Speaks family refuses to bury soldier son in France
John P Speaks a Spartanburg area farmer keeps the body of his son, killed in France, in the parlor stating the soldier has already been buried once. Sergeant Alvin York declines a 6000 for twenty weeks on stage tour, citing conscience over patriotism at a Cleveland gathering.
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John P. Speaks
Spartansburg
S. C
France
Speaks
Alvin C. York
Cleveland
Ohio
Tennessee
Political diatribe on postwar policies from Sherman Democrat
The Sherman Democrat blasts Democrats for high farm prices and wages under the last administration and accuses Republicans of slashing wheat and corn prices and wages while taxes stay high. It urges every Democrat who backed Harding to punish themselves.
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Harding
Sherman
The Wages of Sin Is Death Roy Hewitt Charged
A young man named Roy Hewitt stands accused of the murder of Bob James who had shown him kindness. The narrative describes Hewitt as strong and healthy but emotionally hardened, with the community pondering the brutal crime and its moral implications as court proceedings unfold.
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Roy Hewitt
Bob James
The Confession and the Shadow of Guilt in a Killer’s Trial
In a Honey Grove Signal piece Roy Hewitt, facing charges for a brutal murder, confesses to participation. The narrative paints his torment as lawyers recount witnesses and the dying groans of Bob James weigh on him. The article questions justice and fate before the Great Tribunal.
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Roy Hewitt
Bob James
Honey Grove
Observations on Capitalism and Jobs in 1920s America
George M Bailey notes capitalism as heartless and vile while contrasting high joblessness with falling marriage licenses signaling women entering jobs. He mentions a rush for US Senate seats as a potential compulsion and quotes Mr McAdoo predicting a hard winter with 6,000,000 unemployed men amid Republican party concerns.
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a quick remedy for a cold, claiming to stop coughing and headaches and to relieve the cold. Each box bears E W Grove’s signature.
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E.W. Grove
Tinkering with Taxation and Trinkets Across Texas
The piece satirizes taxation and tariffs and notes high gum costs at 44 million dollars nationally with 35 million stuck to cinema seats. It mentions Dallas prohibition officers pricing liquor, a Dallas divorce of a barber and his wife, a 790 pound hog in Bastrop to be shown at the fair, bootlegger roundups planned nationwide, and a large unoccupied dry area in West Texas for enforcement.
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United States
West
Texas
War Risk Clean-Up Squad to Visit Sherman
Sherman Sept 20 John L Neal special representative of the Red Cross and advance agent for the clean-up squad of the Veterans Bureau spent Tuesday in Sherman The clean-up squad will be in Sherman next Monday and Tuesday making headquarters at the Charles R Simmons Post American Legion hall
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Sherman
John L. Neal
Red Cross
Veterans’ Bureau
Neal
Charles R. Simmons
American Legion
Legion Officials Face Tough Homecoming From War Campaign
Paris reports the American Legion’s official delegation returns from France and Belgium after a grueling campaign. It logged 124 speeches and toasts, 247 renditions of La Marseillaise, 218 of The Star Spangled Banner, 133 by Le Regiment de Sambre et Muse, and 105 of Le Chat du Depart, with 28 performances of Les Girondins and its refrain To die for la Patrie.
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Paris
American Legion
France
Belgium
le Regiment de Sambre
Deponent Saith Not Yet The Calculated Feast
A fragment recalls a historical figure boastful about dining at numerous banquets. He claims to have eaten turbot with caper sauce 17 times and filet jar diniere 19 times, noting the first time in 1918 when covering Brest, Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood, St Mihiel and the Argonne.
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le Mans
Brest
Chateau- Thierry
Belleau Wood
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Travelogue of European Stops Recounted in Rapture
The narrator recalls visiting Havre Paris Blois Pau Bordeaux Tarbes Toulouse Lyon St Die Strasbourg Metz Florey Hattconchatel Etain Verdun Rheims Versailles Rambouillet and other locales. The list underscores a whirlwind itinerary across France with mentions of multiple cities and landmarks.
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Fiénce
Havre
Paris
Blois
Pau
Bordeaux
Tarbes
Toulouse
Lyon
St. Die
Strasbourg
Metz
Florey
Hattconchatel
Etain
Verdun
Rheims
Versailles
Rambouillet
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A. H. Davis
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Neal Hart
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Gouveneur Morris
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Whitewright Orchestra
W. J. Barbee
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