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Elgin
Elgin Echo
Echo and Enterprise
Dubuque Teleggraph-Herald
Echo
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Waistline Rumor Sparks Backlash in 1953 Feature
Olivia observes fashion chatter about lower waists as belts rise to secure gowns. The note describes the trend as a tactic to prevent slips, reflecting postwar style shifts and public commentary from 1953 Bell Eyadicate WNU Service.
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Olivia
Uect
Bell Eyadicate
WNU
Elgin News Roundup and County Fair Notes
Elgin hosts home visits from Mary Goetz and relatives from Rock Valley Hudon and Waterloo. Local folks attend kitterball and note Elkader fair draws. Weather hints include light rain cooling air. crops welcome rain. Will Cooley and family visit from Iowa City then Decorah trip. All county minstrel show under Frances Skarshaug for Fayette County Fair underway with local participants. Winneshiek Bank building sold for 25000 to Decorah State Bank, awaiting district court confirmation. includes most equipment.
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Mary Goetz
Waterloo
Dorothy Friederich
Sam Lehman
Will Lehman
Albert
Rock Valley
Mary Schlupp
Hudon
S. D
Elgin
Jake Butikofer
Erma Friederich
Anna Schupbach
Postville
Kitterball
Will Cooley
Iowa City
Decorah
Cooley
Frances Skarshaug
Fayette County
Winneshiek County State Bank
Decorah State Bank
District Court
Decorah Journal
History Great Help Hisstory and the old botanic garden note
A compilation of observations on history and science including the oldest botanic garden in the United States founded in Philadelphia, plus notes on agriculture, truth telling, duties, and public accountability within a democratic government.
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United States
John Mariam
Philadelphia
Croquet and Commentary From a Quarrelsome Yard
A fragmented OCR item references croquet as a family dispute pastime and attributes lines about envy and rule by a king to a 1933 Ball Syndicate entry. The text mentions 1983 Bell synds and a figure named Priscilla, plus a beat titled WIN Bervion with Muff Cuffs.
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Priscilla
Aelave
Ball Eyndicate
Bervion
Pimento Ideas for Flavorful Dishes and Appetizers
The article extols Spanish pepper pimentos for color and taste, noting sizes from small bottles to seven ounce caps. It provides recipes for Pimentoes Stuffed, Savory Sandwiches, and Pimento Canapes, detailing stuffing with onion, ground steak, rice, egg, and seasonings, plus methods for canapes with cheese and peanut butter spread on toast.
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Malta
Patent Medicines And Century Beginnings In Print
Patent medicines are rare to obtain and require a remedy beyond an ordinary physician. The piece notes the twentieth century begins January 1, 1901, while the first century starts with the year 1, not Nero.
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Nero
Federal funds for Indians in 1982 exceed twenty eight million
The federal government appropriated more than 28 million dollars in 1982 for citizens of Indian blood, including some expenditures in Alaska.
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Alaska
Innsbruck Highest Elevated City in Europe in Austria
The fragment notes Innsbruck in Austria as the city at the highest elevation in Europe, stating 1,018 feet above sea level. It also references music terms and a quotation about inclination, mentioning Fiddle and Violin and names Bacos and Inclinattos in a desultory fashion.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Madrid
Europe
Proners and Boners in a Peculiar Scroll of Notes
An odd early 19th or 20th century glossary-like piece lists odd terms and misdefined creatures such as proners parallelepipeds and boners as humorous tidbits found in exam papers, plus a note on Australia, Edwardian cannon, and three World War marshals Foch Haig Field.
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Marshal Foch
Marshal Haig
Marshal Field
Self examination urged as path to happier times
The article reports Dr. Hushih, a revered philosopher, proposing global self examination as the best remedy for the crisis. He argues nations should introspect honestly, act sensibly, and align actions with found truths to improve conditions and happiness, even if hardship spurs such reflection.
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yeRenopr
Bell Syndicate
Outdoor 10WA season dates and Spirit Lake catfish exhibit
Outdoor 10WA notes opening and closing dates for trout and squirrel seasons with bag limits. Sept 15 to Feb 16 for open segment. daily limit 15 squirrels. Spirit Lake catfish seized after attacks complaints, 22 inch plus wall-eyed pike record by C Denecke. Cooperative Game Management Area near Clarinda shows pheasant release results with nested broods observed and farmers reporting numerous young birds.
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Spirit Lake
C. Denecke
Cedar Rapids
A. F. Meier
Shenandoah
Cooperative Game Management
Clarinda
Oxford Mortarboard Cap Worn for Degrees
The Orford mortarboard cap is black cloth with black tassel for each degree, while the doctoral cap is velvet with a gold tassel in the white or formal part.
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Oxford
Orford
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