Race of Yale Athlete Sparks Ranch Fiesta
Cowhors of the Flying Heart watch Yale cheerleader J Wallingford Speed and intercollegiate champ Culver Covington in a planned foot race against the Centipede ranch cook. Helen Blake schemes to reclaim a lost phonograph, while Speed, his trainer Larry Glass, and a crowd of cowboys stage a fanfare around the event. Speed faces doubt, a staged entrance, and a madcap scramble as medals and a stop watch fuel the wager and house party tensions.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Helen Blate
Wally
Fresno
Trelen
Frez
Skinner
Miss Blake
Pottom
Glass
Mariedetta
Larry
Etree Glass
Ginnys
Stover
Mebbe
Preg
Sneed
Thaly Champlion
Humpy Joe
Misa Blake
Bill
Will
J. Wallingford
Training quarters rise in Flying Heart storehouse
In a transformed storehouse the Flying Heart crew decks a gym for Speed with college flags cushions and a window-seat. Conflicts simmer as Berkeley Fresno taunts Speed rivals while Helen and Jean juggle ceilings ages and Mrs Keap hides worry. The scene ends with banter about races and danger as the western troupe prepares for the next act.
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Jean
Roberta Keap
Miss Blake
Speed
Berkeley Fresno
Blake
Onawa Forming Co operative Stores and Garage Ventures
Onawa residents organize the Onawa Co operative Company to buy and stock a general store formerly run by Walker and Pord. William Wrenne Mann serves as president with a $20,000 authorized capital. A co operative garage company is formed to operate Babcock and Mathiason’s garage, with John W. Anderson as president and a $20,000 capital stock.
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Onawa
Onawa Co-operative Company
Walker & Pord
William Wrennemann
P. K. Holbrook
M. M. Crafford
W. W. Schools
D. C. Dela
Babcock & Mathiason
John W. Anderson
C. B. Underhill
TW. P. Myrland
J. J. McIntyre
WJ. Benson
J. . Thompson
H. L. Craven
Babcock
California
Bites of Bulldog Cause of Suit in Iowa City
Iowa City brick layer Roland Yates sues Clifton Kelley Carnival Company for 5000 damages after a bulldog injured him during an altercation with a clairvoyant and her husband. Attachment placed on carnival rides and tents including the gaiety girls and clairvoyant tent.
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Iowa City
Roland Yates
Jefferson
Clifton-Kelley Carnival Company
Yates
Doctor Sent Back to Knoxville for Habeas Corpus Sought Return
Dr L I Aldrich formerly of Clear Lake, who escaped from Knoxville hospital, had a writ of habeas corpus denied by Judge Clark in district court. Aldrich sought treatment for a drug habit in 1910 at Knoxville, escaped, practiced in Minnesota, and was arrested while visiting relatives in Clear Lake. He will be sent back to Knoxville.
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Mason City
L. I. Aldrich
Clear Lake
Knoxville
Clark
Aldrich
Minnesota
Sues for Death of Wife in Beaconsfield Case
Osceola resident G R Fisher of Beaconsfield files in district court for $17,000 damages after his wife Eva M Fisher dies June 14 from injuries in a runaway near Van Wert. The petition charges careless automobile driving caused the accident.
Alfalfa Declared Most Valuable Crop by Holden
Perry G. Holden, former Iowa State Agricultural College official and current director of the agricultural extension department of International Harvester, praised alfalfa as the most valuable crop for Iowa’s land during the Burlington alfalfa special stop, which lasted two hours.
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Barnard
Towa
Perry G. Holden
Freight Train Strikes Wagon Injuring Two Men
In Bassett a wagon hit by a Milwaukee freight train left New Hampton resident 56 year old New Hampton man with broken ribs and Bassett resident George Palmer with brain injuries. The crash occurred as the wagon was struck by the train.
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New Hampton
Guy Adams
George Palmer
Bassett
Milwaukee
Baby Dies After Drinking Fly Poison Near Town
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Steen living four miles from town died after drinking fly poison. Police reported the incident as a tragic accident in a rural Missouri setting, with authorities investigating the poison's source and circumstances surrounding the child's death.
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Missouri Valley
John Steen
Shenandoah Tennis Tourney Planned During Fair Week
Shenandoah The Algonquin club hue arranged a city tennis tournament on the club grounds during fair week from August 11 to 16.
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Shenandoah
Algonquin Club
Hue
Holiness Meeting Planned at Woodbine Church
The Logan Harrison County Holiness Association will hold a ten day meeting at Woodbine from Friday August 8 to Monday August 18. The Rev Nean of Sioux City and the Rev Dobson of University Park will fill the pulpit during the special meetings.
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Woodbine
Logan
Harrison County
Holiness Association
Nean
Sioux City
Dobson
University Park
Fire destroys threshing outfit at Modala farm
A blaze at F. A. Schwartley’s farm near Modala wiped out Logan one threshing machine five wagons 150 bushels of wheat in the shock 60 bushels in the box and a straw stack. The fire caused extensive damage and no injuries are reported.
A Frugal Ice Chest Wrinkle Saves Ice Bills
The article describes a home method to cut ice consumption by lining an ice chest with a felt pad between two wire frames. Soaked felt and air circulation reduce melting, claimed to lower ice costs by at least one third. R A Bird endorses the device and notes other methods are less effective.
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Yooney Saver
R. A. Bird
English Pickle Recipe From Early Kitchen Notes
A historic recipe for English pickle lists cauliflower, gherkins, tomatoes, celery, peppers, onions, and spices. Vegetables are salted, drained, then simmered with turmeric, mustard seed, clove, allspice, pepper, flour and sugar in vinegar, then bottled once cooled.
Tough Chicken Becomes Delicous Pot Roast Style
A tough aged or inedible chicken can be transformed into a tender, tasty dish by browning it in butter then simmering in two inches of boiling water. Cover and cook about three hours for a large chicken. The result avoids the flat boiled taste.
Cherry Water Ice Method for Flavorful Frozen Treats
Wash and crush cherries to release juice and flavor from kernels. Strain juice, mix with pulp, sugar, and water. Extract more flavor by straining the kernels, add water and three quarters of a pound sugar, and freeze naturally without egg whites for best color. Ideal for Neapolitan third color.
Pineapple Peel Juice Recipe Note
Pineapple peel is cut into pieces weighed for sugar content. A syrup is made with one cup water per pound of sugar, then the fruit is boiled fifteen minutes in the syrup. Let stand overnight, strain and squeeze in a sugar bag, bottle and serve with tea. A fine pudding sauce and rice accompaniment.
Thousand Island Dressing Recipe Made Simple
A simple dressing mix combines one cup mayonnaise with half a cup whipped cream and a dash of Tarragon vinegar. Add imperial sauce a half teaspoon, then chop a hard boiled egg a green pepper a tomato and chives and mix well. Squeeze lemon juice before serving for salad use.
Bread Cutter Aboard The Bread Board Design
The bread cutter is a practical tool attached to the bread board. A curved wood arch secures the knife to the board, allowing the user to push the loaf to the edge and adjust slice thickness with ease.
How to Clean Knives With Potato and Bath Brick
Use a raw potato to scrub heavily stained knives. Cut the potato in half, dip in powdered bath brick, and rub the blades to remove stains. This old method relies on abrasion from the potato and the cleansing action of bath brick.
Bible as Spiritual Home Not Mere Analysis
The piece argues the Bible is a spiritual home that teaches love and unity, not just a building of textual analysis. It warns against overemphasis on origin or medieval theology and stresses hearing God’s voice, practical duty, and social justice as core for personal and societal well being.
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Oregon
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
God
Christ
Ife
Craig
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