News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Monday December 29th 2025
Alley Allies Save this date!…
June 17Â
5 PM to 7:30 PM
Augsburg Fairview Academy, 2504 Columbus Ave.
Alley Communications, Publishers of the Alley Newspaper, will host a gathering of its most dedicated loyalists, writers, advocates, and contributors to talk about: “What community ownership means and how does it bear on the future of the Alley?
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Rave and Save Burma-Shave
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- “A bezanty, fine, bright Trombone led the big parade With a couple of well tuned cornets close at hand. They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos, the cream of ev”'ry famous band.”
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- “Trump” disguised with “David West” mask doesn”'t fool audience.
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- Clean shaves stubble, Building saved—no rubble. Don”'t be fooled by vinyl siding, Behind these wall there”'s history hiding. Burma-Shave
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- The Walker Church Choir raised their voices raising the spirits of the audience and the building under the direction of Maestro James (Jim) McCreary.
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- “Cauliflower”
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- “Cauliflower” and Trainer Margo McCreary.
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- Steve interviews “Cauliflower,” descendant of “Tenacious” and “Take it Easy,” two of the horses that pulled the building 2 blocks in 1892.
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- Donald Trump left campaign trail long enough to have a Burma-Shave assisted by “Vanna White” enacted by Adel Gardner.
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- ”Hold that note in unison!”
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- “Cauliflower”s trailer for long trips.
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- Steve Sandberg shows prize book of Burma-Shave Jingles for winning Burma-Shave Jingle Contest.
Was two blocks east
in 1882 when built,
Vine Congregation”'s Church to be.… Read the rest “Rave and Save Burma-Shave”
Bringing Back Burma-Shave Signs to Iowa
A guy who drives…his car wide open…is not thinkin”'…he”'s just hopin”'.
Humorous roadside verses like this one dotted rural highways across the country–1930s through ”˜60 featuring short lines on five or six separate posts and ending with the flourished logo of Burma-Shave. As highways speeds increased and interstates crisscrossed the country with prohibitions, they were removed.
In April 2010 Our Iowa Magazine set a goal to erect one set of Burma-Shave signs in each of Iowa”'s 99 counties, each featuring one of the original jingles…with one small difference: The last sign will say Our Iowa.
That goal was met in 2013…all 99 counties have signs installed! Info: ouriowamagazine.com
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