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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1924
Page
4
Cast out the scorner and contention shall go out. Reproach shall cease. The reproach of a friend should be just but not too frequent, as Budgell notes. A reflective devotional aside from Proverbs and aphoristic wisdom.
A city inhabitant recalls searching in darkness for street numbers while two couples frantically try to locate a friend’s house. The piece argues for visible house numbers or illuminated signs at intersections to aid navigation and reduce misidentifications at night.
Nicholas M. Bell recalls selecting Horatio Seymour in 1868 at Tammany Hall and traveling from Salem Oregon to New York in 30 days. He notes vast changes as speed becomes humanity’s goal, contrasting past sprints with rapid modern travel and the era’s accelerating pace. The piece ends with the closing note that America’s oldest shoe shop, Benedict’s, fades from existence.
A speaker recalls a mother’s enduring love and a letter urging resilience. The reminiscence links decades of suffering, privation, and hope to inspire the child to persevere with courage through ongoing hardship.
The piece traces Benedict family shoes from 18th century Connecticut to modern decline as machine production replaces handwork. It argues machinery lifts living standards yet enslaves labor, noting widespread adoption and the slow pace of spiritual progress, with a speculative jab about Bell missing a Davis nomination convention.
An 18th century tale of Col. Thomas De Kay selling 60 acres near Broadway and Canal Street for a New Jersey farm. The farm is valued at $25,000 today while the New York land would be worth about $100 million, illustrating how opportunities become fortunes with time. The piece muses on future growth, air traffic hubs, and tax threats that could erase fortunes before descendants reap them.
Mason City Globe-Gazette reports that Spanish war veterans of Iowa at Waterloo and U S veterans groups like the G A R and American Legion support sane preparedness. They argue readiness deters harm, fosters peace, and rebut pacifist theories.
The front pages show hourly temperatures confirming summer arrival. The notes imply anticipation of political action around Mr. Coolidge, with two weeks before notice of his nomination and concerns a cautious committee member not spoiling the surprise.
In a sharp exchange Abe Potash and Morris Perlmutter debate how 1924 voters differ from earlier plain people. They mock politicians pretending to be plain, note rising wealth and modern tastes, and warn that diction and etiquette have shifted as campaigns target the affluent and educated.
Judge T C Hathcock of Atlanta Municipal Court argues marriages should be harder to obtain to reduce divorces. He urges 80 day banns publication, strict licenses, and thorough medical and parental consent checks, predicting fewer marriages and a lighter load for divorce courts.
The article humorously extols Rochester New York as a paradoxical hub of motion and fame. It highlights George Eastman, camera industry ties, Genesee River falls, numerous bridges, and a long history from 1810. It notes past wine making, seed production leadership, and a chaotic but lively image of daily life.
A rambling letter describes a so called lockshare held in a tent like a circus with free tickets. The writer jokes about wealth and marriage while critiquing religion and social norms and ends with plans to arrange a private religious gathering.
A sunrise prayer gathering during a Democratic party powwow is described as a historic moment where self criticism surfaced. The Davenport Times notes the era’s urgency and the party’s humbled stance amid internal strains and potential posterity.
The Knoxville Journal notes a Polish campaign claim that Lieut. God John Hammill is Catholic. The piece says this lie won't prevent his nomination and election as governor, describing Hammill as a nonsectarian and a Scottish Rite Mason.
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