Not the Land of Their Dreams
A long Panglossian tour by Scott’s Cara van from Brooklyn to Boise ends in disillusion. Boise Daily Statesman reports a bankers’ committee found disillusion and inflated promises, with locals misled about distance, canyon peril, and the town’s readiness. The piece notes mixed outcomes and a plan to help settle or return the colonists, plus a local shoe repair venture prospering amid uncertain prospects.
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Scott
United States
Brooklyn
New York
Boise
Idaho
Sidney
Telegraph
Ise
Boise Daily Statesman
Scott Colony
Buhl
Castleford
Davis
Star of Idaho
Realize Abundance Through Positive Treatments
A reader describes using affirmations from Elizabeth to uplift her discouraged husband about money and business. She recites phrases like happier leads to success and divine guidance, repeating them nightly to renew his hope and perceived prosperity.
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Elizabeth
Wusband
Back Breaks in Fall Miss Grace Meints Injures Spine
Miss Grace Meints daughter of Brune and Mrs Meints of Pickrell suffered a severe accident Friday on the Meints farm while husking corn. A wagon endgate loosened she fell backward breaking her back and was taken to the Mennonite hospital with a grave prognosis. Uncle J C Meints said recovery was unlikely.
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Grace Meints
Brune Meints
Pickrell
Lfe
Meints Farm
Miss Meints
Brune Meints, Jr
Mias Meints
Mennonite Hospital
J. C. Meints
Beatrice Sun
Beggars Ride in Autos Sparking Local Debate
The piece notes professional beggars travel in cars across towns, storing their vehicle in garages, then going door to door. It questions charity practices, urges verification of genuine need, and cautions against welcoming a stranger beggar into a community.
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Middle West
Clean Up Kansas City proves people can curb crime
The 1920 rise in crime spurred citizens to form a law enforcement association with the motto Clean Up Kansas City. By mid 1920s or early 1921 there were fewer murders and burglaries, about 50 percent drop, with auto theft and highway robberies also down, suggesting organized public action can reduce crime in any town.
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Kansas City
Derby Winner Behave Yourself Chooses Prompt Spectator
A Youngstown man with little racing knowledge bet on Behave Yourself at the Kentucky Derby and won after his wife’s parting remark, My hunch led him to the horse that triumphed, surprising friends who asked how he picked the winner.
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Youngstown
National Livestock Marketing Plan Drafted by Farm Bureau Panel
The Farmers Live Stock Marketing Committee of fifteen completed a draft plan to form a national livestock producers organization. It calls for terminal market commission houses, stocker and feeder companies, stronger local cooperative shipping, and a coordinated marketing program under a national board. It envisions a transport department, livestock statistics interpretation, and expanded meat marketing through Farm Bureau ties. Funding relies on terminal association memberships. nonmembers receive half the commissions. A Copper-Tindher law hearing is sought on exchange practices. Nebraska Farm Bureau voters weigh petitions for a rural credit constitutional amendment and property taxation reform to reflect earning power.
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Farmers’ Live Stock Marketing Committee
Producers
Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Livestock Producers’ Organization
Producers’ Livestock Commission
Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Association
National Livestock Producers’ Association
American Farm Bureau Federaion and State Federation
Farm Bureau Federation
Terminal Commission
Shipping Association
Terminal Association
National Livestock Producers’ Organization
Terminal Associations
Terminal Commission Associations
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federal
T Etc
Farm Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission Cuts Freight Rates for Grain and Hay
The ICC on October 22 ordered sweeping reductions in freight charges for grain and hay, saving Nebraska farmers millions. The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, with the American Farm Bureau Federation, pressed for relief against high rates. H. D. Lute stated the commission did not grant all requests, but the cut is favorable amid an approaching railway strike and shows recognition that agricultural interests require favorable freight terms.
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Interestate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
H. D. Lute
Called to the Colors and the Cost of War
A reflective piece on a son sent to war years ago exploring birth and loss. It honors mothers and families who waited in sorrow as the call to service sent their sons into battles under the stars, and it laments the anguish and unanswered prayers at the world’s frontiers.
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Germany
France
Russia
Austrian
England
Heart of Humanity
If armies halted, what ends this war and why
Yeoman Shield reflects on the futility of war and the humanity of soldiers. The message questions martial glory, asks what war settles, and urges leaders to avoid bloodshed by recognizing each soldier as a son and each mother’s sacrifice. It calls for clinging to power to stop further bloodshed worldwide.
Disparate Editorial Snippets Across Papers Titled Cotton and Taxes
A collage of remarks from Greenville Piedmont Columbia Record Richmond News Tender Dallas News Boston Herald Minneapolis Tribune New York Herald Norfolk Virginian Pilot and Columbia Record. Topics range from cotton prices taxes and prosperity to debt of gratitude and currency charges on Marconi. No single story. diverse opinion snippets reflect press commentary.
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Greenville
Piedmont
Columbia
South
Greenvile
Richmond News
Dallas News
Germany
Leas
Boston Herald
S. C
Dawes
Columbia Record
Absurdities in Interstate Film Rules Highlight Dempsey Fight
Springfield Union notes how Congress power over interstate commerce clashes with state police powers. The Dempsey Brennan fight was legal in New Jersey and shown to soldiers in New York, yet exhibitors were fined under interstate commerce acts. Reverse conditions for Madison Square Garden fight expose legal contradictions.
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Congress
Doctor Crafts’ Organization
Dempsey and Carpentier
New Jersey
New York
Dempsey
Brennan
Madison Square Garden
Springfield Union
Legionnaire Dies at Kansas City Reunion
Grant M. Mayden of the Nebraska delegation died Monday at the local hospital after drinking poison at a private billeted home during the American Legion reunion in Kansas City. Police found two addresses in his pocket Mrs B T Mayden Randolph Nebraska and Grant M Mayden 1220 B Street Lincoln Nebraska. Mayden had worked briefly at Dr Bailey's sanatorium at Normal and was married in Lincoln soon after. he had served a year in the Philippines after enlisting at Omaha following World War I. The body likely will be taken to Randolph for burial.
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American Legion
Kansas City
Grant M. Mayden
Nebraska
B. T. Mayden
Randolph
Nebr
B Street
Lincoln
Mayden
Sauce in Kind Payment Tale From Rural Midwest
In rural Middle West districts money circulates slowly and debts are paid in kind with produce. A young doctor, seeking payment for a procedure, agrees to accept goods and is offered “horseradish” as the payment in kind by a patient husband, illustrating local barter culture.
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Middle West
Harper’s Magazine
The Telegraph Ad Promise Hit Money Tie In Ad Push
A call to advertise in The Telegraph says both sides lose money if ads are skipped. The appeal emphasizes revenue impact for the newspaper and advertisers, urging immediate placement to support local coverage and business visibility.
Winning Victories And The Power Within You
A quotation from Yeoman Shield urges readers to seize mental power to acquire money health and happiness. It describes the world as a living force shaped by human consciousness and ambition, concluding that inner mastery enables one to influence the external world.
General Leonard Wood retires after long army career
First Great Pro-Consul Leonard Wood leaves service after joining in 1885 at a Arizona post with General Crook. He rose to command the Rough Riders not by influence but through proven merit. Wood may feel he missed his presidential aim though Pershing held that honor in World War I.
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Leonard Wood
General Crook
Arizona
Geronimo
Rough Riders
General Wood
Pershing
Pro-Consul Army Leader Retires to Govern Philippines
The New York Evening Post notes a veteran leader whose vast army experience spans multiple departments and culminates as chief of staff. His Cuba governorship earned US respect, aided by yellow fever conquest, and he later governed Moro province before retirement to govern the Philippines, where his major career awaits.
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Cuba
United States
Moro
Phillippines
New York Evening Post
Tanlac claims draw thousands with surprising gains
Thousands of weak men and women report astonishing weight gains from Tanlac. Bassett's Pharmacy advertises the remedy while Dr. F L Snell a dentist in the Neubauer Building provides contact details, highlighting local sales and support.
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Bassett's Pharmacy
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Darby
Joan
Secretary of Agriculture
H. C. Wallace
Legionnaire
F. L. Snell
Neubauer Bldg
M. K. Olson
Plattsmouth, Nebr
H. A. Stover
Kratz Abstract Company
Stuht-Hink Bldg
General Insurance
The
Western Land Company Hi
O. Shank
Pres
Eesig Block
Sidney, Nebr
Van.Gorder & Campbell Furniture and Undertaking
Sidney, Nebraska
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