Local Briefs Highlight Visitors and Travels in Aurora
Notices list visits by Rev Rollin Baton of Aurora and friends from Chicago, Kewanee, Riverview Illinois to local residents. Delegates from the Washington county post attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Boston. Visitors from Cleveland Ohio and Davenport enjoy extended trips through Illinois and Iowa while others attend local gatherings and vacations.
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A. Neiswanger
Y. F Hanrahan
Washington County Post
V. FF. W
Boston
Mass
Neiswanger
M Hanrahan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Camp Fire Girls Camp Near West Chester This Week
Mrs George Dowell leads a group of Camp Fire girls including Shirley Brown Mary Lou Barth Martha Downie and others who rode to West Chester yesterday to camp at Camp Cozy local families plan return trips and a hike home tomorrow after completing camp requirements. Mr Ralston attends a school executives meeting in Des Moines tomorrow morning and three boys will camp at the State Fair grounds for the remainder of the week.
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Des Moines
Ralston
George Dowell
Shirley Brown
Mary Lou Barth
Martha Downie
Marjorie Kuwer
Margaret Halston
Genesa Payne
Dorothy Shockey
Barbara Weiffer
West Chester
Camp Cozy
Fred Downing
Mrs. Dowell
James Allen, Jr
Flint
Mich
Lee Oxter
Ozark Mountains
Hilton M. Brices
Stillwater
Okla
J W. Briggs
North Dakota
Mee G RO Lehmann
Pittisburgh
Mra Ko J. McCleery
Teip
Kev
Mra V. A Bloomuulet
Rotary Hut
Alalwia
Funeral services for C Reynolds held in Columbus Junction
Funeral services were held at 2 30 pm in the Fredonia Methodist church for C Reynolds age about 39 of Chicago formerly of Columbus Junction burial followed at Indian Creek cemetery He died Saturday in a Chicago hospital wife Dorothy Littrel daughter Edna May father A M Reynolds and sisters Laura Irene of Cleago Mrs James Allen Jr and others noted in community items
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Columbus Junction
C . Reynolds
Chicago
Fredonia Methodist Church
W. S. Kight
Des Moines
Indian Creek
Reynolds
A. M
Bessie Reynolds
Dorothy Littrel
Satire term tied to poetic dialogue not mythic Satyrs
Scholars note satire is a Roman word for poetic dialogue and bears no relation to the Satyrs of Mythology who were forest deities. The misperception often links satire with abusive poems.
Silent Bid Signals At Hammond Strawberry Auction
At a Hammond Louisiana strawberry auction run by the Growers and Shippers' Cooperative Union bidding is silent and done by sign. The auctioneer reads buyers’ faces on the benches a nod grin or frown guides the price every time.
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Hammond
Torpedo Fish Features and Range
Torpedo fish, or crampfishes, have an electric organ under the head skin that can numb an attacker with a strong shock. They are found in warm seas and are named numb fishes in some regions. The rare California torpedo reaches about three feet and inhabits warm sandy bays on the Pacific coast.
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California
Pacific
Terminals and Terminus Name Origin in Transportation
The term terminal for rail and bus stations derives from Terminus, the Grecian boundary god. Art depicted him as a boundary stone pillar topped by a head, linking the name to limits and endpoints in travel hubs.
Cotton Demand Seen Rising Yet Declining Globally
Rhea Blake of the National Cotton Council says cotton is not dead but in a decline in consumption at home and abroad. The council reports progress through Cotton Week promotions and calls for stronger sales, advertising, and research to boost demand while competition from rayon and paper products grows. Senator Eich D. Smith notes criticism of how cotton marketing has been handled.
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Columbia
S. C
Rhea Blake
National Cotton Council
Blake
Council
National Textile Institute
Mississippi
Noble
Ed Smith
Eilicen D. Smith
Japanese Tradition and Early Seafaring Claims
A historical passage notes that many Japanese seafarers and fishermen sailed across the Pacific to the American west coast before Columbus was born, framing it as part of Japanese tradition.
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Pacific
America
Columbus
Dry soil study urges fallow in Western Great Plains wheat fields
A 30 year moisture study by the Department of Agriculture warns that wheat in the Western Great Plains cannot yield well without summer fallowing to conserve subsoil moisture. It notes many areas remain dry and that moisture penetration beyond root depth is limited, risking crop failure without moisture renewal.
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Washington
Great Plains
Department of Agriculture
Harve
Mont
North Platte
Neb
Mandan
N. D
Mays
Colby
Kas
Havre
Hays
Cold cream formula from Galen still mirrors modern use
Ancient physician Galen conceived a cold cream whose formula remains essentially the same in contemporary cosmetics. The note links classical chemistry to today’s skincare routine and product heritage.
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Galen
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New Market
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Marshalltown
Iowa Daily Press Association
Madrid
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Shannon
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Soil Conservation Office
Harry Siegel
Charles Lonewell
Evanston, HL
Joan
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Jows City
Will Augustine
Davenport
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Fred Blick
New Kensington
Rey Crossett
Brighton
Minneapolis
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Daveliers
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Roscett
Mr. Solomon
Hew
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Oscar Lane
Ernest Simpson
Kearney
Mr. Simpson
Montgomery Ward
Karl Simpson
J. A. Ralston
Francis, Tou Brown
Jack More
Carter
Iowa
No. 11 School House
Upiceen
Ource
Pormerly St
Odgate
Mr Chips
Garson
Movietone
Ma‘inee
C. Reynolds
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Satyrs
Savery
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