Birthday joy and obituaries mark Brighton notices
Bright on July 1 reports William Balderson celebrating his 85th with 49 relatives at his home. The piece notes the death of pioneer settler Mrs. Ann Gowey in Clay township and details Gowey Gowey family ties and funeral services. Also covered are local weddings, school graduations, visits, and community events in Brighton and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
William Balderson
John Parcelle
Phil Parcelle
Mildred
Orval Morgan
Arthur Pepper
Rubio
Geo. Balderson
Earl Balderson
Fred Snyder
Richland
John Lindauer
Fairfield
Geo, Johnson
Verdi
Alfred Fleming
Chicago
Olney Hoskins
W. O. Hoskins
Veo
Robt. Balderson
James Jones
Albert Saunders
Geo, Savage
Ann Gowey
Clay Township
Nancy Ann Elizabeth Atwood
Dixon Twp
Preble Co
Ohio
Washington Co
Atwood
Gowey Farm
Fletcher Gowey
Clara Groves
Newkirk
Okla
W. Gardner
Hill Crest Cemetery
Dave McNeese
Denver
Colo
Hattie Valley
Velda Foster
Queen Esther
Pearl Foster
Madge Keegan
Edith Koch
Cecil Ingham
Washington
Sunset Park
Floyd Faris
Des Moines
John Abrahamson
J. R. Cres
Rosamond Thompson
Orville Hofman
Liela Vetters
Werner W. Kientz
Thompson
Mr. Hofman
Roy Decker
F. W. Mutchler
Grant Park
James Reeser
Reeser
Kientz
Brighton High School
Werner
Brighton Motor Co
Hospital romance ends with Nellie Dean reunion
Bill Stanton lies in St Johns Hospital after a Christmas week accident and fixates on a red headed nurse. Delirious, he recalls Nellie Dean whom he once slapped as a child and believes the nurse is her. The nurse, Helen Van Cortlandt, reveals she is Nellie Dean and accepts his proposal after a hospital aid stint.
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Texas
Dave McNeese
McNeese
Colorado
Little Irene
Ruth Heacock
Bloomfield
Httle
June
Sloan
Scott Diller
Des Moines
John Diller
Luella Pike
Keota
Dave Wentworth
Brighton Rebekah Lodge
Richland
Woodman Circle
Leona Whister
Bill Stanton
Bill
St. John’s
St. John's
Will
Sister Helen
Mamma
Nellie Dean
Nellie
Nettie Nellie Dean
Tle
Si&e
Helen
Tack
Bin
Nellie Deen
Helen van Cortlandt
Dr. van Cortlandt
Bil
Aids
Father
Giraffe Neck as Defense in Combat
The giraffe relies on its long flexible neck as a weapon and shield. In battles two giraffes brace their legs, swing their heads like hammers, and strike until one submits, a method of defense relying on head and neck power rather than claws or teeth.
Philetis the Servant Who Saved Rome from Gauls
Philetis, a tall Roman servant, saved her country during a siege by Gauls. She advised Rome’s senators to send wives and daughters in matrons’ disguises and offered to lead the attack, torch in hand, while the enemy slept. The ruse defeated the Gauls and the slaves were later allowed to wear Roman matrons’ dress.
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Philetis
Rome
Tore
Pitenates
Phailetis
Phitetis
Bible trivia on chapters verses and unique facts
A compilation noting the Bible's letter count, total works and books, longest and shortest chapters, middle verse, longest name, repeated conjunctions, and specific chapter parallels. It cites Isaiah, Kings, Job, Ezra and variations across the text.
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Kather
Job
Ezra
Woman's Age Held Sacred in Will Case Testimony
In a Washington Colour will case a witty elder testified she edited a religious tome. Joe Redding cross examined asking to reveal ages, but the witness refused saying it would violate the constitution and break up the society. The attorney finally stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hidy
Lneace
Daughters of the Revelation
Colton
Joe Redding
Joe
Skunk Incident Shapes Student's School Choice Tale
A school superintendent reads a pupil’s note about Hillet missing school and trapping skunks. The message hints that fear of skunks and eye injury led to school avoidance, while the teacher punished the child for leaving and the pupil worried about quitting school or trapping.
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Selool
Hillet
Hilt Beet
Smeth
Skunk
Everybody's Magazine
Careful Crossing Campaign Urged by Railway Leader
The president of the railway urges caution at highway grade crossings citing 1920 accident figures and urging drivers pedestrians and teams to stop look and listen. He highlights poster campaigns and the need for public cooperation to reduce fatalities and injuries across United States and Canada.
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American Railway Association
United States
Canada
United States Automobile Chamber of Commercce
National Highway Traffic Association
National Safety Council
Careful Crossing Campaign Aids Life and Limb Safety
A reader explains a family tale about Bobby and his baby cousin visiting, ending with a prayer to keep the small Japanese hand warner and the little stove safe. The piece promotes cooperation and effort in the Careful Crossing Campaign and life and limb conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spond
Robby
Boby
Warner
Bobby
Pathetic Bachelor and the Have Beens in Urban Society
Excerpt from Stephen McKenna's The Confessions of a Well Meaning Woman critiques middle aged single men labeled Have Beens. The piece notes their unobtrusive usefulness, lack of personal ties, and readiness to accept invitations while avoiding pride. It highlights social reliance on phone-bath and "Bunny" era dating norms.
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England
Furl
Bunny
Chris
Theo
Stephen McKenna
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McClure 98 Newspaper Syndicate
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