Americanism in Iowa schools urged by Seerley
H. Mr. Seerley, president of the State Teachers college at Cedar Falls, argues Americanism and patriotism must fight socialism in Iowa schools. He criticizes I W W socialism but says socialist ideas are discussable in economics. He favors English instruction and opposes prosocialist texts, urging a league to enforce peace as essential for postwar recovery.
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Ottumwa
Scott Nearing
America
Mr. Seerley
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Seerley
Commercial Club
Serley
United States
Cleaning Oil Painting Step by Step Instructions
Instructions describe removing the painting from its frame, laying a clean water soaked towel over the surface, and keeping it wet for two to three days. Change the towel two or three times daily and wipe the picture with a wet cloth until dirt is removed. Repeat if needed and finish by applying clear linseed oil to Alan rub ary.
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Alan
Rubary
Curious Esther Asks About People She Sees
A Chicago Tribune fragment recounts Esther, a probing girl, asking who people are during a walk. When a man in a car arrives near a large apartment she asks if he is the doctor and who he will fix.
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Esther
Catherine
Chicago Tribune
Interview With the Minister on a Morning Proposal
A man visited the minister to request to marry a girl at his home ceremony. He spoke haltingly and blushed, yet persisted in asking the minister to perform the marriage at his house.
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Ciicago Tribuce
Optimistic Thought Spreads Amid Table Tension
A rising mood surrounds the table as competition heats up and players push for a decisive edge. Officials pace the courts as spectators discuss strategies and possible outcomes, signaling a turning point in the season.
When Lands Do Not Matter When Lands Do Not Matter
Gilbert Shore, a Kentucky rider, falls for Allsie Randolph a Bay View restaurant waitress in San Francisco. After a shy courtship and a note featuring a Marechal Niel rose, she fears wealth will tempt her. Shore’s recovery is tied to love as Allsie finally accepts a future with him.
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Shore
Allsie
Marechal Nicrose
Gilbert Shore
Bon Aqua Farts
Treddwell
Niel Rose
Bieny
Slater
Corona
Allele
Ailsie
Raymond
Gilbert
City of Stones and Saints Avila Figures in Lore
Avila, ancient Spanish stronghold now called the city of stones and saints, features high walls and circular towers that once kept out visitors. Legends say the stones include stone pigs decorating the city, while Santa Teresa epitomizes the saintly side, with tales of early martyrdom attempts and heavenly instructions on convent life.
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Avila
City of
Santa Teresa
Spain
Heaven
Earth
Invention of the sero phore aids dangerous rescues
The sero phore, devised by French inventor M Denayrrouze, was first tested in Harham England forty four years ago and reported successful. Modern refinements to the air pump and flexible tubing have saved hundreds in wine cellars and other disasters where rescue work would otherwise be impossible.
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M. Denayrrouze
Harham
England
Wee
Uae
Dempsey Cites War Record and Red Cross Fundraising
Cincinnati July 14 Jack Dempsey defends his patriotism amid claims he slacked during wartime. He states he raised over 200000 for the Red Cross after being rejected for service due to ear injuries and describes his roles aiding shipyards and army camps. He notes two brothers served and mentions Cherokee and Irish ancestry.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Red Cross
Navy
Dempsey
Chester
Sam
Willard
Army and
Navy League
Seeks New Profession Man questions his varied career path
A puzzled man visits Prof. W. M. Proctor in San Francisco seeking free vocational guidance. He recounts trying college, business school, law, sales, and dentistry before asking which vocation to cultivate to suit his idealistic philosophy.
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San Francisco Y
Fortune From Small Capital
Six years ago Harry Druxman went to Aberdeen Washington with a capital of thirty five dollars. By diligent efforts he acquired two general furniture stores. Today he has twenty five thousand dollars in the bank having sold the stores lives in a fine house on a hillside and is devoting his time to building a new temple for the Moose lodge in which he is active. A fair return on money says local bankers who have watched Druxman’s efforts.
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Harry Druxman
Aberdeen
Wash
Moose Lodge
Sxy
Druxiwan
Ultimate in Gloom Hook and Crook Exchange
The London Tit-Bits joke features Oldboy described as the most melancholy fellow. A crook quips that he proposed by asking how she would like to become his widow. The exchange captures a darkly humorous Victorian inflection.
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Hook
Oldboy
Crook
London
Chicago Air Line Taxi Plan Spurs Suburban Loop Link
Chicago announces sale of airplane taxis linking southwestern suburbs to the loop. Chicago Air Line Taxi Corp buys 40 acres at Ninety second street and Western avenue for a suburban terminal with a Grant Park loop terminal. Seven former army aviators will fly seven planes at $1.50 a mile with a $15 minimum. suburban rides from Ninety seventh street to the loop priced at $18.
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Chicago
Loop
Chicago Air Line Taxi Company
Ninety-second Street
Western Avenue
Grant Park
Ninety-seventh Street
Anti-Saloon League Warns on Prohibition Definition
Washington July 14 The Anti-Saloon League warns that a prohibition constitutional amendment will fail unless Congress defines intoxicating liquor. Wayne B Wheeler the league's general counsel says without a clear term the enforcement code cannot make the eighteenth amendment effective.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Wayne B. Wheeler
Lencue
Orange and Green Clash in Ireland on Orange Day
Deleted dispatches report Saturday Orange day clashes across Ireland. Sinn Feiners confronted police and military in Mullingar and Tipperary as soldiers charged with bayonets and trench tools while police used batons. Armored cars were deployed. Sinn Feiners threw stones and bottles. One policeman was seriously wounded and two arrests were made.
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London
Ireland
Mullingar
Tipperary
Washington judge indicted in liquor case
Seattle, July 14. Superior Judge Clay Allen, four deputy sheriffs and a former speaker of the state house were among 12 indicted by the county grand jury on unlawful possession of liquor. The indictments followed a June 2 disappearance of 864 quarts of whisky seized by county authorities.
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Seattle
Wash
Clay Allen
State House of Representatives
Rich Families Flee Heavily Taxed Germany to Denmark
Copenhagen reports that wealthy households are moving toward Schleswig and possibly to Denmark as Germany contemplates rising taxes. In recent days about thirty families sought residence in Sonderberg on the Iskand of Als. Paris notes a waiter strike settlement with cafes and restaurants set to reopen. Rome confirms revived plans for a world tour by the Italian Crown Prince, slated for this fall with stops in North and South America.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Schleswig
Sonderberg
Als
Rome
North
South America
Dutch Chamber Backs Suffrage in Holland Vote
The first chamber of the Dutch parliament approved a motion to introduce suffrage in Holland by a vote of four to five.
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Amatore
Holland
Ups and Downs in a Paperhanger Encounter
Mildred spots a paperhanger with keen interest as he leaves behind tools and ladders. She shouts to him about forgetting his ups and downs, turning a small moment into a comic exchange in their street.
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Mildred
Paperhanger
Nature's Safe Blood Treatment Promoted as Purely Vegetable
An advertisement extols 5S5S S as a vegetable blood purifier and strengthener. It claims perfect health shows pure blood and warns against impure blood with symptoms like poor appetite and lassitude. It urges use of the product and notes it is sold by druggists with free information from Swift Specific Co.
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Swift
Swift Laboratory
Uta
Georgia
Consolidated Haskins School District election notice
Public notice records an 1919 vote approving the Consolidated Independent School District of Haskins in Washington County Iowa. It then announces July 28 1918 election details for directors and a treasurer with petition deadlines and officer terms.
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Consolidated Independent School District
Haskins
Washington
Iowa
Highland Township
Oregon Township
Washington County
Towa
Township 76
Township
Township 75
Consolidated Independent School
Said
Kathryn Montgomery
Cally Thought Innocence In Genius And Candor In Power
A brief aphorism reflecting on virtue and candor attributed to Madame de Stael. The lines contrast innocence with genius and power, praising noble qualities in leadership and intellect.
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Cally
Madame de Stael
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