Ohio Shores Honoring Commodore Perry On Lake Erie
A visitor notes Ohio hosts Perry Memorial on South Bass Island near Put-in-Bay. The round marble monument with a bronze beacon tops a graceful column, overlooking Lake Erie. The piece recalls Perry’s 1813 naval victory and the ship fleet that secured peaceful relations with Canada and the United States.
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Ohio
Pilgrims
Commodore Perry
Ohio “Sea
Great Lake
Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry
Washington Monument
Commodore Pery
Lake Erie
Rotunda
Great Lakes
Canada
United States
Daily English Word Capsule
Daily lesson notes cover misused words mispronunciations and spellings. It highlights nearly as correct form for near completion and explains padrone pronunciation with accented syllables. It defines dogmatic as assertive yet often convincing, and lists synonyms such as expense expenditure and outlay.
Battle of Lake Erie Monuments Honor Fallen Officers
The text recalls Perry's victory at Lake Erie despite gun and man disparities. It notes a monument inscribed with fallen soldiers’ names and describes the tomb-like monument housing three English and three American officers interred beneath its floor, symbolizing reconciliation.
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Perry
Lake Erie
ut-in-Bay
How Lindbergh Did It Ballad
A lurid verse by James W. Foley extols Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight to Paris. A folksy narrator praises the aviator’s daring acts, claiming he rose from the ground, lifted off, and crossed the ocean in a single hop while critics mocked from the shore.
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Lindbergh
James W. Foley
Yiming
Paris
By The Way Prods Readers For Space Filling Humor
In a self aware column the By The Way editor laments the lack of humor in weekly periodicals and asks readers to contribute. The piece notes a vain search through ads on overnight success schemes and invites clubs to respond with witty content for the space. It ends with a superstition anecdote about ten people looping around a ladder near McDaniel's drug store.
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The
McDaniel’s
Long Month on the Prairie in Norfolk Nebraska
The Norfolk Nebraska paper notes a groundhog tradition predicting six more weeks of disagreeable weather if the creature sees its shadow, reflecting a long month on the prairie and the persistent folklore.
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Nebraska
Norfolk
Never Wore White Linen Knickers, Lehigh Burr Says
A fragmentary verse by Lehigh Burr boasts misdeeds from swindling to drinking and flirting and ends with the claim that he never wore white linen knickers. The odd ballad swerves through fevered boasts and religious guilt, concluding with a defiant chorus.
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Lehigh Burr
Parnest Encore Chemist Records Town Rescue
In London a chemist recalls aiding a motorist after a bad smash saying he brought the man to safety. The motorist asks for two more memories, implying confusion or partial recall. The brief exchanges capture a dramatic roadside rescue scene with a hint of amnesia.
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Happy Mag
London
Corner Widow Humor Fragment Prompted by Taxidermy Joke
A fragment from a corner widow column centers on a joke exchange about a taxidermist and a taxi driver. The dialogue pits a son's question against a father’s swift, dark punchline highlighting a morbid play on words.
Appreciation of The Evening Journal for Prohibition Support
Mrs E D Miller writes from Washington Iowa thanking The Evening Journal for editorials in favor of the 18th Amendment and prohibition. She cites W C T U support and urges loyal action, stating with faith it can be accomplished with God on their side and lines out their resolution to express gratitude.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Washington County
E. D. Miller
Harry McCall
Postmaster McCall
Brother McCall
John Clark
Harry H
Frank D. Clark
Frank Db. Clark
Frank DD. Clark
Alex R. Miller
Insurance firms declare bathtub a hazard
A brief note highlights insurers warning about bathtubs being unsafe hazards, a topic noted as of interest to young readers and families alike.
Byrd’s Atlantic Crossing Highlighted By Des Moines Tribune
The Des Moines Tribune reflects on Commander Byrd’s three engine flight across the Atlantic, noting it follows two previous American crossings within six weeks. It praises Byrd’s courage, contrasts it with Lindbergh and Chamberlain, and contemplates engine use and future westward attempts.
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Commander Byrd
Atlantic
Chamberlain
Byrd
Arctic
Lindbergh
Des Moines Tribune
The Golfer at Country Club and Quick one liners
A jumble of sharp quips and social jests at a country club scene. A banker type quips about handicap while a girl laughs. A diplomat joke hints at Warsaw blame and Uncle Sam. Banter on diamonds get linked to Mr Woolworth and a cockney exchange closes with a rail ad critique.
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Warsaw
Sam
Rural Letter Carriers Meet at Wayland for Season Opener
The Washington County Rural Letter Carriers association held its first meeting of the season July 2 at the M. R. B. church in Wayland with about fifty attendees from Wayland Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside Noble Washington and Mt. Pleasant. The gathering included music readings an address of welcome by Postmaster Clair Sodergren responses and a lengthy resolutions agenda outlining pay reforms retirement changes and governance moves.
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Washington County Rural Letter Carrier's Association
M. RB
Wayland
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Riverside
Noble
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
America
Assembly
Donald Roth
Florence Bergh
Clair Sodergren
Prody A. Borkoski
Mel Crandal
Philadelphia
Sodergren
Henry County
Prody A. Borkoghi
Frank D. Clark
J. &. Wolf
Washington County
Iowa
Postoffice Department
United States Congress
H. Billany
Congress
National Rural Letter Carrier's Association
Association
Oklahoma City
Red Oak
Prody A. Bordoski
J. BE. Wolf
J. B. Dautremont
First powered flight and record attempts quiz
Question list asks for year of first powered flight location and distance first official flight by whom year first passenger piloted year first inverted flight year of first nonstop New York Chicago and which two army lieutenants completed nonstop New York to San Diego Answers appear on last page.
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New York
Chicago
Army
San Diego
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Parnest Encore
Rastus
Pellow
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Diplomatic Corps
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Letter Carriers’ Meeting
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Brother Shockley
M. E. Kepler
Lewis Wahl
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H. & A. Baking Company
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