Graham's store manager to seek relief in Excelsior Springs
MOCAL NEWS reports Mr A A Spies of Graham's store and his son Robby depart tomorrow morning for Excelsior Springs to recuperate from a bout of the grippe. Mrs Spies and Patty will visit her sister in Burlington during the husband's absence. Also noted are local trips by the Maxwell and Barger families and Ceph Dodge visiting Crawfordsville with her daughter. Clyde Page returns to Chicago with a new dispatcher position and plans a later visit. Free Tubes this week with Kelly Springfield or Diamond Tires. Triangle Supply. 5516
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A. A. Spies
Graham's
Robby
Excelsior Springs
Clyde Page
Con Harold
Chicago
R. D. Page
Kelly Springfield
Triangle Supply
Watch for Miss Washington and local notices mix
Local brief mentions a Miss Washington promotion and a Sunday chicken dinner at Mrs. Cherry's. It notes Polar Ice near the Water Works and a sale of silk and cotton crepe dresses at H. I. Ward and Co. plus social visits from Mrs. Julia Gray, Mrs. Willis Horton, and Jack Hamilton among Sigourney residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Ward and Co
Polar Tee
Miss Washington watch and Keota visits noted in local items
The column lists residents and visitors including Miss Washington and Miss Mary Louise Harwood visiting Keota, Twyla McGinnis teaching at Ainsworth returning for the weekend, and Mrs Minnie Jackson shopping in Washington. Also mentions Mr and Mrs A T Brown’s trip from Keota and other short notes on local people and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Jackson
Ainsworth
Washington
Mrs Coolidge Restores White House Furnishings on Renovation Plan
In Washington April 25 Mrs Coolidge guides a spring renovation funded by Congress with 50 000 for decor. The project focuses on the Green Room and other public spaces while she preserves Roosevelt era colors and upgrades elevator plumbing and floors. She rescues two discarded pieces from the White House storehouse including a table set with brass ornaments and President Jacksons chair now in the study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Presiden
Eddie Proposes in Sleep Then Marries Belle
A man mystified by a diary and a dream proposes to Violet in his sleep after misreading a newspaper romance. His fiancée admits she staged the prank by stealing the ring and altering the diary page then, in a twist, they marry that afternoon with joyous disbelief.
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Violet
Morpheus
Witc
Eddie
Radio and Pictures Threaten British Love of Literature
Sir Frederic Kenyon of the British Museum warns that the lure of radio and moving pictures risks dulling the public’s taste for literature. He cites a shift from reading to listening or viewing, though noting a growing number still reads, and says efforts using lantern slides and picture postcards aim to promote study of history as a remedy.
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Associated Press
London
Frederic Kenyon
British Museum
Frederick Avers
Sir Frederic
Frederic
Den of Foxes Bagged by Local Boys
C A Reubsam and Will and Aaron Stafford bagged six red foxes yesterday after hunting a den west of the city. The foxes were well fed by a mother fox and will be sold to a Louisiana firm. Reubsam notes fox behavior and offers pest control help for local residents.
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C. A. Reubsam
Will
Aaron Stafford
Howard Hoyke
Mr. Reubsam
Reubsam
Two Great Languages The Rise of Spanish in the Americas
The text notes Spanish as a growing language beside English and calls Spanish the principal language from Mexico to South America though English remains the world language leader. It emphasizes rapid population growth in South American countries and says Spanish is not likely to rival English globally.
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America
Mexico
Odd Apple Trees Show One-Sided Color in Cashmere
Oddly colored apples on trees near a perpendicular rock in Cashmere Washington formed on only one side due to sunlight blocked by the rock. The planting site aimed to keep roots moist at the base of the rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Wash
Red Star Oil Stoves Promoted in Summer Ad Pitch
The ad urges readers to choose Red Star oil stoves for summer comfort and notes warm days while promoting stove purchases for the season.
Hog price tops at 12.15 and weather update given
The report notes a top hog price of 12.15 and a forecast of fair weather tonight and tomorrow. Local market brief includes the hog price benchmark and upcoming conditions.
Mad as a March Hare: origin of common saying
The piece explains that there is no such animal as a March hare and clarifies the saying mad as a March hare versus mad as a marsh hare. It notes marsh hares are wild and ungovernable, while the March hare is a literary figure of speech.
Notable Editor Absence Marks Iowa Legionaire Issue
April 25 Iowa Legionaire notes editor illness triggers unusual bylines with EF Tippett W Earl Hall U F H McBride and others contributing. Des Moines reports list liaison committee appointees to the U S Veterans Bureau including Hammer Decker French Wagner Laird and DeWitt across several cities.
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Des Moines
Legionaire
American Legion
EF. J. Tippett
Ohio
Legion
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
U. FH. McBride
Monahan Post News
Hall
Tippett
McBride
Iowa
Mason City
Ben Webster
Laison
United States Veterans
IL. A. Hammer
Ottumwa
Iowa Legion membership push targets sixty thousand this year
Dr. George A. Bemis, chairman of the state membership committee, discusses reaching the 60,000 member goal for the Iowa Legion. Dubuque Ford W. Jakes elected vice Commander of the Dubuque Post after C. A. Albrecht resignation as Dubuque conducts an intensive membership drive.
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George A. Bemis
Iowa Legion
Dubuque
F. W. Jakes
C. A. Albrecht
First White House Bride Lacey Marries Supreme Court Justice
Washington social pages note the first White House bride, Lacey Payne, sister of Dolly Madison, wed Associate Justice Todd of the United States Supreme Court at the President's mansion in 1811.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey. Payne Washington
Dolly Madison
Todd
United States Supreme Court
First American Iron Casting Unearthed at Saugus Ironworks
The first iron casting made in America, a small pot and bracket from 1542, was produced at Saugus Ironworks in Massachusetts. It is preserved in the Lynn Public Library.
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Americs
Saugus
Mons
Lynn (Moss
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Crawfordsnville
Frank Hamilton
Polar Lee, Co
Jack Hamilton
Sigourney
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Dunham Morrison
Julia Gray
J. Hexworth
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Mary Louise Harwood
Hetty Hollingsworth
Virginia Droz
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Polar Ice
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West Chester
A. T. Brown
Charles Thomas
Mr. Richardson
Milwaukee
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Triangle Supply Co
Helen Beal
Ferne Freshwaters
Polar Bee, Co
Frances Wilson
Miss Wilson
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Robert Patterson
Florida
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Jane Stewart
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McElhinney Drug Co
Western Newspaper Union
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North Seventh Ave
Polar Ice CO
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Lyon
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