Local notes from Hicksville and Pierce
A Hicksville column reports on Valentine’s Day and Lincoln’s birthday observances, remarks about Edison’s birthday, and local happenings. Town activities include McMartin visiting, band rehearsals, and the Ogden inn naming debate. Pierce notes discuss wool prices, sheep farming, snow shovel repairs, a wood supply ad, and local figures like John D Rockefeller.
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Hicksville
Lincoln
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Meditate an Hour A Modern Self Knowledge Reminder
The text extols a daily meditation hour as a core Whitman era philosophy and urges self communion. It notes living is more demanding now, especially for women, and posits self knowledge as essential to success amid rapid historical change.
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Walt Whitman
Railways Face Bankruptcy Over Coal Costs and Profiteering
Vice President Atterbury argues U S railways burn about 150 million tons of coal yearly with an average price of 4 17 per ton in 1920. Coal costs rose from 3 49 in March to 4 77 in October, heightening the railway coal bill by about 16 million, over half the deficit. Protests claim coal and steel profiteering inflates costs while workers face wage cuts to support dividends.
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United States
Atterbury
Pennsylvania System
Making or Breaking Him
A commentary on marriage roles arguing a wife's threefold duty. Bearing children and managing finances are simple biology and economics, but the key task is sustaining a husband's fitness to work. The wife provides motherly support, sympathy, and faith, shaping a man's success through companionship and approval.
It's Too Bad We Have Seen The Changing Face Of Crime
A column reflects on changes since the 1890s citing Al Jennings and other figures. It notes speedier robberies, shifts in manners, and public figures like Roosevelt and Harding, with lines on disarmament, fashion, and social trends. Debs and Berger are mentioned as representing socialist currents.
Human Nature and the hope for better behavior
The essay argues human nature is not fixed and can improve. It contrasts harsh views of human flaws with belief in gradual moral progress. The author cites transformation of an individual and the race, noting longer foreheads and kinder passions as signs of change and expresses hope for a more humane world.
Des Moines Review Details Prohibition Enforcement Records
The Des Moines News notes prohibition enforcement tests under the Volstead act. Records for ten months show 456 illicit distilleries seized, 9,186 pulse seized, 4,192 still worms taken, 134,608 gallons of spirits destroyed, 50,448 fermenters destroyed, 1,021 automobiles owned, with taxes and penalties totaling about 22.45 million dollars. Commissioner William M Williams expects stronger future results with improved local cooperation.
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United States
Internal Revenue
William M. Willams
Quotations on War Bonds and Global Tensions
A set of remarks and forecasts features diverse voices. Dean Johnson urges bonds with forgiveness of final payments. Sir Ernest Shackleton foresees a cold winter. Admiral Sims warns of uncertain near future. Sir Jocelyn Percy cautions Russia could fall into cycles of revolution.
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Sir Jocelyn Percy
South
Russia
Diamond Dye Advertises Fadeless Colors
An old faded ad warns Diamond Dyes do not stain hands or fabrics and ruin materials with a dyed look. It instructs buyers to tell the druggist material type whether wool silk cotton linen or mixtures and promises 16 rich fadeless colors.
Inquiring Reporter Snippets From Local Residents
A collection of brief quotes from Mic A M Lewis M V Hill Natalie Owens RK T Smith and others. Residents share light remarks about upcoming week swinging an ax mindset and smiling through days at various addresses.
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BK. Whith
Mic
A. M. Lewis
Olive
M. V. Hill
Alderwood Manor
Natalie Owens
Third Ave
RK T. Smith
Pike St
Letters to the Editor Warn Against Charging Insane Patients
A reader argues against a bill by Representative J W Slayden that would charge insane patients for maintenance. The writer says it burdens the poor, as many come from poorer families, while the rich use private sanatoriums. He compares it to taxing schoolchildren and urges the legislature to find alternate funding without harming patients or their relatives.
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Slayden
United States
Peking
Szechuen- Hankow-Canton
China
National Assembly
America
Republic
Second Revolutionary Movement
Yuan Shi-kai
Correas
Republic of China
Friend of
Injustice Aimed at State Hospitals Pleas for Food Aid
A Washington citizen and taxpayer argues that state institutions must be funded to provide nourishing meals for patients, staff, and attendants. He warns that underfunding leads to inadequate nutrition and worsened health, urging adequate appropriations as a prudent investment for mortal and physical recovery.
Maria and James Scatter Castors in a Damp House
A Pittaburg Chronicle graph recalls Maria's remark to James about lacking castor oil and moving a bed with insufficient castors, noting a tense domestic moment and a request from a week prior.
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Maria
Blood purifier promise for rheumatism remedy ad
The advert claims a blood cleansing treatment will remove germs causing rheumatism and provide genuine relief. It promotes 8S 8 and states it is sold by drugs and offers free literature from the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Avlanta
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