Iowa Rural Life and Officials Across 1925 News
Iowa figures include Dr J M Morgan 87 a Penn college founder in Oskaloosa dead and J F Deems of Burlington selling 1100 bushels artichokes per acre for feed. Des Moines contemplates smoke abatement and a new city policewoman. Clinton county farmers order seven carloads of limestone.
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J. M. Morgan
Penn College
Oskaloosa
J. F. Deems
Burlington
Broadlawn
Polk County
Mahaska County
Poland
I. &. Conrad
Melbourne
M. H. Hazen
Mount Pleasant
Wallaces
Iowa
Gorge H. Woodson
Des Moines
Newgro
Coo- Hdge
Virgin Islands
Board of Supervisors
Buena Vista County
Ss. L. Thatcher
Vinton
Chicago
Iowa Humane Society Secetary
College Board
Norwegian Lutheran Churches of America
Jewell Lutheran College
Jewell School Board
McCord
Newton
Estherville
Lake Okoboji
Clinton County
New York Actress Finds Sea Treasure Worth 43000
Lucky Jean Tolley a former model and current motion picture actress returned to New York from Nassau after diving for scenes. She found treasure on the sea floor valued at 43000 dollars, deposited the money in an English bank and surrendered one third to the government under English law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Tolley
New York
Nassau
Miss Tolley
Fragmented 1921 oddities mix of facts and errors
A garbled 1921 taxon of varied items mentions Nigerian women, air travel times, David Lloyd George, water donations, London gardens, a St. Louis agency director, eyewear defects, a fast tripline, and other scattered claims about providers, geography, and technologies.
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Nigeria
Carey
Airphines
London
Paris
David Lloyd George Ward
Boho Astor
Verne
Stbaehan
Royal Gardens
Mise Watluryn Gue
St. Louis
Inculusa
Boston nurse Mary King announces mayoral candidacy
Mary King of Boston declares for the 1925 mayoral race. She pledges earlier dance hall curfews, graft elimination, and a censor at every movie theater during performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary ¥. King
Boston
Orion the Storm Maker and the hunter god
An ancient view links Orion to a mighty warrior and hunter whose rising signs herald storms. The figure appears in nature magazines and classic writings, described as foretelling the season’s storms that bring both protection and danger to people and landscapes.
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Orion
Benmen
But Who Are Guility American Visitor in London
The fragment shows a vaudeville style exchange with Sally and Walter in a hotel comedic setup. Walter notes complaints about laughter while the line hints at an ongoing show or sketch. The tone suggests a comedic playlet from a Passing Show in London.
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London
Sally
Walter
First U S Hospital Opens in 1752 After Decade of Effort
The first hospital established in the United States is the Pennsylvania Hospital, opened in 1752 after years of work led by Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Thomas Bond, and collaborators. The facility marks a milestone in colonial American medicine and public health.
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U. S. Hospital
United States
Pennsylvania Hospital
Benjamin Frank Min Wid
Phomis Bond
Thousands in Mines From Nature Magazine Warn of Dangers
Nature Magazine notes mining costs and hazards as about 700000 men work underground. Miners drill and blast through coal seams, facing constant peril in the labor of extracting fuel.
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Nature Magazine
Russia Province in New York Captures Exiled Community
In New York City a self styled Russia province operates weekly from East Side halls. Exiles from czarist times meet, sing, recite, and reminisce about Moscow and Petrograd under a governor general and staff. The group dispenses nostalgia and humor amid exile realities.
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New York
Russia
Old
Moscow
Petrograd
Boy
Luke
Lucien J. Demotte
House of Demotte
Demotte
France
George Joseph Demotte
House of Art
Seine
Iowa Farm Home Ownership And Rural Improvements Highlight 1923 Data
Iowa leads with 581 of 1000 farm homes owned by residents versus 456 nationwide. The Cerro Gordo Cow Testing Association reports 312 cows tested and record milk and butterfat for Auggie Jane Tengerveld. Iowa shows extensive rural organization, schools, and road infrastructure with miles paved graveled and tiled. weather reduced paving by .73 percent year over year.
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Wm. H. Lapp
Iowa State College
Cerro Gordo
Auggie Jane Tengerveld
Schermerhorn Arma
Iowa
Deal
Ans
Locust Plague Tries Locomotives in Africa
A traveler from Pretoria reports that railways and Boer farmers in Transvaal attempt to exterminate swarms of locusts by locomotives and blocking routes. No definite solution is found as rains approach to aid hatch.
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New York
Pretoria
Transvaal
Spurious Federal Reserve Notes Reported by Treasury
The Treasury department found two counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. One is an Ave-dollar note drawn on the New York bank, the other a ten-dollar note associated with the Richmond institution. The NY note is a photo mechanical print on two papers with glass threads, a coarse portrait, and darker green back. The Richmond note is described as a poorly executed zinc etching readily detectable.
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Reserve Bank
New York
Federal -Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Richmond
Treasury ‘Department
Locust Menace Tracks Across South Africa Railways
A traveler reports vast locust devastation across veldt and crops near rail routes. Locusts reach cities, forcing railways to deploy engine pumps and arsenic sprays to kill swarms with mobile “locust specials” along hundreds of miles of line.
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South Africa
Griffis in German Prison Over Cleveland Kidnap Plot
Lieut Corliss H. Griffis is confined in a German prison after his attempt to kidnap Grover Cleveland Sie to Bergdoll a draft evader. Petitions for his release are circulating in America.
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Lieut.” ‘Corliss H. Grifis
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
America
Aged Chinese Used to Hatch Chickens
Tourists report that in China aged men and women, too feeble for work, act as human incubators. They wear burlap waistcoats and hatch chickens by placing eggs inside.
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Peking
China
Strack’s Double Matrimony Lands Him in Tombs
The tale centers on Charles Strack I. whose first wife was famed for her cooking and whose second wife was young and charming. While still married to the first, he wed the younger woman and faced consequences in Tombs prison after the unions overlapped. The episode hinges on marital choices and fear of comparison to the first wife.
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New York
Charles Strack
Charles Strack I
Tombs
Strack
Ife
Black Maria Chicks Inmate Coop Tale From Worcester
A garbled Worcester Police Department note recounts a “Black Maria” chicken coop setup cited as the oldest feature near the station. Officer Highford of the Hanor Squad reportedly aided long-term prisoners and flagged a decayed body deemed junk heap material by the chief.
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Worcester
Mass
Highford
Hanor
What think you of Christ and the personal claim
A sermon analyzes three biblical texts on belief confession and personal dealing with Jesus Christ. It emphasizes heart faith in Christ's identity, public confession of faith, and the sinner’s personal engagement with Jesus, noting Pilate’s and Saul’s responses as examples and urging decisive acceptance or rejection.
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Jesus
Christ
Cchristians
Aes
Jesus Christ
God
A. J. Gordon
Saul of
Tarsus
Gall of
Damascus
Saul
Pilate
The Genius of Sincerity Quote Fragment
A clipped excerpt presents Bulwer Lytton's view that sincerity enthusiasm and truth alone do not win victories. The fragment critiques the idea that honesty suffices for success without action.
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Bulwer Lytton
Humility as the path to fasting power and glory
The Christian Observer asserts humility as the golden pathway to enduring fasting power and everlasting glory, urging believers to embrace modesty and spiritual discipline.
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Christian Observer
Consecration, A Inn Is Entirely Consecrated
Fragmentary OCR text mentions General Booth and a phrase about consecration. The readable portion indicates a discussion about consecration of a person or place, but the exact event, names, dates, or location are unclear. No actionable details or clear entities beyond General Booth emerge.
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General Booth
Prayer’s Strength Through Hard Days
A poetic fragment focuses on seeking the strength of prayer to endure common days and fatigue. It conveys worn hands, dust, and the urge for spiritual shelter amid weariness. The text evokes resilience drawn from faith during daily trials.
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Girl Guides of India
June Deeter Rippin
Girl Scouts of America
India
Princess Sorabil
Theresa Kiley
Rippin
Lucky Jean Tolley
U. S
Electric Boat Company
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Quincy
Morris 2D. Gilmore
Ginere
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Nancy
Iiron
Taumplco
Orion the Storm Maker
Charles Tondos
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles
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Russ
Plana
Lucien
Demette
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Griffis
Teneres
Bessia
Strachit
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