Geologist Kay Takes Charge Of Iowa State Survey
Prof George F Kay new state geologist arrives in Des Moines and assumes supervision of the Iowa geological survey with plans to publish a report on underground waters and study glacial and clay formations alongside a broad roster of researchers from Ames Iowa City and other points.
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Es Moines
Iowa Logical Survey Corps
Dirnt
Somerang
Iowa
Sur
William H. Norton
Vernon
George F. Kay
Istant
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Crawford County
Fairor
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Earl Cransa
D. C
Shenani
Upper Iowa
State House
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Federal Grand Jury
United States
Lafe Haines
George Palmer
Ernest Nolle
Kidney trouble fuels lumbago and Swamp Root praise
A diary style letter from Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas credits Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with curing severe lumbago after a two bottle course. He also describes sharing the remedy with a poor woman and notes his age of seventy three. The advertisement promotes samples and a booklet and lists prices. It closes with teething syrup and a riddle about rain on moving days.
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Dr. Kilmer
Henry Searle
Arch Street
Little Rock, Ark
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller Ad
Allen’s Foot Ease powder promises easier fit by shaking into shoes. Free trial package offered by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Refuse substitutes.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Wordplay on negatives and affirmitive in social quirks
A brief, wry social aside notes that two negatives make an affirmative with a man and a single positive is enough with a woman, reflecting humorous language games.
Cure Your Sick Hens With Aseptazone Remedy
Cure your sick hens with one ounce of Aseptazone dissolved in a gallon of warm water. Administer a tablespoonful to part of the water in the drink. Aseptazone claimed to cure cholera roup colds canker and other ailments.
That Fellow Gotrox Worth More Money Than Brains
A quip about multimillionaire Gotrox mocks his wealth versus intelligence. The exchange notes his vast fortune but questions his judgment, ending with a pun on brains.
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Gotrox
Lightening the Load at the Butter Counter
A shopman offers to carry a pound of butter for a lady shopper. She declines saying it will not be heavy. He insists on lightening the load as much as possible in a lighthearted Punch moment.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Newton
Harry Barr
D. C. Chase
Webster City
Hamilton
Hardin
Wright Counties
General Assembly
Congress
Antique Mugs in a Quiet Hamlets Shop
A college antiques collector visits Bacon Ridge and asks about antique mugs. Uncle Jason mentions two mugs near Main Street in Hiram Spruceby’s shop where Grandad Wheatley and Pap Simmons are getting shaved, claiming to be the oldest around.
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Bacon Ridge
Jason
Main Street
Hiram Spruceby
Grandad Wheatley
Pap Simmons
Defiance Starch Delivers Stronger Stiffness With Thinner Coat
Laundry work benefits from Defiance Starch which provides greater strength allowing a much thinner application. This avoids hiding fabric beauty and improves wearing quality compared to other starches.
Dixey mocks marrying for money in New York dinner
Comedian Henry E Dixey joked at a New York dinner about marrying for money. He noted a wife worth 40 million dollars who divorced her penniless husband to remarry, and quipped that rich wives often tire of husbands or cap allowances, provoking the crowd with a pun about “attached” money.
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Henry E. Dixey
New York
Had His Troubles in a Local Yarn
Michael Dolan confesses a bet with Widdy Castigan's second husband about swallowing an egg without breaking the shell. He explains the shell tucked in his waistcoat would crack if he moved, risking injury and a strange “Shanghai rooster” reaction inside.
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Michael Dolan
Bletherin’ Spalpeen
Widdy Castigan
Creation tale sparks child’s sun drying mud pie joke
Miss Frances Hartz reads to her Sabbath school class on the sixth day of creation. A pupil quips that God could have dried man in the sun like mud pies, and the teacher smoothly continues the lesson.
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Frances Hartz
Perseverance Yields Reward in Patient Endeavor
A concise adage notes that steady effort uncovers value. The metaphor of honey in the rock suggests lasting returns for those who persist beyond obstacles.
Poverty’s blessings seen through a millionaire’s view
A quirky item notes a millionaire perceiving blessings in poverty. It advertises farms for rent or sale on crop payments, listing J Mulhall of Sioux City Iowa as the contact.
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J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Iowa
To the Childish Mind
A girl named Dorothy Ullman questions her mother about God’s all seeing eye. On a downtown walk she asks if God’s eye is as big as the winking eye in an optician’s window, prompting a discussion about God’s omniscience.
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Dorothy Ullman
Eighty-fourth Street
Dorothy
Cleveland
Kicking the Bucket Popular Phrase Origins Weigh In
A historical note traces the phrase kicking the bucket to early English slang. It reports that circa 1725 Bolsover hanged himself on a beam with a bucket beneath, then kicked the bucket away. The idiom later broadened from self-inflicted deaths to any death.
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Bolsover
Very Much Attached Swenson Why Ship Referred to as She
A brief exchange notes the phrase sailors use when naming ships as she. The quip hinges on a vessel's strong attachment to a buoy and the person named Benson adds the joke.
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Swenson
Benson
Promise to marry hinges on foolish man’s expectations
A wry saying notes that many women might vow marriage if they believed the suitor would not actually demand fulfillment, highlighting the irony of promised fidelity versus perceived silliness of the pledge.
Lost Faith in White Man Eskimo and Telephone Lesson
An Eskimo learns about telephones from Professor McMillan during the Peary expedition but mocks the idea by trying to talk into a wire and listen at the other end. He places sticks as supports and tests the line, discovering no sound returns and expresses disbelief in the concept.
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Professor McMillan
Riter Defends Breach Suit Claiming Summer Love Stories
In a quip cited by Puck, the defense argues that sixteen women suing for breach of promise against Riter are fueling his annual output of summer love stories, framing the suits as material for fiction rather than valid claims.
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Riter
Puck
Wise Man Questions When a Woman Has On Straight
A terse remark notes uncertainty about a woman's straight fashion choice and its impact on perception. The line hints at social commentary on appearance and judgment.
Nourishing the Brain Through Food Proven by Mineral Salts
The article argues daily brain work requires replenishment from food. It cites Geoghegan Beamis and Carey on mineral salts, especially phosphate of potash, as essential to brain gray matter. It asserts foods rich in these elements prevent brain fag and support steady digestion.
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Arctic Sea
Geoghegan
Beamis
Geo. W. Carey
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