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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
3
A child insists on a fresh tale and rejects familiar fairy stories. Grandmother scrambles for a new bedtime narrative, only to be interrupted when the boy shifts topic to the strike, ending with a playful jab toward his grandmother.
A fragmentary line suggests a lover doubts devotion unless proved by a costly gesture, with the speaker insisting that true affection would be shown through meaningful action rather than tearing apart. The terse phrasing hints at a emotional dispute over demonstration of love.
An advertisement proclaims Diamond Dyes offer simple directions for dyeing wool, silk, cotton, or blends with guaranteed perfect results even for beginners. A druggist color card is available, while the Louisville Courier Journal pokes fun at poets and travel mishaps in a quoted aside.
Cannot be cured by local applications as they fail to reach the diseased ear portion. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrhal deafness by a constitutional remedy that cleanses the mucous surfaces and restores the Eustachian tube to normal function. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and mentions free circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
A brief sermon sparked humor as a parishioner complained of its length. The exchange drew laughs when another remarked no one ever complains a sermon is too short. The minister noted the service concluded quickly, barely allowing a nap.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt recalls a dispute over plumbing charges with a note about Castoria, the famous infant remedy, and a claim of tire damage from a piece of glass on a driveway. The exchange underscores billing confusion and lingering consumer cautions.
A vintage advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for baby rashes. Nearby, a small classifieds item asks for a ticket seller while a reader questions weight-based job discrimination.
An art student and a sculptor discuss a bust. The instructor critiques the piece for a sad thoughtful expression while the Pretty Art Student recalls moments when the face brightened into a smile as she experimented with hair and cheek touches.
Four year old Catherine gazed at a circus elephant and exclaimed to her mother that she saw a fat horse with a tail near its eyes, expressing innocent confusion about the animal's appearance.
Quotations from Browning's Magazine note a mother paying bills in town and collectors sent to collect theirs. The saying highlights how a small man can make a large impact if he resists patronization by powerful figures.
Richard Armstrong describes leading a 11 member gang that stole about 1.2 million dollars in bonds from Wall Street brokers by bypassing locks without tools. The group included two women and used inside access to learn safe combinations, with Armstrong promising a lighter sentence for cooperation and police continuing indictments.
London May 22 Polish forces in the Vitebsk region north of Kiev repulsed bolshevik counter attacks last week driving Reds back 12 miles in Krzyzezpol district and repulsing a division north of the Berezina taking 500 prisoners. Moscow said the counter attack was progressing successfully and Red armies approach Minsk via Borissor. Railway workers ordered to refuse munitions for Poland.
Paris May 22. Former Russian Premier Kerensky says Japan has annexed all of East Siberia and a large portion of Transbaikalia after a treaty with the anti Bolshevik government. He cites a telegram from the Vladivostok government president confirming the pact placing territory from the Pacific to Irkutsk under Japanese control.
Paris May 22 The treaty of peace with Hungary will be signed next week. The preparation commission has elected M Dubois president.
Washington May 22. The Knox peace resolution clears the House after a stormy debate declaring the nation at peace with Germany and Austria Hungary and repealing wartime laws. It now goes to the president who is expected to veto and send back with a scathing critique of Congress.
Washington May 22 local committees in car service are to be formed Monday in 30 principal cities to relieve freight congestion. This follows a request by W C Kendall chair of the car service commission of the American Railway Association and the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore normal transportation. Cities include Baltimore Youngstown St Paul Minneapolis Cincinnati Norfolk New York St Louis Boston Denver Philadelphia Peoria Birmingham Kansas City Cleveland Detroit Portland Washington New Orleans Pittsburgh Louisville Galveston Atlanta San Francisco Dallas Toledo Chicago Buffalo Seattle Omaha.
Bernard Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, says wage peaks are behind and labor should hold firm while prices fall. He urges reducing prices first, not wages, to stabilize postwar readjustment as Europe boosts supply and U.S. exports slow. Federal Reserve actions and wage restraint across labor groups shape the path forward with government and municipal workers noted as underpaid.
May 22 Portland Ore Herbert Hoover still leads the Oregon Republican primary despite withdrawing a week earlier in incomplete returns from 24 Portland precincts and scattered state precincts. Hiram Johnson California Senator 628 Wood 526 Lowden 292. Supporters say the League of Nations issue may drive Oregon away from a strong league candidate. Johnson expected to win. latest returns show Wood challenging for second place with Wood supporters promising a close finish.
Washington May 28 federal taxes are seen rising to fund current expenses and reduce debt. Secretary Houston advocates taxing adjustments to raise revenue without large borrowing. Report notes next three years’ obligations exceed eight billion dollars, including victory loans and floating debt, with Wilson pressed to push tax reform and possibly address finance before congress recesses or with a veto on peace terms.
Berlin reports abundant proofs of outrages by French Negro troops against German women and children. Foreign Minister Koester told the Reichstag that the final arm of French policy is to ruin Germany mentally and physically. He urged France to begin disarming by Negro soldiers amid a stormy debate.
The Tribune reports Williams Jennings Bryan informed Senator Kenyon he would appear before the education and labor committee on June 1 to give views on solving industrial relations problems. He is to discuss wage controversies and the expected committee report on a related bill.
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