Local Notes Highlight Shopping Visits and Funerals
A dense stream of brief items records visitors and shoppers from Ainsworth Keota Colfax and Washington, with people like Miss Kate Glover and Miss Mae Pierson traveling, and Mrs J S Horne undergoing surgery. Retail ads note Rothschilds dresses and Atchisons shoes while funeral attendance and arrivals from Ames Ainsworth and Colfax anchor the community update.
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Mary Rush
Colfax
N. B. Rush
Ainsworth
Washington
Minnie Jennings
The Poet Laureate Tradition Through English Monarchy
The poet laureate role evolved from a king’s minstrel in medieval times to an official royal appointment under Charles I and has since been filled by many poets.
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Charles I
Crossing of Headlights and Light Heads Quoted
A witty adage from the Waseyton Post notes that a grade crossing often becomes the meeting place of headlights and light heads, reflecting on railway road interaction.
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Waseyton
WANTS SKIPWITH HELD FOR MURDER
Attorney General Coco aims to obtain an indictment for murder against Captain J. Skipwith head of the Morehouse Parish Klan after hearings on parish conditions proceed to the grand jury. Governor Parker may declare martial law in Morehouse Parish if witnesses face threats. Leon Jones of Mosell Mississippi, a key witness, travels to testify about a car seen near Lake La Fourk the night of August 24.
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Associated Press
Leon Jones
Mosell
Mississippi
Jones
Lake la Fourk
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
How Was It Ascertained Sparrow Wing Strokes
A brief note observes a sparrow tying a knot while flying, noting the bird’s wing beat rate of 13 strokes per second. The sentence uses a curious image to mark a steady, precise pace.
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Northwest
the Law
Brimiul
Alice Lake
Kenneth Harlan
Gaston Glass
Rosemary Theby
Wallace Berry
Noah Berry
Clyde
Pione
East Washington St
Opera
Washington Green House
B. Lupton
Fair City
Liee
Ing. W. Applegate
Chas, Scranton
Brookhart
Schulty Motor CO
Waldmar
Hallmark
White Yard
Lan
Iowa
Phoke
Lyon's Bakery
W. BE. Berry
Brighton
Arch Rest
Oxfords
Wilson's. Gott
Rothschild’s
Kate Glover
Keota
Cotter
Mae Pierson
Ft. Madison
Ada Hethcote
Wellman
Charles Taylor
G. A. Lyle
Eva
A. H. Roth and Son
Wayland
D. F. Macon
Atcchison’s
Lyon
Meala
John Kaufman
Rothschild's
Mra
Joe Rowan
J. S. Horne
Will Keiper
N. D. Anderson
P. L. Etter
Osteopath
Dr. Arthaud
Rothschild
Cora Davis
Fairfield
Fred Hall
Jimmie
Col’ax
Harvey Young
George Lord
Ralph Stephen of
Frank Tierney
George Hammond
Ruth
Crawfordsville
Katheryn Flynn
Clara Eagle
Clennie Jones
Columbus Junction
Fred Rush
Rochester
Minn
American Pearl Button Co
S. M. Helmick
Winfield
W. H. Helmick
Rodney Davis
Margaret Jean
J. W. Gosling
Sylvester Rush
Gladys
Ames
C. A. Rush
Elsie McBride
Helen Allbaugh
Bernard Walker
Margaret Louise Frank
Rollo Billing
Kenneth Bailey
Burlington
Davenport
Atchison’s
Howard H. Kerr
Lloyd Cook
Des Moines
East High
J. B. Randall
Marion
Moline
Waukesha
Wis
Randall
Crawford
Black
F. L. Mannhardt
Tooman Leather Shop
James Ruthruff
Belle Mayberry
New Castle
Marion Crawford
N. D. Anderson Home
Lemmon
Chas. J. Sojka
Rose Knotek
Homer Thomas
Ethel Collier
Castile
McElhinney Drug Co
Kuppenheimer
Society Brand
Curlee
Berger Shirt Co
Wilson Bros
C.M. & F. Clothing Co
Skipwith
KU Klux
Louis
Lloyd Easter
Kind
la Salle
Liberty Bell Bank
Washington County
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
John Shield
W. W. Wilson
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Mercantile
Dayton
John Shields & Sons
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