John H Huston Reed of Haskins Dead at 63
John H Huston Reed of Haskins died yesterday evening at 8 15 at his home after a brief illness. He was a Presbyterian and a respected resident. Funeral services Monday at 10 am at the church in Masking with burial in Ashbury cemetery near Wayne, Henry county. Born July 2 1864 in Henry county, he married Lydia Woodruff March 1 1877. He is survived by his widow, three children William B Reed of Waterloo, Clara Dessie Green of Hilla Iowa, Florence F Twinam of Dubai Wis, five grandchildren and one great grandchild, one brother and three sisters.
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Haskins
Mr. Reed
Presbyterian Church
Fe Ehareh
Masking
Ashbury
Wayne
Henry County
William A. Reed
Marty EB
Huston) Reed
Lydia Woodruff
Ohda
Nebraska
Iowa
William B. Reed
Waterloo
Clara Dessie Green
Hilla
Florence F. Twinam
Dubai
Wis
Sites ,Hall
Berkely
Calif
Vasht Huntsberry
Arcadia
Ohio
of, Milter
Olds
James Reed
Patlington
Union Telephone Chain Sold to California Buyer
Lon Dunn of Long Head, California buys five telecommunication plants Keosauqua Bonaparte Stockport Douds and Birmingham from Alex DeBord Company. The Union Telephone Company of Wapello County changes hands with Dunn taking over management from Bonaparte headquarters. The transaction, valued in the thousands, ranks as a major southeastern Iowa deal.
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Fhve
Keosauqua
Bonaparte
Stockport
Douds
Birmingham
Lon Dunn
Long Head
California
Alex DeBord
Mrs Johann Mpeldel to entertain We Kofeh club
An entertainment program is set for Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Johann Mpeldel as the guest. The event invites members to attend and enjoy the program, with details appearing in local notices.
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Johann “Mpeldel
Kofeh Club
Threshing Season Opens With Higher Yields Reported
Threshing is underway in the Washington area and expected to finish early. Farmer Charlie R. Schaffer, north of town, threshed fifteen acres of oats and wheat mix and reports a yield of 778 bushels.
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Washington
Charlies R. Schaffer
Death of Mrs Sumner Beecher in Los Angeles
Mrs John Davidson learns of the death of her niece Mrs Sumner Beecher of Kingman Arizona who died July Sth at St Vincents hospital Los Angeles California after a long illness. Beecher was daughter of Mrs Davidson's sister formerly Miss Ida Hays. She was thirty years old and leaves her father husband and four small children.
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Sumner Beecher
Kingman, Ariz
St. Vincents Hospital
Los Angeles
Castre
Beecher
Wiking Reaches Pine River En Route to Ft. Snelling Camp
Ferry Fields arrived at Pine River visiting his uncle before the Ft. Snelling military training camp opens. He planned to travel with Smith Brookhart and Bob Shields but was delayed. Ferry continued alone, finding rides and camping along the route.
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Minnesota
Pine River
Ft. Snelling
Smith Brookhart
Bob Shields
Smith
Rob
Ferry
Sunday Schedule Notes for Church Services
Sunday school will be held at 10 oclock with no preaching service. The Allen Lea gue Endeavor will meet at 6 30.
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Allen League Endeavor
Mother of Fourteen Dies at Burlington Farm Home
Mrs. Wilhelmina Oetken, mother of fourteen children, dies at her Burlington area farm home after forty five years’ residence. Born in Germany in 1852 she came to the United States at age two. Her husband died two years ago. She leaves seven sons and three daughters, a brother and four sisters.
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Wilhelmina Oetken
Heme
Germany
Road graders to start next week in this county
Representatives of J. W. Peed & Sone of Fort Dodge, road grading contractors, arrived to begin work in the county next week. Their first project is the Ainsworth road east from town, starting at the Crozier corner. They will move equipment from Henry county and likely employ many local Washington county men.
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Fort Dodge
Washington
Henry County
Peed
Ainsworth Road
Crozier Corner
Peeds
Washington County
Des Moines to Host Fifth District League of Women Voters Meet
Des Moines will host the fifth district League of Women Voters annual convention the first week in November officials announced. The district includes Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Montana Utah Idaho and the Dakotas and more than 1600 women are expected to attend with the national executive committee meeting during the convention.
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League of Women Voters
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Montana
Utah
Idaho
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South Dakota
Call of the Wild Goose Echoes Through Literature
An 1834 Thoreau reference links the term Hank to imitative goose cries in Walden, noting later uses by Oliver Wendell Holmes and Theodore Roosevelt in hunting contexts, with mentions of honking sounds as geese fly overhead.
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Woods
Henry David Thoreau
Americus Peturatist
Oliver Wendell Helmet
Theodore Reoovereit
Maple leads in croquet mallet wood choices
Makers favor maple for mallet heads while handles use beech birch or maple. American Forestry Magazine notes mallet heads may use lig num vitae or teak and warns that heads wear out before other parts, splitting and chipping over time.
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American Forestry Magazine of
Washington
The Greatness of W. B. Reister
A brief note praising W. B. Reister for his influence in selling butter and teaching others to sell, buy cream and eggs, and to honor him. The writer emphasizes Reister’s moral example despite not holding public office.
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W. 8. Reister
Lloyd Edgar Named to City High School Faculty
Supt. W C Harding announces Lloyd Edgar of Morning Sur has been elected to the high school English faculty to replace Miss Marcia DeBey who resigned. Edgar, a Geneva College graduate, is attending summer school at the University of Illinois and is noted for athletics, set to assist Coach Dickinson in local sports.
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Morning Sur
Marcia DeBey
Edgar
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Beaver Falls
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Iowa towns push for municipal bathing beaches
Burlington leads a regional push for safe public swim facilities as Ottumwa Fort Madison Des Moines and Fairfield all pursue municipal beaches. Ottumwa already opened a safe bathe site with lights to extend use to 9 30 or 10 p m while Fort Madison plans a beach funded by a local theatre.
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Iowa
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Fairfield
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Des Moines
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Altho
Illinois
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No Advocate but Itself Quote
An excerpt from a Thomas Wentworth Higginson letter urges self vindication through steady labor rather than seeking external merit. It emphasizes that true value requires no advocate and that effort should pursue an ultimate, self-evident good.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Scent in Each Wood Says Smell Distinguishes Woods
A short note from the American Forestry Magazine claims that if humans had a stronger sense of smell, each wood species would emit a unique odor. The piece suggests trained noses could distinguish woods beyond sight.
Double Birthday Celebrations and Socials Highlight Local Club
The Rebekaha held a large turnout at T C O F hall for a lively meeting and candidate ballots. Danny Moriarty turned six with pink ice cream and cake at his Moriarty home party attended by about twenty children. Mrs. John Mauthe celebrated her eighty six birthday with flowers, greetings, Sunset Park picnic, and a birthday cake. White Way club hosted sixty guests at Mrs. Will Munro’s home for flags, flowers, music, readings, and contests ending with Eva Smith winning a cake.
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New York
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Uncle Sam
Columbia
Eva Smith
Mra
Frank Miller
Dainty Linen Prize Ends Club Event With Gifts
Miss May Pearson won third honors in the second prize round as patriotic dressed girls assisted Mrs. Munro in a red and white luncheon. At day’s end the club president presented Mrs. Munro with birthday gifts from members.
Kendall to Address Nevada Convention Opening Fort Dodge
Governor Nate Kendall will address a joint meeting of county officers at Fort Dodge on August 11. The State Association of County Supervisors holds its 26th annual convention August 10–12 with other county officials meeting concurrently. State Senator J. B. Buser will speak on the road question. Field officials promise full programs soon.
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Nate Kendall
County Officers’ Association of the State
Fort Dodge
W. F. Randall
Story
County Supervisors’ Association
State Association of County Supervisors
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Kendall
J. B. Buser
Little David Bargain Gag Frustrates Mother
A mother threatens to spank her usually naughty four year old son Little David for misbehaving. After a moment he replies asking where the bargain is, deflating the punishment with a witty remark.
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David
Borrowed Smiles Ship Ahoy
Wartime style quip from L A Taylor about marriage on a ship with a parson quick to wed in a pinch and a promise of twenty knots up in a pinch.
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L. A
Dentist Claim Sparks Parenty Pride Misquote
A playful quarrel between an eloquent dentist and a sardonic chiropractor centers on bragging about a baby’s first tooth or corn. Adolph F. Lonk is cited with a biting aside.
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A Study in Einstein's Relativity Lady and the Conductor
A humorous exchange quoted by Hdward J. Rife features a traveler asking which end of a moving car to exit from as both ends stop, highlighting a playful take on relativity concepts.
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X rays test for imitation paintings reveal hidden shapes
Dasher notes X rays can reveal flaws beneath paint in paintings. Friedman remarks on detecting fake art by X ray images showing underlying canvases and tools.
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Flasher
Dasher
Edward L. Friedman
Trinidad planter makes paper from sugar cane and bamboo
A Trinidad planter reports producing paper from a mix of sugar cane refuse and bamboo fiber that matches the quality of top wood pulp products.
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Trinidad
Matrimonial Ad Sparks Debate On Signer Versus Singer
A garbled matrimonial ad hints at a desire for a good signer or singer. The fragment suggests confusion over the role of a partner who can pay bills, with unclear context and possible sarcasm about mercenary motives.
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Besten
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