Aviation school planned for Thurman in near future
OWA News Notes reports an aviation school planned for Thurman to begin soon with instruction from Carl Steele Everett Joy and Clio McAlexander. The piece covers population changes in Towa, county crime increases, and local farm bureau efforts to establish a cooperative produce station at Farragut. It also notes a record mink catch near Union and school election outcomes in Shenandoah with 1910 ballots.
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Am Aviation
Thurman
Carl ‘Steele
Everett Joy
Clio McAlex- Ander
Towa
George Parsons
Society For the
Parsons
Alex Mofat
Pottawattamie
Iowa
Minnesota
Prairie
Fisher
Riverton
Walnut
Farragut
Titster
Tifory
Aill
Iowa River
Union
Richard Dargis
Winlion High School
Jess Cenar
Scuntin
Shenandoah
Glenn Beach
Jennié Dunnegan
Gottach
Ed. Duden
Palmer
Legion
Legionaire
Harry Arthur
Marble Rock
Waterloo
Arthur
Thelma Schafer
Pauline Bay
Johen
Hawkeye Fur Company farm equips for 6000 muskrats
Council Bluffs hosts the Hawkeye Fur Company breeding farm on Thirty-fourth street managed by Ernest Haubensak. The facility houses breeding pens for 200 pairs of muskrats, claimed as America’s second largest exclusive breeding operation. President J. A. Johansen expects stock to grow to several thousand with 188 offspring per female per season. The farm’s design includes bank-style concrete houses with six feet of swimming space, daily vegetable and corn rations, and plans to experiment with crossbreeding white rats for silver gray fur.
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Council Bluffs
Hawkeye Fur Company
Thirty-fourth Street
Ernest Haubensak
America
J. A. Johansen
Omaha
Johansen
Curious Scotsman Exchange Defines Man-of-War
A playful quip appears in the Weekly Scotsman asking what a man-of-war is and answering with a pun about a cruiser and its crew. The brief exchange uses humor to define naval terms, reflecting light editorial wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly
Scotsman
Seagulls Return With Friends At Peterson Home
Two seagulls visited the Peterson lawn in Los Angeles and were fed with delight. A few days later a large flock appeared, wandering and expecting handouts. The Petersons wonder how many more seagulls will accompany the next visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Los Angeles
Blind Boss Horse Story From Indianapolis News
Farmer Jones seeks a good plowing boss and is sold a horse story spreads in a encounter with a horse trader. The horse proves blind, yet Jones keeps the stubborn boss, noting the trader warned he didn’t look good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Jones
Parmer Jones
Indianapolis News
Do You Cough Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Testimonial
An 19th/early 20th century testimonial from Mrs M E Stillam of Omaha Nebraska praising Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for curing a severe winter cold after three bottles. The ad touts the medicine as a tonic for debilitated health and offers free confidential medical advice from Dr. Pierce at the Invalid Hotel in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omsha
Nebr
Pierce
M. E. Stillam
Dodge St
Sharp contact dulls confidence in humanity
A concise reflection notes that encounters with a sharp or cutting temperament tend to erode personal trust in people. It suggests caution in interactions and highlights the impact of sharpness on overall view of humanity.
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Henry Field
Frederick Fischer
Field
Corning Bay
Carrier
Corning
Alvin Parrott
M. A. Parrott
Alvin
Naval Training Station
Hampton Roads
Associated Press
Bedford
J. Harley
Des Moines
National Monthly
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
W. B. Swaney
B. J.price
Fort Dodge Committee
Dubuque
Freeport
Rockford
Texas
E. Brown
Mearey
Raellion
Chesterfield
Ligerri & Myras Toracco Ca
Is Ud
Purced
Hippet
Pont
Realitier
Willys-Overland, Inc
Toledo, Ohio
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