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Newspaper
Oxford Leader
Location
Oxford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
1
The Lone Tree Reporter urges readers to avoid fault finding and to speak kindly of others. The piece stresses free correction by publishers, promotes positive talk, and envisions a friendlier community if people only say something complimentary.
After a war the question of who wins battles is debated. An Ohio company with many workers offered prizes for useful ideas. Judges found 484 plans suitable for use. The highest prize went to a girl. Americans hope thinking will pay off.
Springfield Minnesota residents and visitors celebrated with a day of free sauer kraut. In the event the town reportedly consumed seventeen tons of the sour condiment, earning a quirky notoriety without detailing the number of participants.
The NCR company study shows 2,800 of 6,500 employees own cars and on a recent day 1,098 cars were parked on company grounds. The finding reflects thrift and prosperity among workers and pride in company growth.
The piece blends a creed of a family doctor with an Iowa highways overview. It opens with a self titled dedication by the doctor, then shifts to an analysis of Iowa highway mileage, naming railroads such as Milwaukee and Burlington, and detailing the extent of the primary system versus total road mileage.
Chief Engineer White of the state highway commission maps the 6600 miles of primary roads by laying them around the United States. A single journey could start in New York and trace a path to the Carolinas then to Jacksonville, through New Orleans and El Paso to Yuma, up to Seattle, back to Billings, and finally return to New York via Des Moines, Chicago and Cleveland on ungraded roads. The area covered is 146 times the canal zone and, even if all were in one county, a trip from office to location and back would take less than a half day.
A detailed explanation of evaporated milk describes that it loses only water during processing, preserving freshness. Steps include evaporation, homogenization, canning, and sterilization to ensure a safe, pasteurized product usable for drinking, cooking, and baking with clear guidance on dilution.
A brief comic couplet follows Mrs 4eyhammer scolding her husband for overreacting to music. He quips that music may soothe but he is not savage enough. The exchange mirrors light domestic humor.
Paris fashion notes from Paris on August 28 describe varied skirt lengths this season. Designers favor five to six inches below the knee for slim figures, while fuller hips suit plaits and circular lines. Illusions of shortness with overskirts and uneven hems suit different wearers, and evening gowns may feature transparent fabrics with shorter slips for balance.
A health note warns that cold is a powerful but dangerous agent that can drive blood into internal organs and worsen illnesses like pneumonia and meningitis. Advice includes avoiding prolonged exposure, airing bedrooms, and caution for elderly brains. A separate item reports growth of farm accounting in consolidated oral schools across Osceola Emmett Cerro Gordo and other counties.
The Tama and Toledo railroad lines serving the two towns were torn up after thirty one years. A graveled road will replace the railroad as automobiles had taken most of the business, making the line unprofitable. A resident, James Blake of Audubon, Iowa, grows cotton as an experiment hoping frosts delay enough to mature the crop.
Storage cellars for farms emphasize concrete construction for moisture and temperature control. Partially underground hillside sites reduce excavation, with ventilation, insulation, and optional heat to prevent freezing. A sample 20 by 12 by 7.5 foot cellar lists cement sand pebbles and steel bar needs, plus per foot length material increments.
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