Millinery Store Gathering Hosts Elaborate Evening Spread
Miss Mike C Lewis entertained millinery girls with a six o clock supper at the store. An abundance of eatables was served on a long table and all enjoyed the repast. Survivors of the battle of Shiloh plan an annual meeting this evening in J W Mortons office followed by a banquet at Harvey Warfels restaurant. The D A R met at Mrs C Wilsons East Washington street with many members attending and a social evening to close. An excellent two course luncheon was served.
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Mike C. Lewis
Battle of
Shiloh
J. W. Morton
Harvey & Warfel
Ladies Sew at Fancy Work Session
A fragment notes women actively served and sewed at a fancy work gathering, describing their craft activity and social mood.
Masonite Fraternity Called Masonic Lodge Meeting
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M calls a meeting Thursday evening April 7 at 7 30 for first degree work The W M C K Myers notes large attendance is desired Also a meeting of the Woman s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 30 at Mrs R H Walker s home to revise the constitution every member urged to attend
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
R. H. Walker
Shadow and Substance in Platonic Dish Metaphor
A compact column equates radishes and lettuce to food with Platonic love, comparing the idea of ideal affection to appetite. The article uses a witty analogy to explore nourishment and idealized relationships in literary style.
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Atebison Globe
Habit Hard to Change Says Fr. Robertson
A quotation argues that lasting change cannot come from a single effort if lifelong habits are insincerity. Fr. W. Robertson emphasizes the need for ongoing integrity to align will and truth.
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Fr. W. Robertson
Squire A S Folger Dies After Illness in Washington County
Adam Smith Folger longtime Washington County resident and Civil War era veteran dies at his South Washington home at 2 AM after a prolonged illness dating to his army service. He left a wife Georgiana Jones daughter Amy and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 PM with G A R and Covenanter church officiants.
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Washington
Squire A
Folger
Washington County
Mr. Folger
South
Adam Smith Folger
Rush
Uniform Text Books Vote Passed in Rural Schools
The election on the second Monday in March carried the vote for a uniform system of text books in rural schools. This decision was approved, marking a standardization shift for school curricula.
Indiana Lawyer and Judge Folger Dies After Long Life
County Indiana born Folger lived much of his life in Rush and Washington Iowa. He served in the Civil War Company K 134th Indiana, later practiced law, was county judge, and long stood as a justice of the peace officiating over 170 marriages. He loved sorghum molasses and invented cane handling machinery. He died in Washington Iowa April 6 1910 after a public career noted by his G A R service and Masonic ties.
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Indiana
Washington
Iowa
Folger
Rush County
134Th
Margaret S Robb
Des Moines County
Fountaintown
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Covenanter Church
Masonic Lodge
G. A. R. Post
City Council Backs Paving of E Washington Street
At a council meeting last evening objections to paving E Washington street were heard and a resolution in favor of the paving was passed. Plans for the work will be begun at once.
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E. Washington Street
Unable to Perceive Value
A concise aphorism notes that people often scorn what they cannot fully appreciate highlighting the gap between recognition and understanding. The remark underscores subjective judgment shaping perception and value assessment.
Iowa to Await New Model Machine Guns for Guard
Des Moines reports the Iowa National Guard will not receive machine guns for at least a year. A new model, unused in the country, will be tested and ready within a year or two. When issued the state must provide stables and practice fields, with Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Iowa City as possible bases. A plan seeks to revive the old National Guard signal corps if enough interest is found.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Logan
War Department
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
National Guard
Signal Corps
Embezzlement Charge Set Against Guard Officer
Red Oak April 6 Captain J G Poston a noted National Guard officer faces trial for embezzlement from the state accused of falsifying payroll misusing armory rentals and mismanaging company finances The case stems from scrutiny of several commanders and was referred to Attorney General Byers after expert examination by BE Worthington at Des Moines authority.
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Red Oak
J. G. Poston
National Guard
Villisea
Des Moines
Poston
Guy E. Logan
BE. C. Worthington
Byers
Reservoir surveys planned for Iowa rivers
Des Moines reports the state conservation commission will begin surveys this week to locate reservoirs at the headwaters of Iowa rivers. The plan aims to regulate river flow and generate electric power as coal supplies dwindle.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Another Train Butcher Accused in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids April 6. William Stacy a 30 year old Chicago man is charged as another train butcher in connection with looting victims of the Green Mountain wreck. Stacy claimed money from victims and possession of jewelry. Three arrested will be taken to Marshalltown for trial.
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Cedar Rapids
William Stacy
Green Mountain
Stacy
Chicago
Marshalltown
Myra Kelly Writer Dies in Torquay England
Myra Kelly wife of Allan Macnaughton and renowned American educator and author of ghetto children stories in New York died recently in Torquay England. She was born in Dublin about thirty years ago and gained readers nationwide for her urban tales. A newspaper man once sought Dr James T Kelly’s counsel about his daughter’s editor troubles, a tale echoing a familiar publishing struggle.
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Myra Kelly
Allan Macnaughton
New York City
Torquay
England
Dublin
Ireland
James T. Kelly
Uncle Walt the Poet Frilosopher Lampoon of a Pipe Habit
The verse recalls a boy’s fascination with pipes and tobacco, tracing his bold early experiments to now decades of smoking. Walt Mason signs the piece, reflecting on lifelong smoking and futile attempts to quit. Copyright notice notes 1919 by George Matthew Adams.
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Dauntless
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Myra Kelly's Rise from a City School to Popular Short Stories
Dr. Kelly recounts his daughter Myra Kelly teaching at Public School No. 147 in New York and publishing three stories after editors accepted her work. The trio of editors offered rapid checks and accepting contracts, turning her into a prolific writer with payments rising from 50 to 500 dollars per story within a year.
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Myra
Dr. Kelly
Myra Kelly
New York
Isidore Belobatosky
Morris Mojelsky
Becky Zalmonowsky
Patrick Brennan
Poverty Hollow
Funeral for James Gardner to be held Friday at Lexington
James Gardner known as Uncle Dunk, 92, died at his son J N Gardner’s Wellman home after a month of illness. He leaves his wife of 70 years, eight children, and a long Iowa residence, with burial in Lexington cemetery after a Friday service at the Lexington Methodist Church. His daughter Mary was the first buried in Lexington cemetery.
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Mr. Folger
Peter Folger
Norwich
England
Mary Morris
Nantucket Island
Indiana
Georgiana Jones
Wellman
Amy Folger
Mr. Greer
Covenanter Church
James Gardner
Dunk” Gardner
J. N. Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Iowa
Frank Gardner
Perry
Winfield Gardner
Mt. Pleasant
Ezra Gardner
Lexington
Samuel Gardner
Indianola
Margaret Eyestone
Silver wedding dinner plan in a rural tale
A farmer and his wife, after twenty five years of marriage, debate how to celebrate their silver anniversary. She suggests a grand banquet by killing the fattest pig, while he lamely argues the pig bears no blame for past misfortunes.
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John
Maria
Childish wit colors Alderman’s christening scene
A lively christening gathering for Alderman Smith’s baby features playful remarks about the child’s future as a politician. The proud mother notes the baby will grow into leadership as the father smiles at the joke about crawling out of everything. Lippincotts.
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Alderman Smith
Lippincotts
An Old Verb Laze in Early English Sources
The note cites Samuel Stowland 1610 Martin Markall describing loafers lazing in streets and lurking in alehouses and roaming in highways. It also suggests Mortimer Collins possibly used the word laze in lyrics with archaic spellings.
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Samuel Stowlands
Martin Markall
Mortimer Collins
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