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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1924
Page
4
The report notes Davis supporters claim alignment within the party as Gov. Smith of New York and W J Bryan pledge support. McAdoo argues a lawyer's professional ties should not judge his views on economics and society. Davis is seen as achieving broad Democratic backing.
A flood of letters to the Register includes opinion pieces and poems from readers. One writer urges focus on principles, another argues defective vision as a major cause of auto accidents, citing Hoover commission data and Columbia and optometry groups pushing eyesight tests for drivers. A letter from Louis Carl McWilliams and notes about Boy’s Town show community responses to editorials and performances in Omaha.
In Salem Oregon on July 14 a report notes a new method for harnessing natural powers in Lake county. Live steam from geysers and deep hot wells could supply cheap electricity, enabling timber and other industries to grow in remote areas.
A compact moral note cites Proverbs 28 about the wicked fleeing and the righteous bold as a lion. It adds Wendell Phillips’ line declaring that the eternal sun of right cannot be delayed by the world.
The American Council of Agriculture launched Saturday uniting agricultural groups. George M. Peek of Rock Island County Farm Bureau named president, Carl Gunderson named VP, R A Cowles secretary, John Paul treasurer. The council endorses McNary Haugen principles and will seek equal status for farming with industry and labor, pledging candidates to support related legislation.
John W. Davis will head a united Democratic party as he begins organizing for a White House bid. William Gibbs McAdoo sailed for Europe after pledging support, ending fears he would oppose the nominee.
The piece reflects on human effort and honesty, citing Stevenson on Thoreau. It argues that character forms through choosing no over yes, urging toil, study, and sincere action to find meaningful existence and noble behavior. It emphasizes personal contact with hard life facts.
A writer argues the cutworm is the pestiest farmer foe and frames life as a gymnasium of trouble. He contends pests test character, compare rivals to enemies, and claim genuine growth comes through overcoming adversity and toil.
A Boston reporter observes street fashion in Sioux City where women’s outfits weigh 28 ounces and men’s clothing risks four and a half pounds, suggesting a humorous double standard. The piece notes outfits cost over $60 and ponders if men should be allowed to walk in pajamas in hot weather.
The Dubuque unit seeks recruits for a full state encampment and highlights advantages of military training. Weekly drills, annual encampments, and pay make service attractive while instilling citizenship and discipline. The piece argues against abolishing the armed forces and credits them with steering youths away from crime.
fragmented text reports a political clash over oil and gas policy with mentions of Ohio and students, implying opposition to a proposed gas treatment. The passage is unclear and contains multiple garbled phrases, but centers on conflict and regional reference.
A mixed selection of health guidance and personal anecdotes from Edgar A Guest letters. The piece includes references to medical topics, sanitation, a Chicago meeting, a train journey, and observations on a Los Angeles to Chicago trip plus a family scene on a train with a mother and child. It ends with a call for milk and vegetables and mentions the Battle Creek sanitarium.
The passage extols a large family as a joyful yet burdensome unit. It stresses that many kin bring love and protection but also frequent tears when some members wander or fall to hardship, likening care to a shepherd watching over many lambs and warning that grief accompanies departure.
The article notes New York’s nightlife shifting from celebrity crowds to music driven by top bands and sensational performers. It describes dancers of all ages, including a self described “grandpa” dancing with younger companions, and mentions open air venues and rival thrill rides. It also cites heavy urban transit use and subway and elevated track riding.
An observer notes in a lightly satirical column that Alexander Bannfort rents a Boston mansion for short terms to host high society events, with money making schemes and social psychology debates noted. The piece also touches on Broadway distracting New York factories, European tax plans, and cotton carries forecasts, ending with aphorisms about secrets and enemies.
Washington whispers feature Charles Dawes and his lineage as part of a heritage of New England pioneers and revolutionaries. The article traces forebears from an archbishop of Canterbury to a Franklin connection, and recounts public portraits and anecdotes about his blunt speech and political image.
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