State Fair to Stage Major Pageant The Awakening
State Fair officials announced a six night run of a massive outdoor production titled The Awakening. The show uses three stages with thousands of scenic feet and a large cast. It features Pavley-Dukrainsky ballet and Show of Shows dancers, with Kosloff as supervising director and a budget over 50000 dollars. The event includes fireworks, elaborate lighting, and a grand musical score. The fair also notes food stands and a Sunday sermon on Will the Good Triumph in the End.
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America
Pavley-Dukrainsky Ballet
Marcelle-Williams
Sunday Church Services and Mission Festival Mix
Multiple denominations outline Sunday services for St. Matthew's Ev Lutheran Methodist Episcopal and others. Plans include Sunday school, morning and union services, mission festival at Delaware Congregation, and an outdoor service at the city park with a church picnic and transportation help.
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St. Matthew’s Ev
H. L. Aoix
Church Council
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Union
Methodist Episcopal Erich
St. John’s Ey
Paul T. Gu Knecht
Trinity
St. John's
Delaware
St. John's Church
Samuel G. Gutenson
Transportation Committee
Mess
George Guyan
Rex Rickles
William Beery
C. A. Palmer
Methodist
Leonard Ducket
Reformed
Armin H. Tendick
Chigren
Anamosa Eureka Short News Items
A Hosea Pierce property barn burned north of the Milwaukee viaduct in east Anamosa due to water shortages. William Finn of Cascade faced a liquor nuisance charge in Justice Lawrence's court and was bound over to the grand jury with a $500 bond. Judge Ellison prepared for a fishing trip to Ontario and Canada with his sons before visiting New York City. Misses Porter Bunce and Hanna sisters departed by auto for Yellowstone National Park for a two week sightseeing vacation.
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Hosea. Pierce
East
Anamosa
Milwaukee
Division Street
William Finn
Cascade
Jones County
George C. Lawrence
Grand Jury
F. O. Ellison
Lake Ontario
Clifford Ellison
Fred
Canada
New York City
Gertrude
Helen Porter
Irma Bunce
Lara
Wilma Hanna
Yellowstone National Park
Ten Principal Causes Drive Iowa Death Toll in 1929
Totals show 25 562 deaths in Towa with 74.2 percent charged to the Ten Principal Causes led by heart disease at 5 416. Cancer 2 746 and cerebral hemorrhage 2 506 follow. Accidents 1 661 and pneumonia 1 561 among significant causes. infant mortality high at 62.5 per thousand, 42 127 births, 2 211 infant deaths.
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Towa
Iowa
Proud Maisies and Robin Song Amid Wood
The excerpt merges a rustic poem about Proud Maisies and Sweet Robin with farm advice on keeping cows clean for milk production. It notes a traditional folk dialogue about marriage and a practical dairy hygiene routine emphasizing grooming, udder cleaning, bedding, and manure removal.
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Sweet Robin
When to cut alfalfa for hay for yield and quality
The U S department of agriculture says cut alfalfa for hay when well in bloom for higher yields and longer stands. Earlier cuts boost protein content but nearer full bloom preserves stand health.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Poisonous Insects in Bolivian Jungle Dossier
The New York Times notes dangerous Bolivian jungle insects including the Cheapasana bird eating spider and several biting species. It describes fatal bites from a sand-dwelling creature and deadly stings from wasp families, with ants and a sweat bee among others.
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Bolivian
Chezaputaiaa
New York Times
Recalling Old Times and the Stereopticon
An old Washingtonian recalls the stereopticon era with slides buzzers and sleepy operators. He recalls illustrated songs and the sentimental acts that drew crowds in the city long ago.
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Hin
Pisa
Coliseum
Washington Star
Young Financier Pays Off Father’s Debt in Town
A boy visits a Brockton merchant to settle a father’s debt and pays the exact amount owed. The merchant offers to mail a statement, but the boy insists on paying in person. After the transaction, the lad lightly suggests two cents to cover the mailing cost, and leaves satisfied.
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Brockton
Muss
Minster Abbey Oldest England Manor House Sale Hint
Minster Abbey on the Isle of Thanet is described as England’s oldest house. It is offered by trustees of the late Lord Congofim, fifth Marquis, citing an 11th century manor renovated circa 1403 on the site of Edburga’s monastery. The property, linked to Saints Peter and Paul, is noted in Demnesdiay’s book, said to be the only manor on the ishaft Savon thes.
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Minster Abbey
Isle of Thanet
England
Congofim
Edburga
Formelet
Has Time for Meditation on a Solomons Coconut Plant
A young British man runs a coconut plantation in the Solomon Islands and endures long separations as it can take up to a year to receive letters from home. The piece reflects isolation and perseverance in a remote post.
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Solomon Islands
Tim
Unclear historic note on Coleridge's storage items
Fragmentary line suggests poet Coleridge stored money or writings in a hat or improvised container. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts. No clear event date place or secondary figures are identifiable.
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Coleridge
Turning the Tables In the Shade While Milking The Cow
A Topeka Capital article notes that no amount of cleverness will move an old cow during milking as the animal remains uncooperative in the shaded stall. The piece comments on practical farm handling and animal behavior.
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Topeka
Uncle Eben Warns Against Forgetting Kindness
A Waahtagian tar quips about cherishing neighborly affection with a rustic proverb. The speaker, Uncle Eben, advises not to assume reciprocity in affection, urging mindful regard for others.
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Eben
The Only Way to Visit My Friends
A book lover notes he visits friends occasionally only to look over his library, a line attributed to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch remark.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
U S Ice Cream Claim Dismissed by Florence Historians
Florentine records challenge American claims that the United States invented ice cream. Historians note a thriving 15th century ice cream trade in Florence with Catherine de Medici bringing frozen desserts to France.
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Florence
Italy
Philadelphia
Catherine de Medicis
France
Coreain Thiste
Government runs personal crisis reports and mental clinics
The article describes government run mental clinics called personal crisis reports facilities. Inmates receive comfortable living spaces, libraries, films, radio and concerts and are treated to induce a brighter view of life. Women victims of unhappy affairs receive special therapy and the program aims to reemployment and social reintegration. It notes many men take their own life due to unemployment and poverty and the government investigates their circumstances to offer new starts.
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Budapest
Tunarhins
Archduedd Cas
Speciak Atention
Peacocks Replace Watchdogs at Mountain Resort
Peacocks guard private garden grounds at a mountain resort from deer raiders. Deer from a nearby game preserve had roamed at night, nibbling lawns and blooms. Roosts for the peafowl were placed at all entrances and the deer have not returned.
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Pavasion
Huge coffin carries Ada Smith to grave in Merrick
Ada Smith forty two died at her Merrick home weighing about 555 pounds. She required an 18 pallbearers team for a 7 foot coffin 44 inch wide and over 8 feet high. Funeral at Greenfield cemetery Roosevelt. The coffin plus body weighed over a half ton and a special apparatus lowered it into the grave. Mrs Seth, wife of Percy Smith, had gained 150 pounds during illness.
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Merrick, L. L
Ada Smith
Merrick
Greenfield Cemetery
Roosevelt
S. 1
Smith
Seth
Percy Smith
Bible Quiz Card List Esau Jacob to Gideon’s 300
A compact set of scriptural questions and answers citing Genesis Exodus and Judges. Includes Esau and Jacob, the 3,000,000 reference, holiness to the Lord, arson in Judges, and Gideon’s reduced force of 300 from 22,000.
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Esau
Jacob
Gideon
Bedspread Symbolizes Luxury in Poor Neighborhood
In New York near a crowded school release, a Pale girl describes a sunlit gold bedspread sent to her mother. The Woman and three sisters pause before a dingy shop window displaying the same bedspread, a gleaming symbol of luxury to the street kids and observer.
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New York
New York Sun
Use of Slogans to Boost Mental Outlook
James D. Weinland promotes slogans in Hyvela Magazine as tools to improve mood and resilience. He cites sayings from literature and proverbs that spark courage, focus attention, and prompt action when one feels down.
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James D. Weinland
Hyvela Magazine
Ife
Mr. Weinland
Fishermen Rally At Vichy In Unified France Sport Gathering
Paris correspondent reports at least 10,000 fishermen joined a competition and congress in Vichy. The crowd demonstrates the French passion for sport, especially shooting and fishing, with game shooting seen as a national pastime beyond England.
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Vichy
Paris
London Sunday Observer
France
England
Moon’s Lack of Atmosphere Shown by Eclipse Observations
The text notes that during solar eclipses the moon appears perfectly dark with no sun distortion from refraction, and stars occulted by the moon disappear instantly rather than fade gradually as they would through an atmosphere. It cites other indications supporting this conclusion.
For Rent House Newly Decorated at Franklin Equipment Co
Verses from Robert Burns are included. A separate real estate item advertises a newly decorated house for rent with reasonable rates. Inquiries directed to Franklin Equipment Co at 48-11.
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Franklin Equipment Co
Cattle Feeding Rule Before Slaughter
Cattle should not be fed within 24 hours before slaughter, though they may have access to fresh water.
Notice to Bidders Sealed bids for E-14 road work in Iowa
Bids due 10:00 a.m. July 22 1930 at the County Auditor Anamosa Iowa for project E-14 earthwork and incidental work on county road C through Morley to the Cedar county line. Includes 55000 cubic yards earthwork 2000 rockwork three concrete box culverts. Bid bond five percent required with bid. Plans at Auditor or County Engineer. County may waive technicalities or reject bids. Dated July 9 1930 Lavern Rockstad County Auditor.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Morley
Cedar County Line
Lavern Rockstad
Jones County
Coal Sale Notice for Jones County Home in Mosa Iowa
Public notice from Mosa Iowa invites bids for three car loads of 6x3 furnace lump coal for the Jones County Home. Bids must be submitted to the county auditor by 2:00 p.m. July 22, 1930.
LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS CANCEL CHICAGO SALE FOR JULY HOLIDAY
No market in Chicago Friday and Saturday due to the Fourth of July holiday. Livestock shippers expect shipments to begin Monday July 7 and Tuesday July 8. The Shipping Association led by manager T. J. George urges producers with stock to call to arrange best-off sale. Also listed is a sale ad for a seven room house with land in Anamosa and various fruit, priced at 2700 dollars.
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Chicago
Shipping Association
T. J. George
Anamosa
G. J. Dirks
S. Davis Street
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Zwinsle
Monticello
C. 4Tle Grove Lutheran
G. Wolf
Anamoss Luther League
Anamosa Eureka
Birdie
Sexton
Sir Walter Scott
Express
Bolivia
U. S
Ani Et “Se
Death
Robert Burns
J. L. Weber & Sons
Cascade, Iowa
Will Netcott
Clem Liddy
Ernest Wahl
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Fred Shover
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Minnie Handby
East Second Street
Rogers’ Garage
Iowa Newspapers Inc
Royal Union
Des Moines
Ose
Auice
Edison Cabinet
Ann Ehrisman
Star Meat Market
Onslow Independent School District
Madison
Wyoming Townships
W. A. Hicks
National
C. A. Doxsee
Fels
Kash
Karry
New McCormick
Deering
Albert Marek
Linn County
de la Company
R. H. Bassier
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