The Last Advertisement Was Printed Yesterday
The piece reflects on advertising’s impact on American life and questions whether the printed word will endure as the presses roll. It notes rising costs, changing living standards, and the role of newspapers in communication, urging constant improvement in coverage and service.
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Jane
Milwaukee
America
White Plains
N. Y
Reporter Dispatch
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Caution Hunters Against Loaded Guns This Season
The State Conservation Commission warns hunters as the season begins against carrying loaded and assembled guns in cars. State law requires guns to be unloaded and stored in a case on public highways. Iowa health statistics link loaded gun in cars to fatal accidents each year.
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State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Iowa Department of Health
Towns and industry notes from Eldora era 1880
Yesterday’s events recount a burst of frontier growth in 1880 with J J Parson named postmaster at Hughitt and roads and towns expanding around Etna and Rob ertson. A Toledo and Northwestern wreck near Eldora Junction, telephony lines to Whitten, and new shops in Hughitt mark a period of rapid development and risk along with civic chatter.
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H. Rapplet
Germany
Steamboat Rock
C. Burling
N. S. Carpenter
Nuckell
Toledo and Northwestern Railway
Eldora Junction
Education group urges back to basics in revised curriculum
County residents studying local education issues urge state and national committees to focus on core subjects. Recommendations call for increased mastery of reading writing and arithmetic and a reduced curriculum with less extraneous material while preserving a wide subject field. The discussion notes parental concerns about busy schedules and the value of basics over added topics.
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State Committee On Education
Washington
Johnny
Granddaughter's birthday, hay ride and farm visits inspire chatter
The narrator recalls seven grandparents at a granddaughter's first birthday and describes a social hay ride. They toured Green Feed Farm learning about alfalfa drying, corn songs, and farming processes, while noting W. H. Vilmont's interest in the World Series and Vic's sports attentiveness.
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Karla
Chet
Minnesota
Iowa
W. H. Vilmont
Vic
Hardin County invites bids for Drainage District 48 work
The Hardin County Board of Supervisors invites bids by October 7 1955 at 10:00 A M for open ditch and tile work in Drainage District No 48 with sections detailing tile lengths ditch excavation and associated work. Bids may be filed with Fred A Reed Auditor Eldora Iowa. a 10 percent bid bond required. performance bond 75 percent. specifications available in the Auditor's office.
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Board of Supervisors
Hardin County
Iowa
Fred A. Reed
Eldora
Court House
Ataterii
Laternia
Towa
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Hardin County Auditor
Editorial Shorts on Iowa City Tax Proposals in Des Moines
Two Iowa City delegates visited Des Moines to discuss taxes with groups. The talk focused on a payroll tax proposal amid broad calls for tax cuts but little agreement on where to reduce spending.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Tax payroll proposal sparks city finance debate
The Hampton Chronicle notes that big city leaders want higher taxes to fund roads and municipal improvements, arguing a payroll tax would bring in substantial revenue since many workers live in towns and cities.
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Hampton Chronicle
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Coun
Herak County Index
Iowa Press
National
Ald - Ledger
TES Per Yar
George R
Max van Derveer
Katharine Piper
Mechan
Paul Mason
Lae Stauffacher
Don McMillen Society
Grace Protheroe
Marcella Parker
Linotypes
Dale Peshia
Charles Davis
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshia
J.J. Parson
Hughitt
Tash
Xenia
Iowa Falls
Etna Township
Robertson
Otisville
Falls
Dows
Oakland
Carleton
C. H. Horning and Co
Whitten
John Hartman
Farmers Telephone Co
the Park Dam Co
Orce
Carrie A. Nation
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Sheriff Walsh
Tyler
Hawthorne Club
Frank Hammond
L .B. Rogers
C. L. Clay
Pine Lake Park
Union
W. H. Mitchell
Methodist Church
S. W. Rowley
Hubbard Methodist Church
Henry Schwarck
George Elerding
Los Angeles
Lawn Hill
Glen Haggin
Reinbeck
North Iowa
Fletcher H. Herrald
Eldora Baptist Church
London
Switzerland
International Council of Christian Churches
Geneva
Tooty
Mie
Legals
Bidora
H-L
Westinghouse
D & R Radio & TV
Hardin County Index
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Walnut Grove
Harry D. Faris
New Providence
Shell O8
Viltmont Furniture
Reddy
Roddy Kilowatt
BUICK
Riviera
Jackie Gleason Cears
Barry-Harry
Harry
Eldora Motor CO
Eldora, IA
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