Time for Harmony at the Convention Amid Hot Weather
The piece weighs the convention’s path to harmony, noting signs favor unity if leaders and delegates stay calm. It warns a split could derail the Democrats as General Wood and other candidates vie, with weather and hall comfort shaping the ballots. The author urges thoughtful deliberation over trivialities.
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Hi Johieson
Tomilnaliolis
General Wood
Dark Horse
United States
Esau
Lake Michigan
ABE MARTIN Tell Binkley Goes City For Car, Hat
Abe Martin notes Binkley traveled to the city today to buy a new automobile and consider small improvements on his previous years straw hat. The piece hints at the hat’s prior display of a hint of talent.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The poem recounts Walt Mason reflecting on the doctor visit and the toll of study work. It contrasts the physician’s bill with Mason’s sympathy for a weary poet watcher. The piece underscores the poet’s empathy for hardship in pursuit of craft and sustenance.
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Walt Mason
Tanlac Restores Des Moines Woman's Health and Weight
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner of Des Moines Iowa reports dramatic recovery after Tanlac treatment. She describes rapid weight gain from under a hundred pounds, improved digestion sleep and nerves, and says she owes her life to Tanlac and will not miss it.
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Elizabeth Turner
Edison Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Tanlac
Tanlac Ad Highlights Local Availability
An advertisement touts Tanlac as sold in Weebington at Sherman Bros Wellman by Mac Gugin Drug Co and by all druggists native to the town. The copy emphasizes broad local distribution and urges purchase through familiar outlets.
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Tanlac
Weebington
Thy Sherman Bros
Wellman
MacGugin Drug Co
All Toudiie Drugettts
Advt
Kenyon to Speak at Fourth of July Celebration
DeWitt Iowa June 11 Senator Kenyon will address the Fourth of July celebration in DeWitt with preparations long under way for what is billed as one of the region s largest festivities.
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Dewitt
Kenyon
Not All Ped Comments Tie To Voter Impact
A Sioux City Journal item notes that a candidate may appear important in the mirror yet fail to register importance with voters. The column argues public perception differs from self-image and stresses evaluating leaders by actions and policy over appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Corn Weather Sparks Office Man Recall Of Fish
A Marshalltown Times-Republican note notes good corn weather reminding an office man of calls to be caught. The Oskaloosa Herald reports that objections to painted faces stem less from painting itself than from the appearance of non-union work.
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Marshalltown
Republican
Oskaloosa Herald
Honor and punishment urged for Debs convention
A charged blast targets the New York gathering of May 13 and its participants. The speaker calls for severe penalties including lashes, hard labor, exile or execution by cannon, framing the stance as a strict American rebuke to Debs and his allies.
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Debs
New York
Russia
Mexico
Davis County
Seen on the Screen at Graham Theatre Sub Conning Tower
A D W Griffith film presents a death scene from a submarine tragedy. The picture centers on the question What of the Hereafter while depicting a youth swept from a large U S submarine as the background for the drama.
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Graham Theatre
D. W. Griffith
United States
Alias Jimmy Valentine at the Fox this weekend
The photoplay storyAlias Jimmy Valentine presents Bert Lytell in a stagelike film drama at the Fox Saturday and Monday. The plot follows a gentleman safecracker turned straight, pursued by detective Doyle, as he faces a life changing choice to save his love or betray himself.
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Jimmy Valentine
Fox
Paul Armstrong
Jimmy
Doyle
Bert Lytell
Automobiles to Eat Next Year Warned by Officials
An Automobile Diet Michigan laments empty farmhouses as men flee to Detroit auto plants. The government warns that this year’s food crop acreage is so low the nation could have nothing but automobiles to eat next year.
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Michigan
Detroit
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Obituary of David Mealy of Pleasant Plain
David Mealy of Pleasant Plain, born February 6 1851 in Brighthon died May 27 1920 aged 69 years 3 months 21 days. He married Margaret Minerva Itiqua on October 16 1873. A charter member and active participant in the Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church he started a mercantile business in spring 1873 and ran it forty four years. He supported community education and had six children four survive him with Edna predeceased eleven years earlier. survivors are Mrs. O V Klingaman Fairfield Merl Walla Walla Alfred Milton H A Shannon and Leonard Richland.
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David Mealy
Brighton
Town
Margaret Minerva Itiqua
Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Plain
Merchantile
Edna
O. V. Klingaman
Fairfield
Merl
Walla Walla
Washington
Alfred
Milton
Oregon
H. A. Shannon
Lee's Summit
Missouri
Leonard
Richland
Iowa
England Birth Rate Surges Ahead of Prewar Levels
London report notes nurses booked months ahead as doctors face high demand. Lancashire midwives committee chair says birth rate rose in most districts and now matches pre war levels. Registrar General figures show eight weeks in 1920 exceeding the prior year by 1442 births. London shipments show a large excess of baby boys signaling population rebound.
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London
Stork
England
Lancashire Midwives Committee
Registrar General
Starting at the Bottom and a Job Offer
A nervy former college professor approaches a gang boss seeking employment as a carrier. The boss ridicules him and suggests starting as an architect to work up, reflecting a harsh, cynical tone from American Legion Weekly.
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American_ Legion Weekly
Poetry of the Ford and the punch of progress
A playful spoof praising the Ford while mocking early car jokes. The verse nods to a love of Ford cars, noting how taunts and mockery fuel advertising and advancement. The speaker urges clever word play and rhymes about Ford and related parts like spark plugs.
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Ford
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Myjx
Poon Health
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Velie
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Wales
Washington Pottery & Electric Company
Washington, Iowa
Dobbin
Hender & Eckels
Buick
Royal Tailors of
Chicago
Fone Clothing ‘Company
Eivery
B. F. Campbell
Marion Avenue
Tucker and Eicher
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