Health of Children Shows Major Iowa Gains in School Care
A five year improvement in Iowa school health is credited to expanded school nurse inspections and regular physician exams. The Iowa Tuberculosis Association reports fewer defects in 243 cities and 2592 rural schools in 1919 versus 1923, with drops over 50 percent in several categories. Improved home sanitation and child surveillance also cut child mortality.
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Iowa
Iowal Tuberculosis Association
Dawes Named as Vice Presidential Nominee in GOP Race
General Dawes selected as the vice presidential candidate by the party ticket. The nomination marks a bold step for the campaign as it seeks to balance national defense and economic policy.
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General Dawes
Forebodings and Pills in a Humorous Verse
A comic verse describes beating dread through remedies and pills. The speaker mocks forebodings as useless and notes using mustard plaster, Punkman’s pills, and Compound Juice of Squills to ward off fears. It ends with hope health will return after illness passes.
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Punkman
Republicans press on with Coolidge Dawes ticket
A publican editorial lauds Coolidge and Dawes, praising Dawes for his wartime service and economic reform work. It asserts the duo offers a definite, safe policy, avoids experimentation, and should keep the country steady as the Fourth of July plans in Clinton shift to veteran led celebrations. Allen Hardy leads the preparations.
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Europe
Coolidge
Dawes
Clinton
American Legion
Iowa
Illinois
Allen Hardy
Walsh Report Obscures No New Corruption Findings In Oil Inquiry
The Walsh Committee report finds no new facts beyond the initial probe. It criticizes prolonged investigation as political theater, notes no clear irregularities other than a loan to Secretary Fall, and rejects sensational testimony tying leases to the 1920 Republican National Convention.
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Senate
Walsh
Denby
Fall
Doheny
Sinclair Oil
Walsh Committee
Radio Programs Overview Across Cities From AP Digest
A rundown of radio schedules and offerings for many stations from WSB Atlanta to WJZ New York and others. The list notes times for concerts, talks, recitals, dances, and special programs, with occasional mentions of health, education, and culture segments.
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WSB
Atlanta Journal
WGR
Buffalo
WMAQ
Chicago News
Chicago Theatre Organ
WLS
Chicago
KYW
WTAM
Cleveland
WFAA
Dallas News
WWJ
Detroit News
WOC
Davenport
Sandman
Wtas Elgin
Wrap Forth Worth Star-Telegram
WOS
Jefferson City
WDAF
Kansas City Star
Kiaf Leetsen
St. Louis Steamboat Orchestra
WLAG
Minneapolis-St. Paul
WEAF
New York
WJZ
WOR
Newark
WOAW
Omaha
WOAR
Philadelphia
Brief, Rustic Reflections on Work and Rural Life
A string of amused vignettes and maxims on early rising, kitchen chores, farming toil, and practical jokes. The speaker jokes about golf and harvest labor, notes strawberry canning and missing pay, and asserts stubborn faith in hard work and patience.
First Steps for Your Money: Print Calling Cards
A practical guide to making a smart start with new funds. Consider allocating a small portion to premium calling cards that help establish your personal brand and professional presence in key networks.
Jokes About Word Count Sparked by Adders and Machines
A comic exchange imagines Briggs claiming a man speaks 12,000,000 words yearly while Jiggs questions a woman. Briggs concedes researchers gave up after four adding machines wore out, poking fun at gendered talk and data limits.
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Briggs
World Tragedies Dates and Quirky Quotes
A fragmented note lists dates from 1846 to 1923 tied to instruments and culture plus quirky dialogue. It recalls taxi work for fishermen, a fish haul, and two groundhogs killed for bounties. The humor contrasts with historical tidbits and a mower anecdote.
Crowd on a crowded car platform sparks humor and offers
A lively excerpt shows a handsome woman hesitating to enter a crowded I and C traction car at Stop 42. Conductor asks others to squeeze her in as 14 able bodied men volunteer, joking about possible divorce court. A Dutchman tongue shows a pet dog tale and a pole pole humor about life and taxes from Santa Claus.
Wife recalls banjo days and changing tunes at home
An employee recalls her husband’s past banjo skill and contrasts it with current behavior at home. She notes his shift from musical talent to picking on her, reflecting on domestic mood changes.
Camp party mishap ends with clever alibi and humor
An Ozark camping party member spots a baby on a stump over a swift stream prompting a sharp scolding for negligence. The dialogue reveals a family’s mock excuses and a deputy asked to seek a government post for the boy. The closing line features a humorous misquote about dinner with Old Top.
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Ozark
There Was a Fool and His Muddy Old Mot or Car
A fragment recalls a fool who tied his pride to a battered tarred flivver. The joke wore thin yet the man clung to his motor as the central, misfitting symbol of status and vanity.
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You and
Escaped convict survives six days on milk from sheriff's goat
Louise and John discuss an escaped convict who reportedly lived six days in a cave. The punchline reveals he survived on milk from the sheriff's goat.
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Louise
John
Not exactly cheerful exchange over loan
The fragment notes Smith’s mood as not cheerful while lending $19. He was whistling Tosti’s Goodby Forever. The tiny dialogue hints at tension despite the loan and a lingering melancholy theme.
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Smith
Tosti
Novelists Turn to Plays for Higher Pay in 50 Strivers
It is not easier to write plays than novels, yet success in drama promises higher earnings. Fifty novelists are now attempting playwriting to boost income and reach new audiences.
Down on the Farm Verse Recital by Homer Groves
The piece, attributed to Homer P. Groves of Keota, portrays a rural morning routine. It details milking ten cows, feeding chickens, barn chores, cream separation, pig care, and a farmer preparing to move hay before an impending rain. A nearby cattle scramble interrupts the farming day with a brisk rural scene.
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Homer P. Groves
Keota
Rural Mall Carrier's Extraordinary Daily Haul
The Rural Mall Carrier starts before dawn and completes a 20 mile road race while delivering a wide range of items. He sorts mail, repairs his route, and handles money orders and parcel post packages including day old chicks and baby grand pianos.
Mile A Minute Romeo thrills in Fox Friday and Saturday show
Tom Mix stars in Mile A Minute Romeo as Lucky Bill pursued by a posse. He hides in a prairie cabin, sets fire to escape as heavy smoke covers him, stampedes horses, and gains liberty. Betty Jewel and others co star under Lambert Hillyer’s direction with strong outdoor photography.
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Tom Mix
William Fox
Fox
Lucky Bill
Liberty
Betty Jewel
J. Gordon Russell
James Mason
Duke Lee
James Quinn
Lambert Hillyer
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