Readers Letters to The Register Editorial Page
The piece outlines policy for reader submissions to The Register editorial page. It sets a 200 word limit for letters, emphasizes fairness, and notes the paper’s preference for policy principles over personalities. It explains that manuscripts may be revised without changing authorship and not returned without postage.
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Brief Thoughts For Today Quote
A concise aphorism notes that every sin provokes its punishment attributed to A Bronson Alcott. The line offers a moral reflection suitable for a brief published item in a religious or literary column.
Register Editorial Declares Sioux City Independence
Sit up and take notice as The Sioux City Register defends its policy of independence in politics. It rejects outside advertising pressure, pledges to print news fully, and champions a city focused newspaper born from a small local plant at 413 Pear Street.
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Grand Oil Party
St. Paul
Bob la Follette
Brookhart
Imary
Sioux City
Montgomery Ward
Sears- Roebuck
Omaha
The
Sioux City King
Swift, Armour and Cudahy
Pear Street
United States
Green sheet debut offers late news 12 hours ahead
The Register unveils a new green sheet in Sioux City delivering late day news 12 hours before morning papers. It provides daily sports updates and league results, with plans to distribute via newsstands and carriers to subscribers, free with The Register as part of the "watch us grow" program.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Celebrated Wonder Child Adele Aarons of Philadelphia
A fragmentary feature on Adele Aarons of Philadelphia, described as a wonder child who walked at three months and showed an IQ of an eight year old at one year. The piece speculates on future science, mentions critics needing dictionaries, and muses on knowledge versus wisdom in a distant future.
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Adele Aarons
Philadelphia
Health advice from correspondence column sparks diet and cure tips
Readers receive medical guidance on catarrhal conditions, diet, vitamins, and weight management. The advice covers laxatives, bran, milk, lettuce, walking positions, and enemas for menstrual pain, plus cautions about ulcers and the need for professional care and physical exams.
Message on legibility and inked signatures requested
The note urges writing legibly with ink and signing names as evidence. It mentions a promise to provide guidance or information if possible and references a general interest response modeled after a 1924 George Matthew Adams copyright note.
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Graciose
George Matthew Adams
Baby's First Kiss Poem by Eddie Guest
A sentimental poem reflecting a father's dream of his baby girl learning to kiss. The verse traces milestones from first steps to first words and a kiss, capturing parental wonder and joy across a family moment. It notes the mother joining in the shared bliss as the home returns to happiness.
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Eddie Guest
No Play and Narrow Tales From the Kabaret Circuit
A fragmented column item notes stage chatter and figures from cabaret and entertainment circles. It mentions a pitcher of anecdotes about actresses, chauffeurs, and social spoofs, highlighting a Chinese dancer and a candid view on fame and money making in show business.
Pavlova Salary Tops Dancers Amid War Era Echoes
The column notes Pavlova earns ten thousand dollars weekly while Mei Ran Tan in China reportedly takes two thousand five hundred dollars nightly, contrasted with low wages in the era. It weaves social commentary on war, education surges, and U.S. farm and industry patterns as it pathways through wide-ranging observations.
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Pavlova
Mei Ran-Tan
America
Letter to the Editor applauds The Register for integrity
A Boston reader commends The Register for a clean, newsy style praising its coverage of the G O P, Hell and Maria Dawes, and the Paul convention. The writer notes the masthead scriptural quotation and hopes for a truly American political life, calling the paper a good Leslie E Dennison read.
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Hell
Maria Dawes
Leslie E. Dennison
Mass
Gift to Workers by Arthur Nash From Cincinnati
Letter to the editor praising Arthur Nash of Cincinnati for giving 600000 dollars in stock dividends to his workers. The writer credits divine inspiration and Nash's action as a step toward a just world, but notes no human can fully establish God's kingdom. Signature reads 8424 Maple Street, Omaha, Neb. Christian Larsen.
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Register
Arthur Nash
Cincinnati
Nash
Earth
God
Maple Street
Omaha
What Others Think What Is a Demagogue Mr Dawes
Republican Vice President elect Dawes denounces demagogues in a public statement and promises to pursue them without quarter. The piece questions who counts as a demagogue under the Dawes standard and notes Dawes may label labor advocates or independent Republicans as such.
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Omaha News
Music for Children Laughs at Club Women in Los Angeles
The Omaha News notes critics in Los Angeles mock club women who criticized child music selections. They mention playful titles like Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight and I Saw My Papa Kiss a Lady Not My Mamma. The piece portrays entertainers ridiculing reformers who want serious music for children.
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Los Angeles
Schubert
de Bussy
Irving Berlin
Omaha News
Stinnes Tax Dodger
Letter to the editor argues the Hugo Stinnes estate avoids about 100 million dollars in taxes as the fortune passes to his widow and children waive claims German law allows this The writer notes tax will likely rise on German fortunes as war indemnity pressures continue and questions when Germany will tire of bearing the burden.
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The
Register
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Stinnes
Brakes of Life Teach Cautions On Motion And Rest
An essay argues that brakes, like in a car, should be used wisely in life. It warns against living with constant worry and indecision and stresses when to apply restraint versus when to push forward. The piece likens fretful living to driving with brakes on, urging balanced action for a stronger, efficient life.
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