Pella Area Visits and Local Baseball Briefs
A roundup of social visits and local events. Names include John Van Dyke visiting Eddyville, C Li Garrett of Delta in Pella on business, and various speakers and travelers from Oskaloosa Des Moines and Knoxville. The Pella Meteors play Milo this afternoon at the Athletic field. Also notes on Miss Greiner’s letters about Madison and University life.
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C. Li.Garrett
Delta
Pella
Pella Meteors
Milo
Greiner
Hugo Bros Modern United Shows to Visit City on July 17
Hugo Bros Modern United Shows brings a traveling circus with elephants said to rival human intelligence and a galaxy of animal actors. A morning street parade begins at 11 o clock, showcasing latest circus feats and a cadre of renowned equine stars, promising novelty beyond the usual tented acts.
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Mint
Hugo Bros. Modern
United
Pella
Hugo Bros
Ray Thompson
Joe Bailey
Arenic
Phase Names in Sawdust Circles Advancing
Fragmentary report notes phase names meaning imudh in sawdust circles advancing with unclear context and missing details. The item references Adv but lacks concrete actions, dates, or entities to specify.
Editor warns readers about birth and death notices
A column humorously defends a newspaper editor's limits in reporting births marriages and deaths. The piece urges residents to share timely local happenings by phone or in person to avoid the editor being blamed for missing news. It spryly notes the vast volume of daily events and the impracticality of omniscience.
What Color Is a Dandelion
Richard Jeffries searches science art and nature for color of the dandelion ending with the note that color varies by climate and neighbor plants yet is universally seen as gold. Spring generosity likened to a first robin and valued like a five dollar piece in Countryside Magazine.
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Richard Jeffries
Sarah Graham Morrison
Countryside Magazine
First Discipline in the Navy by Admiral Jouett
Admiral Jouett recalls his early cadet days aboard the Independence when the strict executive officer limited him to six words. He explains his mother’s teaching that the flag demanded respect and shares the sailor’s introduction to naval discipline.
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Admiral Jouett
German Colors and State Flags Across the German Empire
The Washington Star explains how the German flag would span a rainbow by including colors from many kingdoms and states. It notes Prussian symbols in the flag, the North German Confederacy’s black white red canton, and lists color pairings for Bavaria, Hanover, Saxony, Württemberg, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Brunswick, Saxe Coburg Gotha, Schaumburg Lippe, Waldeck, Pomerania, Baden, Hesse, and Hanover with their distinct colors.
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Bavaria
Hanover
Saxony
Wurttemburg
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Brunswick
Saxe-Coburg Gotha
Schaumburg-Lippe
Waldeck
Pomerania
Baden
Hesse
Washington Star
The Clarity of Macaulay in Language
John Morley praised Macaulay for never writing obscure sentences and precise word usage. He attributes clarity to early habit of exact terms and cites a child’s Latin influence and a quip about a toothache.
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Macaulay
John Morley
J. Ir. Rhodes
Luck and sleepwalking remark about Alfred
In a dialogue, Tom envies Alfreds luck. Dick notes that Alfred is exceptionally lucky, joking that if he wandered asleep from a window at night another person would pass below with a feather bed.
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Tom
Alfred
Scriven Urges Expanded Aviation Service and Training
Brigadier General George P. Scriven, chief signal officer, advocates extending the aviation service. In his annual report he urges training National Guard units in aerial warfare and establishing reserve corps of aviators nationwide to improve reconnaissance, coordination, and battlefield awareness. Scriven, born 1854 in Pennsylvania, rose from West Point in 1878 to command the signal corps, serving as chief signal officer since February last year after overseeing signal operations in the Boxer crisis and earning a brevet for gallantry at Yangtun.
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George P. Scriven
United States Army
Scriven
National Guard
Pennsylvania
West Point Military Academy
Eighth Infantry
Artillery
Signal Corps
James Allen
China
Yangstun
Commands Cruiser Squadron Tycoon Caperton Honored
Rear Admiral William B. Caperton, veteran of 23 years at sea since 1875, now commands the Atlantic fleet cruiser squadron from the armored cruiser Washington. A Tennessean, he turns sixty on June 30 and has held key posts including commandant at Newport and head of the Atlantic reserve fleet. He once led the gunboat Marietta in the Spanish American War and commanded Maine en route to the Philippines in 1907.
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William B. Caperton
Atlantic Fleet
Naval Academy
Admiral Caperton
Washington
Tennessee
League Island Navy Yard
Newport
Naval Examining Board
Lighthouse Board
Maine
Philippines
Caperton
Marietta
Oregon
Santiago
Carriage and Wagon Repair Card Request
Our note to remind old customers of our facilities for successful carriage and wagon repair. It invites you to let us handle your next job in our line and promises we will do it right.
Light and the Skin in Sun and Electric Baths
Radiant light rays penetrate the skin and subcutaneous tissues, producing heat that reaches two inches or more. Electric light baths and sun baths stimulate elimination organs, especially the skin and kidneys, and are claimed beneficial in many diseases per BH. C. Titus at the Illuminating Engineering Society address reported the deeper heat effect compared with convection.
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BH. C. Titus
Iuminating Engineering Society
New York World
Charles II Mace Linked to Jamaica Earthquake Loss
The London Spectator notes a tale that Cromwell ordered the Commons mace and it was found in Jamaica during Lord Peel's speakership. Inquiry showed the Jamaica claim false, yet records show Charles II gifted a mace to Jamaica that vanished with Port Royal's 1677 quake, similar to Westminster maces.
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Charles
Lord Peel
House of Commons
Cromwell
Jamaica
Charles II
Westminster
Port Royal
Parlament House
London Spectator
Secret Truths Between Sweetthing and Saphedde
A brief dialogue exchange features Miss Sweetthing insisting on complete frankness in marriage. Mr. Saphedde demurs, claiming he does not know everything, highlighting a humorous tension about secrets and honesty.
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Miss Sweetthing
Mr. Saphedde
Puck
Starch Fortune Sparks Social Quarrel in Baltimore
In Baltimore a remark about a newly rich family with stiff manners touches social tensions. The quip notes their wealth stemmed from starch profits, reflecting class perceptions in the era.
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Baltimore
Roman Brat Shaving Marked Manhood in Ancient Times
The Romans introduced shaving around 300 B.C. The Brat shave served as a rite of passage to manhood and was celebrated with notable festivities.
Boys and Pencils Youths Oom Panton quote
A short reflection compares boys to pencils saying they must be sharpened and pushed before they will make their mark, attributed to Youth's Oom Panton.
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G. H. Waechter
Denver
West
Mr. Waechter
Colorado
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F. D. Stubenrauch
Ansco
Gitomereres
DeWitt’s
Euthymol
Puritan, Drug Co
John van Dyke
Eddyville
Mrs. E. Breuklander
Oskaloosa
Ralph Scott
The
American House
Central College
Des Moines
Mary van Pearsum
Otley
A. W. den Adel
Prairie City
Jake Todd
Hawkeye
Ethel Ries
Nellie van Vark
Bertha Hoogenakker
J. G. Sybenga
E. J. Mann
F. M. Brown
Ida Donai
Knoxville
Dave Dykstra
Mitchellville
H. F. Fisk
May van Loon
W. P. Koopmans
Arthur Gaass
Cedar
D. W. Gaass
Y. T. van Niewaal
Dick den Adel
Andrew Vander Wal
G J Thomassen
Harsham
Vander Pol
G. P. Scriven
U. S.A
Clinedinst
A. D.S
Stubenrauch
Gezels
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