Coolidge Creed Sets Out Civic Faith and Idealism
Extracts from a recent address by Calvin Coolidge outline his creed of civic duty and constitutional ideals. He cites the Declaration and the Constitution, praises Lincoln, and stresses freedom, education, personal rights, and duty. He urges perseverance toward American perfection and warns against selfishness and demagoguery.
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Calvin Coolidge
Steels
America
Fathers
Abraham Wincoln
Borrowed Smiles and Pacts in Heiress Will Signing
A fragment cites a London Opinion quip on precaution and youth, followed by a Washington Star exchange about politics. A Senator Sorghum notes how friends reveal themselves with office and after. The piece hints at social satire surrounding wealth, influence, and public service.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Railway Rates To Be Higher In Iowa
Des Moines reports Interstate rate increases prompt Iowa demand for state rate hikes. Three commissioners and rail executives attend the hearing at the state house as a 25.9 percent intrastate rise is sought to align with through traffic. Iowa board members Lewis Guiher and Welter, with Guiher soon retiring, sit with the interstate panel. Chicago commentary warns higher rates may trigger broad price and wage effects.
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Des Moines
Iown Commission
State House
Iowa
John A. Gusher
State Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Iown
Iowa Board
Dwight N. Lewis
John A. Guiher
Winterset
Charles Welter
Waucoma
Guiher
Untimely Fashion Critique Draws Lashes at Women
An exchange questions a man imagined with pants far too long and held up to avoid mud and filth. The speaker then pivots to note no women are described this way, implying a gender-based styling quip.
Oskaloosa Men To Purchase An Airship
A public chamber of commerce meeting in Oskaloosa Aug 5 backed forming an airplane corporation. Over forty shares at 100 dollars each were subscribed, led by E M Cheesman Harry Walton and H S Rhynsburger. The effort aims to establish a local aero club and acquire a Curtiss Oriole aircraft demonstrated recently by Iowa Curtiss Aircraft Corp representatives.
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Oskaloosa
Chamber of Commerce Thesday
E. M. Cheesman
Harry Walton
H.S. Rhynsburger
Huasy
Iowa Curtiss Aircraft Corporation
Sea birds’ eggs fail to hatch from naval gun vibrations
Thousands of sea bird eggs along the English Channel did not hatch due to the vibration caused by heavy naval guns, impacting local seabird populations.
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English Channel
Best of Luck at Fox Theatre in Drury Lane drama pairing
The Fox Theatre opens next Saturday for a two day run of The Best of Luck adapted from Drury Lane by Screen Classics. It follows Leslie MacLeod against General Lanzana and features Kathryn Adams Jack Holt Lilie Leslie Fred Malatesta with Frances Raymond Emmett King and more.
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Drury Lane
Screen Classics, Inc
Fox Theatre
Bose of
Lack
Leslie MacLeod
Lanzana
Leslie
Kathryn Adams
Jack Holt
Lile Leslie
Fred Malatesta
Frances Raymond
Emmett
Courtroom Etiquette Chronicle
A quip filled exchange underscores courtroom decorum with a witty reply from a defendant. The dialogue references jury impact and trial demeanor while interlaced with comic newsroom bits from period papers. The piece echoes early 20th century journalism style and urban humor.
City Judge Hears Offhand Courtroom Exchange
A brief courtroom exchange highlights a judge questioning a young man about supporting a daughter the way she has been accustomed, asking whether the support is from before or since the panic. The dialogue underscores concerns about prior obligations and changes in circumstance.
Hale County Alfalfa and Land Boom Advertised
An Iowa influenced sales pitch touts Hale County alfalfa as premier feed, noting six decades of acreage growth, high yields, and strong hog markets. It markets an Aug 14 excursion for $15 round trip plus a free wife ticket, praising local climate, rainfall, and land values near Hale Center and Slate Center.
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Washington County
Hale County
Lubbock County
Iowa
Slate Center
Hale Center
Congress Hotel
Lytle Bros
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London
Louise
Jebb
H. R
Chicago
Clifford Thorne
Pattorney and Transportation Authority
Thorne
Commission
G & J Cord Tire
F. D. Baumeister
Democrat
Kansas City Journal
Boston Herald
Crockett Cattle Company
California
San Diego
United States
Journal
Barber & Jarvis
B. F. Carter
of Hale Center
Texas
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