West Chesire woman works through college in Grinnell
Miss Helen Upson of West Ches hire Conn a Syracuse transfer now a Grinnell College sophomore came west seeking easier odds to work through college. She has washed for fellow students but this year lines up a class for city women in interior decoration while continuing to support herself through work as a waitress reporter decorator lecturer hostess and advertising assistant at her hometown paper.
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Helen Upson
West Cheshire
Miss Upson
Glads Growers Store Bulbs in Mild Iowa Fall
C R Temple of Waverly showcases the industry by storing bulbs after sorting out flawed specimens. His first class bulbs now total 8 034 and include flowers in nearly every color with many rare varieties cataloged.
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Iowa
C. R. Temple
Waverly
Simpson College students perform Messiah in town event
Dr J L Hillman described Simpson College musical display led by Dean Herbert A Harvey with 350 students and a 40 piece orchestra. The remarks occurred during a Des Moines Kiwanis club address praising the college’s long tradition of producing musicians. Carl Werthmueller of Howard county plans to move to Honduras to farm. Swiss native served in WWI and lived on a George Middlebrook farm for 20 years.
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Des Moines Kiwanis Club
J. L. Hillman
Indianola
Simpson College
Herbert A. Harvey
Simpson
Carl Werthmuller
George Middlebrook
Howard County
Honduras
Central America
Mr. Werthmueller
Switzerland
America
United States Army
Sac and Fox Indians Receive Semiannual Per Capita Payment
C M Richards of Toledo reports that 242 Sac and Fox members received a total per capita payment of 3656.62 last Thursday. Each recipient earned 15.11. Of 407 on the roll, 165 had withdrawn earlier, leaving nine more members than at the March 7 payment when 398 were listed.
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C. M. Richards
Toledo
Tama County
Joseph Breid
D. E. Livesay
Sac and Fox Group
Floyd county board audits public charity roll
The Floyd County board of supervisors reex amined the public charity roll and found two brothers with homes, cellar storage of potatoes and apples, and ongoing employment yet on the list. Another case shows two young women supported by the county though their families are well to do and given a chance to reduce their weight. A man receiving aid was found to have funds to make car payments.
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Board of Supervisors
Floyd County
Fayette County Cuts Meat Costs for Indigent Families
Walter H. Beall of West Union reports Fayette County slashes meat ration costs by one third by butchering four hogs weekly from the county farm. This week 565 pounds of pork were issued to 138 families in two sizes. Hog supply remains ample and inexpensive to sustain all winter.
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Fayette County
Walter H. Beall
West Union
Oelwein
Nuts Removed From Horn Restore Clear Sound
Squirrels around the perish buildings chewed full hickory nuts from the horn. More than a quart of nuts were removed and the horn now sounds clear and strong again.
Ducks Dead in Northern Iowa Lakes Prompt Investigation
Game wardens seek cause of mass duck deaths affecting Winnebago and surrounding counties. About 60 ducks found sick and wading on ice. many died at home despite care. Residents report sacks of dead ducks near lakes, with carcasses discarded after feather removal.
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Winnebago
Iowa
Andrew Larson
Expensive Hospitality Proves Hazardous In Auto Ride
W L Branagan of Emmetaburg reports that last June Mr and Mrs Harry Godden of Algona took a female guest Lettie Matson along for a ride near Humboldt. The passenger was injured and sued for 2729 55 damages. The case, heard before Judge Davison, was compromised with Godden paying Matson’s costs.
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W. L. Branagan
Emmetaburg
Harry Godden
Algona
Humboldt
Lettie Matson
Davidson
Godden
Miss Matson
Grundy Center Woman Named Principal Translator
Miss Ursula Athenstadt is appointed principal translator of German and French under the war department stationed at Wright Field in Dayton Ohio. Athenstadt, a Grundy College instructor for nearly four years, taught German shorthand and typewriting. She is a Coe College and Cedar Rapids Business College graduate and studied graduate work at the State University of Iowa. She is also an accomplished musician.
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Grundy Center
Ursula Athenstadt
War Department
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Athenstadt
Grundy College
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Business College
State University of Iowa
Fire waste on Iowa farms eyed by state official
State Fire Marshal Strohm warns that 15 percent of net farm earnings are lost annually to fire. He plans to list the causes and urges farmers to boost precautions to protect homesteads, buildings, machinery and stock as rural fire losses rise each year during economic stress.
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Iowa
Strohm
Prisoners to be used for cutting stove wood in county
W F Miller of Independence says prisoners at the Buchanan county jail are being worked in shifts cutting stove wood. Some wood was taken from the Otterville area during a grade establishment. Wood will be given to the poor unable to cut it, with longer lengths for others on county relief who can cut to stove size. A branch Summer School of the Iowa State Teachers College will be held at Creston from June 1 to August 19 with Dr E L Ritter directing and courses for teachers in one room rural schools.
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Buchanan County
W. F. Miller
Independence
Otterville
Creston
Iowa State Teachers College
I. H. Hart
E. L. Ritter
Teachers’ College
Red Oak
Iowa Motorists Travel Miles Rise In 1931 Totals
John Adams of the Des Moines chamber releases 1931 figures showing Iowa drivers averaged 6 004 miles per car in the first eleven months up from 5 327 in 1930. Gasoline tax receipts rose by about 750000 dollars with 381 081 151 gallons sold versus 356 896 468 in 1930. Total miles driven reached 4 572 973 820, up from 4 181 757 622. registrations fell from about 785000 in 1930 to 745000 in 1931.
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Iowa
John Adams
Des Moines
Towa
Towa Automotive ‘Merchants Association
Sun
Turkey Raising Profitable For Rockford Farmer Fouste
A Floyd County farmer near Rockford named Fouste ran a turkey side project in five months. Of 900 hatchery birds, 827 reached market weight averaging 14 pounds. 60 large birds dressed and shipped at 40 cents a pound. about 700 sold alive at 25 cents a pound. The venture netted roughly 1600 dollars over 5 months and 7 days of feeding.
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Rockford
Floyd County
Fouste
Broader House Stoves Get 10 Percent Equipment Deprecation
The notes mention shells and other items for the broader house stoves and a 10 percent depreciation on broader house equipment. The fragment suggests financial adjustments affecting household appliances and related gear.
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Shell
Old New Orleans Bank Defies War and Keeps Charter
The Bank at Royal and Iberville streets supported the Confederacy through cash turns and coin loans totaling hundreds of thousands. Under Union orders from Butler and Canby, it surrendered funds and property while continuing to operate until its charter expired January 10, 1911. No similar charter was issued thereafter.
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New Orleans
Royal and
Iberville
Confederacy
General Butler
Banques Des Citoyens
Butter
Canby
Danger in Dieting Fad When Carried Too Far
Dieting to lose pounds can harm health says Feintes B Floore in Fygeia Magazine. The eighteen day diet is low in calories causes rapid weight loss and wrinkles. It lacks protein calcium iron phosphorus vitamin A needed for blood bones teeth and infection resistance.
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Feintes B. Floore
Fygeia Magazine
Miss Filpore
Miss Floore
The Second Continental Congress as Early U.S. Government
Historian Andrew McLaughlin explains the Revolutionary era central government relied on the Continental Congress with no written constitution. Each state had one vote and major actions required nine states’ consent. amendments needed universal agreement. The Congress ceased March 2, 1789 without notice.
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Andrew McLaughlin
Continental Congress
Birthday Cigars Trigger Dinner Party Fizzle
Peters hands out cigars as gifts claiming wife gave them for his birthday. Guests react with disbelief as they recall the slippers he supposedly received. Wife corrects him noting the slippers were the present while the cigars cost five dollars. The evening ends with a resigned, awkward note.
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Peters
Street Bonfires Delight City Children On Cool Evenings
Street bonfires on cool evenings delight city youngsters as old newspapers and scraps fuel small flames that draw crowds. Children toast toes and leap over the flames while neighbors scan for more wood. If flames grow, a friendly policeman or firefighter will intervene.
Young man who started college with $250 seeks help
The New York Evening last notes a young man who began college with $250 earned from business and now sits to write himself asking for money, implying he has not received any word or assistance yet.
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New York
Paper for Currency Hidden in Statute on Manufacture
The document notes that currency paper is protected by law and not to be used for any other purpose. It describes the material as the toughest grade and produced by a secret process.
Singular and plural Headquarters usage explained
The note clarifies that the form headquarters can be singular or plural. The verb agrees with meaning: a single main headquarters uses is, while multiple centers use are. Examples include a single main headquarters in Chicago and several countries where headquarters are being established.
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Chicago
Unpopular Cargo and Perishable Bulbs in Steamship Trade
The article notes Holland bulbs as highly perishable cargo for steamship lines requiring ventilation age handling during transport and unloading to prevent spoilage.
Disappearance Case in England Ends in Questioned Identity
A court case recounts the William Turner and Philip Etherington mystery. A drowned man found in the Wey was identified by Etherington relatives, but Turner's family disputed the match. A handkerchief and facial traits fueled debate as the record weighed watery preservation against differing recognitions.
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Willam Turner
Turner
Guildford
Wey
Etherington
William Turner
Philip Etherington
Fac
Etheringtons
Fingland
Turners
Wheeler Syndicats
Folkstone artist paints while on road sweeper rounds
In Folkstone an art exhibition features F Castle a road sweeper by trade. He paints in a tumble home studio above his attic and says he develops works on weekends, noting he learned none and hopes society allows leisure for natural gifts to flourish.
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Folkstone
F. Castle
Folkstone Corporation
Gas From Cornstalks Could Fuel Sewage Plants
Cornstalks dried shredded and boiled are mixed with ordinary sewage in a small sealed tank. Fermentation by sewage bacteria generates gas. The process, discovered by G. C. BorulY, is being refined with Dr. A. M. Buswell of the University of Illinois.
Eagle as a Symbol in Ancient and Christian Art
The eagle symbolized two ideas in ancient symbolism, a Greek word meaning rapid motion for the monarch of the air and a Hebrew name meaning meditation from watching the bird still and contemplating the sun. In early Christian art the eagle represented spiritual power as it soars to highest places, while the lion stood for human pride and temporal power.
Two Dates for New Year in Seventeenth Century
Manchester Guardian notes the calendar confusion in the 17th century as the year began at different times and December 31 served as the old year’s end while January 1 sometimes marked a new year. It highlights Pepys’ 1600 diary entry and the eventual alignment of year ends, with a nod to the fiscal year beginning on Lady Day, April 6 in the modern calendar. The piece reflects on the oddities and citizen hardships caused by these changes.
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Pepys
Manchester
England
Guardian
Return of Lost Breton Fishermen Weighs on Families
In Brittany families endure endless waiting for missing fishermen. Mothers wives and sweethearts gaze over treacherous waters as bodies are presumed lost. The agony of hopeful silence and daily prayer to God underscores the desperate, sleepless grief of the Breton coast.
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le Matin
Tracing the Word Pie in Early English Texts
The fragment traces the word pie as a literary curiosity unknown in English before 1808, noting a claim by philologist Sir James A. H. Murray that it first appeared in Caompotua. The readable portion hints at historical linguistics and the word’s emergence in literature.
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James A. H. Murray
Frail Fragments on Early Cookery Lore in Lancashire Priory
Frank J. Vizetelly notes a 1808 entry from Halton priory about using fruit in piets and pastels for the priory bodyguard. He cites a longate culinary dictionary and claims the first Maelish cookery book appeared a decade before Columbus.
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Halton Priory
Lancashire
Coloratto
Frank Jf. Vizetelly
Enriese
Christopher Calumbua
America
Worshipfil Company of Cooks
London
Authors and the Bible Influence in Literary Style
A Washington Star excerpt notes that Coleridge, Webster, Byron, and Burns show biblical influence in their works. Coleridge credits Bible study for avoiding vulgar style, Webster cites parental influence on scripture, Byron learned from a Scotch nurse, and Burns’ The Cotter's Saturday Night embeds about 20 biblical references.
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Coleridge
Daniel Webster
Byron
Robert Burns
the Cotter
Washington Star
Spider and Blue Wasp Duel Over Trapdoor Spiders
A blue wasp stalks trapdoor spiders by entering through a door, stuns the doorkeeper with a sting, and leaves an egg as a calling card. A grub from the egg eats the spider’s babies, then cocoons and metamorphoses into a blue wasp to repeat the cycle.
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Fate
Origin of Size and Assize in Legal Language
The passage traces the etymology of size from Latin sidere and sit, through ad to adsidere, then to assize. It discusses a medieval term apsitting, a court duty, and how assize became linked to a legal regulation by a diocese or diet. It suggests the name confusion between assize and size and notes evolving standards of activities and prices.
Flying Field Wire Offbeat Nonsense Into Peveta News
A fragmented note from Peveta News references a cryptic scene with golf canes and distant scenery. The readable bits evoke a quirky field wire report and unfamiliar names in a surreal, muffled segment.
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Wire
Rome
Every Variety of Song in the Lives of Russians in Russia
The piece surveys Russian musical life linking song to life stages from birth to death. It notes spring rituals like khorovods and a range of song types from birchwood imagery to chants and dances. It cites Cesar Cui’s grouping of Russian composers into lyric old school Now Russians and late Romantic figures.
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Russia
Cesar Cul
la Musique En Russie
Old Lyric School
Glinka Darkomizaky
Seroff
Rimaky-Korankoff
Mussorgsky
Borodin
Paw-Paw Tree Uses Show Versatility in Food Medicine and Soap
The paw-paw or papaya tree from South American jungles serves multiple roles. It yields edible fruit, provides medicinal uses, and supplies a soap-like substance called Julee. Natives use the milky acid juice to tenderize meat and the seeds as a worm destroyer.
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South America
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Popular Science Monthly
Odd Fishing Tricks Reported by Mountain Natives
Popular Mechanics describes methods used by natives in isolated regions to catch fish. Techniques include shell whistles to lure fish, sun-driven sheltering behavior of mountain fish, and a hillman striking rocks with a steel shod club to stun fish.
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In- Min
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Assim
Alallow
Fainting Spells Plague Acrobat Acts on Stage
A performer fainted during a sensational flying trapeze act as the moment to jump arrived. The rope held by another trapezist saved her, then she was lowered to the stage while still faint. The incident highlights fainting as a known danger in aerial performances.
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Jeno
Tie
Revolution’s Beginning and the French Uprising
The French revolution arose from oppression by the kings and nobles and calls for representation. In 1789 unrest grew as taxes burdened the people, prompting the king and nobles to muster troops near Paris. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 marked a turning point.
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Paris
Bastile
Buddhist Cave Temples Near Dambulla Show Modern Contrast
The article notes Sri Lankan cave temples near Dam Bulla close to Kandy. Natural caves have been enlarged and large figures carved inside. Modern brick walls built in front create a jarring contrast with ancient temples believed to be nearly two thousand years old.
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Ceylon
Village Blacksmith Lesson Sparks Quick Wit
In a South side school a literature class discussed The Village Blacksmith. A student answered the teacher’s question about the blacksmith’s large muscles by saying he does the work with his arm while the teacher uses her mouth.
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South Side
Indianapolis
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