Birth and local notices from Jefferson county area
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Owen Fligg on May 2 at Jefferson county hospital. Men joined Allen Jewett Post American Legion this week: Harry Mullenix Lee Heston Orville Tracey Harry Bennett Beverly Simmons. J E Cohagen ill with typhoid fever taken to county hospital. Lee King left Chicago for family illness of his father Perry King and returned after the elder showed improvement. Miss Bessie Buchanan former county superintendent attended F H S class 96 reunion and works with Red Cross in Des Moines.
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Owen Fligg
Jefferson County Hospital
Allen Jewett
The
American Legion
Harry P. Mullenix
Lee Heston
Orville Tracey
Harry Bennett
Beverly F. Simmons
Lee King
Chicago
Perry King
Bessie Buchanan
A. K. Harper
Buchanan
Des Moines
Nature's Nimrod and Vitruvius Wasp Builds Tiny Cupola
A solitary wasp Eumenes amedesi constructs a cupola nest of quartz grains or snail shells, three quarters of an inch high, with a curved mouth. It provisions with five to ten caterpillars and yields a female from a well stocked nest and a smaller male from a meager one. The larval staircase formed by the egg shell allows the grub to access prey, retreating if blocked.
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Eumenes Amedesi
Legend of Washington’s Everlasting Watch Adorns Ramapo Tale
A Ramapo Valley legend says George Washington watched Lord Howe from Torne Peak near the Erie line. A hidden stream on the peak supposedly echoes like a ticking watch as Washington dropped a timepiece into a fissure, forever ticking.
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Ramapo Valley
New York
George Washington
Washington
Ramapo
Erie
Lord Howe
Torne
New York Bay
Old Quindaro Settlement and Its Ghost Town Legacy
The 1856 Quindaro settlement on the Missouri river near Kansas City rose as a free state hub with a hotel, warehouses, and a steamboat landing. Civil War troop departures preceded the wrong turn in geography as the Union Pacific and Hannibal bridge redirected fate, leaving ruins and memories of a once bold metropolis dream.
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Quindaro
Missouri River
Kansas City
New England
Kansas
Leavenworth
Union Pacific
Kaw Valley
Hannibal
Great Metropolis
Kansas City Star
Philadelphia Vitalist Warns Against Excess Money
A Philadelphia vitality expert cautions that too much wealth is harmful though he notes few people suffer from the condition. The columnist presents a skeptical consolation that material abundance is not widespread in society.
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French Children Decorate Graves of Yank Soldiers
Paris reports Memorial Day ceremonies across France with American flags and poppy wreaths at graves totaling about forty thousand, the French joining in insignia and services. Major General Henry T. Allen and Marshal Petain spoke at Suresnes while French and American volunteers tended each grave with daisies poppies and corn flowers.
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Paris
France
Suresnes
Hugh C. Wallace
Henry T. Allen
Coblenz
Marshal Petain
Germany
Madame Millerand
General Allen
America
United States
The Tunnel's Part in Progress Across Regions
A survey of major tunnels highlights the St Gothard in Switzerland linking Goschenen and Airoto, the Simplon Alpine pass, the Wasserfluh two miles long, and prominent American tunnels like Cascade in Washington Cumberland Tennessee Hoosac Massachusetts and the Detroit River tunnel Harry C Drum.
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Europe
St. Gothard
Alps
Goschenen
Airoto
Switzerland
Simplon
Wasserfluh
Khojak Pass
India
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Cumberland
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
Hoosac
Massachusetts
Detroit River
Harry C. Drum
Leslie’s
Revolving Door Etiquette War Reaches Two Schools
The Argonaut notes two rival theories on who should enter a revolving door first. One view says the man should push and lead the way for his partner. The other argues for ladies first with the man letting the woman start then following to guide the door. The dispute remains heated.
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Argonaut
Japanese Sleeping Arrangements
The Japanese bed is simple with a few thick comforters and a pillow. Making a guest’s bed in the parlor is a sign of hospitality, placing the room at the guest’s disposal.
Suicide ends life and infant fatality in Sioux City home
Calvin J. Murphy 24 shot himself in a bathroom at 1707 Pierce Street last night at 9 15 injuring his ten month old daughter who died hours later at the hospital The murder suicide followed domestic and financial troubles Murphy had recently moved from Chicago and inherited property but faced heavy litigation and did no other work than managing his holdings. His wife 22 was nearby when the tragedy occurred.
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Sioux City
Calvin J. Murphy
Pierce Street
Murphy
Chicago
North Side
Leadership through close oversight of a loyal team
The Washington Star notes that a leader gains efficiency by knowing his men and keeping in touch with each tier. Meeting the crew motivates both sides and ensures each member performs with awareness of higher expectations and current requirements.
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Washington Star
Mid Victorian Markswoman and Queen Victoria's Trick Shot
Richard H. Dana recalls Queen Victoria shooting a bull's eye at long range on gala day. Lord Spencer explains the rifle was fixed in a vise with wind tested and the queen pulled a silken cord tied to the trigger.
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Richard H. Dana
England
Mr. Dana
Queen Victoria
Cone Thousand Yards
Lord Spencer
Not Quite the Idea. The Towns Esthetic Figures Named
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes two local men, Mr Bibbles and Mr Jagsby, as the town’s most esthetic figures for spending much time in a Turkish bath, reflecting playful local humor about taste and appearance.
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Mr. Bibbles
Mr. Jagsby
Birmingham Age-Herald
Farm Bureau Notes Free Limestone Through the Bureau
Linwood Stone and Cement of Davenport will supply a limited load of ground limestone to the Farm Bureau for demonstration use. Each member may receive three to five tons with freight paid by the recipient. A carload is ordered for each shipping point where feasible. A. L. Middleton spoke to Brighton farmers and business leaders on the Committee of Seventeen and the evolution of grain marketing, futures trading, and cooperative strategies, noting the need for farmer-led marketing and possible reforms.
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Linwood Stone and Cement Company
Davenport
Farm Bureau
A. L. Middleton
Brighton
Royal
England
Chicago Exchange
Exchange
Royal Commission
Middleton
Iowa
Middletown
Grain Growers Association
Canada
Cooperative Dairy and Poultry Marketing Associations
London
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J .E. Cohagen
Wasp
Quindaro Settlement
Farm Bureau Notes
Farmers Marketing Association
Northwestern Wheat Growers’ Association
Citrus Growers’ Association
Farmers Union, Equity, Cheeses Manufacturers of Wisconsin
Board of Trade
Griffin
Wen
United States Grain Growers Association
Mi Ton
Ray Maxwell
Iowa Loan & Trust Co
Fairfield, Iowa
Athletic Union Su
Boston
Meyer
White Sea Island
Peter
Creighton
Russia
Louis
Dittman
Ogden
Cordo Russia
Crease & Cook
Flexible Shoe Co
Fairfield
Chariton
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