Dream Folks and Headlines on Graft in 1849 News
Dream Folks recalls nocturnal wanderings then school. The piece on graft cites Horace Greeley in 1849 charging mileage overcharges against U S senators and representatives. It discusses advertising's role in boosting country stores and local newspapers to keep home trade. An unfinished line adds that bobbed hair is becoming popular.
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Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Ttchen House of Representatives
Washington
Sam Houston
Texas
Henry Dodge
Wisconsin
A. C. Dodge
Iowa
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
John C., Calhoun
South Carolina
Thomas H. Benton
Missouri
Senate
Gune of Greeley
Jess
Greeley
General Taylor
The
Home Trade
American auto industry rebounds with record April output
Made in the U S A manufacturers curb overproduction and see April 420 373 cars and trucks roll off lines, a 14 percent rise year over year, boosting trade and labor linked sectors. Exports grow as domestic demand shifts to home products and financing extends. A proposal to rename Grundy Center Monterey in honor of Herbert Quick gains momentum with local advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. A
Europe
Harne
Grundy Center
Monterey
Charles Adams
Grundy
Herbert Quick
Saturday Evening Post
Grundy County
Pine Creek
Eldora
State of
Iowa
Iowa River
Post Office Department
Pathe Weekly
Couinty
Eldora urged to back community projects and youth trip
Mickie urges citizens to support local ventures like chautauqua and paving. He notes deficits when not fully funded and praises Hardin County Fair and town unity. A champion boys team will compete in London next week, funded by State Legislature to study countries and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Eldora
Pine Lake
Behid
Hardin County
London
Old School Talk and Quick Witted Jokes From Yesteryears
A fragmented, humor filled column recalls old time quips and short exchanges. A mother bargains with her son over a penny for not saying a word, a portable wardrobe yields a cat and dog joke, a waiter and steak gag, a bachelor and spinster pun, and a judge quips about a woman jury.
Silence and Silly Exchanges at Hotel Registry
An aging groom registers his marriage. a clerk jokes about parlor use and rooms. The dialogue shifts to a double entendre exchange with humorous misunderstandings about wives and pricing, ending with a sly elevator line and weekly rate. The fragment preserves comic tension from a dated hotel scene.
Another Point Of View Hints At Juxtaposed Grief
The pessimist complains of rheumatism saying every bone aches while the optimist replies you ought to be glad you are not a herring indicating a humorous contrast between outlooks and discomfort.
Olives and Odd Questions in a Quiet Yard
Farmer Corn and his wife discuss olives with a puzzled remark about taste as a neighbor checks on Mrs. Smith who is sick with a severe cold. An old man in the back yard uses a saw and hatchet while the exchange reveals everyday rural manners and mild concern.
Continental Guy and a European Mistex Hall
A playful cross country of a charismatic traveler named Harry with a globe trotting image from Paris London Edinburgh Berlin and Ireland. A dentist scene follows with laughing gas and a wry family moment as a boy accompanies the mother to the chair. The dialogue hints at comic family curtness and a mischief filled mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistex Hall
Paris
London
Edinburgh
Berlin
County Cork
Ireland
Merciful Husband Joke at Birthday Dinner
A terse exchange reveals a husband offers half a dollar to extract a wife’s troublesome tooth. Elijah’s grim punchline underlines a dark humor twist. The brief vignette presents a sharp, era-tinged wit within a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Elijah
Timber Valley Social Notes Reveal Local Callers
Fragmentary OCR shows Timber Valley residents including Mr and Mrs Clark Whitney and Mr and Mrs Charley Barnes as town callers during Thursday events. Readable scraps indicate a neighborhood listing or social roundups typical of late local pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark -Whitney
Charley
Barnes
Local visits and social calls in Hubbard Eldora area
Fldora Will Farrington and family of Zearing visited Sunday afternoon at the Clarence Harmon home. Dozens of neighbors and relatives, including Mike Mossman on a Hubbard trip, Knowles and Barnhart families calling in Iowa Falls and Eldora, Frank Zielske, Vera Whitney and others visiting kin, plus shoppers and house guests around Hubbard, Eldora, and New Providence through Friday and weekend.
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Fldora
Will Farrington
Zearing
Clarence Harmon
Mike Mossman
Hubbard
Knowles Bros
Iowa Falls
Emery Whitney
Edora
Clark Whitney
Alva
Dale Harmon
Bessie Weaver
John Barnhart
John van Patter
Frank Zielske
Eldora
Janene Modlin
Shirley Sheldon
Edgar van Patter
Evelyn Sheldon
Clyde Knowles
Frank Lyman
Job Stuart
Dumont
Frank
Chester Mod
Lyle Knowles
W. W. Knowles
Ohn
Local families return from travels and visits
Hubbard Reverend F J Haas and family came back Friday from a ten day outing in Osakis Minnesota. Will Clarey and Cheryl arrived from Hollywood California to visit Harriett Clancey and relatives. John Hoff and son Jean traveled to South Dakota to visit relatives. B M Strother and Gerald Boylan groups drove to Waterloo. Eliza Knowles left for Ida Grove to visit Sanford McIntyre and family. Frasher Miller Lehmeier returned from a two week fishing trip to Lake Garfield Minnesota. Potts returned from Sacramento after visiting a sister. Al Wilson visiting relatives at Liscomb. Past Noble Grand Club met at Hattie Bailey’s country home. Guy Thompson and daughter from Hunter Oklahoma visiting parents A D Andrews. Clara Dubberke and Gerald visiting relatives at Laverne. Gene Swallum visiting Blaine Swallum in Shidler Oklahoma. J J Hein and spouse spending time away.
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F. J. Haas
Osakis
Minn
Will-Clarey
Cheryl
Hollywood
Calif
Harriett Clancey
John Hoff
Jean
South Dakota
B. M. Strother
Gerald Boylan
Waterloo
Eliza Knowles
Ida Grove
Sanford McIntyre
James Frasher
Carroll Miller
Paul Lehmeier
Lake Garfield
Minnesota
Potts
Sacramento
al Wilson
Liscomb
Noble Grand Club
Hattie Bailey
Guy Thompson
Hunter
Oklahoma
D. Andrews
Clara Dubberke
Gerald
Laverne
Gene Swallum
Shidler Okla
Blaine Swallum
J. J. Hein
Eldora
Emery van Patter
Susie Albery
Clear Jake
Lawrence Larowe
Minneapolis
Ida Blander
Herman Drier
Savannah
John Lohr
North, Dakota
T. E. Boylan
Justine Rodgers
North Dakota
Ann Rodgers
Thelma Mendell
Iowa Falls
Brubaker
Glenn Whitney
Des Moines
D. E. Byam
Emil Oestreich
Ed Witherspoon
Helen
Oshkosh
Wisc
Gusta Witherspoon
MS. & Boylan
Will Clancy
Fort, Dodge
Albert Lohr
Lee Whitney
Tyna
Whitney
L. A. Ditlon
DE. Byam, Sr
Dee Moines
Artell Blair
Shirley
Tama
Nettie Manning
Union
Thornton
Local notes highlight visits and social calls across Eldora area
A long list of visits and travel across Eldora and surrounding towns including Mrs. Eric Munson in Omaha Nebraska and G G Marshman with D E Byam Sr traveling to La kota. Nearby residents from Mitchell Iowa Falls Eldora Des Moines and Ames are mentioned with relatives, worship events, and community gatherings.
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Hardin County Ledger
Eldora and
Sherman W. Needham
Clara Owings Black
Owa
Mickie
Ediorial Sanctum
Saraw Enepelhaus
Sambo
Harry
Smith
Society Queen
Mr. Snow
Freddy
Society
Timber Valley
Bae
Central Park
Zoo
Adam
Mesey
Ianda Guenther
T. P. Guenther
Casper Steinberg
Milton Hendrickson
Methods Church
Chimas
Willis Daggett
Jim Daggett
Conrad
Hess
Daggett
Ravencroft
Chicago
Harlan Stubbs
Eber
Dow
F. E. Baker
Bernard King
Imogene Piper
Susie Alberg
Lawn Hill
Piper
Cedar Falls
Waterlo
William Buehler
Hampton
Walter Wetzeler
Baby
Cincinati
Selma Buehler
Marshalltown
Buehler
Zion Church
Dorcas Society
Amer S. Dow
Tobe Madole
Do. A. Miller
Mildred
Lucile
Leland
Dubuque
Fred Spring
Somay
Shefield
Esther Handt
Gus Schnormeier
J. P. Hunter
Albion
Strother
W. O. Cox
Radcliffe
S.C. Engelking
R. R. Swallum
Carrie Lutz
Orley Cox
Dr. Grua
Ida Waterman
Fred Waterman
Howard Robertson
Webb Stoner
Wendell
Henry Kielsmeier
Will Dubberke
Will Kielsmeier
H. C. Boeke
Kielsmeier
Walter Danger
Miller and Dillon
Beidora
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