Counties urged to vote bonds for early good roads program
Iowa counties move to fast track primary road improvements under a new law. Counties may issue bonds repaid by the state via gas and motor taxes and federal aid, with the state bearing costs for completed work. The plan promises faster roads with no extra local taxes, while county funds for secondary roads continue separately.
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Iowa
State Highway Commission
Johnson County
Jefferson County
Fund For
Crime in Buffalo Reflects on Crime Wave Claims
An editorial expresses astonishment at alleged crime waves in Buffalo New York comparing current and prewar conditions noting uncertainty over the true extent and cadence of crime. The piece argues there is not a clear rise beyond prior periods.
Daily lessons in English word compact covenant
Summary notes on usage missteps and pronunciation. The piece promotes vocabulary building with a daily word focus. It highlights common errors such as misusing the verb to be with plural nouns and mispronouncing or misspelling terms like aghast and Arab. It emphasizes the value of a single word practiced three times to own it.
Decline in Buffalo Arrests Since Prohibition Across Causes
The record shows a general drop in Buffalo arrests from 1920 to 1926 compared with 1914 to 1918. All causes except traffic fell 21.8 percent overall with notable drops in disorderly conduct 77.7 percent and juvenile delinquency 33.1 percent among others, suggesting improving conditions amid continuing intoxication concerns.
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New York City
Buffalo
Canada
Two Forces in China Shape 1919 Upheaval
Frank H. Simonds in the Review of Reviews outlines two powers behind Chinese unrest. The Young Chinese educated in the West seek to expel the West and install democracy, while Soviet agents aim to use the turmoil to undermine Western powers, especially Britain.
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China
Frank H. Simonds
Great Britain
Spoon River epitaph of Lucinda Matlock in verse
Fragment from Edgar Lee Masters recounts Lucinda Matlock’s life in Spoon River. She marries Davis after dances in Chandlerville and Winchester, raises twelve children though eight die, spins and tends the home, gardens, nurses the sick, and reflects at age ninety six that life remains strong and worth loving despite degenerate offspring.
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Chandlerville
Winchester
Davis
Spoon River
Population growth and world figures in Brisbane view
The article cites population estimates and racial breakdowns and discusses long term growth to six billion by 2100. It notes present world population around 1.85 billion and projects future increases, with Arthur Brisbane arguing there is room for more people.
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Arthur Brisbane
Sing a Song of Springtime
Poem-like piece by H. B. Shatto recalling springtime fishing mood. Describes nature buds blossoms birds streams and evenings fishing dreams. Endnote credits H. B. Shatto.
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H. B. Shatto
Puzzleish Punchline From A Newspaper Snippet
A humorous vignette about a motorist asking why a person not going anywhere must drive 50 mph to reach a destination. A caller to the asylum superintendent asks for the name of last night’s escapee. the official says no escapee is known. The caller then claims his wife was taken.
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Insane Asylum
The Bard Tamed 1 Jester in the Garden
A playful verse recalls a bard and his quip about The Man With Hoe. The speaker asks pardon and describes tending a single garden alone for one mus of cultivate effort.
The Newsboys Song and Flapper Parade Verses
A collection of short era verses includes The Newsboy's Song asking how many times and The Duck's Hymn with a girl dancing clumsy partner. Also features Song of the Flapper Darling Growing Bold and a taunt about mistreatment of dogs.
After-Dinner Banquet Speech Described by Speaker
An after dinner speaker calls a banquet an affair where a speaker eats a lot of food he does not want and then talks about something he does not understand to a crowd that does not want to hear him.
Fragmented comic scraps and ad captions drift through column
A mosaic of old jokes and tiny vignettes appears in a panel of humorous vignettes and light ads. Bits include a boy claiming he cannot fall in a pretend shootout, a quip about the radio, a dyspepsia joke, a grave stone rhyme, and satirical lines about ads and spring rhymes. A showing tale ends with a crying baby and an usher threat, and a note on women buying dresses on installment plans.
Study Reflects Women Prefer Freedom Over Marriage
A humorous dialogue notes many girls prefer not to marry. Al claims to know this by asking them, while Sal questions the basis of his assertion. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward marriage.
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Sal
Mischievous Snippets Mix in Local Page Copy
Quirky dialogue and rural humor appear as villagers discuss driving, church fund raising, and superstitions. A cartoonish exchange about a pastor’s move to Mobile, a stove-pipe anecdote about luck, and a fun zoological note mix with a historical joke about stockings.
Missionaries support vast European and American outreach
Missions today maintain 54 000 educated men and women who serve 21 000 000 people, run 4 250 000 school children, operate 1445 hospitals, and yearly care for 416 400 patients in addition to dispensary treatment for several additional millions.
Chinese Student Gratitude Turns to AntiUS Sentiment
The Detroit Free Press surveys Chinese students in New York and Chicago who praised hospitality yet condemned the U S Navy at Nanking. It notes their possible ingratitude and suggests some should seek education outside America to avoid anti foreign sentiment stirring in the Pacific.
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New York
Chicago
United States
Nanking
China
Pacific
America
Detroit Free Press
Ancient Mariner. Ram Explorer Hid in Arctic Is Drunk
A Washington Post report details the ram explorer found in the Arctic many centuries after the voyage. The tale centers on a mariner whose drift and legend linger in exploration lore.
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Arctic
Washington Post
Growth differences of bass species in Michigan waters
The article compares growth rates of smallmouth and largemouth bass. A two year old smallmouth in southern Michigan water reaches seven to eight inches, while a largemouth grows to nine to ten inches in the same period.
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Michigan
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Willie
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Thad
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