Presbyterian church entertainment in Scotch Grove benefits repair fund
An evening event at the Scotch Grove Presbyterian church on Friday May 24 raises funds for the repair fund. Ice cream and cake will be served before and after a 7:45 program featuring orchestras recitations exercises songs and various performances by local children and groups. A small admission fee is charged.
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Presbyterian Church
Scotch Grove
Esther Kiburz
Warner Music
Bea Keer
Jean Sutherland
Anna Schoon
Lyle Calaban
Cradle Estier Sinclair
Johnnie Stahlberg
Lottie Indy
Ceee
Eeee
Lasca
Gladys Himehaugh
Esther Sinclair
Nellie and
Mildred Sutherland
Tabak
Trazel
Oral Hutton
Lillis Henrichs
Paul Warner Music
Alice, Margaret
Lucile Norris
Nina Brady
Anna Stahlberg
High School Acres Picnic Plans And Lost Handkerchief
Report by Lillian D Autremont notes daily tests and blooming Agriculture class flowers. Found a lady's handkerchief with owner to be identified by Miss Jarmen. Eighth grade plans a picnic at Killias springs this Saturday and the sophomores postpone their May 11 outing due to rain. Civics maps for sale on Miss Thomson's desk. Cicero class reads fifty lines daily for Pompey's Commission homework.
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Lillian D’ Autremont
Miss Jarmen
Killias’ Springs
Cicero
T Pompey
Jones County
Miss Thomson
Browning Programme and New Tennis Courts Dedication
The Clayonian Literary Society staged a Browning centennial programme last Friday. Two new tennis courts north of Doolittle Hall were dedicated on Tuesday with a campus ceremony led by President Reed and Dean Parkhill. Lenox defeated Upper Iowa at baseball on Tuesday, claiming their first Fayette victory in three years.
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The
Clayonian Literary Society
Doolittle Hall
Reed
Knuth
Dean Parkhill
Parkhill
Singing of America
Lenox
Upper Iowa
Fayette
Local contest awarded three prizes for up to date entries
Fred G. Matthiessen, furniture dealer, gave first prize sewing machine to Welra of Scotch Grove, second prize mirror to Cornelius Holst of Scotch Grove, and third prize leather rocking chair to Mrs. Harry Bricker of this city after a contest closed last Friday. O B Crane presented The Chimes of Normandy at Cascade opera house Friday evening to a large audience. Attorney George A. Gorman of Anamosa visited Monticello Tuesday. Carl Schatzlett of Burlington attended the democratic state convention yesterday in Burlington.
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Fred G. Matthiessen
Iiss Welra
Scotch Grove
Cornelius Holst
Harry Bricker
Normandy
O. B. Crane
Opera
Cascade
Flagged Train Rescue and Patent Remedy Claims
An Ohio man flagged a train and saved it from a wreck by tearing his shirt, while H T Alston of Raleigh credited Electric Bitters for restoring his health after stomach head and kidney troubles. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy and cites Dr Puleston's rupture cure via fidelity method with no pain.
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Ohio
H.T. Alston
Raleigh
O. H. Soetje’s
Puleston
Fire Hero Showed Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to Crowd
A local hero displayed a round box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after sustaining a burned hand. The crowd cheered as he proclaimed it superior for burns and also praised it for boils ulcers sores pimples eczema cuts sprains and bruises. Available for 25 cents at O H Soetje’s.
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O. H. Soetje’s
Supervisors Agree on Bridge Contract and Road Bid
On May 8 1912 the board met with most members present and approved a contract with Clinton Bridge and Iron Works to erect a 100 foot span at the Maquoketa river bridge north of Monticello. Auditors were instructed to advertise for electric light plant bids at the county home and bills were approved. The road location petition in Fairview township was withdrawn.
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Murffeld
Finn
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
Maquoketa River
Military Road
Monticello
Frank Merrill
Fairview Township
Thomson
Hale
Sing Die
Visions of Ghosts Explain Hallucination Theory
The article argues real ghosts are subjective perceptions, not objective phenomena, calling them hallucinations and noting that about one in ten people report such experiences. It cites a census from an international psychology congress and Psychical Research showing 3,266 affirmatives from 27,389 replies.
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International Congress of Psychology
Psychical Research
United States
England
France
Germany
Hampton’s Magazine
Weather Signs
A Farmers' club almanac excerpt outlines a weather sign system. It links sudden temperature shifts to storm location, cloud movements to precipitation types, and wind patterns to storm activity and rainfall directions.
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Farmers’ Club
American Institute
Christian Herald Almanac
Thoroughly Warmed An Old Time Schoolboy's Cold Day
An old Newburyport gentleman recalls nineteenth century school days on a bitterly cold day. Inkstands froze requiring thawing near a stove and boys warmed themselves by heat, often with ink in mouths and trousers scorched. A second memory notes a master’s strap and mismatched torn clothes as the coldest day of the year.
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Newburyport
My Two Love Affairs
A narrator recalls two romances spanning years and continents. He first loves a fiancée in China, marries the distance and seasickness of voyage, and returns to find a second, steadier attachment in America. A sharp-advice chaperone hints his first engagement failed by distance.
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China
Shanghai
America
Keeping Out the Wind
A short humorous piece about Willie starting at a local bank as a draft clerk. His uncle asks if he will soon be manager, and Willie explains his duties are to open and shut the windows and close doors after departures, in a light London Ideas tone.
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Willie
Wille
London
Wrestler’s Cautionary Tale From O’Rourke’s Gym
In a Cincinnati Times-Star tale, promoter Tom O’Rourke and manager Wolcott test a boastful “walnut-colored” contender who claims extreme strength. After a warmup bout in the gym, the challenger is laid out by a single right hand and concedes he might be a decent wrestler instead.
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Tom O’rourke
Joe Walcott
Greenhorn
Mr. O'Rourke
Mr. Wolcott
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Mahself
Wolcott
Cincinnati Times-Star
Wall Street Tipsters and Their Shrewd Advice
The article depicts tipsters across Wall Street as a pervasive, persuasive force offering quick buy or sell signals. It contrasts general tipsters with cautious, seasoned heads of established houses who discuss market factors and warn that one person’s view is not superior to another.
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Wall Street
Leslie
Chamberlain
Cold Blooded Man and Animal Temperatures
A New York Globe quotation argues humans have low body temperatures, with fever raising heat to levels comparable with many animals. It contrasts human normal heat, fevers, and animal benchmarks such as porpoises, bats, rabbits, and hens, noting age lowers a chicken’s blood temperature.
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Nan
New York Globe
Trouble In That Family
A fragment quotes a heated exchange between a couple with heavy dialect, noting a broken promise and philosophical excuses as the source of domestic strife. The line ends with a humorous aside about philosophy and the troubled family dynamic.
Willie's Anguish and a Slipper Reply
A humorous exchange has Willie asking his mother if anyone before his father proposed marriage. She replies she received many proposals earlier, implying that waiting yielded nothing in terms of marriage offers.
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Willie
Little Willie
The Man of Leisure and the Hobo Paradox
The piece argues that the rich man bears constant labor from estate management while the true man of leisure is the tramp. It portrays the social pariah as the only one with a carefree life, yet notes even hobos face daily dangers from farmers and watchdogs.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Not on the Level in Baltimore Inquoting
A Baltimore American quip questions whether mountain climbing can be on the level in mock dialogue about honesty and bravado in sport and adventure.
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Baltimore American
The Man Who Cannot Forgive Any Mortal Thing
A compact reflection on human mercy attributed to R. L. Stevenson. The quote frames a view of unforgiving temperament as an early stage in life, implying growth or learning through enduring offenses and personal restraint.
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R. L. Stevenson
W Doxsee Attorney at Law Opens Probate Practice
General law practice and settlement of estates by W Doxsee attorney at law. Probate court procedures referenced with Laval Black in Monticello Iowa as location.
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Laval Black
Monticello
Iowa
Seed Corns and Farm for Sale Near Monticello
Seed corns tested for 90 days offered by SS J Rice Scotch Grove. Farm of 75 acres adjoining Monticello south edge for sale, inquire at Rieke Rieken premises. Windmills agency for Perkins Eclipse Star mills with repairs and pumps for sale. Leroy Clark offers pumps and pipes with guarantee. Pedigreed young short horn bulls for sale from Bite G H George, well bred from strong sires and dams.
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Scotch Grove
Monticello
Rieke Rieken
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Wind Mills
Leroy Clark
Bite G
H, George
Public Notice of Estate Executor Appointment in Cascade
Public notice from Cascade Iowa states H L Dehner executor of the John Coohey estate, appointed by the Jones County District Court. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated May 16 1912.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
John Coohey
Cascade
A.D
H.l.dehner
Bofree Attorney at Law in Montreal and Ottawa
An attorney named Bofree operates in Montreal and Ottawa with offices noted as Burrichiers Drygoods Store in Montreal and Toronto links. The fragment lists legal services linked to a dry goods retailer in Canada.
Rheumatism Treatment Attracts Major Scientific Attention
Scientists focus on rheumatism as a widespread ailment with many cases and few cures. The article notes extensive research attention as age-related diseases come under study and emphasizes the need for effective therapies.
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Anamosa
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