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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1935
Page
6
A humorous note recalls Laddie's growth from a tiny three year old at 25 percent height and 17 pounds to now 383 percent tall and 33 pounds. The piece marks a coming of age with a cake baked by Ma Dugan and 30 candles, one for each inch and pound growth.
West Chester resident Mrs R C Ferguson recalls a ten day trip through Guide Rock Nebraska where the Republican river rose ten feet higher than in 1915, washing away bridges and flooding lowlands while residents saved belongings and livestock. A pontoon bridge and rowboat ferry aided cross-river trade as doctors vaccinated residents against typhoid and news of a Des Moines plane faded beside a Nebraska tornado.
In a police court scene, Isobel Vane declares herself Millie’s supposed killer, while Roger Thornley wrestles with rage and a revolver. The judge frees Lawrence Vane on related counts as Thornley is jailed. a carved head and a jubilant crowd end the chaotic day.
Betty Potter and Lawrence Vane plot a newspaper scoop as Cyrus Mantel hints at a second reveal. Mantel writes a mock notice about Betty and Lawrence in Betty’s notebook, then wryly dismisses his involvement and departs. Betty plans to publish the first scoop at once.
Mrs Wa Edw Miller of Kalona died at her home there on July 5 after a spring illness and childbirth. She aged 82 years 11 months 7 days and leaves husband three children and many relatives. Funeral services were held at the home and burial followed in Arthur Illinois. The notice also lists local visitors and Sunday dinner guests in the Kalona area.
The Northern Star reports the 4H girls club meeting at Living Lake with Jean Walker presenting the Ames 4-H convention report and a demonstration on bed making. The session included a laundry focus with patterns shared and a popcorn ball treat.
S. Gross reports severe stomach pains that prevented work and says after using Dr Emil's Adla Tablets the pains are gone. Geo. Lee Daniel, a local druggist, endorses the product and offers a back guarantee.
Cyrus K Mantel concludes a complex murder investigation involving Isobel Vane, Millie Thornley, Roger Thornley, and Donetta Dane. He outlines deductions about a missing wife, elopement plots, a Vane trial, and the head found in California, ending with his secretive notebook and plan for justice.
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