Newspaper masthead and policy notices from Waterlo o Iowa period
The fragment outlines a historic newspaper masthead with editor and treasurer names, subscription rates, postal classification, and wire service affiliations. It includes policy on advertising, payment terms, and mentions discussions on political funding and saloon league influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Wie H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
Joh C. Hartman
Jeckeon McCoy
Treas
Gan's
Mar
Postoffica
Waterioo
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press
International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Sear
Tha
York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los ‘Angeles
San Francisco
Storn
Brooks, & Finley
The Eternal Quest for Happiness
A reflective meditation on happiness as a state of mind not purchasable or transferable. It warns that wealth, power, or possession do not guarantee fulfillment and contrasts fleeting pursuit with inner contentment rooted in perspective and gratitude.
Fingerprint system challenged by worn bricklayers case
The article discusses the belief in fingerprint identifications as foolproof and cites New York executions where two bricklayers have worn fingerprints. It notes criminals sometimes file prints to defeat the system, yet warns that removing prints would invite greater suspicion and masking of identity.
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Hero
New York
Rogues
Editors Comment on Campaign Promises and Records
Des Moines Capital notes that candidates rely on promises while records judge merit. Brookhart faces criticism for performance while Cummins touts past service. Sioux City Tribune praises infant mortality reduction and stresses need for proper baby care and nutrition. Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a $50,000 80 acre farm sale at $625 per acre near Tiffin. Marshalltown Times-Republican highlights Bremer county farm innovation and a Boone county trip for observation. Describes driving liability insurance requirement before car use and calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Brookhart
Senate
Cumming
Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Tiffin
Johnson County
New England
Congress
Bremer
Marshalltown
Boone County
Bremer County
Tripoli
Everyday reflections from the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A fragmented excerpt ponders daily life over grand heroics, noting most people perform small tasks rather than spectacular deeds. It discusses how newspapers glorify notable acts while ordinary lives go unseen and unpraised.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Left Handedness and Tests for Handedness
An article by William Brady discusses handedness testing, including grip strength, rapid laps on a kayak, tracing with electric stylus, and the brachiometer. It notes ulna plus length correlates with handedness in large studies, mentions mandscape eye-dominance, and cites Elizabeth New Jersey school reforms with debates over enforcing right-handedness.
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Franklin Jones
University of South Dakota
Jones
Elizabeth
Nv I
Beaafort
Leila Takes Tea Service at Mrs Kingsley’s House
Leila Marsh, penniless and untrained, is forced to work as a maid for Mes Kingsley. Mona tormenting her, Leila endures an awkward tea service in the drawing room while avoiding ruin of her position. The chapter ends with Leila facing an uncertain next chapter.
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Leila Marsh
Mes. Kingsley
Richard Kingsley
Barry
Leila
Monts
Richard
Mona
Eila
Jetta
Kuwa
Moss
Kawa
Lefta
Lena
MoMni
Living in the Moment as Life’s Quiet Rhythm
A reflective piece argues against perpetual seeking of thrills and future ecstasy. It urges accepting each day as it comes and giving our best, with faith in a power greater than ourselves, to avoid endless impatience and empty progression.
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Suliclpeios
Montgolfier Brothers Balloon Flight Sparks Public Awe
On June 5 1753 the Montgolfier brothers tested a large linen balloon filled with smoke and hot air before a crowd. The device rose to a mile high, hovered ten minutes, then landed without passengers, signaling early experiments in flight.
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Golfier
Joseph
Jacob Montgolfier
Tomorrow A Little Saturday 7
Phrase fragment unclear but notes an event titled Tomorrow A Little Saturday 7 set for a Saturday. No identifiable people organizations places dates or outcomes available.
Uncle Wiggily chalk gun lesson in a playful scene
An extended passage describes Uncle Wiggily guiding children through chalk target practice on a blackboard. The boys shoot at a bull’s-eye with a chalk gun, causing pretend hits on the other children, then reveal the aim was to illustrate how it feels to be hit. The scene shifts to other observations about plants and fish.
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Steuyt
Uncle Wiggerly
Jackie Bow Wow
Uncle Wiggily
Charlie Chick
Uncle Wiggly
Uncle Wiggily and the Chalk Gun
The Lady Mouse Ceacher notes unusual mischief by the animal boys in the Yellow Stump as Jackie Pretie Bow Wow Johnnie and Billia Bushytail and the frogs Bully and Bawly No Tail cause trouble with a chalk gun in a playful scene.
Wild West Chalk Show Disrupts Class At Miss Mouse’s School
Chaos erupts as Sammie Litletail and friends toss chalk ends while Uncle Wiggily arrives to restore order with a novel plan. The Lady Mouse Teacher pleads for help as chalk bullets fly and the classroom erupts into a wild scene.
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Sammie
Charlie
Tooster Boy
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions 1926
Questions about cantaloupe versus muskmelon thrushes and bird names blue bililg and trebins natural enemies of rabbits and note promising answers in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Answers to Previous Questions on Useful Birds
The text notes orioles in a garden feeding on peas and fruit, describing their activity and slight thefts. It compares their crop losses to robins and cedarbirds, noting economists view the smaller loss as better.
Abe Martin on wages and costs and reality of strikes
An opinion fragment notes wages and salaries reflect costs of living not earnings. suggests strikes would appear if pay matched living expenses. The writing uses a clipped humorous tone to critique economic conditions.
Views of the People Tells Theory of Hell
The letter purports to explain biblical terms soul body and hell through spiritual revelation. It argues soul means personality, body represents flesh and character, and hell combines grave and lake of fire. The author asserts the wicked are not tormented but resurrected and judged, ending in annihilation after a final divine oath is fulfilled.
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Hell
Relnbéck
Helli
Christ
Earth
Hite Wil
Satan
Israel
God
Haid
Truuth
Georg
W. Salisbury
Mello-Glo skin tone promises oily skin fix
An advertisement touts MELLO-GLO Skin-tone as a French beauty treatment that removes excess oil tightens facial muscles cleans pores and beautifies the complexion. The copy urges readers to obtain a bottle and mentions a company name with a garbled location.
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Paw Davis
ods.Co
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Howard R. Garis
Dackie
Miss Mouse
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Susie Littletail
Arabelia Chick
Johnnie Bushytail
Drewd Uil
Misa Mouse
Uncle Wiggils
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Susie
Uncle Wigsilly
Abe Martin
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