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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1911

Page

7

How to Grow Oats by J H Burgy

A how to guide urging better oat yields through seed selection seed bed preparation and planting methods. Emphasizes seed vitality grading smut treatment seed bed prep discing drill planting and early sowing for higher yields. Ends with a note on Japanese festivals.

J. H. Burgy

Mint and Catnip Mystery at Ampleys House

Ampley disputes his wife over mint and catnip amid a golf club prank. A late reveal shows four cats in Mrs. Ampley’s sweater, proving she was right about catnip while he mused about mint. The chase ends with a humorous note as a big black cat lurks nearby.

Ampley Geraldine Mrs. Ampley

Socrates Responds To Wealth Offer In Athens

Plutarch recounts Socrates replying to Archelaus’s offer of riches by noting that in Athens a measure of flour costs a cent and water is free in public fountains. He adds that if his needs seem small, he adapts and calls them sufficient.

Socrates Archelaus Athens Plutarch

Signatures on Checks Show How Forgers Copy

A Chicago bank teller warns that simple signatures tempt forgers. A depositor with a high balance learns plain writing invites imitation, while flourishes attract the crook less. The tale includes a friend who changed his signature to thwart a forged check and a joke about Wales and whales. Six hit nets at Majestic ends this fragment.

Blank Chicago Chicago News

Wantaed Energttle Sates Managers to Establish Headquarters

A clumsy early notice seeks managers to run an exclusive state contract from a Philadelphia carbon paper company. It requests an address with bank or business references to establish a state headquarters in Iowa.

Towa Diagraph Carbon Paper Company Philadelphia

Lost-lauiy's silver watch reported missing

A local notice states a silver watch belonging to Lost-lauiy is missing with a reward offered. The item is described as a goldy style piece, linked to Thainling vast and Trimpden ominvement in the text. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the given hotline.

Lauiy Thainling

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