Spurgeons Mark 32nd Anniversary in Town
Spurgeon department stores celebrate thirty-two years since first shop opened at Afton Town. The chain now operates forty stores, twenty in Town, with the forty-first to open in Burlington. Harold Johnson manages the local store. staff includes Dale Fuhr, Rachel Negus, Bessie Salterbure, Helen Carson, and Mrs. John Rohrer across departments.
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Spurgeon Department
Spurgeon
Afton
Spurgeon's
Washington
Burlington
Johnson
Harold Johnson
Klein Klothing Kompany
Fairfield
Dale Fuhr
Rachel Negus
Bessie Salterbure
Helen Carson
John Rohrer
Candy
Tribute by Paul Daniel McKay from Des Moines 1915
A 1915 tribute by Paul Daniel McKay of Des Moines honors a local figure or event. The piece reflects early 20th century civic sentiment and memorial tone, highlighting community values and respectful remembrance from a Des Moines writer.
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Paul Daniel McKay
Des Moines
J. D. Clancy The Generous Joyful Neighbor
A portrait of J. D. Clancy as a generous old chap full of grace and cheer. He is described as handsome and jolly with a clear, clean-cut face and swift easy gait. His gentle commanding voice spreads happiness and his aim is to share joy with others.
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J. D. Clancy
Clancy
Identity Men Who Won Too Much in Card Games
SIOUX CITY Iowa farmers identify James Gray and James Newman Kansas City Mo as men who fleeced them of 2800 The losses listed include Russell Popma lirenton 200 Ernest Buss Carroll 850 and Andrew Zihlman Brighton 1750 Zihlman reported to Jefferson county sheriff Fairfield Gray and Newman were arrested here last week on complaint of Fred Susemill Le Mars Susemill said he lost 500 in a card game with the pair.
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Sioux City
Iowa
James Gray
James Newman
Kansas City
Russell Popma
Lreton
Ernest Buss
Carroll
Andrew Zhilman
Brighton
Zihlman
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Gray
Newman
Fred Susemill
le Mars
Susemill
Snow as Fertilizer and Soil Nitrogen Source
The article explains that plants cannot use atmospheric nitrogen and must obtain it via soil. Lightning forms nitrogen oxides which mix with moisture to create acids that rain washes into the soil, supplying five to seven pounds per acre as a natural fertilizer.
Cheese and Orange Blossoms in a Small Town Romance
Percival Pugh seeks a detective career while in Katinka Dell he woos Emmalina Googen schnozel. Poppa Googenschnozel forces a cheese factory path as the couple endure a six month separation before wedding in a moonlit plan with orange blossoms and chocolates.
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Percival Pugh
Emmalina
Percival
Poppa
Pugh
Katinka Dell
Dell
Emmialina Googenschnozel
Momma
Ermmatlina
Mr. Pugh
Googenschnezel
Balloons in War Recognized by French Pioneers
The French first identified balloon use in warfare marking a milestone in military observation and reconnaissance. This early insight laid groundwork for aerial strategies later adopted by other nations.
Cold-Blooded Murder at The Famous London Zoo
A feature on an octopus named Old Cyclops at a London aquarium, comparing fiction and real crime. The piece recalls the creature’s feeding, detailing how the octopus attacked a lobster, resulting in a lobster’s shell being drawn from its body and the octopus resting by a rock.
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London Zoo
Cyclops
Bay of
Marseilles
Victor Hugo
Alyss Robers
Daily Express
Nature
Aquarium
Thunder Eggs Exhibit At Field Museum
A Field Museum collection in Chicago showcases Thunder eggs, rounded agate nodules in rhyolite, 1 inch to 1 foot across, with chalcedony fillings. Highlights include plume, flower and moss agates, cinnabar opal, fluorescent chalcedony, and a 160 pound geode lined with quartz crystals. Also present are yellow and red jaspers and blue chalcedony with iron-influenced color designs.
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Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Creamery Origins and Spread in Europe
A Danish traveler noted Swiss dairy farms sending cows to central creameries where milk was turned into cheese. Farmers were paid by yield, profits grew, and the movement expanded to France. The creamery system began around 1866 with Denmark’s first distributing society.
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Switzerland
France
Denmark
Relics Found Across Grand Canyon Rims
In the summer of 1937 researchers reported over fifty unrecorded ruins on the Grand Canyon north rim and twenty six on the south rim, as new prehistoric Indian sites continue to be uncovered in the Southwest.
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Canyon
Grand Canyon
Earth atmosphere contains mostly nitrogen
A historical note states the Earth's atmosphere consists of about three fourths nitrogen, with the remainder made up by oxygen and other gases. The durable fact emphasizes nitrogen as the dominant component in the atmospheric mix.
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Earth
Belle of Latin Origin Name Meaning and Variants
The name Belle derives from Latin and means beautiful. Some view it as a variant of Isabella while others treat it as an independent name. It is occasionally spelled Bell.
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Belle
Isabella
Bell
Siamangs Use Vocal Sacs For Mighty Calls
Siamangs, a black gibbon species, possess large naked sacs beneath their chins. The sacs expand when they breathe in, granting the animals powerful vocal abilities.
Invasion Halts Russia's Development for Two Centuries
The Mongol invasion in the 13th century halted Russia's industrial, artistic and literary growth for about 200 years. Woodpeckers cited as forest conservers for reaching insects other birds cannot reach, aiding tree preservation.
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Russia
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Spurgeons
Dennis Chines
Leroy Pratt
Ray Palmer
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Lemmon
Joan W. Lemmon
East Side Square
DR. A. ©. Peterson
Second Ave
Richard Stewart
Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Martha Foster
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam Ty
Marion
George
el Lester B
Chiropractors
Dk, Chas, C. Brown
Court House
Independent Bochool District
A. Ratatonan
Harland W
Mead
George Fields
Ethel McCreedy
Glenn Mace
Ralph W Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J Pease
A. EB. Atchison
C. W. Tucker
Jones Funeral Home
East Main Sea Phone
Bsheerman
West Main St
Slemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
DR. O.ff. Boller
State Bank Corner
Washington St
Theodore B. Bailey
Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
Officers
Lester H. Orr
O F. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupuis
W. Carl Redges
Fred Reid
Cctty Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Aveready
Momma Googenschnezel
Java
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
New York
Jowa Southern Utilities CO
Penney’s
Towncrafts
NuCraft
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