Clermont Enterprise masthead and editor details
The Clermont Enterprise weekly newspaper lists Elizabeth Priest as local editor and member of the Iowa Press Association plus the National Editorial Association. It notes publication every Thursday morning and marks with Fayette County, Iowa post office registration for second class mail.
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Elizabeth Priest
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Driving safety advice on handling blowouts at speed
Advice warns not to brake suddenly during tire blowouts. Maintain steering control, grip wheel firmly, and steer first while easing brakes gradually. Emphasizes keeping rubber in good condition as key protection against blow-outs.
Trying to Please Everybody Says Uncle Eben
A clipped saying from Uncle Eben cautions that one who strives to please all may fare worse than the forthright man who faces the world, rejecting futile efforts to satisfy every person and situation. The remark emphasizes individual resolve and practical stance.
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Uncle Eben
Nietzsche and the Term Superman in Philosophy
The article explains that the word superman denotes an ideal man and highlights Nietzsche as the key figure whose philosophy popularized the term. It notes the term's central role and its broad adoption in intellectual discourse.
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Nietzsche
University of Paris Origins and Founding
The University of Paris grew from the Cathedral School of Notre Dame and likely formed between 1140 and 1170, with scholarly activity linked to philosopher king Philip II.
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The
University of
Paris
Notre Dame
Phillip
Tax Bill Passes House With Liquor Tax Increase
Fred Biernisans News Letter reports the house approved a tax bill by a wide margin, easing taxes on undistributed profits and capital gains to spur business. An amendment raised liquor tax to 2.25 a gallon from 1.10, prompting debate over revenue maximization without boosting illicit production.
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House
Is War Coming We Must Keep Our Heads
The writer notes vast distances between the United States and Europe and Asia shield us from invasion, but warns European wars still affect us. If a general war develops, strong voices here will push for involvement, so now is the time to practice staying calm and level headed.
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Sia
Europe
Asia
Balancing the Budget in a 1937 Senate Forecast
A 1937 note recalls a U S senator promising a balanced 1939 budget through no relief funds and a 500 million cut to army and navy costs. In practice relief exceeds a billion, and peacetime military appropriations rise to record levels, while many vote for spending that blocks balance.
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United States
Army
Navy
Tax Labor Saving Machines
Discussion in the house centers on taxing labor saving machines that displace workers. Rep Cochrane of St Louis leads the push, arguing the tax should reflect the number of jobs eliminated, a measure he calls worthy of serious thought.
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House of Representatives
Cochrane
St Louis
Trade Pact With Czechoslovakia Promotes Mutual Benefits
The United States and Czechoslovakia sign a trade agreement offering imports concessions on shoes glassware bead bags gloves and other goods in return for exports including lard canned fruits office machinery automobiles and more. The move marks a friendship oriented deal with a popular central western European government aided by Woodrow Wilson at the peace conference and tied to American benefactors.
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Czechoslovakia
United States
Europe
Hostiyy Ta
Woodrow GH
Mazarus
America
A Beautiful Snow Storm Of March Ten
A vivid account of a March ten snow storm painting tree trunks and branches white and covering the ground with a great white blanket. The narrator reflects on the season’s beauty and the desire for milder weather.
Market Note on Asparagus Prices and Dairy
A market report notes fresh asparagus appearing attractive with small bunches priced by the wife. A larger bunch costs 300. The writer expects gardeners to increase supply later. Butter and milk prices are mentioned for March.
Fraternally signed note from Fred Biermann
A fragment from a fraternal notice ends with Fraternally, Fred Biermann, mentioning quart butter at 49 a pound and legga 304 a dozen. The readable text suggests a price list snippet or closed note attached to a fraternal communication.
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Fred Biermann
Low cost steel farm houses promise new industry
Housing for farmers uses prefabricated steel buildings including a 20 by 40 foot house, a 12 by 12 foot poultry house, and a 3 by 12 foot utility structure for under 2200 dollars. The steel approach aims for fireproof farms and homes, conserving timber and boosting industrial progress.
Old Age Lump-Sum Benefits Urged for Towans
Many towans eligible for lump-sum old age benefits under the federal system have not filed claims. In 1937 six hundred fourteen towans applied. Benefits accrue at 3 1/2 percent of wages since January 1, 1937 and are payable to workers reaching 65 since that date and to families or estates of workers who died since 1937. The Social Security office in the Davenport Post Office Building offers forms and help free of charge.
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Social Security Office
Davenport
Marriage Ceremonial Aims In Primitive Society
Anthropologists say marriage rites serve to ward off potential evils from admitting a stranger into a family. George Rogers Clark began his career at nineteen as a surveyor along the Ohio River, starting his early frontier life.
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George Rogers Clark
Ohio River
Open letter on motherhood and social standards from Sumner Gazette
An old hand at parenthesis-slinging writes to Emily Price's Post in the Waverly Journal. She recalls gender norms, debut parties, high school graduations, and hosting duties inside midwestern society, concluding that pale-faces on the western shore uphold strict standards while sharing hospitality and tradition.
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Emily
Mississippi
Missouri
Lake Michigan
Sumner Gazette
Pennies Weigh Heavily in Bank Sacks
Two sacks behind the First National Bank cage held pennies totaling about $90 each. Each sack weighed over 40 pounds, and two bank employees spent most of an afternoon counting and wrapping 50 pennies per wrapper. The Sumner Gazette notes rising demand for pennies in Iowa as sales tax climbs, yet banks see them as a drug on the market.
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First National Bank
Towa
Sumner Gazette
Location of Savannah on the Savannah River border
Savannah lies along the Savannah River which marks the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia about 100 miles north of the Florida line.
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Savannah
Savannah River
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida State Line
Water Inte' Wink and the wine jar tale in Palestine
A fragment notes a stone jar once used to hold water transformed into wine by the Lord may be seen in Palestine. It mentions a three foot tall vessel. The text then links Peoria to an Indian tribe of the Illinois Confederacy and explains the name as meaning "he comes carrying a pack on his back."
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Palestine
Peoria
Soldiers maneuver heavy field pieces in Czech crisis
News Photo Service reports soldiers maneuvering heavy field pieces transported by trucks as alarm rises in Czechoslovakia amid Nazi seizure by Germany and Poland’s invasion of Lithuania. Echo, Fayette County.
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Czechoslovakia
Czech
Oslovakia
Germany
Poland
Lithuania
News
The
Echo
Fayette County
Schola Cantorum Performs as Elite Male Choir
The Schola Cantorum of Luther College Decorah directed by Professor Theodore Nickel is a sixty voice male choir devoted to church music. Critics praise its well balanced full tone achieved by careful voice selection and section balance. The traveling choir emphasizes medieval roots and the tradition of singing schools.
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Luther College
Decorah
Theodore Nickel
Charlemagne
Schola Cantorum
School of
United States
Mass meeting in Vilna calls for elimination of Lithuania
In Vilna on March 18 a mass meeting, organized by the Pilsudski Legionnaires and Poles from the Kovno district, demanded the elimination of Lithuania. A resolution was handed to Marshal Smigly-Rydz. A telephotoed image captured in Warsaw was sent to London and New York.
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Lithuania
Pilsudski Legionnaires
Kovno
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Warsaw
London
New York
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