Editorials On Printing Tech And Public Opinion Shifts
The Inland Daily Press Association meeting in Chicago highlights a turning point as old print methods fade. Strike pressures push papers to use typewriters and photo engraving, while new machines justify flexible layouts and faster production. Prominent figures like O'Mahoney and Taft frame economic debates and press freedoms amid industry change.
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Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
Taft
O'Mahoney
Senate
Chicago Tribune
Stalin
Gerard D. Reilly
Bill’ Livingston
S. W. Livingston
Edward C. Eicher
Iowa Weather Tops Calfornia Climate in Mrs Rapp’s View
Mrs Marion Rapp compares climates noting Iowa’s winter dampness in Los Angeles and other California cities. She suggests West Coast seasons may alter views on climate and cites more frequent colds in California. Inquiries about Iowa winters as a winter haven for Iowans arise with Pharr Texas reports. Early Monday, local trash disposal prompts a reminder to keep the slogan clean.
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Marion Rapp
Iowa
California
We Fear Sin More Than Other Fears Says Modern Age
We of the twentieth century fear many dangers from depressions wars and disease to atomic bombs. Yet one fear each Christian generation once held is now greatly diminished: sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taft
Unpurchasable Soul and Local Rail Memories Across Time
A clipping recalls Josephus Daniels guiding the Raleigh newspaper New and Observer to a national voice and warns against self serving journalism. The piece then shifts to Riley’s Doctrine and recollections of railroad wrecks near Gladwin Ainsworth and rail yard incidents with aid from Rock Island Milwaukee and mutual relief between lines.
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Daniels
Raleigh, N. C
New and Observer
Remembering Railroad Wrecks Around Washington
The writer recalls several railroad wrecks near Washington, including a Milwaukee derailment southwest of town, crowds viewing repairs, and stories of missing goods after wrecks. He mentions Green Mountain Iowa's tragic Rock Island line crash with 38 dead, and a Golden State Limited wreck near the coal chute with minimal injuries.
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Green Mountain
Iowa
Rock Island
Burlington
Minneapolis
Washington
Bessie Purvis
Fred Colton
Howard Stewart
Golden State Limited
Gladwin
Milwaukee
Haskins
The Man Who Does the Best Gets More Kicks
A Riley verse style remark urges stripping to self and doing one’s best. The speaker notes satisfaction with the result, while recognizing that praise or blame follows. It emphasizes that success comes with troubles, and the hardest worker earns the most satisfaction.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Out of the Blue tops five star cast in rom com
Eagle Lion's new frothy comedy Out of the Blue stars George Brent Virginia Mayo Tarhan Bey Ann Prorak and Carole Landis in a Greenwich Village set tale of a painter dog owner debutant and a dramatic model. The film based on Vera Caspary’s story opens a four day run at the State Theatre.
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Eagle Lion
George Brent
Virginia Mayo
Tarhan Bey
Ann Prorak
Carole Landis
State Theatre
Vera Caspary
Laura
Bedelia
New York
Greenwich Village
Philadelphia
That Hagen Girl Now On View At State Theatre
Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple star in That Hagen Girl a Warner Bros drama set in a small town. Reagan delivers a character study from youth to maturity while Temple moves beyond juvenile roles with notable dramatic finesse.
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Ronald Reagan
Shirley Temple
Warner Bros
Hagen Girl
State Theatre
Jordan
Ohio
Whittier's Tools Pocket Knives Origin Story
The article notes Whittier's Tools began making pocket knives in the United States around 1845, marking an early domestic manufacturing era and the brand's historical roots.
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United States
Wayland Visitors greet Eckeys after basketball game
In Wayland on Friday Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Eckey former Wayland teachers and then Sarlham staff greeted friends after the Wayland University high game. Other local news notes include O C Boshart visiting Davenport and Mrs C Dill critically ill at Henry County Hospital.
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Edgar Eckey
Wayland
Ezra Wittmer
Sarlham
Wayland University High
O. C. Boshart
Davenport
John Thurman
Ft. Madison
Thur Wyse
Effie Brooks
Cora Dill
Henry County Hospital
O. CC. Boshart
W. 8S. Co. S
Esther Hall
Des Moines
C. C. Wyse
Chicago
Gasoline Use: Only One Quart Converts to Useful Work
A historical note explains that out of each gallon of gasoline burned in an engine, one quart yields useful work, one quart becomes heat absorbed by the cooling system, and the remaining two quarts are lost as exhaust heat.
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Florida
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyoming
Hellhop
O’mahoney
Truman
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
South
John Flading
Pharr, Texas
Josephus Daniels
America
Riley
Ainsworth
Bruce Cowden
Journal
Cone Lake
Lewis Warren
The
Fire
LaGuardia
Allus
Merry ‘Out OF Blue
Reagan
Abe
Lincoln
Whittier’s Tools
Asoline
Pontiac
General Motors
Stewart
2Nd Avenue
Crone
Washington, Iowa
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