Radicalism in the Sacco and Vanzetti case and fallout
The piece notes Sacco and Vanzetti were executed after appeals failed, with public calls for reprieve and defense attacks on courts. It argues radicalism can be punished like other crimes and cites broad international contexts and local figures. It ends with a personal anecdote about a cousin and a child misquoting nursery rhymes.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Holmes
Brandies
Heaven and Earth
Sacco
Vanzetti
Daily English Word Lesson On Misused Phrases
This item lists common errors in usage and pronunciation. It highlights words frequently misused such as you was and were, panorama pronunciation, and common misspellings like comparable and able. It also defines effusion as an outpouring of thought or sentiment and suggests daily vocabulary growth.
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Pan
Ram
Eyontiry
Ted Robinson adapts nursery rhymes in Cleveland Plain Dealer
The columnist riffs on Little Miss Muffett and Old Mother Hubbard noting the lack of wit and claiming he must write it down. He ties the humor to a playful critique of the originals and ends with a casual reference to the dish and spoon pairing.
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Mother Hubbard
Ted Robinson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Town highway commission defended against unfair criticism
Marshalltown Times-Republican defends the town highway commission detailing fourteen years of work and contracts totaling over 290 million dollars. The article asserts no evidence of crookedness or laxity and urges continued public support and prudent spending on road projects.
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Highway Commission
Hichway Commission
Towo
Highwav Commission
General Assembly
Marshalltown Times-republican
Scattered Jokes and World Facts From a Fairbanks Page
A collage of light humor and quotable snippets from a Fairbanks Alaska paper. Items include a tobacconist reply about thousands of cigars, a pencil request for writing a love letter, and a joke about a man seeking liquor without a doctor. Other notes compile demographic facts about the United States and a brief business dispatch about a ship captain’s leg.
Cheerful notes on corn and a hopeful Iowa crop
The writer savors a country Sunday dinner with delicious chicken and notes promising corn fields in Washington County. After a ride north of town, they see ears hanging in many fields and, while not blindly optimistic, believe continued warm weather could yield a good crop and a prosperous year for Iowa farmers compared to neighboring states.
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Russia
England
China
Japan
Ethiopia
United States of America
Sacco-Vanzetti
Washington County
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Chautauqua Enjoyment Continues Despite Uncomfortable Seats
The writer praises the ongoing Chautauqua program now in its 25th year noting its independence and strong entertainment value. They describe hard seats with a slant of about 30 degrees and recount a recent seating mishap in the Seehair, highlighting patience required as audiences stay for the show.
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Chautauqua
Which Washington Cafe Could It Be
A local cafe proprietor is described as thrifty with comments noting his habit of collecting small punched check pieces sold as confetti. Eyewitness recollections in the park corroborate the thriftiness as a recognizable trait linked to this Washington cafe mystery.
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Washington
Washington youths prepare for school teacher influx
Young men in Washington avidly ready themselves for teachers arriving, buying new clothes and grooming. Some grow moustaches as teachers prepare to join the schools, while friendly treaties promises prevent misunderstandings, keeping teaching posts in high demand with few complaints from prior years.
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Washington
Freshman Frailties Through School Traditions
College crowds stir with nerves as frosh face rushing parties and first days of school. Younger kids anticipate kindergarten, while frosh linger on memories of three months free from books and classroom routines. The piece recalls brutal senior hazing fifteen years ago and the wary freshman scurry to avoid embarrassment.
Bonfire destroys German books at old high school
In a moment of high tension students lit a large bonfire at the old high school. The blaze consumed German science books, leaving smoking ashes and a sense of relief as the incident cooled.
Enraged seniors and juniors mark Washington homes
A fragment from a Washington scene notes many homes bearing marks of enraged seniors and juniors. A large 716 appears in front of a West Main Street house, with repeated entrances and hurried footsteps that fail to erase the painted sign, while other hints suggest the same culprits may have climbed a nearby steeple.
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Washington
West Main Street
Dee
Red-blooded youth display on high at old church
The writer recalls the old Methodist church with a tall steeple and notes that displaying colors from such a height takes courage and offers a thrill.
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Old Methodist Church
Lindbergh
Lon Chaney thriller features electric horse treadmill act
The Unknown at the Fox Theatre shows a strong man sequence where Norman Kerry holds back two running horses on a treadmill powered by electric motors for camera control. Chaney plays a sinister armless sideshow figure in a Mystery drama with a circus backdrop. Joan Crawford stars, with Norman Kerry, John George, Nick de Ruiz in the cast. Tod Browning wrote and directed.
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Lon Chaney
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Fox Theatre
Norman Kerry
Chaney
Joan Crawford
John George
Nick de Ruiz
Tod Browning
Fort Madison Police Plea for New Patrol Wagon
Fort Madison Chief of Police Joe Datin has repeatedly urged the city council to fund a new patrol wagon. The aging "black Maria" lags in reliability, faltering on daily calls as the department seeks a replacement.
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Fort Madison
Ila
Joe Datin
Black Maria
Coolidge Book Note Cites Dalla On 1928 Run
A line attributed to Dalla in Coolidge’s book states don not choose to run in 1928. The remark appears as part of a broader discussion of political decisions surrounding the president.
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Coolidge
Dalla
Quote on contentment from Little Rock Democrat
A brief quotation appears in the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat quoting a sentiment on satisfaction with little. The item notes the speaker as the source of the remark.
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