Local notes and visits from Franklin Township residents
Franklin Township social life reported with numerous visits and travels. Mrs Jack Argo returns from Oklahoma due to her brother Jake Haver's illness. Katrina Sytama visits relatives, while others including R W Hoffman, Fred Tarr, and Bert Ferrd make local calls. A funeral for George Rinehart drew a large crowd. May 40 flag reminder honors national heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Argo
Oklahoma
Jake Haver
Katrina Sytama
Roscoe Argo
Herman Sytama
Fred Tarr
Herb Dodge
Veda
Stansberry
Regina Tarr
Fred
George Rinehart
Harry Kosman
Charley Hough
F. M. Beehan Place
Marjorie
Jennie McFatridge
Corkey Stansberry
Jim Sheehan
Bert Ferrd
Earle McFatridge
Cecil
Rainy Monday disrupts mail route at Main E Station
Rain showers flood the area as a mail carrier misses parts of his beat on Monday at Main E Station. Mrs. Kenneth Gladfelder returns home from the hospital Friday amid continued wet conditions.
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Kenneth Gladfelder
Abbreviated Thoughts on Human Nature and Wisdom
A collection of pithy maxims on secrecy, trust, ambition, love, and society. It blends proverbs about appearances, delays in action, and cautions about vanity, faith, and cleverness. Several lines contain garbled text but convey themes of prudence and social norms.
Traitors Across Time in Modern Civilizations
A reflective essay traces the changing nature of betrayal from biblical and medieval figures like Judas Iscariot and Tarquin to modern times. It notes that complex societal structures dilute betrayals, while legendary names such as Joan of Arc, Benedict Arnold, and Oliver Cromwell remain symbols of faithlessness and treachery.
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Enys
Independent
Boston
Hfe
Judas Lécariot
Detilah
Sanson
Katr
Exan
Rome
Tarpela
Caesar
Tarquin
Roland
Robin Hood
Joan of Arc
Benedict Arnold
Olver Cromwell
Igutlona
The Girl and the Wax in New York Seafaring Tale
George W. Sweeney, a hotel man, disembarks in New York and denies anti American sentiment in France. A French clerk jokes about wax and sealing wax while a city girl seeks wax for a party. The anecdote plays on misheard phrases and playful misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Sweeney
Leviathans
New York
France
America
Americana
Reward of Gallantry in Transit Enforc Consult
Secretary Walker of the transit commission dismissed a discussion of the street railway problem. He cites a London bus example where crowding rules are strict. An American aboard a crowded bus offers his seat and is later moved off by the conductor, illustrating enforcement risks.
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Walker
London
Indy
Wau
weoNo
Gallune Americam
Tito
Very Curious Everett Saunders lecture in Dew Matnes
The text recounts a bizarre lecture by Everett Saunders on drinkers and temptation. It centers on Jimmy, his wife, and a dramatic verbal exchange, ending with tears and a vow not to spank if forbidden. The piece reads like a moral tale about restraint and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Saunders Pelley
Wilnery Jn
Fur bin
Jimmy
Inaudible Sounds Detected Beneath Ocean Waters
The article describes inaudible signals that travel under water and are detected by electric devices. It notes strange atmospheric and underwater phenomena and mentions monitoring equipment and submerged travel paths near Culuds.
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Brum Fey
Bowen
Ugie
Culela
Bragee
Culuds
Soybeans for Legume Hay in Iowa Cropping System
H D Hughes of Iowa State College outlines soybeans as catch or emergency legume hay when clover fails and as a regular rotation crop suitable for acid soils. Seeding windows, weed control, and harrowing timings are given, with Peking and Stone’s Ensilage varieties noted as practical hay crops in Iowa fields.
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Jova
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crop Department
Towa State College
Ames
Iowa
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Peking
Stone
Towa
Farmers Face Hard Times Versus City Slums
The passage argues farmers endure hardship in recent years while city slum residents suffer greater destitution. Few migrants benefit from moving to dense urban areas, and many rural youths still choose to stay rather than sever home ties for urban life.
Hiattsville Notes Reflect Local Family Visits and Departures
Hiattsville notices list W B Yeanger ill at centerville home of daughter Mrs Guy Gorden with attorney Chas Miller visiting last Sunday. Several families spend Mondays with relatives, teachers finish term at Seymour High, Opal Callen rests after a Blakesburg teaching term, and Pearl Chambers aids in Centerville closing out sale. Honor Edwards departs Indianapolis after weeks visiting J F Chambers relatives and many others are noted for visits, travel, and return plans.
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Darby
Ruth Hough
Harry Woodward
Willie McDanet
Celia Broshar
Coy Luse
May McDanet
Virginia
Ivan Hoyer
Sam Weston
A. E. Broshar
Gretchenland Charles
Kenneth Gladfedder
Ted Broshar
Tra Boshak
Pearl Finer
John McDanel
Anna
W. B. Yeanger
Guy Gorden
Centerville
Chas. Miller
Albin
Thea Miller
R. C. Wilson
E. F. Wilson
Opal Callen
Blakesburg
Barret Coffin
Garland Houser
Pearl Hiatt
J.T. Hiatt
Mra
R. L. Ballew
Rockford, Ill
J. F. Chambera
Mildred Chambers
Elsie Tucker
Maxine
Pearl
Honor Edwards
Grover Long
Scott Tucker
Joe
Ted Tucker
J. F. Chambers
Indianapolis
Ind
Mise Edwards
The Real Sure Six-Hour Day For Hoover Fails
A breezy editorial note says most men enjoy leisure in good weather and that proposing a six hour workday to Herbert Hoover would meet with a deaf ear. The item reflects casual tone and reflects on work norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
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Franklin Township
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Will
Jfuuther Man’s
Walt
Junah
the Girl and the
Moravia
Hiattsville
Eva Rose
Seymour High School
Orpha McDanel
Bud Waughop
Little Maxine Waughop
J.C. Neff
Albia
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