Pella Missionaries Long Hike Near Yellow Cliff Temple
A first person account describes a three day trek with Pella missionaries along streams and pools near a temple and the Goddess of Mercy Bridge. The group climbs to Iron Pagoda, enjoys tea and Chinese meals, swims in clear pools, endures mosquitos, and returns by foot amid mist and rain.
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Yale
Temple
Goddess of Mercy Bridge
Hthel
Yellow Cliff
Iron Pagoda
Hill and Dale
Duff
States
Kaling
Kuling
Hold Up Staged At Searsboro
In Searsboro two unidentified men arrived by car and ordered lunch at Myers Cafe. After paying, one man asked for a dollar back on a ten dollar bill, then grabbed ten dollars plus change and fled with the car. Delmar Myers was present. the duo vanished and have not been heard from since.
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Lelia
Searsboro
Myers Cafe
Delmar Myers
Delmar
How to Stop a Rug from Curling or Wrinkling
After cleaning a machine-made pile rug may curl or wrinkle as the back’s sizing wears off. Resizing restores shape, adds durability, and improves appearance. instructions are in Farmer's Bulletin 1219. Steps include stretching rug face down on a flat surface, tacking at intervals, sprinkling with a water glue mix, and drying 24 hours, avoiding glue seepage into the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Tanlac boosts Rochester woman's health after long illness
Mrs. Clara Lehman of Bristol Hotel Rochester describes ten years of nervous indigestion loss of appetite and severe weight loss. After taking Tanlac she gained from 85 to 108 pounds and reports restored strength appetite and well being. Tanlac sold by Ideal Pharmacy Rochester and other druggists. (includes a generic note on Iowa farm land loans and a joke about a bank depositor and cashier)
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Tanlac
Clara Lehman
Bristol Hotel
Rochester
N. Y
Pella
Ideal Pharmacy
Value placed too low in Iowa farm land claims
Des Moines reports farmers and farm loan interests contend the executive council harmed the state by presenting affidavits from over fifty counties via Attorney General Gibson. The documents claim average farm land value of 99.44 dollars per acre to oppose a tax injunction sought by railroads against taxing railway property.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
Gibson
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