Kellogg Briand Pact and Russia's Peace Suggestion
The piece recalls the 1928 Kellogg Briand Pact that outlawed war and notes its global reception. It contrasts Nikita Khrushchev's later call for a force restraint treaty with the pact's reach, arguing the plan fell short of preventing aggression and urging the West to propose stronger ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Kellogg
President Coolidge
Aristide Briand
France
United States
Britain
Germany
Italy
Russia
Frank Kellogg
Nikita
Hungary
Infidels and Drunkards in Washington
In 1843 Charles Granger, a Home Missionary, wrote from Washington Iowa about a new Presbyterian effort, local religious divisions, and social issues. He notes infidelity and intemperance, and asks who the infidel and drunkard elected to represent Washington County in the legislature was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
American Home Missionary Society of New York
Charles Granger
Washington County
Haskins
Billie Jones
Steve
Madison
Elmer
Harry Jones
Hod
Oral Waters
Bert Pierce
Oscar Dawson
Arthur Wead
Harry Palmer
Warren van Winkle
Bill
Jim Skelly
Roy Morrow
May Fleming
Jimmy _ Fleming
Wolves Against the Sky Remembered in Iowa County Lore
In an Iowa county, elderly residents recall a time when timber wolves roamed near Crooked Creek, stalking sheep and haunting winters. The tales recount boyish encounters, hunts by families like the Hayes, extended wolf packs around straw stacks, and near-misses with wolves during moonlit nights, preserving a vivid, if chilling, local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farl
Harold Griggs
Crooked Creek
Good Old Days Kitchen Window Scenes
Marge recalls past domestic quirks and small joys from kitchen life in a column. Stories span Ember Days meat luck, frozen pipes, old-time remedies, and family memories. The piece reflects on Christmas decorations, old lamps, and a wry note about changing times.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Neshington Iad
Evening Journal
Gwendolyn
Nikita _Khrushchev
Africa
Southeast Asia
Sam
America
Washington, Wash, Co
Br. Turner
Crawfordsville
Old School
Presbyterian Brothers
Br. Burham
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennesee
Blondie
Chic Young
ANG
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Florist
Aoe
Onella Fisher
Midwest
Lester Stone
Lester
Jim Griggs
Jack London
Michael Hayes
Perry Hayes
Perry
Wolf
Lem Cherry
Nannie Laughead
Mr. Fleming
Uncle Jimmy
Jimmy Fleming
Boy
Ben
Rover
Wayland
Fred Coakley
Edith
Thompson Porter
Marge
Montgomery Ward & CO
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