Governor Carroll Pushes Iowa Road Plan And Relief For Horses
The letter notes Red Cross stamps carry no regular postage value and fund the fight against the great white plague. It urges humane treatment for work horses, warning against leaving them outdoors after a drive in cold weather. Governor Carroll advocates narrowing statewide highways to 30 or 40 feet, using 30-40% of the road tax for systematic dragging, employing a state engineer to oversee roadwork, and aims for every Iowa road to be a good road.
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Postoffice
Red Cross
Neu of
Uncle Sam
Carroll
Iowa
Beauty show honors a seventy year old contestant
In Pittsburg a seventy year old woman won a prize in a beauty show that included girls and women aged sixteen to twenty five. The piece contrasts youth beauty with older beauty, arguing that true beauty in later life is spiritual and refined, a benediction born from experience and contentment.
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Pittsburg
Is There a Real Santa Claus Editorial Classic
An excerpted reminiscence recounts Virginia O’Hanlon’s eight year old question to the New York Sun editor F. P. Church about Santa Claus. The editorial reply affirms belief: Santa exists as surely as love and generosity, urging childlike faith and noting the most real things are unseen. The passage contrasts skepticism and imagination, praising belief beyond perception.
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Santa Claus
New York Sun
F. P. Church
Sun
Virginia O’hanlon
Virginia
Santay Claus
Santa Claua
Santa Chis
Virginia’s belief and the Santa Claus myth enduring
The quoted fragment celebrates unseen wonders beyond human reach and asserts faith, poetry, love, and romance as the keys to reveal a transcendent beauty. It echoes a childlike trust, declaring Santa Claus real and eternal, comforting readers with enduring joy for generations.
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Virginia
Santa Claus
Public Auction Notices From Akron Area Farms
Listings detail multiple farm auctions near Akron and Port land townships with sellers Martha Kennedy Chas Kelly Christ Klemme, auctioneers J J Ralfts J A Agnes, dates December 22 23 and January 4 1910, items include horses cattle hogs machinery poultry and household goods, with free lunch and usual terms.
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Martha Kennedy
W. J. Bennett
Akron
J. J. Ralfts
H. H. Youngstrom
Frank Neal
Portland Township
J. A. Agnes
Geo. C. Byland
Chas, Kelly
Brule Township
Union County
J. J. Aalts
E. H. Youngstrom
Christ. Klemme
Preston Township
Ruble
Prizes for corn at Ames at annual Short Course
The Iowa State College Corn Con test will be held in Ames during the Short Course in Stock and Grain Judging from January 6 to 10, 2010. Several thousand dollars in premiums will be awarded for corn. W. K. Kellage Toasted Corn Flakes Co. of Battle Creek Michigan offers one thousand dollars in cash for the best single ears. All ladies are invited to send corn with no entry fee. For premium list and details, write P. C. Taff, Superintendent of Contest, Ames Iowa.
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Ames
Towa State College
W.K. Kellage
Battle Creek
Mich
P. C. Taff
Towa
Oil salesmen lure farmers with false claims in Iowa
Rockford Register warns that certain traveling salesmen push barrel oil claiming direct producer sale and superior burn time. They offer barrels at 10 to 17 cents per gallon but deliver low grade Kansas oil worth 6 to 8 cents. Farmers urged to beware these con men.
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Rockford Register
Iowa
Notice to Young Men at Y M G A Meeting
Board of Directors decided to continue the Y M G A Association until the first Tuesday in January. If membership warrants, it will be continued indefinitely and at 8 oclock that evening the annual election of officers and directors will be held. All young men are invited to attend and enjoy the association rooms during the month.
Auctioneer J J Aalfs promotes sales list
Practical auctioneer ads promise best possible results and invite listings with a roster of clients and upcoming sale dates. Names such as Mrs Martha Kennedy Breen H Cummings Chas Kelly Jd Barington John McMahon Walter Cole George Mareh Dave Mentzer Chas W Ruble and Nels Hanson appear along with several January and February sale events at Lake Ades and other locations.
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Martha Kennedy
Breen
H. Cummings
Chas. Kelly
Jd. Barington
John McMahon
Walter Cole
George Mareh
Dave Mentzer
Chas
W. Ruble
Lake Ades
A. Big Stock
Nels Hanson
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Jacob C. Koenig
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Jackson Sta
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A. G. Johnson
South Dakota
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Mreielt
Ray A Smith
J. J. Aalfs
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