Austin Daily Herald Narrative History Note
The Austin Daily Herald dated November 9 1891 announces staff editor H E Rasmussen and publisher Geraldine Rasmussen with a mission to serve Austin Minnesota and surrounding agriculture and industry. The paper stresses fair impartial coverage and AP membership while preserving community values and religious quotes.
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Suez Canal stakes and private enterprise drive free world traffic
The United States and free nations rely on the Suez Canal for oil and global trade. The canal, run as a private enterprise by the Suez Canal Company, links the Mediterranean and Red Sea, with Britain owning 44 percent of stock but few directors.
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Opinions of Others on Iawa Night Speed Limit Experiment
Des Moines Register comments that a voluntary 60 mph night limit shows no proof about fast driving danger yet notes 12 motor deaths in 1955 during May 28 to June 6, with several reckless drivers and one at 100 mph. Governor Hoegh suggests continuing the 60 mph limit through summer. Blackfoot Idaho Bulletin critique of Doukhobors contrasts religious views with modern progress.
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Suez Canal Seeks Stable Future Beyond 99 Year Concession
An Egyptian concession ends in 1968 affecting a Paris headquartered firm with an Egyptian charter and Parisian director general. The United States Britain and other free powers will watch closely to ensure the canal remains safe and fully functional.
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Wisconsin Gas Tax Hike Aims for Public Improvements
Wisconsin residents face a six cent per gallon fuel tax increase to six cents from four, with estimated yearly proceeds around twenty million dollars. Governor Kohler plans highway improvements, larger patrol and examiner staff, and expanded airports and roads as revenue needs grow.
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Treasury official gains power in wartime framing
The Morgenthau diaries recount Harry Dexter White gaining broad authority in Treasury during 1943 to oversee economic and financial matters tied to Army Navy and foreign operations with State Department liaison. Hoover later alleged White spied for the USSR.
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Knee high corn and Father’s Day menu musings
Reading from Blooming Prairie residents notes corn heights reach 27 inches in a West Blooming Prairie field. An unofficial Father’s Day menu proposed by the National Father’s Day Committee features soup and chicken with cranberry sauce and dessert. The tone jests about family dynamics and traditional celebrations.
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Iowa
William Dray
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Blooming Prairie
Counterfeit Paintings From Europe Flood Paris
Paris police expose a surge of bogus paintings from Rome workshops flooding the Paris market. The piece notes famous names forged onto works by alleged masters and warns American tourists to beware as experts struggle to detect fakes.
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Texas Tale Quiz Clue List Highlights State Facts
Crossword style clues reference Texas history and geography. Entries include admission date of Texas 1845 and list of counties. Other hints cover cities and descriptors like largest city and musical terms.
Puzzle Answer Key From Historical Word Bank
A compact listing decodes crossword style clues including rootstock school dance Basque cap leakage rub out leaves poetry college cheer hobos pronoun symbol for ruthenium compound ethers snakes dreadful destitute African worm before brother embellished looked fixedly it is the largest state in the rounded nullity poker stakes Siouan Indian Texas is the ancient Irish star state capital verbal mineral rocks against memorandum chase sleeping place Plexus preposition fruit or verdant help organ of pedal digit hearing beverage bird's home alder tree inks.
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Skin graft aids 5 year old girl burned in stove fire
An anonymous white man donated nearly two square feet of skin graft tissue to Margaret Rose Thomas a 5 year old Negro girl critically burned by a stove on March 2 in Oklahoma City.
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Tintag Cigars
Oklahoma City
Margaret Rose Thomas
Postage Fee Fault Confusion Cites Mailer and USPS
A reader questions who should bear a charge on insufficiently prepaid mail. The writer argues the sender is responsible for placing stamps, while the USPS sometimes allows delivery with underpaid postage, shifting the burden.
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Uncle Sam
Fund For the Republic under fire over leftist propaganda
Fulton Lewis Jr argues the Fund for the Republic uses its tax exempt status to fund a left leaning anti anti communism campaign. He cites college presidents and media as targets and notes Ford Foundation support and high profile figures associated with the foundation.
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Do Not Retire Mindlessly Find Life Keeps You Growing
George Matthew Adams notes that age should expand interests not end work or play. He cites banker George F Baker who started smoking again and took up golf after 70, living to 91 and calling those years happiest. He urges reading Ulysses for inspiration and maintaining social ties to stay vital.
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Evolution of the word martyr from witness to death for belief
The term martyr once meant witness and later acquired its current sense as early Christians died for their beliefs, showing how language shifts with lived conviction.
Old Garden Poem by Edgar A Guest
The garden and its plants endure the cold as autumn advances. A sturdy bush forces a final bloom despite dwindling strength. Trees shed leaves and approach quiet sleep as winter nears and snow will blanket all.
Bathtub bars advised to prevent child injuries
The American Home Magazine urges installing strong grip bars in tubs and showers to curb accidents. Horizontal and vertical bars should be firmly anchored to studs with long screws for effective support.
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