Iowa News Briefs Highlight Local Acts and Tragedies
Winterset’s Cooper runs for Fifth Judicial District judge. Hemphill marriage in Marion. Sioux City seeks lower utility rates. John Anderson, 13, vanishes with savings. Floyd county grand jury forewoman named. Traer hires extra police for winter crime wave. Roy Campbell dies by suicide after wife. Mitchellville votes on Sunday movie run. C B & Q agent indicted for murder at Chariton depot. Matt Walters files bankruptcy in federal court. Harvey Hamer severely injured by pitchfork. New Iowa postmasters named. Isiah McMains dies after eye injury. Linn County coroner’s tenure noted. David King resigns as Civil War veteran. Hamilton County cuts salaries 10 percent. Matt Kinney runs large frog farm. Mrs McLaughlin leads to beauty parlor arrest. Sioux City packing house strike costs rise. Auto collision near Massena kills one, injures several. Sid Collins abducts sister near Tingley. Hamilton County fair dates set. premium standards adopted.
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Iowa
Orien J. Perdue
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Arthur E. Norton
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Willis M. Pritchard
Massena
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Earl Mills
Walter Bright
Creston
Sid Collins
Council Bluffs
Nettie
Tingley
Hamilton County Agricultural Exposition
Irish Free State established after treaty vote
Dublin reports the Dail Eireann ratified the peace treaty with Great Britain by 64 to 57, ending the Irish Republic. De Valera contends the republic remains legal governance though a provisional government will operate, while crowds celebrate nationwide and Ulster faces boundary decisions.
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U S asks Mexico for explanation of Saltillo seizure
Washington bids the American embassy in Mexico City seek an explanation from the Mexican government after Saltillo municipality seized property of the Southern Baptist Convention mission board, a protest previously raised by Senator Harris of Georgia. The seized property included a girls school run by the board.
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Argentine Poloists to Sail for England in May Matches
A polo team representing the Argentine Polo Federation will sail for England on March 10 to take part in British polo matches in May. Fifty ponies are being shipped. If successful the team contemplates a challenge to American polo players in 1928.
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Buenos Aires
England
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem by Riley 1922 Verse
The Kitchen Cabinet notes a quip about missed chances and unacted deeds. It presents a brief, light verse by Riley reflecting on opportunities not taken and their consequences.
Recipes and tips from a vintage kitchen collection
A compilation of simple soups and dishes including tomato soup with butter onion cornstarch and spices. cream of chestnut soup with chestnut pulp milk and cream. minute soup with bread crumbs and rich cream. baked apples with quince. friendship village muffins with eggs sugar and baking powder. egg yolk usage in custards and sauces. blended Chinese teas and a proverb about driving away sorrows.
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Friendship Village
Believed in Safety First at Aunt Dorothea's Pie
Ruth, the youngest niece at Hunting Hill, ponders ownership of a tiny apple pie placed at her seat after a throat illness keeps her in her room. She asks Aunt Dorothea whether the pie is hers alone or shared, reflecting wary caution at the table.
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Ruth
Hunting Hill
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The Opportunity to Do Worthy Work for Mankind
Editorial note quotes Roosevelt on the supreme value of seizing the chance to perform a vital task for the welfare of humanity. The text frames opportunity as essential to national progress and moral duty.
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Roosevelt
Urban Ignorance in Chestnuting Quip
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript questions etiquette and social behavior with a playful jab at formality and urban life. The dialogue evokes a casual street scene and city humor without additional context.
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Boston Transcript
Too Valuable to Discard Why Pretty Young Artist Celebrates Birthdays
A young artist tells a businesswoman that she will celebrate her birthday for years. She planned to ignore November 20 but created a subtle reminder with her name, date, and address. The reminder attracted gifts like handkerchiefs and gloves, convincing her to keep celebrating annually.
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New York Sun
Dont Be Visionary Or Plant Sunflower Seeds For Rainbows
A terse remark rejects planting sunflower seeds as a method to influence rain or weather, presenting a skeptical view of folk or magical thinking about harvests and meteorology.
Proverb on Self Help as Worthy Aid
A concise reflection notes that the only person truly deserving of aid is the one who takes initiative to help himself, emphasizing self-reliance over dependency. The line frames personal effort as the key to merit and aid.
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