Center Junction Shippers Elect Directors At Annual Meeting
Center Junction shipping association held its annual meeting in Carson's hall with about 100 men in attendance. H J Dirks was elected director and E R Young's vacancy as president was filled. Arthur Wilcox became president succeeding J B Seehusen. The year’s total shipments reached 1,792,411 lbs, grossing $164,658.12, with ten cattle, ninety hogs, and eleven mixed loads moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction Shipping Association
Carson's Hall
H. J. Dirks
E. R. Young
Arthur Wilcox
J. B. Seehusen
F. D. Sutherland
Paul N. Smith
Clifford McDonald
Frank Dawes
H. G. Manuel
Association
J. W. Arthur
Ames
R. F. O'Donnell
Iowa Livestock Marketing Association
G. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Livestock Marketing Association
National Association of the Federal Farm Board
C. B. F. Michel
Marion
Iowa Co- Operatives
Carl Wallace
Iowa State Shippers’ Board
Mabel Tomlinson
Ibsen
Rachel Smith
Irma Sanford
Ethel Stingley
Carrie Dreibelbis
Meta Prahm
Hazel Burge
W. B. Hanken
T. E. Stanton
John Joe
Luella
Esther Moats
Vincent Tischauser
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Rudolph Tobiassen
Monticello
Jack McCreadie
Chicago
Moats
Elmer Schrader
McDonald Hospital
Schrader
Nina Brady
Wyoming
Ripperton
Monmouth
Olin
Onslow
Edwards
Lyman Thompson
Pauline Holm
Maquoketa
Peter Prahm
Paul Holm
J. R. McNeilly
Stuart Smith
Mr. Smith
J. M. Moses
C. H. Nelson
Robbie
Winifred
Phyllis
A. C. Robbie
O. O. Watson
Will Eldred
F. L. Himebaugh
John Alexander
Springville
Henry Heeren
Rose Mary Coder
Irene
Lucile Himebaugh
Paul Darting
Wilton Junction
W. K. Moats
Livestock Marketing Association
Independence
Carl Helken
Anna Helken
Castle Grove
B. D. Helken
May Himebaugh
Bert Clark
Beoth Grove
B. A. Woodworth
Death of Hopkinton infant prompts community mourning
Hopkinton friends mourn the death of Milo Hucker and Mrs Hucker's seven weeks old son who died January 21 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after an intestinal obstruction operation. Funeral January 22 at home led by Rev A B Soule. Also notes births January 15 17, local basketball scores, and various community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Hucker
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Soule
M. E. Church
Hopkinton
Art Webber
Glenn Adams
Delhi
Delhi High
Hopkinton High
Paul Grimm
Oneida
Don Smith
Delaware County
Grim
Smith
Brown
Paris
Grimes
Colesburg
Thompson
Buck Creek
Texley
Chase
Greeley
Taylor
Earlville
Winch
Dighton
Fitzpatrick
James Thompson
Chicago
Raymond Joseph
Joseph
Edgeyor
Kensington Club
Stickler
Canada
A. G. Smith
P. R. Wheeless
Bridge
M. O. Smith
Manchester
Esther Smith
Waukon
Roy Jeffries
Jeffries
Henrietta Jeffries
Russell L. Kirkwood
Tlee
H. M. Reeve
Hans Maier
Wurtzelprater Inn
Louis Herrington
Louisa
Cecelia Ellington
Captain Kinski
Detective Bureau of
Vienna
Ralph Shoop
Rumski
Randall Morgan
Wayne ‘Thurm
Kinski
Sleuths
Jennison Jones
Noble Young
Jigo
Raymond Wallace
Ilona
Edna Holt
Arthur Crefont
Joe Lathrop
June Pennington
Gertrude Reeve
Jonas H. Pennington
Peter Piper Pickles
Ed Bethurum
Vivian Delancey
Mary Elizabeth Gearhart
A. K. Cramer
Marshall Nell
South Fork
Lenox Junior College
Tipton
Lenox Gym
Ward Walston
Clel Moulton
Richland Center Couple Welcome Second Child
Richland Center announces Mr. and Mrs. Gren Helin are the proud parents of a baby boy, their second child following a daughter. The community notes several local gatherings including a recreation training school at Anamosa and a tenth wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneiter with nut cards and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gren Helin
John Yossi
Will Balsiger
Luella
Recreation Training
Anamose
George L. Buol
Robert
Elda
Lester Schofield
Robert Adams
Iowa City
Carl Schneiter
John ‘Schweitzer
George L. Bud
Ed Wilcox
Monticello
The Surrender of Metz A Franco Prussian Mystery
The article questions Marshal Bazaine's 1870 surrender of Metz to Prussia. It ponders whether he betrayed France for a promised post from Bismarck or was scapegoated for others. The event ended a 180,000 strong army's defense and led to long controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Ruzaine
France
Metz
Bramarck
Jastine
Bazaine
Brazaine
Mexico
Maximilian of
Rhine
Frederick Charles
Bragaine
Cilef
Brazanne
Suzaine
MacMahon
Marshal
Spain
Bismarck
Teufonte
Bagzaine
Wheeler Syndicate
Variation in Sea Level Across Regions and Land Influence
The article explains that sea level varies globally due to land masses rising from the ocean basin. It notes the Andes in South America and the Himalayas in India drawing water, with the Indus delta region being about one foot higher than near Ceylon. It also mentions temporary and slight irregularities affecting sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andes Mountains
Himalayas
India
Indus
Teland
Ceylon
Bread baking lesson and social at Balsigers home
Mr and Mrs Will Balsiger hosted friends last Sunday for a gathering with two pinochle tables and refreshments served by Mrs Balsiger. Miss Margaret Wismeier and Miss Bernice Allen attended a full day 4 H club leaders and committee women meeting hosted by Mrs W Hay near Antioch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Balsiger
Balsiger
Margaret Wismeier
Bernice Allen
W. B. Hay
Antioch
Columbus May Have Saved Mayan Culture Suggests Explorer
Gregory Mason, writing in Country Home, posits that Columbus on his fourth voyage encountered Maya traders off Honduras and redirected eastward, implying the Mayan civilization’s survival could have formed a ready-made basis for a new white race in a United States context, contrasting with North American settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Columbus
Gregory Mason
Mazon
Honduras
America
Medicine Woman Still Holds Faith Across Mexico
The medicine woman remains a nationwide institution in Mexico where she blends herbal remedies with beliefs in witchcraft. For centuries she has shaped public health, trusted by peasants and even some middle class families, especially in regions where native languages persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Latin America
May's Native Dogwood Gleams Through Spring
Henry Seidel Canby notes May's native dogwood brightens landscapes with orderly clusters and leafy candelabra from oak to meadow. He contrasts English wild apples and other blossoms with the shrub that seeks light and fills woodlands with rosy flame from green to white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Henry Seidel Canby
Folly of Warfare Thirty Years After Ladysmith
Beers and Bricone meet to celebrate the relief of Ladysmith remarking on the humanity behind enemies. The exchange reflects on future descendants and the absurdity of bloodthirsty conflicts that push to the graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Beers
Bricone
Oldest Inhabited Castle Claim At Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle near Chester le Street England is argued as the oldest inhabited castle in Northumberland and Durham. Built as a manor house around 933 it remained so for four centuries. In the 14th century Sir Ralph Lumley remodeled it adding four corner towers and linking surrounding walls except on the west. The Lumley family has occupied the castle continuously since its erection in Saxon times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumley Castle
Chester-le- Street
England
Northumberland
Durham
Ralph Lumley
Lumley
Rural Mail Boxes and Post Design Rules
Postal laws describe acceptable rural mail box supports as neat, wood metal or concrete posts of suitable strength and dimensions. They may be round or square, plain or ornamental, with or without fixed or movable arms and must be painted white. Use of effigies or supports representing figures or mechanical objects is prohibited.
Good Taste in Architecture Defined by Great Architect
A leading architect defines good taste as sincere use of materials and honest representation of the plan. The exterior should reflect the design, and the house must be built for living, not for show, tailored to a single client and location.
What Dignity in Waiting On Food
A Country Home note argues that taking interest in food is not undignified. Food is essential for life and its enjoyment is sensible, balancing nourishment with pleasure.
Readers Overlook Newspapers Says California Educator
A California educator urges improved newspaper reading in advanced grades, arguing adults rarely read papers thoroughly despite widespread succinct, vital information in reputable journals. The appeal emphasizes teaching reading skills to better digest diverse subjects across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journalis
California
The Boyhood of Famous 3 Or More Years of Work
A fragmented portrait of James A. Farrell born in 1868 New Haven Conn who left grammar school to work at age fourteen in the New Haven Wire plant earning $165 weekly for twelve hours daily. He rose from laborer to foreman by nineteen and later became a leading steel salesman shaping his path through self taught geography and memory skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farrell
New Haven Wire Company
Suchon Ife
Young Forrestad
New Haven
Conn
Farrell
Uffe
Ile
Tie
America
United States Steel Corporation
From Laborer to Steel Corporation President
The article recounts a worker who left New Haven for Pittsburgh to learn the steel trade. He rises from blast furnaces to assistant superintendent, then superintendent, general manager, and finally head of US sales with New York headquarters. His career culminates in presidency after successful European sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Pittsburgh
Ife
Run Mill
United States
New York
Tie
The
Steel Corporation
Europe
Siles
North American
Alliance
Fragmentary Serbian Folklore Note
A partial OCR item describes women in southern Serbia pooling ancient fountain regions and using sheep shears in a Yehtdish hob, hinting at traditional craft practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Fragmentary Observation on Social Roles
A short, unclear report notes that for every self sufficient man there is a woman ready to assist in adjusting or controlling daily tasks and needs. The text contains numerous misspellings and fragmented phrases, reflecting a casual or editorial aside rather than a formal statement.
Fragmentary Sound Waves Notice Confuses Readers
A damaged OCR fragment mentions sound waves and a place or event, but the readable text is incoherent and lacks clear names, dates, or actions to confirm specifics. The piece appears to reference a technical or local broadcast topic without concrete details.
Tracing Old Sayings and Folk Beliefs in American Regions
The passage surveys old proverbs and superstitions in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia, noting modern adaptations and the persistence of lines about luck and daily life. It cites sayings like red flannel underwear prevents colds and singing before breakfast brings bad luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pier
Elinare
Foortien
Efe Patton
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Frontiers Town Harbin Twish Teems With Riffraff
A chaotic frontier town atmosphere in Harbin shows crowds and debris as Russian refugees mingle with Chinese residents. The piece criticizes social tensions and racial hierarchies, noting envy of Western influence and pressures on local women amid immigrant dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eita
Etonner Lattimore
Atelauthe Monthly
Good Definition A Hick Town Watchs Next Year
A widower in a small town keeps vigil for the coming year as he surveys townspeople and aging routines. The fragment hints at a quiet, forlorn scene centered on expectation and memory in a rural community.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Center Junction
Rock Island
John Carson
Robert Livingstone
Pauline
N. C
Farmers' Grain Co
Bcotch Grove
Adv
Richland Center
Charles Rogers
East Richland
Patricia
Frank
Don Derflinger
Oliver Kiburz
Len Buol
C. J. Buol
Dubuque
J.G. Schoon
Monticello, Iowa
Rao Cy le
BACON
Star Meat Market
Old Steff
Naiman
Aninius
Poe i
Ed Eiler
P.m. On
Morse
Nebraska
Duer
E. V. Duer
L. P. Waddick, Auctioneer
Monticello State Bank
Harbin
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Co
Iowa
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