Yankee tariff talk in beets spurs labor critique
H. E. Miles argues against high tariff harms, detailing beet sugar labor in Colorado and Michigan. He cites child labor, foreign workers, and long hours, asserting tariffs fail to protect American farm labor as beets rely on immigrant labor and the sugar industry expands exploitation.
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H. E. Miles
The
Fair Tariff League
Congress
Cime
Department of Labor
Ie Department of Agriculture
Colorado
National Child Labor Committee
Federal Children’s Bureau
Bureau
Michigan
Colorado Deer Fields
Mystery of the Great Lakes Heir to a Secret
Wealthy Chicago magnate Corvet vanishes after bequeathing his estate to Alan Conrad a youth found in his home. Alan, Constance Sherrill, and Henry Spearman uncover a tangle of deceit, murder, and a legend of the Miwaka as Spearman sinks a freighter and Corvet dies while saving Stafford’s son. Alan’s true paternity is revealed in the climactic rescue and reconciliation.
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Chicago
Enjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Sherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Conrad
Alan
Wassaquam
Great Lakes
Alan Ia
Lake Michigan
Burr
Corrép
Ivet
Constance
North
Carvet
Luke
Stafford
Ramadell
Ldts
The Community Newspaper Ode By Bob Adams
A nostalgic verse praises the local paper from East to West as a steadfast friend. The author extols the Record Journal or Gazette for its kind words and dependable news guiding him homeward whether in Oshkosh Wickiup or distant lands, and vows to pay six years in advance.
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Bob Adams
Record
Journal
Gazette
Oshkosh
Found Home Paper in Heart of the Rockies
A Canton Plaindealer recounts a tale from forty years in the mountains, with a miner’s post office in a wire out in the Rockies. The editor recalls neighbors, a paper route, and the enduring pull of country newspapers on rural life.
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Heart OF the Rockies
Willitson Manley
the Plaindealer
Canton
Pinidener
Hotey
Sde
Ime
Neckar Merken
Rockies
Leo
When Owen Grows Up In A Man’s World
Owen, a boy living near a southern bordertown, hears elders debate a new factory’s impact on property values and jobs. He talks with his great-grandfather’s aunt, then muses on his own path to adulthood uncertainly, mentioning preacher, teacher, or hub factory work as options.
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Owen
Boda Fowd
Hig
Gunny Felds
Wis
Wanted the Best Language Lesson Mixup
A Houston Post joke features a lady asking a language teacher to educate her son in a foreign tongue. The teacher offers Polish, Czechoslovakian, Armenian, or Arabic, and the lady inquires which is the most foreign, prompting a playful exchange.
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Houston Post
Warped Doors and Drawers Treat Dampness Shrink Recipe
Swollen doors and drawers due to damp weather can jam. Light a large lamp and place it in front of the swollen article for about an hour. the wood will shrink, allowing the door or drawer to open easily.
Won't Die and Leave Work in Silk Regions
A Japan Advertiser observation notes low death rates among elderly and invalid silkworm growers during peak rearing, attributing resilience to a strong will to finish tasks. After transferring mature silkworms to cocoon beds, deaths rise for about ten days as excitement fades and rest follows strain. The pattern suggests spirit or mind governs survival during silk season.
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Japan
Gift of Good Literature Quote by Alfonso Smith
A quotation from Alfonso Smith extols the benefits of good literature. It promises an outlet for imagination, visions of the ideal, insights into human nature, a link to history, and a mastery of language.
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Alphonso Smith
Signers of Declaration of Independence by state counts
The text lists signers of the Declaration of Independence by state. It notes three from New Hampshire five from Massachusetts two from Rhode Island four from Connecticut four from New York five from New Jersey three from Delaware nine from Pennsylvania four from Maryland seven from Virginia three from North Carolina four from South Carolina three from Georgia.
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Continental ‘Congress
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Public Telephonic Announcements in Large Establishments
Public telephonic announcements describe loud speaking receivers used for railway, hotel, factory, or store announcements. Up to 100 devices may be operated from one transmitter to broadcast simultaneously throughout a large establishment.
World holiday rankings show Turkey top and Scotland low
A list of nations by public holidays notes Turkey with 26 official holidays, Scotland with five, and other countries: Italy 23, Germany 20, France 18, Great Britain 16, Japan 15, and Portugal eight. The piece contrasts leisure and work norms across regions.
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Turkey
Scotland
Italy
Germany
France
Great Britain
Japan
Portugal
Helium in Balloons
Helium is an inert monatomic gas found in the sun and stars as well as Earth in small quantities. It occurs in minerals and some mineral waters and is used to inflate balloons because it is nonflammable and nonexplosive, lighter than air.
Green music aids eye strain in theaters
Popular Mechanics reports music printed on dark green paper with white notes and staff reduces eye strain for musicians in dim theater lighting. The effect makes notes appear in relief, helping performers read more comfortably during performances.
First Electric Footlights debut in California theater
In San Francisco on February 10, 1879, the California theater stages marked the first use of electric light for stage illumination in America. This historic lighting debut showcased a new era in theater technology and performance lighting.
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America
California Theater
San Francisco
Flies Found Deep Underground In Mines
Crane fly species of genus Trichocera are noted as common in mines and can be found at great depths, indicating these insects can inhabit underground environments far below the surface.
Queer Origins of Words from Foreign Phrases
A Philadelphia Ledger note claims English words like stranger and haberdasher originate from phrases in French and German. It asserts saunterer derives from La Sainte Terre, while haberdasher comes from habt ihr das hier? and cites quips about Qiep diral as exotic corruptions.
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la Sainte. Terre
Holy Land
Diral
Antcananrs
Philadelphia Ledger
Sheriff’s sale notice for debt against C E Golly in 1922
By virtue of a general execution from the Clerk of the District Court of Emmet County Iowa Provident Trust Co. sues C E Golly. Sheriff Thomas Nivison will sell Black Mares Bay Horse Mules cattle hogs hay and other stock at public auction on April 1 1922 at 10 a.m. in Center Township to satisfy debt of 1442 19 and costs 61 58 with accruing costs. Estherville Iowa March 9 1922.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Emmet County
Provident Trust Co
C. E. Golly
C.E
Golly
Center Township
Estherville
Thomas Nivison
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Emmet County Land 1922
By order of a district court judgment dated January 24 1922 in Emmet County Iowa the sheriff advertises sale of all of Section 31 Township 98 North Range 31 West in Emmet County Iowa. The debt totals 38587.56 with costs 498.30 and interest 8 percent on debt 6 percent on costs. Sale to be held April 3 1922 at the Estherville Iowa courthouse steps from 9 to 4 with sale starting 10 o'clock. Sheriff A2-w-2
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District Court
Emmet County
Iowa
J. H. McCord
T. B. Peterson
J. G. Jensvold
W. C. Richardson
George J. Fisher
Thos
B. Vandecar
Orrie Robinson
Kay Brown
Bryan Evans
Luella A. Evans
Farmers’ Savings Bank of
Ringsted
Eugene J. McCarthy
P. J. Tierney
J. A. Reagan
Thompson Yards, Inc
J. A. Spies
Robert Laughlin
John Jackman
W. J. Coen
Willis F. Holston
Knight Motors Co
Bnmet
Owa
Esthertherville
Estherville
Ah the value of teamwork in football according to a professor
A professor at a football match emphasizes that perfect cooperation among players, each subordinating individuality to the team, is the key to achieving success. A football enthusiast counters that teamwork remains the main factor.
Higher Law phrase first used by Seward in 1850
The Higher Law was an expression first used by the Hon. William H. Seward in a March 11, 1850 Senate speech on California's statehood. He described it as a law higher than the Constitution, a law of God guiding moral action.
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Seward
Willan H. Seward
United States Senate
California
Union
Hint
Notice of Executor Appointment in Iowa Estate
Notice declares Ralph H. Miller as executor of Theodore Miller’s estate in Emmet County Iowa. Creditors are asked to promptly settle debts and claimants must present authenticated claims to the Clerk of the District Court. Dated March 17 1922. Morse & Kennedy attorneys. Also classified ad seeking a girl to work on ranch near Pierre SD Estherville Iowa with contact details.
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State of
Iowa
Emmet County
Theodore Miller
Emmet
District Court
Ralph H. Miller Morse & Kennedy
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Patton
Sanonths
Wilpeen Veges
Sal Deen Wong
Atiudeater
Wwe
Sheriff's Sale
Emmet Co
Towa
Ohio
Buck & Draper
Tom Storhow
Phone
P. H. Green
First Trust and Savings Bank
F. H. Rhodes
Sts
J. F. Reed
E. Jefferson St
W. B. Flindt
Frank Yule
S. 9Th St
Rohde
H. N. Rohde
Christenson
Ed’ Molde
Revere
Jack Creek Township
J. C. R. Watson
Emmetsburg
Pierre
South Dakota
W.A. Kerr
South Ninth Street
Moldt Gontractorbuilder
Armstrong
Hansen's Milk Depot
Spencer
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
L. W. Emery
Sec. Commerical Club
Spencer Iowa
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