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PRAIRIE CENTER Mre C A Ruebsima Corresponden t Almeda PRATER Reenblossom and Reba attended a shower for Miss Ainn ie Koehler. Mr and Mrs Don Wolie hosted Larkin era supper. Mrs Wort and Alice Wolfe visited C H Wolfe home. Augusta Koehler visited Aleidene Spencer. Mr and Mrs Hugh Kirkpatrick and family called. Dorothy and Charles Ruebsam hosted Pleasant Hill church youth. Sunshine Community club entertained. Mrs Alta Dawson visiting north of Washington.
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T Almeda Prater
Reba
Aleidene Spencer
Mary
Clara Koebeler
Aiinnie Koehler
Bea
Harry Rabenold
Eloi
Fairfield
Adams
Ohio
Rabenold
Don Wolie
Larkin
Mrs. Wort
Alice Wolfe
Monmouth
C.H. Wolfe
Rather Jeane
Augusta Koehler
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Keata
C.H
Sunshine Community Club
Gladys Donaldson
I Warren
Fay
Jeane and
Stewart
Crawfordsville News Notes and Local Gossip
Crawfordsville Maine items report funeral attendance for Mrs Zickefoose's uncle John Lee in Washington, Aug. 7 gatherings hosted by Jolly Farm unit with 13 members and guests, plus visits by Mr and Mrs Frank Sands and others. Harolds Zickefoose teaching in War dall Missouri, road crew near Ralph, and remarks on poor local roads. Greece quarries in old mining news note marble supply remains vast.
No. 26 Southwest 1 No 1 m No 92 es eee
Monday Wednesday and Priday fragment notes appear to outline a irregular publication line up or timetable. The readable bits reference days of week and a numbered sequence but lack clear events or identities.
Pleasant Hill News Roundup July births and visits
Aug—The new daughter born July 31 at the Howard Baer home named Mary Elizabeth. Mable Telford spent Sunday night and Monday at Roy Foss’s. Mrs. Mary fies visiting the Foss home. Thompson, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Thompson, had his tonsils removed at the county hospital Monday morning. Margaret Caldwell visiting Lee Hesseltine’s this week. Cloyce Henson family visited Roy Kewart’s Tuesday. Young people enjoyed a party at CA Rueksam home Tuesday evening. AML Everett Palmer finished threshing north and Fred Isely to finish south run today. Ladies Aid held a church meeting Wednesday. Mrs Howard Witting and family plan to visit Dale Darby shire home in Ley, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Mill
Howard Baer
Mary Elizabeth Mable Telford
Roy Foss
Mary Fies
Te. Foss
Thompson
James Thompson
County Hospital
Margaret Caldwell
Lee Hesseltine
Cloyce Henson Sind
Roy Kewart
Worhood
CA Rueksam
8 777 Mile Air Journey by Burke Completes in Los Angeles
Richard J Burke completes a 8777 mile air journey from Germany to Los Angeles in seven days. He departed Friedrichshafen on the Zeppelin then flew via air rail routes to New York before continuing to Los Angeles. The trip spanned the Atlantic and included stops along the coast.
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Los Angeles
Richard J. Burke
Germany
Burke
Lef
Starling
Central Park
New York
Atlantic Coast
Grace Denton and Ted Martin in a hasty marriage plan
Grace Denton, a capable secretary, resists Ted Martin's pursuit. Ted pressures marriage to secure status and wealth, while Grace weighs social expectations and her own future. Mrs Martin orchestrates a dramatic conclusion, arranging a meeting with a clergyman for a marriage license this afternoon.
Forgotten Dutch Colony in Java Inspires Mixed Origins
A Washington Star report recounts a tiny Dutch settlement on a small island east of Java. Over generations intermarriage with locals produced a native Malay speaking population with white skin and foreign ties fading, as records from the Dutch East India Company reveal a forgotten 17th century experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
East India
Company
Kissa
Kaffyn
Este
Jan Ether
Washington Star
Historic Pohick Church Restored After Civil War Use
The Protestant Episcopal church at Pohick Virginia, saved from wartime damage, was protected in 183 and later restored after serving as a table for horses during the conflict. George Washington helped secure its protection and the finished church was handed over on February 1. The structure, once hard to a state of decay, now stands restored though the interior was stripped and rebuilt.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Pohick
George Washington
Ancient Egyptian incubators and their craft
The San Francisco Chronicle notes ancient Egyptian incubators used before Moses born, describing two stacked ovens with a floor opening and a lower fire for warmth. The piece compares old hatchery methods to modern devices and highlights breeding baby chicks as a vital industry.
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Faiby
Egypt
Moses
Yuna
San Francisco
Moon and Weather Superstitions Linked by Moon Phases
The piece discusses beliefs about the moon affecting weather and crops, citing a U S Department of Agriculture expert. It notes crescent moon positions and latitude influence perceived rain patterns, and contrasts arid regions where the moon’s phase seems to signal dry spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sta Department of Agriculture
Equkator
South Pole
Phrase Misapplied Personal Names and Estate Denomination
A note on misusing names in property contexts explains that a surname can mirror an estate name, as in examples where a person’s surname equals their property title. It traces the origin of this usage to a naming convention tied to landholding and ownership.
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Knockwinnock
Hens Show Weather Signals in Color Changes
Hens hatched from carefully selected eggs turn pale white and redden to brilliant scarlet as humidity rises and storms approach. The color progression acts as a living barometer, with a red hue indicating a storm within about 12 hours. Observations attributed to Tycos Rochester.
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Tycos
Rochester
Bricks and Swearing Highlight a Court Hearing
In a puzzled exchange, the plaintiff and defendant struggle through the case as the magistrate questions and the defendant admits that bricks were thrown at him while lamenting the harsh language used when accusations went astray.
Fragmented Dust and Light Reflections in City Skies
A collage of poetic fragments contemplates light, dust, and the invisible forces shaping perception. Mentions of mucus metaphors, water, and space weave through abstract imagery as a driver is noted to be speeding at a low rate while a arrest is mentioned in passing, with a stray line about a cab and Sambo.
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National Society Bulletin
Theographie
Daniel the Noble Prophet and King’s Deliverance
Lesson summary covers Daniel in the Persian Empire, his faith under a royal decree, and the king’s plunge to rescue him. It highlights Daniel’s steadfast prayer, the den of lions, the moral arc of Darius’s decree, Daniel’s salvation, and the contrast between royal fear and divine deliverance.
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Daniel
Mega Persian Empire
Cristody
Athens
Elise
Gants Faye
Goa
Vane
Shive
Hon’s den
Daniels
God
Darius
Dane
Fragmented Text Summary of a Historical Note
The readable lines discuss a conflict between human will and divine intent. It notes a cross as a form related to God’s will and mentions burdens that accompany the formation of such a cross, indicating a tension between personal choice and higher decree.
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Masonic ‘Temple
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California
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