Local Newspaper Masthead and Ads Policy Notes
The page lists subscription prices and mailing rates, notes of field offices, and advertising policies. It records ownership by H Hartman Co with editor John C Hartman, treasurer Seckson McCoy, and mentions Associated Press and United Press International, plus advertising rules and representative offices.
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SS Pup
H. Hartman Co
Courier Hidg
Comet Park Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
sSeckson McCoy
Treas
Waterloo
Iowe
Associated Tress
United Press International News
Associated PR
Associated Press
Bic
Ees
ijyuKt
Agertion
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stary, Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Birthday of the United States Reflections on Founders and Change
The piece honors Independence Day while noting 150 years since the Continental Congress. It argues founders laid solid principles yet urges questioning old precepts and adapting to modern facts amid wars and depressions shaping a changed world.
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United States
Continental Congress
al Giost
Sather
Changsa
The
Republic
Defense test day aims to prove unit readiness nationwide
Observance of a defense test day seeks to measure how quickly Army units National Guard and organized reserves can assemble and to show each community the readiness of its citizens and industries in defense planning.
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Wee Ft
Muster Day and National Defense Act Rationale
A wartime wartime article outlines Congress signing the National Defense Act five years prior creating the regular army, National Guard, reserves, ROTC, and civilian military camps. It explains mustering as a test to reconcile defense needs with avoiding future slaughter and warns against sabre rattling while noting ongoing war risks and the need to keep powder dry.
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War Department
Nat Averyone
Congress
United States
National Guard
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Citizens
Partioent
Europe
Orient
Denison banker appeals after forgery conviction
Marshalltown Times Republic an notes the Denison banker convicted of forgery faces appeal after a 10 year hard labor sentence. It argues his status worsens the offense but that he should have the same legal chance as others to appeal, while stressing the need for accountability in trusted positions.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Denison
Voss
Ifes
C. J. Ld
Abe Martin on Coolidge Speech Sparks Debates in Council Bluffs
A disjointed report notes Abe Martin recounting President Coolidge’s remarks as stirring renewed petitions and protests. The piece mentions a Saturday night debate at Grove with strong quarrels over religion and other issues, highlighting heightened tensions.
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Coolidge
Newparcil
Grove
First Aid for Sunstroke and Heat Stroke
Dr. Wilmarm Brady explains how to distinguish sunstroke from heat exhaustion and collapse, detailing symptoms and the correct emergency treatments. Emphasizes rapid cooling for sunstroke, avoiding cooling methods in collapse, and using ice, cold baths, and fans to lower body temperature promptly.
Andrew Fulfills Wife's Request to Sing in Minstrel Show
Imogene questions Andrew about performing in the lodge excursion minstrel show and singing versus reciting. He insists on singing, bragging of past singing glory in college glee club and minstrel days, while stressing the parody song’s ribald nature. The couple recalls their shared past as tension lingers.
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Andrew
Imogene
Aerake
Glee Club
College Minstrels
Brain Tests and Word Puzzle Result Manatee
The reader completes a column puzzle with word fits and strikes, ending with the remaining letters spelling MANATEE and referencing a German-English composer.
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Wrill
Nick
Muse
Uncle Wiggily's Firecrackers tale in a toy store
In a Uncle Wiggily story fragment, a shopkeeper warns about mixing two similar firecracker boxes bought before the Fourth of July. The dialogue shows the bunny and the vendor discussing the risk of misplacing the heavier package intended for a child, highlighting a playful, cautionary scene.
Uncle Wiggily and the Fourth of July Cracker Prank
Uncle Wiggily hides two boxes of crackers for Fourth of July. Jingle and Jangle swap boxes, firecrackers explode, bear flees as knockabout rabbits celebrate. Tomorrow's tale promises more about Uncle Wiggily's holiday mischief.
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Monkey
Uncle Wiggily
Fourth of July Coming That I Don’t Know What I’m Saying. I Mean Uncle Wivily
Monker
Uncle
Anil
Jingle
Jangle
Daddyeums
Bear
Mr. Bear
Bing
Pip
Uncle Wigetty
Views of the people on Mr. Herbert Quick and memorials
The letter discusses Mr. Herbert Quick and his book The Flaming Lance, noting misimpressions from his novels and recounting a visit in Grundy Center where he was poorly treated. It mentions planned tributes and a talk by Herbert Quick in Des Moines with references to Senator Lagreside and Kasetts Young.
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Mr. Quick
Quick
Grundy Center
Flaming Lance
Senator Cummins
Herbert Quick
Mencacan
Harris-Eimers
Des Moines
Mexico
Lagresideat
Kasetts Young
Williare G. Kerb
Burroughs Nature Club Notes and Reader Questions 1925
Readers ask about fish reproduction timing canary claw trimming and sunflowers with leaf spots. The column hints at Indian skull-hoarding beliefs and reasons nests appear farther south for some birds while migration brings younger, less bright plumage specimens.
Be Sure to Kill Them All Black Flag Mosquito Control
An old pest control note touts Black Flag products for killing flies and mosquitoes. It mentions three exceptions including avoiding liquids and using powder for mothproofing and flea control on dogs.
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Black Flag
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