War and Women in the Pulpit Stir Debate
A sermon page discusses war ethics and gas versus shell violence, then shifts to women teaching and preaching. It cites Miss Madeline Southard, frames calls for women in pulpits, and critiques male clerical leadership while noting U.S. role in the League of Nations and disarmament talks. The column blends social reform with political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Southard
Peter, Paul and
Luke
Madeline Southard
International Association of Women Preachers
House of Worship
Sunthard
Textile Mills Reserve In Lawrence Activity Resumes
Telegraph advices from Lawrence Massachusetts report the great mill of the American Woolen company and its operatives assured of capacity operations through the winter. Cotton mills in Lawrence employing about 24 000 are resuming full time and with practical full force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Textile Mills Reserve
Webster City
Freemen-Journal
Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Malaria Prevention Methods in Large Areas
Health Talks explains how malaria was wiped from Panama by Gorgas and details three steps for large scale eradication. Describe drainage to remove larval habitats within 100 yards of dwellings, clear brush to expose adult mosquitoes, and install effective screens. Also covers using petroleum products for temporary pools and safeguarding inquiries to Dr Huber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reed
Panama
Gorgas
Canal Zone
United States
Anopheles
Huber
Whistle Away. A Frank L. Stanton verse fragment
A fragmentary poem by Frank L. Stanton uses repetitive refrains about sorrow and resilience. The speaker urges waving hands to sorrow and notes the shared human journey from dark to day, with war imagery and a resigned tolerance toward fate.
City Manager form praised in Davenport era debate
The old system is contrasted with the city manager form as advocates insist it serves the welfare of the city. A progressive citizen would resist returning to the old setup and favor practical, levelheaded administrators. Included are brief notes from Denison Review Sac City Bulletin Davenport Times on weather, loneliness in city life, and a note about Germany buying US car pelts for fur trade.
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League of Nations
Geneva
League
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Europe
Buque
Dubuque
Sac City Bulletin
Davenport
Germany
Schopenhauer
Des Moines
Gunpley
FRIEND WIFE BY ROE FULKERSON
Andrew and Imogene discuss reformers and social temptations in a salon dialogue. They joke about Alice’s proposed book against cafes and how moral scrutiny often backfires. A line about poker promises and a quiet, affectionate moment ends the scene.
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Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Imogene
Andrew
Alice
Traove
Dorcas Society
Weil
Afterth thoughts and a fading world of show
A scattered, humorous collage reflects on the end of a grand show, Baseball’s World Series hopes with Babe Ruth, New York pride, and various quips. It mentions Dairy Cattle Congress visitors praising Waterloo weather, ghostly morality notes, and random social asides about tobacco, aviation, and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Abe Martin Quips About Pughfaster General Hays Delivery
Abe Martin quips that General Hays with all his pep and initiative cannot deliver a package that a woman has tied up. He says he feels as helpless as a distillery watchman while Rudy day struggles to pull his Ford from a cistern.
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General Hays
Rudyday
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd reveals age puzzle
Johnny says sister is twice his age and offers aging clues about their mother and a move to New York. By solving the riddle we deduce sister’s current age from the confidential remarks in the Washington puzzle column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Loyd
Johnny
Mr. Simpkins
New York
Feius
Wash.ington
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers Tomorrow
Nature Notes column asks questions about trees and birds from 1921. Readers are invited to send inquiries to the Nature Notes Dept for answers in future issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs Nature
Houghton Mifflin CO
Nature Notes
Nightfall bird answers and cat domestication myths
At nightfall a nocturnal bird likely a whip-poor-will or nighthawk is discussed, noting its mottled brown plumage and white throat strap. The piece also traces housecats to the Egyptian Felis librea, domesticated as mousers before Europe’s civilization, with lineage mixing as commerce spread. It adds turtle shell origin from hawksbill and describes its beaklike upper jaw and overlapping shields.
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Europe
Ambrose Doane and the Kakisa Village Prison Break
Ambrose Doane confronts authorities after Indians seize a company mill in Fort Enterprise. Doane tries to justify his actions as he faces arrest for conspiracy burglary and assault with intent to kill. Watusk the interpreter and Nesis the English-speaking wife of Watusk are central as efforts to locate her unfold. the inspector prepares to hear Ambrose’s full account in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Deans
Fort Enterprise
Doane
Nesis
Watusk
Ambrose
Ambrose Doane
Andrice
Kakisa
Ambros
Egerton
Bafford
Emslie
Monigrel
Watask
Ambrase
Emias
Gordon Strange
Strange
Don’t Say Protect tariff phrases and misstatements
Correct English to remove double negatives and clarify phrasing. Replace negations with simple assertions. Examples include He didn’t do anything and He spoke but once. Fix contractions and awkward spellings to produce clear, precise statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ara
Tari
Rox
Iowa Editors Plan Satisfactory for State Fairs
Dubuque Times Journal reports that editors express satisfaction with a proposed plan to unify and improve state fairs. The piece notes public support from local leaders and outlines expectations for increased attendance, funding, and coordinated events across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
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W.H. Bartman
West Park Ave
Tel
Joan C. Hastman
A&a W. Peterson, Treas
Gen'l Mer
Iowa
Menbero
Associated Press
Audit Bureau
Dougherty
Washington, DC
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep's
Englland
C Reese
Harding
North Dakota
Franees Willard
Wisconsin
Alek Howat
Kansas Miners’ Winer
Peck
National Miners
Kansas
Howat
Senate
la Follettie
John B
Frank _L. Stanton
Brother Dickey
Denison
Yankees
Babe
Ruth
Greater New York
Sylvester
Gloria Swanson
Reno
Bar Association
Abe Martin
Hulbert Footner
Jack Chanty
Jamee A.m Company
Inspector, Egertons
Vernon Hawkeye
Junny, Crick
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