Len Small Indicted in Illinois Embezzlement Case
The piece argues the Illinois governor Len Small faces indictment over alleged embezzlement of state funds during his tenure as treasurer. It explains the charges involve creating a bank to receive state money at 2 percent, then relending at higher rates and taking the profits. It questions political motives and urges accountability for treasurers who misuse public funds.
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Ilinois
Len Small
Len
Mr. Small
Mr.Small
Mino
Fraudulent stock schemes urged government savings as protection
A Federal Trade Commission estimate shows half a billion dollars lost to worthless securities crippling every American. The Bridgeport Times notes many fall prey after Liberty Bonds lure, while officials push Government Savings Securities as safe, guaranteed investments redeemable for more cash than paid.
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Federal Trade Commission
Victory
Bridgeport Times
Post Office
Treasury Department
Private Stew Nugell Returns From Rhine Rumors of Shortages
Private Stew Nugell comes home from the Rhine and reports not much has changed, saying he doubts he will get what he fought for as the town recalls leaner times and scarce figures.
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Nugell
Rhine
Rippling Rhymes By Wait Mab on
The piece argues crime leads to ruin. Robbers face jail or death, and criminals in fiction glamorize crime for youth. It warns impressionable readers that crime brings despair, urging honest toil over theft.
True friends reveal themselves, even in small signs
A short aphorism notes that a reliable companion shows in everyday moments, warning against misplaced trust and celebrating genuine friendship as a quiet assurance.
Name change sparks spelling debate in school
When Alice Smith reached age sixteen she began to spell her given name Alyce in a more poetic form. She entered a new school and the first question asked was about the new spelling, Alyee. The teacher replied with a puzzled acknowledgment and asked how the surname Smith would be spelled now.
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Alice “Smith
Alyce
Alyee Smith
For Sale Full-Blooded Cow in Wichita Falls
Advertisement offers a full-blooded cow that gives milk plus three tons of hay many chickens and several stoves included in the sale. This notice reflects a rural goods listing in the Wichita Falls Times.
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Witchita Falls
Faithless to the People Themes in Small Case
The piece argues Mr. Small and associates face charges for betraying public trust and notes the danger of overreaching by public figures. It implies past roles from legislature to governor exposed by scrutiny, and those involved must prove themselves.
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Mr. Small
The Dangers of Neglect in Business and Health
A cautionary excerpt warns that neglect can ruin a man in business and health. It argues that neglect alone suffices to bring ruin, without resorting to crime, and notes the risk of worsening illness if failing to address it.
The Perils of Neglect in Everyday Life
A speaker warns that neglect can ruin a person as surely as a man in a skiff above Niagara needs no extra effort to be carried over. Calamities arise from simple neglect, and moral avoidance does not guarantee salvation, likening it to a farm harvest or goods taking care of themselves without effort.
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Niagara
Colonel Bryan Addresses Valley Junction Chautauqua
Col William Jennings Bryan spoke at Valley Junction on Sunday night. He denounced greed and endorsed disarmament calling it the era's greatest peace movement while listing what he called widespread human dishonesty. He praised his courteous manner and his popularity in Iowa.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chautauqua
Valley Junction Chautauqua
Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Ryan
Iowa
Whiskey tenor in our block outlives Caruso at night
Otto H. Klein Jr notes a neighbor’s whiskey tenor who starts singing at ten and continues all night. The performer’s singing is intense, occasionally resembling a fight, yet he maintains a smile while outshining Caruso. The speaker wishes the singer would leave and sell fish.
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Caruso
Otto H. Klein, Jr
Humorous Household Snapshots and Train Fare Chat
A collection of satirical quips on domestic life. A joke about using Christmas cigars as sulphur candles and moving a parlor rug. A remark on canary care during departures. The Jewell Republican ponders lowered train fares to boost ridership. A child confesses knowing where chocolates are kept.
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Lester Lamb
Borrowed Smiles and Odd Chores in a Princeton Tiger Snippet
A fragmented selection from the Princeton Tiger features lines about a character named Jones aiming for a grand deed, a Groans-Wash joke about an elephant, Arthur swallowing a turnip, and a distressed mother asking about Artichoke, revealing a playful, surreal column style.
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Arthur
Mother
Princeton
Family Fashion Pressure Cited By Washington Star
A Washington Star poem recalls a mother defending bold clothing choices as a father criticizes lack of taste after a tie is forgotten. The verse highlights public judgment over personal style within a family.
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Mother
Washington Star
You Can Wear Out Your Old Duds and Not Be Troubled
A plain lifestyle frees you from formal callers and a flood of begging letters. You avoid flattery and living beyond your means. Your nights aren’t disturbed by help problems, and you stay unbothered by social expectations.
Long Distance View
A farm boy on a high hill chats with a passing tourist about sightlines. The boy quips that once a cloud moves, he will see the sun, illustrating a simple rural joke about perspective and distance.
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Chinat
No Shortage of Rent in Street of Dreams Poem
Reston Transcript records a poet describing renting a house on the Street of Dreams with lines about paying the rent and the limits of poetic imagination. The piece reflects a literary voice on daily life and housing.
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Reston Transcript
Ways Russians Annoy Americans Who Help Refugees
A long dispatch from Constantinople describes how Russian refugees tax relief efforts with money mismanagement and lavish expenses. It cites cases of families depleting funds, barons deceiving donors, and residents drifting to squalor while Americans try to aid them, amid optimistic Russian behavior and tragic self harm.
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Constantinople
State Aid Quarter Million for Consolidated Districts
The Iowa department of public instruction spent 580 082.55 in state funds over the 1918 1920 biennium. The largest expense was 249 296.95 for state aid to consolidated independent districts. Other costs included salaries for mining camp schools 45 964.26 traveling 4 457.94 per diem 7 038.43 furniture 385.25 and related items.
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Des Moines
Department of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Divorced Twice in Eight Months for Amanda Rector
Springfield Missouri July 20 Mrs Amanda Rector was granted a second divorce within eight months from Preston Rector in Judge Owen Patterson division of the circuit court. Six petitions filed by Mrs Rector were withdrawn at her request. Last December she was granted a divorce on her seventh petition and within two weeks she and her ex husband remarried. They separated again in less than a month and Mrs Rector sued again charging abuse. Preston is a wealthy farmer near Beisd Arc Missouri.
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Springfield
Amanda Rector
Preston Rector
Owen Patterson
Rector
Preston
Beis d'Arc, Mo
Local Pass and Freight Schedules Mentioned by H W Russel
A dated railroad note lists local and freight passes with numbers 450 430 836 429 449 25 7 35 636 88 89 and local passengers 429 43 and 450. Times 5 10 p m and 7 00 a m mark daily except Sunday with H W Russel as the source or issuer.
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H. W. Russel
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Paris
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United Sates
Moser
Tiflis
Imperial Guard
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France
England
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Fidor F. & M
J. &. Edgington, M. D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Main
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Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner
Farmers’ Union
Washington, IA
Res
S. H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Real Estates
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abstract Department
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Mia
M. H. Sartor Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Sayre Over Kiein Khothin
Red Washington, Iowa
B. Watson
Austin Sutherland
R.R
Morrison & Morrison
Golden State Limited
Golden State Limits
Kay
Jund
Lim
John Park
Washington Lodge
A. P
A. M
J. Ellice Grayson
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
W. C. Bell
H. P
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Kerr
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
Moose Hall
Louise Harwood
Lena M. Masbie
Washington Lodge No
Loyal
Order of Moose
I. B. Mitchell
D. C. Russell
O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge No. 101
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EB. Peck
Noble
Roy Maple
Brighton Encampment
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Atriarch
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