Divided Knights of Pythias Boosters contest for attendance
Two lodge divisions led by Dolph Huene and Clyde C Marshall used credits for meeting attendance sick visits and recruiting new members. A rivalry grew with Huene’s ad campaigns and Marshall’s roosters. The contest ended with Huene’s group winning by 25 points and a notable home visit credit.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Dolph Huene
Clyde C. Marshall
Lodge
Captain Huene
Captain Marshall
Huene
Knight
Boosters
Marshall
Roosters
Real estate transfers list from several townships and towns
Property deeds show Barbara Wosoba transferring 619 acres to Mike Wosoba in Oxford township for 255 92 acres, James Carter to Nathan and Elva Carter for 266 acres at 36000 in Jackson township, Charles A Driscoll to W B Fagan for 7200 in Richland township, Nicholas Koppes to Charles A Driscoll for 275 acres in Washington township at 20000, Peter E Like to Dirk Kollman for railroad lots in Monticello at 1500, various other transfers including lots in Wyoming and Scotch Grove, Fairview, and Monticello totaling several hundred dollars to churches and companies.
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William McGovern Jr
John Kurt
Wisw
Richland Township
James P Skahill
James E Skahill
Washington Township
Anna F Brutsman
J R Soper
Fairview
Abe Rosenfieild
J M Carstens
East
Anamosa Add
Frank Lathrop
Frank Shedek
Oxford Township
Janet Brainard
Elizabeth Crissick
Wyoming
Henry Bramer
John Yardin
Clay Township
Thomas Alrichs
Johanna Alrichs
Castle Grove
George C Lawrence
Adolphus Patnode
Freemont Road
H N Curtis
Charles C Curtis
Monticello
Rickles Gerdes
John Dress
W J Duncan
F Ef Truax
Cronkhite
Alin
Mary Potter
Anna Goodman
Hale Township
N C Holet
Cornelius M Holst
Scotch Grove
Ida Young
R O Stirton
Maude M Kiburz
Mary Gray
Davidson
Walsworth
Florence Williams
Onslow
George Osborne
Albert
Martha Osborne
Hale
Albert Gruenig
L J Jacobs
Lovell
Edwin E Darrow
J W Conmey
Cass Township
Rudolph Teslik
Ben Hanson
Rome Township
Oxford Mills
Maggie Hubbell
Samuel Eby
City of Monticello
Lula Delancey
F J Fish
George W Fish
Wayne Township
S K Thompson
Madison Township
Sam G Thompson
WA Houstman
Duncan
Joseph Wasson
Jackson Township
D Chadwick
Elizabeth Frisbie
Boardman’s & Soper’s
Anamosa
John M Letze
J M Eby
Moore Kirkpatrick
Hiwood Kirkpatrick
H L Green
Barbara Wosoba
Mike Wosoba
Oxford
James Carter
Nathan
Elva Carter
Charles A Driscoll
Fagan
Nicholas Koppes
Sely
Peter E Like
Dirk Qollman
Mike Benhart
Otto Benhart
Swf
Newey
Bessie Baade
Sacred Heart Church
Eliza H Potter
The
Home Lumber Co
Soo Much Eating and Drinking
A Cedar Rapids Republican column argues that urban residents consume far more food than is healthy suggesting nine of ten eat one third more than advisable. The piece claims overeating surpasses overdrinking in harm to society and individuals, urging ration reduction for happiness and longevity.
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Cedar Rapids
The Dollar Defy Perspective in a World View of Distance
A witty Washington Post line notes that the farther a dollar is from view the larger it appears, joking on perspective and value in everyday life. The remark plays on scale to critique financial perception and distance.
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Washington Post
Soldier's vow breaks under cobra lure to marry Cyn
In a family letter from India a young officer recounts defying a soldier’s code to marry Cynthia Crocker after a cobra threatened her during dinner. Colonel Crocker negotiates his retirement and the couple plans a London wedding after sailing home with the Crockers. The writer later admits he hid parts of the tale.
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India
Meerut
The
Fusiliers
Cynthia
Singland
Colonel Crocker
Mrs. Crocker
Delhi
England
Crocker
War Office
London
Twickenham
Crockers
Cynthia Crocker
Cold Swindle Beats Honolulu Gas Meter Revealed
A Honolulu con man used a laboratory ice disk to freeze water in a gas meter slot, fooling collectors into believing gas was consumed with quarters disappearing unseen. The scheme, warned by the Saturday Evening Post, shows the ice disk melted inside the meter leaving no trace of the trick.
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Tlonotul
Conumon
Honolulu
Saturday Evening Post
Anamoen County Tender Seeks 1060 Yards of Rock Pavement
Sealed bids due April 7 1914 at the county auditor for 1000 yards of crushed rock on a county road section between the river bridge and M Like farm Monticello and Cascade. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check and the winner posts a 60 percent bond. County may waive defects and reject all bids.
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Anamoen
River Bridge
Monticello
Cascade
Lovell Township
SRLS
Origin of the term horsepower in steam engine history
The article cites Murey on the Steam Engine 1827 noting Watt compared steam engine power to a London brewer’s horse. A horse at two and a half mph could raise 150 lb at 220 ft per minute, equaling 33 000 lb per minute or 528 cubic ft of water per minute, denominating horsepower. Smeaton later estimated 22 000 lb per minute as a more accurate figure.
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Murey
London
Smeaton
Napoleon’s St Helena Home Slated for Ruin
Napoleon’s last residence on St Helena is deteriorating with doors left open day and night. The Longwood house and grounds, once bought by Napoleon III in 1858, now lack funds for upkeep as a caretaker remains paid by the French government.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Island of
Europe
Longwood
Napoleon III
He Has Felt Them
A compact line from the Philadelphia Record emphasizes the familiar saying that even leather slippers may be felt by a boy, illustrating a domestic or cultural moment in a brief quotation.
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Philadelphia
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Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
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Win. H. Gifford & Sons
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