Local social notes and visits across Clarke County
Mrs. M. E. Darrah advertises a 4917 Model Ford touring car for sale. Numerous visits are noted: Mrs. J. M. Harris in Leon, Mrs. Daisy Best in Corydon, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCoy in town, Mrs. H. E. B. Jennings in Le Roy, Mrs. Jas. Storey returning from Des Moines, and many others visiting relatives in Des Moines Ames Centerville Cambria Indianola Sumner Neperville Columbus Osceola Lineville Muscatine Weldon Danville and nearby towns. A car of horses ships out, a hog shipment to Chicago, and old papers bought at the blacksmith shop.
ODE TO THE GIRL Provokes with a Hartford Man Verse
A Hartford man laments modern women’s dress and pens a verse titled Ode to the Girl condemning skimpy attire. He argues modesty and underclothes as charm and protection while critiquing today’s fashion and its effect on suitors.
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Hartford
Sound Carrying Devices To Be Used At Conventions
Electrical sound amplifying devices to carry speakers’ voices to all parts of Chicago and San Francisco convention halls will be installed by Tell telephone interests. Transmitters above platforms will feed wires to receivers acting as transmitters throughout the venues.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Tell
View Distances From Height And Airship Sightlines
The article explains how viewing distance changes with height and illumination. A beach observer five feet tall sees about 2.5 miles, six feet yields three miles, a 100 foot roof line reaches 13 miles, and a thousand foot peak offers a 40 mile panorama. An airship at one mile elevation gives a 96 mile radius, and a mountain a mile high can be seen 96 miles away with good illumination. Mrs. C. L. Hart visited Centerville Monday.
Caught Between Mockery and Masked Courage
A reflective verse contrasts mockery with restraint as criticism targets emotions and demeanors. It wields humor as shield while probing the pressure to perform confidence and status under social gaze.
Government to Erect 44 Explosive Storage Buildings
Report from Bellevue Jaws notes the government will build forty four storage structures at the proving grounds opposite the city to hold thousands of tons of TNT. The reserve supply can be moved to either coast by rail in four days.
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Bellevue
Jaws
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