U. 1 Club Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
Notices list a postponed U. 1 club meeting indefinite with no new date. The O. BE. Si-Regular meeting is set for Thursday at eight o clock in the hall. The Ladies Aid of the First United Presbyterian Church plans a Sunset Park picnic Friday evening where each lady brings sandwiches one dish and her own dishes.
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O. BE
Ladies Aid
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Casebeer
Deborah
Ingul
Sanchez
Kelleen
Senor
Seven yachts enter U S Honolulu yacht race from Santa Barbara
Seven yachts have entered the Santa Barbara Honolulu race starting July 21 with four more expected. Entries include Caprice Barbara Yacht Club Idalia California Yacht Club Los Angeles Ingas Newport Yacht Club Sea ward California Yacht Club Spin drift California Yacht Club Has well Santa Barbara Yacht Club Viking IV Newport Yacht Club. Crews count 50 to 75 sportsmen and about 40 seamen. Spindrift commanded by Eugene Overton with Mrs Overton aboard. Sea ward to have wireless.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
Desert bride on the Meager ranch confronts a planned forced wedding
Deborah Meredith a nurse at the Meager ranch faces a coerced marriage to Bob Meager aided by judge Garrity and the Frisco Kid. Deborah escapes toward the desert with Daniel Kelleen, while Meager and Garrity plot to trap her.
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Meager
Deborah Meredith
Mrs. Meager
Bob Meager
Bob
Deborah
Chav
Within the Tunnel Chapter X Assault Scene
The text describes Deborah struggling to break free as an assailant seizes her throat and drags her into darkness among vines. The scene conveys peril and exertion, portraying a violent confrontation in a tense moment of the narrative.
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Deborah
Herdet
Night in the Valley Ends With a Sleepy Hunter Watch
Deborah awakens bound and bruised in a deserted valley as a wary man with a rifle guards the scene. He guards her location, while she recalls a nighttime ride with a trusted ally and wonders if he will return. The tale ends with suspense as she contemplates the danger ahead.
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Deborah
Kelleen
Bob Meager
Sanchez
Goyvert
Journal Ad Opens Doors for State Police Contact
A brief note shows the state force values a newspaper ad as a means to introduce oneself and establish contact. The quoted lines reference seeing an advertisement in the Journal as a good method for outreach.
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Journal
Community Fourth of July Gathering and Local Social Notes
The White Way club and families enjoyed a Fourth of July at Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stewart with a gala lawn display and a large picnic supper. The Kupka family celebrated a surprise seventy fourth birthday in Clinton with relatives from Chicago and Kalona, including a golden cake and gifts. The Kingons class hosted an ice cream and cake gathering at Pleasant Hill church on July fourth with about thirty three attendees. The O Connor reception honored Mr. and Mrs. Earl O Connor on returning from their wedding trip with music and gifts. The Afternoon Bridge Club and husbands dined at the Keeley home marking a home-coming, followed by bridge with out of town guests from Chicago, Pittsburg, and Des Moines totaling about forty attendees.
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White Way Club
Howard Stewart
Anton Kupka
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
Kalona
Mr. Kupka
Lowa
Kingons and Daughters
Pleasant Hill Church
T. M. O'Connor
S. C
Earl O’connor
Pathe
Mary O'Connor
Vera McCreedy
Blanche Murphy
Sara McCreedy
Lillian Endicott
O'Connor
Afternoon Bridge Club
W. M. Keeley
South
Iowa Avenue
Mm ™. Keeley
Keeleys
Califoonia
Patricia
Joenn Keeley
Bridge
Alma Brindley
Chicaco
Hannah Richer Stieffe
Voltaire Pleased With Puppet Show
A fragment notes Voltaire enjoyed puppet shows in the early 18th century and even assisted in manipulating figures during a performance before a duke, reflecting the era’s artistic curiosity and theatrical innovations.
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Voltaire
Malexieu
Duke of Lourden
Geography lesson from Bob prompts curiosity
The speaker asks Bob what geography is and learns it is a book about places like cities and rivers. Bob describes geography as a guide to where things live and how money can help plan trips to those places.
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Bobby
Lschange
Thorne in Testimony Challenges Rock Island Railway Figures
Clifford Thorne testifies before Judge Scott M. Ladd in Des Moines as chief witness for the state. He points to alleged errors of 100 million and 25 million in Rock Island exhibits and cites the 1921 stockholders report valuing the road at 388,277,342, arguing ICC valuation underestimates actual value. Charles Hayden, Rock Island chairman, counters that official valuation refutes overcapitalization and is far below true value.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Scott M. Ladd
Wes
Clifford Thorne
Executive Council
Rock Island
Great Western
Ladd
Iowa
Thorne
Commerce Commission
Charles Hayden
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carpenters Local 1398 Announces Special Meeting
Notice from Carpenters Local 1398 states a special meeting will be held Thursday evening July 12 for installation of officers and initiation of new members. All members urged to attend. A Simpson, R 5 2512.
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Carpenters Local
A. Simpson
Notice for Modern Woodmen social event
Re member the social event at the hall Thursday evening July 12 1925. J G Morarity Clerk notices provided.
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J. G. Morarity
Ladies Aid Meeting At Methodist Church Friday
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a business meeting at the church Friday afternoon at 2 30.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Cyrus Chapter No 13 Masonic Meeting Friday Evening
Notice states Cyrus Chapter No 13 RK A M will hold a regular session Friday evening at unspecified hour. Mark master degree to be conferred with officers C C L Carbaugh and H H P listed.
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Cyrus
RK. A. M
Mark Masters
Cc. L. Carbaugh
HH. P
Moose Hall Social Planned Thursday Evening Event
A social gathering is scheduled at Moose hall for Thursday evening with music by the Highland Four. Organizers invite community members to attend and enjoy performances and fellowship.
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Moose Hall
Highland Four
76 Ladies Aid Meeting Set for July 13 at Duvall Home
The 76 Ladies Aid will meet Friday afternoon July 13 at the home of Mrs Anna Duvall. Mrs Elsie Powell and Mrs Blanche Donshee will serve as assistant hostesses.
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Ladies Aid
Anna Duvall
Elsie Powell
Blanche Donshee
Revival Meetings at U M C A Grounds
Revival meetings are held each evening at 7 30 in the tent on the U M C A grounds Evangelist Chas Winters conducts preaching every night Everyone welcome
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Keveryone
Chas. Winters
Panniv J Coppin Missionary Society Meeting Set
The Panniv J Coppin Women's Mite Missionary society of Shorter A M E Church will meet in regular session tomorrow at 2:00 p m at 420 Sc Ave B Mrs Emma Black host. Scripture quotation letter K Mrs Crump visiting from North Dakota now in Washington will address the gathering. L A P Jones president Emma Black secretary C P Jones pastor.
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Panniv J. Coppin
Stray Bits of Wisdom Quote
A concise aphorism notes contentment with present goods but urges not to settle for personal limits. Attributed to Sir J Mackintosh, the line reflects Victorian-era moralizing on ambition and restraint.
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Sir J. Mackintosh
Indian Dialects in Mexico A Complex Tapestry
The article notes that Mexico hosts over a hundred Indian dialects, with many so distinct that speakers cannot understand each other. It highlights linguistic diversity and the challenge of classifying these speech forms as separate languages.
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Mexico
Beat It Joke Exchange Ends With Quick Exit
A young man recalls entering a store to buy a sponge and making an awkward pun to a saleslady. He immediately realizes the phrasing was inappropriate and leaves the scene quickly, ending the exchange with a humorous beat.
World's Largest Pencil Factory in Nuremberg
The largest pencil factory in the world sits in Nuremberg Germany a longtime center of pencil making since 1760.
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Nuremberg
First Copyright Book The Philadelphia Spelling Book
The first book entered for copyright under U S law was titled The Philadelphia Spelling Book. This historic filing marks the inaugural use of the copyright system in the United States.
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United States
Philadelphia
April Luck and Advice for April Lovers Meetings
A March into romance is foretold with April as a lucky month for young people. A first courtship in April promises a happy outcome, especially on the fifteenth. The charm suggests turning a silver coin before the meeting, wearing something green, and not looking back to ensure good luck.
Thorinaite Found Only in Ceylon Mineral Source
Thorinaite, essential for man thes in incandescent gas lamps, is currently known to occur only in Sri Lanka. Discovered by the Ceylon mineral survey, the mineral is exported to Europe and the United States.
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Ceylon
Ceylon Mineral Survey
Europe
United States
Izaak Was No Scalp Hunter In Portraits
The passage from Charles Bradford’s The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout recalls Izaak Watton, a famed fishing father, who avoided grim imagery and preferred fern, birds, flowers, clear skies, and refined tackle to decorate his fishing portraits.
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Izaak
Izaak Watton
Charles Bradford
Plural Forms of Money in English Usage
The correct plural of money is money. The rule for nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel adds s to form the plural. Monies is an irregular plural used especially for sums of money in some contexts.
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U. 1
U. S.-Honolulu
Cornelius Garrity
Daniel Kelleen
Menger
Desert
France
Nogales
Senor Meager
Calabasis
Stote
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Madras
Ein Klothing Kompany
Sshington
Rothschild’s
Fredrick Reid
Dec
Pheonix Mills
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