Engineer Says Horses Have More Sense
Engineer Louis M. Sheppard retires after 48 years with Rock Island Lines on the Rocky Mountain Limited. From 1882 as a roundhouse worker to 1903 in passenger service, he recalls horse and buggy days and warns of motorists at crossings. His retirement concludes decades of Chicago yard and Illinois division service amid farewell salutes and a letter from VP L. Fitch praising his record.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
la Salle Street
Louis M. Sheppard
Rock Island Lines
Sheppard
Crack Rocky Mountain Limited
Jim
Bill
L. Fritch
DePue
Rock Island
Roundhouse
Peru
Ill
Chicago
Illinois
Fitch
Twelve Years After War Echoes in a Turbulent World
Sumner Gazette laments the twelve year mark since U S entry into World War I and notes global turmoil. It warns of armament races and increased war preparedness in the United States. The piece condemns school militarism expansion and suggests the nation faces a similar despondent mood as before the war.
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United States
Mexico
Sumner Gazette
Arizona Desert Emerges as Luxury Winter Retreat
Chicago reports on the Southern Arizona and Eastern California desert blossoming into a prestige resort. Investors from the East fund palatial hotels near Phoenix and Tucson, drawing retirees and capitalists. cacti become sought home decor while shipments out of state are restricted to protect desert blooms. Roosevelt Dam projects and new Golden State Limited cars boost travel, with Rock Island Lines executive L M Allen praising the desert’s future.
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Chicago
Ill
Arizona
California
Sunshine
Cacti
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
Rockefeller Foundation
Indio
Palm Springs
America
Fifth Avenue
Gold Coast
Coronado
L. M. Allen
Rock Island Lines
Desert
Southwest
Mr. Allen
Discovery
Allen
Golden State Limited
Roosevelt Dam
Horse Mesa
Mormon Flats
Coolidge Dam
Caned Baby Foods and the Pure Food Act Promise
The United States Pure Food and Drugs Act guarantees canned baby foods are pure and wholesome after expert review and tests in national laboratories. Pediatricians advise starting vegetable feeds at six to eight months, with doctors guiding schedules. Canned products save time by reducing cleaning and cooking while preserving minerals and vitamins.
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United States
Rock Island Adopts Automatic Printer Telegraphs Between Cities
The Rock Island system installs automatic printer telegraph machines, first in service between Chicago and Des Moines on January 31, 1929, with additional links to El Reno and Cedar Rapids. Machines print via perforated tape, boosting speed from 49 to potentially 70 words per minute, and staff undergo Western Union training at reduced course length.
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Rock Island
Ross Schakel
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Magazine
Chicago
el Reno
Oklo
Telegraph Department
Western Union Automatic School
Marie Amelung
Grace
Meister
Ruth McCaffrey
Okla
Lulu Miles
Flora Portwood
Western Union School
Oklahoma City
Western Union
Florence McDougal
Clifford Pope
Disappointed Dreams of France Fall Short for Jimkins
Jimkins recalls plans to travel to France and write home about French women and kings houses. December promises faded as berth and deposit seemed real, leaving the dream of foreign travel shattered and the speaker resigned to a distant hope.
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Jimkins
France
Pa Jimkins
Ford Dealers Proclaim Record Ford Production Drive 1929
Ford dealers trumpet a surge in output as 1929 poised to top prior peaks. Model A monthly totals reach 165000 in January 159000 in February 181894 in March, with first quarter 495005. Relative to 1925 first quarter 476000, the sweeping Ford momentum hints at a historic year and record second quarter production.
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Ford
Marc
Ford Motor Co
Definition of a Husband Joke Sparks Classroom Banter
A classroom exchange has the teacher asking for the definition of a husband. Bobby quickly replies that it is something no respectable family should be without, prompting humorous reaction from the group.
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Bobby
Ice melting and a dress comment in a playful scene
A humorous dialogue about an old dress, complimented by a visitor, while a science note explains that ice turning to water cools until all ice melts. The exchange blends charm with a basic physics fact.
Village Tale Of Daughter Elopement Sparks Mock Headlines
The local blotter reports a dramatic elopement described with a humorous line about fleeing in her father’s pants. The fragment hints at village gossip and a folk-tinged reaction to a young woman’s decision.
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Alapad Vilaraon
Afghans Rebel Over Modern King and Golf Attire
Afghan uprisings followed claims that the king pursued modernization and tried to impose Western dress, including forcing rebels into golf togs as a symbol of change and control.
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J. Emerson
A. T. Pierson
Ned
Wolves
Wolverine
Simon Kooyman Harness Shop
East Franklin Street
Pella, Iowa
Puri Baby Foods
Love Brothers High Standard
Puritan Drug Co
Jno
J. van Dyke
Dee
Lindbergh
Gargoyle Mobiloil
Mobiloil
Star
O11 Co
Northwest Corner
Chevrolet
Jace
Dick Soen
Eran
White Way Auto Co
Pella
Iowa
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