The False Friend and the House of Deceit
Mrs Lara Davenal, two years a bride, is betrayed by Minna Burton who feigns concern and urges separation. A planned flight to a cousin’s home ends when Lara discovers her husband Sydney’s plan and a dramatic reunion follows, restoring trust and happiness.
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Lara Davenal
Minna Burton
Minna
Laura
Lura
Mrs. Davenal
Lara
Sydney Davenal
Myra Blodgett
Sydney
Burton
Myra
A Simple Way To Suppress a Sneezing Fit
An advice note explains a quick trick to mute sneezes in public. Press the finger across the upper lip beneath the nose or across the lower lip above the chin to prevent sound and avoid disturbance in churches and theaters.
Actress Gail Kane Reclaims Jewelry Found in Madison Square Garden
The New York actress Gail Kane proved ownership of a 50 stone diamond pendant worth about 5000 dollars after it was found by a jobless man at Madison Square Garden. Kane said a good samaritan returned it and she paid a 300 dollar reward.
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Leutenant
Madison Square Garden
Benjamin Nussbaum
Nussbaum
Gail Kane
New York Times
Safe to Jump on Him
A West Indies court humorously weighs risks of foreign prisoners. A Haiti magistrate examines a Swiss detainee and notes Switzerland lacks a seacoast and navy. The judge concludes with a year at hard labor, citing safety concerns and potential gunboat trouble.
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West Indies
Haiti
Switzerland
Poison bottles identified by cord and pins method
A Farm and Fireside writer suggests identifying poison bottles in the dark. Methods include threading a cord through the cork and wrapping it to deter accidental use, or criss crossing pins through the cork to prevent unintended access.
No Bed of Roses Inquiries on Clerical Posts
An observer questions whether influence is needed to obtain a government clerkship. The citizen replies that even with changes to hours and pay, he would require substantial influence to accept such a position.
Eighteen New Iowa Towns On Census List Dropped
Iowa's census report shows twenty three new towns with no state incorporation record. Centralia Dubuque county 98 inhabitants Dawson Dallas county 306 Guernsey Poweshiek 177 Hartford Warren 238 Hartwick Poweshiek 113 Hill's Siding Johnson 210 Maysville Scott 58 Middletown Des Moines 106 Northboro Page 219 North Tabor Mills 160 Ot tson Humboldt 153 Ovens Plymouth 82 Quimby Cherokee 280 Quincy Adams 77 Reasner Jasper 203 Robins Linn 125 Royal Clay 812 Welton Clinton 75.
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Des Moines
Census Department
Municipal Accounting Department
Iowa
State House
Centralia
Dubuque County
Dawson
Dallas County
Guernsey
Poweshiek
Hartford
Warren County
Hartwick
Hill’s Siding
Johnson County
Maysville
Scott County
Middletown
Northboro
Page County
North Tabor
Mills County
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Humboldt County
Ovens
Plymouth County
Quimby
Cherokee County
Quincy
Adams County
Reasner
Jasper County
Robins
Linn
Royal
Clay County
Welton
Clinton County
State Roads Plan Adopted by County Meeting
The Charles City Commercial club led a mass meeting urging the county supervisors to finish all grades and gravel county roads promptly with permanent bridges. Bonds maturing in twenty years will fund the improvements, and all townships attended.
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State Free Employment Bureau
Iowa
County Good Roads Mass Meeting
Charles City Commercial Club
Henry Hand
Shenandoah
Hand
Charles City
Fred Ingwerson
Sash and Door
Dubuque
the State University At
Iowa City
M. F. Donegan
Scott County District Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Davenport
Iowa Liquor Dealers’ Association
Donegan
Clarksville
Farmers’ Cooperative Elevator Company
Spring in the Garden by E Van Benthuysen
The article offers garden advice on pruning Wlac and spring-flowering shrubs after bloom, tackling pests with tobacco tea and lime dust, and proper handling of roses. It promotes petunias for quick cover, advises frost protection for tender seedlings, and outlines methods for propagating gladioli and dahlias with soil, mulch, and hotbeds.
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E. van Benthuysen
Wlac
Jack Frost
Propagating by Cutting for Spring Garden Beds
March marks the start of propagating many ornamentals by cuttings. With light sandy soil and bottom heat, cuttings of scarlet geraniums Paul Crampel and other varieties root quickly. Beds of sand in a propagating frame allow rapid multiplication of Lohbelias altermantheras memembranthemums and more for a strong stock of plants by spring.
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Paul Crampel
Garden Notes on Plumbago Capensis and Spring Care
The blue plumbago capensis flowers continuously with similar care to fuchsias and suits cool conservatories or window gardens. As spring nears, remove the hot bed sash and use the top sash to guard frost-prone plants. Inspect trees for bag cocoons and destroy them, and keep weeds down to avoid disturbing nearby blooms.
Cosmos Care Advice for Early Blooming Window Pots
The guidance urges growing cosmos in nine inch pots, then burying the pot in a border. Pinch out shoots from six inches high until late July to keep plants compact and stocky, ensuring blooming for the window even after frost.
Start Them Early Planting Guide for Annuals
An article advises planting now for early blooms with pansies daisies sweet peas and verbenas. Without a conservatory or greenhouse it recommends delaying most except pansies and daisies until March and growing sweet alyssum in a window box while sowing sweet peas where they will stay all season.
Ribbon beds create color harmony with verbena varieties
Good effects come from ribbon beds by using different verbena colors in rows. To keep the design sharp buy seedlings of each color from a florist since seedlings may produce mixed colors that spoil the intended color effect.
Good Judge Says Proud of Judgment of People
Ike Van Quentin declares pride in judging human nature. He recalls lending a friend $10 months ago and trusting repayment would not be pursued, and indeed it was not.
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George Leopold
Denison
Anamosa Reformatory
Fort Madison
Board of Control
Anamosa
Leopold
MceCloughry
Ike van Quentin
Kansas City Star
Weeds and the Golf Club Cartoon Sparks Romance
Eldred Reamore a young painting teacher on her porch and Gary Osworth the superintendent clash over art and golf. A cartoon stirs his ridicule and when a ball injures Eldred he discovers her sketch of him in the Daily News and grace replaces spite. They reconcile amid humor and budding affection.
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Eldred
Gary Osworth
Gary
Hldred
Eldred Reamore
Billy Hawkins
The
Daily News
Osworth
McClure
Dialogue about hotel clerks and perception
Biggs says he can tell a man who is employed as a hotel clerk Diggs counters with experience contradicting that belief. Biggs agrees yet Diggs asserts hotel clerks think they know it all.
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Biggs
Diggs
Questioning in the Classroom Sparks Curious Exchange
A teacher answers a student inquiry about rings up on Saturday and the possibility of circuses there. The brief exchange highlights classroom curiosity and imaginative speculation about places and events.
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Saturn
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