No Race Equality Debate Shapes League of Nations Vision
The author argues against Japan’s push for a race equality clause in the League of Nations constitution. He contends that while all humans are morally equal, practical divisions persist among races. He warns against Japanese progress in the western United States and urges leaders to avoid racial conflict by adjusting political arrangements to minimize clashes between races.
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League of Nations
West
Japan
Martin Love at the locksmiths and Lafe Bud’s new mustache
A fragmentary note describes Martin Love at a locksmith shop and Lafe Bud with a new military style mustache, noting he appears to have misplaced a handkerchief.
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Lafe Bud
Rippling Rhymes on Spring and Hard Times
The speaker laments winter expenses and rising fuel costs as spring arrives. He describes a car in need of repair and the burden of debt, noting how savings vanish when funds must be spent on oil gas tires and repairs. He contrasts cold season scarcity with spring expenses and ongoing financial strain.
Ida Grove Ad Preview and Easter Dress Dispatch
The piece notes Ida Grove's new mayor J Edwin Bovee correcting Edward and urges readers to choose Easter bonnets this last pre holiday week. It praises millinery crowds last Saturday and imagines grass cutting without a mower to enjoy the growing crop with enthusiasm.
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J. Edwin Bovee
Edward
The
Journal
Red Florentine King Warns Belgium of Impending Uproar
King Albert warned of a dire social upheaval in Belgium unless the peace conference grants economic and financial relief. He spoke during his Brussels to Paris flight and pressed his case in conversations with President Wilson and other leaders of the big four.
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Paris
Belgium
Albert
Mmade
Brussels
Holland
League of Nations
Wilson
Rain Aids Cleanup Talk But Not the Work Ahead
The article notes heavy rains may assist the Clean-up campaign yet cannot remove ash piles or fix fences and barns. It says solicitors continue gathering stock subscriptions in the rain while the executive committee pushes to complete the hotel campaign by Saturday night.
Safely Tucked Away Comment Sparks Correction
A clipped comment from the Sioux City Journal notes a schoolboy mislocated Chicago in Illinois, stating the remark belongs to William Thompson and was found in his vest pocket.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Wron
William Thompson
Sioux City Journal
German War Losses Officially Counted At 2 Million
Berlin reports from Doctor Rubner give official wartime death tallies. Soldiers killed or dying of wounds total 1,486,052 with 134,082 dying of sickness. Civilians sickened by malnutrition reach 562,769. Yearly battlefield deaths climb from 481,506 in year one to 174 in year four, with sickness deaths of 24,829, 30,520, 30,100 and 428,147 respectively.
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Berlin
Rubner
Prussia
Bolshevists Seek What Others Have Says Waterloo Paper
A Waterloo Times Republican quotation notes that Bolshevists desire others possessions and then urge the other side to reclaim them, reflecting a political jab on exchange and power dynamics.
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Waterloo Times-Republican
Old Hog Prices Hint at Shifting Market in Chicago
An old fashioned hog trader who once sold hogs for two dollars per hundred pounds would have faced a load in Chicago on Monday at twenty dollars and fifty cents. The Knoxville Express notes a belief that a democratic administration was thought to cause lower prices.
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Chicago
Knoxville Express
Rainbow boys praised for more than money spent
The Rainbow boys have been welcomed with a $75,000 vote, seen as justified for what the group accomplished in fighting, with Cedar Rapids Republican noting they may have taken more actions than any other American organization.
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Rainbow Boys
Cedar Rapids Republican
Wobbly Supporters Rush to Free Big Bill Haywood
Chicago April 14 reports Wobblies seek early release for Major Bill Haywood from Fort Leavenworth before April 28. A national I W W convention is planned in Chicago with justice department scrutiny of invitations. Only one bond offer so far from George M McIntosh of Peoria. Port Leavenworth approval pending.
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Chicago
Big Bil
Haywood
Wes
Heaven and
Fort Leavenworth
Department of Justice
United States
Big Bill
George M. MclIntosh
Peoria
Port Leavenworth
Maywood Slineelf
LW. W
Joseph Gordon
Time change causes church school clash in Iowa towns
In certain Iowa towns the switch to daylight time creates hardship as churches use one time while schools use another. The situation led to women with new hats arriving late to church, only to discover the church was on the old time, meaning their bonnets would be the focal point of the crowd.
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Iowa
Waco
Newton Daily News
Narrow Escape In Noisy Clothes Tales
A London Tit-Bits item quotes a pompous self made man declaring fortune is his own, while another practical observer notes it was lucky the building inspector did not arrive at that moment.
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London
Michigan Soldier Bernie McAllister Found Dead
Private Bernie McAllister of Jackson Michigan from the Three Hundred Thirty seventh Infantry Ninth Fifth Division was found beside the Longslow railroad line at South Street and Morris Avenue Prue. He appeared killed by a train and was identified by letters and his identification tag after returning from France.
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Jamaica
Bernie McAllister
Jackson
Mich
France
Three Hundred Thirty-seventh Intermed
Highty-Fifth Division
South Street
Morris Ave Prue
McAllister
Chip Milks
Frogs as Barometers Signal Weather Change
A Lone don naturalist claims frogs act as live barometers. Yellow frogs allegedly indicate fine weather, while a brown hue signals incoming bad weather.
Burglar and Office Lover Confess Then Plan Engagement
Katherine confronts Oliver Law after he robs her office, realizes he is the burglar and, in a tense night, forgives him. They pledge not to press charges and later reveal their engagement at the office as they face the staff.
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Katherine Jeffery
Long Beach
Oliver Law
Katherine
Tier
Oliver
Mr. Law
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Let the Children Grow Through Coughs and Colds Ad
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs colds and croup and notes that illnesses can weaken a child delaying growth. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as the advertiser.
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Foley
Lemmon’'s
Advt
Notice to Owners of Dogs in Washington Iowa
City ordinance requires dogs not to roam streets or public grounds. Owners must confine dogs to premises or keep them on a leash when off property. The City Marshal is empowered to destroy any dog found on streets unless restrained or under control.
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City of
Washington
Iowa
Pain Relieving Oil Promises Quick Joint Relief
An advertisement touts a penetrating oil for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and sore joints along with internal and external remedies for coughs colds croup influenza sore throat and tonsillitis It claims instant relief penetrating soles leather in minutes and urges customers to accept no substitute manufactured by Herb Juice Medicine Co sold by Sherman Bros with 30c 60c and 1 00 prices.
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Herb Juice Medicine Co
Sherman Bros
City Dog Control Urges Citizens to Restrict Stray Animals
The ordinance prohibits dogs running at large in the city. Officers may kill stray dogs found or removed elsewhere, with carcasses disposed as directed by the marshal. Citizens are warned not to blame if their dog is killed and encouraged to curb garden-damaging strays this summer. Attest City Clerk Kellogg and Mayor Bover.
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Marshall
Not the Right Tune. Wife imitates swearing in jest
A man swore in front of his wife who then imitates him with the same oaths. After watching her, he notes she has the same words but not the right tune. The Exchange quoted the anecdote as a humorous quarrel over who sounds angrier.
Tit for Tat Jibe Sparks Quick Barbed Exchange
A portly man laughs at a bow legged youth who arrives with a message. The youth counters with a sharp joke about the man appearing to ride a barrel, prompting a brisk, witty back and forth. The exchange ends with a playful taunt about swallowing.
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Jfingo
Local Train Schedule Fragments and Times
Daily except Sunday trains listed include No. 429 Local Passenger at 9 40 am No 449 Local Passenger at 5 15 pm No 835 Local Freights at 7 00 am and Nos 835 836 88 89 and local passengers 429 430 450 daily except Sunday Westpouna No 25 Pass Southwest Lim No 3 Passenger No 91 Local No 91 Freight Tuesday 1 and Saturday Peethauna 9 10 am 12 01 pm Thursday
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H. W. Russel
Westpouna
Peethauna
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J. E, Bover
Nature
Bradfeld Regulator Company
Dept Lamar
Atlanta
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E. W. Rose Co
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M. Mac
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ST. FP
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Coccageeer
Calvert
Huraday
L. D Laneworthy
W. M. Glenn J. Mace
Cyrus
Rh. A. Mo
L. D. Laneworthy
H.P. J. W. Marton
Bethlehem Commandery
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J. W. Morton Recorder
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R HH Walker
W. M
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C. V—Covenant Laitere No. 101
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Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Irvin E. Huston
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Blair Bldg
Ek. BE
Stutsman
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Red Mutual
Chiropractors
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Sartor Mra
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Red
Wasiington
J. J. Foley
J. D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Ferma
Askin County
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
Lowa R. R
C. J. Wilson
Cc. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Morrison & Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Escher, Livingston & Eicher
LAW
W. M. Keeley
Wasilington, Iowa
W. H
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Cralil's
Wase'ngton
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