Weather and social notes from Des Moines visits
Local interests report a series of visits and errands in Des Moines and nearby towns. People noted include Mr. Stout and wife, Miss Lettie Condiff, Miss Lizzie Dieleman, Ben Grant, H. H. Sadler, J. B. Cornelius, Blardson, Miss Jennie Ver Heul, Mrs. Fred Perry and children, John Sybenga and Dorothy, Mrs. Al Clark, Chas. Grant, Mrs. De Kraan, Mrs. G. A. Vandermeulen, and Eugene Dennis. A heavy rain fell Monday night.
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Mr. Stout
Des Moines
Lettie Condiff
Lizzie Dieleman
Ben Grant
H. H. Sadler
J. B. Cornelius
Illinois
Blardson
Jennie Ve
Pella and Oska loosa neighbors share news and visits
Local notes report Mra Reedings Circle and Pella clubs meeting, multiple visits between Pella Oska loosa and Otley residents, and various trips for chores, shopping, and family gatherings. Tax collection dates, farm sales, and upcoming community events are noted along with a gum machine incident in town.
Fought in the Trees A French Dueling Tale of Sparrows
In the early nineteenth century the Marquis Merle de Sainte-Marie and Pierrot d Issac, famed duelists, agreed to settle honor in trees. Pistols fired from chestnut branches toppled Pierrot as Sainte Marie mocked with birdlike chirps, ending in a bloody sword encounter.
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France
Marquis Merle de Sainte-Marie
Pierrot d'Tsanc
Plerrot
Merle
Blackbird
Dilesac
Ose
Pierrot d'Issac
Pierrot ‘d'Iesac
Sainte Marie
Merle de Sainte-Marie
D'Tegac
Sainte-Marie
He Started the Trouble Mrs Johnson Learns French
Mrs Johnson excitedly tells her husband of rapid progress in learning French with Professor Dubois predicting she will think in French soon. Johnson cautions that enthusiasm often fades before mastery. He finally concedes, hoping for the moment she can think in French.
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B. M. Clouder
Henry Vander Werf
Meyer Langerak
Knoxville
Rays and Rat Cartoon Quote Prompts Salary Banter
In a humorous Louisville Courier-Journal snippet, the cartoon set features a play on emissions with violet rays from an angry man and pinkish rays from a contented person. A character muses about a ten dollar raise for their boss, prompting light economic wit.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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