The Turkey and Its Famed Thanksgiving Gobbler
A humorous Howard essay contrasts the turkey with a Corliss engine, calling the bird pampered yet perilous and noting its bones, melancholia, and sharp beak. The piece ends with a quip that the President is the only man to eat a gobbler on Thanksgiving, urging patience with presidents.
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Burroughs
Turkey
United States
Howard
Spelling and phonetics in a rambling column
A humorous column mocks spelling as a contagion spreading through generations. It notes phonetic spelling stems from Morse code, used by pill clerks and newspapers, with gender and professional contrasts. It references Chaucer, navalists, spelling arches, and a college football figure, ending with an ad note for Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Noah Ebster
Chaucer
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Howard Rann
Rocky
Mountain Tea
Rolfe
profiteering costs and future layoffs in postwar trade
The piece argues profiteering after the war has raised production costs and prices while foreign markets close and imports undercut American goods. It warns of mass unemployment if the trend continues and criticizes price boosting as shortsighted.
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United States
Fragmented musings on payment and beauty in aging prose
A chaotic mix of quotes and phrases questions payment for music and aging beauty. It cites a brother editor’s view and muses on success, routes, and destination while noting vitality and missteps along the way.
Notice of Land Appropriation for Gilmore City Sewer Plant
The town of Gilmore City Iowa located its sewer disposal plant on specified real estate in Pocahontas County and seeks to condemn the land and a right of way for an outlet sewer. Damages must be appraised by January 3.
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Emma Beers
Lyman Beers
Fern Melson
Bertha VanAlstine
Percy M. Beers
Ralph Beers
Helen Norman
Bankers’ Life Company
Township 91
Gilmore City
Pocahontas County
Iowa
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