Crawfordsville News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Talks
Miss Dorothy Strong visits Miss Lillian Holmes while Aletha Holmes returns from Mt Pleasant. Mr and Mrs Charles McCleary and Lomna Jean host a weekend with R C McCleary family. Bruce McCleary from Des Moines visits. Mrs Myrtie McCleary of Blat West Africa speaks at Presbyterian and Methodist churches about twenty one years teaching in Africa and progress there. Jeannette Wooley graduates from Drake University summer program. Bessie Busby of Washington also visits Crawfordsville for the weekend.
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Charles McCleary
Lomna Jean
Adel
Iowa
R. C. McCleary
Bruce McCleary
Des Moines
J. S. McCleary
Myrtie McCleary
Blat
West Africa
Crawfordsville
Drake University
Bessie Busby
Washington
Local Notes from Wayne County Farm and Family Update
Wayne county residents report haying efforts with John Mushren Wallace Tibbs and A E Mulhern assisting. Others include Garney Curtis with Frank Sands, Wallace Carson Paul Maxwell and Gladys Maxwell at events, Miss Lotsa Davidoan to Minneapolis for business school, and funeral services for Harold Nukrich mother at Lockridge. Frequent rains delay threshing started Monday.
Seventy Six Residents Share Weekend Visits and Wind Storm
In South English on Aug 11 Mr and Mrs Bury Henderson and son visited Henry Henderson. Henry Henderson hosted several families including the Hubb ers and Romines. A Friday morning wind storm affected the neighborhood as visitors arrive from Greeley and Chicago.
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Bury Henderson and Son
Henry Henderson
Prairie Flower Threshing Starts Season in Lloyd Turnipseed Field
The Prairie Flower Threshing Klan started the season at Lloyd Turnipseed's last Monday with an average of 55 bushels per acre. Families and friends from Corydon Iowa and Iowa City gathered. tours included visits to the Unthank vacation home in Indiana and Ohio and viewing the Iowa City airplane mail arrival. Widely noted are community gatherings and reminders of choir practice being paused for a few weeks at Chau tauqua.
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Lloyd Turnipseed’s
T. C. Reeves
Phyllis
Wisconsin
Unthank
Indiana
Ohio
Mary Booth
Roy J. Teets
Blanche Scott
Pearl Phillips
Clarence Timmons
Cy Timmons
Mary Timmons
Corydon
Iowa
Iowa City
Prairie Flower B. Y. Pla
Edith Carria
Robbery at Wilkinson drug store in Riverside
Thieves broke into Wilkinson drug store last night in Riverside securing about 154 dollars worth of goods mostly jewelry by breaking the back door glass and opening the lock no clue to the deed has been discovered. Local social notices follow with several visits and travels of residents and relatives.
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Riverside
Wilkinson Drug Store
Mark McAvoy
Cedar Rapids
C. Selig
Spring Valley
Wm. Griffin
Magdalene Schillig
Margaret Schillig
Richmond
G. F. Wieland
George Struble
Mr Crousett
Wellman
John Knittel
Ed Bushelk
Mary Shebanek
Keokuk
Mary (Swift
Illinois
Anthony van Wagenen
Sioux City
William Myers
Betty
Yankton
Eda Louis
Sigfried Seashore
Iowa City
Frank Critz
Cattle Purchases and Tragic Death In Iowa Notice
J Statler returned from Kansas City with about 60 head of cattle shipped to Titus. Mesdames Marion and Roy Wells learned Thursday of their brother's sudden death near Thornburg Iowa and rushed to attend his funeral, which was set for Sunday after awaiting arrival.
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New Haven
J. Statler
Kansas City
Titus
Mesdames Marion
Roy Wells
Thornburg
Iowa
Iowa State Fair Anticipates Over 76000 Autos This Year
Officials predict more than 76000 automobiles will pass through fair gates between August 20 and August 21, marking the exposition's anniversary jubilee. Last year about 65000 cars were counted, with attendees from across the United States and Canada seen in the free parking areas.
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Midwest
Union
Canada
Community Notes From Grace Hill Area
Sam Henry of Grace Hill did cement work for H J Cuddeback last week. Mrs. Katie Hart and visiting grandson returned to Burlington after a visit with friends. Ray Kupka of Washington visits his aunt and uncle A R Strum. Freddie Pine and Mr Bowes help Marion Smith with hay. A new wind and rain storm Friday delays threshing. Washington chautauqua begins Tuesday with a full program amid hopes for good weather.
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Sam Henry
Grace Hill
H. J. Cuddeback
Katie Hart
Mra
Frank Smith
Burlington
Ray Kupka
Washington
A. R. Strum
Freddie Pine
Mr. Bowes
Marion Smith
Variety of Particles Gathered by the Eye
The article explains how dust and tiny particles enter the eye from diverse sources. Meteoric vapors volcanic emissions desert sands pollen and butterfly wing scales can all lodge in eyes, illustrating the wide range of irritants in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Explaining the Real Function of the Mind
In a Yale Review piece G Santayana argues the mind serves to enrich the universe spiritually by adding appearance to substance and igniting wonder and emotion. Omniscience would erase individuality, so creation must preserve private perspectives and desires.
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G. Santayana
Yale Review
Path to the Top: Carnegie’s Bit of Ambition
A motivational quip attributed to Andrew Carnegie urges any young businessperson to see themselves as future leaders. It emphasizes constant self-belief, aiming for top positions, and pursuing excellence with untarnished reputation.
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Andrew Carnegie
Temporary Fancy If thou marry beauty
A reflective couplet on marriage and beauty by Sir Walter Raleigh warning that pursuing beauty may trap a person in a fleeting, possibly unsatisfying life and urging caution about lasting happiness.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Well Known Printer Emerson Dies After 44 Years at Journal
Sioux City Aug 12 Members of the Sioux City Typographical Union will act as pallbearers at the funeral of Wm N Emerson their brother printer. Emerson served 44 years as an employee of the Journal and was one of the west well known printers. He came here from Chicago where he learned his trade.
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Sioux City
Fine Architecture in Dreux An Old City Tour
A Scribner's Magazine essay praises Dreux France for its four monuments historiques. The belfry of the hotel de ville is highlighted for its harmonious facade and Gothic tracery. Eglise St Pierre illustrates late Gothic and early Renaissance blend with two towers, one unfinished. The Echo des Jeunes Filles Tribunal of Commerce Hotel de Dieu presents a stark sixteenth century mass with a blue slate roof and rose window.
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Chartres
Rouen
Dreux
Grande Rue
Eglise St. Pierre
Echo Des Jeunes Filles
Tribunal of Commerce
Hotel de Dieu
Tour- Ista
Shirt of Nessus in Ancient Legend and Centaur Imagery
The old fable describes a golden shirt given by a centaur to Hercules wife to win back his love. He wears it, it burns, and he dies on a funeral pyre. The tale explains the phrase as a metaphor for unbearable punishment. It also defines a centaur as a horseman with human upper body and notes the phrase centaur used for perfect horse riding.
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Nessus
Hercules
London
Indians Steam Bath Preferred by Northwest Tribes
The Sioux and other Northwest Indians use a sweat bath with a willow frame, blankets, and heated stones in a central hole. Water is splashed on the stones to make steam while the bather drinks cold water, lashes the body with straw, then cools in a stream. A mud soap from the stream bottom and sunning finish the routine per Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance.
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Northwest
Buffalo Child
Long Lance
Venice Nicknames Highlight Citys Storied Image
Venice ranks high among Italian cities for picturesque monikers. Known as The Bride of the Adriatic and The City of St. Mark, it also bears The City of the Lion title in reference to the cathedral and St. Mark’s gospel. The Adriatic waters replace streets in daily life and ceremonies.
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Venice
City of
St. Mark
City
Lion
Scientist Traces Earth’s Inner Core Size and Layers
Observations of seismic tremors lead Professor Wiechert of Holland to infer a central iron core about 5500 miles in diameter surrounded by a rocky shell roughly 1000 miles thick. A liquid or plastic layer lies just beneath the surface to a depth of around 20 miles.
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Globe
Professor Wiechert of
Holland
The Field of Battle at Farmer Johnson’s Farm
A visitor asks where a great battle occurred. A local boy points to a hilltop mile away and explains the field belonged to Farmer Johnson who would not lend his land for any event, including the Usage sports.
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Johnson
Tie
Davis Hits GOP in Campaign Address on Scandals
Nominee Davis assails the Republican party over four years of scandals and obstruction in Congress, condemns the administration for legal and foreign policy failures, and pledges a nonpartisan, fair campaign funded without favors. He backs World Court cooperation but rejects League of Nations entry without public support.
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Davis
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Congress
Europe
West
New York
Davis vows full status for America at foreign gatherings
Promising that as president he would make the United States an equal among equals at international meetings, Davis argued the nation cannot accept being represented only as unofficial observers. He said world dignity demands full recognition.
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Nation League
League of Nations
America
United States
Davis
Wrigley Buys Cubs Park
Wm Wrigley Jr chairman of the Chicago National League club has purchased the Cubs park for 295000 cash. The Cubs still hold several years of lease on the property remaining.
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Chicago
Wm. Wrikley Jr
Chicago National League Baseball Club
Cubs
Chicago Cubs
How Oasis Is Formed
An oasis forms when mountain water seeps between rock layers and emerges as springs or wells in specific desert locations, creating a sustainable wet area despite surrounding aridity. The process involves percolation through porous strata and return flow to the surface at faults or permeable seams.
Atmospheric Pressure At Sea Level Report
The naval observatory states sea level atmospheric pressure averages 2 117 pounds per square foot and about one ton per square foot. It varies continuously and can reach roughly 15 pounds per square inch.
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Naval Observatory
World Largest Telescope Located at Mount Wilson
The world's largest telescope sits at Mount Wilson in California. It is a reflecting telescope with a 100 inch diameter mirror and a maximum power of 10 000 diameters. The moon would appear as if only 25 miles away. Its lens was manufactured at the St Gobain glassworks in France.
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Mount Wilson
Cal
St Gobain
France
Shocking Creature Powers Electric Eels in South America
The electric eel, the most powerful electric fish, inhabits fresh waters of South America and can deliver an electric shock strong enough to temporarily paralyze a person.
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South America
Southern Girls Fined for Wearing Knickers Under New Parish Law
A Livingston Parish ordinance banning one piece bathing suits and trousers for women led to two Mississippi nurses being arrested in Seaham Springs. They pleaded guilty and each paid a $5 fine. The law’s impact on winter motor tourism and transit through Hammond and Baton Rouge is debated as authorities may enforce the dress code for travelers.
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Preasy Hammond
Livingston Parish
Mississippi
Seaham Springs
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Memphis
Mississippi River
Hammond
Baton Rogue
Louisiana Automobile Clubs
Cable weight danger near shore and mid ocean
The report notes that shallow water creates the greatest risk from cable weight. Near shore a transatlantic cable weighs about twenty tons per mile, while in mid ocean the weight drops to about two tons per mile.
Wise Dad and Daughter Dialogue From Harvard Lampoon
A humorous exchange features a daughter asking for twenty five dollars to buy her father a birthday present and the father resisting the request in a witty Harvard Lampoon style. The brief satire highlights parental budgeting and cheeky humor.
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Jane
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Aletha Holmes
Mt. Pleasant
Ington
Sebe Fleanor
John Henderson
Wayne
Harry Huber
Otha Huber
South English
Will Embree
Louise Bell
Alice
Melvin Bell
Clark Bell and Sons
Lora Huber
Sarie Marie
Frank Huber
Arthur Romine
Wilma
Oren
Omar King
Greeley
Colorado
Ruth Endicott
Lera Romine
Johnnie Mayer
Charles Dunshee
Claude Flynn
Edna Flynn
E. E. Blythe
Inez
Rose
Boone
Old City
Earth
World Court
Wrigley
Cubs Park
Oasis
Madonna
Milo
Lito Fernys
Virgin Mary
Nancy
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Orsat
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
WM. T. Carson
Nokol
Underwriters’ Laboratories
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