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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1928

Page

5

Wallace C Wayne Ledger Item Summary

Wayne county notes list Mrs Wallace C Wayne and Elmer Krantz. Everett Beatty husks corn for Jay Johnston. Lloyd Vollmer delivers hogs to Miller Bros at Olds. John Krant Winfield and Miller Bros ship cattle. Hob Beenlossom helps Vollmer husk corn. callers were present in Wayne with routine farm tasks.

Everett Beatty Jay Johnston Lloyd Vollmer Miller Bros Olds John Krant Winfield Wayne

Theodore Roberts Dies From Influenza In Hollywood

Hollywood mourns Theodore Roberts 67, a famed screen and stage figure. The actor died after influenza complications following a uremic condition, ending a storied career in theater and film.

Hollywood Calif Theodore Roberts Screen World Roberts

Girls Fate Still Undetermined Today

El Paso dispatch reports one of 22 kidnapped girls by bandits near Jacotepec Mex remains undetermined today after Thursday night abduction. Continental Spanish service quotes the situation as unclear with no confirmed details.

EL Paso Tex Jacotepec Mexco

Eyesight of Birds Revealed by British Experiments

Scientific tests in Britain show birds perceive distant prey clearly. A thrush detects a worm 100 yards away, a swallow sees gnats at 40 yards, and a sparrow spots a pea crumb at 80 yards. Vultures and eagles reportedly possess even keener vision.

Britain

Cocoa Butter Alarm Shapes New Electric Fire Alarm Design

A fragmented description notes cocoa butter used in a novel electric fire alarm system. It mentions a fuse box at 94 degrees Fahrenheit and a butter motif, with a circuit completing to ring a gong. The readable text hints at an experimental design linking heat-activated components to audible alert.

Eccentric Uncle Eben Quips on Work Ethic in Washington Star

Quipster Uncle Eben jokes that the lazier a person is the more they pretend to show how to work. The Washington Star captures the humorous remark highlighting a playful take on labor and dignity.

Uncle Eben Washington Star

Boston Tavern Freemasons First Lodge Milestone

The historic St. John’s Lodge, first Masonic lodge in America, began meeting in 173% at the Bunch of Grapes on King Street now State Street Boston. Known as the best punch house in Boston the tavern hosted Lafayette during the early Republic before his trip to France.

Boston First Lodge Freemasons America St. John's King Street State Street Lafayette France

Nature Magee advises outdoors for cocoons shielded

To Keep Cocoons Cocoons should be kept out of doors where conditions as nearly as possible resemble those they pick themselves says Nature Magee zine. Protection with netting will prevent destruction by birds, freezing is not detrimental and is even necessary to some species, and the dampness of the outdoors to destemble.

Nature Mageezine

Evil of Flattery Ensnaring Quality Theme Verse

A concise reflection on flattery as a dangerous trait that inflames a man’s imagination and leads him into self-deception, warning readers about its seductive powers and the harm it causes to judgment and conduct.

Jud on Selfishness: Tunkins Calls Dough Grabbing Dishonest

In a terse remark, Tunkins labels selfishness as a vice while joking that a man who grabs money because it is “nicely cooked” shows flawed judgment. The fragment hints at a courtroom or debate context with unspecified participants.

Tunkins

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