The First Shot A Hit In Washington Conference Buzz
Readers are told of a dramatic Washington moment as Secretary Hughes presents a bold disarmament proposal. The article notes Britain and Japan’s surprising acceptance, signaling possible world peace. It also comments on insurance fraud cases involving phantom cars and the need for stricter verification by insurers.
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Washington, D. C
Hughes
Mars
Goliath
David
United States
Japan
Britain
America
Utica
Pacific
Nagies
Sam
Flawed Auto Theft Claims Spark Insurance Skepticism
The article questions the honesty of auto theft allegations claiming most are fakes. It recounts a dubious insured driver using fictitious details to obtain policies and notes slackness in underwriting practices in New York.
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Herrdine
New York
Shirtsleeve diplomacy and New York politics amid disarmament talk
The piece critiques Hughes's disarmament conference performance as bold shirtsleeve diplomacy. It notes Mayor Hylan's New York victory and Cox's loss, hints at fiscal costs, and ridicules a planned political scene while observing Socialist gains and labor tensions. It concludes with a wary, ironic tone about current politics and street-level reactions.
Health Talks and Dangers of Blows and Consumption
Health Talks by John B. Huber discusses injuries leading to tuberculosis and pleurisy, with cases of accidents followed by blood spitting and death. It then explores the farmer's hard life, arguing farming can be ideal despite hardships, cites a Saturday Evening Post view, and explains how readers may submit questions for the column.
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Saturday Evening Post
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
Andrew and Imogene quarrel over an unseen problem in their marriage. Andrew longs for quiet solitude while Imogene pushes for openness, leading to a tense exchange about love, loneliness, and personal space. The dialogue-like scene explores marital strain and inner need.
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Andrew
Tee
Imogene
Hughes open diplomacy signals new era in world talks
Opinions praise Secretary Hughes for presenting a clear program of moral limitation in international relations and for openly airing world problems at the conference. Critics warn hopes may be overblown, while some note the shift away from silk hat diplomacy. A Minnesota hunter and former President Wilson are lightly referenced amid broader political commentary. Six prisoners escaped from Fort Dodge county jail.
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Hughes
H. G. Wels
Skating on Lake Carnegie Sparks Old City Ties
A winter memory on Lake Carnegie unfolds with Betty Alston visiting from New York and George recapping finances as they skate by poplar shadows. Their dialogue reveals class tensions, ambitions, and a fragile romance amid cold light and hidden guardians.
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Morton
George
Nirthesel
Simmons College
Pnt
Betty
Marty
George Mhanage
Alen
Jone
The Guarded Heights Enters Wall Street
In 1821 era prose, Morton a horse trainer turned college football hero navigates social climbs at university and New York society. He seeks admission to aristocratic circles while avoiding risk to Betty and Sylvia as party politics and polo inform his rising status.
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George Marton
Sylvia Planter
Baily
Morton
George
Eve Bru
Len
Aris
New York
Allen
Wander
Tather
Dalrymple
Jever
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Alston’s
Goodhue
Wandel
iGoodhue
Dal
The Blonde Tail of Woman Vanishing Says Anthropologists
Anthropologists say the blonde hair trend in America may fade. The piece questions whether husbands can be blamed for gazing with wistful eyes at a changing ideal.
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Tyne
America
Brain Tests by Sam Lofd
Mrs Smith and Mrs Brown discuss dress goods on a bus ride. The puzzle asks how much Mrs Smith paid per yard for gingham and velvet after buying four yards more gingham for 5.40 than velvet for 4.50, with ten yards of each totaling 15.00. Determine individual prices from the given total purchase.
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Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Brown
Get Out in the Sunshine Provides Hopeful Message
Poem-like exhortation urges readers to seek light and happiness, embracing sunshine as divine guidance and a path to healing. urging escape from sorrow and to open the soul to the heavenly light and daisied meadows as symbols of renewal.
Wells Opposes Dream of Mere Disarmament at Conference
The article notes Mr Wells criticizing a fan tastic dream of mere disarmament, suggesting his interest in the conference may not endure long. It highlights tension over security policy and the prospects of his continued involvement.
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Wells
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q A 1921
Questions on nature subjects are invited for the Burroughs Nature Club Notes column. Readers asked about oyster harvesting ibex habitat in America and whether young cedar waxwings can be domesticated plus their diet with answers promised in tomorrow’s Nature Notes.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Miptlin Co
Nature Notes
America
Answers to questions about ostriches and gophers
The text describes ostriches eating forage like alfalfa in captivity and leaves in nature, plus a corn and grit mix. Gophers rarely form colonies, with offspring fending for themselves as they mature. It mentions silver fish pests in homes, their damage to fabrics and books, and suggests pyrethrum powder and Farmers' Bulletin 962 for poison rules. The Missouri bond issue for roads is noted as approved by a large majority.
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Farmers
U. S
Townboard discussion hints at personnel change
Dalrymple offered no explanation as Goodhue proposed replacing him with George during a town drive back to town after noon. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Dalrymple
Goodhue
George
Correct English Dont Say
The text lists multiple outdated phrases and miscapitalized terms. It includes lines about lambs gambling in a meadow and brokers gambolling, a claim that Spain ceded the Philippine islands, and labels Filipinos as Asiatics. It also repeats and alters phrases with misspellings and archaic prohibitions.
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Spain
America
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Wells Plans Peace That May Not Move Washington Conference
H G Wells doubts the Washington conference plan yet proposes a personal scheme to secure world peace. Mark Sullivan warned Wells would depart Washington if proceedings bored him, and he already seems inclined to leave.
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Mr. Wells
Sioux City Journal
H.G. Wells
Washington
Mark Sullivan
Abe Martin House Wraps Up With Headlines
Abe Martin notes Mrs Tilford remains at home with pneumonia and quips about late Bud’s indifference to women driving cars, containing his joking but pointed commentary on social roles.
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