Springtime headlines and town notes mix in a dry spell
A column blends rural sayings with local happenings. It notes men behind tools versus weapons, street lamps appearing when needed, and Secretary Haywood seeking funds from Pullaman Co. The piece mentions spring weather, blossoming trees, youth love, and signals the end of Sunday baseball due to saloon closures in Dennison, marking a dry period for the county.
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Haywood
Pullaman Co
Dennison
Swindlers face prison terms as council dispute erupts
The piece attacks Maybras and the lia gang amid a chaotic council scene. It calls for five year sentences for the swindlers and six months for their supporters, with penalties including hard labor. It also cites a Des Moines incident where school officials were fined for disciplining a child and voices concern over parental responsibility in raising children.
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Maybras
Lia
Council Mutts
Des Moines
Shadow social at Myers school house draws crowd
Miss Blinch Smiths school held a shadow social at Myers school house last Friday evening. A program followed with shadows sold and Haight officiating. Ice cream and cake were served. Proceeds went to aid local needs.
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Blinch Smith
Myers School
Auedioneer Haight
Sibone Studi
John Westphal
Diereks Bros
Aurelia
Johnny Booth
Then He Landed
A New York beauty doctor asserts beauty is a woman’s key attribute and the greatest benefit to her. She claims men in their private regard desire beauty most in their female relatives, recounting an incident where a gray old man challenged a paper for calling his daughter Patty Fatty.
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Julia Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
Julia
Mwanunas
New York
Patty
Fatty
An Ungallant Rascal
A spinster and a bohemian hobo share a terse exchange about romance and a leap year proposal. The hobo recounts a past sweetheart who resembled the spinster, explaining she did not die but the pair never wed after his flight from home.
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Chicago
Dead Heat Term Inspires Student Riddle
A pupil asks about the meaning of dead heat after a teacher quotes the term from a morning paper. The exchange evokes confusion as the student suggests a “heat of the phone” and wonders what happens when people are dead.
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Jones
Loudon Belial
Uss Tee
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