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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
3
In this essay the revival of handicrafts is urged as an economic and moral counter to machine driven industrialism. It cites Ruskin in England and German societies promoting home arts, arguing handmade goods restore beauty and human dignity and could transform a machine dominated civilization.
The Kansas City Star notes a military etiquette change allowing officers and enlisted men more respectful social interaction after a House amendment. The Milwaukee Journal argues wages rise with higher production, not price drops, stressing output and worker effort. The Milwaukee article also critiques a Republican plank on Europe and the League of Nations, urging readiness to fight if war returns.
A vivid image of two large plow horses rising from the sea edge as they pull and drag through a cold dawn. The poem portrays labor, breath on the wind, and dreams of spring, set against a raw morning and the scent of loam.
The Milwaukee Journal notes William Cooper Procter’s $500,000 donation to General Wood’s campaign. It argues such a large gift from a single donor risks harming Wood’s public image and questions whether a president should owe any man a great obligation. The piece reflects on wartime training influence and the ethics of political fundraising.
In the Nuremburg archives a protest by the Royal College of Bavarian Doctors urges banning carriages drawn by locomotives for public health. It warns rapid movement causes delirium and cerebral derangement and calls for a 10 foot high fence beside the railway.
A 17 year old Galileo in Pisa observed a lamp swinging in a cathedral at equal intervals, timing the swing by his pulse to reveal the pendulum’s isochronism. The tale credits him with inspiring a clocking principle later central to clock construction, while noting Babylonians knew isochronism long before.
Dublin reports armed bands battling for control in Londonderry as lawless violence paralyzes business. Martial law may be proclaimed and northern Ulster volunteers rumored to march in to quell the riots. Deaths and injuries mount as troops struggle to contain scattered firefights and sniper threats.
In Columbus a roller mill owned by Gus A. Schroeder was destroyed by a fire driven by a strong north wind. Investigators could not determine a source, with losses about 75000 dollars. In Lincoln a Star Van and Storage Company building burned along with 27 factory autos 16 tractors and storage goods. Sparks spread to coal sheds causing further losses estimated at 50000 to 75000 dollars.
Warrants authorize arrest of H. J. Grant and President Bishop Charles W. Nibley on profiteering charges in sugar. Grant heads Utah Idaho Sugar Co and Nibley serves as vice president and general manager. Prosecution cites Idaho sales under a May 1 price of 23.48 as excessive under the Lever Act, with four specific counts from warrants issued by U S Commissioner Tanner in Pocatello Idaho.
Josiah Sharick, 103, aged to claim the airplane flight age record after decades on the ground. He took a Sunday ride into the clouds in Springfield, Missouri, marking a historic aviation moment.
Venice California on June 22 tourist Thomas Edgerton of Bayonne New Jersey wore his false teeth while swimming yesterday. He emerged without them and will have an X ray of his stomach. Exchange firm in New York. Sterling at 3.97 1/2 percent, marks 0.0263, Canadian dollars 0.8770.
Waterbury Conn June 23 under orders of Governor Holcomb state guards mobilized for strike service. Police Lieutenants Richard Leary and John J Bergin were shot in the breast by Liberti Liso 19 a striker and died this afternoon. Public meetings of strikers suppressed.
New York June 22 William G McAdoo denies rumors he and President Wilson conspired on the political situation. He says he knew nothing of Wilsons interview until reading it and that Wilson knew nothing of his withdrawal letter until appearing in print. He notes speculation followed Wilsons League stance interview and his telegram request for party unity.
London gave its warmest greeting yet to Mary Pickford Fairbanks and her athletic husband Douglas Fairbanks at Waterlook Station. Crowds shouted for Mary and Douglas while reporters and photographers swarmed the scene. Mary appeared pale yet excited as Douglas urged a smile and a kiss to the cheering crowd. Meanwhile Elis Island processed 12,603 immigrants last week.
Washington June 22 two of three bubonic plague cases in Pensacola Florida and one of two in Galveston Texas have died according to reports to the public health service. Milwaukee remains the largest producer of sheeplined clothing in the country.
Johnny visited his aunt’s Wagland farm and exclaimed that the place did not seem nice. He reported that public houses open very early and remarked that “nearly all you hens have the litecoughs already this morning.”
A Boulevard Deputy Sheriff stops by a local garage for minor repairs and proudly displays his badge. The proprietor and customers react with humor noting the unusual combination of a garage boss and a deputy sheriff, sparking playful commentary on authority.
A lighthearted note recaps Bill Jones’s quest for rest while on the road. He lists shaky sleep advice from several doctors: avoid left or right side, back, and stomach positions, and even sleeping on a chair. He ends by asking how to avoid falling over if he must sleep standing up.
Dr Escomel describes a Peruvian medical faculty figure noting pseudo beetles whose blood has long been used by natives to treat warts. The growths supposedly turn white as if cauterized by an acid after use.
A janitor explains intruders in an apartment building avoided confronting crying children as he could not interfere with the phones and player pianos. The fragment suggests a tense scene involving residents and security concerns within a multiunit dwelling.
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