A Mock Marriage Stirring in Chicago Society
A novelist Fannie Hurst and pianist Jaquee Danielson reportedly entered a marriage contract that kept them apart and apart from conventional marriage. They kept separate households and met by choice, defending the arrangement as satisfying their art. Judge Landis declined to comment, others doubt the system. The piece argues the home and traditional marriage as civilization’s base, warning such arrangements threaten the race.
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Fannie Hurst
Jaquee Danielson
Chicago
Judge Landis
Washington
Fannie
Jaques
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The poem notes a pledge not to swat flies this year though past efforts killed many. It jokes that chasing flies disrupted chores, health authorities complain, and swatting felt futile as each slain fly seemed to be replaced many times. In a fable tone it compares to the ancient man pushing a boulder uphill, arguing progress requires change.
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Health Board
The Home as the Unit of Society Says a columnist
A writer argues that enduring family life secures societal continuity. He cites Adam and Christ to support unity through constant partnership of husband and wife. He criticizes authors Fannie and Jaques for misunderstanding the home and mocks a mock marriage born from busy individual pursuits.
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Adam
Hve
Christ
Fannie
Jaques
Rhubarb and shortages appear in local musings
The piece notes rhubarb remains popular as a spring tonic despite sugar limits and shares street talk about ice cream for dinner. It cites census data showing Muscatine and Clinton populations declined over the last decade, with Washington awaiting figures, and comments on ongoing shortages including sugar clothes and fuel.
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Muscatine
Clinton
Washington
Victories and parolee shadows in political commentary
A clipped, satirical note contrasts “direct Victories” for the Democratic party with an aged figure named Bryan portrayed as a perpetual savior. A Joliet convict, released to assess life outside, returns to prison, prompting reflections on public safety and criminal justice in observers’ comments from Waterloo and Des Moines papers.
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Bryan
Democratic Party
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Joliet
Des Moines Register
Washington men preach friendship before business
Washington business men adopt the slogan Friendship First Then Business and gain state wide notice as they promote unity. The piece urges Keota to form a commercial club to unite local businessmen, harmonize hours and closures, and back improvements to resolve road problems. It argues such organization would have prevented past issues and boosted local progress.
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Washington
Iowa
Keota
Man with initiative could start it says Keota Eagle
A fragment from the Keota Eagle argues that with a man of initiative a plan could have overcome obstacles, implying readiness to act if leadership emerges.
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Keota
Notice of Proof of Will in District Court 1920
In District Court Washington County Iowa a notice proclaims a will for Elizabeth Wolfe deceased has been filed opened and read on June 12 1920 and fixed for hearing proof. Dated May 10 1920 J D Glasgow Clerk District Court.
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State of
Iowa
Elizabeth Wolfe
J. D. Glasgow
Clerk District Court
Plant Potatoes Amid High Seed Prices
Muscentine Journal warns that seed potato prices are rising and supplies may shrink next winter. It urges planting as many seed potatoes as possible and even cultivating vacant property for profit, noting a tenfold return from planted seed despite high costs.
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Muscentine Journal
Tourist Park to Open in Dodge Park Bluffs Iowa
May 10 report from Council Bluffs states a free tourist park will be established at Dodge Park along the Missouri river. The site will host 100 tents two comfort stations a deep well and full traveler amenities with on site staff information bureau and road condition reports. A pavilion with moving pictures and periodic park band visits are planned all under strict policing to ensure orderly pleasant stays for travelers by auto ox-team wagon or on foot.
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Council Bluffs
Dodge Park
Missouri River
Council Bluffs Park Board
Chamber of Commerce
Bread Counter Clerk Sells Crochet Boutonnieres
A Topeka woman earned a meager paycheck as a bread counter clerk by crocheting wood boutonnieres from scraps of wool. Last winter these colorful ornaments sold as high as twenty five cents each and brought her daily sales up to about one hundred dollars during peak fashion.
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Topeka
Kansas
Woman Rebounds With Tanlae After 25 Year Ill Health
Mrs. Virginia Stapp of 185 Valencia St San Francisco credits Tanlae with restoring her appetite digestion sleep and energy after 25 years of poor health. She reports gaining 30 pounds no headaches and improved digestion and says she now sleeps nine to ten hours and can do housework easily. Tanlae is sold in Washington by Sherman Bros and by leading druggists.
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Tanlae
Virginia Stapp
Valencia St
San Franccisco
Calif
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Ady
Seeing It Through at Graham Theatre with Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts, famed for resilient optimism, stars as Betty Lawrence in Seeing It Through a Brentwood picture by Robertson-Cole. Pitts endures hardship after her mother falls ill and she faces a harsh tenement world while living with a stingy money lender.
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Zasu Pitts
Graham Theatre
Brentwood
Robertson-Cole
Betty Lawrence
Miss Pitts
Iowa Baptists Extend Campaign To Reach $100 Million Goal
Iowa Baptists maintain a second wind drive for the New World Movement goal of 100 million dollars. With over 56 million raised by May 2, state leaders keep all campaign units active until every church town and county contributes its share. Local churches around Des Moines and across Iowa report strong support as Rev. A D McGlashan leads efforts toward the 3 270 000 state quota.
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Iowa
A. D. McGlashan
Baptists
Towa
Iown Baptists
Denomin
Railway Time Table Corrected for May 19 1919 City Schedule
Railway timetable excerpt lists eastbound and westbound trains with numbers and times, local freight and passenger departures and arrivals, plus notes on daily operations and exceptions. It also includes lodge and chapter meeting notices for Washington groups with dates and officers.
Rejections for Marine recruits rise over heart trouble
Washington May 10 The Marine Corps reports a rise in recruit rejections for heart trouble at Parris Island South Carolina. Four medical examiners initially judge fitness but a senior officer finalizes determinations as standards tighten. In a recent group of 209, 30 were rejected, 16 for organic heart issues.
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Plann
Washington
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Bri
Bl K. Cole
Krupp Employment Shifts Before and After War
Krupp, once staffing 80,000 before the war and 115,000 during the war, now employs 45,000 workers. The downsizing reflects postwar adjustments and restructuring across the industrial giant's workforce.
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Krupp
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