California Cope and the Dusty Westward Tale
Fragmented OCR notes describe California farming, irrigation, and land growth with mentions of Iowa comparisons. It references M Ball returning to Los Angeles and remarks on soil, climate, and product quality, alongside humorous and error-filled lines about California and Iowa, ending with a claim about aquifer line density.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grovelei
M. Ball
Aip
Los Angeles
Calif
Sas
Californfiy
California
Galifornia
Propaganda and Free Publicity in Paper Material
A fragmented note portrays a newspaper man decrying propaganda and free publicity. It claims the Times received material under the guise of free public relation content, suggesting editorial material could be supplied without telegraph or local news, but would fail to gain reader approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variana Gevta
the Times
Vernon Theatre Prepares Mystery Adventure The Silver Car
The Vernon Theatre shows The Silver Car on Saturday July 7 starring Earle Williams with stirring adventure and mystery. The program also features a Larry Lemon comedy The Ply Gop by Wyndham Martyn and presented alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Williams
Wyndham Martyn
Larry
The Claiming Hour and Hello Mars at Century Comedy
Franke Maya leads Wednesday show with Melen Ferguson and Charles Clary supporting. The Clamning Hour is by Mrs George Randolph Chester. Also a Century Comedy Hello Mars is featured in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franke Maya
Melen Ferguson
Charles Clary
George Randolph Chester
First Baptist Church Govall Norton Announces Weekly Programs
The Daily Varution Aible Selovl outlines Sunday School at nine, worship at ten, Bible study Thursday at 8 00. Mikvion Circle hosts annual picnic at Sith Park Friday. Members urged to join and nonmembers invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikvion
Sith Park
Local Names and Visits Highlight County News
A jumble of social notes lists visitors and residents in Fort Dodge and nearby towns. Names include Engst, Looby, Pierce, Parkard, Woodys, Siler, Walter Abu, and others visiting relatives or returning from trips. A wedding, hospital event, and a planned Friday event at Vernunsehoal near Nakola are mentioned, with a call for farmers to attend a forthcoming program.
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Parkard
Mas
Woodys
Siler Fron Oklahamy
voMir
Mya
Walter Abu
Dey Moines
Miva
Meni
Walter
Walter Cruggranid: Miss Dat Qoney Were Quietly Married At the Buptish Parsonage
Gerald P. Norton
Vernon Isp Trustees and Wright County road defense meeting
A joint meeting of Vernon Island Trustees, By and the Lown Council Jol mneling with Wright County officials was held to discuss defending Alfred Hh. Marlin in an appeal over a Park Road project. McGarry chaired. Britt appointed Clerk. adjourned after action.
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Jol Mneling
Justees
Vernon ‘Isp
Lown Coucil
Renwick
Holin
Wheat
Kelling
Lin
Tak
Goettsch
Hanson
Britt
Diecusalan
Fleming
McGirey
Huard
Boone ‘Inc
Wright County
Coufinel Hid
Alfred’ Hh. Marlin
Walablighing
Auld Park
McCurry
Molin
Fritz Britt
Lost Feeling of Jealousy In Vaudeville Performance
Tele Btorez, an operatic star, recalls an early vaudeville tour where she felt pride and deep joy from audience applause. She describes a later moment of envy as crowds cheered another act, then realized the audience belonged to all performers and now takes delight in others succeeding on stage.
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Tele Btorez
Ayer
Vaudesille
Westack
Big Bend
Tramp debate over footwear and distance in terse exchange
A clipped early exchange discusses whether to keep a certain distance or pace. The dialogue mentions four feet and a terse reference to tramps, emphasizing practical limits and a dismissive tone toward longer steps. The fragment suggests a street conversation about movement and necessity.
GLO Egyptian Sandal Fashion Returns in Modern Look
A fragmented description recalls ancient Egyptian sandals with palm leaf and papyrus woven fibers, leather options, and decorative painting on the sole. Modern Dharivlis and Kyrpylans invoke reliefs in sandals, girdles, and robes, reflecting period influences on attire and ornamentation.
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Antuy
Pulling Out Stumps With Acamachine
A description explains a contrivance that uses an overhead frame with chains and jacks to pull stumps. The machine can grip limbs, lift slowly, and, in extreme setups, use four corners to extract stubborn stumps from the ground.
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Nietle
Leo
Ghinese Converts Surge in Catholic Faith Rise
In 193% the Chinese population converted to Ho tin Catholic faith reaching 85,000 adults and lifting overall Ghiness Catholic count to 2,000,000 according to Ossers valore Romany. Crimes are recalled by Two-Crithinsts as they confess in Whe scong and recall Sam’s admission last night.
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Ghiness Catholica Us
Ossers Valore Romany
Sam
Marriage Isn’t Utopia Says Charles Garland at Greenwich Village
Charles Garland, Long Island millionaire, told a Greenwich Village tea party that marriage isn’t the utopia people claim. He warned that a successful marriage resembles a refrigerator that chills love, and quipped that life after marriage brings fewer holes in socks and trousers.
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Charles Garland
Long Island
Greenwich
Village
Ald
Mattel
Women Rat Catchers in London Offer Quirky Service
In a Borough road colony near London, women operate rat catchers who clear ships and warehouses of rats within 49 hours using nets and traps. They trap about 25,000 rats monthly but do not kill them as medical labs value them for dissection. During the war women joined the trade and now many remain employed. A recent ad touted 5,000 wild rats for sale to ease labs.
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London
Borough Road
Quaker donor refuses church fund raise offer
In a small town a Quaker known for liberal giving declines a committee’s appeal to fund a new church of another denomination. He explains that building a house of God conflicts with his sect’s principles, then humorously questions the demolition of the old church before offering $500 to the project.
Lost Ring and a Harbor of Heartache
A fragment from the Chicago Journal recalls a girl’s eleven year old birthday memory. A sapphire ring from a beloved Romeo turns to sorrow when James’s mother rushes in asking for the ring and claims it as a gift from her husband.
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Tip
Romeo
James
Jane
Chicago Journal
Feathers Feather Your Neat Conductor Whistles
A kindly streetcar conductor amid a rush hour crowd fans a cheerful whistle as passengers cram aboard. Seeing amused smiles on riders faces he stops abruptly after a brief tune titled Feather Your Neat.
Offended Pope’s Court Over Temporal Power Reforms
A fragmentary historical note recounts the clash between a named eminent divine and the Rome court over papal prerogatives. It mentions Sixtus V condemning Bellarmine’s De Controversiis as a prohibited book, Bellarmine’s cardinalship, and Leo XII and Paul II considerations, with his Jesuit ties and his uncle Pope Marcellus II.
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St -Tgnatina
Vela
Rome
Sixtus V
Bellarmino
Rellarming
Leo XT
Paui
Marcellus II
We' re All in the Game. First Friend and Second Talk
Fragmentary dialogue shows two friends discussing schemes and a plan to cover rent. References to profiteering and highway robbery imply financial trouble and questionable activities. The exchange hints at ongoing trouble with paying a landlord and potential illegal actions.
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Avell
Tim Cong
Gromwell Line Claims Cromwell Kin in Prescott Family
The London Times notes Gromwell, descendant of Oliver Cromwell, died aged seven in Arborfield Court Derkshire. The line traces to Theobalds who died in 1821, with Elizabeth Oliveria marrying TA Russell of Thruxtong Court Herfordshire. Elizabeth married Prescott’s grandfather, linking to Prescott’s Bank founder, and she died leaving three daughters.
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Kenneth Toder
Gromyetl Prescot
Arborfield Court
Derkshire
Oliver Cromwell
London Times
Protector
Liver Cromwell
Theobalds
Elizabeth Oliveria
TA Russell
Thruxtong Court
Herfordhire
Elizabeth
Feudal tribute ceremony marks regional ties in Pyrenees
In Perpignan a ritual ceremony paid 966 Lranes as annual feudal tribute to the French head of government. The event notes the Pyrenean republic Anderza and its suzerainty shared with Urgel's bishop. The bishop typically receives 420 pecels, while exchanges suggest the bishop’s share often exceeds the French ruler’s.
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Perpignan
Urgel
Republic of
Anderza
Pyrenees
Vas Mauch
Guardian of the Peace Spanks in Wichita Home
A Wichita Eagle item notes a strange tale where a Guardian of the Peace from Manchester is described as the paper’s spanker at a local home. The paper’s editorial desk mentions daily delivery in a flat wrap and uses the device to deter young girls from skirt misbehavior.
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Manchester
England
Guardian
Wichita
Eagle
Jit
Manson Guardian
Wichita Eagle
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Cope
Vernon Theatre
First Baptist Church
Govall Norton, Paxtor
TM Simpson
Mrs. Doe Engst
Fort Dodge
Guldfield
Miga
Pierce
Opuntia
Minn
Tate
Cola
Mairghilltown
Tudsdiey
Ali
Mrs. Minon
Henry Bastins
Rush
Pennsylvania
Nakola Trom Berg
Vernunsehoal
Lawostry
Atlund
Zane Grey
New York
Sadie Rl
The
Renwick Times
Boston
Doodge
Jano
Moil
Mtar
Xilene
Mar
Milo Monalro
Tre
Ime
ANG
Gromwell
Guardian” OF the Peace
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