Mystery of Cahokia Mounds Attracts Scientific Study
Ancient Cahokia mounds near East St. Louis draw national interest as Professor Warren K. Moorehead leads digs with support from museums and universities. Despite owners resisting full excavation, smaller mounds may yield relics to prove Cahokia as the era’s premier mound builder center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Cahokia Mounds
East St. Louis
Warren K. Moorehead
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
United States Board of Indian Commissioners
Smithsonian Institution
National Research Council of Washington
The
Field Museum
University of Chicago
Peabody Museum of
Cambridge
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Illinois Park Commission
Chicago Historical Society
Ohio
Moorehead
United States
Century of murder haunting Centerville block in Iowa
In Centerville Iowa a long troubled Italian district has seen twenty one murders in fifteen years. Most deaths stem from jealousy greed and vendetta with many victims and killers local to the block. The area earned the nickname hoodoo block as residents avoid it and a photographer refused a street picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
Distrit
Camilla Russo
Oskaloosa Herald
Change Your Key Quote from Globe-Democrat
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotation warns that continual nagging on one topic alienates the speaker from the world. The line reflects a blunt opinion on consistency versus adaptability in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Iowa Tourists Forget Two Children in Minnesota
An Albert Lea Iowa tourists left two girls Frances Buffum eight and Catherine Smith four behind after leaving Empire store along the Jefferson Highway. The children wandered amid shoppers and were later found by storekeeper Mr. Bagan who learned the girls were from Montezuma and Sully, Iowa. The couple was traced to Alden, Minnesota and then reunited with their daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
George
Frances Buffum
Catherine Smith
Jefferson Highway
Empire Store
Mr. Bagan
Frances
Montezuma
Iowa
Sully
Pape
Kiester Minn
Wilson Highway
Alden
Centerville woman seeks third divorce in 24 years
Mrs. John Chaney, 24, appears before Judge Francis M. Hunter for a third divorce after marriages to Murry in 1918 and Ostulund, who died shortly after their divorce, and to Cheney. She alleges her current husband roams with other women and gains freedom after court doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Vale of Tears
John Chaney
Francis M. Hunter
District Court
Murry
C. Ostulund
Cheney
Household Hints From Common Tasks
Practical tips on using wood ashes for cleaning and plant care. A cork dipped in warm water and wood ashes cleans steel cutlery and removes grease from glassware. Wood ashes mixed with earth boosts houseplant growth. Horseradish prep avoids eye irritation. grind in small batches and store with vinegar. Ironing pongee silk after drying prevents grease and restores look. Salt in hot water prevents milk sticking to kettles during scalding. Iodine stained material responds to boiling water until stains vanish.
Cooking Tips From Historic Home Guides
The excerpt offers practical kitchen hacks such as covering baked meat with a damp cloth to prevent crust and reduce basting, cleaning tea stains with vinegar and salt, and using cheese in pie crusts. It also notes French Belgian and Swiss lettuce cooking traditions and suggests spinach as another green.
Small Boy's Lament Over Missing School
Ernest, ailing, stays home from school as his mother cares for him with dainty meals. The next day he heads back and grumbles that he should have stayed sick, saying he didn’t know a good thing when he had it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Wasted Man Power in Old Ways Attitudes
The Christian Science Monitor notes that those tied to traditional methods resist efficiency claims. It observes that even with new techniques two adults are needed to entertain one child, illustrating the slow adoption of modern systems in everyday tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Softest Known Wood From Jacarata Trees
Trees of the Jacara tia genus in tropical America yield exceptionally soft wood. After removing part of the bark a machete easily reaches the trunk center. Fresh wood can be knife cut into blocks like parsnips. As it dries the wood shrinks to a small fraction of its original bulk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Insects: few harmed, most beneficial to crops
The article notes that only a small minority of insects are harmful, while many species aid mankind through pollination of crops and flowers. It highlights the essential role of insects in agriculture and fruit production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mystery OF Mounds OF
Trappist
Cahokia
Or - Salle
Cheops
Mexico City
Ehtre
Mississippi Basin
Gulf States
Mexico
Bureau of American Ethnology
Missouri
Minnesota
E. C. Leber’s
Meyer
Peter
Peter’s
Billiken
Peter’s Boys
Huiskamp
Goodyear
A. M. Creighton
Russia
Wellesey
Peter’s Kid
Kid Opera
Steve Parch
Ornands
Louis
Martha Washington
Rage Ak
Brown Shoe Co
Fairfield
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!