Washington's Nestor of Newspaper Men Writes The Democrat a Good Letter
A traveler muses in Europe and the Holy Land on June 5, 1910. He recalls Rome Naples Jaffa Jericho and Bethlehem. He jokes about ministers, the Dead Sea swim and biblical lore with satirical whimsy and urban farewell to churchgoing.
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Washington
The
Democrat
Rome
Athens
Minerve
Europe
Fisher
Waverly
Naples
Orient
Palestine
Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Smith
Venus
Sodom
Adam
Ben Davis
Jonah
Dana
Jaffa
Dorcas
Sea of Galilee
Brighton
Ananias
Sapphira
Jerusalem
Angel Gabriel
Mt. Moriah
Omar
Solomon's Temple
Abraham
Gabriel
Signore
Wm. A. Cook
Brooks
John Woolson
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
Chapel
Hattie Moore Mitchell
Carroll
Garst
Eben
Remus
Washington Star
Eben Sparks
Yaller
Hosea E. Case
Burrell’s Rambling Travel Notes From Holy Land to Naples
Howard A Burrell writes of Jerusalem and other stops with sharp satire and vivid detail. He mocks religious zealots praises donkeys and city sights, recalls Pompeii and Naples crowds, and revels in oddball moments from monks to curious Italian youths.
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Jerusalem
Naples
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Cheap
Perry Davis Painkiller and community notes at normal
Perry Davis Painkiller advertised for bee stings and insect bites while at the normal school a wide range of lectures and classes were held. Mrs. Miriam Woolson Brooks spoke on opportunities and a new graduation class of country students received diplomas at the county superintendent’s office.
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Lowa
Frank Wilson
Eva Denny
Wilson
Lyman
A. E. Keoford
Albia
Miriam Woolson Brooks
The
Baptist Church
Iowa
John
Iocal Library Commission
Democrat
Men’s Tan Oxfords in Button and Biucher Styles
Men’s tan oxfords ideal for hot weather feature button and Biucher styles. Eye appeal and breathability highlighted as key traits for warm season wear.
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Oxfords
Step Into Comfort Footwear For Hot Weather
A brief advert urges readers to try a pair of sandals priced at three fifty to four dollars offering comfort during the heat season. It highlights lightweight design and breathable materials for daily wear.
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Mt. Olivet
Jesus
Jehoshaphat
Rhodes
Josh
Jerusalem
Missouri
Constantinople
Apollo
Antonius
Adonis
Absalom
Beau Brummer
Bathesda
Cairo
Graduation Day Delivers Mixed Reviews at Local Ceremony
The crowd packed the auditorium as graduates received diplomas amid a lukewarm address. Mrs. Rev. Greer delighted with Bear Story and Little Cat readings, while a detailed pupil honor roll highlighted students from Centennial Heights Lincoln and Lincoln schools.
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Rev
Greer
Covenanter Church
Riley
Reo Pickens
Juanita Rabenold
Minnie Schroeder
Lee Foster
Alma McCaulley
Hazel Miller
Ethel Turnipseed
Willie Eatinger
Fred Jones
Ray Dunshee
Elliott Moore
Stewart Cherry
Frank Smith
Esther Woodburn
Ernest Salladay
Reed Salladay
Daisy Quinn
Myrtle O'Conner
Sallie Back
James Edmundson
Winifred Herr
Alma Wallace
Grace Willets
Ralph McCreedy
Carleton Jones
Jesse Richardson
David Nebel
Marion Crone
Mabel Larson
Irvin Hasty
Willie Wageman
Centennial
Heights School
Wallace School
Lincoln School
Ward
Centennial School
Dorothy Griffith
Eal Cooley
Nathan Ross
Paul Langenberg
Lucile Springman
June Conger
Arnold Hall
Esie Bratten
Theodore White
Howard Brown
Sean Carris
Samuel Hall
Mary Stiles
Florence Springman
Homer
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Wallace
Jordan
Lebanon
Jericho
Joshua
Crockett
Germany
Greece
Italy
New
Jerichos
Elisha
Presbyterian van Dyke
Elijah
Cherih Brook
Nazareth
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Roosevelt
Catacombs
Calixtus
Horace
Virgil
Juvenal
Howard A. Burrell
Perry Davis
Dougherty Bros
Biucher
Bing
Biff
Dr. Goforth
North Side Square
Fox & Dewly
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Marcus Kuhn
Maxwell
Harry Darbyshire
Margaret Brookhart
Everett Kracaw
Cleo Howell
Donald Applegate
Clarke Pelton
Ruby McCleery
Jean Hay
Kathryn Row
Merle Elwell
Raymond Cox
Victor Freding
Mildred Rice
Ned Brookhart
Dale Eckerman
Bertha Hay
Neil Kracaw
Ruth McCleary
Frank Rice
Mauree Applegate
Allen Rice
Charles Barrett
Cleo Morett
Virginia Cunningham
Arlington Daniels
Thelma Page
Alice Cunningham
Ralph Jones
Helen Long
Clyde Page
Ivy Sage
Alice Gibson
Ruby Macon
Maude Miller
Rosa Farrier
Dorothy Latta
Mary Maxwell
Flossie Shrader
Lee Ritchey
Paul French
Nial Nicholson
Vere Wenger
Dorothea Wickham
Ora Wolf
Irwin Blankenhorn
Walter Conner
Esther Cook
Abbie Shrader
Eva Todd
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Prescription Store
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