Old Man's Darling Foolish Tale Of Aristotle And Alexander
A humorous tale recounts how a beautiful woman duped Aristotle in old age while guarding Alexander the Great. Alexander, famed conqueror, supposedly pursued love and mocked Aristotle before the philosopher was tricked into a comical display in the gardens. The anecdote ends with Aristotle admitting the power of love.
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Political cartoon notes Congress inaction on farm relief
The Register’s Sunday cartoon mocks the Sixty-eighth Congress for failing to pass farmer relief despite Coolidge urging action. It contrasts Cal Coolidge’s cautious stance with Roosevelt’s more forceful pressure and notes postal wage vetoes as part of treasury caution. The piece ends with a somber mailman delivering mail without his usual smile.
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When Comics Fail and the Strips Keep Laughing
This piece reflects on strip artists facing daily pressures and personal misfortunes while delivering humor. It notes how creator temperament, family illness, quarrels, and tragedies intrude, yet they must remain cheerful to keep readers engaged. It cites a Henedrula woman winning $2000 for hair pulling and Sioux City women trimming for fashion.
The Ever Fresh Mind of a Great Reformer
The speaker extolls the great man as broad and tolerant always seeking new knowledge and experience. He praises Lafcadio Hearn for clear thought and a growing, unstale mind that inspires readers to keep advancing beyond stagnation.
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Treatment guidance for styes and chalazions from eye health column
The article outlines early massage with 1 per cent yellow oxide of mercury to abort a stye, hot boric acid applications, and cautious squeezing only at the pus point. It explains internal styes or blind styes, Meibomian gland involvement, and differences with chalazions, plus surgical opening and scraping under local anesthesia. It also mentions consulting a physician for incision and notes on later care and reader questions.
The Pasture Bars Poem by Eddie Guest
The speaker recalls a boy limited by fences and fields and urges him to seek wider horizons. The poet promises to guide him beyond the fence and show a world of potential, arguing no pasture bars imprison the soul.
Burglary Warning Echoes in Quiet Home
In a hushed exchange, a couple discusses a possible burglar while noting an unfixed window since painting. A child questions superstition about cabbage color, reflecting light domestic humor from Life Colonnary and Punch.
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Mannerly Talk Comic Exchange Cited by Boston Transcript
A brief humor item cites a witty exchange about manners. Willie replies that wasting manners now would leave him with none when company arrives, illustrating a light social observation from a Boston newspaper.
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Long Trip Conductor Exchange on the Yale Record
A brief dialogue fragment shows a conductor questioning a passenger about boarding, reflecting a scene from Yale University life. The exchange captures informal travel banter and campus culture.
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The Observer's Column Oddities on Weather and Wit
A collage of quips on weather, homes, protests, and social quirks. The piece riffs on rain, shelter, architecture, travel, and humorous anecdotes about marriage, divorce, politics, and daily life with observational humor and playful critique.
Register Readers Editorial Policy Encourages Civil Debate
The Register invites readers to submit opinions up to 300 words on non controversial topics while urging focus on principles over personalities. It notes prior flood of candidate letters, states it prefers party selections at conventions and primaries, and reserves the right to revise manuscripts without changing meaning.
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Editor urged press to purify coverage of sensational crime
A letter from Mrs. J. S. Pinkerton of 913 Jennings Street criticizes The Sioux City Register for sensational crime coverage. She urges editors to report bare facts, avoid romance or sensational detail, and begin a purifying of the press to promote right living and sane public conscience. She encloses a two month subscription check.
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My Home Town Dedicated by George Finch in 1924 Sioux City
A poetic letter to The Register recalls a river city valley scene and lifelong ties. The author notes leaving home for distant landscapes, then returning to find true pasture in friendship and familiar streets in a town by the river in the Sioux Valley.
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Iowa Prominent in Republican Convention Prospects
Iowa figures prominently in the Cleveland convention coverage with potential vice presidential picks among Iowans or former Iowans. Dickinson Lowden Hoover and Burton are named as possibilities, while Borah leads among Coolidge allies but not firmly slated. The report notes shifting regional economic patterns and editor George Harvey’s new post at the Washington Post.
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