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Burlington Herald in Burlington, Iowa

17 Aug 1950

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Burlington Herald

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Burlington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1950

Page

3

Mystery of the Iron Mountain disappeared steamboat

Vicksburg Mississippi report recounts the unsolved 1870s disappearance of the Iron Mountain, a 181 by 35 foot towboat built in 1872. It vanished after sighting on the Mississippi River while carrying barges. speculation centers on Buckhorn Landing near Vicksburg as the likely end point.

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Vicksburg Miss Ohio Mississippi Iron Mountain Buckhorn Landing Louisiana Buckhorn Island 102 New Orleans Freedom Gray Iron Line Cincinnati Ironton and Steubenville Louisville Ashland Wheeling W. Va Pittsburgh Heron Mountain Helena Ark
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New Vistas Open for Stay-at-home Scribe and Hookah Pride

A narrator boasts about owning a Turkish water pipe and enjoying late-evening smoking. The ELW mocks with jaundiced eyes while the speaker asserts youth, whiteness, and freedom to indulge. He signals a plan to party with dancing girls as time presses on.

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Elmer ELW
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Defends Bike Title and City Debates Highlight Curious Column

The column riffs on local odds about a bike title, prison doors for eleven alleged communists, weather bemoaning a long hot summer, and civic notes on the City Manager Plan. It mentions the Franco loan controversy, the audience at the auditorium, and imagined small-town conflicts as it spirals through satire and commentary. The piece closes with a rueful nod to a rainy forecast and the oddities of public discourse.

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Harry Caray Adolph Franco Pipple Sadie Thompson
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