Iowa News Briefs Across Mason City and State
The issue surveys local events from Mason City and Osceola to Davenport and Iowa City. It notes Yeomen plans for a joint Mason City Clear Lake picnic on August 19–20, Masonic lodge improvements in Osceola, a railway shooting mystery near Bedford, and multiple civic and university happenings across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mitchell
Yeomen
Mason City
Clear Lake
Minnesota
Des Moines
Mitchell
Oskaloosa
Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Opera House
H. J. Wanderschied
Milan
Rock Island
Ill
Nick Wanderschied
Bellevue
McPherson
United States Circuit
District Courts
Jen Yung
Drake University
United States
Fritz Wells
Lore
Dubuque County
Burr Oak
Z. B. Landon
Sam
Kay
Herbert G. Ward
C. M. Hayden
Grand Jury
Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Dubuque
Elks Hall
Beatrice Tinley
Council Bluffs
Albert V. de Cobouria
New York City
C. H. P. Belmont
State Board of Control
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
MacLean
Board of Education
Telephone Company
The
Bell
Hampton
Iowa Central Company
J. EH. Lloyd
Des ‘Moines
Mary Purcell
Father Ward
St. Patrick’s Church
Mercy Hospital
John Pierce
Sioux City
Oakland
Cal
Iowa Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
W. C. Ballard
Lew Anderson
Cedar Rapids
H. P. Guiney
Peter Boyd
Henry Clay
Keokuk
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Boyd
Paul Basini
Ming No. 8
Colfax
Jerry Delaney
Iowa
Boston
Globe
Robert Madill
Gilman
Samuel Cohn
Muscatine
C. W. Rowe
Montezuma
Rowe
Mexico
Iowa State University Pharmaceutical Alumni Association
J. E. Booge
R. M. Shelabarger
Letts
Peter Zopf, Jr
Marengo
Rock Island Road
Forest City
Rockford
Walter Willington
Bedford
Mississippi Valley
Myron Ellett
Ames
Davenport
St. Luke's Hospital
Bart A. Hull
Isllett
Hull
University of Iowa
Daniel Simons
Ida Grove
College of Medicine
S. A
Maybelle
Ella Waters
van Wert
Nurses’ Training School
Cal Hamilton
Fort Dodge
Wesley Wicking
Iowa Abstractors’ Association
B.j.carroll
Charles T. Rogers
Grundy Center
J. R. Graunt
Boone
Ira A. Morain
Rock Rapids
Association
Burlington
Hibbard
Harold Groff
John Groff
Germanville
Paul Archibald Park
Theodore A. Willis
U. 1
Metropolitan Hospital
Agricultural Department
Washington
Ventura
Clifford P. Smith
First Church of Scientists of
David Stewart
Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry
C. Stewart
United States Post Office
Lure of Alchemy Reveals Old World Myths and Modern Hoaxes
A long recounting of alchemy's lure from Hermes Trismegistus to 19th century hoaxes. It covers deaths linked to attempts at transmutation, famous frauds like Dubois and Spartagorosus, the Lange discovery claim, and expert skepticism. The piece frames alchemy as a persistent but unproven pursuit with historical episodes and cautionary notes from Professor Pellew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Hermes
Trismegistus
Charles C. Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company
Wall Street
Triamegistus
Jtn
Dickingon
Scranton
Dickinson
F. W. Lange
Lange
New York
Charles Johnson
George Minear
Fairfield
Iowa
William Ramsey
William
World of
Science
Sir William
Paracelsus
England
Iran
Palestine
Dubois
Louis XII
France
Cardinal Richelieu
Iving
Tigury
Louis
Doctor Price
George III
George
Caligula
Orpiment
Diocletian
Raymond Lully
Lullius
Spartagorosus
Pellew
Charles‘. Pellew
Columbia
University
Hermatic Society
Botticher
Augustus the Strong
Saxony
China
Europe
Augustus
Doctor Lange
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
United States Mint
Wallace
University of Pennsylvania
Moving Days Make Light of Hoard and Hustle
Plugsy Say and Mugsy discuss搬Movings days as a busy seasonal chore for moving furniture and kids, arguing the hustle is manageable with planning and rhythm, reflecting lighthearted street chatter about domestic life during busy times.
Naturally BittyHow did the baby show turn out
The report notes a chaotic baby show that ended in a resounding success despite the line by line chaos. The crowd roared as entertainment peaked with spirited performances and a final flourish from an unexpected performer.
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