President Wilsons campaign for League of Nations face
The article notes President Wilson touring globally to win support for the League and the treaty, arguing the senate must advise and consent on treaties. It contrasts past warnings by Republicans and current debates on Shantung, the Monroe Doctrine, and world divisions, warning against absolutism and entanglement.
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Ten Thousand Miles
League of Nations
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Versailles
O. K
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Shantung
Europe
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Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A poem describes a long weary day ending in night and rest. The speaker laments hard toil and sleepless strain while praising sleep as balm and death as the final harvest. The verse contrasts busy life with the solace of night.
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Vulcan
Washington town shows strong ready to hire many boys
A local businessman who posted for an errand boy says he never realized how manly the town’s youth is and wishes he could hire them all. Pageant committee counts September 11 parade at a mile and a half, promising a notable display. An automobile stolen last night highlights ease of car theft with switch locks available cheaply and effective safeguards urged.
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Washington
Exchanger predicts half of travel will be by air in twenty years
An unnamed exchanger forecasts rapid aviation growth and states that half of all travel and transportation could occur by air within two decades. He cites technological progress, fuel efficiency, and expanding air networks as key drivers shaping a future dominated by air travel.
Prediction Affects Washington Comfort For Future Decades
The text foresees long term relief for Washington residents from a forecast and hints that railroad officials plan to wait twenty years to confirm if the depot will suffice, suggesting a delayed solution and strategic patience by authorities.
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Washington
Locomotive Firemen Seek 69 Percent Wage Rise
A clipped comment notes locomotive firemen asked for a 69 percent wage increase in a Sioux City Journal item. The century article frames the demand as a simple request, not a cause for alarm.
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Sioux City Journal
Wc T U Responds To Prohibition Opposition
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union clarifies it is not campaigning for a federal tobacco ban and that Jubilee Million Dollar Drive funds will support its budgeted educational work. The group notes a 30 year educational campaign with educators and Sunday school workers, led by President Anna A. Gordon.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Anna A. Gordon
Chiefs Decide On Future Action On Wage Adjustments
Maintenance of Way and Railroad Shop Laborers asked the railroad wage board to adjust wages per President Wilson’s principle of a single increase. They cited inequalities between railroad systems and urged corrections as government agencies seek to restore normal economic conditions.
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Railroad
Wilson
Americans Tackle End Meet Worries Amid Japan China Row
A Des Moines Register observation notes that many Americans focus on making ends meet rather than anxiously tracking the quarrel between Japan and China. The piece implies domestic concerns overshadow international tension.
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Japan
China
Des Moines Register
Actor strike ends plays built on beds and bedrooms
Marshalltown Times Republican notes that the actor strike could halt productions centered on intimate settings and provocative content, suggesting the move would impact theater choices and audiences without widespread regret.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Hard Times Seen As Remedy For National Troubles
Quote from Perry Chief suggesting that severe medicine may be needed to cure national troubles. The statement frames hard times as the only plausible remedy, reflecting a blunt, opinionated take on economic or social distress.
Southern states vote on woman suffrage amendment
In Richmond Virginia the House Delegates rejected ratification by 617 to 21 a national woman suffrage constitutional amendment while President Wilson urged action. In Montgomery Alabama the state Senate again refused to ratify the federal amendment, defeated 18 to 18 on a motion to ratify.
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Richmond
Virginia House
Wilson
Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
Common Sense as a Pinch Hitter in Hard Times
A Vinton Eagle quote extols common sense as the best pinch hitter left to save a failing game. It may have a poor batting average now but is the only thing that can bring the bacon home, otherwise the game is lost.
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Vinton Eagle
Getaway Advice Sparks NY Letters to The Editor
A New York paper received letters debating a graceful getaway during a phone call. One correspondent notes a quick exit by exclaiming, Oh, can the piffle, I guess I gotta be goin. The playful quip illustrates social etiquette concerns in the era.
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New York
Miss MacDonald in The Squaw Man at Graham Theatre
Katherine MacDonald a leading screen favorite appears in Cecil B. DeMille's photo play The Squaw Man at Graham theatre today and tomorrow. She plays an English noblewoman who secretly loves her husband's cousin who takes the blame for a crime to shield her from disgrace.
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Douglas Fairbanks
William S. Hart
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Cecil Bo de Mile
Graham Theatre
Foch Extends Yank Rule In Rhineland Postwar Allocation
Marshal Rech approves permanent American control of a Rhineland area twice the size of prior jurisdiction. Americans to hold the Cobleng bridgehead and same east bank territory as since Derouer. In Hawaii deposits rise with MT per cent savings growth and low bank risk noted.
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Marshal Rech
Rhineland
Marshal Peel
Cobleng
Rhine
Derouer
Thonelum
Hawaii
Perfect Health Is Yours If the Blood Is Kept Pure
Safeguard vitality by cleansing the blood with a vegetable medicine advertised as reviving strength. The notice urges readers to obtain five bottles from a drug store and offers free medical advice via Swift Specific Co at 40 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Inside Bath Promised to Improve Health for Men and Women
Advocates urge daily morning practice of drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels from the prior day s waste. The promotion claims quick health gains and a brighter complexion for those who adopt this internal sanitation routine.
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Bath
Sicily
Exhibition drives Pendennis to walk with Lacey
George praises Pendennis's driving and admits he enjoyed part of lunch. Lucy protests as Pendennis is guided to walk, while George confesses to whispering and Lucy objects to the forced pace.
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George
Pendennis
Lacey
Lucy
Pendennis and Lucy discuss marriage and doubt
George presses Lucy on engagement as she admits a fear that it may never happen. She resists seriousness, then confesses unsettled plans and emotional tension as Pendennis remains hopeful yet wary. The scene centers on love, hesitation, and the prospect of marriage.
Not Going Into Business Says Lucy's Bold Claim
In tense dialogue Lucy rejects joining a business or profession saying she will prove their regional family standing matters. The speaker asserts East Coast and South opinion underestimates their country class. He explains his plan to prove three generations can carry equal weight locally. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Asc
Local Passenger and Freight Train Schedules
Local train numbers 429 449 and 835 836 88 89 operate daily except Sunday. Passenger No 429 9:05 am No 449 5:15 pm. Local freight No 835 7:00 am. Also 429 430 450 are daily except Sunday on B and Q lines.
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Lowe
Washington
H. W. Russel
LODGES Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday night each month. L D Laneworthy W M and Glenn KB Mace Secretary announce the schedule and officers for the upcoming gathering.
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L. D. Laneworthy
W. M. Glenn KB
Mace
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