Iowa town names reflect novels and poets in early settlement
Allen Walker Reed highlights how Iowa place names honor authors and works from Irving to Poe and Burns, with counties and towns named for Bryant, Sigourney, Bancroft, Humboldt, and Bremer. The piece traces selection methods, railroad influence, and famed writers shaping Iowa’s geographic identity in the 19th century.
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Iowa
Allen Walker Reed
The
Palimpeest
Pionneers
R. E. Fenton
J. M. Rusk
Wisconsin
William T. Senter
Tennessee
Sevastopol
Des Moines
Storg
Irving
Benton County
Irvington
Kossuth County
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Tony
Prairies
West
Horticultural and Literary’ Association
Cedar Falls
Algona
Clarke
Kossuth
Bryant
Poe
Tae Howe
Clinton County
William Cullen Bryant
New York Evening Post
Midland Railroad
Almont
Charlotte
Delmar
Elwood
Clinton
North American Review
Sigourney Fury
Kuokuk County
George MH. Stone
Corre Garde
Cartersville
George Bancroft
Dudge A. C. Call
Bancroft
Cio
Wayne County
Audubon
Humboldt
J. d
Mai
Audibon
Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt County
Spanish America
Avoca
Tom Moore
Sweet Vale of
Pacific
Bota
Himt
Sweet Vale of Avoca
H. D. Rice i
Lyon County
Doon
L. F. Knight
Rock River
Knight
Burns
Rice
Auburn
Sac County
Goldsmith's
New York
Lori Bulwer-Lytton
Pompeii
Lytton
Stanhope
Hamilton County
Hester’ Stanhope
Near East
Mount Lebanon
Ossian
Winneshirk County
John Ossian Porter
James MacPherson
Byron
Goethe
United States
Waverly
Walter Scott
Kansas
Adolph Benson
Yale University
Frederika Bremer
Mississippi
Bremer County
A. K. Eaton
Delaware County
Breme
Simoda
Harlan
Shelby County
Jones County
Blue Cat
Amber
J. C. Ramsey
New York Tribune
Radcliffe
Hardin County
Thomas Hardy
Hardy
Mark Twain
Clemons
Dickens
Milton
van Buren County
Mills County
Malvern
Milton Summers
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Emerson
Mills
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Scott
Shakespears
Midwest and New England trade shifts by rail in 1924
Editorial notes 1924 rail shipments between the Midwest and New England totaling 3 078 568 tons of grain flour meal and mill products into New England and 413 095 tons exported, with domestic consumption of 2 085 749 tons. It argues the St Lawrence Seaway could save costs by routing via water transport, citing flour as example and potential savings of 1 to 2 million dollars.
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Midwest
New England
United States Department of Commerce
St. Lawrence
Lake
Hogue's Distinguished Service Remembered
The Iowa Press notes Hogue's public service in foreign lands and praises his faithful service, asserting he remained a commoner despite notable contributions. The Salvia column hints at a separate 12 year old travel issue and half fare statement.
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Hogue
Council Bluffs
America
Guns, enforcement, and fearlessness in lawmen urges
A neighborly copy urges strict enforcement against crime and prohibition violations. It argues swift punishment for capital crimes and condemns gang violence, praising fearless officers and the need to hire enforcement men without fear or favor. It stresses that success rests on duty-minded lawmen.
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Marshalltown Times-Republicans
Harlan Republican
Correct English A Daily Quiz Pronunciation of Pinocchio
Reader asks the proper pronun ciation of the Malian storybook Pinocchio. Improve the line That child has a real good voice and explain why Everybody should drive their own car is incorrect. Identify issues with IT knew it to be she and notes on Jim habit versus custom. The piece discusses word forms Vordigris Greek green rust and misuses of some phrases.
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Jim
New York
Publis Ledger
Pat and the studio asking five shillings a dozen
A photographer's clerk gazes at a baby photo while Patrick Maloney demands its value. The scene shifts to a Londoner seeking a criminal lawyer in Scotland, where a wary local notes a sharp lawyer who cannot yet be proven against.
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Pat
Patrick Maloney
Scotland
Did You Ever Stop To Think Advertising Affects a City
Edson R. Waite argues that persistent newspaper advertising grows business and strengthens the city. He urges firms to adopt a permanent, progressive advertising system to attract buyers and boost prosperity for the entire community.
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Edson R. Waite
Shawnee, Okla
Céésa
The Impatience of Yourm 4 Dead Business City
A fragmented OCR line portrays a city seen as an electric lighted graveyard to outsiders while its internal impatience and reputational tensions surface as a tense urban image. The text references a beleaguered business climate and a stark public identity.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Book Review
Judd Gray's doomed tale is recounted in a 1928 book review format. The piece describes a humane portrayal of Gray's fall from virtue, tracing his path from respectable life to bootleg liquor induced ruin. It frames the book as cautionary reading for young men and notes its publication by Adams Service.
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Judd Gray
Fellon
Reid
Fruit Poisoning From Pruned Cherry Trees
A fragment notes that certain cherry tree parts cause poisoning, mentioning wilted leaves and prussic acid. References to poisoned fruits or plant parts appear along with garbled terms like prongs Pennsylvanian and Mike, suggesting a historical horticulture or toxicology note.
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Saat
Mike Sweet Cherriey
The Mystery Half the World Overlooked
Fragmentary text hints at a discussion of wealth disparity and social visibility. Names, places, or dates are unreadable, leaving a brief, enigmatic note on economic divides and perception. The fragment suggests contrasting sides of society without concrete details.
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