Iowa Marks 75th Birthday as State
Iowa celebrates 75 years since admission to the union on December 28 1846 with notes on early boundaries and statehood fights. Reports recount the formation of counties and the move of the capital from Iowa City to Des Moines.
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Mrs W L Waltman buried at Riverside
Riverside mourns the death of Mrs. W. L. Waltman who died after an operation at Mercy hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist church with Rev. David Phillips and Rev. R. J. Allred presiding. She was born Nora Hook in September 1893 at Marchand Missouri and later moved to Riverside with her husband Walter L. Waltman. Survived by her husband, her parents Mr. and Mrs. A Hook, a brother and two sisters. Pallbearers included Victor Burich Joseph Hotka William Shebanck Frank Lear and Wesley and George Prehoda.
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R. J. Allred
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Nora (Hook) Wartman
Marchand
Walter L. Waltman
Hurdland
A. Hook
Victor Burich
Joseph Hotka
William Shebanck
Frank Lear
Wesley
George Prehoda
Apportionment of State Aid to County and District Fairs
Ninety one checks for 100 dollars each were mailed to county and district fair managers by Frank Harris of the state department. The total state aid paid this year amounts to 157000 dollars with 99 cents, and $100 from each fair is held back until after the state convention. fairs that do not send a delegate to the convention forfeit their share.
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Marines Entertain at Secluded Veranda Encounter
Bassett and Robinson visited Tacoma to see their girl. In a quiet veranda corner her brother mistook their uniforms and asked if it was the army or navy. Bassett quipped the marines have lamer and leave the situation well to hand.
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Thatching Among Oldest Arts Faces Decline
London Angwers notes that thatching is among the oldest arts dating to early roof shelters, but skilled thatchers are now scarce and the craft is dying out.
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One Good They Do
A reflective aphorism notes that fault finding by some people can push others toward indifference or inaction, suggesting the danger of perpetual criticism undermining communal effort.
Alex Miller at Marengo addresses local club on Main Street
Marengo Republican reports Alex Miller, veteran Washington editor, spoke to the Marengo Commercial Club at the Athletic Club Rooms on "The Other Side of Main Street." The piece notes his style, references to Sinclair Lewis, and mentions his postmaster role in Washington and upcoming chautauqua tour with Fred Wolf.
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Economic Risks and Old Age Security in Business Life
The report notes that ninety percent of men in active business fail to reach old age with competence, nineteen out of twenty people fail to provide for old age or family needs, and only seven percent of the economic value of human life is insured.
Winter Protection Of Horse Chestnut Buds Described
The American Forestry Magazine explains how horse chestnut buds survive winter with a baby flower cluster tucked under undeveloped leaves. Delicate parts are shielded by downy cover and a tough water sealing scale layered with varnish.
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American Forestry Magazine
Iowa Anti-Saloon League Announces Statewide Plan
Des Moines reports a new statewide program to form county branches by mid February. Superintendent Fr. N. Holsapale says each county will have officers committees and enforcement groups to investigate violations prosecute cases and appeal to higher courts for stronger penalties. The slogan is Bone dry Iowa in 1922.
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Iowa Anti-Saloon League
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Pythian Sisters Sing for the Shut-Ins
West Chester on Friday the Pythian Sisters organized a choir to sing Christmas carols for shut-ins. Leader Frank Sherbeck and Dr. Henderson directed the program. Mrs Ruth Crayne presented each recipient with a homemade candy package, popcorn balls and nuts, with extra holly and ribbon decorations supplied by Mrs Guy of Washington.
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Idge
Frank Sherbeck
Henderson
Ruth Crayne
M. EB. CG
Remarkable fig tree yields two tons of firs near Fresno
In the San Joaquin valley a tree (actually five joined trees) is said to yield annually two tons of white firs. The owner earns about $500 yearly from this sole venture, with income expected to grow, leading to the witty line that he may be lying under his own fig tree and on it.
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Fresno
California
San Joaquin Valley
Five Men in Death Row at Fort Madison
Five men sit on death row at Fort Madison penitentiary awaiting hanging in the coming spring. Salvation Army workers Major and Mrs. William Andrews visited, delivering care boxes with fruit cake, roast chicken, nuts, and letters to each condemned man.
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Salvation Army
Artificial fur from rats in cold storage plants proposed
Scientists report rats in cold storage develop thick hair and silkier coats. Cats used to kill the rats gain thicker coats, prompting speculation that cold storage conditions could Be used to advantage for bald-headed men and possibly create an artificial fur trade despite practical difficulties.
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Liverpool
Norse Roots of Greenwich Bay and Saltmaking Terms
The article explains the Norse origin of the word bay from wie and its survival in Greenwich. It notes that shallow bays form salt by evaporation, naming a Saltmaking house as a wyeh house.
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Greenwich
Public Letter Dispute Over Harsh Phrases in Print
A reader condemns a columnist for insulting remarks about a publication. Another commenter replies that the crude critic is no autograph signatory, calling the exchange a petty public quarrel over wording rather than substance.
Mysterious Note Cites Writers In Local Tale
A fragment from His Caco quotes J. Co. M discussing Swin nerton and Gaga In oquette with references to a chocolate witch in a Warms place. The text mixes names and phrases in a playful, unclear scene.
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