Parody and political quips mix in a 1920s collage
A caustic collection combines famous quotes with a satirical parody about Maud Muller. It lampoons politics and social mores, mixing era voices with playful verse and a comic updated ending.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1921
Page
4
Ruskin Quote On Roadside Powder Pool Landscape
A compact quotation notes that nearly every roadside powder pool contains as much landscape as the scene above it, reflecting Ruskin’s eye for humble terrain. The remark underscores aesthetic value in simple, overlooked places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
Electric-driver ABE MARTIN arraigned for choking wife
Lem Beasley, as dignified and unmindful as a driver of an electric, arraigned this morning for choking his wife. Andy Moots, wing shot, is the new cashier of the Alfalfa Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Beasley Waz
Chokin
Andy Moots
Wing Shot
Alfalfa Bank
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Inflation
The piece laments rising prices across goods from shoes to leather and cotton. It contrasts paper shoes and high costs with cheaper hides and steel and notes shortages of affordable items, while cotton and brass items remain costly amid hard times and consumer woes.
Revival of trial marriages discussed in American Legion Weekly
A dialogue in The American Legion Weekly questions the idea of trial marriages. The exchange suggests skepticism and personal doubt, illustrating contemporary attitudes toward unconventional relationships.
Salted Mourning Cellars Cause Newlywed Distress
In a humorous domestic tale Lot’s new wife laments her husband’s odd request at a shop. He asked the clerk if he could show mourning salt cellars, prompting her tears and her mother’s puzzled concern about the couple’s quarrelless misunderstanding.
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Lot
Prosperity's allure in a toot driven by the horn of plenty
A short quoted line from Bokton Transcript laments the lure of prosperity and how abundance can tempt men toward excess, depicting wealth as a horn of plenty that motivates risky behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn of Plenty
Bokton
Doctor Visits and Cramped Writing Play
A light-hearted note quotes a patient seeking a beer prescription and a doctor’s response that he is laid up with writer’s cramp. The exchange, attributed to the New York World, highlights a humorous medical miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Centenarian recollects long life in interview style
A newspaper interviewer asks about the long life of a colored centenarian nicknamed Uncle Mose. The elderly man replies in a drawling voice reflecting on memories from “a long time back” in a short exchange featured in The American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose
The
American Legion Weekly
Gardener Tales from Across the Years
A Scottish woman teases her gardener about marriage and a wife, noting the first gardener ever had one. he retorts that he would lose his job after marriage. A general’s garden story ends with a funny note from a former soldier-turned-gardener who leaves a recommendation praising his success at extracting produce.
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Tammas
The
Argonaut
San Francisco
Judge Holds Court From Seat Of Old Buggy
A Livingston New Jersey judge conducted a trial in a tenant eviction case from an old buggy drawn up near the house, after the tenant ignored a notice to vacate. The improvised court setup proceeded with the case despite the makeshift arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
N. J
Fragmentary quote on sheep and fleece from Mr T to his wife
A clipped dialogue from Youth's Companion discusses a man offering three sheep for a “yweller helfer.” The speaker warns to verify fleece quality, fearing cottony wool rather than real wool.
Iowa Homecoming Food Service Plans For 4000 On Campus
On October 12 Iowa City plans a Saturday noon catering for the University of Iowa homecoming crowd. Women from multiple churches and the Women's Relief Corps will man eight kitchens around a dining space, serving hot roast beef, beans, pie and coffee for fifty cents. Preparations target 1,000 served per sitting with gas and water supplied for hot meals. Decorations feature corn leaves and a central street column as kitchens and tables go up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Methodist
Congregational
Lutherar
Baptist
St. Mary's
St. Patrick's
Women's Relief Corps
University Stomnas
The Dark Ages Defined in Medieval History
The Dark Ages describe the Middle Ages from the decline of classical learning to the Renaissance. It spans roughly from the fifth to the fifteenth century, or more narrowly the fifth to the eleventh century.
Remark on reformers, religion, and spring weather
Fragmentary notices mention a church presenting Dr Blank with a splendid ear and asking for prayers, a remark from The Watchman Examiner about reformers and tobacco, and a Grand Rapids Press comment urging rubbers during the spring rains with broader political strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
Watchman- Examiner
New York
Grand Rapids Press
VAMPS WHO MADE HISTORY
James C. Young recounts Diane de Poitiers’s influence over Henry II of France from his accession through his queenship to Catherine de Medici. The piece portrays Diane as master of state affairs and wealth, shaping policy while Henry hunted and frequented pleasures. Catherine later banished Diane and reclaimed wealth and jewels.
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Vamps
James C. Young
Henry I
France
Diane de Poitiers
Henry
Diane
Francis I
Catherine de Medici
Catherine
Tiane
Jane
Thermostatic Metal Keeps Consistent Expansion in Britain
A British thermostatic metal is described as maintaining the same expansion behavior within a strip of fixed breadth and thickness for a given temperature change. This implies predictable performance across similar dimensions and temperatures.
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Great Britain
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