Methodists Laud Prohibition Enforcement Progress At Conference
At their general conference on May 30 the Methodists endorsed federal enforcement efforts led by J. M. Doran. They praised the move to apply tax penalties to violators after state convictions and sentences, calling it evidence of strong leadership against liquor violations. They defend their stance against critics and say stronger enforcement will benefit the nation morally economically and spiritually.
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J. M. Doran
United States
Board of Public Morals
Iowa
Keep Him Purring Keep Him Happy At Home
A health writer urges wives to keep husbands content at meals to aid digestion. The piece describes a cat experiment where purring coincides with smooth digestion, while agitation stops stomach processes. It concludes by advising wives to keep their husbands “purring” for a harmonious home.
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Tabby
Daily English Word Lesson On Mutability And Usage
The piece presents language guidance on misused phrases mispronunciations and misspellings. It defines mutability as the quality of being subject to change and contrasts human laws with divine law.
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Detroit
Meal Etiquette Against Negative Atmosphere
A fragment argues meals should be free of fear and agitation. It warns that eating in a charged emotional setting is like taking poison and suggests avoiding such atmospheres to gain value from groceries. It humorously advises keeping quiet and calm at the table.
Hoover for President by Henry Ford
Henry Ford argues Hoover’s proven leadership suits the presidency, citing Belgium work, large past tasks, and ability to mobilize resources. He contrasts Hoover with Calvin Coolidge, noting Coolidge won’t run again, while Mellon and Davis are praised for fiscal and labor leadership shaping national policy.
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Hoover
Henry Ford
Belgium
Calvin Coolidge
Mellon
Treasury
Department of Labor
Davis
Saturday Evening Post
Well Directed Giving Reveals Ageing Disease Fight
Albert Lasker has donated a million dollars to research into degenerative diseases in middle age. The gift to Fe McLean at the University of Chicago Medical Department aims to study how heart strain impacts kidneys and arteries as life expectancy grows longer for newborns versus fifty year olds.
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Albert Lasker
Fe. McLean
University of Chicago
ANSWER, YOU BREEDERS OF MEN By Rose Trumbull
A poem questions social priorities as it rebukes breeders and farmers for valuing livestock over human development. It challenges the fixation on pedigree cattle and roadster status while asking how the nation measures the worth and needs of its children and the homestead.
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Rose Trumbull
Weather Theory Through Radio Waves Prompts Wonder
A Kansas City Star remark ponders how modern radio waves explain springtime storms, contrasting current insights with forebears who guessed but had no one to tell them. The snippet highlights public curiosity about weather science and the sense of advancement from new communication tech.
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Kansas City Star
Hammill Seeks Third Term In Iowa Primary Victory
Incomplete returns show Governor Hammill leading M L Bowman by over 100000 votes for the Republican nomination. Ed M. Smith appears to lead for secretary of state while J W Long is likely renominated. In Congress, incumbents fared well in two districts with Ed H Campbell leading in the eleventh and Earl Vincent poised in the ninth as replacements emerge.
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Iowa
John Hammill
M. L. Bowman
Hammill
Senator Bowman
Uni
Mary-Haugen
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Cary Lown
Ed M. Smith
J. W. Long
Ed H. Campbell
Battle Creek
Earl. Vincent
Guthrie Center
W. R. Green
Green
Vegetable Week in the Garden Starts Early
The writer notes radishes onions spinach new peas beets and likely early new potatoes. The piece reflects home garden progress with questions about how others’ gardens grow and hints at a bountiful season ahead.
Make Room for “Cy” Looking Backward in 1850
Grandma recalls 1850 era dances and mocks modern steps describing harkening to stately forms. The piece contrasts old and new dance styles and notes intergenerational attitudes toward etiquette and movement.
Ice Delivery Clash Leads to Comic Arrest
A battered house-to-house salesman chased by a redheaded iceman pleads for arrest after a street encounter. The policeman halts the ice wagon and asks who struck first. The salesman admits striking the iceman to defend Bridget Nolan’s wife over an electric icebox sale.
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Bridget Nolan
Grifter and Grass Gatherer Meets Kind Neighbor
One bright morning Hobo Jim visits Mrs. Toughdial seeking aid. He collapses on the lawn and starts eating grass to explain his hunger. She offers a solution pointing to a ten acre field beyond the yard, suggesting future relief after the lawn is cleared.
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Jim
Sign in Store Window Declares Wide Goods Stock
A sign in a local store window proclaims we sell everything a golfer uses except profanity and adds that using their goods means you won't need that. The message emphasizes broad inventory and tongue in cheek banter.
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Washington
The Serial Concludes In This Issue The Making Of Our Town
A tale unfolds around Tithonus Lomus an early settler who hid a dollar and a quarter in his chimney outside Washington. After his death the Stentor family moves into the house and finds the money. The story details hardship and mystery surrounding the abandoned home.
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Tithonus Lomus
Brown
Washington
Stentor
Treasure in a Brick Door Sparks Town Revival
A penny two five from a hidden diary author revives a dead town. Mrs Stentor fixes a chimney brick and discovers treasure money that funds the Journal and pays debts for merchants. The newfound cash circulates, attracting a canning factory and inviting renewed prosperity in West Chester. 1902.
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Washington, Iowa
Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
United Press
GOD and the Poor
WAL Street
New York
Klein
Klothing KO
Tithonus Lompus
Sandy
Tithonus
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
West Chester
I. E. Coff Fey
Floyd Schackner
Maude Wagner
Will Keif
A.B.C
Journal
National
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