Farm Bureau seeks big freight rate cuts to aid farmers
The American Farm Bureau petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago for a 10 to 20 percent cut in basic-necessity freight rates. President J. R. Howard invited railroad executives to a conference and urged an immediate wage reduction stop. The filing targets all Class I railways and cites farmers average 70 percent above prewar rates, claiming about 1.3 million members support the move.
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Chicago, II
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
American Farm Bureau
J. R. Howard
Farm Bureau
Brotherhood
Labor Board
Howard
Association of Railway Executives
Phage
New York
Two Unusual Effects Highlight The Oath at Fox Theatre
The Oath opens next Tuesday at the Fox Theatre. R A Walsh produced and directed for Mayflower Photoplay and Associated First National Pictures. Critics hail two dramatic devices as major advances in motion picture direction.
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Fox Theatre
R. A Walsh
Mayflower
Associated First National Pictures, Inc
The Ku Klux Klan's Warning and The Birth of a Nation Attraction
A discussion of Klan intimidation frames as historical threat and notes The Birth of a Nation film being shown at The Graham Theatre on October 26 and 27 with an augmented orchestra. The piece frames past acts as fearsome and notes the audience should consider the era's dangers.
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Ku Klux Klan
South
Graham Theatre
The Celestial Orchestra of Life and Love
A reflective passage compares life to a celestial rhythm guiding entrances and exits. It urges calm, gentle sorrow, and fluttering love amid the carnival of existence, noting that amid the playhouse’s roses and vices there is no lasting dwelling.
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Lfe
G. Suntayanai
Dial
Music of Nature Soothing Sounds of Birds and Water
A reflective note on nature emphasizes birdsong leaves rustle and water flow as a harmony of the natural world. The passage evokes wind and sea and honors nature as a living music by Sir John Lubbock.
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Sir John Lubbock
Zion Flat Earth Teachings Spread in State School
Zion achootls led by Wilbur Glenn Voliva adopt flat earth and no gravity theories for 1000 pupils. The public school system still teaches a globe Earth with gravity. The Zion map shows a north pole center and an ice ring rim as barrier.
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Isaac Newton
Zion Schools
Earth
Christopher
Mercator
North Pole
Government Plans For National Guard With 18 Divisions
The War Department announced a plan to consolidate and expand the National Guard into 18 infantry divisions as part of the U S army. The peace strength would reach about 450000 men with six large states receiving full divisions. Divisions are listed by state groupings including Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania Maryland DC Virginia Georgia Tennessee South Carolina North Carolina Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Kansas Texas Ohio Indiana West Virginia Kentucky Alabama Florida Mississippi.
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Washington
National Guard
Army of the United States
War Department
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Florida
Misa
Change Skunk River Name Aims To Honor Indian Heritage
In Madison Iowa locals discuss renaming Skunk river to spare the insult of the old label. Originating Indian etymology Chi caque means strong odor from wild onion beds nearby. A proposed new name like Wild Onion River is considered, though it may not improve the situation.
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Skunk River Valley
Skunk River
Not in Real Life Sleuths
Jud Yankins defends a detective story noting a regular sleuth cannot stay awake after a fight. He compares elves and nondec events to illustrate how fatigue affects investigations and narrative pace.
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Jud Yankins
Spring Bathing Advised by Visitor Turned Poet
A fragmented report notes a tourist praising spring bathing and a poetic line about la formes Springs and St. Orange Peel with an optimistic nod to health and renewal amid unclear context.
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Senki
la Formes Springs
St. Orange
Health Notes on Malnutrition and Child Welfare
Dr George Newman describes malnutrition as a measurable health condition not tied to pain. He contrasts a normal child with a nourished appearance to an undernourished child who is pale, listless, and fatigued. Causes include improper nervous surroundings, lack of rest, infections, and improper food.
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George Newman
Heniken
University of Minnesota
Garage as Home and Workplace Theme in Leslie's Weekly
The text humorously compares garages to homes and rooms in a lighthearted survey of American life. It references the federal labor department, poet Dr. Holmes, and John Howard Payne to riff on humble lodging, room and board, and a Ford garage space.
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Leslie’s
Federal Department of Labor
United States
Dr. Holmes
John Howard Payne
Green Arrow Soap Promises Gentle Clean for Hands
A neighbor extols Green Arrow soap as pure and economical containing olive oil and naphtha. She claims the pale green, satin texture bar cleans deeply with less soap than ordinary brands, reduces rough hands, and costs less than 6c to 7c soaps. Will you try this trial.
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Palmolive
Green Arrow
Creen Arrow
Greed Arrow
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Army of the
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Iowa
Effie Haines
Washington County
Red Cross
Sophia Potgeter
Washington School
Sastre
Burley
Hoover
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Mn Lac
Tom Thumb
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Tom Thumbs
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