Landon Supports International Peace Vision Amid War Talk
In New York City on April 23 1924 Landon addresses a meeting concept of the Woman International League for Peace and Freedom. He praises peace aims while urging cautious patriotism and skepticism toward universal internationalism. He notes world conferences and constructive economy as steps toward reducing war and urges patience with peace efforts.
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Woman's International League For Peace and Freedom
London
England
Sodom
Gomorrah
The Price of Booze Rises as Prohibition Rages On
A sobering verse laments high liquor costs under prohibition era rules. It contrasts cheap previous spirits made from grain with today’s expensive bootleg blends using odd ingredients and risky processes. The piece notes only the wealthy can afford costly bourbons while cheaper options persist for the desperate.
England Favors New World Conference to Limit War
London newspapers greet President Coolidge’s offer to convene another world conference on disarmament and international law. They credit the Dawes report with reviving hope for peace while warning that France’s Poincare could torpedo the effort, risking isolation. The Chronicle urges including future air war regulation in the agenda.
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London
Coolidee
The
Daily News
Coolidge
Dawes Committee
Europe
France
Poincare
Irish Cast Shines in April Showers at Fox
Amusement notes announce the Fox will screen April Showers on Monday and Tuesday. B P Schulberg presents a lively Irish tale with Colleen Moore Kenneth Harlan and a cast from The Lightons plus Tom Forman directing. The film features Irish fight scenes and a chorus of stars including Kid McCoy and Johnny Huff.
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B. P. Schulberg
Preferred Pictures
New York
Lower East Side
Lightons
Fox
Old Erin
Schulberg
Trish
Tom Forman
Dublin Castle
Colleen Moore
Kenneth Harlan
Blarney
Stuth Clifford
James Corrigan
Myrtle Vane
Priscilla Bonner
Sons of Erin
Kid" McCoy
Johnny Huff
Erin
Rocky Shore
Washington legislative updates and hearings
Senate and house meet as the Senate agricultural committee continues the Muscle Streals hearing. A Senate committee probes the indictment of Senator Wheeler. Conferees work to resolve differences in immigration bills while the Senate foreign relations committee holds an executive session with Major General Henry T. Allen on the German relief bill.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Senate Agricultural Committee
Wheeler
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry T. Allen
Pink buds indicate time for spraying fruit trees
Des Moines reports that when cherry plum peach pear or apple buds show pink, first spray should begin. Use liquid lime sulfur 8 quarts or dry lime sulfur 4–6 pounds with lead arsenate 1–1.5 pounds in 60 gallons. If green lice are present add black leaf ferty at 0.5 pint per 50 gallons. In Mount Pleasant extension test, average cost to enjoy an apple tree was 59 cents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Mount Pleasant
Agricultural Extension Department
Agreement Aimed at Civilian Protection in Future War
The text notes an agreement designed to shield civilian populations. It mentions prior discussions between France and England and argues for a much wider radius to prevent civilization’s end in another war.
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France
England
By the Way and Odd Snippets on Food and Folklore
A collection of humorous lines and anecdotes about breakfast timing, duck eggs, ice preservation, bobbed hair, talking bore, a schoolgirl essay, and a joke about a bankrupt merchant. Includes a quip about a child eating cake too fast and a motherly exchange about Georgia.
Batesy Bag of Quips and Quiet Talks
A collection of brief exchanges and droll lines from a traveler's call for two and a bashful man. A silent lakeside ride turns into a tender moment as a woman laments being unloved and a man reassures with faith and family. Mosquitoes loom with rising bills.
Fashionable wedding ends with whispered punchline
A humorous moment at a stylish wedding unfolds as the bridegroom, lacking visible means of support beyond his wealthy father, attempts to utter the vow and the father whispering loudly proclaims, Heavens. There goes his bicycle.
Man warns about woodpecker alarm on roof
Harry Ward claims a woodpecker trained to drum on his roof calls at 5 15 each morning. As days lengthen he may try 4 00 or 4 30. Public warning urges him to keep the red headed bird off the roof or risk harm to the bird.
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Harry Ward
Harry
Easter Gifts and Tiny Town Gossip in Fairfield
A rural carrier in Fairfield receives a whimsical Easter tribute from route patrons totaling 1,159 eyes one ham two chickens and twenty five pounds of lard. The piece also shares snippets about retirees ministers a 90th birthday tribute and light local chatter reflecting small-town life.
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Fairfield
Hugh Shriner
Fine Points in English on Pullman Berths
A man asks the Pullman agent about berth choices and price differences. The agent explains the paradoxical pricing where the lower berth is cheaper but physically lower, while the upper is higher and costs more, leading to confusion. The man faints at the end.
Red Sox and Braves in cellar rhyme
A playful verse imagines the Red Sox and Braves as they hid in a cellar during a power outage. The mood is humorous and mischievous as both teams are portrayed sharing sauerkraut and not feeling lonely.
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Red Sox
Dividend Return Blanks Available In Dubuque
Information returns detailing dividends paid by corporations and required by the treasury department are now ready in all divisional revenue offices. For any single shareholder receiving $500 or more in 1923, the blank forms are available, as announced by Lars E. Biadine, the collector of internal revenue for Iowa. The Dubuque office dispatched the blanks.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Treasury Department
Lars E. Biadine
Internal Revenue
Towa
Treasury orders require disclosure of dividend recipients
The treasury department plans to require corporations to disclose names and addresses of persons receiving dividends and the total calendar year distributions. The change aims to reveal recipients while not mandating disclosure of the dividend amounts by corporations themselves, with audits checking tax records for omissions.
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Treasury Department
Secretary of Treasury
Bladine
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Georgia
Mamma
Bill McWhorter
Scotland
C. H. Wilson
Kby-The-Way
Tam
Carl LeBuhn
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
A. J .Thomas
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Dist
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Travelers Insurance Co
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Live Insurance
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F. & M. Bank Bldg
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Golden State
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Waslington
Brad
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J. C. McKay
Roound Et Lim
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Om Ay
Ticlmwt
John Park
Washington Lodge
L. B. Lupton
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
BR. A. M
W. T. Carson
P. Arthur Goodin
Zeredatha Council
D. I. Carbaugh
I. M
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
H. T. Carris
O. KE. S
Pearle Dickerson
Alice Rownd
Damascus Shrine
Commercial Club
Ida McDaniel
W H P. Dwinnie Thompson
Amos Chapter de Molay
Jerry Carris
M. C
James Sexton
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Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. R. Littrel
S. T. Rickey
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O. F. Hall
North
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Fred Diller
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
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John Belville
M .D, Lee
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