Counties receive funds for bovine TB testing program
One hundred thousand dollars from a federal dairy fund is allotted to Fayette, Buchanan, Bremer, Winnebago, and Allamakee counties to support voluntary bovine tuberculosis testing. Payments, previously split among state, county, and farmer, shift to state paying twenty dollars per animal with the remainder shared by county and stock owner.
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Fayette
Buchanan
Bremer
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Laughing at Civic Things and a Spanish Town Shuffle
A collage of witticisms mocks law, honesty, and progress while noting odd shifts like Lucar in Spain moving 500 miles to Grandoliers. The piece lists age group counts from the 1830 US census, highlighting demographics and unknowns.
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Lucar
Orange Belt
Spain
Grandoliers
Catalonia
Grandollers
Andalusia
Montreal Grain Explosion Adopts Record Weighing Scales
Largest grain scales in the world were installed at Montreal elevators to measure up to 24 000 bushels per hour. The new equipment enables weighing angles of up to 8 000 bushels hourly, marking a major upgrade for the grain trade.
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Montreal
The Usual Way Sparks Health Complaint Rumor
Citizens debate factory chimney smoke as complaints to the health commissioner loom. tempers flare over air quality and industrial limits in a tense community exchange.
Why Women Dre a Husband You Women Think You Need New Clothes
Dialogue shows a playful exchange where a woman rejects the idea that fashion is meant to please men. The remark suggests women dress to irritate rivals rather than seek male approval.
Engagement secrecy sparks question of wealth and tax
Answers Magazine hints at Maud Rich attempting to keep her engagement to John private while Marie notes impending scrutiny from tax authorities. The piece suggests wealth and public revelation will collide as authorities may pursue the affluent.
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John
Answers Magazine
Through a Woman's Eyes by Jean Newton
An essay extols equanimity as key to unlocking talent and happiness for women. It argues daily irritants squander abilities, comparing poise to gastric digestion and urging readers to maintain perspective to sustain success across home, art, and writing.
In a Garden Chair HEAR the Sea and Sky
A poem fragment speaks of a garden chair as a portal to vast landscapes. The speaker contrasts the sea, gulls, and salt air with mountains and distant horizons, claiming freedom through imagination while anchored to home. The inner journey transcends the back yard and invites travel and memory.
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Conyri
Barcelona’s Odd Clubs Elect New Ugly Club President
A city feature on Barcelona’s unique clubs notes a man with a large nose and warts elected head of the Ugly club. It describes the disparate groups like the Club of Brusque Men and Noah’s Ark styled entries, details membership quirks and rites.
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Barcelona
Montreal Herald
Bachelors' Club
Aanti-Superstition Club
Spain
Taxes Paid With Monkeys
A Montreal Herald item notes a circus proprietor in Budapest fell behind on income tax. Rather than plead poverty he sent seven sons and thirteen monkeys to the tax collector. The collector sought an estimate from the zoological gardens and valued the animals at £220.
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Hungary
Budapest
Zoological Gardens
Montreal Herald
Daily Caloria Needs Consult Table of Heights and Weights
The article outlines a method to estimate daily calorie needs by multiplying normal weight by factors from 15 to 25 based on exercise level, then subtracting 1,000 to yield a safe daily goal. It references Kannas City Star and the city of Jonkoping Sweden, noting its 650th anniversary since 1284 and a population over 20,000. A light vignette shows Rosebud surprised by her husband reading baseball news about trades, with a quip about golf.
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Caloria
Kannas City Star
Jonkoping
Sweden
Rosebud Rosebud
The Big Surprise Short-Sighted Golfer
A quirky exchange unfolds with a golfer complaining about a hidden obstacle and a caddy suggesting surprise. The scene shifts to a shopfront where a proprietor and assistant discuss serving two arriving ladies as they prepare to stretch and shop.
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Answers Magazine
Donkeyball Debuts in Waterloo at Schukel Chevrolet Park
Donkeyball arrives in Waterloo for four day run at Schukel Chevrolet Park from July 26 to 29. The gimmick game blends baseball and polo style play with mounted teams, promising merriment and laughs as spectators watch the unusual sporting event.
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Schukel-Chevrolet Park
Waterloo
Birds in Memorial Window at Selborne Parish Church
In St Mary’s church Selborne England the Gilbert White memorial window depicts over sixty bird species. The historic window attracts visitors to the parish and reflects the natural history passion associated with the village.
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Gilbert White
St. Mary's Church
Selborne
England
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