Straight Talks With Aunt Emmy About Public Utility Bonds
Aunt Emmy explains public utility bonds are issued by essential service firms like gas, electric and telephone companies. Bonds pay interest before dividends, so they must be chosen carefully with banker input, and investors should update themselves on the corporation’s progress and seek bank advice if concerns arise.
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Emmy
Jane
Mr. Wilkins
Ted
Electric Lght and Power Company
Telephone
Anne B
Aymes
Giant crab caught near Anacortes recalls king crab
A 19 inch across back Japanese or Siberian crab, 2.4 feet long, was hauled from Fidalgo bay near Anacortes Washington. Fishermen who fished in Siberia say it matches the king crab of Japan or the Bering Sea though its legs may be shorter. The old crustacean bore barnacles indicating many years of growth.
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Fidalgo Bay
Anacortes
Wash
Siberia
Japan
Bering Sea
Ancient cave finds reveal extinct European wildlife in France
An explorer uncovered clay models of animals in southern France caves dated 25 000 years old. In a central chamber a headless bear cub sculpture and a mature skull lay near mural walls. Two tiger or lion forms with no regional prehistoric counterpart were also covered by stalactites.
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France
Europe
Whitby Abbey and Saint Hilda’s Legacy in 1915
In 1915 Whitby suffered Zeppelin bombing on the York shire coast. Half of the ancient Whitby Abbey, founded in the seventh century by Saint Hilda, was destroyed. Hilda, a royal princess, became abbess and oversaw the abbey’s founding and religious life.
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Hilda
Whitby
Yorkshire
Run Out of Chalk at the Dairy Station
Brown confronts a dairyman at the railway station over chalk supplies. The dairyman explains his wife orders chalk for the farm, and he plans to show Brown the dairy account written on the side of the cow barn.
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Brown
State Park Near Hawarden Likely With 8 000 Bid
Des Moines board of conservation proposes an 8 000 purchase for a 77 acre tract near the Big Sioux river six miles north of Hawarden in Sioux County. An option at 10 000 is held. supervisors offer cooperation and a new road into Ith park is anticipated. A river beach and boat dock may be built for visitors.
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Board of Conservation
Des Moines
Sioux County
Big Sioux River
Hawarden
Board of Supervisors
Ith Park
Alton Democrat
Holland colonists plan westward settlement tour
A group of Hollanders from Sheldon and nearby towns traveled by special tourist sleeper to inspect lands tributary to Murdo McKenzie and Kadoka South Dakota. They aim to locate a Holland settlement west of the river country. The party honors Hospers heritage and Sheldon ties in its origins.
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Shelon
Sanborn
Hull
Boyden
Rocky Valley
Doon
Sioux Center
Orange City
Hespers
Sheldon
Murdo
McKenzie
Kadoka
S. D
Iowa
Henry Hospers
Phlospers
Hospers
Philosopher bets on self earning over others winnings
A character explains he stopped betting on races. He reasons that money comes more reliably from earning it himself than from relying on others to win for him. The exchange humorous reflects self-reliance and prudence.
Value of Experience in a Short Exchange
A mother questions love while a daughter cites three engagements as proof of experience. The dialogue from the Boston Transcript humorously contrasts parental caution with a young woman's confidence in romantic déjà vu.
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Boston Transcript
American greeting in Piccadilly mocks London's skyline
On a gray London day two Americans meet in Piccadilly. One quips that London has no skyscrapers yet, and the other responds that the sky begs for scraping as he looks upward.
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London
Piccadilly
Couldn't Fool Son Dialogue Echoes Parental Wisdom
A father reminds his son of honesty while challenging him to imagine telling his own child the same. William responds with a witty retort about parental candor, underscoring generational honesty in a short exchange.
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Father
William
B and T Club Picnic at Rock Rapids Park
Members of the B and T Club and their families enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Rock Rapids Park. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Rensink and children, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Conmer and daughter Elva, and several other local families from Sioux City Spirit Lake and area.
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Pttie
B and T Club
Rock Rapids Park
John Rensink
F. T. Conmer
Elva
William Heitritter
Sioux City
Andrew Belling
James Green
Spirit Lake
Iowa
SS. C. Green
J. A. Stutaman
Lloyd
Arthur Bogelhardat
Nose Flies the Greatest Pest to the Horse
Sioux Falls August 6. The campaign to destroy next summer's crop of Nose Flies continues. Nearly one hundred horse owners have enrolled in the effort by the Anti Nose and Bot Fly Association. U S Department of Agriculture method will be explained to each owner. Cooperative action urged to rid farms of these pests.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Sumner
U. S
Excursion Train to Spirit Lake and Okobojis
The Milwaukee will run an excursion train to Spirit Lake and the Okobojis on Sunday August 10. The trip starts in Boyden at 7 50 a m and returns from Spirit Lake at 6 30 p m. Round trip price is 160 dollars, cheaper than one way. A band will accompany the journey. Further details are available elsewhere.
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Iowa
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Spirit Lake
Okobojis
Boyden
Spe
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Holland Colony
B. and
T. Club
Boyden, Iowa
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