Golden Rule Nash critics spark church and industry debate
A long critique in a local paper questions the ethics of the Golden Rule Nash clothing empire. It cites Time magazine coverage and remarks by Rev. W B Spofford on church democracy and labor practices, contrasting Nash’s growth with alleged worker conditions. The piece also dismisses defense day rhetoric as coercive propaganda.
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Cincinnati
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Min Speffer
Damphoo
Des Moines
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War Department
France
Bryan
Ministry
Dante Pierre Recalls Senator La Follette's Deep Friendship
A heartfelt tribute from Dante Pierre at the Town homestead honors Senator La Follette as a lifelong friend and confidante of Pierre's father James Pierce. The piece celebrates enduring affection spanning Dante's youth to his adulthood, emphasizing family ties and shared memories.
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Dante Pierre
Dante
James Pierce
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la Follette
Beidre
Ofshig
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Rodgers Narrow Victory In Massachusetts Fifty District
Mrs. Rodgers widow of a Republican congressman won the Massachusetts fifty district race with 23,149 votes to Eugene Foss 9,261. Rodgers carried every town in the district and secured 72 percent of the eastern votes, prompting discussion of party reorganization.
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Massachusetts
Rodgers
Jas
Eugene Foss
Country God: Death Valley Description Distorted
The passage describes Death Valley as about 100 miles long with variable breadth from under 10 miles to roughly twice that width. It notes a distance from summit to river or border in the 20 to 30 sollex range, though the text appears garbled and may mix terms or measurements.
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Death Valley
Lunch and Signs in Washington War Era
Three reporters Phil Simms Lowell Mellett and the writer walk from their office toward lunch passing signs no parking keep to the right keep off the grass do not touch a leaf or flower one way street go slow trespassers will be prosecuted post no bills no bicycles do not loiter spitting penalty keep out ad signage and a hotel doorman scene unfolds with a near collision and a busily urban stroll amid signs and chatter about war prophet Sir Philip Gibbs and a canal scene ending with a quip about future wars and famine and pestilence.
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Mellett
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NEA Service, Inc
Denies Lincoln Slayer Was Shot in Garrett Barn
Kokomo Indiana July 3. John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, lived about forty years after the crime, says Rev. John Wesley Potter. He asserts the man shot in Garrett’s barn on April 24, 1855 was Goervald Buddy Roby, not Booth, who allegedly fled to Texas and South America before dying in Enid Oklahoma in 1903.
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Abraham Lincoln
John Wesley Potter
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Linecoln
Garrett Home
Booth
Goervald
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Potter
Mississippi River
Texas
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Rippling Rhymes tribute to Silas Sabre by Walt Mason
A 1926 poem honors Silas Sabre as a plain neighbor who aided others in disaster. The piece praises his unpretentious deeds, notes his kindness, and recalls social mockery he faced, ending with the measure of his life and service.
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Walt Mason
Silas Sabre
Silas
Descons
Parsons
George Matthew Adams
Dallas swimmer bears eight stitches after mishap
A fragmented 1925 NEA item notes a Dallas Texas swimmer received eight stitches in the head for an unspecified mishap. The entry also mentions varied quips about jazz on farms, a Chicago hotel bomb scare, love as a chaperone, a Tennessee bootlegging case, and a humorous warning about car radiator caps, all from a disjointed humor column.
Countenance and Quiet Speech Amid Averted Gaze
A fragment notes a calm demeanor and restrained speech as a deliberate effort to avert attention or confrontation, highlighting restraint in expression and measured tone in interaction.
Six Iowa pronunciations traced by history and study
In the Iowa Journal of History and Politics Frank Luther Matt surveys the word Iowa pronunciation from 1845 onward. He cites six variants once used, with Ioway and Towah among the most discussed, and notes a shift toward Yuhwuh as the prevailing modern form. A University of Iowa survey of fifty students found forty six using Yuhwuh and four Towah or Tuhwah.
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Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society
Iowa City
Frank Luther Matt
Lo’wah
Wower
New England
Jonah
University of Towa
Krapp’s
America
Real Estate Transfers Summary From Ledger Notes
Real estate transfers list several deed actions with amounts. Be Be He HH and W cKee transfer to Be Be He HH. James A. Miinserapa and spouse to Jaco Elgenheyr for Sunrise Park Massena with 360.00. Tra Sutherland and spouse to Jacob Weitach for 22 bik 0 Ad sub pay taxed 1.09.
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Broom
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A. Miinserapa
Jaco Elgenheyr
Sunrise Park
Massena
Tra Sutherland
Jacob Weitach
Fragmentary Local News Item Heads to Publication
A highly fragmentary OCR excerpt mentions a map, garlic, and unclear names. The readable words include mentions of collaboration and location hints without complete context or verifiable details. Further text is needed for a precise summary.
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