Rules of Mail Order Houses and a French General's New Year Wish
A shuffled piece combines a spoof list of mail order house rules urging customers to fund and favor their own purchases and a quip by Marquis de Galliffet about a future republic. The rules urge prepaid purchases and prefer local merchants. The general wishes a republic led by Roosevelt and strong leaders with a call for free religious exercise.
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Marquis de Gallifet
Wualch
Roosevelt
Marshall Oyama
Togo
Poincare
Lepine
Paris
Teachers Scarce in Boone County Report
Superintendent Cobb says eighty percent of Boone county teachers would fail certification exams. Story county teachers pass easily, indicating a problem in Boone. Many have been refused certificates for being under age.
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Boone County
Cobb
Boone
Story County
Egn
Ames Poultry Show Sparks Call for Honest Deals
A nostalgic Ames record laments rotten goods and urges sharp business accountability after a poultry show January 9 to 11. It condemns selling unsafe products and demands public penalties to curb fraud and protect households.
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Roland
Ames
Twenty four Years off
A humorous note on adolescence and parental wisdom as youths test boundaries. The author muses that growing up brings a short spell of independence, lasting a year or two, before parental concern resumes as families large in number multiply their worries.
Bacteria in the Home Talk Opens Cedar Rapids Meeting
Prof. F. W. Bouska of the college dairy department spoke on Bacteria in the Home during a Catholic gathering in Cedar Rapids at their new church.
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F. W. Bouska
Cedar Rapids
Story Married Boone In Revenue Tie Fifty Four Years Ago
Fifty four years ago on a Tuesday Story county was attached to Boone for revenue purposes, linking the two jurisdictions for tax and financial administration.
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Story County
Boone
Debt A Good Thing from the Waldoira Ledger Enterprise
A Waldoira Ledger Enterprise column argues men should be in debt for four reasons. It says debt builds credit for future needs, cushions against sudden misfortune, creates a reputation for honesty, and motivates work while expanding social connections.
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Ldora Ledger- Enterprise
Socrates and posterity mockery in witty exchange
A humorous slice shows Socrates arguing with Xantippe about writing for posterity. He defends his work as a benefit for future readers while she mocks the motive. The dialogue references ambitions, polite posterity and a sharp retort.
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Socrates
Xantippe
Xantione
Farmer Striegel Declared Insane Over Suicidal Grave Digging
Nicholas Striegel of Madison township Indiana was ruled insane by Judge Betz Dr Sturm and L B Johnson. Evidence showed he prepared to kill himself by digging a grave on his farm and hid a gun. He warned his wife it might be for him and threatened to shoot a neighbor.
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Nicholas Striegel
Madison Township
Ind
F. L. Betz
B. A. Sturm
L. B. Johnson
Striegel
Mephistopheles Attends Walsh Mask Ball in Washington
Mephistopheles mingles at Thomas F. Walsh’s New Year’s Eve mask ball on Massachusetts avenue in Washington. He flirts with a young Egyptian dancer, requests milk and a razor, and stirs gossip as uninvited yet prominent guest despite careful invitations and guarded guest lists.
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Mephistopheles
Thomas F. Walsh
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Mrs. Walsh
Edward de Reszke
Metropolitan
Walsh Mansion
Mr. Walsh
Walshes
Mephistophelian
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