Debts Should Be Paid and War Debts Cancelled Urged
A Montreal letter urges Americans to cancel Europe’s war debts, arguing World War I began as a German bid for world domination. It claims France, England, Belgium and Russia were attacked and saved by Allied resources, with France saying Americans came to save them, not themselves.
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Montreal
Journal
Europe
Germany
France
England
Belgium
Russia
Italy
Beauty writer reports mugging near home
Miss Irma Moots was knocked down and robbed while returning home last night. A beauty magazine writer Miss Fawn Upginens notes crow’s feet around the left eye as a result of the incident.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Verse
A reflective poem in Walt Mason’s cadence. The speaker curses aging and illness while reflecting on churchyard shadows, vivid bodily pains, and longing for a distant day when life ends. The speaker imagines death as relief from perpetual aches and the burdens of living.
Debt, Reconstruction and World War Reflections
The author argues that winning World War I saved England France Italy and Belgium from political annihilation and that debt repayment should be maintained. They warn against debt repudiation by nations, noting US relief aid will continue while insisting debts be paid to all creditors. Strong emphasis on business-like principles guiding postwar finance.
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Russia
Germany
England
France
Europe
Americas
Italy
Belgium
Presbyterians to Meet in Des Moines Assembly Opens May 18
More than 1 000 commissioners and hundreds of foreign missionaries will gather in Des Moines on May 18 for the 184th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. The consolidation of the thirteen boards into four departments is a key expected outcome. A missionary exposition and pageant will be held at the Auditorium under Rev. George G. Dewey with 500 Des Moines church members participating. Mrs M B Dicken visited Williamsport this morning to see her daughter.
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Vonder Sexton
Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Stone
Department of Foreign Missions
Department of Home Missions
Gelism
Department of Education
George G. Dewey
New York
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Way to Fresh Breath
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a vegetable bowel and liver aid claimed to purify blood and end bad breath without calomel side effects. The formula, developed after seventeen years of practice, emphasizes gentle, non gripping action and a mild daily dose.
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Dr. Edwards
Ir. Edwards
Br. Fr. Edwards
Washington Improvement League push for cleanup effort
Community leaders and residents discuss a city cleanup campaign with calls for weekly tin can removals, new scout masters, and strong public support. The exchange includes humor about looks and honesty as a banker tests a borrower's sincerity.
Quo Vadis Lost By Al Kiester Amid Emphasis Hint
Al Kiester reports a prized copy of Quo Vadis missing and seeks its return with emphasis. A high asking price is planned to encourage results, warning of more emphasis if unrecovered. The column comments that a stopped clock being right twice daily contrasts with stock sales pitches and fortunes claimed by buyers of new ventures.
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al Kiester
Coroner's verdict on indigestion in odd remarks
Uncle Eben thinks the sun may move and argues about leaving. The coroner declares death from acute indigestion, yet the evidence cites a plain supper of English mutton and Irish potatoes. The exchange highlights the odd courtroom banter over the meal.
Schuyler's Bank Story Collateral Offers Spark Doubt
Schuyler Livingston recounts a banker loan scene where a business man presents a striking stack of notes as collateral and faces uncertainty over their legitimacy. The exchange highlights scrutiny in lending practices and the banker’s cautious response remains unresolved.
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Schuyler Livingston
Nest of eggs puzzle solved by modular tricks
A woman starts with N eggs and performs successive removals: two at a time leaves one, three at a time leaves one, four at a time leaves one, five leaves one, six leaves one, and seven at a time leaves none. The classic solution uses congruences to find N as 2311 eggs.
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Matt White
Matt
History Professor’s Exchange Highlights Confusion Over Oder Charge
A historian asks Professor Green to describe the Russian charge on the Oder. Green replies with a humorous misstatement about presumed possession, reflecting confusion or a joke about the event.
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Green
Oder
Man Seeks Friendship in Crisis Like Hog on Ice
A humorous line reflects a man realizing the value of friendship when independence melts into need, illustrating social bonds during tough times.
Quote about desire and dignity from Gillilan
A witty line repeats a scoffed remark about consequences. It contrasts with a broader idea that a man can obtain all he wants by learning to live without what he cannot have. The source attributes the quotes to Strickland Gillilan.
Swede Miffed by Sermon Focusing on St Paul
A Swedish visitor from the Twin Cities returns from his first American church service complaining the minister talked about St Paul the whole time and ignored Minneapolis. The remark highlights local pride and sectarian focus in early American church life.
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Bane
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Alumni Of Iowa Pickett Organizes Picketts Network
Lieut. B. L. A. Rader of the Iowa City bar, named by Hon. Charles B. Pickett of Waterloo, leads the Pickett forces among university alumni and has designated ten district chairmen to assist. The roster lists alumni managers for each congressional district, with cities including Fairfield Manchester Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Ames Clarinda Council Bluffs Sioux City and Boone. A note adds the French liner La France, a 418 foot steel ship of 6633 tons, sails under the French flag with a 64 crew and 322 knot fair weather run. A cheaper mineral oil based weather grease is introduced.
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Iowa City
A. Rader
Charles B. Pickett
Waterloo
College of Law
U. S
U. S. Senate
Pickett
Rader
Secod
al. D. Thoma
Fairfield
Donald Don
Manchester
Carl Spaanum
Osage
Harold Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Ross White
Ottumwa
R. E. Nichol
Ames
Kent Thorndell
Clarinda
Reed A. Flickinger
Council Bluffs
Walter Dyer
Boone
Harry Snyder
Sioux City
Preton
la France
Dress attire racy verse stalls decorum
A bawdy verse mocks a woman's attire as gaudy and provocative. It praises revealing garments and ends with a cheeky line about her husband and a wardrobe mishap, highlighting early 20th century risqué humor.
Washington County Supervisor Candidate Announces Candidacy
A candidate announces intent to run for Wash ington county supervisor. The term starts January 1923 and hinges on the will of Republican voters at the June primary.
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Washington County
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