DeWitt Observer Covers Cornstalk Paper Feats and Bank Data
The report notes Iowa banks and trust companies show deposits, cash reserves, and government security gains in 1928 while depositor borrowings fall. It highlights H A Grantham’s DeWitt Observer printed on cornstalk paper and predicts cornstalk based industries spreading from Dubuque to Danville and St. Joseph. Grantham calls DeWitt the busiest rural crossroad in Clinton County.
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Iowa
H. A. Grantham
DeWitt Observer
Kalamazoo
Mich
Danville
Til
Dubuque
Ill
St. Joseph
Belle Plaine
Grantham
DeWitt
Clinton County
Ice harvest amid heavy December snows boosts supply
Residents who feared December warmth would curb the ice crop now see snow as the main obstacle. At Waverly the Chicago Great Western distributed hundreds of cars along the rail line for supply. Burlington harvested twelve million pounds with 120 men two weeks around the clock as thousands of cars depart northern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Chicago Great Western
Burlington
Iowa
Teacher's perilous blizzard trek to school across prairie
Miss Florence Weber, a Westbury township teacher in Buchanan county, endured a brutal blizzard roaming the open prairie on foot. Lost in the storm, she fell into ditch twice, wandered long, then reached a corn field and a farm house in exhaustion. One foot and an ear froze, prompting physician aid as neighbors and school directors searched for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Weber
Westbury Township
Buchanan County
Broadcast advertising and horseradish farming notes
Major Francis St Austell describes broadcasting ad rates and cost to film chain programs, citing WHO and NBC payments, plus a look at Aylesworth’s Iowa program cost. A. E. Marshall explains horseradish production from field to bottle, seasonal demand and quality control for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Francis St. Austell
Des Moines
Radio Listeners League
W. C. Jarnagin
National Broadcasting Company
Aylesworth
Iowa
Austell
Africa
Mary Hill Served as Miller's Private Secretary in Rook Rapids
Miss Mary Hill served eleven years as private secretary to O. P. Miller of Rook Rapids during his tenure in public service, providing devoted administrative support and handling correspondence.
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Mary Hill
O. P. Miller
Rook Rapids
Methodist church treasurer transitions and publishing role
The treasurer of the general conference fund heads to Chicago to assist O Grant Markham in duties as assistant treasurer and publishing agent for the Methodist book concern. M W Fitch of Manson succeeds O P Miller as treasurer until the next conference session when an officer will be elected.
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General Conference Fund
The
Methodist Church
Chicago
O. Grant Markham
Markham
Methodist Book Concern
M. W. Fitch
Manson
O. P. Miller
Ocheydan School Superintendent Appointed to Philippine Post
H. J. L. Comer, longtime superintendent of Ocheydan public schools, has been appointed by civil service to a position in the Philippine Islands. The role involves leading thirty provincial vocational agricultural schools and comes with higher pay and broader responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. JL. Comer
Ocheydan
Civil Service
Philippine Islands
Mr. Comer
Islands
Corning native William Cochrane named state president
The Corning, Adams County community celebrates Willian F. Cochrane, a former Corning boy now in Watertown, South Dakota, being chosen state president of the South Dakota Society of Engineers and Architects at the state meeting in Huron. Cochrane has served as Watertown city engineer for years and is honored for his proven work and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Adams County
Porto Rico
Towner
Willian F. Cochrane
Watertown
S. D
South Dakota Society of Engineers and Architects
Huron
Cochrane
Bloomfield and Centerville share sportsmanship verdict
Kenneth Baldridge recalls a tense Bloomfield Centerville game where a last quarter basket went unseen by scorers. Officials pointed to Bloomfield, who unanimously ruled the field goal for Centerville. Referee Glen Devine called it one of the finest displays of sportsmanship he witnessed.
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Kenneth Baldridge
Bloomfield
Centerville
Sands
Rogers
Glen Devine
State University
Extension summer school service at Cedar Falls featured
The State Teachers college extension program will be offered at Sheldon Corning and Muscatine this summer from June 5 to August 23 a twelve week period The number of extension schools has been reduced from six to three by a ruling of the budget director
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State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Sheldon, Corning and
Muscatine
Tramps Offered Shelter Plan in Sioux Rapids
Sioux Rapids in Buena Vista county proposes a practical shelter plan for tramps during zero weather. The city council will provide a wood pile and a buck-saw while winter tourists must supply and operate the stove to keep the quarters warm or relocate.
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Iowa
Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista County
Hobo
Radio lifts household duties for Greenfield listener
E J Sidney of Greenfield Adair county reports a woman in Greenfield heard a Chicago Symphony Wagner opera and Goldmark overture on the radio while washing dishes. She had traveled to the city for tickets and saw Nina Morgana and a Metropolitan Opera cast perform arias and ballads via radio. The program, hosted by Josef Pasternack, featured a notable baritone Patten. The listener says radio eased household chores substantially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Sidney
Greenfield
Adair County
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Stock
Nina Morgana
Metropolitan Opera Company
Josef Pasternack
Patten
Sidney
Burlington correspondent highlights state salaries and public education
A Burlington letter notes 111 county agricultural agents and 99 county school superintendents with averages of 2568 and 1950 dollars respectively, claiming agents earn about 25 percent more than educators. Other items recount Donald Shepard’s severe arm and leg injuries from a ditching machine, and John Edwards’ charitable bequests totaling 5100 dollars to relatives before directing remaining estate gifts to several New York Des Moines and Omaha institutions.
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Burlington
Donald Shepard
Janesville
Bremer County
John Edwards
Extra
Audubon County
Bowery Mission
Bowery
New York City
Mt. Long
Estate Divided Among Near East Relief and Christian Home
The remainder of his estate be divided in equal shares between the Near East Relief, care of Walter T Head, treasurer, Omaha, and the Christian Home of Council Bluffs.
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Near East Relief
Walter T. Head
Omaha
Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Castle Grove Ladies Named School District Co Operators
The 1929 roster lists district co operators across nine districts led by Mrs. F. D. Deischer, Mrs. Willie Beh rends, Mrs. George Muller, Miss Bertha Harken and others with publicity chair E F Burr. Training sessions in Monticello cover design, trimmings, and decorative studies hosted by Kromminga Burr and Ehrisman across districts. Snow plow work aided town access. meetings include February 20 at Mrs Burrs home with materials for design and trimming lessons and meals provided by attendees.
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F. D. Deischer
Willie Behrends
George Muller
Bertha Harken
L. A. Ehrisman
J. E. Rhtrichs
A.T. Glass
Steve McDowell
Art Steiner
E. F. Burr
Monticello
Kromminga
Burr
Ehrisman
Bhrisman
Monticello-Coggon
Linn
Coggon
Ryan
Gerrets Corner
Anamosa
M. Hosford
Gladys
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Ross
A. A. Kromminga
J. E. Rhirichs
Central City
G. H. Gerdes
Worthington
Poland
Leona Behrends
Archeological Problem Mohenjodaro and Babylonian Cities
Archeological notes compare Mohenjodaro on the Indus with Babylonian plains cities eight thousand years before Christ. Architects of the Indus sites remain unknown whether local designers or Babylonian influence shaped the ancient plan.
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Mohenjja-dare
Indus
Les
Babylon
Rich Cold Mine Bared by Clerk
Ernest French of Nunhead returned to London from New Guinea with ore samples and a tale of a rich reef at Rdie creek. He joined Captain Neal and 40 black porters on a perilous trek through fever jungles and cannibal country to stake two claims, one worthless and one barely paying before a native found a floater quartz. Digging yielded gold at depth, revealing a reef of immense value, described as the greatest southern hemisphere discovery in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Marshall
Des Moines
Marshall
London
Ernest French
Nunhead
French
New Guinea
Rdie Creek
Lis
Aooclerk
Australia
Mone Creek
Neal
Ramu
Eile Creek
Ghost of Old Paris Opposes New Ideas
Paris debates whether history or progress matters as Saint-Lazare prison's walls house gardens of romance and tragedy. The ancient site, once a monastery and later a lepers refuge, prison, storehouse, and back to a prison, stalled plans for municipal apartments amid France’s changing governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saint-Lazire
France
Court Cases Through the Ages: Husband Pays Wife After Limit
New York case notes John Buggy who had given his wife five cents daily since New Year. After court remarks, he paid $100 and agreed to raise the weekly amount from 34 cents to one dollar.
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New York
John Buggy
Remarkable Wheat Gift Reaches 155 Years of Grain
A Regina Saskatchewan shipment arrived recently bearing an astonishing gift of 155 ears of wheat. The bundle measures over six miles in length, reportedly the longest grain tribute on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipes
Regina
Saskatchewan
Bright Little Raymond Learns Self-Reliance Lesson
In a school scene, a boy named Raymond responds to the teacher about who will care for him when grown, quipping that wives will work for him, illustrating a humorous take on self-reliance and expectations within family roles.
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Raymond
London
Rits
Health Secrets and Nature for Health
A compact view from Dr Fred Aldea in the American Magazine asserts that relying on nature rather than medicines can prevent most serious diseases. Sunlight fresh air exercise light food and avoiding worry plus prompt repair of injuries form the core guidance for maintaining perfect health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Aldea
American Magazine
Abernathy Trio to Present Musical Evening at Abernathy Church
A Sunday program at Abernathy Trio Methodist Church features Dr Austin Abernathy baritone educator with Carol Abernathy violinist soprano and Hadley Abernathy concert pianist, including works by Wieniawski Schubert Wilhelmj Bach and Mendelssohn. The program runs about an hour and a half with prayers and offertory.
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Hadley Abernathy
Paul Stoye
Drake University
Jan Chiapasso
Bush Conservatory
Chicago
Moissaye Boguslawski
Chicago Musical College
Buck Austin
Wieniawski
Handel Carol
Abernathy
Burleigh
Peter
Manney Austin
Rubenstein
Schumann Hadley
Kreisler
Balanced Diet For Dogs From Early 20th Century Advice
The article urges a balanced dog diet with simple wholesome fare and warns against greasy foods and excess candy. It recommends meat, fish, cereal, green vegetables, small bread pieces, and occasional fresh bone, while avoiding poultry bones and sharp splinters, stressing thorough mixing to prevent selective eating.
Idea of Modern Ship Traced to Egyptians
The history of shipbuilding begins with Nile reed floats used for crossing water and paddling along coasts. Egyptians tied reeds into floats, later adding planks to hollowed logs, forming the keel of early ships. The term for shipbuilding in ancient Egyptian meant to bind. Many primitive craft survive in sites today, some over sixty centuries old.
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The
Nile
Wrof
Elliott Smith
London
Annual Victory Over Evil at In nerleithen Cheelelkum
Crowds gathered in In nerleithen Peebleshire Scotland for the Cheelelkum ceremony described from Sir Walter Scott's St Romans Well. Lt Ronan Interleith’s patron, a head boy, played the role of destroying the devil with a monk staff and fire as crowds cheered the youth’s symbolic victory.
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Innerleithen
Peebleshire
Scotland
Walter Scott
St. Roman's
Washington
Ronan
Interleith On
Siti
Power of Colors Advertising Colors and costly items attract buyers
Capper's Weekly notes that nobles and advertisers use purple and royal blue to suggest luxury in printed circulars and that red accents boost appeal. It cites psychologists and ad men claiming red boxes sell perfumes and a red dress can provoke stronger proposals from beautiful young women.
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Christocrey Ca
Mater
Ted
St Margaret Pattens Church Built by Wren in London
The 1687 St Margaret Pattens on Menehurel Street London, rebuilt on a fire-destroyed site, carries a second name linked to local pattern makers. The article mentions a young convert named Anthoch in Pistia and a dangerous incident where a cross in her throat caused a fatal choking.
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Christopher Wren
St Margaret, Pattens
Menehurel Street
London
St. Margaret
Chris
Man Survives Needle Trunk Passage 60 Years Later
A man in Clarksburg West Virginia underwent removal of a needle believed to have traversed his body for sixty years. Portero J. Stith, a sixty three year old Baltimore and Ohio track foreman, reportedly tolerated the ordeal despite the unlikely journey of the needle through his torso. Medical staff performed the procedure with care, and the patient recovered, though details remain scarce due to the fragmentary nature of the report.
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Clarksburys
Porteroj
Stith
Baltimore & Ohi
Ceres
Sam Pepys Satisfied With Plum Porridge
In his seventeenth century diary Samuel Pepys records dining contentedly on a dish called plum porridge or plum pudding, noting it as a forerunner of the modern pudding. The recipe described mixes beef broth with currants raisins and dates, bread crumbs, spices and wine.
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Samuel Pepys
Abuses of Optimism In a Sunlit World
A garbled critique contrasts optimism and pessimism, noting both have roles. It mocks excessive cheer and naive stock market faith, comparing wishful thinking to a magician’s tricks and a pigeon emerging from a hat, urging balanced views amid everyday doubt.
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Santa Claus
Fragments Mark Decline of Ancient Paper in Berlin Archives
A review of hundreds of old cadets reveals parchment and modern paper differ. The Berlin royal library finds parchment preserved longer than today’s paper, with ancient writings crumbling and ink fading. The test shows modern paper deteriorates rapidly compared to centuries old materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto
Berlin
Fancy Buttons and Paintings on Vestments in Early Fashion
An 18th century note recalls ornate buttonwork and painting on wedding coats. Eli ReL paid about 1000 for buttons painted by himself, while tie painted glass designs for Matthew Bolton. The small pearl devices and painted centers adorned fabrics, though not for court use, with finishes around four Spanish dollars.
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Eli Rel
Stoo
Tie
Matthew Boulton
Montreal
Oldest Cities in Early American Settlements
Readable fragments cite St Augustine Jamestown and Plymouth as early settlements in the United States. Santa Fe is noted as founded by Spaniards in 1605. Plymouth reached by the Pilgrim Fathers on December 1620, marking enduring colonial milestones.
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United States
Verbas
St Augustine
Fins Santa le
Jamestown
Sd P Ayrnaatt
Mass
St. Angostine
Ts Pomeratts
Santa Fe
Jamestown Via
Mary
Plymouth
Pilgrim Fathers
Notable Free Seats Stir Conversation at Service
A fragment recalls a preacher who drew easy praise from a wary listener about free seating after a service. Walter Slehed recounts the moment when a friend asked about the church crowd and the response suggested the congregation cared less for numbers than the message.
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Walter Slehed
Retirement Dreams Bring Restlessness and Longing
In Algona, the Upper Des Moines Republican notes that most men hope to retire financially and socially, yet leaving work leads to loneliness and discontent. One retired farmer quips that loafing is the hardest work he ever did, while true contentment comes from having some kind of activity to fill time.
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Algona Upper
Des Moines
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Man
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State Teachers College Summer Extension Service
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James Anamosa Martinsen
Martin Cascade Miller
Stacey Morley Moncrief
Sam
Center Junction
Alma
Olin Schoon
W. T Nticella Smith
Iva Packar
Anamosa Taylor
H. W. Olin Thomsen
Dora
Wyoming
Turner
Margaret Anamosa
Tuetken
William van Kirk
H. W. Anamosa van Buren
Eda
Anamosa Winters
Ingwer
White
B Sede Anamosa Wosoba
Frank
Oxford Junction
Wilson
Cecilene Anamosa Wood
Clarence Anamosa Yardem
John Sengen Wyoming
Zimmerman
Mrs
Lena
Life
Little Raymond
Methodist Episcopal Church
Austin Abernathy
Jnate David Bisphan
Carol Abernathy
Iowa City
Powers of Evil
St.’’ Pattens
Nooeoeor
Sam Pepys
Eclipse Lumber
East Side Yard
Mark
Rock of Ages
J. E. Bateman
Hamberger Veal
Zenith
Monticello, Iowa
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