Strong Little Six Teams Look Forward To Packed Conference
Southeastern Iowa high schools in the Little Six project an unusually competitive basketball season. Washington, Muscatine, Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, and Ottumwa each boast returning stars and promising recruits. Openers set for December 21 with Washington at Mt. Pleasant and other matchups, followed by January 5 rematches.
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Southeastern Iowa
Washington
Waymack
Rice
Freshwaters
McGugin
Molesworth
Muscatine
Pearlham
Isaceson
Mark
Tyler
Burlington
Lawson
Rayer
Mt. Pleasant
Thorson
Caris
Byers
von Shrader
Prewitt
Solomon
Ferguson
Matheney
Gookin
Niman
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Fortnightly and Community Notices Change of Meeting Places
Various Fortnightly club departments announce meeting changes and dues reminders. The W F M group gathers December 14 with Alba Knotts at a new location. The Literary Department meets with Jennie Atchison at 215 East Main Street. Notices ask members to pay dues, bring ten cents for a demonstration, and note Christmas exchange. Theorgs invite O F families and Rebekahs to roll call December 12 at I O O F hall. The Messiah rehearsal for Methodist choir proceeds December 12. The play Not a Man in the House has been postponed.
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Jennie Atchison
Jennie Acheson
East Main Street
P. Jones
Community group notices and holiday gatherings
Section 1 Home Economics will meet with Mrs. Nettie McLaughlin at 221 E Main street Tuesday December 12 at 2 30 p m for a Christmas exchange meeting bring your exchange package dues and demonstration fees 5512 Shaley Group Sunday school class of the Methodist church will hold a tureen dinner at the church Tuesday December 12 at 7 o clock members bring one article of food and their own sandwiches and dishes Dora Jones chairperson 64 43 The Ladies Aid Society of the West Chester Methodist church will meet Wednesday December 13 at the church Mrs Agnes Ross Mrs Will Wallace Mrs Frank Ross and Mrs Harry Dusenbery will be the entertainment committee Everybody invited 6512 Regular meeting Albert M Hutt Camp No 26 United Spanish War Veterans at court house room Tuesday evening December 12 at eight o clock election of officers and other important business full attendance desired H H McCleery Commander 553
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Nettie McLaughlin
E. Main Street
Shaley
Methodiat Church
Dora Jones
Ladies Aid Society of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Agnes Ross
Will Wallace
Frank Ross
Harry Dusenbery
Albert M. Hutt
United Spanish War Veterans
Court House Room
Dee
H. H. McCleery
Art Department social meeting announced for December 13
The afternoon Art Department will hold a social meeting on Wednesday afternoon December 13 at Mrs. Frank Wilson's home. Miss Lydia Ficher will speak and show pictures and embroideries from abroad. Tea will be served. Members should bring their Christmas work.
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Art Department
Frank Wilson
Lydia Ficher
Palestine Shrine Invites Damascus Members to Ceremonial Reception
Palestine Shrine No. 10 Burling ton invites Damascus Shrine No. 18 to a ceremonial reception and banquet at the Masonic Temple on Saturday December 16. Reception at 4 p.m. in honor of Mrs. June Carter Supreme W. H. P. Banquet at 6 p.m. Degrees conferred at 7 20 p.m. Susie Edgington asks for RSVP by Tuesday December 12 with arrival time and travel route.
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Palestine Shrine No
Burlington
Town
Damascus Shrine No
Baquet
Masonic Temple
June Carter
Susie Edgington
Ibsen Quotation on Vitality and Transformation
A line from Ibsen extols vitality by imagining a new plumage that can turn an old lean carcass inside out, suggesting reinvention makes the essence unrecognizable. The remark frames resilience as transformative self reinvention.
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Ibsen
Motions in Peiper S Dayton case heard in district court
Judge I F Wagner heard arguments on motions in the Peiper S Dayton suit over right of way and related issues near Kalona tied to the federal aid road project. Plaintiffs seek separate actions for dissimilar claims. defendants’ and plaintiffs’ lawyers argued the points this morning. Judge Wagner will continue court this afternoon and adjourn tonight until next Wednesday.
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I. F Wagner
Joseph Peiper
Charles C. Dayton
Kalona
W. M. Keeley
A. E. Baldridge
J. L. Brookhart
Col. C. J. Wilson
Marsh W. Bailey
EF. D. Morrison
RE. C. Eicher
Wagner
Wilson Heating Company
Alta Mullin
Society notes show clubs host gatherings and dances
Mrs W. McLaughlin and daughter host a four o'clock tea for Boston guest Mrs Eleanor Bailey Brown. Various clubs meet despite bad roads, sharing Christmas exchanges, pumpkin pie, and planned plays. The De Molays dance at the Commercial club draws about fifty two couples. Afternoon Bridge and Young America Farmers' Union events feature dinners, programs, and charity collections.
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W. McLaughlin
Mis. Maurine
Eleanor Bailey Brown
Boston
Marsh Bailey
Banquet for Little Six League Officials Canceled
Superintendent W C Harding announces cancellation of the Little Six high school league banquet planned for Ottumwa. The event was called off because several expected attendees could not attend.
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Little Six
W .C. Harding
Ottumwa
Notice of Self Responsibility by J L Sperry
Statement declaring sole responsibility for any debts incurred by the signer J L Sperry. The notice asserts personal accountability and disclaims liability for others.
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J. L. Sperry
Lee County Man Champion Corn Husker
Louis Curley of Lee County captured the Iowa corn husking title at the Ankeny fair contest. He averaged fifteen bushels per hour under good conditions, with Benn Grimmings of Grundy County taking second and L. E. Pederson of Iowa County third.
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Acewoto
Ted Prees
Des Moines
Louis Curley
Lee County
Iowa
Curley
Ankeny Fair
Benn Grimmings
Grundy County
L. E. Pederson
Iowa County
Youth Thieves Target Homes In Washington
A gang of boys has been stealing ice cream and groceries from porches and cellars in Washington. Last night they entered a cellar, items were taken and stored in a nearby garage, and the owner fired a shotgun injuring one youth. No arrests are reported, but the incident serves as a warning against vigilantism and petty theft.
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Washington
Beginning of English Literature
English literature is said to have begun with Chanecer in the middle of the fourteenth century. Earlier works exist but are in a language too different from modern English to read without a glossary.
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Chanecer
Cook Was First: A London Week ly Telegraph Parody
A brief cartoonish exchange hints at social friction with a sharp remark about a cook and a wife's reaction. The dialogue captures domestic wit and class tone typical of period humor.
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Jane
London Weekly Telegraph
Coroner Jury Returns Verdict in Burkley Fatalities
The coroner's jury finds Mrs Burkley died from shots fired by George Burkley and Burkley died by his own hand with the same pistol. Witnesses include Walker Mace Becker and Trout detailing the sequence of events before the deaths. Walker remains hospitalized with stable condition barring pneumonia, funeral services for Mrs Burkley set for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the A M E church.
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George Burkley
Anna Burkley
Burkley
Peter Walker
Glenn Macé
Hattie Becker
William Trout
George Asken
Fred Sweet
Herbert Asken
Walker
Lang
Trout
Deputy Sweet
Royal Arch Masons Elect New Officers
Cyrus chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons elect new officers at the annual meeting yesterday evening. High priest chosen is D. L. Carbaugh, king W. T. Carson, scribe C. J. Sloat, secretary Arthur Goodin, treasurer Lye H. Wallace.
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Cyrus Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
D. L. Carbaugh
W. T. Carson
C. J. Sloat
Arthur Goodin
Lye H. Wallace
Family Thanks Neighbors After Destructive Fire
Mr and Mrs Art Long and daughter Edna express gratitude for aid received from neighbors church groups and friends after a recent fire destroyed household goods and clothing. They pledge to never forget the generous assistance.
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Art Long
Edna
Miller denies signing papers in railroad damages suit
Anson Miller states that Mrs. Miller or he did not sign any papers in a damages suit against the railroad company and expresses strong opposition to any legal action. He asks friends in Wayland to know that no such action was contemplated or desired.
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Wayland News
Anson Miller
Royal Fur Then and Now Regulates Ermine Wearing
The article notes ermine once limited to royalty with a law barring non royals from wearing it. The restriction has since been removed yet the fur remains associated with royal favor and prestige.
Ancient Chinese Xylography and Its European Spread
Xylography originated in ancient China with carved wooden blocks for printing the Chinese alphabet. It later traveled to Europe in the early 1400s, where the method evolved to a high level of skill across the centuries.
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Europe
Davenport Youth Wins State Declamatory Contest
Howard Brandenburg of Davenport high school won first place in the boys declamatory contest of the Big Nine league, performing the Funeral Scene from Julius Caesar. Second through ninth places are listed by school with Grinnell Ottumwa Oskaloosa Clinton Fairfield Muscatine Burlington and others.
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Ageodiaten Presse
Ottumwa
Howard Brandenburg
Davenport
League of Iowa
Julius Caesar
Howorth Bray
Grinnell
Robert Kriner
Howard Gregory
Oskaloosa
Famous Porter
Clinton
George Griffith
Fairfield
George Gaines
Muscatine
Donald Carlson
Burlington
Norman McClowed
Russian Wolfhound Speed Record Claim
The text states the Russian Wolfhound, called the swiftest dog, achieved 75 feet in a second, claiming a theoretical 4,000 feet per minute if the pace endured. It presents a bold speed assertion without corroborating data.
Drilling and Boring Distinctions in Tool Use
In machining, drilling creates a new round hole with a pointed bit using pressure and rotation. Boring enlarges an existing hole to final size by cutting with a suitable tool.
Maple Sugar History Tied to Bohemia and Early America
Long noted in Napoleonic era Bohemia the government supported maple sugar manufacture. The text notes St Leon’s decline as sugar beer rose, and mentions explorers discovering Indians making sugar from maple sap in vast forests, with origins unclear.
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Bohemia
St Leon
America
Wax Adds Acid and Water Resistance to Varnish
Investigations show adding small amounts of wax to varnish increases resistance to water and acid fumes. Various wax types can be used and the tiny addition does not harm toughness or other desirable varnish qualities.
Real Governing Power in Public Opinion
Dr A T Heitor argues that governance rests not on statutes alone but on the true public opinion of living people. He contends mass sentiment shapes policy beyond formal law.
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A. T. Heitor
Mayas Led the World in Zero Discovery
Mayan Indians in what is now Guatemala developed zero about 500 years before Hindus and 1,000 years before Europeans. The note highlights their early mathematical concepts and accomplishments.
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Guatemala
Use Pleasure Wisely in Life and Growth
The note asserts that pleasure can aid self development or ruin humanity when misused. It praises disciplined enjoyment and warns against excess, presenting a maxim about balancing pleasure with personal progress and responsibility.
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Tian
Rest the Eyes Practice for Eye Relaxation
The article advises giving definite attention to the eyes by testing them from light and relaxing briefly. It suggests placing fingertips over the eye balls and relaxing for a few minutes to maintain eye comfort.
Age-Old Superstitions On House Decor And Habits
Readable excerpts describe beliefs that peacocks feathers bring bad luck inside the home and opening an umbrella indoors invites misfortune. Spilling salt is treated as a disaster, and the remedy is to sing a fairy song over the left shoulder to ward off bad luck.
The Largest Web Built by Butterfly Larvae
A Australis lady found a veranda room walls covered by a vast silvery web created by several butterfly larvae. The web hung like a tapestry of shimmering threads attached at corners by coarse lines, surprising her when she entered.
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Australis
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Peiper
S. Dayton
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W. J. Polgar
Warner
Charles Smith
U. S. Eland
Heeresa
Tom Schulty
Walnut Women's Club
Laurel Guy
Partners Bureau
Clara Ramge
Clara Marsh
Ramee
James Swift
J. G. Maxwell
Young America Farmers’ Union
Ernest Carlson
J. N. Phillips
Cloyd Knupp
Ben Briley
Charles’ Cherry
Chartle§ Kerr
Chas. A. Dewey
Bridge Club
North Second Avenu
Alex Lytle
Cook Was
Arthur R. Oates, J. Reade McCrory
William W. Bowers
Evening Journal
John J Black
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Poland
China
Boyd Berdo
J. J. O'Brian
Bathead
Hogsey Poultry
Menwani Mig Co
South 2Nd Ave
Duroc Gifts
M. M. Kemps
C. & R. Produce Co
R. C. White
ONBE
Woodrow
Towa Gas & Electric Co
Miles C
Stearns
Ainsworth
Tamworth
Walter Smith
T. L. Dodds
Custer
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Kate
Lemley and Dempsey
M. Bank
Reasonable Commission
OAK Land CO
John Mas
Black
Strack Typewriter Co
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