Delta Queen to sail again after $1 million repairs
Greene Line officials report $1 million total invested in the Delta Queen after major repairs in New Orleans. The ship features fire detection, fire retardant coatings, and updated electrical and mechanical systems. The YWCA sponsored trip to St Louis will feature the restored sternwheeler in mid October with crowds expected along the Muscatine riverfront.
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St. Louis
Congress
Greene Line Steamers, Inc
New Orleans
Greene Line
Mississippi
Muscatine
Nixon and Chou plan pivotal China meeting
Nixon and Chou En-lai prepare a landmark China outreach, aiming to reshape foreign policy credit and global balance. The move could influence Nixon’s 1972 bid, with success offering potential political gains while failure risks a broad international cost. The outcome hinges on a carefully measured step toward closer Sino American cooperation.
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Washingon
D.C
Nixon
China
Peking
Democratic Congress
Democratic Party
Chou En-lai
Charlie Chan the watchdog with a canine ego
A humorous memoir of Charlie Chan, a three year old German shepherd who believes he is a person. The narrator complains that the dog bays at strangers, treats visitors as intruders, and endangers humans with his biting and dramatic fear of a female wedding planner. The essay details the dog’s temper, traumas, and the family’s failed attempts at domestication and affection.
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Charlie Chan
Shepheard
Heart
Virginia Lee
Problem of sweating feet and odor remedies
Dear Dr Thosteson answers a reader on sweaty feet and strong odor. He explains bacteria and moisture cause odor, suggests antiperspirants for feet, daily washing, antibacterial soaps occasionally, changing socks and shoes daily, wearing dry footwear, and opting for thin or wool socks avoiding synthetic fibers. A weak formaldehyde solution may be painted on feet or inside shoes as a historic remedy.
Prayer reflection on divine provision and obedience
A devotional prayer asks for divine forgiveness for dull appetites and urges sharpened longings for heavenly manna. It requests increased sensitivity to God's voice and a readiness to do His will in daily life. Ended in the name of Jesus Christ.
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Jesus
Life as it used to be memory and nostalgia
AP reports on selective memory shaping how guilt and regret fade with time. The piece recalls childhood toys a china egg under a hen, a kerosene lamp for homework, Grandma’s coal stove, and social norms about work, policing, dress, and war, ending with a wistful recall of "those were the days."
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
Today in History highlights July 26 across years
On this date Fidel Castro began a revolt in 1953 at Santiago de Cuba against Batista. In 1759 France abandoned Fort Ticonderoga to Britain in the French and Indian War. The Continental Congress created the Post Office Department in 1775 with Franklin as postmaster general. In 1944 German V2s hit England for the first time. In 1945 Britain’s Labour Party won. Churchill resigned. In 1956 Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. Ten years ago France snubbed Dag Hammarskjold over a visit request related to Tunisia. Five years ago the U.S. disassociated from Ky call with China. One year ago South Vietnamese troops moved into southeastern Cambodia.
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Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Santiago
Ft. Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
America
England
Labor Party
Britain
Winston Churchill
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N
Dag Hammarksjold
Paris
Tunisia
Bizerts
United States
China
Cambodia
Years Ago News Snippets From Regional Ledger
A collection of brief notes records past events: the chief editor and Hon. John A. Parvin rode a morning train to visit the State Reform School near Mt Pleasant. Other items note Heinz pickle manager Russell visiting Chicago and Pittsburgh, Mark Quinn and sister Della arriving from Detroit, a sheriff warning about a red headed stranger stealing candy from babies, and Oscar Mosher claiming a trade with that stranger involving two stolen horses a blind horse corn and oats.
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John A. Parvin
State Reform School
Mt. Pleasant
Russel
Heinz Pickle Works
Chicago
Pittsburg
Mark Quinn
Miss Della
Detroit
R.J. Wiley
Oscar Mosher
Toolesboro
Muscatine County Fair Closes After Crowd at Riverfront
Twenty five years ago the county fair concluded on the riverfront parking lot after two bustling nights drawing large crowds. About seven thousand attended Thursday night according to fair officials. Also noted was a church group election at Weed Park where Miss Darlene Soll became president of the Maranatha Mission circle of Calvary Baptist church and named officers. Ten years prior, rezoning requests for Fruitland Township and Bloomington Township were set for public hearings on August 17.
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Muscatine
Darlene Soll
Maranatha Mission Circle
Calvary Baptist Church
Weed Park
Fern Dankert
Geraldine Houseal
Ruth Ashton
Marian Plessy
Fruitland Township
Bloomington Township
Remarks on relations by Chou may be deceiving
Premier Chou En-lai’s comments on preconditions for U S China ties hint at steps forward despite public objections. The piece notes Beijing’s real flexibility, contrasting it with Soviet and Formosa positions, and warns that official statements blur real aims as Maoist line shifts may follow, keeping options open.
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Chou
William L. Ryan
Chou En-lai
Washington-Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Nixon
Mao
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Dear Heart
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Jim
George C. Thosteson, M.D
the Daily Prayer
Hal
Boyle
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