Consolidation in Towa Prompts Mixed Reactions Across District
Report recounts resident opinions on consolidating schools in Towa area. Parents note early start times and transportation changes for children, with some praising the consolidated district while others report higher taxes or dissatisfaction with bus language and routes. Several families express relief at improved schooling, while a few distrust the plan and question the eight to nine mile commutes for young students.
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Marathon
R Consolidated
Consolidate
Dea
Consolidated School
Sven Miles
Orriiver
Consolidated
Bus Returns Home After Short Stop
A bus left after school and arrived at home in six minutes near Ave. The committee halted as the bus arrived, and the return trip took about an hour. Continued next week.
Despondency Relief Promised by Chamberlain Tablets
Advertisement notes that despondency and discouragement stem from indigestion and biliousness. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets quickly restore feeling within a day or two and lists a local seller, Rk. W. Muehlenthaler.
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Chamberlain
Rk. W. Muehlenthaler
A Tale of a Twat musical comedy staged by St Pauls MBH
A musical comedy titled A Tale of a Twat was presented by the St Pauls MBH Church choir on Friday night. The show featured 22 musical numbers and a cast including Miss Style Eater Miss Croakenboss Merle Klingman Francis Skars houg Georgia Mae Schari and Stuart Clewworth with roles like Soprano Contralto Tenor and Bass.
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St. Pauls Mbh
Style Eater
Besse Halstenson
Croakenboss
Merle Klingman
Misa Smiler
Francis Skarshoug
Miss. Laffer
Plorence Berg
Limber Flugers
C. A. Akers
How Doctors Have Changed
An essay notes doctors shifting from discreet bedside personas to scientific, businesslike professionals. Once seen in frock coats and aromatics, physicians now rely on card indexing and precise treatments, with social medicine and public trust shaping modern care while lingering childlike faith endures amid fierce medical progress.
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Detroit News
Eating improved by society and simple meals
The article reflects on Addison and The Spectator advocating simple, natural eating. It argues that companionship, not elaborate cooking, yields a better meal. Two plain dishes and cheerful friends can outdo pomp and luxury, celebrating valuable company at table.
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Thes
Oulda
Addison
the Spectator
No Time for Luxuries
A family scene centers on Alec and his parents as they discuss the rising cost of living. Alec, playing with toys on the hearth rug, overhears grownups weighing necessities and desires, later reflecting on postponed wants after his father asks about a hat his mother made for him.
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Alec
Father
Ladies Aid Supper Friday Evening
A reminders notes an upcoming Ladies Aid supper scheduled for Friday evening October 27. The event invites community members to attend and support the local group.
Ancient Japanese temple ruins reveal oldest stone Buddha image
In Shikish ima village, Shiki district, Nara Prefecture, an ownerless stone edifice holds rare Buddhist carvings. Lead scholars credit Sekind, Matano, and Nino for identifying Sokt-ji as a Nara period temple and locating a Yakushit Buddha statue about 4.8 feet tall with other wooden Jizo figures. The district seeks national treasure status for the site.
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Shikishima
Shiki
Nara Prefecture
Japan
Syts the Herald of
Asia
Sekind
Matano
Imperial Museum
Tokyo
Nino
Nara Art Gallery
Is This the Modern Child Who Pedestals Personality Above Duty
Quote from W. L. George in Harper's Magazine arguing modern parenting swaps coercion for personality cultivation. He foresees a generation of bulbous headed precocities and barbarians, split between self expression and rigid may and must.
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W. L. George
Harper's Magazine
Public Heal and Professional Self-Cure
A reflection on the public’s chronic tendency to judge physicians while failing to rise above the very faults it criticizes. The piece argues that the medical profession must cure itself through its own experience and standards, not external reform. It urges lawyers to emulate the ideals it advocates for in the field.
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Attorney-at-Law
Lawyers
Ohio Lawyer
National Magazine
The Only Way Trade Tales From a Frustrated Salesman
A discouraged salesman notes a bad day as he visits a prospective customer. The customer rejects offerings, and the salesman asks for permission to view his own line on the counter, lamenting the lack of opportunity to present samples. The brief exchange highlights persistent sales pressure.
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Falesman
Overeating at Poker Party Over Lunch
A humorous incident recalls Jinx at a poker party where she, despite being tight with money, tried to eat another player’s $15 lunch of boiled eggs and bread and butter after he lost that amount. The moment highlights the playful clash of frugality and appetite.
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Jinx
Jins
No Room to Turn in a Sardine Cartoon Moment
Laura gazed at sardines in an opened can as her mother asked what interested her. The little girl pointed to the middle fish and mused on the trouble it would have turning over, capturing a playful domestic moment.
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Laura
Montclair Board Moves to Curb Feral Cats
Montclair New Jersey board of health acts against stray cats threatening public welfare. All stray cats to be removed while licensed family cats protected if well kept. Cats suspected of disease may be quarantined or euthanized.
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Board of Health of
Montclaje
New Jersey
The Bride's Cry for Help on Salad Day Reception
A humorous note captures a bride seeking cooking guidance from her husband for a wedding salad. She recalls his boastful talk of his “salad days” and pleads for practical help to create a suitable reception dish. The husband’s gentle reassurance echoes in the exchange.
Ancient Ditch Still Good On Prescott Grand Canyon Route
Ancient irrigation works in Arizona ruin from prehistoric times remain along the Prescott to Grand Canyon highway. Montezuma’s Well water is 440 feet wide and 98 feet deep with a bottomless spot at 660 feet. The old ditches persist as petrified earth, still usable by a rancher after cleaning. F R Goodman measured the grade at 0.01 feet per 100 feet.
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Arizona
Arizona State Highway
Prescott
Grand Canyon
F. R. Goodman
State
Engineering News
Ole Bull’s unique late life violin feats in Egypt
Ole Bull performed on a Cremona violin atop Cheops with Egyptian guides present. Spectators reportedly kneeled in awe and invoked Allah as the notes filled the dry air. The giant violinist used an unusually long instrument and a flat bridge to play extended broken chords, shaping his distinctive tone and technique.
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Ole Bull
Cheops
Egypt
Cremona
Allah
Most Popular Library in the World
New York public library is reported as the most used library globally with a daily reader count far surpassing the British Museum and the Bibliotheque Nationale. The 1915 report shows 10,884,479 books borrowed and 2,057,717 visitors to the Fifth Avenue central building. The war boosts researchers using it as a vast laboratory for new industry information.
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New York
British Museum of
London
Bibliotheque Nationale of
Paris
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
The Finishing Touch
Harry grows obsessed with playing soldier starting with a stick and a paper hat. He adds a plume from a chicken yard and a belt with a sword after asking his mother. A clash ends with her frustrated exclamation and his quip about Napoleon.
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Harry
Napoleon
It Altered the Case A Dusty Road Fight
A tourist on a quiet Trish country road saw two men fight in the dust. The upper man mercilessly pummeled the other until the observer spoke. The victor quipped that he had trouble getting the man down, implying the clash was warranted.
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Trish
Gaa Torch Kindling Device Used to Light Fire
A gas torch lighter made from two pipes and four gas burners was used to light kindling. The device places a gas burner under the grate and is kept in position until the congnues.
Short Lived Wires In Different Districts
Telegraph wires show a 40 year life near the air shore but in manufacturing districts the same lines wear out in ten years and sometimes sooner, indicating regional differences in durability and maintenance challenges.
Couldn't Trust Her Story Remains Fragmentary
A partial dialogue snippet shows two speakers in a tense exchange. The man tries humor as absence supposedly deepens affection, while the other doubts whether the effect is mutual, leaving the scene unresolved.
A Boy's Quest For A Duller Life In War-Torn Urn
Clarence Day Jr. laments a dull era with no headlines or thrills. He imagines rare excitement, recalling a fond uncle and a boyish wish for a sensational death, while noting a quiet household and a desire for a private detective across the street.
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Annals of Man
Clarence Day, Jr
How gas jet originated and Cockspur burner
A fragment recounts how William Murdock improvised a gas flame by covering a light with his wife's thimble during an emergency. The thimble, found to have many holes, produced multiple tiny jets that burned brighter. This led to the invention of the Cockspur burner.
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William Murdock
Murdock
Popular Science Monthly
How Mines Are Laid and Fired On a Vessel Deck
A technical description explains mine deployment from a ship. Narrow tracks on a deck carry wheeled mines rolled toward the stern, dropped into the sea via launching tracks without tilting. Each mine has a spherical explosive chamber linked by a cable to an anchor chamber and a weighted sounding line that sets depth.
Blissful Depravity In a southern town story
An elderly Black carpenter, famed for grand words and fear of a domineering wife, observes a trio of young professional men sharing bachelor quarters. In a halting, ironic exchange, he questions their moral state and concludes with a paradoxical remark about remaining "so" if he were in their shoes.
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Darky
Saturday Evening Post
West Union Exults as Northeastern Iowa Hub and Grower Favorite
West Union stands as the county’s civic and religious center with top schools, water and sewer systems, and shaded parks. It boasts large homes, Linden Park, several churches, a thriving newspaper scene, and the state’s largest county fair. The city notes population and property value growth, a strong hospital, two major roads, and a well equipped garage, inviting buyers and renters to seek abstracts, loans, and housing deals.
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West Union
Millon Dolar
Iowa
Linden Park
Pike Roads
Conscientious citizen weighs enlistment vs family ties
A man worries over choosing a course of action about military service. He fears if he refuses to enlist his wife will accuse him of not loving his country, and if he goes to war she will say he does not love her.
Incredulity Over Ghosts Questions Heve Incredulity
A dialogue fragment shows Brag tus Pinkly doubting ghosts. He asserts he does not believe in them and would not trust a ghost even if seen. The exchange highlights skepticism and humor in addressing supernatural belief.
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Bragtus
Sub
Hot Menu Quip Sparks Chile Con Carne Roast
A playful exchange mocks a Mexican general as nearly a fire eater, noting he devours chile con carne with great relish and implying fierce heat in his dining.
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