Courthouse Plan Advances in Allamakee County
Allamakee County supervisors pass a resolution approving a new 175000 dollar courthouse. Iowa items note flying lessons by Don Luscombe and other state happenings from Orphans home aid to legion building projects and farm welfare efforts.
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Allamakee County
Don Luscombe
Iowa City
Orphan’s Home
Stanton
American Legion
Webb
Eva Munson
Fort Dodge
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Osage
Aaron Allen Heist
New York
Iowa
Ben J. Gibson
Clear Lake
Institute of the Epworth League
James Boyd
William Jackson
Liscomb
Mitchell County
Sioux City
Kansas
Colonel Haynes
Iowa Good Roads Association
C. L. Austin
Iowa State Canners Association
B. G. Eaves
National Tuberculosis Association of
New York City
Eaves
Iowa State College
Peoria
Illinois
Ames
Kentucky
Nebraska
Gordon B. Brown
Regina
Canada
Far! Margerum
Lenox
G. G. Barkin
Derby
Joe F. Grassie
S. C. Banner
New Hampton
Stanley
Cash Deposits Rise in State Banks Last Year
Cash deposits by individuals in state banks increased by over 48 million dollars in the past year, signaling stronger household savings and growth in local financial activity.
Double-entry idea of worlds health and civilization
The Brooklyn Eagle summarizes Sir David C Bruce addressing the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Toronto. He contrasts health gains from modern civilization with debits such as refined foods and sewage issues, estimates vast economic losses from illness, and calls medicine to shift to prevention and proactive care. He notes vitamins and glands as future research fronts and hints at Confucian ideas of preventive care.
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David C. Bruce
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Toronto
Doctor Bruce
Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
Britain
United States
Sir David
Brooklyn Eagle
Old Swedes Mill Replica Proposed by Colonial Dames
Philadelphia chapter of the Society of Colonial Dames of America seeks to erect a replica of the Old Swedes Mill on the original site. The mill, built in 1646 under Governor Printz, stood by Cobb's Creek on Philadelphia’s southwestern outskirts and would be a gift to the city.
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Philadelphia
Society of Colonial Dames of America
Pennsylvania
Printz
Meeting of Healy and Kipling in Spain
Mr Tim Healy governor general of the Irish Free State recalls his meeting with Rudyard Kipling in Spain. Healy says Kipling does not like him for political reasons. Healy offers to shake hands on neutral soil and asks Kipling to write a dirge if he is shot. Kipling responds with delight.
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Tim Healy
Irish Free State
Spain
Kipling
Healy
Oil Discovery Near Sundhausen Hints French Petroleum
Oil evidence found in a farm well south of Strasbourg France after February drilling. Representatives from the University of Strasbourg and the ministry of public works confirm petroliferous content at five meters depth. Exploitation plans are under study with Pechelbronn as the only major current source nearby.
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Sundhausen
Strasbourg
France
University of Strasbourg
Ministry of Public Works
Pechelbronn
Giant magnet at Wembley exhibition steals souvenirs
Visitors to the engineering section of the British empire exhibition at Wembley are warned to guard metal items as a giant magnet weighing about 6,720 pounds has repeatedly seized belongings. The magnet reportedly can lift 9,600 pounds and has snatched several umbrellas and a silver handbag from visitors.
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Wembly
Bears Tour Mackenzie Park in Large Numbers
Black bears and grizzlies including cubs and yearlings visited Mackenzie park near Bella Coola British Columbia. They roamed the wharf post office hot springs and a salmon-smoking house and damaged ant dwellings. The visit was peaceful with no injuries to people, including children.
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Mackenzie Park
Bella Coola
British Columbia
How Great Men Make Love by Joseph Kaye
A literary work by Joseph Kaye explores male desire and power through intimate encounters and psychological insight. The narrative examines how strong personalities influence relationships, blending sensual detail with social observation.
Is It Cylinder Or Piston Ring
An automotive expert explains piston rings, debunking myths about magic power gains. Rings must fit the cylinder and piston grooves precisely. wear can affect fit, but it is the cylinder condition that determines compression and fuel use, not just replacing rings.
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Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
Chicago
Do not forget your car has three brakes
George Stowe of Michell Motor Car Co urges drivers to use a three brake system and shift to second on descents. He explains cutting spark and throttle, using compression brakes if riding a six cylinder, and applying service or emergency brakes only as needed to reserve braking for true emergencies.
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George Stowe
Michell Motor Car Company of
New York
Arranging Switches for Convenience in Charging
A garage charging storage batteries uses a motor generator or rectifier with several cells in series. The drawing shows switches useful for adding or removing batteries without more than a second circuit interruption. Snap switches handle two position lamp control and connect to the circuit as indicated. Adding a new battery involves pairing with hanging leads and a single switch turn instantly inserts it.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Automobile maintenance and legal notes from early reports
The piece stresses surface cleaning before painting and careful electrical, bearing, lubrication, and valve grinding practices. It notes Canton factory activity for rubber soles versus tires, a single auto tax bill passage in Ohio, and traffic enforcement in New York City with many violators, jail terms, and substantial fines.
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New York City
Franklin's Paris liaison and a hidden natural son
The piece recounts Franklin's romance with Madame Helvetius in Paris, Abigail Adams' vivid letter account of the salon, and notes a prior affair producing a natural son, William, raised by Mrs. Franklin and later governor of New Jersey.
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Fier
Debby
Franklin
Folkner
Madame Helvetius
Paris
Abigail Adams
President Adams
Mr. Adams
William
Important to All Women Readers of This Paper
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder health, claiming relief from back pain headaches nervousness and despondency. Sample bottle offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
One today is better than ten to morrows
A compact proverb notes the value of present opportunities over future promises. The saying emphasizes immediacy and prudent timing without naming people places or events.
Woman recounts relief after Pinkham treatment in Bridgeport
Mrs. Henry C. Smith of Bridgeport Connecticut reports dizziness headaches and faintness improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Liver Pills She notes cousin also plans to try it and cites a nationwide canvass showing high reported benefit among purchasers and druggist sales nationwide.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Lydia E. Pinkham
E.pinkham
Henry C. Smith
R.F.D. No
Box 6
Bridgeport, Conn
Emergency Reflector Tip for Car Repairs
A useful technique for auto repair is to carry a white pasteboard sheet under the rear seat or in a bag. Folded in half it stays clean and reflects headlamp light to illuminate a tire change or engine area during night work.
Ancient Babylon Love Letter Recovered in Chaldea
A clay tablet from Babylon to Sippera, titled by Gimil Marduk to Kashbuya, survives after three thousand years. The anonymous lovers exchange requests for health updates, a future meeting, and long life, with the man in Babylon and the woman in Sippera central to the note.
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Chaldea
Caesar
Sippera
Babylon
Kashbuya
Gimill Marduk
Garage on Ground Floor Improves Homes and Convenience
The article argues that garages integrated on the ground floor of modern homes avoid exterior disruption, save costs, and enhance convenience compared with rear or side garages. It promotes integrating the garage into the main living structure for better style and practicality.
Night Arrests in Sweden Reflected as Public Shame Cure
A archaic editorial note argues that arrests at night in Sweden spare suspects the humiliation of parading through streets. It frames such practice as a safeguard against public ignominy while noting authorities often defer arrests until night.
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Sweden
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Hawkeye
State News
Discover Oil
Raymond Mays
The
South Wales Automobile Club
Mays
BY Joseph Kaye
Canton
Ohio
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Benjamin Franklin
Gimil Marduk
Humphrey
Humphreys
Pricotpe
C.O.D
Medicine Co
Ann Street
Daniel G. Carey, M
Carey
Carey Medical Laboratories
Elmira
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