Woodpeckers and Russians The Cowed Masses Under Soviet Rule
War correspondent Richard Henry Little returns from Russia and recounts a farmer’s tale of trained hogs and woodpeckers to mock the czarist and Soviet systems. He argues Russians are simple, ignorant, misled by a dinner signal lost, with soviets as a minority ruling harshly.
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Richard Henry Little
Russia
Missouri
Farm Journal
Lenin
Trotysky
Mr. Little
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Ghosts
Poet Walt Mason muses on conversations with ghosts across the river. He questions claims of talking with the departed, preferring to wait until he has crossed the river to speak freely, and mocks those who debate spirits while the living hustle.
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Walt Mason
Elysian
Opposition to Bolshevism and Soviet economics
The piece argues that Bolshevism is a form of aggressive oppression, likening it to surgical amputation, and predicts Russia’s Soviet system will fail financially with an estimated 1% billion dollar deficit in 1926. It warns that immediate revolutions threaten established, centuries-old institutions and urges caution against chasing impractical ideologies.
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Little
Russia
Our government can be changed by a simple majority
A light rain would help but the corn crop advances regardless. Tourists pass through Washington by the dozen with camping gear, yet the city offers no campground unlike other cities. Washington’s shoe sales are booming, with merchants cutting high living costs and attracting steady patronage.
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Washington
Beginning on the Bottom Rung of the Ladder
A fragment from the Des Moines Register notes someone starting at a low position. It suggests a gradual climb toward higher levels or success. No further names or specifics are readable to identify the subject or context.
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Des Moines Register
Goverment Ruin If Not Nominated For President
A Sioux City Journal quip notes the fear that without a presidential nomination the government could collapse, reflecting satirical concern about political process and leadership. The remark criticizes overblown fears and underscores the enduring tension in American political discourse.
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Sioux City Journal
Labor plank dispute signals deep party split
Gompers criticizes the labor plank as not what he ordered while prohibs demand a prohib plank and the Irish request an Irish plank. the discord suggests the country is headed toward trouble again per the Waterloo Times-Tribune.
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Gompers
Waterloo Times-Tribune
American League and National League scores and weather notes
In MLB action Cleveland beat Boston 3 2 while Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5 1. Other games were rained out or postponed. A separate Chicago theft notes $17000 worth of liquor and groceries stolen from A Rusno and Co warehouse on West Chicago Avenue with basement haul and trucks used.
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Perer
Cleveland
New York Ory
Cicago Opo Ween
Boston Ory
Paty
Washington
St. Louie
Detroit
Philadelphia i
Cincinnati
Eterrenee Ory
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
A. Rusno & Co
Chicago Avenue
Mob Kills Man in Georgia After Confession
Near Rincon Georgia a Black man named Phillip Gaithers was fatally harmed by a mob after confessing to a serious case involving a 17 year old girl Miss Anza Jaudon. He was arrested near Stilson and information was provided by another Black person.
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Phillip Gaithers
Savannah
Rincon
Anza Jaudon
Gaithers
Stilson
Bankers plan to present Iowa car shortage case to ICC
Des Moines June 21 A committee of bankers will carry to Washington Thursday the Iowa car shortage issue rooted in crop and livestock cashing difficulties. Delegates include Homer A. Miller and John Cavanaugh, Des Moines, M V Henderson Jr., Hawk Eye, plus state officials and farm bureau leaders. They will present data on unmarketed grain, idle elevators, and deteriorating crop values caused by freight car scarcity.
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Des Moines
Towa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Frank Warner
Iowa State Bankers Association
Homer A. Miller
John Cavanaugh
M. V. Henderson, Jr
Hawkeye
A. F. Dawson
Davenport
John J. Large
Sioux City
Henderson
E. H. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dwight N. Lewis
State Railroad Commission
J. H. Henderson
George A. Wells
Grain Dealers Association
Bankers Committee
State Bank Commissioner's Office
Not Wanted Here Clipped Comments Stirs Iowa City Press
Emma Goldman declares illness with disdain toward soviet Russia but no effort starts to bring her back, according to Iowa City Press. The brief column notes public reaction and suggests limited interest in her return.
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Emma Goldman
Soviet Russia
Iowa City Press
Cost of living discussed by Marshalltown Times-Republican
A Marshalltown Times-Republican piece voices a belief that many want lower living costs not for saving but to buy more, reflecting consumer pressure and economic concerns at the time.
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Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Harding Began Newspaper Career At Nine Per Week
Harding did not grow up in a log cabin but started in journalism earning nine dollars weekly. This snippet notes his early entry into newspaper work and the modest pay of a starter position.
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Harding
Train timetable fragment for western routes corrected
A corrected schedule dated March 1, 1920 lists express and local trains with westbound and eastbound departures and arrivals. No. 12 Express No. 30 Lo Pass and No. 88 Lo Frt are shown with times such as 11:30 a.m. and 10:10 p.m. plus 4:47 p.m. departs and 12:26 a.m. arrivals, reflecting adjustments in the timetable.
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Washington Branch
Lo'west Lim
W Calvert
Masonic and Shrine Lodge Meetings Schedule
Regular meetings listed for LODGES Washington No. 26 A F A M Damascus Shrine Rose M Kerr and others noted. Chanter Cyrus No. 13 R A M Washington Chapter No. 08 O I S and Bethlehem Commandery No. 4% K T show monthly Friday or Thursday schedules with officers named. Visiting fraters welcome and cordial invitation to visiting members. Covenant Lodge No. 101 meets Tuesday evenings at I O F hall Ithona Ave.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
F H. T. Carris
H. P
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
H. Richards
Washington
I. S
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
W. S. of J
Moose Hall
Rose M. Reid
W. HP
Mildred Rice
Ovenant Lodge
Iona Ave
M. D. See
Noble Grand
Keller
Brighton
LO. O. F
North
Iowa
M.D. See
Elmer McFadden
Transportation conditions vary across districts
The text notes that conditions nationwide mirror the district's transportation issues, with some signs of gradual improvement despite widespread problems. The statement emphasizes a broad, uneven trend rather than specific events or figures.
Time and Truth Across Ages by John Hales 1628
A reflective excerpt arguing that time does not alter truth or error. It contends that reverence for antiquity cannot prove something true, nor can time make false things true. The passage treats time as irrelevant to the essential accuracy of ideas and events.
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John Hales
Name Hard to Ascertain Odd Cat Name Dilemma
Gertrude found a cat and a neighbor asked its name. She replied she did not know yet and had called it every cat name without it responding to any. The youngster’s playful humor highlights the mystery of naming a new feline friend.
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Gertrude
Twelfth Night and Epiphany Origins in English Tradition
The Epiphany feast marks the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child in Bethlehem. English custom linked the holiday to merriment, inspiring Shakespeare to name his comedy Twelfth Night as one of his finest works.
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Bethlehem
England
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