Conference committee named for disarmament talks
President Harding nominates a six member panel led by Senator Lodge Senator Underwood Secretary Hughes and Eshu Root for the disarmament conference All are prominent lawyers with long careers in public life Root is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate Hughes is secretary of state Underwood and Lodge lead their parties in the Senate The group is described as capable nonpartisan and highly experienced
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Local interview quotes Mrs Nugent on butter knife remark
Mrs Flo Nugent recalls breaking in three men, noting her last husband used a butter knife without coaching. Mrs Em Moots is described with three children two sons well placed and a daughter elsewhere.
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The Railway Crossing by Walt Maron
An obituary in verse recounts Peter Pole racing to beat a train at a railway crossing. Undertakers arrive with buckets and valises as his niece mourns a fatal collision. The poem warns speeders to heed crossing signs and not outrun danger.
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Disarmament Conference Figures See Clarity in Debate
The passage praises Root and Hughes for direct, non rhetorical argument as the disarmament conference committee, noting they will resolve cases by law and seek clear understandings with other nations. It stresses the Pacific as the central arena of today’s big issues and suggests the conference could calm troubled political waters in the region.
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Vamps Who Made History By James C. Young
Voltaire’s life is examined through his years with Gabrielle du Chatelet the Marquise who kept him in Lorraine for fifteen years. The piece traces their complex relationship his eventual aging and the rise of St Lambert as the marquise’s companion and collaborator until her death in 1749 while translating Newton.
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Journal Faces Legal Threat Over Car Make Report
The Journal reports Sidney Coon is threatening suit over a previous auto accident story claiming he drove a Ford. Coon alleges misrepresentation and mental distress from neighbors’ gibes and seeks damages, while the paper apologizes in hopes of settlement.
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Random musings on farm losses and social tones from Kingsman Journal
A Kingman Journal column surveys farmers losses from high costs and poor yields near Washington. It notes rising auto and pedestrian risks, a cheeky line about gum consumption, and social remarks on naming and gendered insults, riffing on everyday quirks and quirks of men and women.
Borrowed Smiles Street Request Headlines Drunkards’ Home Mention
A Salvation Army girl in uniform asked passersby for donations for the Drunkards' Home and received a startling reply when a woman offered her husband instead. The brief encounter reflects a local charity appeal and a sharper street humor tone.
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Divorce Case Prompted by Missing Wife
A client seeks a divorce after claiming his wife has become a suffragette and is never home. The lawyer warns that ending a marriage is serious and asks for details to proceed.
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Uncle Eben and neighbors on town life and work
A humorous exchange features Uncle Eben, Sis Hopkins, and Judge reflections on immigration work life and a town’s seasonal habits. They note the strains of locals dealing with drummers boarders surveyors and actors, and a quip about love at first sight tied to a hair drying scene.
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Ancestors and Nobility in a Comic Exchange
Mrs O Brien asks about ancestors. Mrs Kelly retorts with a witty jab about lineages and noble stock. The dialogue mocks social climbing and hereditary claims as a sly social note. The verse hints at heiresses and the lure of baronial titles.
England's making hundreds more judge remark on socks
Judge Jones answered an advertisement and sent a dollar for four pairs of socks. After receiving them he wrote that the patterns were vile and he would not wear them in public. The advertiser replied that the guarantee covered wear but not appearance.
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Amusements Producer Explains Lying Lips Title at Fox Theater
Thomas H. Ince discusses why Lying Lips titles his new photoplay at the Fox Tuesday and Wednesday. The film follows a polished society woman who captures a rugged man, exploring the destruction caused by deceitful words.
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Lying Lips leads a tale of trust and sacrifice
A drama unfolds as a woman's courage wavers and a man discovers deception in love. The confidences broken test the couple's bond until sacrifice and supreme devotion win back happiness in a story starring House Peters and Florence Vidor.
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Washington County's Only Dally
A brief item from The Journal notes the town’s unique daily publication status and local happenings in Washington County.
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