Public notices and editorial on constitution education urges focus
A Waterloo Iowa editorial urges prioritizing American constitution and government study in schools over astronomy and languages. It defends Judge Wade's call for strong civic training from youth, becomes a critique of current schedules, and emphasizes citizen responsibility and love of country.
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Pack
Waterloo
Ones
United States District Court
Iowa
Wade
Tudge Wade
Hughes Selection as Secretary of State Stirs Broad Praise
The announcement of former Justice Charles Evans Hughes as secretary of state draws near universal approval across political lines. Observers expect immediate confidence and broad satisfaction among the American people.
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Charles Evans Hughes
United States
New York
Immigration Prospects and a Curious Editorial Digression
The piece discusses a senate passed immigration bill allowing 355 461 European entrants over 14 months based on 3 percent of current aliens, stressing criteria of health and means. It argues for more settlement of right minded Europeans on unoccupied lands and criticizes a coal digging contest idea. The closing remarks mock a newspaper linotype issue and a mammas versus children gag.
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Senate
House
Germany
United Kingdom
Russia
Italy
Sweden
Norway
Austria- Hungary
Europe
Washington's Farewell Address Reflections On Public Unity
Washington explains the need for national unity, warns against entangling alliances and foreign influence, and urges obedience to the Constitution. He emphasizes religion and morality as supports of republican government, and expresses a hope for peaceful retirement after a life of service.
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Washington
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson
Imogene returns home to finds Andrew polishing the piano with furniture polish from the medicine chest. He explains he copied a neighbor and used up ten dollars in medicine and polish, mistaking it for a remedy for his wife’s supposed excess weight. Imogene confronts him, realizing the mistaken use of medicine and the home’s polish.
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Imogene
Andrew
Earell
Jack Jones
Sherlock Holmés
New York
Duty of Best Union Men
Davenport Times urges true union men to attend meetings and prevent radicals from steering younger members off balance. Majority decisions are usually defensible, but many losses came from radicals starting something they cannot finish.
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Davenport
Health Talks by John R Huber and Topics on Life Expectancy
In a health column from a New York City life table analysis, Dr Huber discusses life expectancy after age 40, debates on saving youth from tuberculosis versus later degenerative diseases, and the value of a long life vs meaningful impact. The page includes Q&A on cracked finger tips and reflections on human individuality and personality.
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New York City
Department of Health
Billings
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron
From a Quaker letter friend, the columnist reflects on individuality. The piece notes that no two people are exactly alike, despite similarities in appearance, and suggests each person’s unique personality begins in infancy.
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Ruth Cameron
Jay
Parrot Rebuses Challenge Grocery Motto Puzzle
A grocer used two parrots as a rebus to cryptically represent his store motto promising a cash prize. Readers were invited to solve the rebus shown by the birds and the letters ST, with the winning answer judged by the store owner. The solution for No 620 set the bar by revealing JAY and STARLING as the intended reading.
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Polly
Jay
Starling
Nature Notes Q and A on pests and birds in early environment
A column invites questions about Nature with readers asked to send inquiries to the Nature Notes Dept. It previews tomorrow’s Answers on topics such as germ collections at the American Museum of Natural History, weather signs for winter storms, raising quail under Audubon Society guidance, and breeding practices for domestic fowl alongside wild stock handling.
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Nature Notes
American Museum of Natural History
Audubon Society
Farmers Not Only Losers in Quaker Oats Stock Collapse
Iowa editors recount farmers and investors facing losses as Quaker Oats stock falls from par value. Cedar Rapids Republican notes dividends reduced to 6 percent, losses across goods on hand, and failed middleman profiteering claims. The piece contrasts farmer rents and stock pain with broader profiteering accusations and recalls inflated profits. The Sioux City Tribune adds that there is a further development to follow.
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Cedar Rapids
Rose
Time to Eliminate Selfishness
The Cedar Rapids Gazette laments looming lumber scarcity and high profits as forests dwindle while demand stays, urging unity on price discussions and road paving needs across rural areas. The Sioux City Journal contrasts North and South Dakota finances, noting North Dakota cannot borrow while South Dakota sold rural credit bonds at a premium yielding 6.7 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City Journal
North Dakota
South Dakota
Correct English Do Not Say Errors in Subject Verb Agreement
The exercise contrasts correct and incorrect forms. It shows that with plural subjects like the teacher and pupils the verb should be are and with constructs like the president as well as the cabinet the verb agrees with the first noun. It also notes that neither nor takes a singular verb and that or combinations may affect agreement.
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