First Inning at Fort Mortoi Courthouse
A Colorado courthouse scene unfolds with a restless crowd on the steps awaiting a trial. The district judge, sheriff, prosecutor, and defense attorneys mingle as a boyish game of catch breaks the tension while the jury remains out.
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Colorado
Fort Mortoi
Pueblo
Johnnie
Hardy
Hackett
Blake
Janky
Clarence
Rardy
Courthouse
Adrain
Jamestown
Fort Morton
Copperthwait
Duke
Flynn
Copperithwait
Bagh
Ami
True
Trackett
Judge Hiller
Jlardy
Eagle Hotel
When the Jury Was Out
A dramatic trial ends with Copperthwait facing a jail term and joining a courtroom baseball game. He plays first base and later slides home for a dramatic victory as the jury returns with a verdict. The scene blends tension, small-town life and a momentary escape in sport.
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Copperthwait
Hardy
Short
Third
Wishbone bedtime tale explains the old chicken bone superstition
A father tells his children a fairy tale origin of the wishbone. On a feast day a peasant and wife pull the broken bone to grant wishes. The wife ends with a red ribbon, fulfilling her wish to wear it to the fair, while the husband loses his piece.
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Daddy
Jack
Evelyn
Crowd of Kindly Crowd Heroism Amid Heat and Thirst
Describes a crowd distinguished by feminine traits, offering kindness to women and children and those exhausted by long waits and heat. Notes a shift from viewing crowds as demoralizing to recognizing collective heroism and unselfish sacrifice across history.
County News Happenings Across Communities
Local correspondents report on events and people from various county communities. Notable items include social gatherings, school activities, and daily happenings reflecting village life and public affairs in the region.
Wellman Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Projects
John Carter and Victor Carr attended to business in Iowa City while W P Gardner adds a cement block extension to the Oldaker and Romine store. The Bumblebee train will carry mail twice daily, aiding east and west routes as locals travel for visits, sales, and union meetings.
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Wellman
John Carter
Victor Carr
Iowa City
W. P. Gardner
Oldaker and Romine
Perrin Bros
Jennie Lietz
Tipton
Nancy Nesmith
Fred Shhroeder
Muscatine
H. H. Willson
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Dan Anderson of Washington visited Mrs. Jas. McFadden and other friends Saturday. Clarence and Merle Proudfit of Washington were visitors here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Maxwell are Washington visitors today. Mrs. E. Proudfit returned home after a week's visit with relatives here. The Misses Mina and Florence McCleary and Margaret and Grace Giffen went to Havre to visit at the Lee McCleary home. Wallace Cherryholmes of Washington is a business visitor here today. The Misses Mazel Williams and Eva...
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Keota
West Chester
Lexington
J. N. Eyestone
A. J. Sanders
C. C. Stover
Minneapolis
M. Zimmerman
Harry Chalupa
Iowa City
Pleasant Plain
Ethel Wishard
Ellis Williams
Reuben Wahl
Main Street
Crawfordsville
Dan Anderson
Washington
Jas. McFadden
Clarence and
Merle Proudfit
J. G. Maxwell
E. Proudfit
Mina
Florence McCleary
Margaret
Grace Giffen
Havre
Lee McCleary
Wallace Cherryholmes
Mazel Williams
Eva
Matthews and Taylor visit distant relatives in town
Matthews of Wyman were visitors today. Guy Taylor of Ohio arrived to visit his aunt Mrs Rebeca Proadfit. Mrs Jas Kelsey and daughter May Burris attended the funeral of Mrs Wesley Price at Ainsworth yesterday. The business men's ball game is set for Wednesday at 2 40 P M.
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Matthews
Wyman
Guy Taylor
Ohio
Rebecca Proadfit
Jas. Kelsey
May Burris
Wesley Price
Ainsworth
WHERE THEY LEFT MARGARET
A Columbus Dispatch joke recalls a young Irishman who speeds his car for his sisters, frightening them with the chauffeur and prompting the younger sister to reveal they left Margaret ten minutes earlier, in a humorous misadventure about automobiles and manners.
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Tonneau
Margaret
Columbus Dispatch
The Hat and Royalty in Parliament Etiquette
The hat figures prominently in civilization and parliaments with elaborate etiquette. Two peers retain the right to remain covered in royalty’s presence. The king habitually wears his field marshal’s hat before delivering the speech to the assembled peers.
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Fjords
Winslow Show Opens Weeklong Engagement Here
The Winslow troupe presents a seven day engagement in North Washington with daily shows. The act includes six attractions led by an animal feature. They boast a strong season and invite all to attend, promising unobjectionable performances.
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Winslow
Washington
Automatic Penny Slot Lights Aid Zar Kau Townsfolk
In Zar Kau, Silesia, authorities install a coin operated light at the foot of an electric street lamp. After extinguishing hours, a coin gives twelve minutes of light along the roadway, helping residents who fear darkness.
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Zarkau
Wasps Massively Slain Over a White Flower Hint
A London Daily Mail note reports a garden near Aldershot where fifty queen wasps were killed in half an hour. The insects flocked to a single rhododendron bush with white flowers believed to be highly honey rich. Gardeners pinched flowers to kill the queens, noting this unprecedented slaughter and suggesting cultivation of the same flower to deter wasps.
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Aldershot
London Daily Mail
Iit
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Harry Moore
Lake Okoboji
H. L. Bryson
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R. G. Cherry
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Chicago
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Smith
Elmer
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Granville
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Lena Herr
James Haller
Nellie McConnell
Haskins
BK. D. Lewis
Rebekah’s
Christiana James
Geneva Smith
Joseph Cope
Rebecca Tatman
J. M. Dodds
Elberta
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester, Iowa
Studebaker
Surreys
Studebakers
Mason Transfer and Storage Co
Washington, Iowa
Royalty
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