Official Recognition Comes for Iowa's Voluntary Fire Fighters
Iowa honors eight volunteer firefighters including Warren Stroup of Wapello for 50 years of service. Gov. Erbe praises volunteers whose dedication keeps fire protection in 984 Iowa communities. The awards come at an Ames fire school sponsored by Iowa State University.
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Edison’s 1926 quote highlights wider use of machinery
A bust of Thomas A. Edison was installed at the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. The article cites Edison’s belief that more machines, not fewer, will expand life options and reduce bondage to laborious hand work, urging acceptance of mechanization for higher living standards.
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Importation of Foreign Products Faces Industrial Strain
The article argues that high tariffs shield American industry from imports, citing Hamilton’s legacy and 1948 tariff cuts that let European and Japanese glass underprice U S producers. It highlights how imported sheet glass harms workers, unions, and employment, framing a clash between protecting prices and free trade.
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Advertising Rates And Masthead From The Muscatine Journal
Advertising representatives list and subscription terms for The Muscatine Journal. Including delivery details, pricing for daily and mail subscriptions, regional rates, and masthead with publisher editor and staff roles. Also notes second class mail status and Associated Press membership.
Kennedy Faces Foreign Setbacks in First Term
Washington analysis notes Kennedy's year calling for progress on Castro Laos Geneva Berlin and Vietnam challenges. It cites strained talks with Khrushchev, Laos fighting, South Vietnam under threat, Korea civil-military shifts, Iran instability, and Berlin tensions as tests of his foreign policy. The piece highlights Kennedy's mounting pressures and the expectation of gray hairs from ongoing international turmoil.
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Sidelights on Camping as Revealed by Participants
A New York report contrasts two camps for children at summer programs, sharing vivid letters from campers. It catalogs emotional notes from boys and girls about food, friends, homesickness, and mishaps, including injuries, storms, and a prankish spirit, revealing camp life through mailed messages home.
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New York
Window Shopping as a Frugal Hobby in New York
An essay extols window shopping as the most inexpensive hobby, arguing city storefronts rival nature for wonder. It humorously portrays the lure of buying imagined goods, notes the thrill of gazing rather than purchasing, and ends with a playful cryptoquote puzzle.
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America
Dear Abby and Readers on Love and Loneliness
A reader confesses six years of Loving a cruel partner and asks how to break free from a life of misery. Abby warns that devotion to a tormentor binds heart and mind, urging the writer to remove the man from thoughts and seek strength. A second letter asks about wives visiting mothers and husbands seeking evening company, noting dangers of affairs. A third laments unhelpful parental gift habits and questions fairness of encyclopedias for answers.
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Jave
Steem
West city memorial proposal arouses civic debate
Our Yesterdays in cities across the West note a proposal to erect a monument inscribed with citizens who may fall in service to their country. The item also recalls secession sentiments in Clinton and a harsh reply by Union supporters, while local leisure plans include a baseball field and a South Muscatine picnic grounds attracting crowds seeking relief from heat.
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