Women in politics and suffrage impact debated in an era article
A historical column questions the effects of women voting and entering politics. It considers societal shifts, potential confusion during transformation, and cites a National Republican bulletin noting women have voted nationally for nearly three years and engaged in local races. The piece mentions Harriet Taylor Upton's role with the party.
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Assyria
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Babylonia
National Republican
Congress
Harriet Taylor Upton
Republican National Executive Committee
Women boast about husbands' savings under prohibition
ABE MARTIN notes some women brag about money their husbands save due to prohibition. Governor McCray of Indiana stopped Jack Dempsey at Michigan City on Labor Day.
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McCray
Jack Dempsey
Michigan City
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason The Coin Fever
A satirical piece by Walt Mason depicts a man driven by greed to chase money. He abandons art books music and friends, pursuing kopecks and pieces of eight, until only the fever for riches remains and the day ends with counting coins.
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Walt Mason
Harold Bell
Laura Libbey
Sapphie Johnson
Women voters as a force in politics voiced by Mrs Upton
The piece quotes Mrs. Upton on how women voters act with courage and steadfast standards. She notes women’s focus on homes, children, and life conservation, seeing them as a humanizing factor in government and aligned with men who study women’s political impact.
Gollmar Bros Circus Arrives In Washington Almost Every Morning
The feature filled notice describes the Gollmar Bros Circus arriving in Washington with red wagons and an army of clowns. Performances include Morales family from Mexico with dangerous aerial acts, educated elephants, high stepping horses, and a baby zoo.
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Gollmar Bros
Washington
Morales
Mexico
John Guilfoyle
Madame Guilfoyle
Camel born in captivity leads grand parade and two shows
A rare camel births in captivity headline a lavish spectacle. The program features elaborate costumes and a chorus led by famed prima donna Mies Julian Rogers. A street parade runs at 11 tomorrow, with two performances at 1 PM and 7 PM, each starting an hour later.
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Mies Julian Rogers
Bolshevist Chitcherin Meets Barthou at Economic Conference
The Bolshevist George Chitcherin was photographed shaking hands with Louis Barthou head of the French delegation. Barthou demanded destruction of the film after learning of the exchange. Movie men planned to show the footage in motion picture houses on the Champs Elysees.
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George Chitcherin
Aet
Louis Barthou
M. Barthou
Champs Elysees
Lignum vitae the hardest wood used in ship bearings
Lignum vitae is described as the hardest wood known used for stern bearings of steamers. It serves nearly all large steamships for smooth-running screws because its fibers cross and recross like a tire weave, providing exceptional wear resistance.
New York City Purchases Tro g Legs at High Cost
New York City spent about $100,000 last year on its supply of trog legs according to the report, reflecting the high price and ongoing procurement of the unusual device for municipal use.
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New York City
Fishermen and riddles from a playful page
A clipped page features poem snippets and humorous questions about everyday life. It includes a limerickish exchange about a yardstick, a joke about a setting hen on glass, and a playful quip about a major surgical operation. Interwoven are verses by Raymond Kelley and light social quips about neighbors.
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United States
Lansing Michigan
A Business Man's Prayer
A brief meditation titled A Business Man's Prayer reflects on honesty, temperance, and fairness in work and life. It asks for guidance to earn honestly, avoid vice, and treat others well, ending with a simple epitaph for a modest life.
Midnight despair in a club smoking room
A distraught youth named Smith sits in a club smoking room at midnight. A friend attempts to comfort him as Smith declares he has reached the end of everything and fears ruin and a spoiled life. He refuses help.
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Raymond Kelley
Smith
Gossip and Advice Snippets From A Crime Or Scandal
Witty asides warn against fakes and scams in a light column. A joke about a villain near a theft leads to quips on a bald drug clerk selling dubious hair tonics. A doctor cautions that face powder can be dangerous when carried home on the shoulder.
Netly garbled dialogue on worn shoes and rank remarks
Fragmentary exchange shows a Black rookie and a sergeant discussing worn shoes in a terse, colloquial confrontation. The dialogue captures rough speech and informal tone without clear narrative context or event framing.
Coin Flip Skill Breakdown
Expert explains how a person can instinctively gauge a coin flip. The note covers sensing subtle movements, balance, and the moment of landing to infer heads or tails.
Ste La and the Bow-Legged Beau
A playful verse recounts Ste La and her bow-legged lover. He asks her to sit on his lap and she sits on his corn, prompting a humorous reaction and a lighthearted finish.
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Stela
Bella
Girl Mistakes Ribbons at Ankles for Long Skirt
A girl misreads a few decorative ribbons dangling at her ankles as a long skirt. The moment captures a playful misperception and lighthearted curiosity.
Odd Exchange Over Burial Costs for Saxophonist
A fragmentary quote shows a street corner exchange debating burial funds for a saxophone player. One person asks for five dollars to bury the musician, while another offers thirty dollars suggesting six burials.
Girl Learns Dinner Burns When Mother Leaves City
A short domestic scene shows a girl discovering how fast a meal burns after her mother departs for a day’s outing in the city. The fragment hints at household responsibility and parental absence.
Travelin salesman joke opens a Sweet November humor panel
A brief comic exchange features two women discussing a new Snappy Stories tale and a traveling salesman joke, highlighting light banter and social chatter in a domestic humor strip.
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Alice
C. W
Wedding Fee Tale From Alabama Posits A Hungry Joke
A colored man in Alabama paid a justice of the peace with a big fat possum as a wedding fee. A year later the justice asks the groom Joe how married life is and the reply says I wish I had eaten that possum.
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Alabama
Justice of the Peace
Joe
Prayer Call Amid Railroad Strike in Eldon
The Congregational church bell will ring daily at 10 a.m. starting Sunday for a citywide prayer for a speedy and just settlement of the railroad strike. Eldon, Sept. 4. Rock Island shops employ about fifty men, and the town has felt the strike's impact amid reported disorders.
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Eldon
Congregational Church
Rock Island
Romanian Children Aid Washington Knickerbocker Fire Victims
Village youngsters near Bucharest knit a purse to aid families ruined by the Knickerbocker Theatre disaster in Washington DC. They believe the tragedy touches all Americans and act after seeing aid to Romanian children from the United States.
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Bucharest
Knickerbocker Theater
Washington, D. DC
America
Moulton Man Charged With Murder In Centerville Shooting
Centerville Sept 4 Charges of assault with intent to commit murder filed against F J Tipton of Moulton after a farmer near here, Longley, was shot during a dispute over hunting and trespassing. Tipton allegedly fled in a car numbered 9715. Longley sustained arm hand and head wounds but is expected to recover.
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Centerville
F. J. Tipton
Moulton
New Longley
Here
Longley
Langley
C., Stufflebaum
Railway Time Tables Corrected Up To Date
Railway time table excerpt lists arrivals and departures for Golden State and Washington Branch lines. Details include No. 4 Golden State, No. 50 Local Pass, No. 3 Golden State, No. 29 Local Pass, and several Local Freight services with daily or specific-day operation notes. Agent H. W. Russell signs as station agent.
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Ganomtieuense
Train Schedule Notice from J. C. McKay Agent
The timetable lists Co. B. Q. and Arrive No. 23 at 9 27 am and No. 25 at 10 pm. Depart No. 24 at 9 37 am and No. 26 at 6 24 pm. Trains run daily except Sunday. Agent J. C. McKay.
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J. C. McKay
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East Main Street
Mutual
Seventh Command
Women IN Politics
Abe Martin
Merle Jackson
Lee
Bill
The
Physicians and Surgeons
Preston L. Better
Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
U. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
A. Joan Droz
M. PD
J. &. Edgington, M. D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Mtanwwa
Wrigley
Trvin Bk
Huston
Southwest Corner
Barclay’s Cash
Washington, IA
Res
S. IL
Bateman
M.D. Blair
O. Ff. Bollier
City
Washington St
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
C. J. Wilson
Ieen
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Richer Law
Austin Sutherland
R. R
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
At & P
H. W. Russell
John Park
Washington Lodge
A. F P
A. M
H. T. Carris
W. M
Arthur Goodin
O. EB. S
Belva Carris
Myrtle Speer
Syamascus Shring
Commercial Club
Katheryne H. Beatty
Susie B. Edgington
Worth Scribe
Amos Chapter
de Molay
Ira Jones
G. C
Frank Langworthy
Legal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
I. FE. Mitchell
Elmer McFadden
1. C. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
Iowa Ave
W. FE. Murdock
Noble
Russell Goodin
Brighton Encampment N
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