Christmas programs fill tiny towns with holiday cheer
Schools and churches around town announce December programs. Prairie Flower students present Christmas at the Stebbins followed by a two act play and a box social tonight at 8. Walnut school and Glendale school host evening programs this week with meals and performances. Grace Hill plans a Christmas Eve Sunday school program with litany and candle service.
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Prairie Flower School
Stebbinses
Beulah Johnson
Grace Hill
Fire-scarred trees record historic blazes across regions
The article notes long lived trees bearing fire scars from California dating back to 245 and 1441 and repeats in 1580 and 1797. It cites Colorado fires in 1676 1707 1722 1753 1781. Maine white spruces show a 1795 fire covering about 200 square miles.
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California
Colorado
Maine
Hi Ho Lessons Warn Against Untruths in Chinatown
The sage Hi Ho from Chinatown cautions that living by untruths brings risk akin to passing counterfeit money, implying personal danger and moral consequence for deceitful conduct.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Pioneer Journalism in Iowa Edits and Editorial Feuds
The early Iowa press leaned partisan and fought bitterly in campaigns. Editors praised their party, slandered opponents, and rival papers traded sharp insults. In Iowa City two papers, the Iowa City Standard and the Iowa Capitol Reporter, clashed with nicknames and pointed jabs reflecting national tempers.
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Burlington
Iowa City
Iowa Territory
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Henry Clay
William Henry Harrison
Iowa Capitol
Ver Planck van Antwerp
West Point
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van Antwerp
Lyceum
Telegraph
Pioneering Iowa Editors Clash in Storied Rivalry
The piece recalls rival editors Crum and Van Antwerp trading barbs in a feud that shaped early Iowa journalism. It contrasts their sharp rhetoric with the era’s civic duties, noting editors’ role in progress, temperance, and community leadership amid factious politics.
Scarce as Hen Teeth Proverb Explained
The saying means fowls lack teeth. Fossil evidence shows prehistoric feathered creatures had teeth. Scientists believe all birds were toothless after the tertiary period.
Neighbors Host Farewell Parties for Hartzell Family
In FAIRVIEW on December 22 a farewell party honored Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Hartzell and Delores as they move to Redfield Iowa to take over a restaurant. Guests from the S. and C. club shared a pot luck supper, played euchre, and offered best wishes for the new venture. A second gathering at the West Sojka home featured prize winnings in a bingo night and a light lunch, with numerous friends in attendance.
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Fairview
Lisle Hartzell
Delores
Redfield
Iowa
S. and C
Robert Wells
Charles
Milt Wallrab
Donald
Verle
Worth Hartzell
Bert Bray
Fred Havel
Robert Nicola
Maxine
Walter Nicola
Henry Klein
Louis Havel
Dolores
Betty
Arlene Kailous
Hartzells
Sojka
West Sojka
Darlene
Marie
Harold
Luella
Charley Sojka
Richard Havel
Melosh Havel
George Havel
Will Lukavsky
Jesse Havel
Roy Havel
Talma Sammons
Wayland
Vince Tellin
Jerry
Dorothy
Brazil's Tourmaline Gem: National Stone in Many Colors
Tourmaline is described as Brazil's national stone and comes in various colors. It notes uses in industry including tourmaline tongs for measuring radium emanations, optical work, and radio applications.
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Brazil
Ladies Aid Sales Support Church Redecoration Funds
District No 4 reports two neighborhood sales the Weigman and the McCaudley and Harvey sale both well attended with Pleasant Hill Ladies providing lunch. Nearly $40 cleared to paint the church interior. Various local notices follow including illnesses moves and family visits.
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Tommy Harvey
Weigman
McCaudley
Harvey
Pleasant Hill
Clyde Rouse
Ed Wittetoe
Joe Embree
Kenneth
Robert Ford
Iowa City
Barbara Brooks
State Veachers College
Cedar Falls
John Patterson
O. J. Patterson
Donnie Gardner
Elwyn Gardner
Fulminating Gold Described as Explosive Compound
The article explains fulminating gold as a greenish brown powder formed by treating gold chloride with ammonia. It notes the compound explodes readily when dry and discusses its chemical nature and potential hazards.
Icteride Troupials and Their Notable Traits
The Oriole family’s Icteride troupials belong to the bird group of orioles or hangnests. They resemble Blue jays in size and their vivid coloring marks another notable feature. They can imitate a bugle and can be trained to whistle tunes, causing feather ruffle and throat vibration. They vary in temperament, often enjoying playful teasing.
Air Plants Grow Wild In South Florida
Air plants a hardy wild orchid relative grow throughout South Florida clinging to oak bark and surviving on air and water. They resemble Spanish moss in growth and hang from branches yet are not parasites and can be detached easily.
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South
Florida
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