Homeward auto tour through Minnesota and Dakota roads
The narrator recalls a homeward drive from Winnipeg to Washington via Minnesota and North Dakota. They praise Minnesota roads, note better routes like the King of Trails, and describe welcome stops in St. Vincent Osakis Fargo and Faribault. A flat tire in Fargo leads to helpful townsfolk. overall the journey is a worthwhile, inexpensive pleasure trip.
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U. S
St. Vincent
Minn
Emerson
Manitoba
Omaha
Minnesota
Canada
North Dakota
Red River
North Dakota Line
Dakota
Cavalier
Ioway
Jefferson Highway
Iowa
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Fargo
New Country
Crookston
Here
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Lake Itasca
Itasca
Bemiji
N. Dak
Fergus Falls
Alexandria
Osakis
Henry Hull
Catherine Jans
Heiniie
Faribault
Roberd's Lake
Owatonna
Mississippi River
Waterloo
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A humorous poem musing on punctuality and virtue. The speaker laments missed appointments yet praises mixed forms of charity from figures like Johnson and Perkins who contribute to the church and the poor despite personal flaws. The piece blends satire with affectionate critique of human foibles.
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Johnson
Perkins
Trooper O'Neil at Fox Theatre Friday
Fox presents Trooper O'Neil starring Charles Jones. A distant reviewer calls the film a breath of the Canadian woodlands with snow capped peaks and pine forests as a backdrop. The plot is swift and engaging with vivid settings and a powerful climactic ending.
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Fox
Trooper O'Neil
Charles Jones
Farmers Warn Big Losses If Rail Strike Persists
J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau federation circularizes President Harding urging support for the U S railroad board wage findings. He proposes creating a government enforcement board to settle labor disputes and predicts farmers will suffer unless settlements occur swiftly, with fruit and vegetable regions in the west hit hardest.
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Chicago
United States
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harding
United States Railroad Board
Far West
Railway Labor Board
By The Way A Patchwork Of Comic Bits And Gossip
A collage of satirical quips and anecdotes from a city column includes remarks on heat and weather, flirting social mores, a church curate scene, a country pig joke, and a Muscatine Journal pun on Billy Sunday.
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Billy Sunday
Muscatine Journal
Hilly
Salem
Oregon
Editor By-The-Way and Local Anecdotes
A humorous column notes editor duties and reader letters while listing brief local incidents. Items include a scrap-book discovery, a pantry mishap, a fall from a roof, a dog bite in a public square, a veranda scratch, a barroom shooting, a vicious hen, and a neighborly bite during egg gathering.
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John W. Davison
Jones
Cactus Creek
Piketown
Harold Green
Violet Wise
Mr. Green
Isaiah Trimmer
Running Creek
Like an Elephant A Country Boy Sees His First Baby Pig
A young city boy visiting the countryside last summer encounters his first baby pig and notes the animal’s size and charm with simple wonder. The brief scene captures rural life and a child's surprise at farm creatures.
From Girlhood to Womanhood in Emporia Kansas
Testimonial from Eva Aldrich of Emporia Kansas describes using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for painful menstrual periods. She cites relief and recommends the remedy to friends. The letter highlights the product as a woman’s medicine prepared from medicinal plants.
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Emporia
Kansas
Lydia E. Ham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eva Aldrich
Union St
Worms and kraut spark lighthearted local debate
A humorous column recounts a tomato worm found near C. J. Karel's home and a claim that wormy kraut could taste like cabbage. A neighbor dismisses health concerns, while Mike Robinsen threatens legal action over a previous remark. The piece parodies sensationalism with tongue in cheek authority.
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C. J. Karel
Mike Robinsen
Karel
What's In A Name And A Check For Fifty Thousand
A comic tale collection shows dangers of misreading names on checks and life insurance, with a Chicago cigar store gag about matches. A Medecine Bow cowhand buys a match, returns it, and tells the clerk to keep the shelf full. The piece ends by imagining office life hunting the husband while a wife ponders a future gift.
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Hye Park
Antly
Medecine Bow
Chicago
Elastic currency debate echoes in classroom satire
A professor asks about a more elastic currency while a scholar counters with humor, suggesting it be more adhesive, highlighting a playful take on monetary theory in a classroom exchange.
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Schol
Lawyering Scandinavians in a Legendary Quandary
Two Scandinavians, Ole and Nels, argue over a court win with repeated threats to appeal. Ole wins initially and deflects Nels by naming higher courts, ending with the joke that Ole’s lawyer will be there in Hades if needed. The tale pivots on persistence and wit in legal bravado.
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Ole
Nels
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Hades
Boone Orders Restraint of All Dogs Amid Rabies Fears
A report from Iowa City prompted Mayor C. W. Alexander to order muzzling or restraining all dogs in Boone after a 3-year-old child was bitten. This marks the second recent case where dogs that bit children were found rabid.
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Boone
Iowa City
Leslie Crouthamer
C. W. Alexander
Northwest Iowa Corn Crop Advances Toward Maturity
The week ending Monday evening brought near ideal growing conditions across northwest Iowa northern Nebraska and South Dakota. Reports indicate above average to average yields for corn with minimal frost damage and bumper potatoes and plentiful fruits keeping markets quiet.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Railway Time Tables Corrected to Date
Railroad timetable listing westbound and Washington Branch arrivals and departures with train numbers 3 29 49 450 430 and freight and local passenger services. Notes days of operation for freight and local runs and identifies agent J. C. Mel.
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Golden State
Ccc Canenn
uWcaenee
Cliveiteeieeihaul
Ue Oi Woeenen
Washington
H. W. Russell
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