Keynotes on honesty in Davis speech praised and criticized
A newspaper analysis surveys John W. Davis acceptance remarks criticizing the Republican tariff and league of nations while pledging Democratic aims. It notes Davis’s focus on corruption charges against Republicans, labor rights, tariff cuts for farmers, and a shift toward world cooperation under a unified, nonpartisan national policy.
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Davis
John W. Davis
League of Nations
Mr. Davis
McAdoo
Coolidge
Denby
Daugherty
Sor Forbes
Republican Party
Olus
Ate
Adoo
Gumber Taritt
Gndl
Coolidze
Lorge
la Follette
Brookhar
Watts
Neglert- Ingig
la Fallette
Mo Tavis
Trevis
Hut
Ft Coderthrely
Davis Omain Ong
Chiely
Connery
Cool- Ide
Dr. Davis
World Court
Langue
Kentha Klan
Althomathy
Reepublican
United States
America
Left handed eating provokes debate on speech links
Dr Williams Brady reviews a school dining room experiment where girls eat left handed to curb stuttering. He cites brain-arm connections and Franklin Jones studies to argue against forcing handedness, noting stuttering often ties to enforced right hand use and urging nature over instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.pranklin Jones
Hpp
Artiuemt
University of South Dakota
Jones
Nature
Missing $50 Bill Sparks Household Quarrel
Andrew accusing Imogene of hiding a $50 bill after searching the sun parlor and cushions. Imogene denies, suggests Andrew misplaced it, and recalls a Thorndyke novel used as a bookmark. The dispute escalates with blame and humor over money and memory.
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Imogene
Carnac
Andrew
Divenport
Thorndyke
Imo
Gene
Sun Parlor
Sam
Brain Teasers: Corn to Offset Wheat Rent
An old farmer promised two fifths of his crop as rent but used 45 bushels of wheat early. He offers corn worth one third of wheat to balance the loss. The landlord should take 15 bushels of corn to equalize the 45 bushels of wheat.
Brookhart Delay and Prohibition Debate Highlight Iowa Notes
Iowa editor records Brookhart’s stance on paying soldiers and pensions through profiteer taxes, noting no concrete plan and public skepticism. Davenport Times criticizes anti prohibition linking big business to Volstead enforcement and Ford’s campaign, arguing prohibition reduces workers to near peonage while saloons threaten payrolls.
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Travenport Times
Association Against
Henry Ford
Buying Testimony in Chicago Trial Prompts Belief in Expert Price
The essay argues that the public assumes experts can testify to almost anything for a price. It notes an ongoing Chicago trial and the idea that up to $250 a day could secure favorable testimony, challenging readers to consider the ethics of paid expert witnesses.
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Mason
Globs-Gazette
Anyshing
Chicago
Burroughs Club Answers Tiny Nature Questions and Old Boys Tale
The column prints reader questions on nature topics with answers about snipe nesting, tadpoles, witch hazel divining rods, and the blerest fishes in fresh waters. It also includes an Opinion piece on aging leaders and the value of experience, contrasting youth and older executives.
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Bambloo
Nature Notes
American Journal of Science
U. S
Great Lakes
Aissiseippi River
Able McLaughlins Love and Labor on the Prairie
The story follows Wally McLaughlin a Union veteran who returns home to help his brother John and fiancée Christie. Christie endures relentless farm duties as Wally’s family bonds deepen and their corn and wheat flourish under steady, hopeful labor.
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Wally
John
Isobel
Prairies
Jeanie McNair
Chirstie
Peter Kelth
Chrrstie
Isabell McLoughlin
Jmen
Alex McNair
pScotland
Chapthr
Ally
Chiistie
Johnnie
Wahilly
Mary
Chris
Courss
Studiad
Rand
Wily
St. Louis
Scott
Dickens
Macaulay
Willy
Fisher's Grove
Yeason
Chicago
Stu Law
Isaiah
Wruly
Flo
Jamison
Iegiah
Christie
Father
Ming
Bris
Altho
Bis
Hisather
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Courier Bidg
Cornee Park Ave
Jonad Hartman
Edit Jackson McCoy
Treas
Newa
Eicial
Hersin
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Japan
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Story, Brooks
Williams Brady, M.D
Nat'l Newspaper
Barylee
Brady
William Brady
Friend Wife
Hoh Fulkerson
Iowa
Brookhart
Des Moines
Dion
BROWA
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Baltimore
Evyentage Sun
Ulysses Grant McAlexander
McAlexander
Marne
Paris
Vig
Jong
Tree
Duthease Guarliles
Eport
Korea
Manchuria
Able McLaughlins
Margaret Wilson
Harper & Brothers, Publishers
London
Harper & Brothers
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