29 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1929
Page
1
The Town Doctor argues that highway motor traffic brings real value to towns even small ones. He cites average weekly traffic and potential payroll equivalence to a factory, plus the lasting publicity and local circulation benefits from motorists. He urges communities to actively court motorists and imitate savvy merchants to capture this cash flow.
A playful scene in Toronto Parkdale features a church sign advertising Sunday sermon about hell with a cheeky note inviting people to hear the new organist. The gag drew much merriment as passersby read the message on the church facade.
Iowa State College crop specialist C Dorchester cautions farmers to test oats and barley seed before planting after last season’s rains and bin overheating. Samples show 20 to 25 percent dead, some 100 percent dead in oats. barley viability below 60 percent. A home tester using plates and damp blotting paper can gauge seed vitality in five days, guiding whether to raise seeding rate or source new seed. If tests drop to 70 percent or less, seek seed elsewhere and test new lots before purchase.
The article notes party whips are recent in the U S Congress but longstanding in Britain. Whip duties include reporting party opinion to the leader, counting votes in divisions and reporting to the speaker, summoning members for important divisions, and guiding how members should vote. The government whip also maintains a quorum during government business.
A fourteen year old Chinese boy, en route to school, witnessed a pedestrian killed during a police clash with kidnappers and was abducted for two hours. He later apologized to his teacher for tardiness, showing resolve to prioritize education despite danger and chaos.
An elderly avid fan of the royal game complains that his accuracy worsens with every game. After missing 16 balls in a row he sighs to a patient caddie that there can be no worse player. The caddie gently replies that there may be worse players, but they don’t play.
A fragment notes the paradox of enjoying a thing by excluding oneself from true enjoyment, invoking Thoreau as a reference point. The line suggests that exclusive possession can limit genuine appreciation and invites reflection on balanced pleasure.
Article describes northern Norway as the Land of the Midnight Sun, noting the sun's constant presence during summer months and its cultural or geographic associations with the region.
A compact line arguing that expressions of gifts and aims reveal virtue, quoting Addissom. The phrasing implies a philosophical stance on sincerity and character through outward acts.
Kingsley Ia April 27 Special Mrs Elizabeth Stortz died Tuesday afternoon April 16 at the home of her daughter Lena Clark where she had resided for several years Elizabeth Wentz was born in Baden Germany August 2 1839 At sixteen she came to America with her parents on a 42 day voyage they settled on a farm near Oswego Illinois In October 1858 she married Michael Stortz
Relieves astonishing amounts of old waste matter from the system and improves meals and sleep. Adlerika may surprise you after other stomach and bowel remedies fail. Spotts and Post, Druggists.
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