County seat items from Cherokee county
Martin Wilson leaves for Iowa City to be with his son Swisher Wilson as he undergoes appendicitis operation at University hospital. Cherokee County Farm Bureau picnic set for June 7 at Riverside Park with J F Reed of Minnesota Farm Bureau as speaker. H Noel Peterson Contractor wins three mile highway project in Cherokee County including one mile on Aurelia Peterson road. Over 250 athletes from 35 schools attend the district track meet. Saensen of Alta scores 30 points to lead the event with Alta, Carroll, Hawarden, Cherokee placements.
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Martin Wilson
Iowa City
Swisher Wilson
University Hospital
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Riverside Park
Cherokee
J. F. Reed
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
H. Noel
Peterson Contractor
Cherokee County
Board of Supervisors
Aurelia
Peterson Road
Chief Cherokee
Northwest Iowa
Carroll
Alta
Hawarden
Saensen
Pajama Reply Spurs Rumor At Hotel
Tit Bits quotes a joking exchange about a near fire incident at a hotel. The remark compares a claimed escape with a pajama clad denial, illustrating a lighthearted urban rumor. No official confirmation or details are provided.
Moon Produces Higher Tides Than the Sun
A National Geographic bulletin explains why the moon drives tides more than the sun due to distance. It details gravitational differences, compares pulls at Earth center and near sides, and notes that when sun and moon align twice monthly tides peak.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Lght
Earth
Young Frenchmen Found Unfit for Army Service
More than half of the young Frenchmen called for eight months of government service are found unfit. The rate of rejection has risen since the war, with about one third refused at age twenty and a sixth sent home in the first three months due to physical or developed defects.
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Une Verte
Peggy Joyce Leap Year Attitude Aired
Leap year holds no difference for Peggy Joyce and she believes it affects no one else. The remark reflects her carefree view on daily life and timing.
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New York
Peggy Joyce
Films of Rare Wood Used for Furniture
The article notes shortages of high grade timbers push makers to veneers. Solid mahogany is rare and cheaper woods predominate. Furniture from tables to radio cases uses cheap cores with thin high quality wood skin, often about one twentieth inch thick, enabling vast veneer production.
Flour Substitutes in Baking and Cooking History
The text explains corn meal flour ground to a fine consistency used by bakers and in sausage making as a wheat flour substitute during World War I. It notes limited retail availability, blends with other cereals in pancake flours, and contrasts English corn flour with the American cornstarch used as a thickener.
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England
Fat men endure heat better than slender people study
Tests by the bureau of mines reported by Popular Mechanics Magazine show fat men lose more weight yet feel less exhausted after heat trials. The findings indicate a higher prize rate, not just body temperature, drives comfort under high heat and humidity.
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Bureau of Mines
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Caught Vth Goods
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Yar
Lighter Church Bells Weigh Copper Alloy in Picture
Germans craft bells from a copper alloy lighter than standard metal, weighing about half as much as traditional bells, as shown in a pictured example. The innovation targets easier handling and potentially lower production costs.
Lunch Away From Home For Ibar Men
In the Spanish town of Ibar with 10 000 inhabitants married men never lunch at home. A local proverb says it is unlucky if men lunch at home more than twice in their life on their wedding and death days. Men therefore eat at restaurants factories or workplaces. Women also work away from home during the day according to the belief.
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Ibar
Hibar
Tidal Peculiarity Noted In Global Listings
A brief mention lists sites such as St Michael Alaska Do Son French Indo China Batavia Java and Manila as examples of places with unusual tides or titles of the day. The note highlights a curious pattern among diverse locales.
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Mexico
St. Michael
Alaska
Do-Son
Indo-China
Batavia
Java
Manila
Gerrit Klay Tells of Farm Life and Farm Policy
Gerrit Klay T, born on a farm, worked 140 acres 1888 to 1898, studied law, admitted to the Bar in 1868 and began practice in Orange City. He represented farmers in 47 cases against railroads, served on the Sioux County Park Bureau, and held G A posts. He favors enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, opposes local wine beer sales, and advocates for farm relief measures including McNary Haugen and opposition to road bonds. He plans to publish further views May 25 1928 in Sioux City papers.
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Eo Owas
Orange City
Sioux County Park Bureau
G. A
Judiciary Committee
Iowa Leader Seeks renomination on June 4 Republican ticket
The candidate’s farm relief leadership is praised nationwide while a few critics prompt by jealousy. He aims to continue sound state administration and clean government. If the people approve the state good roads program in November he pledges to maintain Iowa’s progressive road policy with a dollar of roads for every dollar spent.
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Ohn Hammill
Iowa
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Monahan Post Band
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Alta High School
Adeline Alderson
Alta Field
Galva
Holstein
Justice F. W. Ellis
Lena Peterson
Miss Peterson
G. W. Eggleston
First Methodist Church of
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Jupiter
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Tennessee Rats
Palmer
Newell Band
Newell
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Cliff Mandy
Marigold Orchestra
Gerrit Klay
Congress
Europe
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Japan
Ineland
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