May Day Health Drive and Sunken Treasure Preview
The page discusses May Day as Arbor Day in Iowa and a national focus on child health, citing Hoover on infant mortality and urging health mobilization. It also previews salvage efforts by two trawlers Poum and Spray aiming to recover 3 to 5 million dollars of sunken gold from the Atlantic under John T. O Hagan, including defenses and risks.
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Europe
Towa
Hammill
Herbert Hoover
American Child Health Association
United States
Captain Kidd
Org
Joly Roger
Poum
Spray
New York Harbor
Virginia Capes
Atlantic
John T. O'Hagan
Merida
O'Hagan
Test for sobriety used by police wonder in Atlantic towns
A historical reflection questions if a sobriety test could aid courts and police here. It notes no definitive measure exists to prove intoxication and recalls Britain where suspects once recited the British constitution but stopped. It suggests a walking line hat pickup and rowing drill as possible local test.
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Birmingham
England
Atlantic
Mussolini writes play as European creditors invite
Report says Premier Mussolini is writing a play titled Gentlemen, Be gin. The piece hints at Uncle Sam inviting European creditors. A actor drowned himself over forgotten lines in a new magical comedy, marking an early quip that musical comedies have bad lines.
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Mussolini
Uncle Sam
Old Landmarks Remembered as Wagon Works Fade
In Marshalltown the Cooper wagon works burned this week marking the loss of a local landmark. The piece recalls wagon and buggy making days, shop lore, names like Selim, and the shift from horse vehicles to automobiles, ending with a reflection on changing times and future landmarks.
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Marshalltown
Democrat
Selim
Min
Corns and calluses home remedies and questions
Dr Brady discusses corn and callus treatment using salicylic acid and softening methods. Advice covers shoe fit, moisture management, and avoiding risky paring, with Q&A on tonsil removal, sassafras tea for blood purification, boxing for girls, citrus juices and acidity effects, plus note on answering letters via the newspaper.
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson
A quarrelsome couple, Imogene and Andrew, navigate a night with no plans. They clash over control and boredom yet end with humorous flirtation as they improvise an outing and a possible movie. The dialogue reveals tension, affection, and a stubborn desire to disagree.
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Imogene
Andrew
Hoitile
Quarre
Whorley's
Ima
Rene
Abe Martin Advice Goes Beyond License Numbers
Humor columnist Abe Martin warns readers about leaping before looking but jokes that some licenses require reading even when meant to be quick. The fragment hints at riding or racing themes with stray phrases and garbled quotes.
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Farrar Sints
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Puzzle text describes a word deletion game where readers strike out words to fit given definitions. The remaining letters spell the name of a Syro Phoenician sun god, with sample inserted words listed as Ash Hank goat attire and others, revealing the final answer.
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Ash
Hank
Ale
Uncle Wiggily's May Basket in a Blossom Morning
Uncle Wiggily's May Basket follows the rabbit's quest for early flowers to gift his new wife on May Day. A Bumble Bee nabs nectar, sleeps in the bouquet, and a sting causes a brief scare before Mrs Wiggily enjoys the flowers and honey.
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Uncle Wiggily
Sam
Uncle Butter
Lettie
Bes
Tate
Mrs. Wigcily
Wiggiiy
Burroughs Nature Club Notes 1923 Answers Birds and Nuts Questions
Nature column from 1923 covers animals and nutrition. It explains poison aries classes, energy in nuts, and how wish rhinos may attack humans if startled. Contains questions and answers about natural topics and coastal creatures.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Natura Notes
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Associated Press United Press
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New York
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Chicago
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Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Iowa
Sac Guy Sun
Congress
Washington
William Brady, M
Nat'l Newspaper
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Volos
Jalien
H.og
Haxing
C. J.C
Getter
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Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Abe Martin
Sam Loyd
Pet
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Uncle Wiggily’s
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