Jerry the Pup Awakens a Soldier Home
Ailing veteran Walter, found wandering with memory loss, is reunited with his dog Jerry at the Tuttle house. The loyal pup breaks through the family’s holiday dinner to comfort him, and the scene ends with Walter whispering Jerry’s name and tears.
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Olfe Tman
Walter
Mrs. Tuttle
Norah
Mr. Tuttle
Bey
Billy
Gox
Jerry
Nettie
Abner
States Award Bonus to Veterans From War in Europe
A survey lists bonuses offered by twelve states to veterans who served in World War I. Maine pays 100 dollars to qualified Maine soldiers. Massachusetts provides 100 dollars plus 10 dollars monthly. Minnesota adds 15 dollars per month and 200 dollars for college tuition. New Hampshire offers 100 dollars. New Jersey 10 dollars per month up to 100. New York distributes up to 250 dollars with a commission. North Dakota 25 dollars monthly for home purchase or education. Rhode Island 160 dollars for certain officers and veterans. South Dakota 15 dollars per month. Vermont 10 dollars monthly up to 120. Washington 15 dollars per month. Wisconsin 10 dollars monthly or a 30 dollar per month full-time education bonus. Applications vary by state with deadlines and offices listed.
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Maine
Germany
Augusta
Massachusetts
Treasurer's Office
State House
Boston
Mass
Minnesota
State Capitol
St. Paul
New Hampshire
Concord
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
New York
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Albany
North Dakota
Biamarck
N. D
Rhode Island
Soldiers’ Bonus Board
Providence
R. I
South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
Vermont
Montpelier
Washington
Olympia
Wisconsin
Service Recognition Bureau
Capitol Building
Madison
Clock Promises Enduring Timepiece History at White House
A White House aide boasted of a gifted mantel clock from France to President Andrew Jackson in 1824. He claimed the clock has run since then, contrasting Louis XIV’s Versailles clock, which he noted has run since 1634.
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White House
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Louis Viv
Versailles
Public funeral honors hen that laid a thousandth egg
Villagers of Zofingen Switzerland held a public funeral for a hen that died immediately after laying its thousandth egg. A granite tombstone was erected over the grave by the community.
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Zofingen
Switzerland
Wild Day in Monmouth Court 1837 Warren County
A long-ago Warren County court record recounts October 16 1837 disturbances by three spectators Judge James H H Ralston consigned John Scott to jail and fines for contempt Joseph Clinkenbrand was fined ten dollars with costs though half was remitted Johnson Abbott received two and a half hours in jail. The grand jury also indicted illicit liquor sales. A murder indictment from April 21 1834 named an Indian with multiple names Shashque-washi Neehque Muckquachequa and Wasayaaquot.
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Monmouth Review
Warren County
James HH. Ralston
Joseph Clinkenbrand
Johnson Abbott
Aix
Shashque-washi
Statewide Rural Credits Plan Proposed for Iowa
Rep A C Hauge drafts a bill to create a statewide rural credits bureau and farm loan bank with 6500000 capital. The plan mirrors South Dakota, with a governor as board president and a rural credits commissioner earning 5000 annually. Loans cover land buildings equipment and mortgage refinancing, secured by first mortgages and bonds paid over twenty years.
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Des Moines
A. C. Hauge
Polk County
Iowa
State Farm Loan Bank
State Rural Credita | Bureau
State Agricultural College Endowment Fund
Dakota
South Dakota Farm Bank
South Dakota
Rural Credits Commissioner
Ericultural College
Measuring Fixed Stars in a Century of Change
The text discusses long efforts to catalog stars including the Deneb region and a sixth magnitude star 61 Cygni, noting advances in telescope power and the shift from mere numbers to a deeper understanding of stellar distances and characteristics.
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Denebh
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Grace R. Olin
preCsure
Jack
Mr. Holcont
Mr. Tiicomb
Mr. Tolcomb
Flanders
State Board of Education
Wis
Oskaloosa
Charles Brobeson
Davenport
Kyaska
Wray Shrine Club
Za Ga Zig Temple
Imperial Council
Shriners of North
Ottumwa
Monmouth Court
Lakewood
Paige
Detroit Motor Car CO
Detroit
Paige Motor Care
Mutor Lrucsa
Schulty Motor Car CO
America
Ed Flander
Flander
Durham
Hayes
John Deere
Emerson
McCormick
Flying Dutchman
Roe’s
Marselles
Brown & Macon
Ralph Dougherty
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