New School Nurse Mabel Lusk Hired in Ottumwa Area
Miss Mabel Lusk, a trained nurse with county and home service background, has signed to become public school nurse at Washington school replacing Sophia Potgeter. She is a Ottumwa hospital graduate with Cleveland public health training and two years in Louisa county. The high school debates and Legion auxiliary activities are also noted as part of community events in Ottumwa.
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Mabel Lock
Home Service
Wapell
Washington School Board
Sophia Potgeter
Washington
Iowa City
State University Public Health Department
Louisa County
Ottumwa
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington High School
Hwe Case
Feather Tiny
Charles Barker
Nellie Ryan
James Work Jeannette Rothschild
Mabel Moore
Harmonic Orchestra to Play at Bright on Their Own
The Harmonie Boys band, composed of Lewis Verron Car Kon ath Frank Bandy Ned Janey Clif ford Brady and William Bragg all high school age, will give their first independent concert in Brighton. Washington residents plan to drive to Brighton to hear them and boost the audience.
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Brighton
Lewis Verron
Car Konath
Frank Bandy
Ned Janey
Clifford Brady
William Bragg
Musterole advertised as relief for lumbago
An old time medicine ad promotes Musterole ointment made with mustard oil. It claims to ease lumbago without blistering like mustard plasters and offers 35 and 65 cent jars and tubes plus a $3 hospital size option at drug stores.
Chats With Your Gas Man
A housewife complains that gas leaks or issues blacken her cooking utensils while discussing the gas service. The report highlights consumer frustration with household gas problems and calls for better service responses.
Automobiles Collide Near Haskins Injury Report
At Reed corner near Haskins two vehicles a Maxwell roadster and a Ford sedan collided as William Havel and his children traveled toward town. Havel’s daughter Martha suffered facial cuts requiring six stitches. her brother escaped unharmed. the dinner bucket was mashed. The Radda car suffered minor damage.
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Haskins
Maxwell
Reed Corner
William Have
George Radda
Martha
Miss Clara Fish Hired to Teach Hook Shop Year
The Boston Transcript notes Miss Clara Fish will teach the Hook shop for the coming year, a playful comment on bait and business in the neighborhood.
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Clara Fish
Boston Transcript
Dr Phillips Sermon on A Great Change at Baptist Church
Dr Phillips preached on A Great Change and How It Was Brought About from John 6:24 at the Baptist church last night. He described the passing from death to life as the result of hearing the word and faith, urging responsibility to act. The service featured Mrs Minick singing and a choral number. Plans were announced for a baptismal service at 7:30 tomorrow night with Dr Phillips on The Great Investment and a Bible talk on Building an Ideal tomorrow afternoon. Tonight at 7:30 the topic Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out will be used as requested.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
James HW. Young
Auxiiary
Graham
Belle Rice
J. M. Guy
Della Neal
Geo. F. Masgon
John Bryson
H. Walker
Woman's Relief Corps
Hidlinger
American Legion
Tom Downing
Harry Evans
Vida Louck
Mildred Rice
Hollinger
Earl Galloway
Ralph Waggoner
H.L. Walker
Frank Wolf
Katheryn Swift
Phillips
the Baptist Church
John
the Evangelist
Lord Jesus Christ
Ralph Minick
Large crowd attends Christian revival service tonight
A warm heart revival drew a large audience despite bad weather. Dr. Campbell preached from Matthew 25 1 13 stressing personal salvation and readiness for Christ urging a personal surrender and warning against borrowed religion. Mrs Campbell accompanied piano and Lintt sang That Beautiful Land with growing harmony in the chorus. An upcoming sermon on The Leprosy of Washington and a baptismal service were announced.
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Lintt
Campbell
Jesus Christ
Christ
Washington
Card of Thanks for Fielder's sickness and death
We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness during illness and after the death of our beloved son and brother Fielder. We are especially grateful for the floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. John Koch and Ty
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Fielder
John Koch
Miss Margaret Doyle Visites Keokuk Visit
Miss Margaret Doyle of Keokuk is visiting at the J. J. Keone home.
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Margaret Doyle
Keokuk
J. J. Keone
Green Cloud Over Coral Island Documented
Sailors note difficult navigation among coral isles due to the green cloud phenomenon over atolls. The cloud's color stems from moisture evaporated from warm lagoon water, reflecting green light from the lagoon surface like a mirror.
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Coral Island
Pacific
Shadow Lagoon
School Contract Not Set at Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville January 25 bids for the new school building were opened but all were too high. The district had $100,000 in bonds but no bid matched that amount. Eighteen bidders vied for the general contract with a low bid of $84,961. Plumbing and heating bids started at $26,593 and eight wiring bids topped $4,290. The overall bid for the complete project reached about $125,000.
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Crawfordsville
Tan
Fill Up Your Coal Bins Now Hoover Urges
Secretary Hoover urged households and industry to stock coal as a probable bituminous coal strike planned for April 1 loomed. The Interstate Commerce Commission pressed transporters and utilities as wage contracts near expiry, with Labor Secretary Davis and Conciliation Director Kerwin preparing for possible intervention. Hoover warned against freight-rate cuts and noted miners seek a minimum wage and weekly pay, while Wil nets operators show willingness to meet in conferences.
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Hoover
Washington, DC
Secretary of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Davis
Hugh L. Kerwin
Interstate Commerce Commissions
United Mine Workers
Mr. Hoover
One Drawback in Modern Romance Advice
A writer claims a good husband can love two women at once and even a dozen. We agree that variety is the spice of life in this era. The trouble so far is that wives reject this doctrine.
State Takes In Over Two Hundred Thousand From Cigarette Taxes
Iowa's cigarette tax, effective July 4 of last year, yielded 524074 from July to January. Net revenue is estimated at 600000 yearly, with 3200 dealers paying licenses and cities receiving about 225000 in fees. Muscatine alone collected 3000 from 30 permit holders. The state reports 31 prosecutions under the law and notes inheritance tax receipts similar to prior years. A departmental reorganization is planned to boost receipts.
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Iowa
W. J. Burbank
General Revenue
Muscatine
State Department
Aiso
Burbank
Local bids for new school house await as crowd gathers
In Crawfordsville on January 25 more than fifty men attended a bidding event connected with building a new school house. The Methodist Ladies Aid held a social and worked on crafts. A large crowd watched Wayland teams play four games. Crawfordsville girls won 10 to 3 and Wayland boys won 19 to 17 with Jamison of Brighton refereeing.
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Crawfordsville
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Wayland
Jamison
Brighton
The Life of a Pearl Exchange Fragment
A short exchange likens the pearl to humanity noting its life ends with death. It questions whether ancient relics or tomb findings alter the inexorable human and organic fate. The passage reflects on mortality and fragility in a reflective, philosophical tone.
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Rey Ptians
Early America Proclaims Nation’s Worth and Good People
A fragment quotes Sir Thomas Dale praising America, noting the speaker’s travels in Europe. The speaker extols the country’s potential when inhabited by virtuous people, reaffirming patriot sentiment across lands.
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Europe
Thomas Dale
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