Factory life and profanity in Harper's Magazine piece
Cornelia Stratton Parker examines factory workers in a Harper's Magazine essay describing how profanity and everyday speech reveal class and morality. She notes the contrast between literary restraint and workers’ frank talk in a chocolate factory setting, arguing readers misjudge the voices of working women.
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Annie
Elizabeth Witherspoon
Fannie
Elizabeth
Louisas
Miss Elizabeth
Cornelia Stratton Parker
Harper’s Magazine
Gas fumes in LA tunnel may kill walnut tree pest
A Los Angeles tunnel’s gasoline exhaust, long seen as a nuisance, is reported by Popular Mechanics to contain virulent fumes. A local chemist claims the fumes can kill a scale insect on nearby walnut trees and offers a ventilating system for the tunnel plus $5,000 yearly for the city to use the poisoned air.
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Los Angeles
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Reminders On Golf Officials Set Etiquette Rules
Official golf reminders enforce discipline on stroke focus and safety. They cover standing positions during strokes, honoring final orders, tee and putting green conduct, avoiding repeated putts, signaling to allow others to pass, filling turf holes, protecting bunker holes, caddie behavior on soft ground, and promptly acknowledging penalty strokes.
Time and Work as Opposites in Effort
A concise reflection contrasts putting in time with doing time. It argues that genuine work aims to maximize productive hours, while merely passing time wastes potential and robs time of meaning.
Rail Yard Switch Engine Noise Draws Complaint
A nearby resident writes the railroad company complaining about the loud racket from a switch engine. The letter lists noises including ding dang fits spit bang hiss pant grate grind and puff, requesting relief from the disturbance.
Noisy Night Echoes Across City Streets
A Boston Glove fragment describes a chaotic scene with sounds and disturbances all night, including hoots, whistles, engines, crashes, roars, and sirens, leaving residents rattled and unsettled by continuous noise and fumes.
Businessman Audits Exchange Accounts in City Visit
Regular business report notes Mr. Clay Garry of AlHance area manager for the telephone company was in the city last Friday and Saturday auditing accounts at this exchange.
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Clay Garry
AlHance
The
Telephone Company
Funeral Held For Emma Carow In Dalton Church
The funeral for Emma Carow, the murdered girl, drew about a thousand mourners at the German Lutheran church in Dalton. Rev. F E H Boelling spoke, with organist Mrs. Eddy, and pallbearers included Henry Vick and Henry Blome. Interment followed at a nearby cemetery as the town paused.
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Emma Carow
Dalton
Henry Busachér
Paul Vick
Ted Englert
Robert Fitz Simmons
J. L. Ernest
Louis Vick
Shaneyfelt
Beatrice Ewing
Mrs. Jersen
Ruth Huntling
Tilly Carter
Miss Heitman
Miss Miles
Martin
Eddy
FE. H. Boelling
Henry Vick
Henry Blome
W. O. Campbell
Cheyenne County
North Dakota
Robert Carow
Emma
Walton
Ella Blackwell
Orchard
Colorado
Annette Carow
Santa Fe
N. M
Marie Carow
Sidney
Sidney High School
Youngs
Will
Spokane
Washington
Henry
Carow
Are We a Nation Without Honor, Says Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune asserts the nation has a sacred duty to relieve disabled World War veterans, urging President Harding to provide immediate relief. It argues all other postwar issues should wait until veterans’ relief is addressed.
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The
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Harding
Keeping Up-to-Date and the Trend of Public Taste
A Trade Review critique argues that those who imitate others or merely supply current demand fall behind. It stresses anticipating future public tastes and trends to stay ahead, noting foresight as the key to progress.
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The
Times
Trade Review
Raven in Cage Prompts Century Test
Bridget asks Pat about a raven in a cage and he explains he read a paper claiming ravens can live three hundred years. He plans to test the claim by observing his own bird’s longevity.
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Pat
Bridget
Pittsburg
Neihardt Named Nebraska Poet Laureate at NE University
John G. Neihardt was formally proclaimed Nebraska poet laureate during a simple 1 PM ceremony in the temple at the University of Nebraska. KE. P. Brown, former regent, read the bill confirming the title as Neihardt delivered a lecture on the true meaning of poetry.
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John G. Neihardt
Nebraska
KE. P. Brown
Board of Regents
Nebraska University
Neihardt
Temple
University of Nebraska
Bronson Giants Form Youth Class Amid Streetcar Plans
Bronson, a Sidney suburb, forms a "Big Giants" youth class taught by Will Harper at the Bronson school house. Miss Thompson leads a girls’ Philatheas with a "Get Together, Pull Together" party planned. a "Little Sunbeams" class for smaller girls forms. Jitney service between Bronson and Sidney is proposed with possible Sunday streetcar operation.
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Mercury
Philatheas
Miss Thompson
Telephone Company Transfers Managers
Manager EB Boydsten has been sent to this division from Holdrege to oversee the area. He has secured Dr Murless’s house for his family. Former manager D I L Constock has been transferred to Grand Island.
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Boydsten
Holdrege
Murless
D. l L. Constock
Grand ‘Island
Ledbetter Burke Couple Wed After Courtship In Denver
Carl Ledbett er and Helen M Burke met in Sidney and wed after a brief visit to Denver on June 16. Rev Ray Werson officiated at Trinity Methodist Church with Ella Burke and Jennie Scheutz as witnesses. The bride's mother Mrs Ella Burke will travel Beloit for the summer. the groom runs Sidney Steam Laundry and is a World War veteran. The couple plans to resume life in Sidney amid many well wishers.
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Sidney
Carl &. Ledbetter
Helen M. Burke
Denver
Ray Werson
Trinity Methodist
Ehurch
Ella Burke
Jennie Scheutz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Familiar Sidney Swingley Dies at 79 in Mt. Morris
Familiar in Sidney O H Swingley formerly of Beatrice and long time Union Pacific tax collector died Saturday at his Mt. Morris Illinois home He was 79 and survived by one son and three daughters He had lived in Omaha for years after leaving Beatrice.
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O. H. Swingley
Beatrice
Union Pacific
Mt. Morris
Illinois
Omaha
Fleming Johnson Wedding Held At Pastor Home
Ralph Fleming of Lorenzo and Miss Clara Johnson of Sidney rural precinct were married Monday afternoon June 20 in a ring ceremony at the pastor's home conducted by Rev. Elmer Kuhl.
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Elmer Kuhl
Ralph Fleming
Lorenzo
Clara Johnson
Sidney
Mrs. Clara Shinker Dies at Home Near Dalton
Mrs. Clara Shinker of Cheyenne county dies of pneumonia at her home nine miles west of Dalton on Monday June 20. She leaves a baby two weeks old and seven other children. The family moved from Ohio eleven years ago. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Presbyterian church in Dalton.
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Cheyenne County
George Shinker
Dalton
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Vast U S Rock Salt Deposits Found Across Midregion
A report notes immense underground rock salt reserves spanning New York Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania West Virginia and other states. The largest deposit stretches from northern Kansas across Oklahoma panhandle into southeastern New Mexico and western Texas, possibly the world’s greatest.
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United States
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Vast U S Salt Deposits Span Vast Regions
US Geological Survey notes salt beds cover about 100000 square miles with a thick layer up to 700 feet. The area extends roughly 650 miles long and 50 to 150 miles wide with potential trillions of tons, enough to meet annual needs for millions of years. In a separate item, Lincoln couple Mr and Mrs Ray Cracer rush to Philadelphia for open safety pin removal from their 18 month old baby's bronchial tubes with non surgical options offered.
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United States
Ray Cracer
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Editor Quote Caps Tax Changes In Fairbury News
Editor Lew Shelley of Fairbury News and Gazette quips that divine blessing and tax collection alternate, reflecting fiscal pressures on the paper and community. The remark highlights editorial stance on taxation and local governance.
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Lew Shelley
Fairbury
The White Man's Real Burden Remark Sparks Debate
Washington Post quotes a provocative line about racial themes, noting it's attributed to a white man and has sparked discussion. The piece discusses reactions, context, and calls for reflection on colonial legacies.
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Washington Post
Dove of Peace Quote in Asheville Times
A brief editorial line notes that the dove of peace remains amid a world flooded by hate and jealousy, reflecting a somber mood in Asheville.
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Asheville Times
Immigration Law Should Admit Only 100 Percent Americans
Editorial remark from the New York Herald arguing against the 3 percent immigration law by stating it should admit only pure Americans. The statement emphasizes national identity over policy details and reflects a xenophobic stance.
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New York Herald
Mrs Bergdoll values Grover at half a million dollars
Mrs Bergdoll states Grover is worth five hundred thousand dollars, asserting the value as her belief rather than implying cash on hand or market price. The Arkansas Gazette notes her comment as a statement of opinion about Grover’s worth.
Yap Rights Note Sets No 25 Million Come-Back
Tolalo News Bee quotes a strong stance that if any rights are obtained on Yap, there will be no 25,000,000 return. The remark signals a firm limit on potential compensation or restitution tied to Yap dealings.
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Tolalo News- Bee
Lost and Found at Sidney Barber Shop Heist
Sidney baseball players left citizen clothes and watches in Carson's barber shop after the game. A non-shop negro suspect was caught near Grand Island and returned to North Platte, jailed. Most property recovered. officers prepare evidence for county court today or tomorrow.
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Sidney
Carson
Grand Island
North Platte
North Platte Tribune
Montreal hangman earns over twelve thousand last year
Hartford Times notes the Montreal hangman brought in more than twelve thousand dollars in the previous year, with other uplift ers enjoying similar figures and no standout anomalies reported.
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Montreal
Hartford Times
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Fleming—Johnson
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U. P. Depot
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Mas
Cheyenne County Trading Co
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