Local news items from Ainsworth to Colfax and beyond
Local note fills city with a.m. caller reports from Ainsworth and Colfax. Mabel Morton attends Epworth League convention in Colfax as Mrs George Stewart departs for Colorado for a month. West Chester contingent visits city. Ferne Tomlinson travels to Corpus Junction for the Chautauqua while Alta Hampsher and Miss Vesickey visit Louis Hampsher. Clarence Bush, George Maxwell of Kalona and A. Kirkpatrick call on residents. Mrs Boyd Humble and Miss Humble dine in Columbus. Arch McCulley party departs for McCulley’s and Mrs Needham joins. Jericho resident attends Academy banquet. Nora Corry Ragan visits during bauqua. Harry works in Ne ska for Union Pacific R R construction. Mrs A S Galletine visiting from Mishawaka for weeks. newly arrived resident remembered in Washington. The Tiger's Skin notes on tiger coloration and its debated role in stealth, citing London Times.
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Corpus Junction
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Lilotburg
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Kalona
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Les Humble
Columbus
Tongue Side Tests Prove Chicago Sanity Claim
Readers were invited to perform simple facial and vocal tests to gauge mental poise and tongue muscle coordination. Exercises included nose touch, ear grab, balance with eyes closed, finger clap, and rapid tongue twisters like Peter Piper and woodchuck phrases. If stumbling occurred, it suggested nerves frayed and imperfect coordination.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Beter
Rascal
Peter Piper
Nothing to Pay Hyomei Cure for Catarrh Advertisement
A wartime era advertisement touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh and consumption. It describes medicated eucalyptus air inhaled via a rubber inhaler, claims rapid relief within five minutes, and offers a full outfit for one dollar with extra bottles at fifty cents. Lemmons's pharmacy in Washington is noted as a seller with a money back guarantee.
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Australia
Washington
Lemmons
Tests Test Muscular Coordination For Mental Health
Dr. O C Wilhite of the Dunning institution explains simple tests measure muscular coordination and nervous system condition rather than directly determining sanity. Other doctors concur, noting tests can indicate brain paralysis and spinal cord issues, with poor coordination common in insane patients. The Journal adds tongue twisters to test diction and control.
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O. C. Wilhite
Dunning Institution
Archibald Church
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
The Stage in Japan in Legend and Practice
A Washington Post piece recounts a ninth century Japanese theater origin myth linked to an earthquake and poisonous vapors, the symbolic dance to lift them, and notes on shibaiya meaning theater. It describes stage traditions, dress, preparations, and the actors’ social status versus public regard.
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Japan
Yamato
Washington Post
Handed It to Him Jalian MP replies with crude letter
An indigent constituent vents anger at Jalian, a Parlia member, over a promised billet. The handwritten missive mocks the politician, calls him a fraud, and threatens consequences, ending with a coarse claim of betrayal and a jab at his manhood. The Inland Printer notes the peculiar communication as a rarity in political exchanges.
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Jalian
Parlia
Bizness
Agen
Inland Printer
Columbus Junction Beats Washington 6 to 3 in Open Game
The Columbus Junction team defeated Washington 6 to 3 yesterday at Columbus Junction. Nance pitched well for Washington, but Columbus Junction exploded for several hits in the eighth inning to take the lead. Washington made eight bases off O. J. pitcher while committing more errors. The teams meet again today.
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Columbus Junction
Junction
Washington Boys
Nance
Washington
Washington Lads
O. J
Hauling to Chautauqua Grounds Contact
Anyone needing hauling services to the Chautauqua grounds should see Frank Creath or call 265. This short notice lists a single contact path for arranging transportation to the event site.
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Chautauqua
Frank Creath
Microscopic foes end Martian conquest in Wells tale
The Cleveland Leader notes that in Herbert Wells fiction Martians are defeated by tiny organisms. Germs drop the invaders where great battleships fail. The piece highlights that the smallest foes kill more than any animal or disease collectively, including the tsetse fly and bubonic plague carriers.
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Herbert Wells
Earth
England
Africa
Cleveland
Misgivings Over A Lucid Document By Statesman
A Washington Star exchange shows a friend praising a lucid document while the statesman fears its clarity may undermine public perception of depth and seriousness. The remark highlights concerns about how government statements are received by citizens.
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Washington Star
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