Want Ad Rates Up and Misc Classified Items
Odd assortment of classified notices and ads including rates for want ads, payment terms, and various sale items. Entries mention a Royal standard typewriter for 40 dollars, a Coleman gas stove priced 47.50, and hardware store listings in Elgin and West Elgin. Also references to farm sales, sales books, and general classifieds.
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Royal Standard
Enterprise
Clermont
Elgin
Gray ‘Enfielhd
Feller
West Elg
Batfp
Gansplogical Note Highlights Bride’s Parents’ Colonial Style Reproductions
A Boston Herald item notes the bride’s parents presenting mahogany reproductions in colonial style for the living and living rooms, reflecting traditional design tastes and a family display in the wedding hoop. The fragment hints at home decor choices tied to the nuptial event.
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Imahoganyy
Boston Herald
All Wrong Bow Stout Women Weighing Real Or Fake
A Des Moines Tribune article notes the recurring moment where stout women balk at scales, certain the machine is out of order, reflecting social quirks and humorous pressure in weightkeeping rituals.
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Des Moines
Tribune
Iowa Yellow Perch Details In Fishes History Series
The yellow perch is a widely distributed carnivorous fish with black crossbars and yellow sides. It spawns in spring with long hollow egg strings, grows under a foot on average, and supports large fry production across Spirit Lake Clear Lake and other Iowa communities.
Trout streams in Iowa to close to all fishing during closed season
The state fish and game commission decided to close trout streams in Iowa to all fishing during the closed season to protect the trout. This follows a commission survey. No open season date for next year is set yet. The current season runs from April 15 to September 1.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Iowa
Commission
Protecting Iowa Game Seasons Restricted by Commission Ruling
The Iowa fish and game commission closed the seasons on ruffed grouse wild turkey and woodcock. By law the seasons would have opened November 1 for ruffed grouse and wild turkey and October 1 for woodcock. The action set by the commission at a recent meeting makes shooting this game impossible until July 4 1933.
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State
Fish and Game Commission
Iowa
Killing the Iowa Crow Efforts to destroy harmful crow spread in Iowa
Outdoor Iowa prints stories by H A Holmgren deputy game warden Algona detailing crow traits and damage to game and birds. Izaak Walton League at Waverly Bremer county destroys 435 crows in a recent league contest.
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Iowa
H. A. Holmgren
Algona
Waverly
Bremer County
Izaak Walton League
League
Pike Hatchery Fry Totals Hit Ninety Million Mark
Outdoor Iowa reports Spirit Lake released 59,350,000 pike fry this season into nursery ponds and water bodies across Iowa. Clear Lake hatchery, per Wes Baur, shows 21,500,000 fry hatched and distributed similarly, bringing the total to 90,860,000 fry planted in Clear Lake area ponds lakes and streams.
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Mason City
Mitchell
West Union
New Hartford
Tama
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Wes Baur
Dunking Bread Or Cakes In Beverages Described
The term dunking refers to moistening swie backs cakes crackers and bread crusts in coffee tea or milk. Though not proper etiquette it is enjoyed by children and the elderly whose teeth are worn.
The Human Machine in Food Selection Standards
The article argues the human race would be better if it chose fillings for nourishment with the same care it uses to select the best cylinder for its motor, urging deliberate choices in diet and fuel.
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Lafayette Journal and Courier
Noted Oasis Siwah Cassela in Libyan Desert
Noted oasis Siwah complex lies in Libyan desert Africa about 00 miles south west of Alexandria Egypt. The formation extends roughly 20 miles in length and about 1 mile in width.
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Siwah Cassela
Libyan Desert
Africa
Alexandria
Egypt
Mules Race With Man Rome
Chicago News notes a humorous comparison as mules race with a man named Rome, highlighting the stubborn habits and strong kick characteristic of both. The brief item frames the quirky scene with local color and a playful tone.
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Rome
Chicago News
The Long Years Science Quote Appears in Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes that science has not lengthened life but has allowed more leisure, making time feel longer, reflecting a wry view on scientific progress and modern living.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Early Pigeon History by Ed Volkert on First Pigeon Pests
Ed G Volkert of Dubuque argues that early settlers faced pigeons as a major pest. He describes vast flocks threatening grain sowing, noting pigeons swarmed fields, ate uncovered grain, and compare their impact to later grasshopper swarms in the Dakotas and Nebraska.
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G. Volkert
Dubuque
Iowa
Mr. Volkart
Wisconsin
North West Territory
Europe
Northwest
Western Plains
Dakotas
Nebraska
Conserving the Bass and Birds Care for Wildlife urges
A public release highlights two bass fishing rules to protect lake stocks and urges restraint in harvesting. It also extols birds for weed control, insect eating, crop protection, and enjoyment, urging protection of avian life and habitats.
Oldest State University In North Carolina History
North Carolina established a state university in its 1776 constitution, but funds were not appropriated until 1789, delaying opening. The institution opened in 1795, and is believed to be the oldest such university in the state.
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North Carolina
Kiwanis Club Motto Changes From We Trade to We Bull
The Kiwanis club adopts the motto The present motto is We Bull The first motto was We Trade The club's first chapter organized January 21 1915 in Detroit.
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Kiwanis Club
Detroit
A Sulicions On Selfhood And Spirit Within Man
A fragmentary artistic reflection on inner spirit and duty. It emphasizes self-sufficiency, personal guidance, and faithful service to one’s inner vocation, attributed to Marcus Aurelius. The tone is contemplative and solitary, urging sustained focus on inner obligations.
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Mercus Aurelius
Bausiest Man drafts column while baby helps
A chaotic morning in a home writes itself as a father attempts to craft a Daily Oklahoman column while a baby insists on assisting every step. The scene captures early family life, humor, and the tug between work and parenthood.
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Oklahoman
Find It What Some Method of Raising Prices
Jackson News argues the country needs a method to increase the price of everything without raising the cost of living, framing it as a policy goal to balance inflationary pressures and consumer affordability.
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Jackson News
Saw toothed grass fatal to animals
The Biological Survey reports saw toothed seeds of squirreltail grass injure mouths of elk deer and moose on the Wateri ranges and preserves. Seed case edges pierce mouths causing infection abscess and death. animals starve if grass wad blocks eating. Efforts target eradication from Wyoming refuge and North Dakota game preserve areas.
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Department -of- Agriculture
Weateri
Else’ Refuge
Wyoming
Sultys Hill Game Preserve
North Dakota
Long Road to Notable Status in Fame Study
Collier's Weekly reports Freling Foater’s study from Who's Who analyses time from graduation to inclusion. Educators average eighteen years to recognition, scientists twenty, writers twenty-two, editors twenty-four, physicians twenty-five, artists twenty-six, lawyers thirty, and business leaders thirty-one.
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Freling Foater
Collier's Weekly
From Gar negie’s Boy to Sydney Bridge Builder
Lawrence Enning rose from pit worker outside Edinburgh at 11 to engineer and bridge master for the Sydney Harbor Bridge project. His self taught skill and patents drew him to Carnegie, guiding a rapid rise in the engineering world and a life marked by a dramatic ascent from youth to top construction figure.
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Carnegie
Sydney Harbor
Australia
Lawrence Ennig
Edinbergh
America
Signatures of Declaration Signers Found in Old Letter
An old volume reveals a letter bearing signatures of Declaration of Independence signers. The finder sold the document for 51000 dollars, bringing independence to the seeker and highlighting the value of rare autographs.
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St. Nicholas Magazine
Rathbone Introduces Bill To Guard Family Wealth
Miss Eleanor Rathbone, M.P. of Liverpool, introduces a Commons bill to stop a man or his wife from disposing all possessions to outsiders. The measure aims to keep widows and children from becoming penniless by preserving family wealth for relatives.
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Eleanor Rathbone
Liverpool
House of Commons
Miss Rathbone
Ford predicts coffe pavements and farm miracle cure
Henry Ford tells American Magazine that paving roads with coffee might happen someday and that such innovations are among miracles that will relieve agriculture. He says full use of farm byproducts could solve farmers’ financial difficulties.
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Henry Ford
Nobody Registers Globe-Spanning Hotel Guests in 1930
A statistician notes that even if all the persons registered in New York hotels in 1930 were linked end to end they would not reach around the globe. Consequently the enterprise is abandoned.
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New York
Statewide Street Car Shutdown in New Mexico
The entire state of New Mexico reports no street cars in operation today. Collier's Weekly notes the old network named Twottle Hoes has faded from use, with service halted across the state.
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New Mexico
Collier's Weekly
Sitting Pretty on Icy Days Says Modern Girls Comfortable
A fashion designer claims modern girls are more comfortable on icy days than the old fashioned six petticoated model. The remark underscores a shift in style and practicality for winter wear.
Pony Express Declared Ended in Early 1980s
The fragment notes an early public announcement marking the end of the Pony Express, described as a notable national service. It references March 1980 as a key date and frames the event as a significant historical milestone in American communications.
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Pony Express
Calar
Soade
Tare Tran
Port Water Teems as West Senet Point Teases
A fragmentary report notes a point of interest at the port where water meets the quay. The wording suggests a tense moment near a westbound area with uncertain details and minimal readable context.
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Ane
Senetio
Tox Sea
Prayer Plea for Warm Weather Moves Grandmother Hope
A five year old girl kneels and asks God to make it hot so her grandmother’s rheumatism may pass. The anecdote reflects a hopeful, humorous plea as readers anticipate milder weather.
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U. S
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Liberia
McCormick-Deering Grain Binders
Manilla
Torkelson Bros
Chrysler
Plymouth
Goodyear
Auto & Tractor Service
Fishes - Natural History Series
Pike Hatchery
National
Kiwanis
Sudan
Cass Lad
City Drug Store
Bigin
IGA
N. W
Evans
Elgin, Towa
Schori & Kuster
Elgin, Iowa
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