Pondering Wilson Burleson clash in post office row
A long pointed editorial on the Wilson Burleson dispute highlights nationwide demand for postal and telecommunication reform. It cites editorials from The Republican urging Burleson’s resignation and notes public fear of partisan power politics affecting national service. It also comments on health, prevention, and Bolshevik fears in a broad civic context.
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People For the Nation
Woodrow Wilson
Col
Mouse
Burleson
Thas
Wilson
Springfield Republican
New York World
Republican
Ornce
H.C. Barton
South Amherst
Col. House
Rink
Democratic Party
Four Cheap Prescription Critique of Health Costs
A fragment argues about the high cost of illness and medical care in the United States. It notes public reluctance to scrutinize medical expenses and compares sick payments to charitable giving, suggesting the financial burden of sickness is vast but accepted.
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Solomon
A!sing Automobile
Httler
Garv- Hee
Mrs Tilford Moots Shares Nehpews Iowa Letter
Mrs Tilford Moots recites a letter from her nephew in Iowa saying he is doing well and has a wife and baby a new touring car and has undergone three operations. The note implies disbelief about a hotel cutting up meat for hash and references the Nationwide Mimwananer Service.
Fingerprints in birth records urged to curb mixups
Health Talk cites a metropolitan hospital case where wrist bands failed and swapped babies. Advocates fingerprinting newborns on birth certificates and nationwide digit prints for all ages to prevent misidentification and wrongful scrutiny.
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Juittle Buttercup
Metropolitan
O’shaughnesay
Making the Most of Marriage in Plain Talks
A guide to thoughtful gift giving within marriage outlines moderating Christmas spending, choosing appropriate presents, and using tactful humor. It stresses mutual understanding, listening, and avoiding friction, noting luxury items as suitable gifts and practical limits for couples.
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Thompson Feature Service
Side Talks on Romance and Labor's Luxury Cars
A discussion centers on wealthy workers' cars outside mines and factories. Molly sees romance in the miner ascending from dirt to a luxury vehicle while others worry about exaggeration, patriotism, and labor demands threatening production and financial ruin.
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George
Molly
Frances Visits Wonderland Sandman Story Fragment
Frances speaks of loving tarts and empathy for the Knave of Hearts while visitors in a Sandman tale share a platter. The Queen and a page appear as Frances contemplates tempting treats near the King, hinting at a whimsical, improvised scene.
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Frances
Bart
Movie of a Man With a Poor Memory
The fragment mentions Walt and a scene implying memory troubles as a character named Walt navigates a muddled moment. It reads like a note or caption from a storyboard or review fragment, highlighting a humorous or perplexing situation centered on memory lapse.
Doughnut Puzzle Recalled In Loyd Word Game
Sam Loyd presents a doughnut puzzle from 1919 where a straight line cut across a doughnut yields multiple pieces. The rebus answer to no 48 hints at Latin and Muslin as muzzling, reflecting Loyd's wordplay style and wartime era humor involving Salvation Army imagery and doughnut nostalgia.
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Salvation Army
Sam Loyd
How Michigan Did It and Waterloo’s Dust Problem
Letter to the editor from George Geisel urges readers to back a state road and tire care campaign to reduce dust and wear for Waterloo motorists. He cites editorial contrasts with Michigan and Iowa boosters and recalls the Waterloo Way Wins slogan. He also references a French observation about chocolate.
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Michigan
Waterloo
Avery
Waterloo Way
George Geisel
Iowa Editors Snapshots Of The Thirty-Eighth General Assembly
Burlington Hawk-Eye notes the assembly was slightly above average with steady work and no freak bills. Other papers comment on farmers’ income rising postwar, and editorials from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City critique republican traditions, Burleson burden, and political discourse losing vigor.
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Burlington
Thirty
General Assembly
Periodical cicada not a true locust despite fears
The article clarifies that the 17 year cicada, appearing this spring, is not a locust. It contrasts it with the migratory grasshopper, notes the cicada's limited plant damage, and warns against panic and planting decisions driven by confusion between the two insects. It explains periodicity and emphasizes the danger of misapprehension in many regions.
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United States
United’ States
United States Department of Agriculture
Atilla
Geng
Stevenson
Department of Agriculture
Stasshoppers
Near East
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