Iowa News Roundup From Boone To Davenport Storms And Trials
A faulty jury verdict in a Boone trial prompts retrial. St Paul and Des Moines rail work advances toward Mason City with steel deliveries and hopeful July 1 completion, weather permitting. Local crises include school rule debates, a Davenport elevator stack riveter, river break risks, and a spate of accidents, drownings, storms, and a forged check probe in Marshalltown.
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Carlson
Frank Adix
Boone
St. Paul
Mason City
H. V. Battey
Council Bluffs
James McRobert
Contary
Bessie M. Johnson
Davenort
Scott County
Mit
Winceton
E. L. Slaughter
I. Porter
P. McGinnis
Harry Martin
Wrd
Iss Johnson
Ducks are swans in mothers eyes says Worthing
A narrator recalls mothers boasting about children in a Connecticut suburb. Mrs Worthing criticizes ordinary traits while praising Gregory and Ethel. Mrs Bingham defends her son Tom, challenging the speaker to reconsider his own parenting and true character of Harry.
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RS. Worthing
Gregory Worthing
Gregory
New York
John Harrison
Ethel
Mrs. Worthing
Connecticut
Tom Bingham
Terra Firma Quip Sparks Tiny Latin Lesson
In a Harpers Weekly vignette a mother asks what he comes of all the pins as she searches for one on her dressing table. Her young son, newly learning Latin, replies that they sail to the earth and become terrapins, a playful pun on words.
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Fred Glenn
Glenn Wood
Hmself
W. H. Blakely
Clarion Schools
Fort Dodges
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Charles Woodcock
Davenport
Jenks Flat
Woodcock
Clinton
Joanna Thurston
TI. I. Turner
Tulafa
Cal
Vulare
Thurston
William Roberts
Turner
Council Bluffs
West End
Reuben Adams
Pella
Adams
Cottonhall
Cenatral University
Floyd
Cerro Gordo
Floyd County
Andrew Willams
John Williams
John McNees
Clarinda
Nodaway
Riyer
Young Williams
Terra Firma
Mrs. X
Harpers Weekly
Plain Cook Requested by Mrs Honeymoon at Intelligence Office
Dialogue notes a humorous scene in which Mrs Honeymoon asks for a plain cook during a visit to the Intelligence Office and the manager asks if she desires a plain option. The exchange continues with a brief, formal tone reflecting a gag between officials and a, likely, jeune couple.
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Intelligence Office
Grubb Presents Special Work on Trusts and Probate Law
Chas A Grubb offers expert opinions on Travats and Probate Law with focus on Iowa Trust and Savings Bank.
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Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Thrifty Money and Old Books At Groggin Sale
A neighborhood sale at an old homestead highlights money versus memory as Lim Jacklin outbids for a pile of old books. The scene contrasts stony thrift with the value of wisdom, Lincoln, and happiness beyond land, as Abe Lincoln and a judge frame a life long spent chasing wealth.
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Lim Jacklin
Stoveall
Lim
Abe Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln
Elisha
Steers
Toveall
Read Good Books And Build A Mindful Life
Opie Read speaks on the value of reading over riches, urging choice books that feed the mind and heart. He stresses balancing study with work, cautioning against hedonistic or vicious writing while promoting intellectual growth and spiritual wealth.
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Brightenin
Solomon
Tribute to Good Nature Quote
A concise reflection on the value of good nature by Henry Ward Beecher, asserting it surpasses knowledge and wealth and enhances happiness for all who share life with considerate, cheerful people.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Substitute for Bucket Water Carrying Tip
A reader advises using a basket lined with cheap oilcloth as a water carrier when a bucket is unavailable. The interior lining prevents leaks and ensures no water is wasted during transport.
One Should Be Enough and the Bisamist Question
A Cleveland Leader quotation notes that the brain presents unanswerable problems including why any man desires to be a bisamist. The scientist asserts such questions resist final answers, highlighting the mystery of human motive.
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Cleveland
Queer idea of Happiness Inspired by Marriage
A reflection on happiness contrasts bachelor and husband life. Jean Paul Richter notes the bachelor lacks someone to speak frankly, while the husband gains the comfort of candid critique from a partner.
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Jean Paul Richter
Actions More Than Words Quote
A reflective quote emphasizes that deeds speak louder than words, noting that genuine kindness and progress come from gentle, practical action rather than talk alone. It links beauty of sentiment to impact through concrete behavior and character.
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Lowell
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