World's greatest financier is the housewife of Illinois
In a Friday column the author argues the Illinois farmer's wife, the household financier, exceeds Wall Street in shrewdness and calls for laws to be written in plain terms for common citizens. It warns against snap judgments on bond issues, favors clear road funding rules, and comments on press power, mortality at Quincy Soldiers Home, and aging Civil War veterans.
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Illinois Farmer's Housewife
Wall Street
Madison
Quincy
Europe
Turkey
Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Holy Land
Mount of Olives
Jericho
Bloudin
Niagara
Falls
Brooklyn Bridge
John Rockling
Great Brittan
Jumbo
Ontario
Canada
New York
France
A Wonderful Lesson on War and Humanity
The author laments censorship and the muting of Europe's truth during war. He cites staggering casualties, describes battles from Bethlehem to Jericho, and contrasts industrial killing with American ideals. He warns of U S aid to Europe and praises immigrant patriotism amid wartime turmoil.
West Pocket Essays by George Fitch
West Pocket Essays humorously examines book buying as a habit and social statement. It critiques collectors, first editions, and colorfully bound volumes, noting how wealth changes but sorrow remains, and observes Shakespeare’s preference for later editions over firsts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fitch
Quence
Scott
Street Corner Sage Defends Boss Mentality In Barbershop
In a barber shop the Street Corner Sage boasts he is the boss on his own premises and claims no woman can rule him. He says his wife learned long ago it’s useless to try to tell him what to do, and exits to dinner after a phone summons. An ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
Patrick
Cleaning Milk Bottles and Jars with Napkins and Soap
Fragments describe a quick method to clean jars using crushed paper napkins, shaved soap, and boiling water, with rotation of the jar for inside cleanliness. Other snippets discuss ventilation using window screens with cheese cloth and a humorous tale about an Irish railroad crossing tender and quirky historical notes.
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Troy
Illinois
Newapa
Ita
Boing
Kinloch
Sintra
United States
Wilson
Haa
Martin J. Tupper
Levant
Nono
Troy Exchange Bank
He Is
Boss
King
New Life
Phact
Phun
Ruth
Mary
Shaw
Cousin Mary
Cicero
Theodore Roosevelt
Lfe
Robert Chambers
John Alden
Pontius Pilate
A. D
Bacton
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Nero
Tommy
Atater
Kate
Jim
Mette
Thomas
Dan G. Liebler
General Merchandise
First National Bank
Edwardsville, IN
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Inspection
Henry Traces
George W. Meyer
J. PF. Keshner
Gashier
George Kalbfleisch
S. V. Crossman
Riebold’s
Irap
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