The American Epoch in Music and Immigrant Strains
A 1900s commentary argues against the excesses of American popular song, advocating censorship and parental control over musical taste. It cites Maud Powell on moral standards, then shifts to immigration and Japanese relocation data, criticizing California’s anti Japanese sentiment as a federal state dispute needing national cohesion.
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England
Scotland
Germany
Maud Powell
Chicago
Europe
London
Paris
Berlin
America
Califfornia
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
California
United States
Japanese Population Decline Takes Spotlight in City Committee
The New York anti-alien committee sends California defense literature arguing that the Japanese issue is minor. They claim Japanese numbers in California and nationwide are declining, and oppose the California bill as unnecessary based on statistics and legislative context.
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New York City
California
Suffrage, Montenegro, and hazing in early 20th century notes
A collage of opinions on suffrage movement tactics in England and the United States, praising crackdown on militant groups while urging sane women to vote. Also notes King Nicholas of Montenegro boasting of defending Scutari, and Secretary Daniels ordering hazing to end at academies as a model for others. Ends with a wary warning about a looming plague and clean screens.
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England
United States
Daniels
Navy Department
Brant Removal Seen As GOP Shift in Iowa Press
In Marshalltown the Times-Republican describes Dave Brant’s removal from the Republican party as a pivotal move amid party realignment. The piece notes local reverberations and questions Brant’s influence on Iowa politics.
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Hope
Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Dave Brant
Republican Party
WOR FT COMES BACK MOST TO HIM
A collection of editorial snippets and reflections on public figures, philanthropy, and political tensions. The pieces discuss Wilson era appointments, capitol real estate concerns, party dynamics, and moral reflections on giving. Notable voices reference Des Moines newspapers, Council Bluffs reports, and Marshalltown commentary about generosity and public service.
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Town City Press
Des Moines
Dooley
Hennessey
Rosenfeld
Gorra
Capitol Grounds
What is immoral according to Collier's view
Collier's argues morality hinges on art shaping behavior. It contrasts Brieux's Damaged Goods and New York's Any Night, condemning how theatre often normalizes vice while adult guardians claim immorality in bold shows. It criticizes hypocrisy among parents and police links to vice, urging honest portrayal of immorality's consequences.
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Collier's
Brieux
New York
Princess Theatre Company
Fragments Warn of Disease from Flies in Food
Readable phrases warn that a fly entering food could carry disease. The text discusses filth on surfaces, milk contamination, and risks of cholera, urging action to stop infestations and protect children.
Easy Slippers and the Neutralizer Echoes
A collage of wry gags and quips from period papers including Chicago Tribune and St Paul Despatch. Jests touch on tariff talk, Irish justice, courting misfires, and social scenes. Notes reference exchanges about politics, time zones, and playful doorbell antics.
Thunder as Nature's greatest bluff and campaign roar
The piece likens thunder to a grand political oration, praising its force while noting its empty rhetoric. It humorously compares natural noise to inflated speech, arguing thunder’s power is wasted on loud but meaningless boasts and suggesting cannibalizing thunder’s force for rhetoric.
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Epfaker
Great Britain Best Customer in U S Foreign Trade Figures
Secretary of Commerce William C Redfield praised March trade data showing nine months totals over 3.3 billion dollars with Great Britain as the top buyer and Canada second, Germany third, and France fourth. He noted gains in manufacturing materials and finished goods despite March export declines.
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Washington, D. C
William C. Redfield
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
France
Destructive May Fire Destroys Eagle Grove Armory
A May 1 fire in Eagle Grove destroyed the national guard armory which housed an opera house and $8,000 in equipment. Adjacent Odd Fellows hall and a drug store were saved, but a nearby hay barn and a Quaker Oats elevator were burned, totaling tens of thousands in losses. Fire equipment arrived from Fort Dodge and Webster City as residents fought the blaze.
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Eagle Grove
National Guard
Odd Fellows Hall
Bert Waddell
Quaker Oats Company
Caue
Fort Dodge
Websterity
Many Families Move in Waterloo
The past thirty days have been busy for Waterloo transfer men with 402 families changing locations. Fifty-six moved to the city from other places and fifty left town. A number of families have relocated within the area.
Womankind and universal human traits in social debate
In a Collier's essay the author argues that many romantic claims about women reflect universal human traits heightened by gender relations. He notes men frequently praise female fickleness in song yet acknowledge men are broadly polygamous, a point echoed at a sociological gathering.
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Etto. Collier's
Big hotel under way at Dubuque
Dubuque May 1 The hotel committee report on a new hotel to replace the destroyed Julien was received. It recommends a 200 room structure costing 300000 with furnishings around 80000. Options have been secured on several sites.
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Dubuque, la
Dubuque
Westwood Woman Credits Pinkham’s Remedy For Recovery
A Westwood Maryland farmer's wife describes chronic illness and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details nervous spells, female weakness, and bearing down, with pain around the right side and back. The letter endorses the medicine and invites other women to seek confidential guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Lydia E
Art club Members Attend May Day Breakfast at First Baptist
From their downtown homes to summer homes at Chautauqua Park Lane Souch or Elk Run a number of the members of the Art club with their husbands attended the May day breakfast at the First Baptist church this morning.
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Chautauqua Park
Lane Souch
Elk Run
Art Club
First Baptist Church
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