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Waterloo
Iowa
United Press International
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Iowa Farm Income Rises to 1926 Peak From 1921 Low
A study by Kuute Bijorka for Iowa State College shows farm income in 1926 at 92 percent of 1920 and 50 percent above 1921, with a base 1910 1914 parity of 87 cents on the dollar. The report lists income by commodity from 1920 to 1926, noting cattle hogs corn oats wheat butter eggs poultry and dairy items, and compares prices and purchasing power, highlighting recovery trends and continuing gaps with prewar costs.
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Iowa
Kuute
Bijorka
Iowa State College
Ameé
Bjorka
Flight of Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim group shocks world
The party including Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim Col F F Minchin and Capt Leslie Hamilton departed England for America without warning or delay, despite factors like poor weather and a soggy runway. Their bold takeoff marked a standout moment in transoceanic flight history, rivaling Lindbergh in hush and daring.
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Lowenstein-Wertheim
F. F. Minchin
Leslie Hamilton
England
America
Hall of Fame
Ireland
Charlie Lindbergh
Spirit of St. Louis
Working Owners at Kansas City Star Under Kirkwood Will
The Kansas City Star will remain owned by staff through Irvin R. Kirkwood's will. No external sale allowed. surviving associates to finance buying his stock using life insurance funds. About 100 staffers to receive roughly £80 per share with a year to absorb his holdings. The paper continues under laboring managers who built its fame.
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Kansas City Star
Irvin R. Kirkwood
Kirkwood
The
Star
Col. Nelson
Col
Roosevelt
Indianola Record: Odd man rests atop Morrison Hotel flagpole
A man sat 16 days two hours and 40 minutes atop the Morrison Hotel flagpole in Chicago to break a sitting record. The feat is mocked as a dubious contribution to science, noting the man likely learned his trade on a goods box and that some pride is lacking in such record breaking.
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Morrison
Chicago
Valetudinarian diet advice from Dr Alvarez
A health writer discusses valetudinarians and a smooth diet for nervous indigestion. Dr. Walter C. Alvarez recommends avoiding coarse fiber and concentrated sugar, with careful food choices and proper chewing surfaces to aid digestion. The tone blends medical guidance with wry humor about anhedonia and past practices.
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Webster
Valetudinarian
Walter C. Alvarez
Alvarez
Dr. Alvarez
Food list contains sulphur iron and lime items
Readers asked which foods have sulphur iron and lime. A list includes raw cabbage cheese carrots peas molasses spinach lettuce liver prunes string beans peanuts. Other letters ask about tartar causes and home remedies. expert says causes unclear, only dentist can safely remove tartar, recommended every six months. Additional notes cover baby sleep position and salve formula for toe cracking with guidance to send stamped envelopes for responses.
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Ll. BM
Bimbo
Counsels From History On Harnessing Hidden Power
The piece uses historical anecdotes to urge turning away from self created shadows of handicap and to apply wise, timely action. Examples include Bucephalus and Alexander the Great, Augustine’s crowd, and how half hours between duties made Burritt Chase Garfield and others. It endorses study of history to inspire modern business and personal growth.
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Bucephalus
Alexander
Alexander the Great
Augustine
Elihu Burritt
Abercrombie
Salmon P. Chase
James A. Garfield
Vanishing Americans cigar store Indian tale in Philadelphia
From Chicago a historical society seeks to acquire a cigar store Indian for its museum, but the owner refuses even a thousand dollars. Eastward seekers will find the wooden redman among Pine street antique dealers and junk shops, with ship figures rarer nowadays.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Historical Society
Pine Street
Redman
How the Grain Prices Are Beaten Down
Hampton Chronicle notes annual crop reports arrive as threshing begins and small grain prices fall to barely noticeable levels.
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Hampton Chronicle
Broadway Thoughts and Pirates in a New York Minute
A strolling observer rambles through Midtown traffic, vaudeville figures, and a coffee shop scene before shifting to a children's Uncle Wiggily tale. The piece blends city sightseeing with a playful bedtime story about pirates, a sea lion, and a clever rabbit arresting mischief in a cave.
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New York
West Forty-seventh Street
Schrafit
Walter Kingsley
Boswell
Palace
Ted Healy
Earl Carroll
Otis Skinner
Max Hoffman
George Hoos
Ne de France
Val O'Farrell
John V. A. Weaver
Mary MacLane
Uncle Wiggily Saves the Pirates
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty approach a pirate cave at the seashore wearing a police dog uniform and a blue silk dress. Baby Bunty worries about salt water marring her dress while Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy recalls this risk as the adventure unfolds with Jackie Bow Wow and the boy pirates seeking lollypops.
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Uncle Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Police Dog
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Jackie Bow Wow
Uncle
Oh excuse me sea lion roars and cave rescue
A quirky scene unfolds with a Sea Lion demanding pardon and Uncle Wiggily plotting a prank as he disguises as a Police Officer. Nearby, Bunny Bunty and friends hear shouts from a Pirate cave echoing with barking from Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, hinting at a rescue or confrontation.
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Bunty
Jackie
Peetie
Uncle Wiggily
Jackie Bow Wow
Billie
Uncle Wigg
Baby Bunty
Sea Lion
Wiggily
Rabbit
Ankie Wig
Peetie Bow Wow
A Quota Needed
Boston Post argues for a fair immigration policy with quotas. Congressman Johnson reports about 65,000 Mexicans entering the U S last year plus many crossings unknown to authorities. The piece compares Mexicans and Italians and calls for proportional quotas and fairness.
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Boston Post
Congressman Johnson
House Committee
United States
Pullman assigns car named John Smith in Florida Times Union
A Florida Times-Union item reports the Pullman Company has named one of its railroad cars John Smith, noted as a plain naming choice. The piece highlights the evolving practice of car naming and its reception.
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Florida Times-Union
Pullman Company
John Smith
Murder at the garden gates in a missing man tale
John Moore and Philip Morton cross paths in Tucson Arizona and Mexico, drink tequilas, and face a dangerous plot involving arms smuggling. A looky-loo dove witnesses danger as Moore discovers a murdered man named Clench near his room, setting up a tense pursuit and a cliffhanger finale.
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John Moore
New York
Jiman
Tucson
Ariz
Philip Morton
Mexico
Moore
Morton
Ruth Henshaw
Ramon
Tubutama
Clench
John
Manuel Lopez
Rodriguez
Barton Henshaw
Sasabe
Ees
United States
Senor
Saric
Arivaca
Dees Way
Wong
Abi Wong
Lisenor
el Paso
Buenos Noches
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questions Column
Readers are invited to send nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept. for general interest replies. The column from 1927 features inquiries about nature subjects and promises answers in upcoming installations. The notice encourages ongoing curiosity and engagement with Burroughs Nature Club content.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Answers from Tomorrow's Nature Notes
Tomorrow's Nature Notes answers questions about shore birds living off shore, poisoning weasels threatening poultry, and whether horse chestnut blooms only after 20 years. It explains that nail regrowth depends on base cell destruction, beavers move trees with engineering instinct, and notes other natural behaviors.
Five Cent Cigars Testimony At Public Hearing
Minneapolis Journal reports the vice president of a 5-cent cigar maker testifying before the Federal Trade Commission. He cites Thomas R. Marshall’s remark that "What this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar" as a lasting blow to the 5-cent cigar trade, still felt years later.
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Minneapolis Journal
Federal Trade Commission
Thomas R. Marshall
Unappreciative Chicago Letter Riles City Crowd
A Springfield Union letter claims a 16 year old girl sparked a 4000 person crowd riot by shouting I am an anarchist and my father was an anarchist. The writer argues the incident shows widespread inability to appreciate civilization rather than a failing in society.
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Springfield
Abe Martin Reflects on Presidential Term Limits
Abe Martin muses about possibly a four year presidency but refuses to endure the stunts of a second term. He recalls a time when bold colors now popular were once used only on croquet bails.
A Little Saturday Tale From Uncle Ray Corner
Uncle Ray recalls his country boyhood and letters from a reader Hume V. Stephani about six pets including five chicken chicks named Porthos Aramis Athos Tarzan and King Arthur and a white dog Puggie. He reflects on roosters fighting and changing views on animal welfare.
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Puggie
Porthos
Aramis
Athos
Tarzan
King Arthur
Hume V. Stephani
Hume
Ray Tomorrgw
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