Spiritual beauty and the path to happiness in life
A column reflecting on spiritual beauty through kindness and mercy. It contrasts the joy of a humble, loved old woman with wealth that brings no happiness, urging readers to live by the golden rule and help others to find true happiness. The message cites Jesus teachings from Matthew and encourages acts of mercy to uplift spirits. Harald, Slayton, Minn.
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Matthew
Sea of Galilee
Jerusalem
Tyre
Sidom
Harald, Slayton
Minn
Warning to parents on teen sleep and TB risk
A physician visiting a friend warned parents to guard late teen daughters age sixteen to nineteen. He cited heavy social and academic demands, dancing, and early rising as weakening resistance to tuberculosis, noting young women lead consumptive deaths in recent US years.
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United States
Health focus on girls' strength and TB risk
The Sioux City Journal notes parents face a serious problem in managing girls who are less robust than boys and may not withstand pacing. Dieting for slenderness has raised tuberculosis risk among girls, while boys are less affected. The doctor urges building strong resistance through sleep, proper diet, and relaxation for longer life.
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Sioux City Journal
Local Iowa contractors urged to win Iowa work
A North Iowa Times letter condemns the county board of supervisors for awarding a gravel contract to a Wisconsin firm after stating local bids were higher. Local workers claim hundreds in unpaid wages as the project was relet to another Wisconsin firm. The writer calls for rules to require Iowa contractors on Iowa jobs to protect state industry.
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Board of Supervisors
Clayton County
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Iowa Times
Weaker Sex Lifespan and Local Community Reflections
A collection of observations debates whether wives outlive presidents and cites a census from Elgin noting widowers. It also notes two Brooklyn businessmen who shot themselves as prosperity wanes, muses on money and resilience, recalls a USC dean quote about life, and laments changes in local meatpacking and advertising ethics in Harlan area newspapers.
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Brooklyn
Bruce R. Baxter
School of Religion
University of Southern California
Parade Talk At Holiday Countdown Sparks Dismissive Call
A noisy scene dismissed as a rush to advertise and a mock parade is described amid remarks about devotion to home interests. The speaker, Bruce Berdia, scorns getting involved in adverting today, claiming the crowd speaks for a parade rather than a mass meeting.
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Bruce Bérida
Saya
Christmas street lights damaged by youths in Volga City
Volga City News reports on three young men roaming the streets Monday night at about 1 o clock and ripping and breaking electric bulbs from Christmas trees in front of business houses. The paper urges the offenders to tread carefully, hinting they face trouble if behavior repeats.
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Volga City
Volga
Final pieces of steel put in Marquette span
The final pieces of steel were placed on the Marquette span completing that structure except for riveting, which began today. The floor crew is expected to start laying wood by early next week. The Prairie span wires now exceed 1800 in place and the crew plans to finish by week’s end. The steel crew has moved materials to Prairie for deck spans starting Monday.
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Marquette
Prairie
North Iowa Times
Fragmented Readings From a Morning Page
A collage of quirky sayings and anecdotes appears, including arithmetic lessons on denomination, a belief in perseverance, a Borger Texas hotel tale with a hidden dead woman, a quip about milk quantities, a joke about coal becoming diamonds, and a note that Luther College will stay a men’s college for two more years as decided by the Minneapolia board.
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Jake Green
Borger
Texas
Jake
Luther College
Board of Education
Minneapolia
Luther
Habha
Advertising and price implications in consumer markets
An analysis argues advertising lowers or raises prices depending on scale, noting that large campaigns can enable mass production and lower unit costs. It claims well advertised goods sell with less resistance, allowing retailers to buy in bulk and reduce overall costs for customers. The piece mentions local names and civic events alongside discussion of advertising economics.
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Adda
Eau Claire
Wis
Local antics and a hitchhiker robbery lure readers around town
The piece notes playful remarks about barber Harry Becker and his mustache trend, then reports a La Crosse area robbery where W. Sybilrud was forced from a car near Fountain, the thief taking $115 to $116 before abandoning the vehicle. It also mentions railroad track proposals and old farm memories as Gilbertson and Gunderson recall past farming years and dates.
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Harry Becker
Gla Ginsberg
Harry
Fillmore County
Laresboro
Fountain
Saya
Spring Valley
Minn
Tribune
W ¥. Sybilrud
Lanesboro
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