Ireland and Britain on Dominion Status and Independence
The piece argues Ireland should accept British terms offering full dominion status to avoid loss of sympathy. It cites General Smuts and Lloyd George, contending large nations can be self sufficient and that Ireland, if independent, would still be at Britain’s mercy commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
General Swats
de Valera
Lloyd George
British League
South Africa
Great Britain
Russia
China
Brazil
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Nature and Comfort
The poem reflects a breezy defense of summer hardship and nature's design. It praises solar heat for crops and pruning, notes insects serve a purpose, and asserts Dame Nature guides events with a calm, accepting philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Nature
Gadzook
Toward Interdependence Over Absolute Independence
The discussion argues Ireland cannot be absolutely independent until it agrees internally. It notes England should grant independence only when Ireland is united. It highlights a global shift toward confederation and international patriotism to reduce nationalistic conflict and bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England
League of Nations
Chautauqua Bus Decline and Impressive Sunflowers
The chautauqua season shows strong attendance but bus usage falls as car ownership rises. taxi drivers report unprofitable demand while police are credit for safe traffic with hundreds of cars daily. Henry Parkinson on North Iowa Avenue grows a sunflower reaching fifteen feet ten inches, with other tall blooms nearby.
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Oskaloosa
Henry Parkinson
Iowa Avenue
Millions of Bogus Bonds Circulated in Nationwide Swindle
Federal agents traced a vast fraud led by Charles W. French and John W. Worthington. Victims included banks and brokers across the country, with six million dollars in stolen bonds and about three million in worthless notes plus forged certificates of deposit and trust deeds. Alva A. Harshman, a former secretary to French, provided the confession detailing a bank purchase deal involving $800,600 cash.
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Chicago
Charles W. French
John W. Worthington
Department of Justice
Alva A. Harshman
Harshman
Middle West
Father Lectures Daughter's Suitor About Duty
A father questions a suitor about responsibility and paying bills while the daughter retorts that the man was sick with heart trouble last night. The exchange ends with her defiant exit.
Minister testifies Tanlac aids wife's health case
Rev A H Sykes, former pastor in Nashville, says Tanlac improved his wife's ten month stomach and nervous illness. He notes prompt relief after starting the medicine and predicts full recovery. Tanlac sold in Washington by Sherman Brothers and Pioneer Drug Store.
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A. H. Sykes
Watkins Park Presbyterian Church
Nashville, Tenn
Tanlac
Washington
Sherman Brothers
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Color of Your Eyes Memory Test in Marriage Tale
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a husband of thirty years who, upon returning home, tells his wife he saw an old friend who asked to know what she looked like including eye color. The husband blurts out the color brown, implying a remembered past without direct accusation. The vignette explores trust and forgiveness in a long marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Mascots Guard Against Bad Luck Growing Popular
A growing trend features mascots believed to ward off misfortune spreading across communities as people adopt these figures to shield them from various forms of bad luck.
Soft Coal Production Rises in August Week, Still Lags Peak Years
For the second week of August the soft coal output is estimated at 7,726,000 net tons, up 651,000 from the prior week and the largest weekly total since June 11. Despite gains, current production remains far below 1914–1920 levels, with 1921 output trailing by about 32 million tons for first five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
New England
Hudson
Wife Helps Elect Hubby After Severe Right Side Pain
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured years of stomach and intestinal trouble including appendicitis like symptoms. The speaker credits a nurse and husband’s election effort, noting that one dose convinces and money is refunded. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
Beverage Plants From Common Alcoholic Beverage Origins
Beverage plants include the coffee tree Coffea arabica the cacao tree Theobroma cacao and the tea shrub Camellia sinensis. The passage notes these plants as sources for alcoholic beverages among several common products.
Socialist speaker harassed and abducted in Mason City incident
Ida Crouch Hazlett, a socialist, was dragged from Central Park and her literature burned after a group spirited her to a rural road. She was returned by farmers’ sons amid clashes with Salvation Army supporters and a crowd. Mayor Beecher refused police protection prior to the disruption.
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Mason City
Ida Crouch Hazlett
Central Park
Nora Springs
Salvation Army
Mastodon Skeleton Found in Arizona by Smithsonian Team
Smithsonian investigators report finding a mastodon skeleton in Arizona but note the specimen was not at its site when discovered. The off site discovery suggests paleontologists cataloged the find for further study.
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Smithsonian
Arizona
Boston
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Bruce Cowden
Iowa
E. Main Street
Abe Martin
Walt Mason
Chautauqua
Mrs. Sykes
A. H. Beecher
Kleonkwick
McKlhinney Drug CO
X & Isyverl
John Droz
J. BE. Edgington
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Irvin
Huston
Southwest Corner
Farmers’ Union
Washington, IA
S. H. Bateman
M. D. Washington
Blair Bldg
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Brookhart Bros. Law
Federal Farm Loana
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal
Washington, Lowa
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abstract Department
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Mia M. H. Sartor Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
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Klein
Red
B. Watson
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
Morrison & Morrison
Sis Fort
Prank L. Wilson & CO
Crosl & P
Golden State
Express
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Westbomn
Hi. W. Russel
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Washington Lodge
J. Ellice Grayson
W. M
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Cyrus
W. C. Bell
H. P. Arthur Goodin
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
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W. C. Arthur Goodin
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Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
I. B. Mitchell
Dr. C. Russell
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