Minute Book Reveals Lincoln Assassination Link to Union Star Aid Society
Mrs. T. T. Keeley found the old Union Star Aid Society minute book from Washington Iowa revealing a meeting on April 14 1865 the day Lincoln was assassinated. The girls sewed for soldiers and the roster names many members including Elma Kilgore Mary Beard Laurette Russell Nettie Doig and others now with descendants still reading of their Civil War era service.
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T. T. Keeley
Union Star Aid Society
Washington
Iowa
Young Ladies Loyal League
Elma Kilgore
Lincoln
Mary Beard's
Kilgore
Mrs. Keeley
Nettie Doig
Vera Brown
Mary Beard
Laurette Russell
Hattie Beatty
Mattie Mitchell
Becca Beatty
Resse Young
Kate Smith
Belle Davis
Lizzie Smith
Helen Fr
Lest We Forget Recalling How We Spend Money In This Country
A glance over the schedule shows how the nation spends money and why citizens should re focus on fiscal figures. The column urges readers to remember the budget and confront ongoing spending concerns.
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH Gorden
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Omit down and mispronunciations noted. DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH OFFERS guidance on spelling pronunciation and usage. Today's word CONTRADICTORY defined with examples and contrasts to related terms.
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Gorden
Fragmented Commerce List Mentions Large Money Sums
A garbled OCR passage catalogs tobacco electrical goods and appliances like washing machines vacuum cleaners phonographs and pianos. It lists staggered monetary figures including 3 000 000 000 2 000 000 000 and lower amounts in a chaotic sequence.
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Weetwa
Pianos
The News Is Not Silence A Publisher Faces
A Cedar Rapids Gazette editor recounts choosing to publish a police case involving a police officer’s son who confessed to stealing from the United States mails. He argues suppression harms public trust, exoneration needs, and citizens deserve honest reporting even when it harms friends.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
United States
Evening Gazette
Straw hat season wanders into spring travel tale
The narrator muses that April ends and May begins with 1927 already one third gone, then recalls a sleet storm trip to Oskaloosa where a well dressed youth wore a brand new straw t hat seen arriving from Florida, hinting at straw hat fashion.
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Oskaloosa
Florida
Letter to President Coolidge on Washington visit plans
A correspondent asks if President Coolidge will accept an invitation to spend vacation in Washington. He states he needs to know to plan his spring work and asks for a decisive reply.
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President Coolidge
Washington
Dan PD
Lyon
Dempsey Quips Over One Title At Seven Hundred Thousand
Ragson Tatters recalls a day at Pea Ridge when a man bare a wrapped bundle, claimed to be a possum, while a bystander quotes Jack Dempsey lamenting losing a title for a large sum.
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Jack Dempsey
Pea Ridge
Wisdom and vanity in blunt verse and quips
A collection of short lines contrasts kindness with stupidity and men’s bravado with inaction. A woman’s jab about age versus weight sharpens the tone with social observation and anonymous aphorisms.
Misprint Confession and Humble Farewell Letter
A reader laments language difficulties and misinterpretations as a note to a journalist, apologizing for vocabulary and praising American tourists. The text includes quips about editors and humorous verses about health, manners, and the unpardoned sin of unkindness to the old, reflecting a garbled column-style missive.
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Journale
B. T. W. Columne
Dictionary of Webster
LA Noix
Witty snippets and social jests in a lively crowd scene
A brisk column compiles jokes and quips about Greek professors earning forty thousand and coaches at twelve thousand, a wedding joke about obedience ending in a punchline, a Scottish bet on Atlantic swimming, and a mock note on a Lincoln car gift to President Coolidge.
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White House
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Ford
Vermont
First ironclad La Glorie launches in 1858
The first fully-equipped ironclad ship La Glorie was launched in 1858. The French warship measured 24 feet in length 55 feet in breadth and 25 feet in depth.
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Glory
American History Quiz Questions From a Historic Page
A set of trivia prompts asks: first president elected from west of the Alleghenies, Rough Riders commander, Wilsons prior office, Wilson VP, a noted radical woman linked to McKinley’s assassin, where Coolidge took the oath, presidents since 1912 with foreign trips, a major conference during Harding, two great US cities captured in the War of 1812, and four states with pre Mexican War territorial claims. Answers appear on the last page.
The Woman Higher Up
A humorous quip from The Jimtown Weekly mocks ambitious listeners who dream of sneaking into Mussolini’s house to hear him concede to their wishes in a playful, era tone. The remark reflects satirical interwar commentary on fascist leadership.
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Mussolini
Jimtown Weekly
Associated Editors
Chicago
The Vagabond King Curtain Story Rescue on Ferry
The leading man in The Vagabond King presents a curtain tale about Sandy MacPherson and his boy aboard a ferry. The boy nearly drowns but is saved at the last moment by a brave stranger who pulls him back aboard.
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Sandy
Sandy MacPherson
What Price the Melodeon and Feb Excurion Offer
Ad readsTexas ex excursion February 19 one way for fifty dollars round trip including wife twenty six dollars. Decatur paper mentions. Uncle Eben quips a ukulele is small but influential as hip flash of music per Washington Star.
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Texas
Decatur
Eben
Washington
Radio Program Guide for Tomorrow and Sunday
Radio Digest lists a Sunday schedule with multiple stations and times. It notes WEAF chain programming and lists events like concert recitals, orchestras, church services, and musical programs across stations in Pittsburgh Shenandoah Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Des Moines Davenport Omaha and New York.
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KDKA
Pittsburgh
WJZ
KFNF
Shenandoah
Golden Rule Circle
KHJ
Los Angeles
Program
KMA
Musicale
KMOX
St. Louis
Skouras
Cinderella Orchestra
KOA
Denver
St. John’s Episcopal Church
KPO
San Francisco
Fairmont Hotel
KYW
Chicago
WCCO
Minn.-St. Pl
St. Paul Municipal
Hugo Philler Goodwin
Radio Program Schedule for May Day Evening Across Major Stations
A dense listing of radio program times and artists across multiple stations including KIIJ KYW WERH WGN WGY WHAS WIP WJJD WLS WMAQ WOAI WOC WQJ WSM KBZ Shenandoah Denver KOA and more. Entries feature musical ensembles harpists organists orchestras and broadcasts from venues such as the Fairmont Hotel and the National Broadcasting Company with times ranging from 5:30 to 12. The schedule highlights Numérous ensembles like the Cecilian quartet the Denver Chapter of Pro Musica and the Barber of Seville performance in late evening, reflecting a broad entertainment slate.
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KIIJ
KYW
WERH
WGN
WGY
WHAS
WIP
WJJD
WLS
WMAQ
WOAI
WOC
WQJ
WSM
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WBZ
WJZ
KFNF
Shenandoah
Musicale
KMA
Ruby Trio
KMOX
St. Louis
Mme
Craziella
Pamparri
Steindel
Jacquinot Jules
Arcadia Dance Orchestra
KOA
Denver
Denver de Molay
Schenerman
Colorado Orchestra
Modern Music
Pro Musica
KPO
San Francisco
Fairmont
National Broadcasting Company
WCCO
Minn.St. Pl
Cecilian Quartet
Leonard Leigh
WDAF
Kansas City Star
School of the Air
WEAF
New York
National String Quartet
KSD
WLIT
Hires Harvesters
WEEI
WGR
WRC
WCAE
Wor- AM
WWJ
Howard Correct Time
WJAR
WTIC
WFI
WTAM
Iwsai
Gypsies
WCSH
WSAI
Grand Opera
Program Schedule Fragments At Omaha Station
A fragmented radio listing from Omaha shows times 7 30 8 30 and 6 45 noting chimes and 9 orchestra with mentions of Al Friedman's orchestra and a 526m-570ke segment but unreadable details limit specifics.
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al Friedman
WOC
Davenport
Wow
Omaha
Columbus Junction Gazette marks forty years of publication
Columbus Junction records its forty year milestone for the Gazette begun in May 1887 by F. L. Richardson and J. R. Carpenter later owned by Jamison family. News includes local deaths, marriages, staff changes, school assignments, and a track meet plan with West Liberty and Durant.
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Columbus Junction
F. L. Richardson
J. R. Carpenter
Jamison
B. H. Shearer
Ida Grove
Columbus
Gazette
Roy E. Huber
Wapello State Savings Bank
Charles Fones
Chicago
Griffith Davis
Susan Reed
Fredonia
John Hardesty
Johnston
Colo
Fred Sharpe
Winfield United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
Verba Rodruck
J. H. Rodruck
Irving C
Dornacher
Aurora
Moline
Columbus High School
Davenport
Clinton
St. Charales
E. ©. Wolford
Coneaville
California
R. G. Keil
Denison
Ollie Shearer
S. J. Lewis
Ann Lewis
Kansas City
Miller
Iowa Pearl
Muscatine
West Liberty
Durant
Journal Want Ads Pay A Trial Will Convince
A clipped news note states advertisers seek payment for classified space and propose a trial period to verify value. It emphasizes the benefit of trial use for potential patrons and outlines the appeal of paying for ads.
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