Local residents visit and shops in Washington area
Mrs M E Lusch of Sigourney visits her daughter in Washington for the winter. Edna Tobin visits Harriett Boyer for the weekend while teaching in Ainsworth. Grace Hesseltine returns from Ainsworth to visit Washington friends. Local arrivals include Mrs J W Anthes of Audubon and Miss Twila McGinnis from Ainsworth. Chas Lafier, license inspector, spends day in Washington and Sigourney. Marion Wells returns home from West Chester. Kathryn Latta travels to Sigourney for funeral. Charles Brown autioneer operates in Washington. Mrs Della George returns from Des Moines. New stock of goldfish and bowls at Warren’s Seed Store. Prices listed for children's, women's, and men's boots at Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Tobin
Ainsworth
Harriett Boyer
Local Notes On Travels Rest and Hospital Updates
Miss Minnie Conner leaves for Iowa City for University Hospital rest and treatment. Brookhart and Nico family members host and inform about local health and travel updates as residents adjust to hospital stays and family happenings. A funeral in Urichsville brings Mr Patterson to town, while a garage reports a sale of an asset to Hermen Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Conner
Iowa City
University Hospital
Menecold
Hermen Meyer
Auto Crashes Reported Amid Ice and Snow
Reports state several cars slid into ditches due to icy roads. Two machines collided on East Third Street yesterday evening, both badly wrecked but with no injuries reported.
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East Third Street
Quarter days noted in English and American law
The text lists English quarter days March 25 Lady day June 4 Midsummer day September 20 Michaelmas December 2 and Christmas day. It also states US quarter days as the rest of January April July and December. It notes landlord tenant relations in some states set May August November and February as quarter days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Where Are They Journal Notes Seven Jokes Lost
Fragmentary OCR mentions seven jokes and questions about their fate in a journal piece. The readable text reflects inquiry into missing items and the author’s musings on what happened to them. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible.
Igloo Fisheries Work Causes Holes for Winter Dinners
Igloo fisheries crews bore holes through the ice to reach fish below for winter dinners. The effort, described by Science Service, highlights Arctic subsistence practices and the use of traditional ice fishing methods in harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batnishind Foskinios
Science Service
Velocipede For Sale Glowing in Window Display
Local shop advertises a new velocipede for boys featuring all ball bearing rubber tires nickel plated metal parts and a polished finish. See it in the window.
Roosevelt accidently launches animal film boom
In a Chicago studio tale from 1896 to 1909, W N Selig recounts how Theodore Roosevelt’s Africa hunt sparked the first animal picture era. A staged hunt with African animals and a fake Roosevelt drew global crowds and angered the president.
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Los Angeles
Theodore Rosevelt
W. N. Selig
Chicago
Roosevelt
Selig
Africa
Kermit Roosevelt
Thei
Selic
Smithsonian Institution
Roosevelt Hunt
Institution
United States
Berlin
New York
Huthie Wrethh
Unclear test prompt yields puzzled student responses
Fragmented garbled text reports a student exchange about Wolfe at a Queen school quiz. The answers reference obscure phrases about war on Little Red Riding Hood and unrelated lines about an Irish bull and cereals as films, with no coherent conclusions or details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Quail Shooting Rules Vary Across 27 States
Quail hunting rules differ by state with most permitting in the South and Far West. The West restricts to valley quail only as Bol White quail are not found in that region.
Twenty five aviators owe lives to Army parachute
McCook Field at Dayton Ohio touts the safety and thrill of a new Army parachute after 25 aviators survived jumps where the device opened just in time. Reports detail multiple saves including Lieut H R Harris, Lieut John A Macready, and Mrs B J MacFarland, highlighting field pride and international adoption.
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U. S. Army
NEW Parachute
U.S. Army
McCook Field
England
W. C. O'Connor
H. R. Harris
Harris
Cincinnati
C. Bottonfield
Kelly Field
Texas
Walter ‘Lees
Lees
John A. Macready
D. McAllister
C. A. Lindburgh
Lieut
Leonard S. Flo
Selfridge Field
Mich
Flo
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Zane Grey
Othe
HERO
Felix
Cecil B. DeMille
Beatrice Joy
Mack Sennett
M. E. Lusch
Sigourney
F. FP. Randall
Warren
J. W. Anthes
Audubon Town
Henry Darnell
Grace Hesseltine
Aineworth Consolidated School
Washington
Atchisone
Twila McGinnis
Ruth
Martha McGinnis
Alnaworth School
A. A. Clendenning of
Keota
Chas. Lafier
Marion Wells
West Chester
Chas. Brown
Autioneer
Black
Kathryn Latta
Sijourney
James Utterback
Robert Boyd
Haskins
Porer
Greiner
Mv. Marion Avenue
Mr. Boyd
Boyd
the Armor
Piper Garage
Della George
Des Moines
Ralph Hesseltine
Charlie Welsh
Art Rickey
Ottumwetet
Marian Flovida
Forord
Uje
el Paso
Lester Nico
Sanitary Dairy
Wil, Patterson
Urichsville
Ohio
Orville Sehulty
Patterson
Chas. Sehulty
J. B. Crooks
J. H. Crooks
Crawfordsville
McElhinney Drug Co
Hone
Mitual
Igloo Fisheries
Laee
Ross Tan
NEA
Dayton, CO
Lieut, Harris
Lindhursh
B. J. MacFarland
MeKook Field
John FE. Lyons
Middleport
Ohio River
Advertis
Zeigler
John Shields & Sons
L. H. Orr Land Co
Hr & M. Bank
Caine
Chevrolet
F. O. B. Flint
Michigan
F.o.b
Flint, Michigan
White Way
Tucker & Eicher
Washington, Iowa
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