Campaign to raise funds for YMCA continues after holidays
The YMCA drive to secure about 7500 in membership and sustaining funds resumes soon after a holiday pause. Volunteers came within about 100 of the goal but the campaign paused, and committees will reattempt with a reminder that the building and programs, from swimming pool to gymnasium, reading rooms, and meeting spaces, serve a broad community need and rely on public support.
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Soule
Vic Mastin
Daily lessons in English words offten misused
Fragmented OCR text lists misused words and misspellings with scattered notes and garbled phrases about pronunciation spelling and vocabulary. It appears as stray dictionary style entries mentioning words like berry and notes on correct usage and frequency.
Moments of Winter Romance and City Snippets
A collage of light verse, brief anecdotes, and social tidbits drawn from early 20th century papers. It weaves poems about snow and fleeting time with humorous vignettes on family, finance, and daily life, featuring names like Grace Nell Crowell and Cora May Preble, plus a string of light dialogues and captions.
Two Gentlemen Reach Long Lives in Washington County
The passage honors two elderly men who have endured many changes in Washington County over decades. Both are described as intimate friends and highly content, with hopes they may celebrate many more birthdays in the city.
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Smouse
John J. Shields
Mr. Shields
Washington
Hothl
Shields
Mr. Smouse
Washington County
By The Way Laughs and tales from a noisy classroom
A chaotic collage of jokes and light quips recounts classroom mischief, editor anecdotes, and shy confessions from a writer named Yosy. The piece threads humor about printing impatience, a leap year faux pas, and quick-fire gags about teachers, students, and everyday misadventures.
Fragmentary Note Reflects Limited Funds and Frustration
A reader-supplied fragment apologizes for the limited content and expresses frustration at the amount available. The tone indicates urgency and ongoing effort to gather more material. No names, dates, or places are provided in the readable text.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Owens at Columbus Junction
In Columbus Junction a funeral was held for Mrs. Joseph Owens age 80 at her home six miles southwest of Columbus City. The Rev Trevor Williams presided and burial followed in Cambrain cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
Joseph Owens
Columbus City
Ards
Trevor Willams
Cambrain
William M Conahay
Chr
William J. Jones
Winside
Burglar Wounded by Des Moines Cop
Des Moines police wounded burglar Glenn A. Yaw, 17, on a hospital bed after a gunfight on a fire escape. A detective’s butler assisted, and Yaw admitted three prior break in attempts as detectives monitored the scene. Yaw tried to pry a door and fled, prompting the shooting when he attempted to elude arrest.
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Des Moines
Tvs Hp
Glenn A. Yaw
Lary
Abe Martin recalls 105 year old ladies at polls and Hoover at races
The fragment mentions Abe Martin recalling elderly voters in wheel chairs at polling places, and notes Hoover attending races in Bri on Sunday where champagne was reportedly consumed. It also alludes to memories of Christmas and silk hose, depicting a nostalgic, humorous scene from a bygone era.
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McCullen
McCullem
Hoover
Bri
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