Valley of Vallejo belle baits suitors to cellar trap
In Vallejo California a young beautified flirt Miss Ecks lures fourteen rival suitors to sit in a parlor chair placed by a trap door to a cellar. Each man vanishes after the chair tips, the inquest reports death by own action, and the clergyman suitor survives to recount the scene. The jury deems all fourteen deaths self inflicted and the town notes her charm.
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Vallejo
California
Mny
Eeks
Eacch
Miss Ecks
Miss Keks
Sand
Iain
Heks
Home Economics Teachers to Enter Schools Statewide
Miss Regina J. Friant of Iowa State College urges communities to welcome new home economics teachers this fall. Teachers will visit clubs and churches to help with food, clothing, child care, home management and related problems. Engage them actively and share local homemaking perspectives.
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Regina J. Friant
Iowa State College
Miss Friant
Farm Cost Accounts Show Varied Efficiency Across Iowa Farms
Analyses by 22 Town county farmers show wide variation in costs to produce hogs and corn. Hog costs per hundred pounds ranged from 7.7 to 15.23 dollars, while corn costs per bushel spanned 2.76 to 17 cents, driven by feeding methods labor and equipment. Operating costs per acre or per bushel linked to overall profitability. Further details available from the Agricultural Economics Department at Iowa State College.
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Iowa County
Miuke
Lows
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State Collego
The Friendly Of Man in Lincoln Journal
A humorous portrait praises the oil man as the key helper for touring campers. He welcomes travelers at the camp gate, provides cheerful information, and offers radiator water and gas when needed, making him a constant, unseen companion on the road.
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Lincoln Journal
Des Moines Republican Convention Lacked Clear Leadership
Report notes no single leader emerged at the Des Moines convention last week. Yet delegates showed solid common sense with clear ideas on whom they did not want and where they disagreed.
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Des Moines
Humorous Snippets From Old Newspapers and Jests
A collage of light jokes and cartoons from early papers. Includes comments on drivers, dentists, lawyers, witnesses, and accidental mishaps. References to Boston Transcript Philadelphia Inquirer London Opinion Wallaces Farmer and Horothy captions with quips about miscommunications and famous speeches.
Local Obituaries and Local Court Notices in Anamosa
The Anamosa Eureka News reports the death of Mrs Mary Hester 69 wife of A B Hester from a stroke August 22. Mrs Hucker died at Mercy hospital August 22 after an illness and operation. Remains were taken by T C Loder to a home near Cascade and Farley. Eddie Wilson shot by Deputy Sheriff Max Avery in Cedar Rapids last Monday sent to Anamosa reformatory infirmary. Joseph Cleveland and Miss Welen Mishler married at Centerville August 18. Miss Mishler taught physics and science at Anamosa High School and signed to return. Elmer Daubenmeir of Greenfield charged with trespassing and berry picking. paid costs 11 80. Frank Hartman of Sioux City charged with driving while intoxicated near Prairieburg. bonds set at 600. he waives preliminary hearing.
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Mary Hester
A. B. Hester
This City
William Hucker
Mercy Hospital
Eddie Wilson
Max Avery
Loop
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa Reformatory
Turner
Joseph Cleveland
Welen Mishler
Centerville
Iowa
Miss Mishler
Anamosa
Elmer Daubenmeir
Greenfield Township
F. H. Whitcombe
J. J. Kohl
Daubenmelr
Frank Hartman
Sioux City
Folen'sic
Prairieburg
Bodenhofer
Hartmien
Bacchus
Fair Premium Awards Exhibit Highlights Local Contest
The page lists numerous prize results from a county fair with numerous exhibitors such as Mrs. Fred Messerli, Moncrief Bros, Mrs. Jno Null, and John Reuter. Awards cover crops, fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and crafts with first and second place placing and cash amounts. The long roster includes Oak Junction Center Junction Marion and many individual contestants.
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Fred Messerli
Paul Meyer
Moncrief Bros
Center Junction
Matt Mueller
Elizabeth McLaughlin
W. 0
McLaughlin
KR. J. McNeill
T. J. McNeil—Peck
J. McNeilly
Earhart Nagel
Oscar Newton
Newton
Mra
Jno
John Otten
Scotch Grove
Robi. Oxley
Marion
Paulson
Rastede
Carl Reuter
Esther Reuter
Elsie Reuter
Edna Reuter
John Reuter
Anna Rittmer
Eugene Rodman
Win. Kohn
Bertha Rohr
Rudolph Sahli
Henry Schoon
Anna Smith
Paul Smith
E. KE. Shelley
J.N. Smith
Concord
Mary Stadtmuller
Agnes Steck
Billy Stickford
F. Stimson
Garden Fair Prize List Amidst Local Exhibit Totals
A long list of prize results from a local fair includes numerous ribbons and cash awards. Participants such as Mrs. D P Sutherland Bed spread and Mrs. Thoeni Cotton braided rug receive first and second places with varied prizes. Other exhibitors include Wilfred Tracey and Kiiza Meadow with produce items and preserves earning multiple placements. The entry also notes a petition and a poem by Eleanor A Chaffee, plus verses by Edwin Markham, indicating a small page of community competition and literary pieces.
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D. P. Sutherland
Thoeni
O. EB
Wilfred Tracey
Ernest Wahl
Clemma Wenger
Edwin Wilcox
Ida Wilcox
Geo. Wilkens
Filis Winans
Paul Winans
Kiiza
A. Zimmerman
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W.L. Alden
Town Electric
Securities Department
Studebaker
Studebaker Corporation of America
O. B. Burrichter
Orporation of
America
Pride and Pleasure Inn
Monticello, Iowa
the Studebaker Corporation OF America
South Bend, Indiana
Rastus
Boston Transcript
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jim
Farmington
Maine
Boston
Wallaces
London
Fido
Union Pacific Magazine
Horothy
Janet
Guck
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Anamosa Eureka News
Fair Premium
Eleanor
Edwin Markham
Cascade, Iowa
Labor Day
Mon
Oxford Vs
Cascade
Hunt
Legion
Clinton Boy Scouts
American.Legion Post
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