Valentine’s Day Misadventure And a Boy’s Lost Dog
A seven year old boy named Billy frees a stray dog and schemes Valentine notes to win favor with his neighbor Mr Hall. The dog’s barking drives the bachelor to avoid sleep, and a chain of valentines leads to a stepfather joining the widow. Billy loses the dog after the courtship ends, while the new father gifts him a full bred airedale on his birthday. The tale tracks small town romance and a boy’s comic plan backfiring.
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Saint Valentine’s Day customs endure through the ages
The passage notes Pope Galesius ending pagan Valentine rites in 496 A D and St Francis de Sales later purging love notes and verses, yet the public still clings to mate choosing and merrymaking, with Valentine, like Juno and Pan, remaining a symbol of spring and pairing.
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Valentine Day Traditions and a Classroom Quip
The article recalls a long festival linked to St Valentine and ancient feasts marking spring and mates. A school anecdote shows a boy saying he did not receive all his valentines after noting he sold himself three and got only two back.
Iowa lawmakers honor World War soldiers in united senate tribute
The Iowa Senate adopts a unanimous memorial praising Iowa soldiers and sailors who served in World War I. The measure lauds their courage and dedicates the Thirty-eighth General Assembly to expressing gratitude, while noting ongoing debates on funding and state affairs.
Iowa State News Highlights From Grinnell To Des Moines
Patents on a synthetic rubber process are claimed by B E Tally of Grinnell. The state Y M C A convention is set for Des Moines January 28 and 24 with national speakers. Camp Dodge reports over 33 000 discharged soldiers. The 126th field artillery opposes Iowa National Guard reorganization. The Hughes family near Bentontport hosts twelve children. Iowan shorthorn prize money rises by 3500 dollars. Iowa joins legal action against express rates with South Dakota. Des Moines dependents see few allotment issues since armistice. Farmers push permanent roads and the Florida plan. Names of Iowa war dead listed. A Durham man leapt to death from a moving train near Pella. Hamilton county road meetings follow Rep Sterling. Spencer opens new 100 000 grade school. 400 pupils. Mrs Muller dies after seeing a power saw accident. Walter Moss loses his leg in the same incident.
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South Dakota
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Legal Advisory ‘Board
Iowa
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Florida
Corp
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Griggs
Albion
Myron J. Brooks
Luana
Harvey G. Pierce
Missouri Valley
Thomas 4. Langon
Council Bluffs
Louis B. Wenieko
Burlington
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Rippey
Hans P. Sorensen
Adair
Louis J. Turner
Oskaloosa
Pvts
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Carroll
Marvin I. Peterson
Charles Wilkins
Ottumwa
James Kelter
Henry HH. Baldegrand
Winfield
Mitchell Houchin
Clare
Center Point
Joe Middendorff
Breda
Walter R. Picket
Osceola
John Rottman
Wilton Junction
Chester E. Rutledge
Louis ‘Spring
Tipton
Floyd Allen
Scranton
Clair Daniel
Prescott
John W. Dinham
Murray
Paul I. Yackler
Atlantic
Niale Drake
Masonville
William Huismann
Titanka
Milton J. McElroy
Indianola
Peter Smith
Newell
Francis P. Scannell
Chauncey Schmidt
Muscatine
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Ellsworth
John Ehrig
Gladbrook
Francis HE. Kelley
Volga
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Charles E. Bryan
Durham
Burlington Road
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Good Roads
Hamilton County
John C. Sterling
Road Hills
Webster City
Jewell
Spencer
Morley
Frank Muller
Walter Moss
General Strike In Seattle Draws 800 Troops From Camp Lewis
Eight hundred troops under Brig. Gen Hayden left Camp Lewis for Seattle to stand ready for emergencies amid Seattle’s general strike. The move followed a nationwide sympathy walkout by 46,000 automakers and 25,000 shipyard workers, with measures to protect life and property and keep essential services running.
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Seattle
Wash
Nso
Joseph D. Leith
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Stetke
Washington
Pele
Baler
Wrest
Mls
Gener
United States
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Eity
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Elias
Central Labor Council
Oice
Int Musickins
Seattle Gentral Labor Counnell
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Seatte
Taconn
Ernest Lister
Evangelist Henry H Wall acquitted in murder trial
Free of murder charge Henry H Wall the evangelist collapsed at a hotel in Saco Missouri under physician care after a ten and a half hour jury deliberation the verdict acquitting him of throwing his wife from a railroad trestle was returned.
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Henry H. Wall
Embargo Reduction Plan Formed by Allied Bloc
Paris February reports that a supreme allied blockade council to ease embargoes on imports into enemy nations has been organized. American member Vance McCormick is named chairman guiding the effort.
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Supreme Allied Blockade Council
Vance McCormick
Switzerland to Get 20,000 Bales Cotton From America
Washington reports Switzerland has obtained spruce cargo for immediate export of 20,000 bales of cotton. The shipment forms part of the rationing agreement supplies to Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Venue Change Granted in Ford Libel Suit
Detroit court granted a change of venue from Wayne County to another county for the $1,000,000 libel lawsuit filed by Henry Ford against the Chicago Tribune. Proceedings move to a different circuit court.
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Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
The
Chicago Tribune
Henry Ford
House Body Aids Ireland Resolution Consider Self Determination
Washington February The house foreign affairs committee favorably reported a resolution urging the peace conference to consider Ireland s claims to the right of self determination.
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Ireland
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Mystery of Nature and Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Weekly Health Talks promote natural remedies with onion and pansy seeds as metaphors. It introduces Dr Pierce of Buffalo for women’s diseases and his Favorite Prescription, a non alcoholic tonic made from roots like lady’s slipper and black cohosh. It invites readers to order a trial package.
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America
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California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Gentle Relief for Children
A vintage advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for fevers stomach aches and disrupted appetites in children. It touts a pleasant taste and quick relief with a warning to avoid counterfeits and to prove genuine manufacture by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
A Lady of Distinction and Her Perfume Influence
A Lady of Distinction is recognized by the delicate influence of her perfume. A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water cleanses pores, followed by a dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
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