Thanksgiving Day Observances and Local Developments
Thanksgiving activities included church services and a large charity dinner at Sunbean Mission serving 250, with volunteers feeding about 500. Drake defeated Iowa College of Grinnell 17 to 0 to end the football season. Railway plans and a proposed oleomargarine tax were also discussed, aiming to curb fake butter and reveal true prices.
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Sunbean Mission
Marshall
Central Presbyterian Church
Drake University
Iowa College of Grinnell
Drake
Iowa
Burlington Route Home Seekers Tickets Sale Notice
The Burlington Route offers home seekers tickets to all points north southeast and west at one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For full details contact W R Votaw, ticket agent.
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Burlington
Bur
W.r.votaw
Secret German tannery guards piano leather trade
The world’s costliest leather, nicknamed piano leather, is produced by a single German family of tanners. The tanning secret remains guarded by this family, making the material highly exclusive and coveted in luxury circles.
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Corvstilest
Germany
Wanted Coal or wood in exchange for my famous pictures
Reese's Art Gallery in Moulton Iowa seeks coal or wood in exchange for photographs. Call at once and leave your order. Gallery located opposite Moore hotel.
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Reese's Art Gallery
Moulton
Moore Hotel
Unreliable Suitor Sparks Frustration in Chicago Post Tale
A Chicago Post excerpt captures a woman's tirade about an unreliable man who proposed, she refused, and he never asked again. The exchange with her closest friend highlights distrust and heartbreak in a brief, period-voice moment.
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Chicago Post
Corn meal breakfast dish praised for fat and nutrition
A period text extols corn meal as an excellent winter breakfast due to its fat content and nutritive value. It suggests enriching corn meal porridge with eggs and milk and notes substitutions like using milk instead of water, with cream or maple sugar as options.
Reduction of War Tax Advised
The ways and means committee weighs war tax cuts after testimony by Secretary Gage and Commissioner Wilson. Gage urges an $80,000,000 reduction in special war taxes, arguing broader relief than a $15,000,000 conservative cut, and supports repealing stamp tax provisions, a move the Chicago Post says would cut about $45,000,000 without causing government embarrassment.
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Ways and Means Committee
National House
Gage
Wilson
Treasury
Chicago Post
Advertised Letters at Moulton P O Prompt Action
Following addresed letters were in Moulton Post office last Monday: Gents, M Doherty, Fred Petere, JW Ramsey, John Salladay and Louis Schmidt. If not called for in 15 days they will be sent to the Dead Letter office as prescribed by law. y a dvertised.
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Chas, Marshall
P. M
Moulton
Gents
M Doherty
Fred Petere
JW Ramsey
John Salladay
Louis Schmidt
Citizens Lose Vote Access Amid War Service
About 250000 Americans could not vote this fall due to service in China and the Philippines or sea duty. The government offered no provision to secure military ballots, and few states attempted to collect volunteers’ ballots. The piece contrasts wartime duties with universal claims on equality, invoking moral reflections and literary allusions.
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United States
China
Philippines
The Best Plaster Trial Promises Rapid Pain Relief
An 19th century remedy claim declares Chamberlain's Pain Balin balances a damp flannel as a superior plaster. Trebled with back or chest pains, it promises prompt relief and claims to cure rheumatism after one application. Sold by W. Berry.
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W. ¥. Berry
Flashes of Wit and Ragged Robert Dialogs
Brief humor fragments from Morris humor pages featuring exchanges about love bravery art golf and sunburn with characters Jane moldy Mike and Ragged Robert in a lively, period voice. The snippets showcase playful quips about relationships deception temperance and social scenes from early 20th century humor columns.
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Jane
Scott
Brooklyn
Robert
Mike
New York Weekly
Wife and husband clock quarrel ends in jest
A playful exchange from a Chicago Post piece shows a mother scolding a girl and a humorous reply about time. An overbearing clock leads to a wry punchline as the husband notes the three strikes and jokes the clock stutters.
Swedish Royalty Bestows Honor On Patti At Stockholm
Mme Adelina Patti Baroness Rolf Cederstrom received the order of Literis et Artibus from the Swedish king for charity concert services at the Royal Opera House Stockholm. She also left the city with the king and queen’s autographed photographs. Also advertised are Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets at Berry’s drug store with 95 cent price and free samples.
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Patti
Mme
Adelina Patti
Rolf Cederstrom
Sweden
Order of Literis Et Artibus
Royal Opera House
Stockholm
Chamberlain
W. FP
Berry
Mexican Mahogany Dominates U.S. Imports This Year
Mahogany largely from Mexico continues to supply the United States with a large share of the wood used.Exports last year reached 425,810 dollars, a small increase over the prior year, underscoring persistent trade ties and Mexico's role in supplying the timber market.
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Mexico
United States
New York Beach Sand Site to Host Amusement Resort
A thousand workers toil on a barren New York coast site where a vast amusement palace and multiple hotels are planned. The harbor will be created by dredging to support the resort development.
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New York
Aim
Palsace
Emigrant Flows From Hungary Rise Amid New Pressures
The Hungarian emigration trend shows unusually large departures with thousands leaving in recent months. Officials report 16,691 departures in the latest period, signaling growing pressures and policy shifts affecting residents seeking to relocate.
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Manny
Hungary
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