General Sherwood Announces Retirement From Congress
General Isaac KR Sherwood, an eighty nine year old Ohio district veteran, reveals plans to quit Congress after years of service since 1873. He says he will enter journalism to earn money and avoid efforts to stay in public life, noting politics rarely satisfies and the allure of glory and coin fall short against aging and a soldiers home threat.
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Isaac KR. Sherwood
Concrete
Ohio
Congress
See What I See Night Observations Spark Alarm
A night duty observer in Washington reports spotting a group of young people in a car drinking and smoking. He speculates they may be from another town, calling for an end to such flings to protect public morals and youth.
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Washington
Speeder Chief Charles H Chief Faces Jail After High Speed Arrest
The speaker condemns criminal fraudsters while recounting Charles H Chief being jailed for speeding at forty miles an hour. He emphasizes justice for all, noting fraudsters evade jail and that the speeding arrest reflects lawful restraint amid wider town corruption and graft concerns.
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Charles I
Orphans Savings Bank
Charles H. Chief
Temperate Living Advised By Old Philosophers
The quote contrasts Voltaire and the maxim Eat drink and be merry with a call to temperance. It argues that aging wisely means avoiding excess and savoring life with moderation rather than haste to tomorrow. The piece urges balance and restraint to leave a meaningful legacy.
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Voltaire
How Did You Die by Eduard Vance Cook
A reflective poem urging resilience after setbacks. It contrasts outward defeat with inner courage, asserting that the worth of a life is judged by how one faced adversity, not by surviving or dying.
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Eduard Vance Cook
Vindictiveness in reform movements criticized
The passage argues that vindictiveness does not settle disputes or improve people. analysis reveals widespread vindictiveness in reform efforts and asserts that hatred harms moral progress.
Eleven Iowa athletes graduate at University of Iowa
Eleven intercollegiate athletes at the University of Iowa graduate as graduation exercises end. Notables include Wayland Hicks of Brooklyn captain of the 1923 basketball team and 1924 baseball squad, Leo Kriz of Garner star football tackle, and Harry Merrow of Dondas holder of the state half mile record. Others leaving include I J Klingaman, D W James, B M Barrett, and P M Barton among multiple sport participants.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wayland Hicks
Brooklyn
Hicks
Leo Kriz
Garner
Harry Merrow
Dondas
I. J. Klingaman
D. W. James
Colfax
B. M. Barrett
Newton
P. M. Barton
R. E. Shope
Des Moines
L. P. Ristine
P. D. Minick
K. W. Keppler
W. C. Shuttleworth
Sibley
A. A. Sindelar
Cedar Rapids
Women Return to Side Saddle in Britain Riding
London reports that women equestrians are shifting from riding astride to the side saddle as astride riding allegedly builds unsuitable muscle for dancing. A renowned riding master claims sidesaddle offers greater grace and security, with encouragement aimed at girls aged 10 to 14 to ride astride only if appropriate.
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London
Washington legislative actions and hearings overview
Senate and house meet as tax bill conferees gather. Judiciary hears beer bill while commercial panel probes rate legislation. American Institute of Architects opens its 57th annual convention. Foreign relations reviews world court proposals. Agriculture advances Muscle Shoals hearing as committees press inquiries and election hearings continue.
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House Judiciary Committee
House Commercial Committee
American Institute of Architects
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
House Committee Investigating Board
Senate Elections Committer
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate Irrigation
Sweden Prepares to Defend Native Industry Against Influx
Stockholm May 1 Sweden readies defenses against American car imports as authorities curb automobilization. The Board of Trade cites 70 000 cars imported since 1906 with 40 000 in use and 86 000 tons of gasoline imported last year valued at 5 896 600 dollars. The government favors duties on cars and gasoline to boost domestic fuel via alcohol and remove denatured alcohol sales limits.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Board of Trade
British Women Contrast The Good Old Days and Now
The National Council of Women selects the lecture series title 1851 and 1924 for Wembley week June 16 to 20. Speakers include Miss Lena Ashwell on Amusements and the Stage Mrs H A L Fisher on Laws Concerning Women Professor Winifred Curlis on How Women Earned Their Living Miss Pennethorne on Literature and Miss Lilian Barker on Crushing and Treating the Stern Age and the New Dr Jane Walker on Waists and No Waiste. The talks aim to educate while staying light to draw Exhibition visitors.
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London
National Council of Women
Wembley
Lena Ashwell
H. A. L. Fisher
Winifred Curlis
Jane Walker
Criticism Precedes Progress in Early 1900s Note
Uncle Eben declares in the Washington Evening Star that criticism will soon yield improvement. He insists honest fault finding is needed to fix the world and improve conditions, reflecting a hopeful reform sentiment of the era.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Evening Star
Fragmented World Fragments Of A Mixed Verse Night
A miscellany of verse and prose lines with quips about visitors to a president and a singing cow named Jennie Lind. The tone mixes humor and moral reflections, ending with a proverb about opportunity arriving slowly.
House Sale Ad Sparks Buyers Departure
A couple notes they viewed a house after seeing an advertisement but decide not to sell following reading the agent’s description. The scene captures a passing moment at the property showing.
Snooks Reveals Race Day Illness Masked by Victory
The employer notes Snooks looked ill yesterday but Snooks claims to have hidden illness after the third race. The exchange hints at a race track performance concealing health issues.
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Snooks
Weak Cause Quoted Lincoln or Washington Fails Standards
A brief note argues that invoking Lincoln or Washington does not justify a weak cause. The piece labels the tactic as inadequate and urges focus on substantive merit over inspirational quotes.
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Lincoln
Washington
Wisdom at the doorstep and the kiss dilemma
A sage notes a long pause at a doorstep when a young man escorts a girl home. He says both are wondering if a kiss will occur while the girl wonders if he will try. The grouch adds that both parties are usually disappointed.
Doctor Credits Wife for Remarkable Recovery
A doctor praises a young man's recovery as due to his wife's care. The man responds that he will make out the check to his wife, prompting the editor to remark that this is no joke.
When and How The Owl Gained His Wisdom
A compact column mixes proverbs and quips about health towns and wis dom in a slice of humorous observations. It notes how a Chicago man questions a native about a healthy town and recalls a patient recovery, then pivots to moral quips and a tongue in cheek line about age and discretion.
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Chicago
Humorous Hospital Mixup Joke From Columbia Reader
A South Carolina girl reports a hospital misadventure where a doctor repeatedly opens a patient to retrieve missing items. The patient quips that next time the doctor should sew on buttons and buttonholes for easy in and out access.
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South Carolina
Columbia Record
Tin Cans And Packing Bones Make Missionary Furniture
Salvaged packing boxes and tin containers become substantial pieces of furniture in Moody Bible Institute's missionary manual training department. The output, sent to isolated areas at no cost, demonstrates thrift value to natives and serves as household utilities.
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Chicago
Missionary Manual Training Department
Moody Bible Institute
Institute
Fresh Air Babies and Marital Wables in Quirky Talk
A playful column features a fatherly uncle recounting a dinner table exchange with his nephew Tommy about baby types. The piece weaves humor through playful quips on marriage, flirtation, and everyday urban vanities, ending with light social observations.
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Frank Frazier
Tommy
Wandering Russians Seek Haven in United States
In Manila April 17 a band of 850 Russian refugees, arriving from Vladivostok a year ago, hope to join about 600 compatriots sent to the United States last June. Loyal to the old monarchy, they fled Siberia under the new regime and have lived precariously since. The Red Cross aided their upkeep and they have sold four vessels to raise funds. a Journal Want-ad yields results.
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Philippines
Vladivostok
America
Admiral Stark
Siberia
Red Cross
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