Howland Owl laments Washington follies and judges
Howland Owl of Ovens mocks Washington waste and bureaucracy with satire about electronic money counting machines and alphabet agencies. He jokes about a Baltimore naked cigarette case, then notes an England judge ruling a wife’s value depreciates with years, while a husband’s gains.
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U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Ike
Bre
Agriculture Department
Ed Doolittle
Baltimore
Hell
God
England
Howland
Reflections on Independence Day and American resolve
A reader muses on the 1776 declaration and the Monroe Doctrine, weighing pride in forefathers against current world tensions. Worries about concessions at Geneva and whether future generations will honor the hard-won rights and freedoms of the United States in facing global pressures.
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Ligland
Amerca
Amercan
America
Geneva
Stand Up For Dignity and American Resolve
A rhetorical call urges rededication to the ideals of 1776, insisting that human and national dignity be preserved at all costs. It frames the moment as a point where America must declare, this far and no further, signaling resolve to uphold foundational principles.
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America
Rogers Warns Onto Gullible Public In Plymouth County
E W P T Barnum Rogers of Le Mars Chamber of Commerce said 21 residents reported being duped by two gimmicks offering advertising deals for siding roofing magazines and photography services. Contracts signed under pressure ranged from four to forty six dollars with iron bound terms. Two men paid seventy five dollars down for diesel maintenance courses but later refused lessons and faced a three hundred dollar bill for remaining courses.
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E. W
P. T. Barnam
Rogers
le Mars Chamber of Commerce
Plymouth
Sioux City Chamber of Commerce
Big Brother
Chamber of Commerce
Le Mars Lawyer Sighting Gimmicks in Area Pitches
A Le Mars based effort seeks a lawyer to handle cases with poor recovery odds. A con man’s lightning rod gag prompts warnings of scams and extraneous charges. A Sioux City chamber alert notes popular schemes, including pest and tree vaccination pitches. Local items include a Clarion chick with an extra leg and Elizabeth Lonneman’s 93rd birthday on a Little Rock farm. About 50 swans were seen near Harpers Ferry.
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le Mars
Rogers
Cecil Downing
Clarion
Elizabeth Lonneman
Little Rock
Lonneman
Harpers Ferry
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Rajy
Howland Owl of Ovens
le Mars Globe-Post
The
Globe Post
Globepost
Naef Studio
le Mars Globe - Post
the Globe-Post
Mars
Thur
Lovely Drug Store
Central Ave. S. W
Nelle Lumber CO
Hur
aCe Dental Laboratory
olLi
Sioux City
Bottled Unger Authority
Squirt Company BY
Cherokee Bottling CQ
Cherokee
Iowa
Guirt
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