After the War What Next for Russia and Germany
The article argues that the war shifts burden to the middle and working classes in Russia and Germany. It predicts literacy gaps, rising awareness, and possible revolution or immigration as paths to liberty. It notes Russia's mass illiteracy and German social democratic strength, with outcomes tied to war’s end and tax pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Colors
United States
Liberty
Kansas
Social Democrats
Irrelevant OCR Fragments From Early 20th Century Text
A collection of misquoted lines from teacher licensing papers and period sources. Includes faulty statements about rainfall, Alps direction, Gibraltar, business letters, Taft 1908 election, Pilgrims, the Maine sinking, and Macbeth as depicted by the New York Tribune.
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Tennessee
Taft
Roosevelt
Maine
McBeth
Lady McBeth
Living on a Hundred Dollars a Month and Happiness
The Monticello Express editor cites a discussion on whether a young couple can live on 100 dollars monthly. He urges sensible spending and saving, noting home duties, frugality, and careful budgeting support happiness and a secure old age.
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Anamosa Eureka
Monticello Express
Rural mail service changes shrink routes in several counties
The Hopkinton Leader reports upcoming changes to rural mail routes next month. Manchester, Hopkinton, Ryan, Greeley, and Delaware lose routes or have longer ones, with Delaware possibly losing direct service. Patrons will use nearby offices or travel to corners to collect mail amid predicted large cost savings cited by Washington clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton Leader
Manchester
Hopkinton
Ryan
Greeley
Delaware
Washington
No Progress Made By It
A Cedar Rapids Republican editorial questions Germany's aims in bombing civilians, condemning attacks on women and children and old men. It argues such acts fail to advance peace and surpass humane comprehension, regardless of aggressor.
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Cedar Rapids
Germany
Pay Your Debts Advice From Newspapers
A Fremont Tribune note promotes paying honest debts promptly and without kicking. The Atchison Globe remark references dead heroes who were roughnecks in real life.
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Fremont
Atchison Globe
Monticello Leads In Per Capita Banking Capital
The Monticello per capita bank capital stands at 817 dollars, triple Manchester and Anamosa, and higher than all nearby towns except Wyoming at 188. Figures derive from sworn statements and current directories, showing Monticello well supplied with banking capital. Capital totals include paid-in capital, surplus and undivided profits.
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Monticello
Long
Manchester
Anamosa
Wyoming
Mof fit and sons harvest third alfalfa cutting
Alexander Moffit and sons of Linn township finished the third alfalfa cutting last Saturday after starting first cutting May 81st second July 5th and third August 10th. They practice post cut harrowing to uproot weeds and improve soil, noting a water grass appeared after skipping a harrowing between cuts. They plan a fourth cut around September 16.
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Tipton Advertiser
Alexander Moffit and Sons
Linn Township
Local Notes on Movements Homes and Mishaps in Cascade
Wm. Kingeley traveled to Ames this week with Monticello friends to arrange attendance at the state agricultural college for the coming year. John and Mrs Patterson occupy a new eight room bungalow on Margaret street in East Cascade. J F Lehner and wife suffered serious injuries when their buggy overturned on McGinty hill last Saturday night with Mrs Lehner breaking ribs and an ankle and Mr Lehner injuring a hip. Mrs F B Ash daughter of Fred Simons Cascade died at Cedar Rapids Tuesday night at 9 o clock. She was born in Anamosa Iowa in 1872 and married F EH Agb eighteen years ago. Burial at Cedar Rapids today.
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Wm. Kingeley
Ames
Monticello
State Agricultural College
John Patterson
Margaret Street
East Cascade
J. F. Lehner
McGinty Hill
Iowa
F. EH. Agb
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
It's a Long Way to Tipperary Haunts a Party Guest
At a party Miss Brown sang It's a Long Way to Tipperary and for days afterward she hummed it to herself. A friend who attended recalled how the tune haunted her after the event saying, Look at the way you murdered it. The remark mirrored light social commentary on performance aftertaste.
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Mr. Landlubb
New York Sun
All Kinds of Readers in Cedar Rapids Republic
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues a newspaper serves diverse readers with editorials of varying lengths and topics. It emphasizes balancing content to meet public demand and continuing efforts to supply what readers want.
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Cedar Rapids
Parcel Post Versus Rural Routes Debate
Mt Vernon Hawkeye notes the parcel post operates at a loss and forces post office cuts, including rural route service. The piece argues the postmaster general advocates trimming other departments to save parcel post, a national pressure not yet felt locally.
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Mt. Vernon Hawkeye
Post Office
Georgia’s defense of womanhood undercuts civilization
A Kansas City Times critique questions Georgia’s stated reverence for womanhood as hypocritical and harmful to broader societal standards, arguing the rhetoric masks deeper civilizational decline.
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Kansas City Times
Georgia
Orphans in Holland Parade Odd Half and Half Dress
The piece discusses Dutch orphans in Amsterdam wearing split color clothing to signal birth status, with boys split red and black and girls similarly divided and topped by white caps. It notes outfits help rail officials and authorities track orphans under asylum care until adulthood, making the streets strikingly uniform.
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Holland
Amsterdam
National Geographical Magazine
Inflating Tires A Guide From Early 20th Century Advice
The New York World reviews tire inflation methods noting a shift from hand pumps to standard pressure charts and gauges. It describes a rough test using poor roads to gauge overinflation, warning that overinflated tires cause hard steering and unstable handling with rear passengers advised against.
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New York World
Dust and the Lungs and Tuberculosis Deaths by Occupation
Dust and the Lungs argues that less dust means fewer tuberculosis deaths. It notes TB accounts for about a quarter of deaths of workers ages 15 to 35 and about a third of deaths ages 20 to 40. It lists high TB death rates by trade such as earthenware and cutlery, linking dust and industrial exposure to TB.
Short Career of a Big Gun
A London Times report on a Royal Institution lecture by Lieutenant Colonel Hadcock of Elswick compares modern artillery to a butterfly and describes a big gun as lifelike only when firing. It withers after a continuous barrage, its active life lasting about twelve seconds per sustained volley.
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Royal Institution
Hadcock
Elswick
London Times
Hiccoughs Explained as Nervous Contractions
Hiccoughs arise from a nervous contraction of a breathing muscle. Ordinary attacks may be relieved by diverting attention and letting breathing resume automatically.
Velvet Ribbon Mystery Ends In Heroic Tattoo Reply
In a Adirondack summer hotel tale, Albert King learns Miss Mien Bickford hides a blue ink tattooed anchor under a velvet ribbon on her arm. She reveals the truth of heroism at thirteen saving six mariners, and King proclaims pride in the mark that becomes their bond.
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Adirondack Mountains
Albert King
King
Lin
Mien Bickford
Miss Bickford
Mr. King
T Landsman
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Rev. C. Naether
Independence
Maquoketa
Marion
Dyersville
Iowa City
Cedar Rapid
Harrow
Cascade Pioneer
Omaha World-Herald
John Y. Larned
American Tobacco Cao
Iowa Telephone Company
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
York
ICE Machine
Westerlin & Campbell
Chicago
Suter & Son
Monticello, Iowa
Suter’s
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