capture, brutal gauntlet, near execution, aid from allies like Simon Girty and Chief Logan, and eventual captivity in Detroit before escaping back to Kentucky where he died in 1836. The piece notes a yearly Arrow subscription cost of $2.00.
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Daniel Boone
Annals of
Kentucky
Simon Kenton
Kenton
Lora Dunmore
Ohio
Ohio River
Zanesfield
Simon Girty
Logan
Detroit
Des Moines Evening Tribune Subscription Pitch 1922
An early 1920s advertisement urges families to subscribe to The Des Moines Evening Tribune. It promises more news, pictures, stories, features, and market reports than any Iowa evening paper and offers a money back guarantee.
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Des, Moines Evening Tribune
The
Tribune
Iowa
Local Agent Promises Tribune Next Year Money
Fragmentary note states H. F. Thomas as local agent for Rolfe, Iowa, with a phone contact and a claim about earning money from a Tribune deal next year.
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Tribune
H.-F. Thomas
Rolfe
Towa
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