Bond Counties Control Now in Gas Tax Bond Drive
The piece argues counties issuing bonds for road projects are shielded from tax shifts. It notes bond payments come from automobile taxes gas tax portions and federal aid. Governor Hammill praised bonding efforts and Henry county votes on the proposal with strong campaigning linking road access to regional growth.
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Hammill
Farm Bureau
Walter Brown
Henry County
Washington County
Burlington
Do Elephants Think
The Forum recounts an experiment at the New York Zoological Park where an Indian elephant named Gleason learned to pick pennies from the floor raise a box lid drop coins into a box and ring a bell for a reward. The elephant later cheated by hiding coins or eating them until discovered, leading keepers to drive staples into the box bottom to stop the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid Blair
New York Zoological Park
Gleason
Mada
Daily Lessons in English Word Usage and Vivacity
An entry listing common usage notes and mispronunciations for daily English. It defines vivacity as liveliness and animation and gives an example sentence about accepting an invitation with youthful energy. The piece also touches on preferred terms and spelling, urging readers to build vocabulary with a new word each day.
Elephant Tricks Confound Keeper With Hidden Pennies
A trained elephant named Gunda deceives keepers by manipulating a penny bank. He lifts pennies with his trunk and even deposits coins on a partition wall when caught, revealing surprising problem solving. The keeper notes such animal intelligence is not debatable to those with long- term experience.
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Gunda
A Toast to the Flag
Poem praising the red white and blue, honoring sacrifice and patriotism. It extols blood shed for the flag and celebrates purity courage and liberty. The verse laments no thread of patriotism but elevates national symbols and collective duty from home and abroad.
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Purity
Liberty
Pollution Tide Threatens River Swim Habits
A historical reflection on pollution in rivers notes how once popular swimming holes drew youths twenty five years ago now face health dangers from contaminants. It warns that unchecked pollution could trigger epidemics and notes the need for vigorous control measures before public health worsens.
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United States
Puzzles and Punchlines From a Little Freshman
A humorous collection of kid like quips and ill considered jokes. The child proposes a method to count macaroni pieces by summing ends and halving, while a string of wordplay queries covers marriage relations stamps watermelons and stove feelings ending with a quip about butter and coal prices.
Fragmented quips on society and taxes from scattered papers
A collage of humorous aphorisms and stray editorial bits notes taxation, marriage, wealth, aging, and social critique. Mentions of New York tabloids demand for cleaner stage, delinquent subscribers confusing toadstools with mushrooms, and comments on farmers and politicians.
Human Nature in the Sticks in Jimtowna Personal
Gloomy Graves checks every note for authenticity while money worries loom. Sandy MacGregor plans college but resents it, and a ukulele gift fuels his reluctance. Claude Poteet contemplates a short New York trip once brother John returns from Chicago with the reuse.
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Sandy MacGregor
Sandy
Claude Poteet
New York
John
Chicago
Jimtowna Weekly
Associated Editors Chicago
Weather Woes Prompted by Heat and Drought
A humorous regional column riffs on extreme heat, urging rain as drought grinds on. The piece notes people’s discomfort in Buffalo, jokes about birds and weather, and hints at local remedies like Sloan’s Liniment while the sun bakes fields and skies.
Messalina Recalled As A Lively Roman Empress
The article notes Messalina wife of Emperor Claudius lived boldly beyond moral judgments. It contrasts her conduct with a restrained press aimed at quiet American homes and questions propriety in describing her life and legacy.
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Messalina
Claudius
Scotch man born in the United States saves transportation
Rambler hints at a controversial figure who, born in the United States, purportedly saved transportation and uprooted his children from schools over compulsory education issues, reflecting a streetwise city voice.
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United States
Edinburgh Banquet Speech Rule Sparks Curiosity
In Edinburgh a banqueting speech limits a single speaker to ten minutes prompting questions why the city leads globally. The column threads through satire and memory, mentioning Groundhog Day and a humorous oil sale scene as it notes the era's quirky reflections.
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Edinburgh
Benny
Modern Conveniences from the Racine Journal-News
A light page from the Racine Journal News mocks modern conveniences and family life at a summer picnic. The piece reflects on parenting, discipline, and everyday frictions while noting a South Dakota fishing season closing early.
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South Dakota
Racine Journal-News
Racine
Wis
Newlyweds offer five rooms of almost new furniture
Inventory includes five rooms of almost new household furniture and a 16 gauge shotgun and Luetger pistol for sale. Address for inquiries is 1645 Deane Blvd with promotional note comparing sales to Lindbergh’s independence from installment plans.
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Deane Blvd
Deposed Leader Dr Villaneuva Faces Nav Rarro Group
Dispatch notes that Dr Villaneuva has been ousted as president in 1925 and references another Nav rarro group described as a well known local communist faction.
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Villaneuva
Navrarro
Ben Lyon Busy with Dance Magic and Nightly Boxing
Ben Lyon split time between the film Dance Magic and another project with Pauline Starke on the Fox program. He worked half days on the Kelland yarn, assisted by Capra and Boyle, and spent off hours boxing at the Cosmopolitan Studio under Richard Glendon's direction.
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Ben Lyon
Pauline Starke
Clarence Buddington
Lyon
Frank Capra
Joe Boyle
Robert Kane
Ben
Cosmopolitan
New York
Richard Glendon
Columbia
Eight
sBen
Canada Chooses Mooring Site for London Montreal Dirigible
The Canadian government selects a mooring mast site near Montreal for a London to Montreal dirigible line set to open next year. U S trade commissioner Walter J. Donnelly reports the plan to the commerce department. England aims to complete two dirigibles this winter with 5 million cubic feet capacity for service to India Australia and Canada.
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Washington
London
Montreal
U. S
Walter J. Donnelly
Commerce Department
England
India
Australia
Canada
Death of William Adams after bull attack near Le Mars
William Adams, 64, died after a farm bull injured him on the way to the barn. He had given the animal water and was returning it when the bull lowered its head and tossed him, trampling him and causing multiple rib fractures and internal injuries.
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LE Mars
Down
Here
William Adams
Adams
Four Killed When Train Hits Auto in Ohio
Four people died in a collision when a passenger train struck an automobile on a main road near Shawville Ohio. Victims were not yet identified by press time.
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Elyria
Shawville
Suppressed Bolivian Revolution Plot Reported
Washington July 18 The revolutionary plot at La Paz on July 10 has been suppressed by the Bolivian government the American chargé reported to the state department today Police surprised and captured 20 persons One group was said to be led by a named leader.
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Washington
la Paz
State Department
Liquor Gang War Claims Life Near Spirit Lake
Bud Mitchell age 25 from Armstrong la was shot and killed at Arnold s park near Spirit Lake in what authorities call a liquor gang war. His body was found beside a rented cottage four days ago as an inquest awaits a Dickinson county coroner s decision.
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Spirit Lake
Bud Mitchell
Armstrong
Arnold's Park
Mitchell
Dickinson County
Coolidge greeted by 6000 at Nebraska picnic
President Coolidge arrived by special train to attend a large outdoor picnic in Ardmore. He was met by autos and driven to a government experiment farm where 75 chickens were roasted on open spits for his table as about 6,000 dirt farmers from Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota cheered loudly.
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Coolidge
Ardmore
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
President Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Government Experiment Farm
Plensena
Record climb tops Spider Haines by slim margin
A climber ascended about six hundred fifty feet above street level, sixteen days, two hours and four minutes after starting, surpassing Spider Haines of Denys by a narrow margin.
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Spider Haines
Denys
States that mine grindstone stone
Ohio West Virginia Michigan and Washington are the only states producing stone suitable for making grindstones.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Michigan
Washington
States
Great Buildings Quiz Prompts on World Famous Structures
A quiz item asks which nation will have the tallest skyscraper upon completion and which American-built hotel survived a major quake. It also inquires about a New York hotel hosting royal visitors and a European structure lit to guide Trans Atlantic aviators, plus a St. Louis building insured against earthquakes.
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New York
Kings and Queens
St. Louis
Local Notes from Ainsworth and Nearby
Gwendolyn Morse helps at the J. M. Clegg home while Mrs. Cleese has the flu. H. E. Davis and a hired man assist Price Davis in hay harvesting. Mrs. J. E. Clegg attended the Presbyterial at Morning Sun on Tuesday July 12. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins and family visited the Ployd Olds home near Brighton. Nellie Garner returns to Mt. Pleasant after a two week vacation. Mr. Hawkins celebrates his 60th birthday with a family gathering and refreshments.
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Gwendolyn Morse
J. M. Clegg
Cleese
H. E. Davis
Price Davis
J. E. Clegg
M. F. Hawkins
Nellie
Tonald
Max
Brighton
Nellie Garner
Mt. Pleasant
Judge Prouty Dead in Des Moines Despatch
Judge Prouty pioneer town legislator and jurist died at his Des Moines home in the Col modemore hotel aged 75. Born in Ohio he moved to Iowa in 1885 settling at Knoxville later attending Central City College at Pella and graduating from Simpson College Indianola.
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Des Moines
Theath Seivrday
Solomon. Prouty
Pioneer Town
Colmodore Hotel
Judie Prouty
Ohio
Iowa
Knoxville
Joe Powers Crowned Champion After Pole Sitting Feat
Chicago report says Joe Powers earned the officials title by a record stay aloft ending last night after he climbed down from his pole. Admirers watched as supporters framed the moment with applause and celebratory remarks.
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Chicago
Joe Powers
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