Be wary of folk wisdom in Kiss a Mule Cure a Cold
A book review discusses Kiss a Mule, Cure a Cold by Evelyn Jones Childers, praising some folk sayings for plausible science while noting many are illogical. Examples cover weather signs, luck, romance, and home remedies, with playful commentary on superstition and drought beliefs.
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Evelyn Jones Childers
Peachtree Publishers
Atlanta
Bruno
Holly
Brody
Reader's Digest
Paula's Pleasure Palace
Baltimore Man Sentenced for Rapes After Consensual Encounters
An Annapolis construction worker Hal Koran, 32, received a five year prison term after pleading guilty to assault and battery and second degree rape related to two separate incidents. Prosecutors noted the victims had initially engaged in consensual sex before the attacks. Police said Koran was arrested September 23 after one victim reported being tied to a bed with plastic strips and assaulted and raped.
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Annapolis
Hal Koran
Koran
William D. Roessler
Convicted in sexual assault case involving consensual sex
A man named Koran was arrested after a reported rape following consensual sex with a woman. A second similar complaint from Dec 21 described tearing a towel, gagging, binding, and injuring another woman after consensual sex at his Annapolis rented home. He was rearrested and jailed. The prosecutor noted the unusual pattern of consensual then forcible sex.
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Koran
Annapolis
Anne Arundel
Roessler
Stolen Birds From Burlington And Coralville Pet Stores
Two pet shops lost valuable birds and other animals in backdoor burglaries over the weekend. Bozo the 2,800?parrot and two Congo African parrots valued at 500 each were taken from Burlington’s J&R Fish Bowl, while Coralville’s Paws & Claws lost nine small birds, an alligator-like reptile, hamsters, cages, and syringes worth about 5,800 in total. Police say the incidents may be unrelated and suspect black market sale.
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Heather Sloman Woodin
Bozo
Burlington
Coralville
Paws & Claws
Second St
J&r Fishbowl
Terry Koehn
Midwest
Koehn
David ‘Smith
No surplus dairy for East Iowa residents this month
Eastern Iowa will not receive cheese under the TEFAP program this month for the first time in seven years. HACAP manager Barb Elsasser says supplies are exhausted across Linn Jones Johnson Iowa Benton and Washington counties while DHS officials warn shortages may persist into October or later.
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Vanessa
Iowa
Barb Elsasser
Hawkeye
HACAP
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Benton
Washington
Iowa Department of Human Services
Carl Meisel II
Towa
State Department of Human Services
DHS
Elsasser
Washington, D.C
William Armstrong
Senate
Congress
How Flag Day Became a US National Holiday
The flag’s origin traces to June 14 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. Observance began in 1877 for the flag centennial and became a national holiday in 1949 after Truman signed the law. Cedar Rapids officials say no official Flag Day observance will occur locally.
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United States
Continental Congress
Congress
Truman
Cedar Rapids
Woman pulled from burning Amber home as clothes burn away
Neighbors describe Lyda DeShaw pulling Mildred Towne from a burning Amber house around 10 30 am. Towne and DeShaw, both burned, were taken to hospitals with Towne in critical condition. Firefighters from Anamosa Monticello Center Junction and Olin battled the blaze. cause unavailable.
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Arute
Lyda DeShaw
Mildred Towne
Amber
DeShaw
Tonne
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
University of Town Hospitals
Brad
Lauren
Brad DeShaw
Anamosa
Center Junction
Olin
Jones County
Townes
Mildred
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