Letters on Christianity and town life stir community debate
The Sunday Register forum fills with un-Christian letters on Christianity and calls for compassion over hate. The piece discusses religious duty, public policy on farmers, Iowa politics, Governor Hammill’s elevator plan, and the influence of publicity on business.
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Sunday Register
J. C. Penn
State Tain Center
Iowa
Pwich New
Penny
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Chicago
North Pole leases emptiness as life’s edge in Crane essay
Dr Frank Crane argues that the North Pole is barren and uninhabitable, citing General Nobile’s flight and the emptiness of outer space to suggest life centers in temperate zones. He questions humanity’s grand polar fantasies, framing life’s purpose within habitable regions.
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General Nobile
Pole
North Pole
Simms
Hole
Tropics
Nobile
Ames Presbyterians fight to keep pastor Boozer amid road talk
The Ames Presbyterian church fights to retain its pastor Boozer as he contemplates leaving for other church work. The piece then shifts to the secondary road commission meetings weighing sentiment on building secondary roads and the impact on primary road users and taxes. It notes Cuba elects a president for six years and comments on delayed relief for Cuban farmers.
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Ames
The
Presbyterian Church
Boozer
Secondary Road Commission
Commission
Cuba
United States
Quips on law, storms, and public life from a 20th century column
A collection of humorous and critical musings on society politics and culture. The author contrasts England and America on law education and references storms billboards education expectations and veterans' aid with terse, opinionated insights.
Bonny Blue Coal and Moth Proofing Tips
An optimistic ad notice touts Bonny Blue Coal as mighty good with a promotion offering 50 cents off a coal car purchase. It also echoes rural quips about farm life and voting, then notices Red Cedar lining and moth-proofing clothes, urging readers to moth-proof in a few hours with cedar products.
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Hone
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Republican Party
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
John Hammill
Hammill
Mississippi River
Santa Claus
Washington
Migphentine
Harlan Miller
Daily Register
Geo. R. Cook
Rolfe, Iowa
Frank Crane
Howard Clark
L. J. Dickinson
W. L. Harding
Miller
M. L. Bowman
England
America
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HeeHaw News
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al Smith
Rev
J. P. Lester
Mr. Merchant
Benny Bisse
WCCO
Southern Sunshine Program
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Pitts
Webb's
Rolfe, IA
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