TRY TO DESERVE THIS PROMOTION ON STAMPS AND ROBINS
A Bible Thought column from May 1 1900 ponders stamp collecting as a growing $11 000 000 industry and jokes about stamps funding national debt while a robin nests under eaves. It notes two robin broods yearly and ends with a birth control projection from Rev Robert J Gannon.
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United States
Paris
Uncle Sam
Robin
Papa Robin
Robins
Robert J. Gannon
Wordham University
Delayed Weather and Government Cost Figures Highlighted
The piece cites forecaster delays and a humorous jab at public spending. It quotes Frank Murphy on Civil and State employments totaling billions, urging trimming to under three million workers and a $5 billion payroll. It ends with a quip about aging officials and a springtime mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Murphy
United States Supreme Court
Pop Blair keeps cycling into his nineties in Berea
William Blair of Berea Ohio ridden bicycle for seventy years starting at age five. He averages fourteen miles daily about 5000 miles yearly and has logged hundreds of thousands. Oldest member of a bicycle club he rides with youngsters calling him Pop. He prefers bikes over cars and laments few bicycle paths.
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William Blair
Berea
Ohio
Pop
Taylor Stout Remains Hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota
Taylor Stout will stay in a Rochester hospital for another week for examination and treatment. Mrs. Stout accompanies him. D W Tucker was ill Saturday night but is improving though not back to normal. The Farrier family and relatives celebrate sixth wedding anniversary with a dinner. The piece notes residents visiting, school precautions for whooping cough, and a line on women workers in Japan serving as conductors and gas station attendants.
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H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Taylor Stout
Rochester
Mrs. Farrier
Henry Lines
Merle Farrier
Gladys
Archie
Roy Kherr
Glenn Farrier
Pleasant Plain
Richard Knorr
Personal Liberty And Fathers A Father Son Exchange
A Washington father explains personal liberty to his son linking it to marital exchange. The piece muses on credibility of boastful men and the value of keeping quiet in one language. It ends with a nod to respecting old men with young ideas.
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Dad
Washington
Father
V. QO
Advice to graduates on service and success echoes in humor
The piece blends a humorous mother and child exchange with graduation season musings. It emphasizes serving others to secure lasting success, drawing on experiences from the writer’s business to underline the value of helping those around you.
Crossing a Distant Bridge by a College Graduate
A reflective poem contemplates future challenges likened to a rickety bridge. The speaker recalls many journeys already taken, fears the unsafe path ahead, but hopes a future bridge may be repaired. The piece ends with a plea for faith and courage.
Sunday Visits Fill Local Homes Across Eureka
Mr and Mrs William Widmer and children from Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Fred Edwards visited the Harry Miller home. Howard Wagner Wayne and Joan and Thelma Benson went to the Modney Swailes home near Columbus Junction. Paul Bell and son Paulie spent the afternoon at Arthur Romine's in West Chester. Shorty Tucker dined at the Bell home. Basil Derby and children visited the Oscar Sword home in Limby. John McKune and family hosted visiting guests, with Ray Edwards and children stopping by in the evening. Clark Wagner and children also visited Max Owen’s home.
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Carol Benson
Eureka
William Widmer
Mr. Pleasant
Fred Edwards
Harry Miller
Howard Wagner
Wayne
Joan
Thelma Benson
Modney Swailes
Columbus Junction
Paul Bell
Paulie
Arthur Romine
West Chester
Shorty” Tucker
Flies and Mosquito Paste Tastes Among African Natives
Describes flies and mosquitoes prepared as paste and chewed as delicacies by African natives, noting their chewing gum derives from termite mounds and is enjoyed nearly as much as the paste.
Mendelssohn at Berlin Estate Inspires Early Works
The Mendelssohn home in Berlin spurred his rise as a composer. On a seven acre estate with yew trees and a pool, Felix and friends wrote music while practicing strokes in the water. The setting inspired the overture Midsummer Night's Dream completed August 1, 1826.
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Mendelssohn
Berlin
Felix
Felix Mendelssohn
William Shakespeare
Northwest Passage to Screen in Technicolor Adventure
Spencer Tracy stars as Major Rogers in Northwest Passage a two year in preparation Technicolor drama. Walter Brennan andRobert Young co star as rugged Rangers on a perilous mission against marauding Indians with endurance battles and river crossings. Brennan earns strong support while Young delivers a standout performance in a film shot on Idaho locations and studio sequences.
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Spencer Tracy
Walter Brennan
Robert Young
Tracy
Major Rogers
Hardy Rangers
Young
Brennan
Rogers
Iodine as a Goiter Remedy for Humans and Animals
The article states iodine is a remedy for goiter not only in humans but also for animals including pigs, lambs, and calves. It emphasizes iodine's broader therapeutic use across species.
Ready Money Ready Money summer loan pitch
An old advertisement promotes Ready Money cash loans for vacations and summer purchases in 1940. It promises quick, private funds on the borrower signature with flexible repayments and options to cover doctor bills home repairs car payments and old bills before travel.
Sage Sayings From the Press
Brief aphoristic line noting continued interest gives value to the bonds of matrimony attributed to the Los Angeles Times with minimal readable context.
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Los Angees Times
Wellston Social Notes Visit and Family Gatherings
Wellston residents share weekend visits and meals with relatives in Iowa City Auxvasse and Washington. Harold McFarland and the Banks hosts entertained at Sunday dinner while several families plus extended kin traveled to see Helen Banks and Sally Miksch.
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Wellston
Harold McFarland
David Banks
H. Q. Banks
Curtis Snyder
Iowa City
Helen
M. T. Kennon
John L. Rountree
Richard
Auxvasse
Sally Miksch
Wilbur McClelland
Ira Miksch
Washington
Keith McClelland
Walter Wilson
Ruth Brianting
Joe Sehantz
Iowa Celebrates Five Centuries Of Printing
The article notes May 5-12 as the 500th anniversary of movable type and marks the triple anniversary of printing in Europe and the U.S. It highlights Gutenberg’s invention and its global impact, and cites Iowa statistics: 401 printing establishments yearly value $36,484,332 with 4,509 workers and $12,738,174 in wages. It also lists industry material costs totaling $8,025,000.
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foUth
United States
Mexico City
Association of Printing House
Johann Gutenberg
Mainz
Germany
Gutenberg
Italy
France
Holland
U.S
Iowa
Funeral rites held for Mrs Anna C Lunning at Elm Grove
Funeral services for Mrs Anna C Lunning were conducted at L A Jones funeral home with Rev Carl W Klein officiating a vocal selection by John Lloyd Hughes. Pallbearers included Joe Ed John Donald Simmering Stanley Marshall and Marion Sheetz for burial at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Lewis Goodlander
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Cleo Shockey
L. F. Harding
W. F. March
John Pebler
Tom
Robert Carson
Kim Grove Cemetery
Anna C. Lunning
Carl W. Klein
John Lloyd Hughes
Joe
John
Donald Simmering
Stanley Marshall
Marion Sheetz
Burlym Elm Grove Cemetery
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Publishers News Editor
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International News Service
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Des Moines
Q. J. Devine & Associates
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Blair
Coo
Rochester, Minn
Lloyd Farrier
A. E. Farrier
Marion Farrier
Lois Knorr
Archie Barrier
Women At Work
Japan
Joe Palooka
P. S
Palooka
Ky Ham Fisher
Sparrin
Ruffy
Ysay
Hlack
Airace Nell Crowell
Bamployer
Andy Woolates
Iowa State College
WO Music Shop
Harrys
Journal Bldg
Mrs. Goodlander
International
America
Ltro
Lunning Funeral
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