Aunt Hetty Mason of the Old Home Town
Sherman Irish recalls Aunt Hetty Mason and Uncle Bob in the Old Home Town. The pair shaped the community from a white house with green shutters near the railroad, guiding neighbors, teaching, hosting funerals, and tending gardens while the town grew and later began locking doors at night.
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Bowe
Hetty" Mason
Court House
Hetty
Ancle
Bob Mason
First Street
Bob
Enele Bob
Evan
Betty Mase
White House
Old Home
Sherman Irish
Betty Mason
Old Home Town
Howers
Aunt Hetty
Henrietta
Shermar Irish
Mason
Hetty Mason
Vacationitis Epidemic Among Vacationers Warned
A playful yet cautionary note describes vacationitis as a contagious malady affecting imagination and judgment. It likens symptoms to restlessness yawning and an “far away” look with maps and studies becoming overshadowed by desire to travel. The piece cites Lake region reports and warns the affliction is chronic and often recurring with financial aftereffects.
The Gardner and Smith's Daring Dissension
A distressed narrator laments wanton destruction and careless neighbors amid market crowds. The speaker condemns owners of a peer’s sheep and crops for trampled growth, arguing they rarely consider others’ rights. The voice prefers a foe who would end his woes outright to ongoing mild harm.
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Smith
Xeon
Walt Mason
Auto Accident Injures Two Young Sons in Hamburg Trip
Vern YN Adams on the way home from Hamburg, a brake failure sent their car tumbling down a grade. One boy was thrown through a window with a deep head gash, Leola suffered a bad arm cut, Green and the other boy escaped harm as the car wrecked badly. A wheel was wrecked and the ear damaged. The report notes confusion and unclear details beyond the immediate incident.
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Enn
Vern YN. Adamson
Hamburg
Brukee
Mixt Laulne
Kpetl
Misa Leo
Mins Green
Che
Atehlaon County Journal
Fault-finders and motion mindedness in public thought
A column critiques constant fault-finding and urges optimism. It cites an Inland Press association talk by Mr Hays on fault-finders and the value of balancing motion with reflection. The piece praises college professors and warns that motion without purpose can waste effort, urging a practical middle ground.
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Inland Presa Association
Hays
University of T+lingis
J Reere
Bualnex
Italy seeks better war debt terms from United States
Italy plans to press the United States for a more favorable settlement of wartime debt than Britain received. A ten year moratorium is sought, with Italy arguing for lower interest and longer deferral. The country concedes Britain’s accord but says the U.S. should not show favoritism. Reporter Advertising Always Pays.
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Italy
United States
England
Fire destroys car after long heat and flame escape
A confused report describes Riggs saving a hot car then seals it with a twenty minute cool off. The vehicle burst into flames as he tried to drive away,coat and crutch damaged. An Atchison County Mail item mentions Watchman Wamdinther and debts among Europeans and a commentary on savings, time, and money.
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Riggs
Atchison Co. Mail
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Ioana
Clyde Lingo
First Oe Bank
Hamburg, Iowa
Colonial Theatre
Wea
Jack Holt
Cois Wilson
Noah Beery
Raymond Hatior
Starteel Bisignia
Phiscopal Hlt
Stack Fire Insurance
Shire Unik
Mutual
Math
Fremont County
Anton Miller
Fred W. Hill
Sec’y
Iowa
the Gardner
Wamdinther
Blind Boone
Piano
Bing. Boone
M. E. Sunday School Methodist Church
First National Bank
Federaleserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
National Wanks Cereus
Federal Teserve Bank
Salut
Berit
Carhier
Tote
Fremont
Irwin
N. W. Irwin
Cashier
Alteat
Inky Lingh
C, M. Garst
F. J. Sless
KR. F. Hickman
Boyle’s Store
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