Shenandoah Fairgrounds to Become Year Round Amusement Center
Iowa news notes ship 1 800 miles from New York and 19 hours from Liverpool. It covers highway mileage, tax and salary figures, farm sales, crop tests, and policy moves in 1923 Iowa from Shenandoah to Jasper County. Delegates include H H Egbert Atlantic and Bert L Butler Atlantic.
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Shenandoah
H. H. Egbert
Atlantic
Rockford
Bert L. Butler
C. H. Crowe
Clarion
Iowa Retail Clothiers Association
Earl Caddock
Walnut
California
Dunlap Motor Company
Ames
New York City
Liverpool
Cherokee County
State House
Iowa House
Bradley
Hampshire
Iowa City
Charles Kelly & Sons
Ohio
Jasper County
T. R. Farmer
Oskaloosa
Waterloo
J. W. Sweet
Court House
Iowa Senate
Iowa
West Liberty
Fred W. Timmerman
Muscatine County
Mrs. Alice Van Arnam Praises Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription
Mrs Alice Van Arnam of Davenport Iowa credits Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription with restoring her health after midlife and childbirth She reports nine bottles eased pain in her right side and helped her remain strong through the change in life She recommends contacting Doctors Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY for advice or a trial of the tablets.
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Davenport
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Alice van Arnam
Fourth St
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Handy Implement show causes furnace area confusion
A reader notes a portable tool near a furnace with unclear purpose. An implied function is to adjust or support a goal setup, possibly a janitor’s routine.
Plumber's boast and class vantage on a city bus
A Chicago Journal note recounts a plumber chatting with his “best girl” on a bus about his father’s contract to plumb many swell city houses while the couple buffeted by themes of pride and upcoming marriage amid heated winter work and grand mansions along the drive. It also mentions a Popular Mechanics item on a portable musical typewriter device that transposes piano keys and writes scores, plus news of fifteen early Italian paintings selling in New York for over a million dollars total.
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Chicago Journal
Popular Mechanics Magazine
William Solomon
New York
Quotable Remark About Tomorrow’s Promises
A Boston Transcript quote features a beggar’s wry exchange with an old man about lending a fiver. The joke hinges on promised repayments that never arrive, highlighting thrift and social humor in early 20th century speech.
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Boston Transcript
Beating to St Ethel Do You Approve of Talkative Ten
A light exchange features Clara quipping about her patience with talkative ten year olds and a playful line about approval. The brief humor hints at everyday social banter in a seaside village.
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St. Ethel
Clara
The Other Side of the Shield Engagement Remark
A humorous exchange questions luck and engagements as opals and a fiancé Claude appear in a lighthearted vignette. The couple’s conversation hints at superstition and social perception without direct confession.
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Claude
Compliment That Rang True From an Irish Newsboy Story
An Indianapolis businesswoman known for kindness rewards a young Irish newsboy with a witty compliment. He thanks her with, If you were married and your boys sold newspapers on this street, the rest of us kids would have to go out of business. The woman calls it the best compliment she ever received.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Editor Answers a Hog-Eyed Letter in a Humorous Note
In a brief business amusement, the editor’s secretary reports a letter accusing a man of hog eyed traits and horse theft. The editor muses on replying with a shrug and mentions a stamp for reply, reflecting a light newsroom exchange from the Richmond Times-Dispatch era.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Holland
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Thirty-Fifth
General Assembly
Katherine Ossia
Humboldt High School
Ossia
the Guardian
Johnston
Lucas County
Janun
A. Var Arnam
Angel
Bellans
Peter
Kemp
Aes Erate
Omaha
Cadillac
Farnam Streets
Hansen
Ing
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co
Farnam Street
Oma
Education
Herbert Kaufman
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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