Stop Kicking: Mail Order Ads and Local Merchants
A Wisconsin Press Howler urges Plymouth LeMars readers to engage local merchants through advertising. It argues mail order competition harms communities and highlights how editors should present cold facts and advertising methods to educate buyers and boost local trade. It cites catalog advertising as a model and stresses the need for merchants to allocate resources to advertising.
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Ling
Wisconsin Press
Howler
Indifferent locals back a reader’s tale of debts and payoffs
A Progressive Grocer story recounts a local scene where a man, amid a string of indifference, receives cash offers from multiple debtors in a post office. A merchant notes long-standing debts and presses for payment, as banknotes are repeatedly laid on the boss’s desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anther
Cruel Parents Give Children Fancy Names on Iowa List
A study of 1,019 Iowa seed corn show entrants reveals favored names and oddities. Frulfred and Mary appear among the most used, with sjohn and ion cited in the report. The result showcases how farm communities reflect quirky naming trends.
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Sjohn
Mary
Iowa
Ion Is
Annual Meeting notice for township schools Iowa 1926
Public notice calls quasi electors of a school township in Iowa to the annual meeting at Center school house district No. 1 on August 17 1926 at 8 p m with business to transact including proposed measures to build two schoolhouses and other items. The secretary A L Muth certifies date July 15 1926 and notices published in The LeMars Globe Post on July 23 30 and August 6 13 1926.
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Iowa
Center School House
Ee’ A. L. Muth
LeMars Globe Post
District Court
Plyish
Norbert Ruhland
Christina Ruhland
District Court of Plycounty
John P. Muller
P. Petges
Urray
Datate
LeMars Globeet
Names dominate Iowa census lists in 1910 era record study
The article surveys common male names and popular female names from census or church records, noting John as most frequent male name with 709 entrants and Mary leading among females with Elizabeth and Alice tied for second. It lists unusual nicknames and a few more fanciful given names, then describes a church extension program and Home Missionary society activities with members and participants named, including pageants and readings.
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William
Charles
George
Frank
Henry
Edward
Mary
Elizabeth
Alice
Dorothy
Iowa
Middle Western States
Theophile
Hilbo
Harry
Turla
Esculine
Doise
O'Mille
Swan
Sweeter
Tray
Lone
Dial
Clean
Garrett
Severt
Dean
Gane
Plus
Bena
Cherrie
Majella
Holland
Addibert
Frulfred
Wirle
Mind
Ornelius
Aschel
Booe
Murad
Willard
Rot
C. H. Kittrell
C. B. Paul
Young
C. Hoorneman
The
Home Missionary Society
Home Guards
Dnet
Kathleen
Eileen Paul
Eleanor Root
Hazel Clearbout
LeClare Engelken
Wava
Gwendolyn Bunker
Meryl Root
Laura Edwards
Dorothy Reese
Glen Georke
John Raymond Garton
Gerard Gena
Clara May Root
Eunice Lambreading
Alice Hoorneman
Helen Lobdell
Lucille Reese
Mary Root
Clarissa Reese
Frances Bechtle
Gene Gena
Robert and Clarendon Bechtle
Raymond Nesselheiser
Donald Langendorfer
Robert Pierce
Social calendar notes from Sioux City region clubs
Mrs. R. J. M. Long and Mrs. W. W. Hyink hosted a Monday Dial luncheon at the Davidson tea room with guests Mrs. C. H. Kittrell and Miss Leila Huebsch. The group toured the Ideal Home and Grandview park afterward. Other items record dinners, picnics, and socials across area clubs, including Le Mars Rotary, Sharks club, and various church and auxiliary groups with names like Miss Bernice Adamson, Miss Mary Dalton, Miss Katherine Bogt, and Mrs. J. Branstetter. The piece also sketches a New Guinea cannibal anecdote and a brief travel note from Chicago.
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R. J. M. Long
W. W. Hyink
Dial Club
Davidson Tea Room
Sioux City
C. H. Kittrell
Leila Huebsch
Country Club Place
Qgrandview Park
George Kluckhohn
Mary Dalton
Bernice Adamson
Minneapolis
Katherine Bogt
Albuquerque
N. M. Onth
Detroit News Fragment Describes Improvised Tools
Fragment from Detroit News notes a woman making do with improvised equipment for odd jobs using items not intended for the task. It highlights ingenuity and resourcefulness in a domestic setting, implying a wartime or hardship context without graphic details.
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Detroit
Mutiny On The Bounty And Pitcairn Island Founders
Historic mutiny story from 1787 detailing Bligh and nineteen men set adrift after mutiny near the Friendly Islands. After 46 days at sea they reached Australia, Bligh published an account, mutineers faced trial with six condemned and three executed, while eight colonized Pitcairn’s Island unseen until 1814.
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Bounty
England
Society Islands
South Pacific
Kansas City Times
Vatican Built by Many Architects Across Centuries
The Vatican evolved over years with multiple rulers and designers. Pope Symmachus started a residence, Nicholas V began systematic improvements, continued by later popes. The palace spans about 14 percent of an acre and houses over 1,100 rooms, reflecting varied styles and epochs. Noted architects and artists include Raphael, Michelangelo, Bramante, Bernini, San Gallo, Perugino, Da Volterra, Vasari, Varese, and Fontana.
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Vatican
Symmachus
Nicholas V
Raphael
Michelangelo
Bramante
Bernini
San Gallo
Perufino
da Volterra
Vasari
Varese
Fontana
Punctuation Lesson Sparks Confusion in City School
An Indianapolis teacher tried to teach punctuation to freshmen when a colored student faced the question, “When should I use a period?” The boy hesitated, then replied, “Well you can dot your i s with em,” highlighting classroom confusion and race era tensions in a city school.
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Indianapolis
John
Indianapolis News
Ignorant Congo Natives and belief in demons
The Congo region natives are described as firm believers in demons and witches. The text claims a large, unknown number of people die annually due to this superstition, presenting a sensationalized warning about African beliefs.
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New Guinea
Merlin Moore Taylor
Kepolipoli
Congo
Lead Pipe Joint Sealing by Filing and Rasping
A Science Service note explains that lead filings shaved from an ordinary lead pipe and sprinkled onto pipe joints tighten joints more effectively than paste. The method relies on rasping the joints to create finer metal shavings that fill gaps and improve seal.
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Science Service
Wheat Gum Is Made Of Abe and Paraffin Components
A brief note describes wheat gum composition mentioning Abe as a key ingredient and references to a tree native to Central and South America. The text also notes paraffin as an additive in the chewing gum formulation.
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Central
South America
Safety First Prayer At Crossing Advice
In closing his petition the old dean urged common sense to steer clear of railroad crossings when the limited train is coming.
Timothy Seed Market Briefly Cited By Regional Prices
Timothy seed prices varied by region with growers and shippers reporting averages of 6.85 per hundred pounds on August 1, up from 5.46 last year and 4.05 three years ago. Carryover from last year’s crop remains, about 15 percent in hands after spring demand and another 5 percent with growers, while market dynamics shifted as threshing weather delayed movement and late spring gains failed to materialize.
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South Dakota
Ohio
Seed exports and crop data show steady grain trade
In the district with a late harvest, seed stocks are viewed as normal. The 1924 crop slightly surpassed 1923, spring domestic sales matched last year, and exports rose about 6 percent. Timothy seed exports for the year ending June 80 reached 16,457,687 pounds versus 15,501,856 in 1924 and higher figures in 1923 and 1922.
Hard to Find Meaning in the Noises of Insects
The piece argues insect sounds like the crickets song may have no meaning to the insects. Human listeners hear primitive music from some groups while advanced insects like ants and beetles may not produce audible sounds. It questions whether insects hear these noises and notes many sounds arise from incidental friction with no biological significance beyond potential signals to predators.
Useful Wedding Present
A hardware merchant and a neighbor discuss a wedding gift. A customer selects a complete kit of carpentering tools, mostly small and light, saying the set is for his daughter who is marrying soon and plans to keep house. The dialogue highlights the practical gift choice and the daughter’s plans.
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Dash
Twin City Limited and City-St. Paul Local Rail Timetable
Daily trains from Chicago and Sioux City run with North and South bound routes. Services include Twin City Limited Expresses and Local trains, with Chicago and Fort Dodge connections on lines of Illinois Central and Great Northern.
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O. RK. R
Twin City Limited
Soo City-St. Paul
Twin City Express
Chicago Express
Chicago Limited
Fort Dodge
Boo City-St. Paul
Seo City-St. Paul
Illinois Central
Great Northern North Bound
St. Paul
St. Paul Limited
Sioux City
Sioux City Limited
Likable Girl of Atchison Cited in Local Note
A brief Atchison Globe item highlights a young woman from Atchison who is described as homely yet likable, confident in herself, and unconcerned about appearances. The mock portrait emphasizes charm over looks in a light, human-interest tone.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
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Oftatal City’and County Paper
Plymouth Printing Co
John Starzl
LeMars
Methodist Aid Society
O. H. Green
Mathilda Vanderbrink
Norma Becker
Orange City
Mary Graff
Granville
June Reiniger
Anton J. Sartori
Isaac 1. Struble
Mr. Sartori
A. Sartori
Betty Lennon
Mabel
Jessie Steele
Sharks Club
Cleveland Park
L. R. Steele
C. C. Steele
J. D. Cooper
le Mars County Club
Clara Hentges
R. J. Koehler
Earl Cooper
Marjorie Haley
Dorothy Martin
Minneapoli
Paula Hoffman
Madaline Lang
Jane Kluckhohn
Wilhelmine Koehler
Clebeth Bailey
Grimes Pavilion
Fred Moore
Claud Bennett
Waterloo
J. C. Gillespie
Trinity Council Kndghts of
Columbus
Ovens
J. W. Blackburn
James
Chicago
Woman's Missionary Society of
C. D
Christ
Russel Bowers
W. J. Fickey
George Sturges
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Timothy
Scott
Sieverding-Walz Hardware Co
Winchester
Spotts&post
Lukens
Ita
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