Masonic Lodge Opens New Home in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Masons dedicated their new lodge rooms on December 18 with a banquet hosted by the Methodist church Ladies Aid. Grand Master Gabriel of Clinton could not attend. Amos Albersort of Washington led the ceremony, with remarks and an oration by Dr. W. W. Bowers of Washington.
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Masonic Lodge
Crawfordsville
Methodist Church
Gabriel
Clinton
Amos Albersort
Washington
Alberson
W. W. Bowers
Hunt
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Robertson
Alnaworth
Bowers
Chas, Davis
Oskatoona
Frank Embree
Opal Godlove
J. R. McCreedy
Marjorie
Muscatine
Chas. Blackburn
Detroit
Zene Edwards
Lee Ebner
Lee Jolly
Ralph McCreedy
Miss Date Ebner
Frank Ulrich
Lone Tree
Earl O'Conner
Ullrich
B. W. Cole
O'Conner
Expedition prepares ascent of the Fly River in New Guinea
A expedition team outfits to ascend the Fly River in New Guinea. Five prior expeditions have attempted the river and none have returned, marking the venture as a perilous, uncharted journey.
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Fly River
New Guiena
Wyman Sports Report and Local Social Notes
Wyman boys beat Wapello in a Saturday basketball game while the Wapello girls defeated Wyman girls. Upcoming Friday games feature Wyman against Grandview. The first Wyman Literary Society meeting was held, with a January follow up planned. A Christmas program including The Magic Star, recitations, a play, a tree, and Santa Claus occurred at the school.
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WYMAN
Wapello
Grandview
Wyman Literary Society
Magic Star
Santa Claus
Lee Metzger
Cedar Falls
W. F. Orbin
Burlington
Griff Humphreys
Washington
M. Carft
Ames
Sam Turkington
Mary Simons
Riverside items note bank merger and bazaar success
Riverside Riversins reports the new Flat State Bank opened after consolidating Citizens Savings and Riverside Savings with assets adjusted by bank examiner J. A. Heng. A St. Mary’s bazaar raised about $590 for the church, plus local notes on visits, births, and community moves.
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Rev. K .Tonstatte
Lone Tree
B. Jacobsmeier
New Flat State Bank of Riverside
Tte
Pines
Community Mourns Mrs Crozie at Local Funeral
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Crozie with Rev. Chas Bowers of Oskaloosa delivering the sermon. A bazaar and oyster supper benefited the L. A. group, drawing a good crowd and clearing near $15 from sales of homemade candy and other items.
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Haskin
Crozie
Washington
Loren Hagen
Haskins
Yillace
Laura
Clyde Sands
Howard
Haskins Church
Chas Bowers
Oskaloosa
Crawfordsville
Bethel
L. A
C. W
Outdated history quotes from Maurice Hewlett on reading
The note discusses Robert Robertson and Hume Motley and Prescott as still readable, and Macaulay Carlyle Michelet as good reading though not for facts. Hewlett suggests reading them for the impression the facts create rather than for factual content.
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Robertson
Hume
Motley
Prescott
Macaulay
Carlyle
Michelet
Maurice Hewlett
Earthquake disasters and historic death tolls cited
The record catalogs deadly tremors from Lisboa in 1755 to Messina Calabria in 1908, noting Lisbon 40 000 dead and Martinique 40 000 dead and Vera Cruz 4 000 dead. It lists Messina Calabria 120 000 dead through 1920.
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Lisbon
Martinique
Messina
Cilabria
Vera Cruz
Nesting Habits of Swallows Around Barns and Cliffs
Swallows build mud nests on barn eaves or cliff faces. Tree swallows favor rock crevices hollow trees and bird boxes for nesting. The article notes their swift flight helps cleanse the air of flies and mosquitoes.
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Nature Magazine
U S Flag Oldest in World Claim Reiterated
The flag of the United States is the oldest flag in the world. The Stars and Stripes first flew at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11 1777 eight days after congressional adoption in Philadelphia.
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United States
Battle of the Brandywine
Congress
Philadelphia
Quite a Difference in Self Reliance and Others
A reflective aphorism contrasts overconfidence in self sufficiency with the belief that others cannot do without a person. It warns both extremes as misguided, emphasizing balance in interpersonal reliance and contribution.
Highest Price for Poem in Venice Eulogy
The record price for a poem stands at 6 009 golden crowns paid to Sannazaro by Venice citizens for a six line eulogy of their city. The poem set a historic benchmark for literary commissions and city praise.
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Sannazaro
Venice
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Vibrators
Iowa Gas
Parker House
City Feed Yard
Westinghouse
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Riverside
J. A. Heng
State Bank
Citizen Savings
Riverside Savings Banks
William Tener
Jos W. Kiefer
R. A. Knittel
Roy Gerot
Leo C. Critz
Anthony Yeggy
Iowa City
Robert Heitigman
W. M
Ray Cummings
Joan Moss
B. W
Carl Peterson
Seey
John Woodburn
Treas
Claude Flynn
Rolly Sehillie and Son
Carl
Joseph Wombacher
Frank Cruz
J. A. Koehler
Ainsworth
Poland
China
Emerson
McCormick
Monmouth
King-Hamilton
Ford
John F. Koehler
PD. F. Macon
Ralph Dolgherty
U. S
Relves
Chocolate Shop
Armsworth
Foster
L. H. Rinner
Peoples Savings Bank
Lease & Son
J. C. Thompson
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