Becoming Joan of Arc a New Theatrical Star
A young actress recounts her rise from minor parts to playing Joan of Arc after Mme G declines. Read reading lines for the famed heroine leads to a breakthrough performance that makes her a new star while Mme G fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipee
Juliet
Queen Catherine
Rosalind
Siz
Dad
Wader
Joan of Arc
Joan
Mme. G
Trgedienne
Maid of Orleans
Mme
Mme, G
Was He Really a Hero?
A damaged vignette recalls Captain Trevellion returning to his old English home after war. A bedraggled man with a crutch enters a grand grounds, seeks shelter, and is treated by a sympathetic young woman and a stern butler. He claims to be Trevellion, wearing a gun metal cross and recounting wartime gallantry, only to reveal his wrecked state and ambiguity about true heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Belgium
Trevel- Hon
Howe
Trevellion
Tin
Trevilllion
Mamma
Ghrapres
Tie
Transfusion Heroine and a Frontline Soldier
The tale follows George Dobbing who after a blood transfusion from his sister Amelia Dobbins fights with the British in Belgium. He faces cowardice charges, earns reprieve, and is promoted after daring actions destroying enemy ammunition with Amelia conspicuously aiding the cause.
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George Dobbing
London
Leon
Belgium
England
Amelia Dobbins
George
Slater
British Institution For Physical Investigation
Burgeon Blake
Endergor
A. Mberal
Misa Dobbin
Strick
Dolbing
Dolbing Volunteered, and the Operation Was Performed, the Bilood Mie Lidy
Belignade
Charlie Nopithnus
Dubbtos
Raed
Minis
Mixa Dalbins
Dr. Wake
Doh- Ding
Charlie F Topledna
George Dobbins
le Centenant
Limaelf
Dobbins
Englano
Blake
Bo Great
Amelia
Dobbing
Zallane
Bergica
Geores Dobbie Ly
Amelie Dale Bins
Wakeda
Ruthven Cast Presents A Daughter of the Desert at Graettinger
A group of Ruthven young men and ladies will present A Daughter of the Desert at the Lawrey Theater in Graettinger on Monday evening, March 27. The play promises to be exceptionally good and Graettinger residents are expected to crowd the house for the visit.
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Ruthven
Lawkeye
Graettinger
Local Social Notes Highlight Rural Visits and Visits
Sunday gatherings and weekend visits are listed among neighbors in Graettinger Emmetsburg Ringsted and Waterloo. People seen include Miss Michel Resh Miss Genevieve Griffen and Mrs D J Millis alongside Mr and Mrs Lewis Lippold Harry Wahidieck J W Oaks and Dr Lindsey the Graettinger veterinarian. A stray valuable horse owned by Mr Long recovered from illness after a prior sickness.
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Lewis Lippold
J. W. Oaks
Michel Resh
Harry Resh
Harry Wahidieck
Graettinger
Harry Rowe
Emmetshburg
Lindsey
Long
Jay Sipereal
Illinois
Ernest Wahldieck
Ringsted
Genevieve Griffen
Waterloo
D. J. Millis
Lake City
Dilly
Belferowsa
Mrs. Wheeler
Oaks Oaks and Taskers Attend Hawroks Funeral
Sure Oaks Mi and Mrs C O Tussell attend the Hawroks dohasan funeral at lsbervility Tuesday. Several locals including Clara Rockne Leta Blanch Young Conrad Refsell and others called on Mandaddype lani Sunday. Refsells not well but reported to be improving amid social visits and a Spring Grove Country Club program outline follows with songs readings and business meeting.
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C. O. Tussell
Hawroks
Lsbervility
Clara Rockne
Leta
Blanch Young
Mandaddypelani
Conrad Refsell
Wallingford
Oq, QC
Refsells
J. A. Larsen
Andrew Christensen
Wesh
Lost Island Social Roundup in Graettinger Visits
Lost Island residents and visitors are noted in a Graettinger dominated round of calling and hosting. Sheffield and family returned from Story City Iowa while C C Miles and other locals traveled between Lost Island and Graettinger.
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Sheffield
Story City
Iowa
C. C. Miles
Graettinger
Lewis Sandvig
John Bondhus
Lewis Thorson
Lost Island Ladies Aid
Martin Roseland
Ethel
Town
Nels Matsen
I Graettinger
Hannah Roseland
Robert Rierson
Albert Thorson
Elsie Knutson
Nels Matsens
Lost Island Farmers Club Meeting Program Outline
The Lost Island Farmers club shares the proposed program for its Wednesday gathering. Events include a welcome by the president, a discussion on crop rotation methods, reports from committee chairs, and a brief Q A session followed by refreshments.
March 29 Recitation Program Features Clara Hermanson Solo
The program lists Clara Hermanson reading Martina Hilton and Arthur Simonson reciting, Martin Simonson humorous reading, Ruth Hiltton piano duet Mabel Thorson and Florence Sandvig, and a piano solo by Theodore Hermanson. A basket social follows. The Local Paper message urges families to read the home paper to foster lifelong reading and local awareness.
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Clara Hermanson
Martina Hilton
Martin Simonson
Arthur Simonson
Ruth Hiltton
Mabel Thorson
Florence Sandvig
Becce
Theodore Hermanson
Morence Sandyig
Atfler
Small Town Life Surpasses Big City Offerings
In this piece the contrasts favor small towns over big cities. It argues that absence of boulevards means no baby bandits and no costly piano operas, cabarets, or society swellings. Yet it claims a healthful, wholesome lifestyle with outdoor winter sports and full of good, honest pleasures for all residents.
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Gorl
Remember This Splinter Removal Method by Steam
A simple folk remedy claims a wide mouthed bottle filled with nearly full water can extract a splinter. Place the injured area over the bottle mouth to draw the flesh down and steam to lift the splinter, while reducing inflammation.
Things Gentlemen Dont Do
A compact quotation set contrasts what any gentleman can do with what he will not do. It highlights restraint in manners, business, cruelty, cynicism, jokes about religion, and harshness, ending on a view of the world as misunderstood yet to be understood.
Far Better Place Initiative Spurred by Passing Citizen
A passerby prompted a community effort toward a far better place as he traveled along the route. The act underscores local neighborliness and hopeful civic engagement.
Silo choices and silage effects studied by Iowa State engineers
Farmers questions answered by Iowa State College engineers cover silo types from clay block to hollow tile and wood, durability, cost, and local availability. Hollow tile silos stay warmer than wood, cement stave iron corrodes but bands are replaceable. airtight smooth durable construction resists silage pressure. Concrete wear from silage is minimal if gravel is hard and sand sharpness is avoided.
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Agricultural Engineers
Iowa State College
Iowa
Germ Army exhibits grippe germ and other bacteria
The grippe germ causing last winter’s epidemic will be shown in Iowa communities. Dr. Henry Akbert, state bacteriologist, prepared about twenty five bacteria on slides for exhibition by the University of Iowa extension division. The collection includes helpful microbes for soil and dairy uses and disease germs such as pneumonia typhoid tuberculosis and chicken cholera. The display aims for farmers institutes food conventions and health meetings.
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Towa
Henry Akbert
University of Iowa
Determining Clay Percentage in Sand for Concrete Mixes
Instructions describe a sand and water method to measure clay content by volume, with a 12 percent cap for ordinary work and a weight-based method dividing by four. For reinforced concrete, clay should not exceed 3 percent by weight, while mass concrete should stay under 5 percent by weight.
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Hero
Sarah Nelson
Glenn Young
Alice Ressell
Aviwassee
Fred Walden
Germ Army
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