Insurance and Matrimony Insurance Field Proposed
A column argues for a real all-inclusive insurance company that covers losses from rain and other risks, even proposing matrimony insurance. It cites 72 district court matrimonial cases in Black Hawk County and imagines premiums to protect against failed marriages, suggesting broader social insurance concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecnlust
Lloyds
London
Department of Human Life
District Court
Black Hawk County
Cupid
How to Blow Your Nose and Health Talks
A health column by Dr. Huber explains proper nose blowing using chest breathing, directing air through each nostril with a handkerchief to remove discharge. He notes faulty technique fuels winter coughs and postnasal vomiting, and urges careful technique for relief. A reader shares long itching eczema, and the doctor suggests possible pruritus, salt-free diet, and soap-free baths, inviting questions via the Health Talks department.
Pie Despair in a Bygone Dinner Conversation
In a domestic reminiscence, Andrew and Imogene mourn the decline of lemon meringue pie, once a social centerpiece, now replaced by factory made versions. They lament pies used for cinema antics and recall simpler rural scenes of berry picks, kissing in the woods, and memories tied to dessert as culture shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Imogene
A2 Magazine
Chaplin
Hisj
Tival
Moving Picture
Imogere
Afterthoughts and Old Proverb Reflections
A collage of aphorisms and editorial asides notes the era's mood. Lines reference wise sayings after events, Shackleton, Turkish perceptions of Sherman, a perfume famine due to war, and dairy cattle optimism amid depression. Multiple figures emerge without full context.
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Request
The Burroughs Nature Club invites questions of general interest about nature subjects to be sent to the Nature Notes Department of the paper. Look for answers in this column as the newspaper addresses reader inquiries and shares scientific and natural history topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Notes
Snails propagate by direct laying of eggs
The fragment discusses snails spawning methods and compares life spans of birds and fish, with a stray note about a Boston man and an insurance bone incident. It weaves in various questions about species longevity and mentions a Fort Dodge tale of fortune and a poor miner’s heir, then moves to spider lore and insect mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sanny Lars Steeds
Fort Dodge
Parlow Beck
Epeira Sclopetaria
Sarah Berchard
America
Sarah
Theodore Roosevelt
Heads of families may make wine for home use
The notice states heads of families may produce 200 sallons of wine annually for home use in an effort to encourage higher marriage rates. The historical context suggests an attempt to influence social behavior through home production limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
al J
South
No Matter By Frank L Stanton
Poem fragment attributed to Frank L Stanton about perseverance and forgiveness. The text reveals a reflective verse on life’s contrasts, with lines indicating resilience and hope amid sorrow. It includes garbled phrases and missing sections, suggesting OCR damage from an old newspaper page.
Abe Martin Tipton Bud Returns From Ohio Sightings
Abe Martin Tipton Bud traveled from Ohio where he identified his last car by its distinctive dental work on the ring gear. Pinky Kerr recalled past lineups and joked about old times and meat girl face expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton Bud
Ohio
Pinky Kerr
Brain Tests by Sam Loud
Puzzle text presents a dialogue about a marriage promise and a timing riddle. William calculates twenty five days to the next week ahead, while Mary makes her vow. The page lists scattered flower names and partial answers from yesterday’s puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam
Mary
William
The Fur Bringers Story of the Canadian North
Ambrose Doane helps settlers seize the fur company mill for flour after Colina Gaviller’s father’s business blocks fair trade. An attack at the store sparks theft, drunken chaos, and a half breed ally, Gordon Strange, raises suspicions as nightlong tension tests loyalties and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Doane
Colina Gaviller
Fur Company
Gaviller
York Haat
John Gaviller
Colina
Gordon Strange
Strange
Macfarlane
Ambrose
Giddings
Pringle
John Gayiller
Correct English Thont Say: He was NOT ONLY kind to the rich but also to the poor
A corrected version of mixed phrasing shows parallel structure with not only but also and both to, replacing awkward capitalization and punctuation. It clarifies that he was polite to both groups and unable to decide between raincoat or umbrella, with invitations sent to both teachers and pupils, and a vote request to them about party affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Voliva
Ziog City
Voliva
Vallva
John Gaviller
Ambrose
Macfarlane
Lok Ambrose
Tole
Thont
Five Greatest Men In History Debate
Iowa editor selections compare historical figures in a Mason City Globe-Gazette discussion. The Des Moines Capital questions Des Moines streetcar chaos and its impact on housing and commerce. A Winterset Madisonian note imagines John Howard Payne writing in a modern city about comfort and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City Globe-Gazette
University of Indiana
Shakespeare
Aristotle
Caesar
Lincoln
Washington
Napoleon
Des Moines
Sioux City
Winterset
Madisonian
John Howard Faye
Lemon-White Skin Bleach Promises Quick Whitening
A vintage advertisement touts lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a quarter pint facial lotion. It claims mild, fragrant whitening for the face neck arms and hands and notes its use by famous stage beauties to achieve a fair complexion, reducing freckles sun tan and discoloration.
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Waterios Evening Courier
Syaday
G. VA Artman Co
West Park
John
Hartman
Preadent
Blior
W. Peterson
Treas
Gen' Mer
Waterloo
Associated Press
Associated Presa
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Audi
Sen
Dougherty
Washington, D. c
Chichen
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finney
Rev's
South America
Kings‘ton
Jamaica
Bayans
Chicago
Guch Ag
Underwood
Senate
Wilson
Ku-Klix-Klan Hruhe
John B. Huber
A. M
M. D
Rzema
Huber
Friend Wife
Roh Fulkerson
Aeme
Duluta
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Turkey
Gen. Sherman
Greece
Seenus
Daste
Dairy Cattle Congress
Burroughs Nature Club Notes
Rougetos Mifflin Co
Tre
Wile
Aoa
Ftes
Nou
Frank L. Stanton
Abe- Martin
Sam Loud
Hulbert Footner
Jack Chanty
James A. McCann Company
New York
Tok
Warnig
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