L A Allen Remembered As A Public Servant And Philanthropist
The obituary honors L A Allen for nearly twenty five years as overseer of the worthy poor in Johnson County and member of the soldiers relief commission. It commends his tact, judgment and firm economy ensuring aid went to the worthy and funds were safeguarded, leaving a lasting community memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Allen
Mr. Allen
Hits
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Women's Relief Corps
King's Daughters
Ms. Allen
Johnson County
Allen
Alles
Iowa City
Public Auction Sale by Jacob Klous Near Iowa City
Jacob Klous will retire from farming and hold a public auction on Tuesday February 6 starting at 10 am on his farm eight miles south of Iowa City three miles east of Hills and six miles northwest of Lone Tree A free lunch will be served Vendors include an eighty acre farm three head of horses vine head of cattle 16 head of spring shoals a general line of farm machinery corn hay and other property Col C H Murphy will cry the sale.
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Jacob Klous
Iowa City
Hills
Lone Tree
Klaus
C. H. Murphy c
Size of the universe and star distances explained
The article discusses how astronomers measure stellar distances in light years, noting Sirius at about 8.6 light years and Alpha Centauri at 4? 35 light years. It explains light speed, parallax limits, Arcturus distance around 181 light years, and estimates of countless distant stars beyond direct measurement.
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Miles
Alpha Centaur
Sirius
Arcturus
Elkin
Rostand's Rise Fueled by Bernhardt Faith and Coquelin
Edmond Rostand faced early neglect until Sarah Bernhardt championed his work at her theatre. She lured Coquelin to read the manuscript and pledge to stage it, leading to Cyrano and Rostand’s later triumphs. Bernhardt profited from the success across France England and America. The piece also notes medieval kitchen history and temper management tips.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Edmond Rostand
Victor Hugo
Mme
Bernheardt
Rostand
Coquelin
Mme. Bernhardt
L’alglon
Bernhardt
France
England
America
New York Press
Running the Gantlet and its origins in naval torture
The piece notes the phrase running the gantlet as a punishment once used by the British navy where crew members strike the offender with switches between two lines. It claims American Indians adopted the method after observing it in Virginia and Canada. It also cites Huxley on body composition listing thirteen elements with five gases.
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Virginia
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Iowa Citizen Published
Citizen Publishing Company
Quilty
Payabie
Ager
Huxley
Tehles
Keith & McChesney
the Reliable Jewelers
Clinton St
Thos, E. Marshall With
Marshall & Lehmann
Crescent Block
College Street
Iowa
Johnson Co
Col
C. H. Murpy
Smith & Cilek’s
S. Dubuque St
Bell
Miller Miller
UOWA
Leas Ibent Coats
E. College
J.W. Metzinger
Propriator Crescent Planing Mill
Tam
Juoues National School of Oratory and Auctionsering
Davenport
Gale
Will Thomas’ Hardware Store
C. A. Fire
Flannagan Bros
Shoe Store
Glinton ST
Alaska
Dubuque St
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Puebla
Pueblo
Rock Island
H. D. Breene
Town City, Iowa
Will S. Thomas
Good Hardware
Lichty & Thomas
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