Scientific Robbers andSauerkraut Day Reflections
The piece contrasts postwar calm with revived German-American ties at Ackley Iowa's sauerkraut day. It argues time has cooled war hatreds and civilizational wounds may heal, noting changed community attitudes toward former enemies. It also discusses a rise in sophisticated robberies as a modern, science-like criminal enterprise requiring advanced policing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prack
Vietor
M. Briand
League of Nations
Germany
Ackley
American Legion
Illinois
James Boys
Treble
Illinois Rebveries
Information Service
Prohibition and Milk Impact in Minnesota Opinion
A Des Moines correspondent from Albert Lea Schwer details milk consumption rising from 22 to 27 gallons per capita before prohibition and from 27 to 54 gallons in the first five years of prohibition. He notes a 160 percent rise and argues prohibition shifted demand to dairy, boosting health and the dairy economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Albert Lea
Minn
Minneala
Youth tobacco use and parental duty in health guidance
In a public health column a young woman argues tobacco smoking by youths harms both physical and moral development. She urges parents teachers and employers to act, expelling smokers from school and enforcing pledges against tobacco use, warning that smoking youths are abnormal and require oversight.
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Chave
Ubysic
Hus
Tox
When the Dead Laugh in Paris and Other Reflections
A 1926 illustrated essay recounts a vivid Paris afternoon near the Place de la Concorde with a dead woman’s imagined laugh, observations on the Bey of Tunis visit, Marie Antoinette, and a meditation on shifting social institutions including county fairs and women’s clubs. The piece blends travelogue, opinion, and cultural critique in a period-voice study of modernity and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sir Oliver Lodge
London
Hin
Louvre
Chamber of Deputies
Bey of
Tunis
Champs Elysees
Marie Antoinette
Complex royal fever taints New York social world
New York reporters describe a social chase around European nobility during the Prince of Wales and Crown Prince visits. Hosts sought favors and expenses for lunches and entertainments, while Broadway and transit crowds endured bustling, noisy streets and barker touts. A Queen’s message to a prince’s mother and a whimsical Uncle Wiggily interlude appear in the same column, illustrating a bustling city scene.
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New York
Manhattan
Prince of Wales
Sweden
Princes of Wales
Hia
Wiles
America
Vienna
Long Island
Broadway
Aes
Uncle Wiggily Encounters Hidden Danger in the Woods
Uncle Wiggily, returning from the store with buttons for rag dolls, hears rustling in ferny bushes. He suspects a fox, brown cat, or woozle wolf may be hiding nearby and searches for a safer path.
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Uncle Wiggily
Nes
Bunny Rabbit Genteman
Mr. Longears
Wolfer
Mischievous Bunny Encounters Hidden Predator in Ferns
A cautious rabbit named Toran peeks near a rock while a noise in the bushes prompts him to toss a pebble toward suspected predators. The creature that emerges isn’t a butterfly but a large buzzing presence, heightening the danger as neighbors stay hidden.
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Toran
Mr. Longears
Rob Cat
Wolf
Max
Oran
Mit
Abe Martin France Sees Foolish Talk After Doctor Warns
The column ships Abe Martin France saying after a doctor’s caution he jokes that trouble will come. He notes a man named as a “fel ler chain” and claims a war is threatened with a rough, hitless outcome.
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France
Las
The Heart of Katie O’Doone
Katie O’Doone grows from hardship to self reliance as she navigates class conflict. A wealthy father tries to buy her marriage to his son Billy Gordon, but she rejects the offer and challenges his view of pedigree and worth in a sharp confrontation. The scene ends with a vow to stand by her own principles and to confront Mr. Gordon’s approach.
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Katie Odoone
Linuer
Lily Spencer
Billy Gordon
Katie
Miss Spencer
Mme
Billy
Gordon
Hunter
Miss O'Doone
Mr. Gordon
Katie O'Doone
Cherry Inne
Doone
BBE
Wiscons Minneanesis Journal
Wisconsin
la Follette
Blaint
Ekern
Lenroot
Zimmerman
Burroughs Nature Club Q&A Sparks Bird Care Tips
The 1926 column answers reader questions on large freshwater fish, rabbit feeding behavior, catbird cherry raids, and curing canary ailments. It explains medicine delivery, surface-dwelling nautilus myths, and bears catching salmon with notes on hunting efficiency, plus a Wisconsin politics update and a note on unexpected expenses in Ft Wayne.
Uncle Rays Corner Three Little Planets
On New Year’s Day 1801 Piazzi spotted a tiny speck near the stars of the Dipper through a telescope. The object turned out to be Ceres, a small planet between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres is about 455 miles wide with very low gravity, and many more small bodies have since been found in that region, though none rival Earth in size.
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Eggree
W. H. Hartiman Co
Courier
Corner Park
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Jessa Treagurer
Waterloo
Town
Associated Press
United Press International News
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Fintey
Uncle
Uncle Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Bob Cat
Zoopie
Zimmer
Mr. Longears
Sicily
Piazzi
Saturn
Aazi
Ceres
Evrope
Boston
New Orleans
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Vesta
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Personal Health Service
William Brady, M.D
T. P
Grady
William Brady
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure Newspaper
Newton Sons
Opry
Tanlington
Hawk-Eye
Etuna
Tewa
Towa
Dubay
Americin
McIntyre
The
MacNaught Syndicate, Inc
Tislie
North Pole
Seventy-second Street
Italy
Boston Transcript
By Howard Br.garis
Uncle Wiogily
Mary Deedge
Pre
Zand
Fappeight
Dad
Mother
A Tata
Abe Martin
Katie O’doone
Leroy. Scott
Mary Regan
Leroy Scott
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Gorton
Une
Burroughs Nature Club
Hougiton Mifflin CO
Nature Notes
Ft. Wayne. Ind
News-Sentinel
Uncle Ray’s
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