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Dehee
Fabuiakod
Escopt
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated “Press
United Press International News
Associated Press
Aia
Ges
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Detroit composer debuts sanitasy fantasy at first performance
A ten millionth Ford card story inspires a new musical titled Sanitasy. The work opens with Dawn in Detroit and a factory march, then a muted Lizzie horn erupts into bold minatory tones. The plot follows Americanus the hero as he and his entourage move through day offices and plants amid industrial clamor.
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Ford
East
Detroit
A. Filover
Prominent NY Nominee Cited Amid Campaign Noise
A fragmentary report notes a New York nominee amid noisy campaign chatter. The text hints at public interest but provides few concrete details, leaving the outcome and affiliations unclear.
Babe Ruth Back In Form After Minor Illness
The article notes Babe Ruth recovered from a stomach issue caused by eating five hot dogs. He resumed his regular batting order on Wednesday and Thursday with a couple of hits. By Friday he showed solid form as the season resumes, hitting a long homer in the opening stanza and proving the American League is saved.
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Ifie Bambino
A Dog's Life and the Call for Humane Policing
The piece argues cities are no place for dogs and praises suburban or country living for canines. It condemns poisoning and urges using municipal law to remove unlicensed, nuisance dogs. It cites Senator West's famous speech on man’s bond with dogs and advocates reporting to officials for relief rather than cruelty.
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Senator West
The Changed Meaning Detroit News Opinion Reverie
In a reflective piece the author traces how the phrase inn down once signaled favored resistance and contrasts it with its current drift across street life. The meditation considers memory, language, and social perception in urban discourse.
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Detroit
Sleep and body responses in natural and hypnotic states
The text outlines physiological changes during natural sleep including breathing patterns, reflexes, eye movements, tear and mucus secretions, pulse, blood pressure, and blood vessel changes. It contrasts natural sleep with hypnosis and narcotics, and defines coma as a distinct insensibility state needing separate discussion.
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Cheyne- Stokes
Questions and Answers on Colds and Nightwear
Readers request explanations for why winter cold infections peak and how to dress children for sleep. The column notes crowded, overheated indoor settings aid transmission of respiratory illnesses and advises comfortable night garments if sweating occurs. It also mentions replying to health letters via Dr Brady with stamped self addressed envelopes.
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Coryza
Cti
EB EL
Brady
William ‘Brady
Three Keys to Youth by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues elders misjudge youth and warns against repression or romanticism. He champions frank discussion of reality to earn youth respect for truth.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
the Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The New Era of Light Foretells Televised World
The New York Times imagines a new era of communication likened to radio and ether, with countless devices selecting visions and words for unseen faces. It forecasts televised events by the president, championships, and races becoming visualized.
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New York Times
United States
Mayor Al Jennings elected Crescent City mayor
Cedar Rapids Republican notes former Oklahoma outlaw Al Jennings has won Crescent City California mayoral election. He vows an orderly, peaceful administration and says his trigger finger and eyesight are as good as ever, suggesting larger cities could use such a leader.
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al Jennings
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma
Crescent City
Cal
Explainer on farmer priorities and tourism profits
The explanation notes the east farmer’s lack of interest in western aid efforts for agriculture. It contrasts the New England producer’s shift to selling hot dogs and temperance drinks to tourists with the hardship of pursuing the long and weary corn row, implying economic incentives drive behavior.
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Kansas City Post
New England
Revival of dress and charm in public life noted
The article urges a return to wearing distinct costumes as a public custom. It highlights newspaper photographs and notes a prominent figure, a renowned swimmer, as an exemplar of stylish public presence.
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Ibune
Exotic vamp image fades on Broadway in New York
A New York column notes the decline of the exotic vamp archetype in social scenes. It contrasts past lurid allure with a newer, sober image, as gold diggers wear decorous clothes and demure looks. The piece also surveys Broadway gossip, naming actors, chorus members, and the Dodge sisters from Emporia, Kansas, as a seasonal favorite.
Uncle Wiggily and Dazie Seek a Peppermint Adventure
Uncle Wiggily invites Dazie to join a morning woods outing in a Hollow Stump school tale. The dark blue Woggle Jig girl asks about peppermint candy and an adventure as they hop away, with Mrs. Longears pondering school crowds and chalked plans.
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Dazie
Mr. Longears
Hollow Stump
Cus
Uncle Wiggily
Peppermint for Candy in the Forest Adventure
Dazie and Uncle Wiggily seek candy and an adventure. They buy molasses candy at a store and fetch peppermint juice from the woods to make peppermint candy. A bear bites off more than he can chew, driven away by peppermint, as Dazie awaits more tasty treats.
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Dazie
Uncle
Uncle Wiggly
Wwe
Uncle Wiggily
Sonn
Abe Martin Says Party Members Hire Opposite Faith Lawyer
Abe Martin quips that party loyalists hire lawyers from the opposing faith when in trouble. He notes people see long faces and suggests ignorance is bliss. The remark reflects political humor about coalition dynamics and legal advice.
Fifty Years Ago in 1877 Des Moines and County News
Dated April 18 1877 the column reports the death of Mrs Versalia M Boies wife of Horace Boies after long illness she was a Barber daughter and leaves husband four children parents and two brothers. It notes a St Marks church confirmation, new capitol work resuming April 20, new Grundy Center buildings, local business notes a coffee roaster novelty, church site at Fourth and Mulberry, demolition near Raymond block and a plan for a new block. It mentions a sun speed fact about Neptune and a meteor shower tomorrow.
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New York
Nietscheian
Versalia’ M.boies
Horace- Boies
Mulberry
Square
Lincoln Park
Finely detailed tax apportionments and local incidents
Fort y years ago April 20 4887 County Treasurer Frank M Shoemaker paid out large tax sums to west and east school districts and Waterloo city. March tax collections helped determine allocations. Local business notes include streetcar orders and factory output while Mrs. Steely's accident and Ethel Tear's tragic death rise as major incidents. Movements include Leckingtons visiting Kimball and Mrs Chapin shopping in Chicago.
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Wemenday
Frank
Waterloo
Runaway crash costs horse and rider in town
Twenty years ago on April 20 1907 Jacob Lichty lost a valuable horse in a runaway after a team collided with a wagon on Fourth Street West. One horse died overnight from injuries. The item also notes several travels injuries farm losses and weather impacts on crops and soil freezing.
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Jacob Lichty
Fourth Street
Neptune a Distant World and Historical Hints
Uncle Rays Corner explains Neptune as the farthest planet from the sun about 80 times Earth’s distance. It notes Adams and Le Verrier predicting the planet from Uranus’s unusual motion, German Dr Galle observing it, and Neptune’s naming after the sea god. A hypothetical flight at 200 mph would take 1533 years, far beyond mortal lifespans.
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Neptune
Earth
le Verrier
Adams
Uranus
Dr. Galle
Methuselah
Roman Empire
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Reader Q&A
A prompt column inviting readers to send questions about nature topics. It frames a Q and A format where standard inquiries are answered in the Nature Note department. The notice asks readers what subjects interest them and promises responses in the column.
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Nature
Sees anemone question and talpa tree mystery in nature notes
A reader asks about anemone creatures and how birds eyes might be eaten while questioning talpa trees dropping water. Tomorrow's Nature Notes promises explanations.
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Nature Notes
Elephants tusks and birds as pets debated in wildlife notes
An old notes column discusses female elephants having small tusks depending on region, the practice of tusk removal for safety, and opinions on keeping bluebirds as pets with emphasis on humane treatment and proper nesting boxes. It also considers fish and bird speeds, noting difficulty in comparing aquatic and avian speeds and the challenges of measuring fish velocity.
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Washington, D. C
Outdoor Advertising Standards Aimed at Better Signage
New York advertisers push five year guidelines to replace intrusive signs with artistic and informative displays. A western association of advertisers vows to remove disruptive billboards from natural scenery and to support commerce groups. The drive targets residential streets and ensures property ownership, with a push for road travel season.
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New York
Times
Outdoor Advertising Association of America
Chambers ‘of Commerce
Association
Farmer Caught Between Capital and Labor Pressures
The farmer who produces and markets his crop faces conflicting forces from organized capital and organized labor. Labor sets wages, manufacturers fix prices, and the farmer both sells and buys at others’ determined prices. Co operative marketing is framed as a way to preserve American individualism on the farm.
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Kessinger
Midwest Review
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Dowell
de ‘Acosta
Melville Morencey-Smythe
Broadway
Khow
Dodge Sisters
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Howard R
Garis
Candy
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Don Teha
Yeshua
Yesha
Wice Minty
Little
Tarow
Wee
Abe Martin
Courier
St. Mark’s Church
Perry
Des Moines
Grundy “Center
the Republican
Rensselear Russells
Raymond
Black Hawk Bank
Raymond Brothers
Ew AL
Steet
John
Timothy
Ray
Shawere
Speicher. & “Ham
I. Leckington
Kimball, Dakota
J. M. Steely
Nois
William Harinah
Waterstreets
Ethel
Ate
Jennie R. Hammond
Stone
Charles ”. Choate
Mary ‘Wilson
Daniel Reed
First Baptist Church
CeCe Sedgwick
James, E
Sioux City
A.M. Places
Jessie Manson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Will, Jackson
Howard Hallowell
John Asquith
New Brunswick
Can
England
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Liv
Baltimore Street
M. W. Gipe
Spring Creek Township
James Black
Margaret
Tarkio, Mo
Uncle Ray’s
Sears
Avas
Burroughs
Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin. Co
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