Life's secret Horoscope of Time echoed in Iowa poet's work
A Globe Gazette reflection discusses an Iowa University history head's private poem Elysis and a Scientific American Association meeting where Dr. J Dufrenoy's remarks on cell life and death provoke questions about knowledge and fate. The piece argues that some truths are best left unseen and that faith sustains humanity amid mystery.
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University of Iowa
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago
J. Dufrenoy
France
Iowa
Blusis
Globe ‘Gazette
Circulation Claims Stir Local Newspaper Debate
A reminiscence on newspaper circulation figures in Algona Iowa contrasts Upper Des Moines, Ad vance, and Register tallies with eight outside papers. The Upper Des Moines advertises 2600 weekly copies, 600 in Algona, prompting questions about the 2100 readers inside the county.
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Des Moines
Algona Advance
Advance
Register
Algona
Claims of the Advance and county newspaper figures
The passage questions the Advance’s financial claims and compares county totals for Upper Des Moines and the Advance, noting the Register’s position among major papers. It asserts subscribers must be prepaid in weekly mails, condemns fraudulent practices, and warns of government scrutiny to ensure accurate county records and fair advertiser returns.
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Rooseveldt
Wesley News Highlights Local Departures and Visits
A Wesley page itemizes residents returning home from P C Haynes care, funeral attendance for R J Hutchinson in Algona, family moves to new rooms, reunion travels to Clear Lake, and multiple visits across Iowa. The notes mention Farmland ties to Wesley, Algona, Clarion, Titonka, Rockwell City, and Storm Lake, with social events and travels through Sunday.
Community Notes From Wesley and Surrounding Towns
Over two weeks visiting in the Henderson home, trips to Ommersburg and Clear Lake are noted along with gatherings, visits, and family moves. Families including Pavik Lease Nelson Hildmann and Schelbacks visit relatives across Iowa and Minnesota. A St Joseph choir surprise in Pocahontas and a Legion auxiliary delegation to Sioux City are mentioned. Obituary reports the death of Mrs Arvid Hultgreen of Kenyon, Minn.
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Wm. Henderson
Ommersburg
Charles Pavik
Lester Lease
Sterling
Doren
Evansville
Minn
H. B. ‘Raun
F A. Bonstetter
Clear Lake
Thos. Nelson
Nelson
Standard Oil
K. J. Ferguson
Ames
Forrest Putney
Dora Arndorfer
St. Benedict
Ed Hildmann
Herman Lyons
Hildman
Gilbert
Fred Wirth
St. Joseph
Pocahontas
Geo
F Wessling
Father Wessling
American Legion
Sioux City
Helen Johnson
Edna Flom
Myrtle Lease
Josephine Meurer
Wesley Unit
Bancroft
Arvid Hultgreen
Kenyon
Hultgreen
Anna ‘O. Johnson
Wesley
Ida Blaine
Andrew
Ole
Oscar
John
Carl Johnson
Thirty Years Ago The Topic Recaps Political News
Thirty years ago the Topic is full of political news with little other reporting. Mrs. W. A. Ladendorf has been ill but improving. Casper Weigand of Slayton visits to tend land interests. John Wood and son repair bridges. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Smith travel to Lennox for a week with relatives. Herman Nelson stays in Herman to oversee bank land. Heavy rain delays Indian game with Buffalo Center. The Topics owe thanks to Mr. and Mrs. John Krull for raspberries. A Burt Monitor item hints at a telephone use where the mother leaves the baby in bed while the operator reaches her elsewhere.
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W. A. Ladendorf
Casper Weigand
Slayton
Minn
John Wood
Johnny
Wm Smith
Lennox
S. C
Herman Nelson
Herman
Buffalo Center
John Krull
Burt Monitor
Town Aims Clean Up Before Indian Day
Town officials urge residents to spruce up premises five weeks before Indian Day. The goal is to present the town as the cleanest and nicest in northern Town with friends visiting on the holiday.
Woden News Social Roundup From Forest City to Algona
Woden residents and neighbors share activities from Sunday calls by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lawton in Forest City to show outings in Britt and Crystal Lake. Families visit, travel, and attend picnics, with Sam Smith introducing a beer machine in his cafe and townspeople attending a League rally in Clear Lake. A fire drill, class reunion, and swimming party cap the week as locals mingle across nearby towns.
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Eunice Hanna
Forest City
Iva Fisher
Sam Smith
Ervin Stohr
Earnest Kramer
Garner
Henry Kruse
Grundy Center
Clara Kramer
T. J. Wolding
Crystal Lake
W. W. Dirksen
Karl Bollen
Clear Lake
Dale Rittenhouse
Stella Ludeking
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Merle Gibson
Algona
O. B. Peters
Warsaw
Ill
Woden
Albert Dirksen
Katheryn
Parental Dirksen
Mason City
F. K. Preston
R. A. Schefelbein
Ralph Smith
John Buns
W. L. Tindall
King Rogers
Norma
Lois
Ardella Gibson
Theo
Gerdes
Minnesota
U. Ludeking
Joanne Greenfield
Ann Hofitzer
Buddy Christensen
Castlewood
South Dakota
Campbell
Trapp
Wisconsin
George Uhden
Waukon
D. J. Kruse
Algona Swimming Pool
Anna von Laven
Mary Gerdes
Martha Buns
Louise Buns
Ruth Marr
Lisle Smith
Oc Dettman
August Stohr
Glen “Madole
Birthday lawn party honors Velma Bank and friends
Martin Smith hosts a Monday lawn party on the Christensen lawn for Velma Bank Ervin Stohr and Ernest Kramer. Five tables were decorated in yellow and white. Waitresses Mildred Kramer Janice Baack and Leota Smith served a two course dinner before guests attended a Forest City theatre party with numerous attendees from Crystal Lake and nearby.
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Martin Smith
Christensen
Velma Bank
Ervin Stohr
Ernest Kramer
Mildred Kramer
Janice Baack
Leota Smith
Forest City
Louise
Clara Kramer
Viola
Dorothy Fredricksen
Inez Krieger
Sylvia Hanna
Ruby
Alma Baack
Dorothy Larson
Rural schools face state audit under new law
A new state law requires all rural and town school boards to have their financial records audited under the state auditor's supervision. Representatives will be sent into each county to audit county school records. A uniform system of accounting will be established across the state.
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Humboldt Republican
Iowa Mortgage Law Takes Effect July Fourth
State auditor in Des Moines informs county officials of Iowa's new mortgage recording law. Effective Tuesday July 4, any assignment, sale, or transfer of a real estate mortgage or note must be reported to the county auditor within thirty days. Unreported transfers have no validity. The law aims to target unreported money and credits taxes.
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Iowa
Humboldt Republican
Des Moines
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A. L. Kleinpeter
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R. B. Hopkins
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Opal Sturdevant
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Lucille Gahan
Verna Miller
Woden News
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Wm. Orthel Sr
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