Coal region politics and civic reflections in Iowa
The piece recounts Republican delegates at the Iowa state convention handling their duties with restraint, praising resolutions committee work led by WI Parrott and Bob Spence, and endorsing Col. Brookhart's alignment with the party platform. It also memorializes Dr. Bell for his inventions and charitable work benefiting deaf mutes.
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Coalson
Resolutions Committee
WI Parrott
Bob Spence
Paul Gardner
New Hampton
Thane
Coll. Brookhart
Col. Brookhart
Des Moines
Iowa
Brookhart
Dr. Bell
Remembering Bell and the telephone’s global impact
The piece extols Alexander Graham Bell as the originator of the telephone and credits his invention with revolutionizing business and daily life. It likens the telephone to essential water and notes society would suffer if telephone systems failed, reflecting on its historical significance.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Mother Earth
Natface Watt
Dr. Bell
America
Puncture Incites Imperial Chauffeur’s Fatal Act
A dispatch notes Japan’s prince regent car puncture incident. The chauffeur, thwarted by the mishap, committed hari kari after the tire change. The item contrasts Japanese and American attitudes toward monarchial duty and public service.
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Vendera
Okie
Pringe
Japan
Harikeri
America
Harding
Tokio
Oldfashioned Drama in Sioux City News
The Sioux City Journal notes life is full of world events both domestic and international. It urges readers to follow ongoing industrial and political contests and the Balkans, Greece and Constantine with attention, claiming real news surpasses fiction in drama and excitement.
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Sioux City Journal
Balkana
Constantine
Greece
Puzzle Clues Prompt Wordplay From Dictionary Themes
A puzzle feature lists men named in a dictionary style with clues for a mechanical old and medical men among others. The text mentions the word mandrake as a mnemonic and notes a description of a f shaped piece of court plaster divided into four parts.
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Thera
Mandrake
Personal Health Service by Dr Brady warns against hot weather baby mistreatment
Dr Brady cautions parents about overheating infants during heat waves. He condemns excessive swaddling and wool garments, urges light clothing and daily warm weather baths, and notes higher infant mortality in hot seasons. Readers submit health questions answered briefly by the physician.
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Tor- Elen
Ignorini
Hal
Jess
Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife
Andrew calls Imogene to mark their wedding anniversary and offers a secondhand 1919 model car he found cheap. Imogene fears judgments about a used car, insists on a newer gift, yet accepts the gesture after a playful misunderstanding and emotional moment.
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Andrew
Imogeh
Agit
Imogene
Toran E¢All
Aline
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Question Column 1921
Readers submit general inquiries on nature subjects to the Nature Notes Dept. This installment lists questions about fish of the South, thistles in Canada and fruit tree pests. It asks about bird nest materials and other topics with promised answers in tomorrow’s notes.
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Nature Notes
South Varoiia
Earll
Doeaalt
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
S. Fis
South
Caro
Alarming disjointed text on bees and wealth rhetoric
The fragment discusses bee juvenile plumage and behavior alongside a Webster City Freeman-Journal quote criticising "malefactors of great wealth" and their duty to poverty-stricken areas. It notes nectar gathering, swarm activity, and a brief nap in a cell and includes a political aside about wealthy coalitions and charity.
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Webster City
Freeman-Journa
Phetry
Hiram Johnson Seeks Senate Rename Challenge
Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports Hiram Johnson aims to rename Ian to the California senate seat. The report characterizes him as no longer a roaring lion but meek as a lamb.
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Hiram
Council Bluffs
Hiram Johnson
Ian
Senate
California
Double Crossed by W Douglas Newton in a mystery tale
Hetoise Reya an English heiress resents her attorney and a childhood sweetheart Henry Gunning. Clement Seedon a detective counters a gang plan on a train and in a desert mine chase. Seedon betrays himself but teams with Gatineau to trap the gang as they flee toward Cobalt in a continuing chase.
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Hetoise Reya
Henry Gunning
Clement Seedon
Seeton
Seedon
Miss Reys
Gatineau
Hopling
Neuberg
Cobalt
Clement
Steve
Stime Lake
Chan
Tenter
Clemant
Ship Subsidy Question Raised by Cyrenus Cole
Congressman Cyrenus Cole of the Fifth Town district writes to Cedar Rapids Republican about the ship subsidy issue. He outlines arguments for or against subsidies and implications for commerce and national policy.
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Cyrenus Cole
Cedar. Rapids
Merger of Detroit News and Journal reshapes city press
The Detroit News absorbs the Detroit Journal in a landmark consolidation seen as strengthening the surviving paper and signaling broader shifts in journalism. The move reflects business aims to reduce duplication and raise standards, with brokers noting high activity in newspaper sales and exchanges this year.
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Hartman CO
West Para Ave
John C
Harman
Prestdent
Kutror
AWW
Peterson, Treas
Gen'l Msr
Carrier
Inall
Sta
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
Alsa
G. Bougherty
Washington, DC
C. Corr
New York
Pala
Los Angeles
Deco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep'e
Detroit News and Journal
Fourth
Detroit Journal
Journalisam
Detroit
Detroit News
Stéen
American Republic
Thy Little Lady by Frank L. Stanto
A poetic fragment celebrates a girl as a morning light amid night. The verse imagines her eyes and dreamlike maze of dreams, noting winter’s chill and a sense of enduring joy on earth and a heaven of hope.
Debating the U S ship subsidy policy and options
The discussion centers on the costly merchant marine fleet and options to reduce the deficit. It weighs subsidy versus selling the fleet, abandoning ambitions, or finding alternative support to compete with foreign navies, calling for a practical national solution. The debate cites figures on ships and costs and questions opponents’ alternatives.
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Cole
Mosbe
Rhine
Abe Martin On Cantaloupes And Clothes
A humorous Abe Martin quip notes that women can be tricked with cantaloupes while men worry about clothes. The column uses rural speech to poke fun at vanity and practicality, reflecting lighthearted small town humor.
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National Nowspe Servic
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