Amalfi and Pompeii on a Librarians European Tour
American librarians touring Europe visit Amalfi and Pompeii with Longfellow and Bulwer Lytton poems recounted. Keats and Shelley graves in Rome are noted while Vatican Library exhibits its vast collection and recent restorations. Milton Lord, ex Iowa librarian, among those aiding repairs and meeting the pope.
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Naples
Italy
Europe
Cappuccini-Convento
Amalfi
Longfellow
Bay of
Salerno
Bulwer-Lytton
Pompeii
Old City
Vesuvius
Glaucus
Rome
Keats
Promotion Salesmen Should Get No Attention
A Belle Plaine Minnesota article describes a St Paul promoter pushing a cooperative gasoline scheme. Farmers were urged to lend thousands for an oil station then face propaganda against existing distributors. The piece warns such schemes injure local jobs and favor the slick promoter over established petroleum companies.
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Belle Plaine
Minn
St. Paul
Wall Street
Minnesota
European and Vatican libraries and Perugia archive described
A discussion covers the Vatican and Borgia apartments near the Vatican library with frescoes by Pelopan or Piuturicchio and a gallery housing Raphael works. It notes Perugia's old manuscript library and maps, set on a hillside above the Tiber with winding streets, contrasting European and American library use and evolving systems.
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American Library Association
Chicago
Vatican
Borgia
Piuturicchio
Raphael
Perugia
Italy
Tiber
America
State Relief Agency Furnishes Some Laughs
A Duluth relief office has collected humorous and curious inquiries from applicants and beneficiaries. Questions include birthdates, sick pay eligibility, large families, cloth shortages, missing spouses, marriage certificates, and requests for immediate payments amid personal hardships.
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State Relief Agency
Sheep and Sons Split by Ledger of a Will
A riddle-like tale tells how a Chinese man leaves half his estate to the eldest, a quarter to the second, and a sixth to the third, with a wise man solving the division by placing a sheep with eleven others and taking his shares. Spalding ships 6 000 tons of blooms in England's tulip trade.
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Spalding Jis
England
Veterans Renew Iowa Purdue Clash in Final Home Game
The University of Iowa plans a Dad's Day and American Legion Day as three seniors marshal the Hawkeyes against Purdue at Iowa Stadium next Saturday. Captain Russell Fisher anchors the offense as a blocking back and field general, Bernie Page gains praise for defense, and Fred Radloff ready to open gaps at right tackle. All three have started the past two seasons and more than 20,000 are expected to attend though many seats remain available.
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Vatican
Vatican Palace
Milton Lord
University of Iowa
Vatican Library
Pope
Lirary
Palace Gandolfo
Purdue
Iowa Stadium
Russell Fisher
Bernie Page
Fred Radloff
Boilermaker
Old Age Pension Board Starts Here with 300 Applicants
The Old Age Assistance Board of Jones County reports about 300 residents aged 65 or older seek pensions under the recent law. Many misunderstand the benefit, assuming universal eligibility. Investigators are interviewing applicants, and weathered tax data show $8,243 paid into the treasurer by Sept 19, with 11,843 taxable citizens remaining and a 70 percent collection rate.
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Old Age Assistance Board
Jones County
Jefferson County
New Gold Discoveries Lift Canada's 1934 Output Forecast
A report notes new gold finds are expected to boost Canada's production, with projections suggesting total output for 1934 could reach 100 million dollars. The article pairs this with a nostalgic poem excerpt by Ogden Nash from the Saturday Evening Post.
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Ogden Nash
Saturday Evening Post
Canada
Small Game Tells Of Tularemia In Iowa Cases
Two southeastern Iowa residents earned ill from tularemia after dressing sick rabbits. Symptoms start with finger ulcers and tender swollen areas, followed by fever and body pains. Prevention focuses on avoiding direct contact with infected rabbits and wearing rubber gloves. Thorough cooking kills any germs.
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State Department of Health
Iowa
Minnesota
Man
Walpole’s Philosophy in Modern Texas Living
In Texas Weekly a businessman recounts a post depression shift to Walpole’s creed that life is not the fear but the courage you bring to it. He trades booms for shared neighborliness finding joy in simpler needs and contentment.
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Texas Weekly
Theodore Roosevelt
Lfe
Meaas
Tie
Walpole
Lady October and Civic Reform Echoes in Newspapers
A lyrical portrait of Lady October contrasts with reflections on Grover Cleveland and civil service reform. The Baltimore Sun lines celebrate beauty while the Detroit Free Press notes reformers who fought patronage against the spoils era.
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Detroit Free Press
Grover Cleveland
Notable 1930s Opinions From Leaders And Notables
A collection of quotes spans politics and business in the 1930s. L. J. Dickinson remarks on the New Deal era from 1932 to 1936. Harry B. Hall comments on code writing and Johnson. Henry Ford questions Capitol activity. Ethel Traphagen asserts trousers as female garb. James Hilton criticizes England’s anthem. Dr. Charles R Brown contrasts Yosemite beauty with its faults.
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L. J. Dickinson
FDR
NRA
IOU
SOS
GOP
Harry B. Hall
American Appraisal Company
General Johnson
Moses
Henry Ford
Ethel Traphagen
Traphagen
James Hilton
England
Charles R. Brown
Yosemite Valley
New Deal Criticism Outcry Cited By Ohio Paper
The Columbus Dispatch argues criticism of the New Deal stems from a belief that money must be earned before spending, that extravagance cannot replace legitimate expenditures, that bureaucracy clashes with democracy, and that programs ignoring real conditions burden the people.
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Columbus Dispatch
Jungle disguise tops Falls City hobo case as girl revealed
Falls City Nebraska police detained a youth hobo described as Pat Catrean of Heron Lake Minnesota. A telegraph to Heron Lake prompted investigations and uncovered the ruse. The tramp proved to be Phyllis Larson of Sibley Osceola County hidden as a boy in an adventurous prank.
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Falls City
Nebraska
Pat Catrean
Heron Lake
Minnesota
Phyllis Larson
Sibley
Osceola County
Bankrupts Under Lemke Law Require Adjudication by Judge
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey issued new rules for bankruptcy referees clarifying that farmers must be adjudged bankrupt to use the Frazier Lemke moratorium. The amendments affect petition procedures, creditor meetings, and property preservation while outlining standardized district practices and a referee conference. Also noted is the safety fuel issue in aircraft engines and a workaround using small gasoline priming tanks.
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Charles A. Dewey
Cvnellation
Dbs
Federal District Court
Dewey
Kitchen Tips From a Bygone Era
A patchwork of home remedy notes offers advice on poaching eggs with vinegar, cooling bread before storing, drying celery tops for later use, keeping cakes moist, cleaning spectacles with ammonia, and shaping clover rolls. The text blends practical tips with garbled lines and odd phrases from an older domestic column.
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Iowa Book News For
People
Library News
Mildred Othmer Peterson
Shelley
Duluth
Capt
Russ Fisher
Tackte
Brock
Puace-Kicx
Old Age Pension Board
Lady October
Folger McKinsey
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Oie
Wien
Eak Miter Ue
Stith Camphor
Bell System
Bell Pelephone Laboratories
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories
The
American Telephone
Telogres Cemnecy
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Shellane
Shell Petroleum Corporation
R. H. Balster Farm Equip
Monticello
Owa
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