Clover Leaf Club Sews and Socializes at March Meetings
Clover Leaf and Knitting clubs held gatherings in early March. Mrs James Skelley hosted sewing and knitting with guest Mrs Hans Rouf. Mrs James Maurice and Mrs John Shover hosted a knitting evening with guest Jean Liddy. Mrs Marcus Maire hosted a Pinochle luncheon at Goudys tea room. prizes went to Mrs John Yossi and traveling prize to Mrs Maire. Neighborhood club hosted an evening of contract bridge with prizes won by Mrs Hogan and Mrs Matt Muller.
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Clover Leaf Club
James Skelley
Hans Rouf
James Maurice
John Shover
Knitting Club
Jean Liddy
Marcus Maire
Goudy’s Tea Room
John Yossi
Harry Hoag
Hogan
Matt Muller
Local clubs hold meetings with bridge and programs
Dizzy Dozen members met at Goudy's tea room for auction bridge among three tables with Vera Steffy Hazel Eby and Mrs Raymond Eby winning prizes. Several other clubs met at home venues hosting talks on topics from India Japan art to advertising art. dinners and showers accompanied by dessert luncheons and prize awards.
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Goudy
William Shaffer
Vera Steffy
Hazel Eby
Raymond Eby
Andirons in Early American Homes
The piece traces andirons as essential wood fire warming gear carried by settlers. It notes 1649 estate inventories showing iron items, mentions Jenks’s Lynn foundry c1640 and Winthrop’s Sau gus furnace, and recalls ongoing colonial ironwork with little date marking. Iron supply was ample from 1650, and designs persisted into the early 1800s.
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Thomas Hamilton
Ormsbee
Winthrop
Tyng
Boston
American
Joseph Jenks
New England
Lynn
Mass
John Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Saugus
Pittsburgh
Dan Patch the famed harness pacer and a two minute mile
The article recalls Dan Patch as a national celebrity of 1905 famed for pacing a mile in 1.55 making him a symbol of speed and progress in a era when cars were rare. It notes widespread admiration with farm and city homes displaying his picture and details a 1900s public image of a speed icon. It also recounts the Cromwell saying put your trust in God and keep your powder dry, linked to a 1649 1650 Irish campaign and Ballads of Ireland 1855.
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Dan Patch
Kansas City Times
Oliver Cromwell
Ireland
Cromwell
Tronsides
Edward Hayes
Oliver
Colonel Blacker
Blacker
Cochineal Insects of One Sex and Canary Industry
The Cochineal industry centered in the Canary Islands depends on the cochineal bug Coccus cacti. All insects are female mothers reproducing rapidly, yielding a dye once vital to the islands’ economy until synthetic dyes reduced demand. Cochineal remains uniquely safe for skin use.
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Canary Islands
London Tit-Bits
Desd Buried in Urns Macassar Capital of Celebes
Macassar is described as the capital of Celebes, a large island with bays. The Bantimoeroen waterfall is noted as a main attraction. A pagan cemetery holds urn burials where the dead lay in a sitting position. Relatives once sat daily beside the urns.
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Desd
Macassar
Celebes
Bantimoeroen
From Pest Houses to Isolation Hospitals in History
Early medieval hospitals were often called pest houses as they began. The term persisted for years though science advanced. Across the country many still apply pest house to isolation hospitals, a fact readers may find surprising. Express wants ads promise quick results.
Vast Andean hunt for vicuna and taruca through high Andes
The article describes pursuing the vicuna and taruca in the Andean Cordilleras. It notes their extreme altitudes from 10 000 to 15 000 feet, exceptional camouflage, and wary nature making close observation nearly impossible. It mentions vicuna fur as a luxury fabric and positions the animals as the region’s rare wildlife.
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Vicuna
Andean Heights
Andes
Alicia Markus
New York Times
Fleet
Cordilleras
Halifax Explosion Kills and Injures Thousands
The Halifax disaster on December 6, 1917, followed the collision of the Mont Blanc and the Imo in Halifax harbor. The blast devastated Richmond, killing about 2,000 and injuring around 3,000 as fires and heat from munitions swept the area.
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Halifax
Mont Blanc
Imo
New York
Bedford Basin
Imp
Richmond
Red color used by Nelson to disguise blood at sea
In 1805 Lord Nelson, famed Trafalgar hero, had bulwarks companionways powder buckets gun carriages and some guns painted bright red to hide blood during close naval combat off the Spanish coast. This early color psychology aimed to dull the visual impact of wounds on sailors.
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Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Nelson
Local yards handle week’s cattle and freight shipments
Seven individuals shipped cattle through the local freight yards to U S yards in Chicago: Austin Alexander one car John Welter one car George Manternach five cars Ed Reiter one car Wilfred Lees one car George Kurt two cars Nick Huffman one car. Butter cars from Farmers Mutual Creamery also moved out. Receivers included P M Dahlem three cars of feed Childress Hong Motor Co one car perio Feed Mill three cars red. Some prehistoric dinosaurs had hundreds of teeth and others were toothless.
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U. S
Chicago
Austin Alexander
John Welter
George, Manternach
Ed Reiter
Wilfred Lees
George Kurt
Nick Huffman
Farmers Mutual Creamery
P. M. Dahlem
Childress-Hong Motor Company
Perio Feed Mill
Jones County Women Attend Iowa Tuberculosis Meeting
Mrs T E Watters of Anamosa and Mrs C A McLaughlin led Jones County delegates at the Iowa Tuberculosis Association annual meeting in Des Moines March 9 and 10. The county was among 36 to fund a case finding program from TB seal sales, aiding early disease discovery and treatment funds.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
A. J. H. McNeill
Siegfried Guyan
Halstead Carpenter
Guyan
W. K. Hodgson
John Fraser
Caroline Hicks
T. E. Watters
Anamosa
Jones County
C. A. McLaughlin
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Des Moines
T. B. Seals
Seen From UPTOWN Seen From UPTOWN By Don Mouw
Monticello small town satire questions local character types and power in a guest column. A critic notes a town boss figure who dominatingly shapes council boards and civic groups, exposing self centered motives and meddling in town affairs.
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Monticello
Small Town Reflections on Community and Talent
A column branding a local leader as a meddlesome boss contrasts with praise for unnoticed locals, urging engagement of hidden talents. It extols neighbors, laments narrow horizons, and argues revolutions may arise in towns but wars won’t, celebrating figures from Alice Cary to Clara Barton.
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Boss Tweed
Bill Thompson
Sinclair Lewis
Alice Cary
Phillips Brooks
Clara Barton
St. Paul
Good Times in Town Amid Quiet Week
Working folks praised as salt of the earth and neighbors. A fine Presbyterian Church musical program, a sunny day, waning flu, singing cardinals, rising community building, no major accidents, rain washing coal soot away, and cheerful Good Mornings from neighbors.
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Presbyterian Church
Nellie Morey Honored By T B Association
Nellie V Morey Jones county superintendent and county Christmas seal committee vice chairman was one of 14 honored at the Iowa Tuberculosis Association annual meeting in Des Moines March 9. Certificates signed by Governor Wilson and leaders of national and state TB groups cited the continued decrease in tuberculosis deaths.
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Nellie V. Morey
Jones County
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Des Moines
Miss Morey
George A. Wilson
Kendall Emerson
National Tuberculosis Association
Warren Ferguson
Christmas Seal volunteers honored with 1989 certificate
The National Tuberculosis Association recognizes the volunteer efforts of Nellie Morey and other workers who participate in the annual Christmas seal drive. The certificate dated March 9, 1989, honors 15 years or more of service supporting public health efforts at national, state, and local tuberculosis associations.
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Nellie Morey
Famous Annie Laurie Song Origins and Timeline
The song Annie Laurie was written by William Douglass of Fingland Scotland about 1705 for his lover Annie Laurie daughter of Sir Robert Laurie. Douglass later failed in courtship and she married Mr Fergusson in 1709. Music was by Lady John Scott around 1835 and the first authorized publication appeared in 1854 during the Crimean war to aid soldiers families.
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Annie Laurie
William Douglass
Fingland
Scotland
Robert Laurie
Maxwellton
Douglass
Fergusson
Craigdarroch
John Scott
New Parachute With Automatic Ripcord Feature
A new parachute design vents to inflate a built in pocket. The pocket bellows upon deployment and pulls the ripcord automatically, eliminating the need for a manual pull by the pilot.
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Dizzy
Fiday
Henry Carpenter
Henry M. Carpenter
Carpenter
India
China
Japan
Lin Yutang
L. W. Lovell
Alpha Delphian Chapter
Mrs. Redmond
T. M. Redmond
Alpha Delphian
F. D. McLaughlin
Toledo
Myg. Redmond
Clarence Matthiessen
Delta del
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Byron Abel
J. A. Thompson
S. &. Guyan
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B. C. Roberts
A. J. Stuhler
George Biddle
McNeill
Clare Adams
John Matthiessen
Ray Adams
W. A
Herman Egger
Congregational Missionary Society
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Lloyd Clark
Henry Adams
Melvin. Grant
Chicago Tribune
Morocco
By Don Mouw
Rome
Masons
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Karl M. Keyes
Illinois
Country Club
Farm Bureau
Church
Board of Trustees
London
Ladies’ Aid
Boy Scout
Citizen’s Club
Clover Farm Stores
Navy
Leo’s Grocery
T. B. Association
Filonie Theatre
EATRE
Rae Wins
Thre United
Antiets
Ross Baty
Charlotte Larson
Iehen
Leading Hom
Lo Mking
Clinton
Reir
Long’s Dept. Store
Monticello, Iowa
Warren William and
Ida Lupino
Lone Wolf
Henry the 8Th
Wimpole Street
Red
Charles Laughton
Elsa Lancaster
Princess
Humphry Bogart
Kay Francis
King of the Underworld
Kent Taylor
Rochelle Hudson
Desert Patrol
Bob Steele
Marion Weldon
Jack Oakie
Arleen Whelan
Tony Martin
Jack Haley Adolphe Menjou
George Barbier
Binnie Barnes
Michael Whalen
Jean Rogers
Floyd's
Langworthy Butte
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