Winnipeg Strike Left Lasting Impression On City
Roberds Lake Minnesota reports on Winnipeg’s 1919 strike era, noting how the conflict reshaped politics and labor, created lasting animosities, and influenced the rise of radical labor leadership. The piece contrasts conservative and radical labor factions and mentions widespread sympathy strikes across wage earners, with clerks and police among those involved.
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Roberds Lake
Minn
Winnipeg
Canada
Labor Party
American Federation of Labor
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Echoes Hopeful Seer Advice
The poem quips that hopeful seers assure better days ahead despite crises and crime. It contrasts social unrest with sages urging faith and calm as hardships fade into past dreams and a return to sanity.
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Walt Mason
Winnipeg Strikes Disturb Peace After War Era
The piece describes a broad strike in Winnipeg affecting fire, police, mail, streetcar, milk and bread deliveries, and more. It asserts radicalism used the strike to pressure government, notes shortages and public hardship, and details police and military responses, public reaction, and debates over justice and governance. It closes with reflections on provincial election mechanics and Canada’s view of representation.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Arctic
Esquime
United States
Manitoba
Laugh and Lock Your Troubles Away Poem Quips
A verse urges building a strong box to hide troubles and laugh at them, then shifts to humorous snippets about a man indifferent to fried chicken, a left handed writer, a wedding signaled by cigar smoke, and a barber shop quip about a boy’s haircut.
Two Drivers Blame Themselves In Minor Collision
In a minor smash up two motorists each claim responsibility while an auto owner argues a trade in value is too high. A traffic officer notes both drivers admit fault and asks for insurance forms to be written.
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Deajer
Polley
Ernest Atchison Bets on Fish Tale Trust
Ernest Atchison declares belief in the tale of the 16 pound fish that got away as he dismisses others who doubt the story. He asserts trust in the account and distances himself from critics.
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Ernest Atchison
Ernest
Theater Manager Clears House Over Alleged Affair
A spirited caller warned a manager that her husband was with another man’s wife during a film. The manager halted the show and vowed to eject any couple seen with another’s spouse. Fifteen couples left as the house went dark.
Man forgets car keys after shopping for watermelon
S. R. Knupp parked at the horseshoe arena and shopped for groceries then returned home with a watermelon. A household member asked about the car and he realized he left the keys in the ignition switch, prompting a hurried return uptown for them.
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S. R. Knupp
Horseshoe Arena
Portrait Sketch of a Man with Quick Glances and a Sloppy Tie
A terse portrait describes a man who squints when thinking and wears a loosely tied four in hand. He loops the neckwear over the collar and secures it with a tie pin, giving a casual, incomplete knot appearance.
Not Having a Weekley Journal Inquiry
A reader from Washington Iowa asks the Evening Journal for subscription pricing and whether the weekly edition carries the same ads as the daily. The letter requests a mail reply with annual cost and subscription details.
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Washington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Weekley Evening Journal
Weekley
Weekley Journal
Crooked cucumber tale and a perilous crossing
A humorous exchange has Jane confessing to bending a crooked cucumber to impress guests. A motorist crossing a railroad track faces a frightening close call as a train arrives. A rural joke about a man who stayed home with his wife for thirty years ends with a twist, labeling love as paralysis.
Cat climbs 20 foot yard pole riddle posed by Mart White
Mart White describes a 20 foot pole in his yard and a cat that climbs one foot each morning and descends one foot each night. He asks readers how many days the cat will take to reach the top. Also includes a trove of aphorisms on life and wealth.
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Mart White
Mart
Ek To
Italian fruit stand owner annoyed by customers
A concession describing an Italian fruit stand keeper who grows agitated as possible patrons handle and pinch the fruit, disrupting sales and concentration on his stall.
If You Must Pincha Da Fruit Pincha Da Cocoanut
A humorous local anecdote recalls a boy late to school whose excuse about a new baby softened a strict teacher. The tale ends with a compassionate lesson as the teacher forgives him for tardiness this time.
Stolen Goods Recovered Before Theft Noted
In Charles City on August 11, Jake and Bill store owners learned their clothing had been recovered in Mason City before they realized it was missing. Thieves tried to sell the loot to a second hand dealer who, suspecting theft, refused after needing $250. The clothing belonged to Charles City merchants valued at about 1500.
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Charles City
Jake & Bill
Mason City
Charlea City
Victim Will Recover in Cherokee After Shootings
Aug. 11 Harrison Steele, seriously wounded last Friday by a Negro desperado, is in fair way to recover. Steele was in the posse that chased the shooter who wounded two men in the railroad yards Wednesday night and a farmer near Meriden Friday morning. The Negro was killed by a posse member after wounding Steele. Steele’s bravery is noted by his World War service in France and a March 1921 robbery capture he aided at the Steele bank.
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Harrison Steele
France
Steele Bank
One Church and One Creed Still Hope of Churchmen
Chicago report on the world conference on faith and order argues that unity among Christian denominations may come closer. A May 1925 Washington meeting will convene delegates from nearly a hundred denominations to discuss creed and unity, with Geneva 1920 as a prior gathering reference.
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Chicago
Church Union
Commission On the World Conference On Faith and Order
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Portland
Ore
Washington, D. C
Christian Union
Geneva
Washington
Man from Cherokee Seeks Aid After Sudden Loss
A married man with two young children, ages three and two weeks, has suffered a major setback. Born in Cherokee, he is reported to be only two percent recovered and seeks assistance to support his family during recovery.
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Ellogg
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W. K. Kellogg
Johnny
Tandy
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Irvin BE. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Barclay’s Cash
Washington, IA
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M.D. Blair
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General Practice of Medicine
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Safale
Ashington County
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
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Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston, & Eicher
Washington, Lowa
Austin Sutherland
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