Brigands Joining The Chinese Army Reported
Peking June 4 The enrollment of Shantung bandits into the national army proceeds at Teapehwang according to advices to the American legation. Bandits not wishing to enlist slip away leaving rifles. Legation expects release of the eight foreigners held within a few days barring complications and successful negotiations.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
National Army
Teapehwang
Amercan
Legation
Williams Negro Alleges Alibi in Iowa Slaying Trial
Joe Williams, a Black man, testified in Des Moines that he was not involved in the murder of Valley Junction teacher Barbara Thursdale two years ago. He claimed a prior witness George Davenport gave him a watch that he said proved Davenport killed Thursdale.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Yoavipf Barah Barbara Thursdale
Valley Junction
Joe Williams
Williame
Thoredale
Williams
George Davenport
Davenport
Supreme Court Advances Sugar Futures Hearing to November 12
The government injunction against dealings in sugar futures on the New York coffee and sugar market was advanced by the Supreme Court today to a hearing on November 12.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
New York
Supreme Court
Devotion's Temple and the Saint on the Altar
A line from Hanguh More extols devotion as a living altar where a saint glows with pure sacrifice unseen yet accepted, praising inner faith as fame.
Significant Silence in the Boston Evening Transcript
The Boston Evening Transcript notes the paradox of the lucky man who never speaks about his fortune while others mutter on about misfortune. The remark hints at restraint in discussing wealth and luck in public discourse.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Weak Human Nature Observations in Mimerson Fragment
A fragment discusses human nature noting insolvency in satisfying wants and an abstract fr bition disproportionate to practical power. It observes continual lean days and nights as a recurring condition, attributed to Mimerson or a related thought.
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Mimerson
Prolific Breeders and Vast Animal Populations
The text notes that oysters can release 60 million eggs each, creating massive potential numbers. It argues even slow breeders like elephants produce staggering totals, with one pair possibly yielding 19 million descendants over 700 years per Darwin’s calculation.
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Darwin
Wallace Administration Attacked by Reform League
The People's Reconstruction league announced it will seek a congressional investigation into the trade and push to move the administration from the Department of Agriculture to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Associate
Washington, D. C
Wallace
People’s Reconstruction League
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Iowa Leads World In Production of Canned Sweet Corn
Des Moines reports Iowa heads the world in canned sweet corn production per the dairy and food commission. The state packs 3,246,000 cases worth over 6 million dollars, with 42 corn plants and 11 tomato plants in 1922, and Polk County’s Grimes Canning Company under manager W. J. Stewart operates multiple plants.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Dairy and Food Commission
Ibwa
United States
Iowa Canner’s Association
Iowa-Nebraska Canners’ Association
Polk County
State
Grimes Canning Company
W. J. Stewart
Grimes
Altoona
Pella
Perry
Rockwell City
Million year old skull found in Pata Gonto
A Manitoba Free Press note describes a fossil skull discovered in Pata Gonto, described as petrified and solid, remarking on how little humanity has changed across ages.
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Patagonto
Manitoba Free Press
Shelter for Building Workmen Construction
The Japanese begin building houses at the top with a roof raised on a skeleton frame to shelter workers from storms as work proceeds.
The Only Way to Longevity According to The Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press quips that many longevity recipes exist but the best path to a ripe old age is not dying too soon. The remark pairs humor with the newspaper's usual light tone on aging and life expectancy.
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Detroit Free Press
Asleep at Their Desks and Tam Dismiss Classes Early
A note from the Vale Record indicates professors and gentlemen are told to dismiss ten minutes early to avoid waking other classes. Students are urged to exit quietly as the Tam detachment closes.
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Tam
Vale Record
Bribery Tale of a Welsh Judge and a Cheese Gift
A historic anecdote recounts a Welsh litigant sending a stout judge a huge cheese as a bribe. The judge reportedly accepted noting no sane person would be swayed, while the legal penalty for bribe torture could be treble and result in discharge from the king's service.
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Stout
Car Plunges Over Bank. One Man Dead
Manchester Iowa June 4 Homer S Kerns 30 was killed instantly when an automobile in which he rode went over a high bankment He was in the rear seat and neck broken The driver Gunner Estling and passenger James McCrusker escaped unharmed both admit intoxication and were held to the justice court
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Associated Press
Manchester
Homer S. Kerns
Kerns
Gunner Estling
James McCrusker
Justice Court
Senator Smugg Bribe Claims Sparkbed in Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star excerpt reports on allegations that Senator Smugg formerly slept, now bribery is delivered to him. The quoted exchange includes an assertion and a retort about changing bribery practices.
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Smugg
Old Ganten
Kansas City Star
Suburban Sage Quips About Happiness for Free
The Suburban Sage laments a world full of tightwards and people never satisfied unless they gain happiness without effort. He comments on attitudes that seek reward without work.
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Gars
Quotation on Words Over Substance From Uncle Eben
A Boston Transcript excerpt features Uncle Eben quipping that men use grand speech to impress, like a turkey’s feathers, but such words mask a lack of real meaning and substance. The line critiques rhetoric over authentic merit.
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Uncle Eben
Boston Transcript
The Ananias Club Flapper Refuses Sheik Date
A flapper declines a date with her sheik saying she must wash dishes and mend the family clothes at home. The line is delivered in a playful tone reflecting social mores of the era.
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Harold
Sid
Vinenati Enquirer
Mailing Coins Through the Mail Tip
A design note suggests sending a small coin by mail with a narrow strip of adhesive plaster to fasten it to the paper, ensuring safe arrival at its destination per Designer Magazine.
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Designer Magazine
Davenport Young Man Drowns in Mississippi River
Davenport reports Charles Wells, 30, of Davenport, formerly Brooklyn Iowa, drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in the Mississippi River. Wells was an employee at Bettenport shops in Davenport and had come to the city from Brooklyn.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Charles Wells
Mississippi River
Bettendort
Brooklyn
Towa
Coe Girls Favor Husband Over Career in 1922 Survey
Cedar Rapids June 4. Coe College students say a husband earning $2000 a year and a good looking wife who can bake pies defines the ideal marriage. Eighty five virtues were named for a husband with ambition the top trait. Preferred salary ranged from 1500 to 3000 yearly.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe
Toanne
Dred Coe
Edenie Costume Show Promises Dazzling Dances
Mrs. Linwood, a society leader in this city, will present a number of creative dances. She will perform in matching costumes designed for each routine.
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Linwood
Doctor-Patient Misdirection in Disease Naming
In a Paris journal example a doctor notes a patient’s illness must be anonymized to avoid alarm. The doctor says the husband suffers from No. 25 and vows to disclose details only as necessary per professional duty.
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Paris
Journal
First Iowa World War veterans to receive warrants today
About 2500 warrants totaling $139.70 each will be mailed today as the first step in distributing Iowa's $22 million soldier bonus bonds. The bonds were sold Saturday to Estabrook & Company of New York. Burrell Brownlie of Davenport gets warrant No 1. Daily payments of $550,000 will continue until $12,345,000 in 4 percent bonds is deposited.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Bonus Board
Estabrook & Company
New York
Burrell Brownlie
Davenport
Burbanks
Bonding Company
Burbank
Haines
Bonus Board
American Legion
What is the dangerous age asks a writer
The Columbia Record notes a columnist questioning public perceptions of age and risk, labeling the inquiry as an easily answered debate. The piece frames age as a social concept linked to behavior, safety, and responsibility without presenting specific data.
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Columbia Record
Secret slips out between you and the gatepost
A private disclosure claims the secret emerged among three parties, involving you, me, and a gatepost as the source of the leak. The remark hints at a clandestine transmission and a shared breach of trust.
Ruthenberg Granted Appeal in Anti Syndicalism Case
Charles B Ruthenberg of Cleveland was granted permission to appeal his Michigan anti-syndicalism law conviction by Judge Charles F White in St Joseph Michigan The ruling came after his Berlin circuit court conviction in March and delays imprisonment for the time being.
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Associated
Presey
Harding Holds Dual Addresses On Roads And Homes
President Harding spoke at Shrine Convention ceremonies in Washington. He praised two movements to improve highways and homes, urging modernization of remote roads and announcing advances in home mechanics to emancipate women and expand their role in national life.
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John Howard Payne
Palace of the Kings Escurial Near Madrid
The Escurial, called the eighth wonder of the world, is a Spanish royal palace about 25 miles from Madrid. It is a grille shaped edifice costing roughly 90 million dollars and houses numerous art treasures.
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Madrid
Northwestern fan hears five radio languages in one night
A NW fan listened to radio programs in five different languages in a single evening, topping the usual mix of music and talks. The observer noted the variety compared with the typical three kinds of musical selections, good bad and indifferent.
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Northwestern
New Device of Value for Straightening Center Sills on Rail Cars
A new pust and pull jack has been developed to straighten center sills on the draft-gear end of railroad cars. It addresses distortion on steel gon dela cars caused by heavy usage that pushes apart or pulls together the sides.
Holy Ghost flower tale from Central America
A peculiar flower growing in Central America bears a snow white dove like friage at its center. Spaniards, upon discovery, called it the Holy Ghost flower and created a tradition that it descended from heaven.
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Central America
No Doubt About the Emphasis
A satirical note from a Toronto Telegram exchange shows a reporter asked to quote Brown, the candidate, who fled with a sharp expression of refusal. The editor instructs to report he declined with emphasis to express any opinion.
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Old Brown
Roronto Telegram
Leeper Guilty in Slaying of Father-in-law Roy Wertz
Iowa City June 4 Two new indictments against Mrs Mina Wertz and daughter Mrs Robert Leeper may be returned by the Johnson county grand jury following the conviction of Robert Leeper for the slaying of Roy Wertz The jury recommended life imprisonment for Leeper Prosecuting Attorney O Connor says the failed self defense claim against Mrs Wertz may lead to perjury and conspiracy charges against her and Mrs Leeper
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Iowa City
Iowa
Mina Wertz
Robert Leeper
Johnson County
Edward L. O’connor
Roy Wertz
Leeper
O'Connor
Mrs. Wertz
Voters in Eighth Iowa district choose new congressman
Voters in Iowas eighth district cast ballots today to replace resigning Congressman Horace Mann Towner who left Congress to become governor of Porto Rico. Republican Hiram K. Evans of Corydon and Democrat J. P. Gaugheon of Grand River compete.
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Associated Press
Creston
Iowa Congress District
Horace Mann Towner
Porto Rico
Hiram K. Evans
Corydon
J. P. Gaugheon
Grand River
Latitude discovery milestones through history
The text notes Hipparchus of Nice as the first to determine latitude in 162 B. Maupertuis in 1787 measured a degree of latitude as 60 408 miles, with the equator about 67 7 miles and the poles about 60 4 miles.
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Hipparchus of
Nice
Maupertuis
Fidelity Above Everything Motto Quoted by Cicero
A quotation states that fidelity is the noblest trait, praising faithfulness and truth as the greatest endowments of the human mind attributed to Cicero.
Golden Silence in a Slip of the Tongue
A reflective note on the value of silence warning that a spoken error can cause permanent harm. It argues slips of the tongue are harder to undo than a stumble, and explanations often worsen outcomes, championing restraint in speech.
Inscription on Liberty Bell and Biblical Reference Cited
A fragment notes the Liberty Bell bearing an inscription described as biblical from Leviticus. The text mentions Philadelphia and an amplified phrase about liberty across the land, referencing a historical religious inscription.
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Philadelphia
Counterfeit Trouble
A Portland Pacific Legion note urges caution over counterfeit schemes and advises saving money while avoiding common tricks used to defraud. It discusses wary behavior and the impact of deceit on households and communities.
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The
Portland Pacific Legion
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