Mew State Park Planned in Appanoose County Iowa
A proposed Mew State Park in Appanoose County lies along the Ghavitun River. The 18 acre site called The Bluds aims to create a park and game reserve with shelters, trails, and a pathway system. Local leaders and the Centerville men’s association have rallied to develop the project with utility and commerce backing.
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Mew State Park
Appanoose County
Towa
Appanoose
Ghavitun
Ibis
Mainess Men
Iowa Southern Utilities
Caban
Pikad
Etumerce
Simpson College Graduate Leader Joins Angelus Temple Choir
Simpson College graduate leader Aince Semple McPhesoy in Los Angeles selects Fred Kvans formerly of Indianola to lead the Circle for the coming year with a $9000 salary. Prof Evans, director of the first Methodist Episcopal church in Los Angeles, has led a choir of over 100 voices. Guard rails to be painted orange along highways. engineer Patterson cites safety and color visibility as reasons, arguing orange better warns drivers than white.
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Aince Semple McPhesoy
Our Square
Los Angeles
Fred Kvans
Rmerly
Indianola
Simpson College
Evans
Amsie
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Boong Comity
Patterson
Adlerika Relives Gas Says Druggist Notice
A vintage retail pitch claims Adlerika cleans both stomach and bowels to relieve gas and poisoning. It features a supposed testimonial from Mrs A Connor and Druggist H B Pember endorsing the product as safe and effective after failed remedies.
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A. Connor
Adlerika
Adlerikx
H. B. Pember
Reader Will Not Spoil Joy in New Book Quo
A Washington Star reviewer compares reading a fresh book to visiting a strange town. The piece argues the first encounter remains unmatched, even as later readings offer value, urging readers not to spoil the experience with chatter or judgment.
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Charles E. Tracewell
Washington Star
Pnd
Native Irish Costumes Before Queen Elizabeth
In early Ireland dress resembled English attire until Elizabeth I’s reign when laws changed clothing. Irish men wore tunics with leather leggings laced by string, bronze buckles, brown shoes, and a pleated linen shirt. A sleeveless cloak, bright wool, and a fitted coat with a broad girdle appeared, with women layering linen undergarments and lace gowns dyed saffron or continental fabrics, long capes or hoods, and jewelry such as bracelets brooches rings and torques. Modern court dress now appears across Ireland with remnants of the old style faded.
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Queen Elizabeth
Ireland
Iengland
Henry Lit
Treland
Smiling People of the Samoan Coast Describe Jovial Behavior
A fragment describes Samoan natives as perpetually smiling, noting their laughter is easily triggered and their climate leads to comfort in simple attire. It mentions native stevedores under a torrid sun reacting to toraybieh and comments on clothing norms, cleanliness, and social demeanor.
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Wehen
Nold
N .Swell-Dres
Glaciers and Electricity Link Highlighted by Studies
The article notes long term glacier measurements under government auspices, with an international glacier commission established in 1944. It emphasizes Switzerland’s focus on glacier variations due to their impact on mountain stream flow for electricity generation. Systematic glacier observations help predict avalanches and floods.
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Tal Henge
Nature Magazine
Glacier Commission
Switzerland
Oldest Pewter Exhibit Shown at Field Museum
Ancient pewter believed to be the oldest in existence is on display at Chicago’s Field Museum. An inscribed Chinese tablet dates the piece to a Han dynasty burial deed for land at a tomb in ToYang, Wowan province. The tablet notes a burial price paid to a governor named Tungkan.
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Field Museum
Chicago
ToYang
Wowan
China
Tungkin
Berthold Squier
Anthropology
You Win A Connecticut Citizen Demands Snagram Justice
A Connecticut citizen writes the Wall Street Journal angrily claiming he was cheated out of the county snagram title by judge’s ignorance at the Corners General Store. The correspondent notes a dispute over the word sets with the editor correcting and affirming a Polish zloty for a stot machine.
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Connecticut
Wall Street Journal
Great Writers and Their Cats Across History
A literary snippet notes famous authors and their fondness for cats. Byron, Haeriot Martineau, Baudelaire, Gucamdeory, Professor Masteys, Paul de Koch, Pierre Loti and others are referenced for feline affection, with mentions of specific cats and anecdotes, offering a playful portrait of writers whose work and lives intertwined with their feline companions.
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Byron
Mavenna
Helen AM
Winston
Daniel Mact
Martineau
Baudalaire
Science Offers Weapon for Survival of Man
Dr. Rascoe Spencer argues in Hypera Magazine that science equips humans to survive environmental threats. By applying scientific trial and error, individuals can adapt and strengthen humanity’s future, bringing rigorous methods into daily life.
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Rascoe
Spencer
Hypera Magazine
Doctor Spencer
Lone
Researc
Oldest cosmetic unguent roots traced by curator
A National Museum curator cites ancient origins of cold cream, describing it as a near oldest pharmaceutical preparation. He notes the iconic cosmetic has changed little since Galen’s era, highlighting the historical link to early medicine.
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Milady
Sov Snys
Charles Whitebread
Division of Medicine
National Museum
Washington
Toore
Whitebread
Galen
Father of Pharmacy
Pathfinder Magazine
Pieces of Eight and the Spanish dollar's role in early American money
The article recalls how the Spanish milled dollar known as the pieces of eight circulated in colonial and Revolutionary times. It notes that in the South prices and accounts were often set in Spanish dollars, and that Americans ultimately adopted the dollar as the national unit by dividing the dollar into one hundred cents.
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Colonie
End Counts as the Final Victory in Life's Race
The Toledo Chronicle reflects on how outcomes define success, noting that the enduring finish matters more than early laps. It likens perseverance in running and boxing to lasting achievement, suggesting the ultimate end determines the value of the effort.
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John Bright
Care for Convulsions in Pregnant Mothers Reported
A nurse’s recent New York State city report records advice given to a mother about convulsions in an infant. The mother described her infant’s death from convulsions and was told to hold the baby upright in the left arm with the back to the stove and to remove the child’s shirt while bending over the shoulder to avoid heat.
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New York
Babs
Treaith
Too Big to Ask Robart Insisted on Errand
A fragmented family scene shows Robart insisting his younger brother be sent on an errand to a neighbor. The mother questions the idea, while a grocer run is mentioned and plans to bake cookies are noted, with hopes Junior will help.
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Robart
Junior
Timetable for Passenger and Freight Trains Listed
Timetable notes passenger train numbers 4 11 3 and 22 with destinations Black Hills coast Lionslads Mitchel Milwaukee Chicago and east. Freight No 9 runs daily with some exceptions. Local No 4 to Mason City offers steeping car reservations via agent O W Twechs.
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Tagseiger
PAL Way
Pal
Black Hills
Coast
Lionslads
Mitchel
Milwaukee
Chicago
Alason City
O. WW
Tweohs
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