Farm For Sale In Southern Iowa With Fine Improvements
A 300 acre farm in southern Iowa offers rich soil with nearly all cultivated this year and 2 acres in pasture. Features include a large 10 room house, new horse barn for 12 horses, cattle and hog facilities, implement and storage buildings, wind mills, a good water well, orchard, tenant buildings, and telephone lines. Priced at 85 dollars per acre, half cash, balance on 3/7 terms. Address H. H. Sader, Pella, Iowa.
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Iowa
Addess
H. H. Sader
Pella
Council schedules monthly meetings and political chatter
A reader notes council meets on the first and third Wednesday each month and asks about future mayoral choices. The letter discusses Champ Clark of Missouri as a likely future Speaker, contrasts Senate selection with presidential timing, and questions Secretary Bal linger’s public vindication while speculating on a new sugarlike substance thirty times sweeter than sugar.
Supreme Court Invalidates Seldon Auto Patent
The nation faces a major shift as the Supreme Court rules that Seldon’s patent on automobile manufacture is invalid. The decision allows any company to produce cars without using the Seldon license, ending exclusive rights.
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Supreme Court
Pension Increase Sparks Debate on Military Spending
A critic argues that while a $245 million pension hike is ample, the real issue lies elsewhere. The speaker contends the country could spend $15 million to support beleaguered allies rather than funding four new battleships, challenging current defense priorities.
Hollister Will Gives $10,000 for UW Pharmacy Fellowships
The late Col. A. H. Hollister of Madison left a $10,000 gift to the University of Wisconsin for graduate pharmacy fellowships. Eligible students must have completed the regular pharmacy course and have at least two years of practical drug store experience in Wisconsin.
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Col
A. H. Hollister
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Newsroom Tip for Editors: Ask What Is the News
An editor or reporter during rounds can ask a hundred people what is news. Most answer nothing special, yet many know something not in the next paper that will astonish or disappoint readers. Do not fear to let the newspaper man know it.
School ma'am as guiding star of the republic
The schoolma am guides the republic by shaping unruly children into useful citizens. She takes young pupils fresh from home, often ungovernable, and through her instruction and discipline helps them become responsible individuals.
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The
Republic
Achout
Oil Lands Policy Debated at Los Angeles Congress
The American Mining Congress in Los Angeles in September debated Federal oil land withdrawals and leasing policy. A committee was sent to Washington to challenge the Yard decision and push for fair, prompt petroleum law adjustments, with prospects of success boosted by careful investigation of the issues.
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American Mining Congress
Los Angeles
Washington
Stand by your convictions in a free country
A local column urges rational, patriotic debate on politics. It reflects on tolerance, civic duty, and the idea that most voters have fixed views. A humorous anecdote about a love letter ends with a moral advocating education. The piece cites figures Frank Pierce and George Otis Smith in discussing government foundations.
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Frank Pierce
Secretary of the Interior
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Iowa bill allows out of district high school attendance
Representative Frank Shane introduces a state bill allowing students from non fully accredited school districts to attend the nearest accredited high school with proof of proficiency certificates. Home district pays tuition equal to average high school costs, with a four year limit and enforcement via code 2803.
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Frank Shane
General Assembly
State of
Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
United States
Kidon Forum
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
A historical advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any incurable case of catarrh and extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. The note, signed by Walding Kinnan Marvin, proclaims Cheney's honesty and ability to fulfill obligations while promoting internal blood and mucous action. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. price 75 cents per bottle and available from druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Notable Schemes Highlighted by Loulaville Courier Journ
The Loulaville Courier Journal notes how easy it can be to lose a lifetime of savings, warning that numerous men run schemes readers could fall for. The piece underscores caution and the prevalence of fraud, urging readers to scrutinize investment opportunities.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Patriotism and duty to defend country urged by Besant
A quotation from Sir Walter Besant stresses that every man who wants to run a business in peace must take part in national defense, framing patriotism as a civic duty essential to security and prosperity.
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Sir Walter Besant
Carving rule echoed in criticism over delicate cuts
A quoted maxim by Charles Buxton states that criticism should be gentle, avoiding sharp cuts with a knife and instead using a spoon to prune what is truly needed. The saying emphasizes restraint and precision in critique.
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Charles Buxton
Sneezing Pranks Hit Big City Orchestra Musicians
A New York Times style note recalls antics in major orchestras where players joke with pepper tricks that cause choking and sneezing, disrupting performances. A concertgoer warns conductors must guard against sneezes as they do against drunkenness, given the risk to the concert.
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Ao Big Orchestra
Uke
the Philharmonic
New York Symphony
Serioul
Phiyiung Owith
Suerger
New York Sta
A Lucky Game of Chess in Granada Court Tale
A Moorish prince Abul Toejex is jailed by his brother Ato Doonved of Granada. While awaiting death, he asks for time to finish a chess game. An hour passes and Mohammed dies by apoplexy, enabling Abul to be proclaimed king, altering the prince’s fate and the rival king’s career.
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Abul Toejex
Ato Doonved
Granada
Abul Twejex
Tle
Mohammed
Abul
Elephant Pride and Pranks Across the Nile
The excerpt cites L. Tangye's In the Torrid Sudan, arguing elephants rival buffalo in courage and intelligence. It recounts elephants with a taste for practical jokes, scaring sleepers in Bor by knocking down huts and letting their mischief spill across the land.
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L. Tangye
Sudan
Lalf
Bor
Nile
Beauty and the Beast on Broadway
A famed churchman visiting New York with his wife drew attention on Broadway. A passing young man taunted the couple with a crude remark about beauty and the beast, and the husband instantly lashed out, delivering a knockout punch to the speaker.
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New York
Broadway
Solitude and Virtue The Dangers of Isolation
A Johnson quote warns that solitude harms reason and virtue. It argues pleasures are needed for mind and body, and resisting gaiety leads to indulgence and appetite. The solitary person is described as luxurious, perhaps superstitious or mad, with a stagnant mind like a candle in foul air.
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Heaith
Gayety
Johnson
Rastus and Hie Razzer Charged in Court
A magistrate questions Rastus and Hie Razzer over a razor accusation. One claims his safety razor was carried only for moral effect, while the court seeks a defense or justification for the weapon and its purpose.
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Rastus
A Fair Proposition in Medical Deliberation
A patient challenges a doctor with the ad promise no cure no pay. The doctor offers cure if patient endures with time. The patient agrees to pay only if cured after patience and time, echoing a classic exchange from the Chicago Record- World.
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Chicago
Meditation Practice for Daily Life
A compact reflection urging daily meditation to face oneself honestly, lift the heart to God, and calm a panting life, attributed to Stevenson. It emphasizes carving time each day for inward stillness and spiritual focus.
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Chance
Stevenson
Appearance, Mistress and the Militia Colonel
A fragment notes a dialogue where Bridget asserts her husband is a militia colonel. The passage mentions a “fome malicious look” and a character named Louis. The brief scene conveys suspicion and social tension within a military context.
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Bridget
Louis
Frederick Lemaitre Refuses Trousseau In Dower Dispute
In a Paris tale of actor Frederick Lemaitre, the renowned star named for his frugality. At his daughter’s impending marriage, Lemaitre insisted the daughter need no dot and ordering the notary to strike the dowry. The fiancé replied that she can "clothe herself with the fame of her father" and asked to strike out the trousseau.
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Dot
Trousseau
Lemaitre
Frederick Lemaitre
M. le Notaire
The Cry of the Loon in Wild North Tales
A fragmentary passage discusses the loon’s cry as one of the strangest sounds, its place in song and legend, and Vernon Bailey’s vivid description of the bird’s call as a lone, piercing note that evokes fear and a panther-like shriek in the quiet woods.
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Dalutre
Vernon Bailey
Four Kinds of Liars and Notable Witnesses
The late Sir Myederick Bramywell, famed for his arbitration in engineering disputes, is recalled. His brother, the late Lord Justice Bramwell, gave flying advice to a young barrister warning to beware four kinds of witnesses, notably those of war, the star described by a strong adjective, the expert witness, and generally “my brother Fred.”
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Myederick Bramywell
Justice Bramwell
Fred
Beers-Poor Mrs DeAlterres Luck in Husbands
A brief quip notes Mrs DeAlterres unlucky choices in husbands. The first husband guided in the Adirondacks, the second umpired baseball, the third manufactured dynamite, and the last was an aviator. Chicago Nowa.
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DeAlterres
Townsend
Adirondacks
Chicago
A Generous Spirit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip portrays frugal budgeting with a humorous exchange about pennies and nickels, highlighting cautious spending in daily life through a brief dialogue between Henry and an unnamed companion.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Engraving Request Confounds Shopper at Jewelry Counter
A customer asks for a short inscription while a jeweler hesitantly questions the wording. The exchange centers on engraving “George Osborne” and a requester’s preference to omit nonvictims, reflecting a terse, curious interaction captured in a Lippincott’s style item.
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George Osborne
Twarriot Lowin
Lippincott's
His Sole Dread Watchers of the Night Parody
A fragment from Harper's Bazar presents a playful exchange on timepieces. Hammond jokes about al ient watches while Martin notes cuckoo clocks reveal him.
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Hammond
Martin
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