Prairie Printer novel recalls Iowa pioneer printing era
Miss Marjorie Medary of Waukon writes fiction based on her grandfather Thomas Corwin Medary a 19th century Iowa printer. The novel Prairie Printer sequel to Buckeye Boy traces Tom Kenyon from Ohio to Illinois Iowa frontier towns and early newspapers amid Kansas turmoil and Fremont Lincoln politics. It weaves Iowa history with pioneer journalism as Medary balances writing with textbook editing in Boston and Hampton Connecticut.
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Naukon
Iowa
Ohio
Marjorie Medary
Waukon
Medary
Prairie
Longmans, Green and Company
Thomas Corwin Medary
Mirror and Journal
Lansing
Democrat
Miss Medary
Edgar F. Medary
The
Postville Graphic
Tom
Boston
Halcyon House
Hampton
Conn
United States
Tom Kenyon
Fremont
Buchanan
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Territory of
Kansas
James B. Eads
Eads
Mississippi River
Tecorah Journal
Tecorash
Decorah
Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Point
Capoli
Howell
Howard
Mitchell
Buckeye Boy
Boston Athenaeum
Boston Hill
Iowana
State Historical Library
Iowa City
Joe Kolarik
Cedar Rapids
Joe Zbornik
Zbornik
Dorothy Higbie
Mt. Vernon
Gazette
Halcyon
Connecticut
Lion and tiger battle ends in New Bedford
A lion and a tiger fought to the death in New Bedford Massachusetts with the lion prevailing after the circus act by Biller Brothers. A carcass weighing about half a ton was reported.
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New Bedford
Mass
Biller Brothers Circus
Manchester's Only Woman Lawyer Visits
Dr. Phyllis J. Hughes, Delaware county's sole woman lawyer, summering in Manchester at her former home. An international law specialist, she authored a foreign law reference, advised on U S corporations abroad, and discussed travel and property rights. Her career includes AMG work in Europe, negotiations for Wright Aeronautical, and politics with Wisconsin Democrats.
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Manchester
Phyllis Josephine Hughes
Delaware County
Germany
E. M. Hughes
California
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
Washington
Foreign Law Ag Ange
Starr Interests
New York
AMG
Austria
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Switzerland
England
Ireland
Air Forces
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Hughes
Board of Appeals
Wauee
Dr. Hughes
Marquette University
Delta Sigma Rho
Local Honorary Society Leaders Recognize Collegiate Affiliates
The text notes membership among Kappa Beta Pi the international legal sorority and Theta Rho a local honorary group. It states she received pre college training in Manchester public schools and Visitation Academy at Dubuque.
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Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority
Theta Rho
Manchester
Visitation Academy
Dubuque
21 Years for His Education
Iowa City AP reports Ralph Porter a 48 year old Laurens resident has pursued education since WWI. He earned a BA in 1922 at age 31 then taught, and in 1945 resumed work on a master's at SUL while serving as night librarian. He expects to finish next month as his daughter nears his age.
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Iowa City
Ralph Porter
Laurens
Porter
University of Iowa
School of Journalism
Morningside Academy
Sioux City
Sul
Three Oakdale Doctors Turn to TB Fight After Illness
Three Oakdale physicians C W Gray W W Kearney and Arthur C Wise became sanatorium staff after contracting tuberculosis. Gray who served in Europe as a medical officer had a hemorrhage and TB in 1945 and joined Oakdale three years ago. Kearney discovered TB on discharge from the army and now oversees 110 patients while teaching UI students. Wise, 34, treated for TB before joining Oakdale three years ago, still has one collapsed lung and advocates routine TB examinations and preventive medicine.
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Oakdale
Iowa
C. W. Gray
W. W. Kearney
Arthur C. Wise
Dr. Gray
Gray
W. M. Spear
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Kearney
University of Iowa
Spear
SUI Medical College
Wise
Chicago
SUI
University Hospital
State sanatorium patients find compassionate doctors
Bed stricken cases and recovering patients praise Doctors Kearney Wise and Gray at the state sanatorium for understanding their problems. The doctors share the experience of having the disease themselves, which strengthens their empathy and care.
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Kearney, Wise and
Gray
Corner Stone Opened After Chatham Square Church Demolished
Keokuk reports the corner stone of the 1857 Chatham Square Methodist church was opened after demolition. Inside lay two badly deteriorated books and an empty flask revealed by excavation. The event marks a relic uncovered in the building’s final days.
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Keockuk
Chatham Square
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Leland Higbie
Bess Medary
Providence
R. I
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Albuquerque
Henrietta Medary
Adary
Edgar Ere Still
Waukon Ressen
Thomas
Corwin Medary
Anchorage
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Clarence Cox
Miss Hughes
Milwaukee
Young Democrats of Wisconsin
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Young Democrats
Joan Liffring
Europe
Dr. Kearney
el Paso
Texas
Santa Fe
N. M
Doctors Gray, Wise, Kearney
Linn County
Urbana
Alburnett
Central City
Springville
Williams & Lee
Hall
Linn County Fair
Frank Cach Glass and Paint Co
Second St
Barney’s Pt & Wp
First Ave
Walter J. French
Klinger Wp & Paint Co
Second Ave
the Sherwin-Williams Co
Third Ave
Reardon Company
St. Louis
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Montreal
Dramex
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