Desperado Arrest Called in Bethlehem Case Fizzles
A sheriff and deputies failed to detain Henry Parsen after a warrant was issued for alleged felonious assault on Mrs. Dan Harris. Parsen, backed by Curt Harris, agreed to respond in Glenwood, but after county attorney’s review the case was dropped. The return trip featured two nonprisoner passengers, with a long drive from Pacific Junction by Ford.
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Bethlehem
DeMoss
Marshal Dalton
Curt Harris
Henry Parsen
Mr. Parsen
Parson
Glenwood
Dan Harris
Parsen
Harris
C. M. Spargur
Wall Creek
Stanton
Villisca
Moore
Lock Springs
Real estate transfers list various parcel deeds
Frank Robbins transfers 1% acre to H W Luther in Anderson. J M Rowley deeds 64 nel, sel, nel4 of sec % in Deer Creek to Frederick White. W S Edie deed to M C Honeyman part se sw of sec 22 Indian Creek. P Ti Kelley to H W Luther jot 6 sec 26 Indian Creek. W Edie to C E Salmons part see sw ig sec 22 part ne uw14 and parts of lots 3 and 14 sec 27 Indian Creek. Elihu Cheney to Grace A Hassall part ne sec 26 Indian Creek seven and 110 acres. W Roonfelt to Alma Lehman block 1 Mineola. John Lohse to Julius Bendit lots 7 8 9 block 15 Mineola. W F Laobey to F H Nipp part lots 1 2 Nipps addition Mineola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robbins
H. W. Luther
Nwi
Anderson
J. M. Rowley
Frederick White
Deer Creek
W. S. Edie
M. C. Honeyman
Indian Creek
P. Ti. Kelley
Indian Creek Township
Edie
C. E. Salmons
Elihu Cheney
Grace A. Hascall
W. Roonfelt
Alma Lehman
Mineola
United States Tops World in Tobacco Growth and Trade
A bureau of foreign and domestic commerce report shows the United States leads as the largest producer, exporter, and importer of tobacco. Almeria tobacco year output averages over 1.2 million pounds valued at about $100 million, with huge exports, surpassing cotton manufactures and leather goods. war disrupted trade but trench consumption balanced losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Foress
Demestic Commerce
Almeria
Malvern Trustees Appoint Nine Library Board Members
Malvern mayor Whitfield appointed nine library trustees, four women and five men, with Whitfield included by special resolution. Officers chosen: Mrs. S. A. Campbell president, L. R. Comer vice president, Miss Nellie Alstrope secretary, P. B. Hendricks treasurer. Other trustees listed include Mrs. Dr. Campbell, Mrs. Royce, Mrs. Deardorff, Mulholland, and Whitfield, among others. The board organized the evening after appointment.
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Whitfield
Malvern
New Library Association
Feow
Dr. Campbell
C. S. Royce
H. A. T Deardorff
Nellie Alstrope
IF. Bw. Mulholland
L. RK. Comer
H. T. Beattie
P. B. Hendricks
D. BE. Whitfield
Fremont and Page counties settle $5500 in death claim
Mrs Ella Johnson receives 5500 as compensation for her husband killed when his threshing outfit crossed a bridge on the county line. Glenwood trials had awarded 19000 and 10806, with counties to cover most costs. W W Marsh invites working democrats to a Des Moines Savery hotel conference on Tuesday June 15 to discuss aims and meet fellow Democrats.
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Fremont
Page
Ella Johnson
Glenwood
W. W. Marsh
Democratic National Committee
Working Democrats
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Marsh
Hastings Visitors Share Snowy Travel Tales
Mr and Mrs W A Colling of Denver visit Hastings with relatives. Brothers W A Colling and N Calling, plus sister Mrs W H Shorts from Indianola Neb, recount trips to Chicago and Lake Michigan, noting a rough May snowstorm en route and lingering winter gear. The group enjoyed fish dinners and pleasant days along the lakeshore. The Denver party returned home after a northern swing, while Iowa weather improves.
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Mr Woodrow
Council Bluffs
H. H. Woodrow
Jas
Stevens
J. E. Wilkins
Stanberry
A. J Boston
Mr. Wilkins
Muscatine
W. A. Calling
Denver
N . Calling
W. H. Shorts
Indianola
Neb
Nick
Chicago
Indiana
Lake Michigan
W. A. Colling
Iowa
Love Returns His Fortune Chaves
A nameless couple’s ten year drift from love ends as fortune favors the husband’s comic art career. He quits poverty with sketches under the name Sera, while she pursues him, learns of his success, and contemplates reconciliation, only to hear he remains in the Town of Tomorrow. The piece frames poverty, ambition, and romantic pride through a fading marriage.
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New York
Tom
Harry
Destiny
Sera
California
Orange Delights and Icing From Simple Cakes
Oranges should be included regularly in meals and these recipes offer orange based treats. Orange Delight uses gelatin, orange and lemon juice with custard or whipped cream, served with lady fingers. Orange icing combines orange and lemon juice with sherry or brandy, egg yolk and confectioners sugar to create a thick spread for cakes.
Frugal Fashion Tricks From A Magnesia To Lace Tips
A 19th century thrift guide urges using magnesia and a clothes brush to remove stains on gowns, cleaning laces by sprinkling chalk through meshes, and sewing covered buttons by crochet or needlework. It praises neat work over professional polish, condemning slipshod methods while noting Parisian externals influence dressmakers.
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Mme. Motjeska
Paris
Bacon Muffins From Hun gary in Mullins Household
A Hungarian servant introduces a bacon flavored muffins recipe in Mullins. She uses flour baking powder sugar salt egg melted butter sweet milk and half a cup of bacon. Bacon is fried or broiled until crisp then chopped and mixed into the batter before baking. The muffins are eaten plain without butter for flavor.
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Mullins
Hungary
Blungary
Auburn Molasses Cookies Recipe Card
A recipe for molasses cookies instructs merging one cup lard and butter with two cups molasses and two teaspoons soda dissolved in boiling water. Beat into the foaming mixture with two eggs, salt, ginger and cinnamon, then add very soft flour and rest an hour. Roll, cut quarter inch, bake in a hot oven to a rich brown.
Pigeon Fricassee From An Old Kitchen Recipe
Cut eight pigeons into pieces and simmer in a stewpan with one pint water and one pint claret. Season with salt pepper mace and onion, plus herbs and butter in flour. Cook until sauce thickens then remove onion and herbs. Beat three egg yolks and stir into gravy, then return meat to dish and pour sauce over.
Baked Oysters In Toasted Bread Cups
A simple oven method uses toasted bread rounds pressed into small cups, buttered and filled with oysters. Season with salt and pepper, bake covered in a pan for about ten minutes until heated through and lightly browned.
A Tea Hint Warns Against Sugar In Teapot
A tea tip warns that placing a lump of sugar in the teapot can spoil the tea and ruin the table cover if spilled. The caution advises keeping the teapot plain to avoid mess and stains.
Uncle William Ashe Returns to mend a broken clan
Bartley and Laura endure pressure from Guy Wadham and ailing uncle William Ashe. As Guy schemes to exploit the will, William arrives ruined but seeking forgiveness. Laura comforts him, Bartley faces a stern rebuke of Guy, and the elder reunites with his loyal kin after a tense period.
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Guy
Beacon
Mr. Ashe
Huzza
Bartley Moore
Bartley
William
Laura
Guy Wadham
Gloucester Housewife Named Best In New England
Gloucester Massachusetts residents recount Mrs Norton as a famed housewife. She rose early to scrub a shed staircase before carpenters arrived to replace it. She insisted on a neat home even in minor chores and humorously ordered her husband to wash hands before touching the coal hod.
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Gloucester
Mass
Mrs. Norton
Care of Watch at Night
The Bureau of Standards notes that at night or when a watch is not in use it should stay in the same position as during the day and kept in a place with minimal temperature changes. If a horizontal position is chosen to counter daily pendant losses or gains, avoid temperature fluctuations and wind regularly to maintain accuracy.
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Bureau of Standards
Model Lovin' Husband Sparks Ladies Society Meeting
In a London Standard tale a Married Ladies' Society meeting opens with members sharing troubles. A meek wife reveals her husband in love with his model, not an artist, though he runs an iron foundry and is a self-made man.
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Married Ladies’ Society For
London Standard
New Remedy for Frozen Limbs in French Army Hospitals
French army hospitals report using ultra violet rays to treat frozen limbs with strong results. Ulceration improves, pain subsides after several applications, and swelling decreases by the next day.
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Marshall Dalton
Omaha
Fair Grounds
Burlington
Conrad
George Haldeman
Peaceville
Wain Hillhouse
Tabor
Hastings
Milwaukee
Ver
Ey Walter Joseph Delaney
Laura Thurston
William Ashe
Hartley Moore
Linden
Gartley
J Guy
Partley
Garden
Town Hotel
Vercon
Thas William Ashe
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