Christmas Contest Votes Open in Washington for Decorated Oaks
Washington residents urged to vote Friday for three prettiest decorated rohes with three cash prizes. Journal office accepts entries via mail or in person. Local notices list funeral attendees from Washington, Keota, and Cedar Falls communities.
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Walter Miller
St. Paul
Minn
Walter Leet
West Chester
Maud Fleming
Wilmale
Grace Boshart
Washington
Logan
Amos Schreckangast
Edna Antes
Mary Marr
Ella Marr
Keota
Gibson
Dawn
Betty Haven
Des Moines
Careton Haven
W. S. Reister & Son
Jake Eicher
Wayland
Benja
Widmer
Cedar Falls
Fig
Pleasant Inn
Dale Holland
Jean
Janet
Philadelphia
William Beal
Mr. Holland
William Holland
St. Louis
Clarence Jaryard
Burlington
Dalecarlia Ski Race Honors Gustavus Vasa Journey
A major annual ski race in Mora Dalecarlia Sweden commemorates a 16th century journey by the Dalecarlians to recall Gustavus Vasa national hero. The ascent recalls the moment they failed to meet him until near the Norwegian frontier.
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Dalecarlia
Sweden
Mora
Gustavus Vasa
Ivory Tusk Cracks With A Loud Blast In London Dock Warehouse
A large Egyptian ivory tusk stored in an ivory warehouse on the London docks cracked open with a noise likened to a small bomb explosion, illustrating how sudden extreme temperature changes can cause violent fractures in some ivory types as described by Collier's Weekly.
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London Docks
Collier’s Weekly
Yak and zoomb crossbreeds in Asian highlands
In Tibet yaks serve as heavy burden animals though slow. In Kashmir, crossbreeding yak with native cows yields the zoomb or zoi, a faster walker than the yak.
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Asia
Tibet
Kashmir
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Report
At the hospital Mrs. Lloyd Stout was dismissed yesterday afternoon. George Bishop of Wellman was admitted yesterday afternoon for medical care. Mrs. Louise Richardson was dismissed this afternoon.
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Lloyd Stout
George Bishop of
Wellman
Louise Richardson
Cardinals Beat Marshalltown 25 19 In Close Basketball Duel
Washington junior college edged Marshalltown 25 to 19 at the Marshalltown coliseum before 1,200 fans. Kester led scoring with 11 points as all Cardinals contributed in a tight game tied 11 11 at halftime. Coach Freshwaters praised strong teamwork and passing.
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Cardinals
Washington
Marshalltown
Kester
George Freshwaters
Marshalltown Coliseum
Iowa City
Newnam
Mioner
Aeeoowes
Bonner
Ft Skea
Keota Upsets Chester In Overtime Thriller
Keota defeated Chester 24 to 23 in an overtime victory that snapped West Chester's lead in the Ke-Wash conference. McNarlen sank a clutch free throw in extra time to seal the win as Keota also won the reserve tilt 25 to 18.
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West Chester
Keota
McNarlen
Washington Demons Fall 28 13 to Muscatine in Little Six clash
Washington high school lost to Muscatine 28 to 13 in a Little Six game at Muscatine. The Demons showed improving defense and better ball handling but struggled with consistent shooting and fouling. Nash led Muscatine with five field goals and three free throws as Washington's effort fell short.
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Washington High School
Muscatine
Kenneth Kimberlin
Washington
Fairfield
Demons
Washington Bunch
Stewart
Carstensen
Watson
Kautz
Nash
Hea
Kimberlin
Booth
Giants of Thought Measured by Skull Capacity
The article lists famed figures and their brain volumes, noting average sizes for men and women, and cites the largest skulls on record. Turgeniev’s skull is 2030 cubic centimeters, the top measured, with other giants like Webster, Bismark, La Fontaine, Beethoven, and Kant trailing.
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Daniel Webster
Bismark
la Fontaine
Beethoven
Kani
Historical British Measure Equivalents Across Goods
The record lists old British units for various commodities. It defines a cord of wood as 128 cubic feet, a chaldron of coal at 85 pounds, a chest of cloves at 200 pounds, and a chest of tea at 84 pounds. It also notes a hogshead of tobacco from 12 to 18 hundredweight, a matt of cloves at 80 pounds, a peck of flour at 14 pounds, a stone of meat at 8 pounds, a cran of herring at 37% gallons, a last of herring at 13 200 herrings, and a long hundred equal to 33 warps or 132 herrings.
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Britain
Origin of the University Extension Movement Recounted
The article traces the university extension movement from England to the United States. It notes its arrival in 1887 after a library conference in Albany New York and the rapid establishment of centers in multiple cities. In 1890 the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching formed in Philadelphia.
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England
Albany N. Y
American Society For the
Philadelphia
Dark Horse origin linked to Sam Flynn race winner Dusky Pete
The saying dark horse originated in Tennessee from horse trader Sam Flynn. His black horse Dusky Pete unexpectedly won a race, prompting an observer to declare it Flynn's dark horse when the winner's name was unknown.
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Tennessee
Sam Flynn
Dusky Pete
Flynn
Bear and Gaddis Box Here New Year’s Eve
City hall audience will pack January 1 as Cedar Rapids’ Jimmy Bear meets Muscatine’s KQ Gaddis in a boxing bout promoted by the V F W committee. Bear and Gaddis have fought in wrestling here but this is their first boxing match. Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids referees with Henry Kolin and Eddie Drew on the undercard. The event features two fall matches with a nine minute limit per bout and a two-fall format for the main contest.
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Jimmy Bear
Cedar Rapids
KQ Gaddis
Muscatine
City Hall
Bill Brown
Gaddis
Bear
Alex Fidler
United States
Henry Kolin
Eddie Drew
Burlington
John Sothern
New York
Marvin Buckwalter
Indian Buck
Keokuk Defeats Fort Madison In Little Six Clash
Keokuk defeated Fort Madison 25 to 9 in a Little Six conference game played Tuesday night. Wilson led scoring for Keokuk with nine points and Short followed with eight as Keokuk held an 8 to 6 lead at halftime.
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Keokuk
Fort Madison
Wilson
Short
Fairfield Defeats Ottumwa In Overtime
Fairfield High edged Ottumwa 18 to 16 in overtime in a Little Six basketball game at Fairfield. Fairfield led 14 to 0 at halftime before Ottumwa tied it and forced the extra period. Orman and Perry led scoring for Fairfield as the Packwood first team defeated the Fair-
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Fairfield
Ottumwa
Fairfield High
Orman
Perry
Packwood
Fair
U S Attorney Reopens Tucson Grand Jury in Robles Kidnapping
U S Attorney Frank Flynn predicts startling revelations and a probable solution as he completes the investigation and reopens a grand jury hearing on the June Robles kidnapping in Tucson Arizona.
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June Robles
U. S
Frank Flynn
Tucson
Ariz
The History of Defense Towers Through Ages
The Martello name traces to Martello bay in Corsica where a single tower repelled a British fleet in 1794. Early towers were Mesopotamian religious structures, with Egyptian and Greek examples few. Romans popularized towers on walls, gates, and houses. In the Middle Ages noble families kept high isolated towers as refuges in war.
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Martello
Martello Bay
Corsica
Minute fern spores sweep air like drifting dust
A fern spore is minute and nearly invisible. When fertile fronds shed spores a cloud erupts, sending millions of particles into the air to be dispersed over the countryside, though most do not survive.
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Nature Magazine
Relief Rushes to Earthquake Plain San Vicente Devastated
Relief workers sprinted to the stricken zone after a powerful quake left death and destruction across the area. San Vicente, capital of its province, bore the hardest hit with extensive damage reported.
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San Vicente
San Salvador
Central America
Local social notes and shopper sightings from Washington area
Miss Evelyn Watson visits with her parents in Washington Iowa. Mr and Mrs S B Watson Jr to visit from Iowa City later this week. Washington Lumber & Fuel installs a gold sign on North Marion. Mr and Mrs Harry Dye relocate to 1914 Amelia Street Los Angeles for two months. Shoppers include Albert Weber Riverside C R Oldfield Wellman Charles Thompson Jr Cedar Rapids Silas Finke Crawfordsville R John Davis Olds Mrs Ira Oats Columbus Junction Ralph Romain Keota. Mr and Mrs A Strum Brighton and Mrs Jim O Loughlin Kalona shopped here. Ainsworth group attended Messiah at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. John and Wilma sang in chorus. Maplecrest Turkeys ducks geese chickens Carrs Market. Mrs Ed Haneon returns tonight from Chicago after dancing lessons.
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Evelyn Watson
University Hospital
Iowa City
S. B. Watson
Washington Lumber & Fuel Company
North
Marion Avenue
Harry Dye
Amelia Street
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Albert Weber
Riverside
C. R. Oldfield
Wellman
Charles Thompson, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Silas Finke
Crawfordsville
John
Wilma
Maplecrest
Carr’s
Ed Haneon
Chicago
Bissell
Bittern Camouflage Plumes Highlight Reedbed Strategy
The bittern’s plumage camouflages in reedbeds. If a male is disturbed during display, he freezes and points his long neck upward, while breast markings blend with surrounding reeds.
Definition of professional in standard dictionary terms
The Standard dictionary defines professional as a person who pursues an occupation as a business or vocation engaged in by others only for a pastime. It includes those whose work requires liberal education or its equivalent and mental rather than manual labor, such as physician or lawyer.
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Standard
No Police Dog Clarified as German Shepherd Breed
An authority states that no distinct police dog breed exists. The animal commonly called a police dog is actually the German shepherd, the intelligent shepherd breed that surged in popularity after the war.
Fisk cites Gold Cornering Loss in 1869 Black Friday Probe
James Fisk referenced the Woodbine phrase during the September 1869 congressional inquiry into the Gold Ring collapse. He described the money he lost in the attempt to corner gold and tied the remark to the broader investigation of market manipulation.
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James Fisk
Fisk
Porgy a Sea Fish of the Eastern U.S. Coast
The porgy or scup is a spiny finned sea fish found along the eastern shores of the United States. It is an edible species reaching lengths of several inches and weights around four pounds.
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United States
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