Sixty Years of Married Life Celebrated in Monticello
Mr and Mrs Thomas A King of Monticello marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with calls telegrams and gifts from friends in town. Their son Dr Thomas A King Jr of West Union visited while their family dates back to their Dubuque marriage in 1862.
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Thomas A. King
Monticello
Tom King
West Union
King
City of
Dubuque
Court House
Stephen Hempstead
California
New York City
Man Born in John Hein Farm Area Reflects Pioneer Family Roots
The passage describes a family linked to the John Hein farm area and the early Moore lineage. It notes Mr Moore, Isle of Man native, arriving in Jones county in the 1830s, moving through Detroit to Dubuque by ox team, and his marriages and settlement in Richland township. It reflects on frugality, health, honest labor, and hopeful outlook of Mr and Mrs King after hard pioneer years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. King
Oxford College
Ohio
Richland Township
Bowen's Prairie
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
John Hein
King
William Moore
Mrs. King
Picnic origins and French term pique-nique contrasted
The text explains that a picnic, often seen as American, has French roots in the term pique-nique meaning an informal indoor gathering where each person contributes. It cites a 1879 French paper noting formal French pique-nique rules, including a 15 franc per head subscription and formal attire for gatherings in Saint Henry.
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Perhps
Saint Henry
de Riguer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elephant’s Sense of Humor at the Zoo
A report describes elephants in a tented enclosure swaying endlessly as they roam for peanuts and bear youngsters on their backs. Keepers note they seem to sense humor and differentiate between children and elders, revealing quiet perceptiveness behind their eyes.
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tent @thoological house
Peculiar Mud Skippers Jumping Gables Across Tropics
Mud-skippers or jumping gables inhabit river mouths in tropical Africa Asia and northwest Australia. They leap using their tails and fore fins and sometimes hop in a double motion. They breathe with the tall fin and by their gills perched on mangrove roots with protruding mobile eyes.
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Africa
Asia
Australia
English Woman Made Justice of the Peace in England
Englishwoman Lady Caroline Pete of Ingatestone has become a justice of the peace. She hails from a long Catholic lineage, with Lord Petre as head of the family. A gent aunt oversees Westminster sisters of charity, another belongs to the Good Shepherd community at Nummerswich.
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Caroline Pete
Ingatestone Nul
England
Lord Petre
Sisters of Charity
Westminster
Good Shepherd
Nummerswich
Water intake urged to combat fatigue by Dr Mosher
Dr Eliza B Mosher of Brooklyn tells members of the Women’s Medical Society of New York state to drink water at 10 am and again at 8 4 and 11 pm to dilute fatigue products entering the blood and reduce tiredness.
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Eliza B. Mosher
Brooklyn
Women's Medical Society of
New York State
Amond Tue Couches Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church announces morning services at 11 o clock with Sunday School at 10. Evening worship is at 730. A monthly musical program follows the evening service. A four weeknight meeting series begins January 24 led by Rev Williams Hinkle Grant and aims to deepen church interest in the Kingdom of God.
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William Hayes Mitchell
Rae
S. V. Williams
J. M. Hinkle
A.R. Grant
A. R. Grant
Leonard Duckett Pastor Services and Guest Sermon
Leonard Duckett pastor holds regular services each Sunday with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. Mid week Thursday 7:30 p.m. Next Sunday Rev Percy H Nickless of Olivet Presbyterian Cedar Rapids will preach morning and evening. Support these meetings by attending.
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Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Percy H. Nickless
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Divine Deceptions Theme At Sunday Worship
Congregational Church plans Sunday activities led by Rev William P Ames B D with church school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m The evening service at 7 30 p m and Thursday quarter hour meeting at 7 30 p m A pledge of cordial welcome and a note on the theme The Divine Deceptions For Sunday January 22 The junior endeavor meets at 3 30 p m led by George Guyan and vesper service at 1 30 p m The address titled The Angel of Opposition and a large attendance is hoped for at the vesper hour next Sunday and throughout the winter months
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George Guyan
Tts
Luther Lengie Monthly Meeting Prompts West Sumby Area
Church notices indicate Pastor Sigmund Suints hosts services Sundays at 1:00 a m with a 20.15 event time. The Luther Lengie group meets on the west Sumbiy area each month.
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Sigmund Sue
Suints School
Bringitsh
Luther Lengie
West Sumbiy
Roland P. Wuentzel Pastor Sunday Services at Jules School
Pastor Roland P. Wuentzel leads regular worship every Sunday at Jules School with 10 00 a m service and a sermon. Preaching in German or English on alternating Sundays and a cordial invitation extended to members and friends to attend.
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Roland P. Wuentzel
Jules School
Henry J Schmit auction sale at John Miller estate farm
Auction at the John Miller estate farm three miles east of Monticello drew strong bidding. Cows and yearlings averaged $52 per head, broad sows $26.50, corn 61 cents a bushel, oats 37 cents, hay $18.76 per ton, corn fodder $1.62. Total value reported at $4,000. machinery sold for $5 to $10 above seven year cost. Sale announced by Herald of Cascade.
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Henry J. Schmit
John Miller
Monticello
Herald of Cascade
Intellectual Progress Behind Material Gains in America
The essay argues that American material progress far outpaces intellectual development. Writers note European observers find U.S. businessmen speak simply, while Europe retains cultivated statesmanship. The vast, undeveloped resources lure rapid fortunes, eroding high culture as new wealth grows.
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America
Atherton
Balloon vendor scatters colorful wares through Meridian street
A toy balloon merchant wandered north along Meridian street when a sudden gust scattered red, green, and yellow bubbles across Ohio street. Bystanders and patients in a nearby dentist showroom watched as children pursued the escaping balloons, while the vendor moved on.
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Hos Fen
Meridian Street
Ohio Street
Hinne-Marnsur
Hhingel
Tila
Inapalis
Casket Found at Melrose Abbey Sparks Bruce Heart Debate
Excavations under the Office of Works at Melrose Abbey uncovered stone cutting and a casket containing a heart. Reporters debate whether the relic could be the heart of Robert the Bruce, the famed king of Scotland, though some doubt remains.
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Robert Bruce
Melrose Abbey
Seothind
Tricks Of Criminal Lawyers Exposed In Murder Trial Stagecraft
A former district attorney of Delaware County discusses courtroom ploys used in murder cases. He cites tactics like presenting a sympathetic innocent schoolgirl, exploiting relatives, staging a kiss with a baby, flashing bloody clothes, and placing dramatic grandmothers and loyal spouses to sway jurors.
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Delaware County
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Times-Star
Panama and Other Notes on Society and Science
A mix of observations from a National Geographic bulletin and New York Times praise for Dr. Robert Abbe. It covers Panama's geography population and lack of an army, then extols Abbe as a leading surgeon and pioneer of radium use, followed by notes on Scotland Yard employing women detectives for social event assignments.
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Tananm
South Carolina
Athintic
South America
Costa Itican
Canal Zone
United States
Panama
National Geographic. Society
Bulletin
Robert Abbe
New York
St. Luke's Hospital
New York Cancer Hospital
Cates States
Cutte
New York “Times
Scotland Yard
London
Proposal Stirs Janet as Henry Seeks Marriage
An apprehensive proposal unfolds as Henry asks Janet to marry him. Janet responds with surprise and wit, noting she expected a financial request rather than a marriage proposal from the man she sees as a brother.
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Janet
Henry
MGolf Spine The Latest From Doctors On Golf Injuries
Dr Homer B D Bailey told the St Louis Osteopathic Association about golf spine, caused by swinging too hard or leaning forward. He described two forms: neck vertebrae dislocation from upright stance and back spine pain from forward lean, with rheumatic type shoulder pain in the first case. Kansas City Star.
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Kanaas City Star
New Cream White Tomato and John Baer Varieties Debut
The article notes two tomato novelties this year a cream white tomato and the John Baer red variety praised for high yield and uniform round fruits. It also discusses the rise of Ukrainian American citizen clubs aiding integration into American society with recent developments in Boston and Providence.
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John Baer
Why He Quit Boss Morning Salutation Sparks Quit
A brief quip shows a worker quitting after a boss said good morning. Advertisement flow promotes Tanlac with local agent W. W. Stickford promising pep strength and energy.
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Tanlac
W. W. Stickford
For Sale Offers Various Livestock and Milking Claim
A listing advertises a Shorthorn bull several choice heifers and calves for February and March, Shropshire rams, and Poland China boars weighing 250 lbs from G J Eiben Anamosa Ia R3 Prairieburg phone. Also Milk Ushers Wild Hiller declares selling milk independently. cows used for milk are tuberculin tested.
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Poland
China
G. J. Eiben
Anamosa
Prairieburg
Wild Hiller
Will Teach Air Navigation At Columbia University
A new extension course at Columbia University will cover air navigation in peace and war. The program aims to study elementary problems and examine elements used in employing aircraft for military and commercial purposes. It will describe engineering achievements and outstanding issues awaiting solution.
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Columbia University
Four horses dwell in Woolland Yolo county California
The Woolland area near Sacramento houses four horses used for city deliveries including a milk wagon laundry bus express wagon and vegetable wagon. The fire department and other business are now motorized.
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Woolland
Yolo County
Sacramento
Cal
Bita
A man denies Bunyan as author of The Pilgrim's Progress and jokes a bunion could contribute to the work. The London scene recalls aging songs that refuse to die as a daughter says she has heard someone try to kill two or three each evening.
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John Bunyan
Bunion
Saia
Brown
London
Bita
Notice to creditors of Jonesco estate in Anarions Iowa
Administratrix Mary oceaamp announces claims against the Jonesco estate must be filed with the clerk of the court and sworn to within a set time. Creditors and persons owing said estate are urged to make immediate payment to the undersigned in Anarions Iowa this January 19th, 19h.
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Ures
Jonesco
Ana Hedic
Anarions
Iowa
Mary
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