Strange African lion roams Iowa streets then naps on porch
In Glidden a young African lion wandered residential blocks after escaping a show troupe. The keeper retrieved the animal, 18 months old, which had been played with since cubhood, leaving locals startled but unharmed. In Odebolt an intruder at John M. Larson store puzzled residents. J B Hatch identified it as a scorpion, shown via a Webster’s dictionary image, believed to have arrived with bananas.
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Glidden
Carroll County
Barney Larson
John M. Larson
Odebolt
Sac County
J. B. Hatch
Tropics
Waterloo man inherits share from Emma Hanneman will
Carl Johnson of Waterloo receives five thousand dollars and a Nashua residence valued at fifteen hundred dollars after Emma Hanneman’s will split her estate equally with her sister. The widow had roomed him in her home and he helped her often. Mrs. Hanneman died at age seventy.
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Carl Johnson
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Johnson
Emma Hanneman
Seed Corn Bet Ends With DeNeal Paying For Yield Edge
Hardin county farmer Jay DeNeal agreed to pay John Hunt ten dollars for a half bushel of seed corn after Hunt challenged a yield comparison. Hunt’s seed out yielded DeNeal’s by about 25 percent, triggering the payment, while DeNeal expects to recoup by sharing the excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay DeNeal
Hardin County
John Hunt
Hunt
DeNeut
Young Humboldt boy saves show with quick tooth extraction
Edward Snyder a six year old from Humboldt county faced a loose tooth during a home talent play. He stepped backstage took a mirror and pinchers and extracted the tooth. He returned to the stage and the performance continued without interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Snyder
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Edward
Farmer breaks neck while chasing chickens near Newkirk
John DeGroot of Sioux County was chasing chickens with his family when a tree limb broke causing a fall. He initially appeared uninjured but developed neck pain overnight and was admitted to a hospital in Orange City where doctors diagnosed a broken neck and estimated several weeks in care.
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John DeGroot
Newkirk
Sioux County
Orange City
Unusual corn field mystery in Au dubon county
Sheriff Fred Clem men sen of Au dubon county investigates a strange case after John Flies family reports a stranger feeding corn to animals. The culprit sam Ho henberger, farmer near Grundy Center, grows a top potato crop with 125 bushels per acre and 1 400 bushels total, though later plantings were smaller.
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Fred Clemmensen
Audubon County
John Flies
Audubon
Flies
Sam Hohenberger
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Hohenberger
Mystery death of Green County cow near Scranton
William Manor reported his valuable cow found dead in the pasture near Scranton Green County. A veterinarian performed a post mortem revealing an eight penny nail in the heart after likely swallowing and passage through the intestines. The nail pierced the lungs and caused a fatal hemorrhage sometime after ingestion.
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William Manor
Scranton
Green County
Manor
Three Humboldt Boys Go Hunting Des Moines River Trip
Three Humboldt County high school boys Robert Richael Runner Minion and Clarence Stewart went hunting along the Des Moines River their faces reddened by exposure and adventure.
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Humboldt
Humboldt County
Robert Richael
Runnard Minion
Clarence Stewart
Des Moines
Ducks mistaken for geese cause farm mix up
A group returning home believed they had eight geese but were surprised to learn from Amos Hansen that the birds were Pekin ducks. The ducks had escaped from Reginald Berkhimer’s farm, leading to the misidentification.
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Amos Hansen
Hansen
Reginald Berkhimer
Local flyer performs life saving wheel repair mid flight
Walter Bryan of Calmar in Winneshirk county ferried Milton Peterson Cletus Busch with pilot Fred Ryan. When the plane’s landing gear failed Bryan crawled onto the wing with a rope and secured the wheels, guiding a safe landing.
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Walter Bryan
Calmar
Winneshirk County
Bryan
Milton Peterson
Cletus Busch
Fred Ryan
Pumpkin shortage nearly spoils Hallowe'en in Oelwein
In Oelwein Fayette county the Jack o lantern pumpkin crop nearly failed causing a pumpkin shortage. Children and party planners searched the town and found only artificial pumpkins. Grocers typically sell many pumpkins during Halloween but could not supply enough this year.
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Hallowe'en
Oelwein
Fayette County
Goats Brought to Aid Poor Whites in Alabama Mountains
Theodore Turner of Adams County drives a trailer with 15 goats to the Congregational mission in Birmingham Alabama. Mission superintendent Rev Fred P Ensmenger will decide how to use the goats to aid mountaineers who rely on goats for milk and butter in the mountain fastnesses.
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Theodore Turner
Adams County
South
Alabama
Turner
Congregational
Birmingham
Ala
Fred P. Ensmnenger
Iowa collector I Livermore amasses vast private museum
One of Iowa's champion collectors is I Livermore of Anthon Woodbury County He pursues a wide range of items coins paper money trade dollars souvenir coins foreign money ancient weapons Indian relics and old books His collection includes priceless first editions by Pope Burns Erskine and Burns with every American coin from 1795 onward and attracts many visitors to his home منها
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Iowa
I. Livermore
Anthon
Woodbury County
Alexander Pope
Lord Bryan
Thomas Erskine
Robert Burns
Sioux City Cops Halt Halloween Egg Bomb Plot
Police officers Art Mummert and Clarence Peterson stopped a Halloween prank by spotting a boy, George Stevens, with a pail. They found the pail full of aged eggs intended to bombard autos and pedestrians. Stevens admitted the eggs were old and had planned the attack. He was made to break the eggs on the pavement and then officers left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Art Mummert
Clarence Peterson
George Stevens
Stevens
Marquette Iowa Lacks Services Despite 800 Residents
Marquette in Clayton county with over 800 people has no doctor dentist telephone system bank undertaker or church. Most families work in McGregor one mile south or Prairie du Chien across the river. The town has a policeman who has made only one arrest in seven years.
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Marquette
Clayton County
Iowa
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Firemen Respond to False Alarm at Ware Residence
Cherokee firefighters rushed to the Jim Ware home thinking HALLOWEEN prank set off by neighbors. Atmospheric smoke clouds on the roof created a convincing attic blaze before investigators realized no fire occurred. Reuben Lang displayed a 2400 pound steer at a Cresco barbecue weighing six feet at the shoulder and ten feet long.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
Hallowe'en
Jim Ware
Reuben Lang
Lime Springs
Howard County
Cresco
Monti Triumphs Over Anamosa Warriors In Narrow Finish
Monti edged the Anamosa Warriors 60 to 70 in a game that ended on the Monticello field line. Scoring by Monti included Yeoman Reynolds and Field with touchdowns and extra points, while substitutions and officials from Cornell and Grinnell are noted. Tomorrow Coach Moore's red and black warriors meet Marion in the season finale, offering one last look at Monti regulars.
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Anamosa
Monticello
Yeoman
Reynolds
Scheer
Field
Rickels
Morey
Farley
Jud Dean
Cornell
Osgood
Grinnell
Macaulay
Nesman
Moore
Red
Black Warriors
Marion
Monti
Riddles from a sunlit scene collection
Riddles describe visual effects in a garden and landscape. The first riddle asks what follows you in bright sun for a left and right picture. The second asks what makes flowers black and paints walks and fences white. The third asks what makes the earth look white and starry at night.
Button Game On a Nine Dots Board
A simple two player game uses nine dots and six buttons. Players alternately place buttons on dots then slide along lines to form a row of three. The first to align three wins. Copyright notes appear at the end.
Portrait Corner reveals local man’s career arc in Monticello and Hamp ton
The feature traces a Monticello native who, after public schooling and working with his father, pursued wanderlust in California, held hardware and dry goods jobs, then Tate Rohn clothing store before starting his own business. A lifelong golfer, he also tends a productive garden. Last week’s portrait corner: A. T Madsen.
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Monticello
California
Iowa
Hampton
Tate Rohn
A. T Madsen
Cascade Community Mourns Deaths Of Mrs Margaret Neiers And Infant Son
Cascade mourns the death of former resident Mrs Margaret Neiers at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids after an operation. She was born June 21 1883 in Mount Carroll. survived by children Mary Margaret Anna Jeanette and John. Funeral at St Marys church. Also reported is the death of infant Donald Jacob Masser at Mercy hospital Dubuque following pneumonia. He was born Oct 1 1935 in Cascade. survived by his twin David and parents. Funeral services held from the family home.
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Margaret Neters
Cascade
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Neters
Mr. Nevers
Margaret Coyne
Mount Carroll
William and
Anna McGuire
Ailee Banhart
Mary McGuire
Andebon
Audubon
William Neiers
Mary Margaret
Anna
Jeanette
John
Wilma Coyne Connell
Anamasa
Robert Coyne
W. O. Coyne
Bert. Coyne
Creston
Frank Coyne
Savanna
Civerge
Charles Coyne
Fulton
Viola Coyne
Nicholas Neiers
West Cascade
St. Mary's Church
J.B. Albers
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lawrence Masser
Dubuque
Donald Jacob Mausser
David
Cap Yeoman Returns for Key Local Football Game
Cap Yeoman is back in the lineup as locals prepare for a highly anticipated gridiron clash. The big game, set for 3 o clock, aims to cap a successful year with strong local support.
Items of Occurrences Twenty Five Years Ago
A roundup of local notices recounts a fatal automobile accident that killed 57 year old Charles Haeussler in Monticello as his car turned over after colliding with a team. The driver Will LeClerc and Bates Florin survived. Also noted are weddings in Kansas and Iowa, property changes, and the death of Mrs. Jane Forman aged 81.
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Charles Haeussler
Will LeClerc
Monticello
Bates Florin
LeClerc
Florin
Haeussler
John Mayberry
Oetga
Kansas
Fay Deleplaine
Edson
George W. Davis
Lovell House
J. M. Hoag
Martha Miller
Earl Beam
Anamosa
Edward F. Lehmann
Fred Lehmann
Mary Evers
John P. Leonard
Jane Forman
Harry Bricker
Nancy Hanks Laments Abe's Early Struggles in Verse
The poem by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet imagines Nancy Hanks asking about her son Abraham Lincoln. It recalls her death in 1818 and Abe's hardships as a child in poverty, asking if he grew tall, learned to read, and made it to town.
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Nancy Hanks
Abe
Rosemary
Stephen Vincent Benet
Standard Oil Presents Holiday Radio program via Continental Revue
Standard Oil sponsors a Sunday night radio program from 9:30 to 10:30 CST over a Midwest Columbia network from the Civic Theater in Chicago. The Hylton ensemble features old world ballads, comedy recitations, and new symphonic pieces by Jack Hylton. Cast includes Eva Beeke Countess Caneva Di Rivarolo Pat OMalley Magda Neeld Peggy Nell Billy Ternent with an motorists announcement.
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Jack Hylton
Columbia
Civic Theater
Chicago
Hylton
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Eva Beeke
Countess Caneva di Rivarolo
Pat O'Malley
Magda Neeld
Sidney
Australia
Peggy Nell
Dublin
Billy Ternent
Wild Turkeys and Snakes Highlight Early American Wildlife
A Detroit News excerpt notes wild turkeys attracted early explorers and settlers, describing their brilliant plumage and feather patterns. It also details the swamp rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus catenatus, its habitat near swamps and buildings, and its diet of rats and frogs.
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America
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
New Gasoline Featured In Standard Ads
Standard Oil of Indiana launches a large winter gasoline campaign across 1500 newspapers in 13 north central states. Ads claim instant starting at temperatures down to 30 degrees below zero and faster engine warm up, with radio, billboards, signs, banners, and leaflets promoting the product as a major advance in motor fuel science.
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Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
North Central
Funeral Services at St Marys Church
West Cascade Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock the funeral was conducted by Most Rev J B A lbers. Burial followed in St Marys cemetery.
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West Cascade
St. Mary's Church
J. B. Albers
St. Mary's Cemetery
Nearsighted thief robs woman in Davenport church area
A thief described as nearsighted waylaid Theressa Thelken after church in Davenport and escaped with her prayer book, police suspect he mistook it for a purse. The incident highlights concerns over street crime and personal safety.
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Davenport
Theressa Thelken
Man Injured After Dog Attack In Tama County
John D Johnston of Tama was struck by a large brindle bulldog leaping from a terrace while he walked on a sidewalk. The impact knocked him into an embankment causing a fractured arm and multiple muscle strains with recovery expected in weeks.
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U. 8
Johnston
Tama
Tama County
O. KE. Wilcox
Johnson
Dogs Adapt to Homes From Outdoor Beasts in Modern Era
Two dogs arrived with the Pilgrims and the Mayflower story highlights how urban life and households have transformed dogs. Trainers note German shepherds and French poodles as highly intelligent, while poodles, though named French, originate in Germany and have long starred in European shows.
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Phyomenth du Teco
GB. Macdonald
Kansas City Star
Europe
Germany
Mercerized cotton named after English weaver Mercer
The passage notes that the first chemical processing of cellulose occurred in 1844 by an English weaver named Mercer. He treated cotton with lye to weaken and stretch it, then dried and neutralized it, yielding a silky fiber that became known as mercerized cotton in his memory.
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Mercer
Chicago ‘Y Tribune
Rain Troubles Northern Chilean Towns
Roo Thompson writes that relentless rain destroys mud huts and dissolves nitrite beds in northern Chile causing thousands of workers to lose income for weeks, as Caters Weekly reports.
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Chili
South America
Roo Thompson
Dilworth
Mann
Origin of the military salute traced to ancient Rome tale
The origin of the military salute is not definite. It is linked to Rome during Julius Caesar’s era where a subordinate raised the palm to show no dagger. Some propose wine and custom modified this gesture into the modern salute.
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Rome
Julbus Caesar
Brazil's Devil's Isle Norontia Penal Colony
Pertindo Norontia is a tree free island off Brazil's coast 300 miles away. It houses criminals in a primitive, lifeless setting with violent seas making rescue by boat nearly impossible.
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Brazil
Devil's Isle
Pertindo Norontia
Fernando Noronha
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Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
Nail
Nature
Anamosa Warriors
Conor
Pasie the Three Frails
Harver
Tom
Rolling Stone
Bardly
Standard Oil
Denmark
Sweden
London Zoo
Farl Hunt
His
Uptown Orchestra
Lela Schmidt
Ter Dutcid
Jose Laval
Superior Permanent Wave Shop
Standard
Standard Oil Service
Standard Oil Co
C.S.T
Columbia Network
Rhatigan
Monticello Atlas Tires
Elmer Rathbun
Towa
Langworthy Station
Clifford Phelps
Standard Gas and Oils
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