06 May 1926
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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
1
A playful dialogue contrasts youthful zeal with elder restraint as a young tree mocks elders and lauds growing higher. An older tree counters with prudence and experience warning against foolish rebellion. The piece blends fable tones with social commentary on progress.
A jumble of phrases mentions printing services at Alan’s shop and rush orders, political quips about Al Smith and Nicholas Murray Butler, a note on Pullman Company proposing passenger planes for transcontinental routes, plus a schoolboy joke about a volcanic mountain and a stock salesman warning about newspaper readers.
A collage of short humorous items and quips about clocks trains manners and daily life. Includes lines about station clocks mischief at the railhead and a range of light political social and domestic vignettes from a historical newspaper page.
The piece traces Mother's Day from ancient rites honoring Rhea to English Mothering Sunday, then outlines its American adoption. It notes May as the official day, mentions Iowa politicians Claude Porter and J C Murtagh filing for governor, and details congressmen Ramseyer and Hitter running in the Sixth District, with Miller and Melrath as local political figures.
Two of five Democratic candidates submitted to the state conference have declined to run. Frank Miles of Des Moines and Mike Healy of Fort Dodge exit the race, narrowing the field in the Democratic primary for United States senator.
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