Local Diddings Returns Home After Broken Leg
Webster City resident D. Cleal comes home from the hospital after a few days with a broken leg and is reported to be healing well. Other notes mention visitors to families in Rolfe and nearby towns, and local doctors attending to ill relatives.
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D. Cleal
Webster City
Arthur van, de Steege
Orange City
C.L. Gunderson
D. C. Kent
Virginia
Sue
Sexton
J. ‘B. Kent
Margaret: Struthers
Lima
Ohio
Sherman
Sadie Loar
Fuller
Des Moines Tribune Market Page Ad Offer
Advertisement promotes nearly a page of markets in the Des Moines Tribune with a price of four dollars per year. It invites readers to request free samples and contact local representative H. F. Thomas at phone numbers 146 and 1230 for service.
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DES Moines Tribune
Des Moines
H. F. Thomas
DES Moines Register
Thomas
Terrible Tale From the Amazon Steamer Denis
Captain R H Terrible reports astonishing sights from the river Amazon near Manaois aboard the Denis. He describes glow from electric eels lighting the river and injuring a boy who died from electric overload. He also showcases a sun dodging monkey and a Brazil sloth that died en route.
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R. H
Denis
New York
Manavis
Amazon
Marine
New -York ‘Times
Manaois
Terribie
Skipper Terrible
Captain Terrible
Kelly
Real humorists of America and the country editor’s role
The Ohio State Journal argues that the funniest writing comes from country editors rather than professional humorists. It praises humor grounded in human nature, contrasting it with wit which relies on wordplay alone.
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Irvin Cobb
George Ade
Ting Lardner
Ohio
Kansas
Ohio State Journal
Compliment to the Mare Recalls Speeding Drivers
A reminiscence notes motorists arrested for speeding on highways at 40 to 60 mph. The column reflects on past road antics and cautions readers about reckless driving.
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Cantain
Lhomag
Speeding Tale From an Ohio Town Captured by a Father
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a tale from an Ohio town where a sheriff or officer stops a man for speeding. The captain argues the mare cannot go twelve miles per hour, turning the arrest into a humorous compliment to the horse and the driver.
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United States Secret Service
Ohio
Detroit Free Press
London cats aid in rodent control cost over five thousand
The Los Angeles Times notes London authorities spend more than five thousand dollars yearly on cats to curb rats and rice-infested ducks. The piece suggests the cats are “sportsmen” intent on killing rats for fun, not eating prey, while staff and funding rise, making the role seem a political sinecure.
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London
C At
Los Angeles
Simes
Phonophor A Tiny Telephone Aids Deaf Users
The Phonophor is described as the smallest telephone yet produced for the hearing impaired. About an inch long, it fits inside a car and stays in place without a strap. It uses a special treated skin membrane with a wire in its center to maximize clarity.
Editor as Interpreter of Small Town and Farm Community
The editor who lives in the heart of the community reflects local sentiment and interprets events as they affect the farming town and surrounding countryside, distinguishing the local voice from the metropolitan newsroom.
No Law Bans Fight to Prohibit Prohibition
A provocative statement argues that no legal rule exists to bar efforts aimed at ending the ban on alcohol. The remark frames prohibition as a policy arena where attempts to curb it could themselves be challenged in law.
He Was Engaged On Friday Evening Strike Plans
An old lady offered her fare to a conductor asking if he would join her that evening. He declined politely, saying he needed to get home to his wife as the planned strike loomed.
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Mace
Ah Omnis
London
The Good Old Days And Prayer Meetings In Houston Post
A reminiscence notes shorter ago when a clothier pressed creases before sale and garments wore patched seats. It contrasts linty knees with today’s fashions and recalls strong church attendance at prayer meetings in earlier times.
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Houston Post
Not Interested Husband Skips Paying for Wife's Gowns
A man who claims no interest in his wife's gowns is implied not to pay for them, suggesting financial separation or dispute over purchases. The remark frames a marital finance issue as a humorous caution about responsibility in marriage and household expenditures.
News Value and Local Voices in Des Moines Register
An early Des Moines Register sales note offers $5 yearly pricing and contact details for a local representative. A stray aphorism about understanding neighbors accompanies the copy, reflecting the paper’s community focus and informal tone.
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Iowa
H. GC. Barnes
Barnes
Cesayr
Freud
dJacquard
the State Savings Bank
Rolfe
MIS Bank
First National Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
United States
Real Humorist OF America
iCat
Boston
Gilmore City, Iowa
Gilmore
City, Iowa
Thane Bi
Browucia
Rolfe Towa
W. S. McEwen
Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
D. D. McEwen
J.B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
Harold Schaeffer
J. R. McIntire
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