Wyoming School Finances Point To Growth And Change
First semester tuition totals 2522.13 with 43 pupil charges in grades one through eight and 39 high school pupils. Enrollment rise expected next year with 14 graduates and 35 eighth graders plus rural entrants, while several staff changes and community events fill the town scene.
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Webber
Wyoming Schools
Edith Dixon
Clinton
Order of the Eastern Star
Wyoming
Masonic Hall
Elizabeth Alden
Dixon
O. A. Gable
Peerless
Oxford Junction
Sarah Gable
South Carolina
Emma Shimerda
Bieber
Coon
Alma Stewart
Hiawatha
Olin
Easterly
Maude Cole
Lyons
Bertha Edwards
Wyomings
Hotel Alden
A. C. Case
C. M. St. P. and Pacific Railroad of Wyoming
Manning
Midland Womemakers Club
Memorial Hall
Farm Bureau
U. S. Webber
Anamosa
John Petersen
Hale
Madison Village
Jackson Township
Petersen
Lee Ireland
Petersens
Signa Streeper
Streeper
The
W. H. Alden
Alden
Will Holtz
Ida Mallicoat
Aleta Peck
Lincoln
Washington
Local Farm Bureau News and Social Visit Highlights
Richland Center and Dubuque residents visit Cedar Rapids and Anamosa for Farm Bureau and 4 H activities. Des Moines entertainer Fanny Buchanan provides entertainment at a Birthday Dinner. Will Balsiger honors family guests including Behrends and Smith. Richland Lovell Farm Bureau meeting set for Feb 24 at Monticello school with singing, movies, and Max Wortman talk.
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Herman Schneider
Dubuque
Joe Kiburz
Edward
Adam Buol
Marshalltown
Nadine Buol
Paul Buol
G. L. Buol
Don Derflinger
Cedar Rapids
Oliver Kiburz
John Yossi
Bern
W. H. ‘Behrends
Sand Spring
Andy Smith
Delhi
Richland-Lovell Farm Bureau
Monticello
Richland Township
Max Wortman
Richland Center Ladies Aid Enjoys Afternoon at Balsiger Home
The Ladies Aid of Richland Center Presbyterian Church was entertained at Mrs. Will Balsiger's home last Thursday afternoon. The program featured piano selections by Luella Balsiger and a talk by George Burrichter with dialogue and musical numbers by Eunice Buol Raymond J. Buol and others, including recitation Sunny Smile Dolores Yosst and songs Spring Has Come Joyce Elaine Wismeier. The event included performances by 4 H club girls and an exhibit by Richland local leaders.
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Wyoming
Caius Mildenstein
McCarty
Monmouth
Frank Pealer
Mr. Pealer
Methodist Church
St. Valentine's
Opera House
Luther League
Helen First
Happy Hour
Wyoming Township
Dorothy Johnson
Miss First
Elizabeth Fishwild
Elma Holub
Aneata Garside
Melvin Sievers
E. Rhinehart
Men's Brotherhood of the
M. Falpine
B. A. Woodward
James Eddy
Swansdale
David
Sylvester Benischek
Wyoming Fire Company
Diana Fret Club
Bernice Tompkins
Mia Harrington
Erna Holub
Alice Eichhorn
Laura Fishwild
Ruby Rousch
Luda Levsen
Mame Eschhorn
Hazel Layton
Leota Wherry
Dora Thomsen
Valentine
Bridge
Wyoming High School
Board of Education
Dorothy Marshall
Hawaii
Jesus
M. E. Church
Ruby Roush
Jean Roush
Verna Hanold
Platner
Gladys Marshall
Paris
Maude Stoffel
Arche de Triomphe
Place de la Concord
Champel Ellysees
Alice Wherry
Notre Dame
Marie Cullen
Maxine Stetzler
Roll Call
Luella Balsiger
George Burrichter
Eunice Buol
Raymond John Buol
Raymond J. Buol
Sunny Smile
Dolores Yosst
Joyce Elaine Wismeier
Herbert Balsiger
Richland
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Richland Center Presbyterian Church
Will Balsiger
Anamosa Obituaries and Local Injuries Reported
Nancy Beasley widow of Thomas Beasley died at the home of Mrs. Joe Blank north of Viola on Wednesday February 11. Funeral Friday afternoon with burial at Hazel Knoll. James Remley Jr. recovering from a serious eye injury and infection after basketball practice. Henry Pillard, 66, dies suddenly of an acute heart attack near Anamosa. survived by wife and eight children. Pillard had moved from Dubuque county to Jones county about 20 years ago.
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Nancy Beasley
Thomas Beasley
Joe Blank
Viola
Hazel Knoll
James Remley, Jr
J. E. Remley
James
Anamosa
Henry Pillard
Corporation Limits
Mr. Pillard
Dubuque County
Jones County
Basque Peace Officers and Their Unusual Role in Guipuzcoa
In Guipuzcoa Basque migueletes wear red trousers and blue tunics with red hems. They handle mail, transport, road inspection, literacy teaching, telephone tolls and taxes, and manage savings accounts. They are trusted by peasants who hand over pesetas and rents, with a proposal for League of Nations study to standardize the corps.
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Miguelete
Spain
Madrid
Guipuzcoa
Breagues
Sueletes
Elvil
League of Nations
Corps
France First to Organize Zouaves Infantry Units
The Zouaves, Berber tribesmen from Algeria, were recruited in 1831 by France into two battalions in native dress. Within a decade they became an infantry branch, with four regiments by the prewar era. They first served outside Algeria in the Crimean War, drawing attention for uniform and combat skill. Volunteer groups nationwide adopted the style and drills. Civil War Zouave companies joined the regular army.
Ornery and Onery Origins in Dialect Speech
The article traces ornery and onery as corrupted forms of ordinary from English origins in the Stuarts era. It notes regional persistence in Ireland the United States and among Irish and Scotch Irish immigrants in the South and West. It cites a 1830 New York Constellation southern usage.
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England
Easthampton
Ireland
United States
American
South
New York Constellation
Archeological Find at Ur Reveals Sumerian Harp
An explorer at Ur of the Chaldees notices two small holes in the ground. A plaster cast fills the holes and the cist is uncovered, revealing a well preserved Sumerian wooden harp with a complete cast and details intact.
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Woolley
Boyhood of Famous Americans John Hays Hammond
Two San Francisco youths aged fourteen and twelve rode to Oakland with a small party, camping along the way. They rode roughly 7000 miles in under three months, visiting Yosemite and Nebraska, supporting themselves by fishing and hunting. John Ways Hammond, born 1855, later became a renowned mining engineer with a worldwide career.
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John Hays Hammond
San Francisco
Oakland
John Haya Hammond
California
West Point
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite
Nebraska
Express Company
John
South America
Africa
John Ways Waanimend
Col
Jack Hays
Hammond
Wilds
New Haven
Yale
Taft
Germany
Royal School of Mines
Freiberg
United States
George Hearst
Hils
Wfe
Mexico
South Africa
Barney Barnato
Cecil Rhodes
Transvaal Republic
Rutte
Alliance
Cherchez la Femme and Find the Oman in Mohicans of Paris
The note discusses a tale sometimes credited to Alexander Dumas and its place in Mohicans of Paris. It suggests the work is seen as a moral proverb from France and Spain.
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Oman
Alexander Dumas
Paris
France
Spain
Bird’s-Eye View Experiments Reveal Thrush Detects Worm
Experiments show a thrush can detect a worm wriggling in the grass from about 100 yards. Researchers observed the bird noticing the movement and responding accordingly, illustrating keen avian vision.
Women Rise in English Dog Breeding Scene
The piece notes a surge of women entering dog breeding in England while men remain fewer, with references to social reactions and shifting gender dynamics in the hobby. It highlights growing female participation at recent gatherings and debates on expertise and status within the community.
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England
Water use in cities worldwide and thirsty towns
The article explains daily per person water needs from 84 to 400 gallons in hot weather. It cites Landen with seven million residents requiring vast supply and notes Utensborough as the thirstiest town in Britain, consuming 40.7 gallons per head in Scotland is said to be due to better supply.
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Odhescan
Ancient Westminster Abbey Treasure Chamber Door
Report describes a fortified eastern cloister door in Westminster Abbey opened by seven keys under crown custody. Five watches conceal the door behind iron bars leading to the Chapel of the Pyx, a vault that guarded England’s most cherished state possessions since before the Norman conquest.
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Westminster
Seale Ats
Sussex
England
The Barber’s Lesson on Did and Done
A humorous exchange in a New York Sun item features a barber and a polished manicurist arguing over grammar. The barber defends his tale while the manicurist insists on correct usage, claiming did marks plural form.
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New York Sun
Ancient mortgage practices noted in early Babylon text
Detroit News reports on ancient mortgage origins with references to King Khia Murpais and the Metht family bank. The article explains mortgages recorded on bricks and preserved in earthenware jars, linking historic lending to modern vaults and safes.
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Chivist
Khia
Murpais
Mortage
Metht Family
BOO BR. CL
Eityo
Fara
Detroit News
Northern Peninsula Treaty Resolution Between U S and England
The text recounts the 1814 Ghent treaty boundary setting Minnesota north to Lake of the Woods and drainage via eastern rivers. It notes surveys found no eastward rivers, leading to cession of the Northern Peninsula to the United States after commissions and final settlement in 1877.
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Minnesota
Ghent
Lake of the Woods
United States
Northern Peninsula
England
Catherine and the Cake Lesson
Five year old Catherine visits a friend for dinner and her mother warns against asking for seconds. On return she admits she followed the rule and did not eat cake, but she secretly had two pieces, revealing a playful twist in the tale.
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Catherine
Fingerprints Unveil Unknown Man at Portsmouth Inquest
A Portsmouth inquest cited Job chapter 38 as evidence that each person bears unique fingerprints. Scotland Yard linked prints to a deceased man with unknown name and occupation, revealing his identity and residence after sending prints to the London fingerprint department. About 400000 people have been traced in 80 years.
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Scotland Yard
Portsmouth
Bendon
Weight beliefs affect youth and health in old age
The text argues that slight overweight among youths may aid performance by providing an internal food reserve for exertion. It suggests health benefits nationally if youths accept being a little heavy while elders stay slim.
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Perseus
Rank Neophytes One Sign of New Experience
A fragment suggests a caution about new experiences noting that thinking a thing is an anomaly happens when it has not occurred before. The text credits Furn and Klreside as possible authors or sources.
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Furn
Klreside
Unsolved Casket Letters in Mary Queen of Scots Case
The article reviews the mystery of the casket letters tied to Mary Stuart, detailing her marriages, the murder of Lord Darnley, and alleged conspiracies. It notes Elizabeth I’s influence, the trial of Bothwell, and Murray's introduction of the casket letters as potential proof of Mary's guilt in the plots and abduction schemes.
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Mary Stuart
Scotland
Inel
Elzabeth
France
Scothind
Kronzeh Fiar
Laabeth
Lord Darntey
Lennox
Parmley
Earth
Bothwell
Margot
Dunbar
England
Elizabeth
Green Bess
Mary
Rome
Murray
Lord Darnley
Rothwell
Qreens
Rathwell
Bat
Casket Letters and Mary Queen of Scots Mystery
The text discusses claims about the casket letters attributed to Mary Queen of Scots and the debate over their authenticity. It notes supporters who view the letters as forged or misdated and opponents who cite vulgar language as indicating real writing by the queen. The letters vanish, keeping the mystery alive.
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Ruth Borst
Pearl Rogers
Florence Westphal
West Main Street
Richland Center
Firserais
Cherchez la Femme
Westminster Abbey
Sid
Puszte
Earl of Murray
Marya
Svrutlenta
Chiropractic Health Service
Josie Williams
Palmer
Princess Theatre
J. W. Doxace
Ope
Doxace
Doxsee
Attorneys At Law
Lovell Block
Iowa
J. G. Scheun
Fonticelle Lowe
AYU Amet CS Ees
Deering
Arator
R. H. Balster
Monticello, Iowa
McCormick-Deering
Buick
Fisher
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Mich
Tate U
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