Accredited Hatcheries Improve Poultry Vigor and Supply
Town State college expert state accredited hatcheries provide safer chicks from thoroughly inspected flocks. Iowa Poultry Improvement Association reports 60 hatcheries and 2,400 flocks accredited last year with more to come. Demand for accredited males remains high as breeders seek White Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons. plan to expand accredited male bird service to aid flock owners.
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Town State College
Ames
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Iowa
H. E. Gordon
Town Poultry Improvement Association
Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Governor Hammill Plans Extra Session on Bond Vote
Government talks return to budget and constitutional margins as Governor Hammill coordinates pledges from senators and representatives to push a bond bill. Separately the American Legion auxiliary marked its seventh anniversary with a Blayney-Miner post dinner at the Masonic hall in Olin and a village program of music reading and skits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Blayney-Miner
American Legion
Olin
Masonic Hall
Hubert Blayney
Cleo Houstman
Leon Stivers
Blayney-Miner Post
Ruth Schwartzell
Eileen Miller
Walter McCrea
Faithe Merritt
Alene Easterly
Lucille Scott
Helen Port
Freda Rohwedder
Eloise Miller
Marguerite Starry
Marguerite Cornwall
Auxiliary and
Legion
Cedar Rapids 1928 dog licenses due at banks or city office
Dog licenses for 1928 are due with taxes set at two dollars for males and five dollars for females. Also note the Cedar Rapids city clerk Ray Echternacht and printer T Scott Metcalf, a longtime local figure, died after a heart attack at St Luke’s hospital aged 67.
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Ray Echternacht
T. Scott Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sunday services and youth events at Chu Emhes Reformed Church
The Chu Emhes Reformed Church invites all young people to a 7:30 p.m. program at the church with social hour afterward at Miss Rose Winkler’s home. Pastor George W. McNary announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. A Ladies Aid meeting is set for Feb 9 at Mrs. George B. Hein Jr.’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
C.el Society
Rose Winkler
George W. McNary
Ladies’ Aid
George B. Hein, Jr
Church Activities Schedule For Sunday And Week
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. German services at 10:45 a.m. Luther League at 7:45 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Alva Zimmerman’s home on Feb. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Ladies' Aid
Alva Zimmerman
St John's Ev Lutheran Church Communion Service Notice
German services at 10 45 no services at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Albert E Cae pastor Epworth League 630 pm Evening service 730 pm We will observe the communion service Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Ev. Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Albert E. Cae
Epworth League
Leonard Duckett to Lead Sunday Services at Local Church
Leonard Duckett pastor announces Sunday services for Feb 5 with Sunday school at 10 a.m the morning worship at 11 a.m and evening service at 7 30 p m sermons titled Christ and Human Need and The Danger of Delay Fire from a naptha explosion at Paris Steam Dye Works Marion destroys four small stores causing about 29000 in losses with Paris Dye Works Ener Kudrie building owned by C C Hubbard Ed Mitchells tire shop George Hellers shoe shop Beiber meat market and shops owned by T J Davis affected each loss and insurance details noted.
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Paris Steam Dye Works
Marion
Paris Dye Works
Ener Kudrie
C. C. Hubbard
Washington, D. C
Ed Mitchell
George Heller
Mr. Heller
Beiber
Earl Beiber
T. J. Davis
Bonaparte Heart Won by Baltimore Beauty
Jerome Bonaparte pursued an American romance after meeting Minajeth Potter in New York. He married Elizabeth Patterson, followed her to France, but she was not allowed to land. a child was born in India and Napoleon later controlled events, with Patterson never reuniting with her husband.
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Jerome Donaparte
Napoleon
America
Jerome
New York
Minajeth Potter
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Patterson
Pride
France
Bughind
Westphalia
Elizabeth Patterson
Worman
Secretive Roof of Afasean Academy Defies Inquiry
A fragile, beamless roof on the old Afasean Academy, described as a magical construction, again resists investigation by inquisitive architects and editors seeking how it was built.
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Russia
Afasean
English Writer Challenges Laugh Theory with Psychology
A London psychologist offers a contrarian view on laughter and humor arguing the laugh is not universal or simple. The piece explores how facial expressions, including smiles, depend on the observer and context rather than innate pathology or happiness.
The Bluebird of Happiness Says Do for Others
A Kansas City Star quotation extols giving happiness by helping others rather than pursuing self gain. It asserts joy grows when one adds to the world’s gladness and that selfish seeking reduces personal happiness.
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Kansas City
Mesotherium Promises Luminous Dials Beyond Radium
A London garden factory extracts mesotherium, a cheaper, more potent alternative to radium for luminous water dials and clock faces. It glows brighter and lasts longer in use, but has a shorter overall life and alpha emission fades after a few years. The process relies on rare earths and precise chemical steps to concentrate the active element.
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London
Pentiateriah Pisvetiensis
History of Buttons Through The Ages
The article traces button use from ancient arenas to clothing fasteners. It notes early beads and hoop clasps, 13th and 14th century adoption in Southern Europe, and later English developments. It observes Elizabethan era emphasis and the recurring buttonhole in literature, ending with a shift toward buttonless garments and modern trends.
Infant Confederate Boy Soldier Fought for Two Sides
A South Carolina native, nine year old Civerge Wh Jacobs enlisted as a drummer boy for the Confederacy with his father’s Camden County unit. He served as a drummer and later a full soldier until Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, spending much of the war in Virginia and enduring heavy fire at one battle. He was born August 20 in a North Dakota or nearby locale and died November after the war. his father kept a hotel before the conflict.
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Probabdy
Civerge Wh
Jacobs
South Carolina
Camden Guays
Dee
Bean
Geren Lee
Appomattox
Nags
Tend
Virginia
Swedish Wedding Customs In Old Sweden Describe Steps And Dances
The account notes weddings once held under cover at Thasaby Gothia with dancing and torches behind distilleries. Guests were served at taverns as part of defense and honor. A key superstition states the bride must step into the carriage with her right foot first both on leaving home and after returning from the bridal trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Thasaby
la Gothia
Rubens Celebrated As Mother of Wonderful Artist
Princess the Mother of Wonderful Artist commemorates the 350th anniversary of painter Pierre Paul Rubens birth. The article notes Rubens wide fame for his numerous paintings and extensive correspondence in multiple languages, and details a disputed paternity and adoption within his early life as revealed by recent research.
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Flanders
Pierre Paul Rubens
Rubens
É Hoppers
Jan Rubens
D Linisen
Wilttan the Silent
Prince of Orange
Merre
Onice
Vine
Chicago
Learned Lesson of Strict Obedience in Child Education
Professor Jordan cites a tale of Robert learning to apply instructions rather than merely following orders. After many missteps, the boy tests for running water and burning objects, then confirms to his mother that his discovery about a smell indicated a dangerous situation at home.
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Jordan
Robert
Fire on Streetcar Ends Quietly as Umbrella Sparks Clore
Passengers on a streetcar noticed smoke and a small fire traced to a gentleman’s umbrella. A negligent match or ember caused the blaze, which transit staff quickly extinguished. An incident with a nearby rider drew suspicion.
Fragmentary historic kitchen artifacts described in OCR text
The readable parts reference an ancient or historic kitchen display showing items such as Naples sauce pans inlaid with silver arabesques and carved shovels, highlighting household goods from earlier times. The garbled narrative suggests a pride in old conventioneer kitchenware and early utensils.
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Fords
Nua
Naples
Oldest Tune Questioned Origins of For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow
The article reviews claims about the oldest tune and its origins and notes competing theories from East to Babylonian sources. It discusses Chateaubriand and Napoleon era anecdotes about Arabs, the Malbrouk tune, and how scholars view the earliest musical lineage.
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Chateaubriand
Malbrouk Ben Viet
Cuerre
Napoleon
Farmer doubts universal solvent riddle ends in joke
A farmer visiting a chemistry class overhears students explaining their goal to invent a universal solvent. He asks what it is and imagines its power to dissolve anything, then asks where they would store it, ending with a humorous misdirection.
What Dollars Don’t Buy Cooking Experts at Winner
Cooking experts in Winner report four items priced at one dollar, noting the efficiency of value when the dollar’s purchasing power is questioned.
Many Farm Boys in College At Iowa State Farm Training
Non collegiate agriculture classes at Iowa State college report a winter quarter enrollment of 156 farm boys and one girl, the highest since World War I. Fifty study the regular two year course, 78 the herdmen’s course, and 29 in the six months daily course. Many are high school graduates though some only completed the grammar grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm
J. ©. Cunningham
Iowa
Reforms threaten the simple home in Kansas City Post
The piece satirically critiques radical reforms that would erase religion marriage and parenting duties, replacing them with individual choice and downtown meals. It warns the home would be stripped to a mortgage as the sole remaining feature.
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Kansas City Post
Final Reports Scheduled for Jones County Estates
Notice to interested parties that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates have been filed in Jones County District Court Iowa. A final hearing and approval is set for February 6 1928 at Anamosa with a chance to appear file exceptions and show cause. Reports include J H Zimmerman administrator of Arent Gerhard Toenjes and Paul Gerhard Eilers executor of Anton Eilers. Dated January 20 1928.
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District Court
Jones County
J. H. Zimmerman
Arent Gerhard Toenjes
Paul Gerhard Eilers
Anton Eilers
Anamosa
B. G. Rees
Jones Co
Iowa
Notice of Appraisement for Inheritance Tax
In the district court of Iowa Jones county estate of William F Kenny deceased Probate No 4200 notice of time and place of appraisement at 1:00 pm February 3 1928 at the clerk of district court office. Appraisers may be heard on appraisals. notice to Ray E Johnson and others. Dated January 6 1928. Inheritance Tax Appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Jones County
Willam F. Kenny
Ray E. Johnson
State of
Iowa
P. H. Ska Hill
M. J. Heartney
Thomas Evers
Thomas Houlihan
R. J. McNally
W. J. Skahill
Notice of Sale of Bonds by Jones County Treasurer
Jones county treasurer will receive bids up to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday February 15 1928 for sale at the Anamosa Iowa courthouse of 200000 primary road bonds dated March 1 1928 with 1000 denomination 4 percent interest payables annually optional after five years and maturities 20000 each May 1 1933 to 1942 inclusive sealed bids due by the call for open bids.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County Bond Sale Terms Released by Treasurer
After open bids are in sealed bids will be opened. Each bidder must file certified or cashier's check drawn in favor of the county treasurer for at least three percent of the offered bonds. Right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Approving opinion by Chapman and Cutler of Chicago to be furnished by the county. Purchaser to furnish blank bonds. Dated Jan 28 1928. Harry Holcomb, Treasurer. Jones County. 31-2 '7
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Harry Holcomb
Jones County
Notice of Referee Sale in Jones County Iowa
Referee acting under a 1927 district court order will sell at public auction on February 11, 1928 in Anamosa foran cash sale of parcels in township 85 north range 1 west 5th p.m. The sale, front of the court house, 11 a.m., follows partition judgment Maggie Supple et al. v Jerome Donahoe et al. Collectors and title details listed in description. Dated Monticello Iowa January 11 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Jones County
Iowa
Maggie Supple
Jerome Donahoe
Anamosa
Monticello
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Castle Grove Incorporation Notice
Public notice of renewal amended and substituted articles of incorporation for Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Castle Grove Iowa approved by state officials. It names Monticello as principal office, limits business to Jones County and adjacent counties, force of member assessments, and board of five active farmers with 20 year term starting February 3 1928. Dated Monticello January 30 1928.
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Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Iowa
Commissioner of Insurance
State of
Monticello
Jones County
A. McLaughlin
F. C. Cramer
W. F. Hintz
James Kehoe
B. King
C. A. McLaughlin
M. Hosford
L. W. Lovell
Arthur Fairbanks
E. J. Noble
Thos. F. Kehoe
Mr. J. McNeilly
G. J. Hughes
Henry Pillard
E. G. Hicks
Denis Donovan
J W. Milroy
J. H. Perrine
Casper Arduser
C. B. Shaffer
Classifieds: Office Fixtures and Chick Orders Mixed
Multiple items for sale and requests including a fireproof safe adding machine and oak desk. Also seeks Rhode Island Reds and baby chicks from Ames tested White Leghorns with pricing for chicks and eggs. Also offers a home office sales job selling OCGO Hog Mineral Compound with training and no investment required.
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H. W. Stuhler
OCGO
Oelwein Chemical Con
Oelwein
Iowa
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L. E. Hutton
Scotch Grove
Fred Shover
Frank Hayden
Ruth Cunningham
Louis Hepp
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Harry Litowich
A. W. Adams
Shomont
Thomas Shover
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J. M. Young
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W. A. Johnston
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Dora Kellogg
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Geo. P. Rogers
S. C. Rhode Island
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Fred Spiegel
Ed Eilers
Nebraska
E. V. Duer
Col. Waddick
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of
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Castle Grove Township
George Specht
Alice
RICE
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Barron
England
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