Sound advice and fair prospects in Anamosa news
Prof Nutting urges investments in health friendship love family work service and religion as students launch into business. County fair subscriptions rise with strong enthusiasm backing the project while Anamosa Eureka notes advances in social styles and Burlington Hawkeye cheers return of the White House to the people.
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Iowa University
Do. C. Nutting
County Fair
White House
Burlington
Newton News on Street Talk About Des Moines Route
Two men on a Newton street debated travel to Des Moines. One claimed the rut to rut road via Colfax was best, while the other doubted its existence. The exchange included misheard names and ended with a political aside about party sponsorship in government.
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Newton News
Des Moines
Great Whiteway
Colfax
ABE MARTIN on the haunted house and money woes
Abe Martin notes the deserted old house and residents lament the end of striving for happiness as wealth grows ever more accessible. Tell Binkley voices sighs over the abundance of money and the lost charm of diligence.
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Nobuddy
Tell Binkley
Summer Heat and the Farmer’s Harvest Mood
A column of verse mocks townsfolk alarm over extreme heat praising its benefits for farmers. It contrasts complainers who suffer in stifling garrets with farmers who gain from sun for crops, noting harvests and economic effects while lampooning melodramatic quotes about heat. The piece blends humor with rural resilience.
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Hades
Fragmentary Quote on Government Style
A partial quotation discusses distinctions among government forms and departs from naming specific leaders or systems. The fragment cites W. G. Harding and reflects on authority versus individuality in governance. The missing context limits precise interpretation or attribution.
Motion Picture Theatre Attendance and Income Figures
The record shows 15,000 regular theatres screening moving pictures, 12,000 theatres showing only moving pictures, 2,500 updating programs two or three times weekly, and 75 percent changing daily. Daily attendance totals 13,000,000 with 1919 theatre income at 750 million dollars.
Dream visit of great men reshapes views on humanity
Poet recalls a surreal dream with Lincoln, Hamilton, Emerson, Washington, and others visiting his home. The gods appear, nerves rise, then humor and camaraderie ease the moment as the figures share jokes and banter. The piece concludes that great men are human, not distant idols.
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Lincoln
Hamilton
Washington
Emerson
She Loves and Lies Norma Talmadge Comedy Drama at Fox
Norma Talmadge stars in a new Se lect Special photoplay "She Loves and Lies" at the Fox theatre this Saturday. The comedy showcases her dainty guile and varied characterizations with a blend of romance and light drama.
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Norma Talmadge
Norma
Fox Theatre
Gas rate increases in Waterloo and Ames court case
Waterloo city council fixes gas rate at 1.45 per 1000 cubic feet with a 0.50 meter rental, down from a 1.70 request and 1.25 existing rate. In Ames Nevada area C I Tenny petitions in district court against city ordinances seeking higher rates up to 2.60 per 1000 feet for small users, with tiered charges and a 0.50 service fee.
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Waterloo
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
Nevada
Ames
Iowa Public Service Co
C. I. Tenny
Harding Humble Pledge Accepting Republican Nomination
Senator Harding presents a humble note in accepting the Republican presidential nomination. He expresses limited ability yet vows full service to country and God, pledging fidelity and faith, and seeks support of true Americans to carry the nation forward.
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Warren G. Harding
Democratic Publicity Bureau
Harding
Senate
United States
Republican Party
Ludendorff Warns World of Its Peril From the Bolshevists
General Ludendorff warns that victory for Soviet Russia over Poland would unleash Bolshevism across Europe and the world. He cites a memorandum on the “transseers of bolshevism,” warns of a cascade from Poland to Germany and Czecho Slovakia, and urges civilized nations to act before it conquers all. He notes Bolshevism’s advance eastward and its potential clashes with Britain and Japan, framing the conflict as civilization versus barbarism.
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Ludendorff
Washington
Russia
Poland
Europe
Eric Ludendorff
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Italy
France
England
Seven Seas
Greece
Rome
Atlantic Ocean
Berlin
Prague
Lithuania
Soviet Russia
East Prussia
Lenine
China
Afghanistan
Persia
India
Lake Baikal
Japan
Semenoff
Color and Disease in Ultraviolet Light Healing
An article argues color and ultraviolet rays combat disease. Ultraviolet light is concentrated on diseased skin to trigger a healing process that destroys the disease. It emphasizes color’s role in this curative effect and cites ultraviolet therapy as convincing proof.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promotes Health Claims
An advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as strengthening the system and cleansing the blood to reduce susceptibility to colds. It warns repeated acute catarrh can become chronic and states the medicine works internally through the blood on mucous surfaces. The ad lists a price of one dollar for an ounce and credits F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Railway timetable for eastbound and Washington branch trains
Rail timetable corrected to July 1 1920 lists eastbound No 12 Express No 30 Lo Passe No 80 Lo No 88 Frt 11 3 6:35 p m arrival and 4:02 a m departure. Includes No 11 Express No 49 Lo Pass No 29 Lo Pass No 87 Lo Frt No 89 Frt 2 30 p m. Washington Branch arrivals departures with local freight and passenger numbers. Agent H W Russel notes daily schedules with exceptions. westbound list follows with No 26 Pass 1:03 am No 3 9:16 am incl. published days and limitations.
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Weatboa
Washington
H. W Russel
Fraternal Lodge and Chapter Meeting Schedule
Regular monthly meetings for Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M on the first Friday. Cyrus Chapter No. 13 R A M on the second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 K T on the third Friday. Washington Chapter No. 08 O E S on the second Thursday. Visiting fraters are welcome.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
H. T. Carris
H. P. Arthur Goodin
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
BE. C
H. Richards
Washington
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Bolshevist Propaganda Across Europe and Germany’s Response
The analysis argues Bolshevik propaganda targets Asia Minor, Persia, and anti Christian circles, with emphasis on Poland, Roumania, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and especially Germany. It claims propaganda promotes anti capital, worker dictatorship rhetoric, and promises to German nationals, while predicting a coming rude awakening as advance guards prepare for conquest.
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Asia Minor
Persia
Germany
Notice of Will Probate Hearing in Washington County
Notice filed in the District Court Clerk's office identifies Anna BE Wells as deceased and sets Monday August 9, 1920 at 9:00 a.m. for the hearing to prove and probate the last will. J D Glasgow, Clerk. District Court. Published by the secretary of state.
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District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Anna BE. Wells
J. D. Glasgow
Iowa Joint Resolution Proposes Suffrage Amendment
The Thirty-eighth General Assembly proposes repealing Article Two Section One and enacting a new provision: all United States citizens aged 21, six months resident in the state and 60 days in the county, may vote at all elections authorized by law. The measure is to be referred to the next General Assembly and published three months before the election. Approved March 28, 1919. certified July 7, 1920.
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State OF
Iowa
General Assembly
The
United States
A. D
Senate
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Des Moines
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