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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
12
A notice seeks individuals serving as directors for a commercial group including manufacturers merchants and farmers. The document invites qualified persons from related trades to join the board and guide organizational activities.
The article recounts how Iowa counties got their names, linking many to battles, generals, Indian tribes, explorers, and notable figures. It covers Mexican and revolutionary war heroes, river-derived city names, and notes on counties like Dubuque and Boone, with details on naming debates and authorities involved.
In a translated letter from Japan Lafcadio Hearn recounts Oyama chief of the general staff as a judge advocate in Tokio. He stood by a doorway when a tall woman glided past and impressed him, prompting an involuntary exclamation about her beauty. She overheard, smiled, and remarked on his judging.
Residents recall Samuel Clemens in Muscatine living near the high bridge in a small east house with his family. Articles recount his boyhood, family routines, river views, and the local memories of his humorist beginnings and later reflections on Muscatine and Hannibal.
A Kansas City kindergarten class atmosphere turned chaotic during a teacher led exercise to imitate animals. One child remained silent whispering I am a rooster and Friday in a low voice, while peers mimicked lions barking and birds singing.
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