Edgy wagers and odd Iowa cases raise few clear lines
A Cedar Rapids printer vents on a towel mishap then destroys it for kindling after flowers mourn his death. Mack Lockwood reports two men loosening a Milwaukee line rail and fifteen spikes missing near Yale. A tree in Iowa City yields a human bone and skeleton. A judge rules a box car roof detaching in a gale is not liability for the railroad unless defect proven. Damages suit seeks $100 with appeal planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mack Lockwood
Yale
Castle
Shenandoah
Jerry’ Mather
Imogene
High School Notes Include Debate on Women Suffrage, Local Rumpus Board
Friday program features an audience friendly event with spelling match and debate on suffrage. Other items include recitations, music, a Valentine paper, and a request for student input on domestic science and manual training in schools via postal communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillmeier
Lela
Helen Cecil
C. Cers
Mary Neff
Fern Meier
Mildred Neff
Harriett’ Holler
Ccc
Rex Duke
Clell Gardner
John’ Stubbs
Dean, Bottorff
Claudia Lane
Ola Caldwell
Rumpus Board
L. Box 151
City
Hedrick
Former Columbus girl eyed to sit on Phar aoh throne
Olga Humphrey once a Columbus City girl rose to fame on the stage and married Egyptian prince Ibraham Hassan. Reports say the khedive, traveling incognito, has urged her not to abandon the royal position by returning to the stage, noting her marriage places her close to succession in the ancient monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Humphrey
Columbus City
Pharoah
Cleopatra
Miss Humphrey
Ibraham Hassan
Paris
Cost of the Iowa legislature pay and per diem schedule
The document outlines compensation for Iowa legislators and staff for the session. Members receive 1000 dollars for the session, split into installments due February 12, 1913 and at session end. Mileage is ten cents per round trip, payable within thirty days after convening. Page and clerk roles receive daily rates ranging from 2 to 8 dollars, with other positions at 1.50 to 4 dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senate
House
Juliet’s Balcony in Verona Echoes Immortal Love
A London Telegraph description visits Juliet’s balcony in Verona. A tall gray house bears a tablet about the Capulet daughter. Autumn light, red flowers, a moving curtain and a listening market scene frame the famed scene as a mother with child observes the city’s life beside the legendary site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capulets
Juliet
Verona
Old City
Market Place
Veronese
Ufe
London Telegraph
Power of the Sun as an Energy Source
An essay notes solar power surpassing wind and fossil energy, estimating that sunlight on one acre could power 12 000 horses in a perfect engine, though figures vary by location. It links solar energy to tides, rains, and chemical activity, arguing kilowatts will replace horsepower in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick
Towa
Keokuk County
Edgar Lucien Larkin
New York American
Saturn’s moons likely keep same face toward planet
Guthrick’s photometric study of six Saturn satellites confirms earlier findings that several, possibly all, behave like the Moon by always showing the same face to their planet. Tethys shows marked luminosity changes. one hypothesis posits an elongated ellipsoid shape with axes in a five to two ratio, akin to a proposed shape for asteroid Eros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturn
Guthrick
Royal Observatory of
Berlin
Tethys
How to Help With Coats and Jackets Correctly
The author notes many people err by lifting garments high when helping someone with a coat or jacket. They should lower armholes toward the waist and keep the skirt off the floor, allowing the wearer to slip the arm in naturally.
Chesterton Lauds Emily Bronte As Splendid Author
G K Chesterton lauds Emily Bronte as a splendid woman writer and praises Wuthering Heights as superb though not human, saying it might have been written by an eagle. He notes the author has perhaps won the most unstinted praise from men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Bronte
G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton
A Perfect Defense in a Garden Mystery
Mrs Prouty asks Sam what is wrong with the garden after long travels in July and August. Sam replies he has not done anything, hinting at an unexplained issue in the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Spunky Retort at Court Over Feigned Sleep
A brief court-room quip shows Mrs. Peck Henry feigning sleep during questioning. Henry replies angrily that he did not feign sleep, while addressing his spouse in a sharp exchange with the judge presiding.
Life Motto Quotation by Jurdon Emerges in Journal Note
A clipped quotation from Jurdon about daily life as a new year appears in a local page. The line frames personal resilience and renewal as a recurring start, echoing period voices in the column. The excerpt is presented as a reflective aside within the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurdon
Auction at Robert Cunningham Farm Near Highland Center
Public sale advertisement for March 7 1918 at 10:00 am on Cunningham farm two miles south of Highland Center three miles north of Dah Lonega seven miles southwest of Hedrick and north of Ottumwa listing horses cattle hogs corn seed and farm equipment with lunch by Highland Center Ladies Aid Society terms credit over 10 cash under 10 no removal until settled H C Lynn W H Cooper clerks Auctioneers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cunningham
Highland Center
Dahlonega
Hedrick
Ottumwa
Highland Center Ladies’ Aid Society
H. C. Lynn
W. H. Cooper
Public Auction at Campbell Farm Highland Center Area
John Swanson offers at public sale on February 18 at 10 o clock at the Robert Campbell farm north of Highland Center and southwest of Hedrick. Auction includes 8 horses with various weights and ages, 8 cattle with milky cows calves heifers and steers, 2 gilts, harnesses wagons buggies plows cultivators mowers and farm implements, chickens and house goods. Terms: 10 months credit on sums over ten dollars, bankable note at 8 percent interest. ten dollars and under cash. removal after settlement. lunch by Highland Center Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swanson
Robert Campbell
Highland Center
Hedrick
Deere
Hayes
Bradley
McCormick
Highland Center Aid Society
F. H. Tinsley
Frank Emery
Rock Island Discs
Dain
Osborne
Columbus Survey
Plymouth Rock
Farm auctions at Hedrick and vicinity reveal large livestock sale
Public auctions set for February 22 and February 27 at Hedrick area homes list dozens of horses and mules, cattle, hogs, and grain. Items include 45 head horses and mules, 8 cattle, 40 hogs, 400 bushels corn, with details on breeds, ages, weights, and foal status. Terms offer 12 months credit on sums over ten dollars and cash for small amounts. Auctioneers F H Tinsley, W H Cooper, and W A Vaughn oversee the estate sales and note weather and transport options for buyers and sellers.
Pleading for the Canteen in New York Press
Military leaders led by Secretary Stimson urge restoring the army canteen to curb rampant drunkenness and bootleg liquor. They argue abolition worsened discipline, harmed soldiers' social life, and increased arrests, with overseas postings showing especially clear consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stimson
War Department
House Committee On Military Affairs
Auction Notice at South of Hivesville Feb 2
South of Hivesville on Friday February 2 at 10 a.m. property offered includes 4 extra dairy cows, 7 horses and cattle, a 3-year-old mare, 2-year-old draft colts, a spring colt, and storage team or 2-year-old draft mares plus many other items. Terms include 12 months erect sums over $10 on bankable notes at 8 percent interest from date. Sums of $10 and under cash. W H Cooper, Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. HE. Tinsley
A. W. Holzhausey
Hedrick
Ecomi Pe
Coniiz
McCormick
H.y
Deere Gang
H. Osier
Cooper
W. A. Vaughn
Pinehurst Farm
Fremont
Sharp
Hivesville
W. H. Cooper
Tacking Explained for Bobby on a Sail Boat
Bobby asks what tacking means after hearing about his sister's first sailing. The sister explains lightly that it is turning halfway around and then you sail on the bias, with the round-faced youth listening in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Sinter
Brit
Utse
Debunked claim on Spirit Lake massacre survivor case
Reports say newspapers erred in declaring Irene Thomas the last survivor of the Spirit Lake Indian massacre of 1857 in Kansas. Abbie Gardner-Sharpe, Spirit Lake resident, contests the claim, recounting her captivity and eventual return to her people with the help of a chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Thomas
Kansas
Spirit Lake
Abbie Gardner- Sharpe
Rommel Pleads Guilty in Post Office Theft Case
Henry J. Rommel, a rural nail carrier, pleaded guilty before a United States commissioner in Council Bluffs to stealing from a Silver City post office money drawer. A marked one dollar bill was left to trap him. he confessed after arrest. Bond set at 500 dollars. About 800 dollars in all had been stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Rommel
United States
Council Bluffs
Silver City
Rommel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hedrick Journal
R.S. Martin & Sons, Publishers
Chicago
Iowa City
Martin Klouma
Oakland Cemetery
Strohm ™ Ekewis
Los Angeles
California
Romeo
H. S. Cline
Hedvick
Poland
Washington
Milwaukee
Moenths
Ladies’ Aid Society
F. H. Tinstey
C Rk
T. E. Rhinehart
Poling
Second Street
Ottumwa, Iowa
Togus
Maine
C. W. Whitmer
J. S. Reeves
Henry Stacy
G Mutzell
Dayo m. J.C, Hutzell
West
Main
Fort Wayne
Ind
Post Office
Streas
Tacking
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