Advertising and circulation notes from a newspaper page
The snippet outlines advertising policies and rates with references to The Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It notes payment deadlines, classifications of ads, and the paper’s stance against fraudulent or politically manipulative advertisements. Local offices and representatives are listed.
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W. Harta
West Pars Ave
C. Artaan
Preenen
Peterson
Treas
Gen'l Mer
Canta
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bre
Altomether
Wind
Munser
EO Dougherty
Lew Fork
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep
Inauguration Day Reflections and Iowa Wild Flowers
A Washington style early 20th century reflection on President Harding’s upcoming inauguration, urging national unity and optimism. The column notes Harding’s anticipated leadership, then shifts to a plea to protect Iowa’s wild flowers from overzealous collectors, stressing nature’s irreplaceable beauty and the need for responsible recreation. It closes with local civic hopes, including women’s role in schools, and a nod to Hoover and cabinet politics.
Health Talks by John El Hubra AM MD in City and Country
The speaker contrasts health in rural areas and cities. He cites higher city death rates from ailments like cancer and pneumonia, praises urban sanitation progress, and argues for preventive medicine and typhoid and malaria control as future priorities. He discusses life value estimates and the economics of disease impact.
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John EL Hubra
AM. M.D
Ilaria
John Barleycorn
Bright
Dickens
London
New York State
New York
Nature Questions for Health Talks Dept Answers Tomorrow
Readers urged to send nature queries to the Nature Notes section and address questions to Dr Huber. Include a self addressed stamped envelope for quicker replies. Questions cover botany coat color partridge nesting and related topics.
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Nature Notes
Huber
Cansital
Turtles and Lion Cubs and Birds Through Time
The text discusses whether snapping turtles eat on land or in water, noting their carnivorous diet and feeding habits. It also covers how baby lions learn to hunt, starting with flesh brought by parents and developing teeth and stalking skills. It ends by noting birds’ seasonal appearances and a biblical reference to innate instinct versus human heart.
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Meron
Ambition and pride in shared historic feats across eras
A fragmented dialogue contrasts triumphs from Columbus to Goethals with personal pride and the speaker’s own sense of achievement. Imogene questions patience as a troped tirade ends, while a former college cheer leader recalls a past Thanksgiving game role.
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George
Columbus
Coney Island
Luna Park
Chris
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Amy
Imogene
Friend Wife by Rod Fulkeron
Imogene and Andrew discuss pride in artistic triumph comparing violin virtuoso Kubelik to personal glory. They reflect on historic feats from ancient Rome to dramatists and naval victories, contrasting public acclaim with private satisfaction.
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Andrew
Imogene
Kubelik
Marc Anthony
Cleopatra
Dewey
Manila Bay
On the Road by Frank L. Stanton poem excerpt
A dialect poem excerpt urges readers to persevere toward the “blessed light of morning.” It portrays a long, lonely journey toward a promised rest country, urging faith amid storms and darkness with hopeful imagery of light and uplift.
Great Britain West Indies sale proposed to pay debt
The Chicago Tribune proposes Britain cede the West Indies to the United States to settle the four and a third billion dollar war debt. It argues the islands offer little value to Britain but would secure strategic control for the U.S. via the Panama Canal. Possible cession areas include Jamaica Barbadoes Trinidad Tobago and more.
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British West Indies
Des Moines
The
Chicago Tribune
Great Britain
West Indies
United States
Tribune
Panama Canal
the Tribune
British Honduras
British Guiana
Barbadoes
St. India
St. Vincent
Trinidad, Tobago
Antigua
St. Kitt’s Dominica
Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Why George Washington Might Have Been From Iowa
Marshalltown Times-Republican riffs on a Washington birthday toast suggesting George Washington would have been from Iowa if born later. The piece muses on Iowa’s frontier past, Lincoln's Iowa ties, and the state’s rising prominence in economy and leadership, imagining Washington’s farming life in Iowa and pride in being from here.
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Iowa
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Burlington
George Washington
United States
Washington
Illinois
Mississippi
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Galena
George
Mt. Vernon
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Towa
Union
George “Washington
Correct English Don’t Say: Told the PARTY that you were coming
The fragmentary text shows examples of misused phrases and unclear quotes about telling someone you were coming, doctors giving preventive care, and adjectives like elegant, swell, and informed. It highlights corrections to standard English phrasing without full context.
Tama Legionnaires Form County American Legion Unit
Traer Iowa March 4 Tama county will create a county organization of the American Legion. Ten posts elect one member each to a county executive committee with Willard F. Russell as temporary chairman and Louis H. Geyer as temporary secretary. A war fund of about 1600 dollars already on deposit in Toledo banks will be donated to start the unit.
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Traer
Ila
Tama
Iowa
American Legion
Willard F. Russell
Louis H. Geyer
Toledo
New Legion
Murder at the Hartshorne estate advances a clue
In a Moorland night scene Mrs Hartshorne dies at Ledwards after a Red Cross ball. Paul Harvey, son of a former commissioner and a police investigator, leads the inquiry with Chief Burke and Dr. Graysenhaw. The scene unfolds with hidden motives, a mysterious past, and a calculated murder attempt.
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Coloniel
Hartshorne
Swarthmoras
Swarthmore
Trixy
Trixy, Who Says She Abhors Him. Mrs. Hartshorne
Matilde
Paul
Jenny
Doctor Cravenshaw
Paul Harvey
Alfred Harvey
Reuhl
ACTOS
Burke
Gras Yenshaw
Red Cross
Ledwards
Casey Missing Sparks Long St Patrick’s Day Parade Trick
O'Brien recalls a St Patrick's Day procession where Casey's absence due to left foot impediment shrank ranks from nine per row to a single line of nine. Attempts to reform with eight, seven, six, five, four, three and even five left a vacant space for Casey, until the marshal ordered a single file. The incident remains a talking point in Hibernian circles.
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O'Brien
Casey
Hibernian
Tae
Ccu
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Friend Wife
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