Ladies Missionary Society to Meet in Pleasant Plains
The Ladies' Missionary society of the Pleasant Plains auxiliary will meet with Mrs. BE. N. Wright in the city on Wednesday, August 1. The Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church will meet next Monday evening at Miss Bertha Brown's home on South Iowa avenue. Mrs. Ella Savage entertained friends yesterday afternoon at her South Marion avenue home in honor of Mrs. Rosecrans and Mrs. Burke of Oskaloosa and Adrian Rosecrans of Arizona.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society of the
Pleasant Plains
BE. N. Wright
City
Queen Esther
The
Methodist Church
South Marion Avenue
Ella Savage
Rosecrans
Burke
Oskaloosa
Adrian Rosecrans
Arizona
Washington guests visit Rosecrans farm anniversary
A party from Washington traveled to the Rosecrans farm near West Chester to honor Mrs. Rosecrans and her daughter Mrs. Menzen Burke of Oskaloosa along with Adrian Rosecrans of Arizona. En route they stopped at the Joe McAnulty farm west of the city and enjoyed fresh ice cold buttermilk.
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Washington
Rosecrans
West Chester
Menzen Burke
Oskaloosa
Adrian Rosecrans
Arizona
Joe McAnulty
Fourth Grade Piano Recital At Smouse's Hall
Miss Bertha Anderson of Crawfordsville gave a fourth grade piano recital at Smouse's hall assisted by Miss Margaret Davis of Cotter and musicians Dr. G. H. Pratt William Roberts and Rev. Elias Handy offered opening remarks and featured pieces by Skelton Buck Wollenhaupt and S. Smith along with Bandolero by Stuart.
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Smouse's Hall
Bertha Anderson
Crawfordsville
Elias Handy
Kunkel
the Ripple
Skelton
Buck
Margaret Davis
A. Klude
Wollenhaupt
Mountain Stream
S. Smith
Bandolero
Stuart
G. H. Pratt
Music catalog entry for Chopin and peers in piano works
The item lists Valse Caprice by Newland with vocal Sing Me to Sleep by Greene and William Roberts, and Chopin Valse Op. 64 No. 1, alongside Valse Arabesque by Lack, indicating a catalog of piano and vocal pieces.
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A. Valse
Newland
Sing Me
Greene
William Roberts
Chopin
B. Valse
Lack
Manly manners in money handling noted by former fiancée
A woman who ended an engagement cites her valuation of a man’s financial habits. She rejects a fiancé who carries money in a fish scale purse, preferring men who keep coins in loose pockets and use a leather billfold for dignity.
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New York Sun
Fire Devastates Much of Rome City Districts under Nero
The report states that ten of Rome's fourteen municipal districts were destroyed by a conflagration said to be started by Emperor Nero. Hundreds are dead, property loss is unestimable, and thousands of Romans were left homeless as debris was cleared and the city rebuilt. Nero blamed Christians to divert blame, sparking early Christian persecutions.
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Rome
Nero
Vast World Coal Output and Natural Healings
The article notes world coal production around 790 million tons annually and argues vast reserves may last thousands of years. It contrasts this with Sir Robert Ball on solar heat, then discusses natural bodily reactions when ill, diarrhea, and profuse perspiration as the body's cleansing processes.
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Sir Robert Rall
Summer School Closes and Iowa City Commencement
The University of Iowa midsummer commencement was held in the Hall of Liberal Arts with addresses by President George B. MacLean and Rev. Dr. Charles R. Brown. Degrees were awarded to graduates including Kiese, Reed, Beaulieu, Thomas, Longstreth, Johnson, Ross, Marshall, Breese, Portlock, Bevins, and Tweed. Miss Ethel Elliott of Marshalltown will succeed Miss Mary Sleight Everts as public speaking instructor. dean of women position pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Hall of Liberal Arts
George B. MacLean
Charles R. Brown
Oakland
Calif
Thomas KE. Johnson
Node
Clara A. Ross
Ames
Florence Rose Marshall
Cresco
Garfield Eugene Breese
Beth M. Portlock
New London
Nathan 8. Bevins
Hawkeye
Horace Anthony Tweed
Forest City
Ethel Elliott
Marshalltown
Mary Sleight Everts
Miss Everts
Miss Hiliott
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Judge W J Babb to resign Iowa regent post
Report from Mount Pleasant states Judge W J Babb regent of the State University of Iowa will leave the state to become general attorney for a large Aurora Illinois manufacturer. The board of regents denied the move earlier. A new regent from the First district is expected, with Hon J J Seerley of Burlington likely to be chosen.
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Iowa City
Mount Pleasant
W. J. Babb
State University of Iowa
Aurora
Ill
Board of Regents
Babb
J. J. Seerley
Burlington
Local residents return from visits and travel across Iowa towns
John Waters returns from Davenport business trip while Mrs. Frank Stewart and others come back from Mussatine and Nora Springs. Siegel Johnson and wife visit from Davenport. Ray Hauser visits Mediapolis. Ralph Junkin returns from Burlington on business. Several residents travel to Columbus Junction and Cedar Falls for family or schooling. Marion O Loughlin’s trousers are torn by a dog. Marshal Ewing hunts the dog and plans to shoot it. Ewing also detains a prisoner dog in the calaboose for scaring a horse and causing an express wagon incident.
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John Waters
Davenport
Frank Stewart
Mussatine
Siegel Johnson and Wife
City
Marion O'Loughlin
George Stewart
Washington
Marshal Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Calaboose
W. D. Shearer
Dexter
U. S. Express
S. S. Officer Is Killed on Chattanooga Bridge
L ieutenant Clarence England of the Chattanooga was killed on the bridge when a life bullet from the French cruiser Dupetit Thouars during small arms practice struck the vessel. Other shots hit the Chattanooga as the incident occurred near Chefoo China on July 28.
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England
Chattanooga
Chefoo
China
Clarence England
aMeer
Dupetit Tsouars
Local arrivals and visits noted in Fairfield area
O. T. Smith arrived from Dubuque for business. Florence Patterson traveled to Fairfield to visit friends. Mrs. D. A. Pettitt returned from Muscatine. Miss sther Snook returned to Fairfield from city visits. Frances Siples went to Midon to visit Mrs. Hartwick and others. Sil, a visitor, went to Fairfield. Maude Gorham returned from Cedar Falls where she had been at school.
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Mary Hunter
Cedar Falls
Mary DeVoe
Sadie Warner
Keota
Florence Patterson
Fairfield
D. A. Pettitt
Muscatine
Sther Snook
Frances Siples
Midon
Lloyd Hartwick
Mollie Smith
Milwood
Sil
Maude Gorham
JAWS AS WEAPONS IN PRIMATES AND HUMAN HISTORY
A Blackwood's Magazine essay argues that canine teeth in apes serve purely as weapons, not for feeding, and that jaw strength and facial muscles shaped social and evolutionary outcomes. It links ancestral weapon use to modern human behavior and social conflict.
Celestine Named Child Sparks Confusion Over Name
Mrs. Lombard learns the baby named by her former cook is Celestine with Li for Lombard. The exchange reveals the child’s name is Celestine and the cook deflects with humor about Hannah. The scene unfolds in a playful, pointed household moment.
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Lombard
Celestine
Anny Hannah
Remarkable Madagascar Rock Fortress Housing Wild People
In northern Madagascar lies a vast natural fortress stood 1,000 feet high and eight square miles in area. The rock is so steep it cannot be climbed without artificial means. Its hollow interior can only be entered via a subterranean passage, inhabited by a tribe who call themselves the people of the rocks.
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Madagascar
Origin of the Sidesaddle and Royal Introduction
The sidesaddle for women traces to Anne of Bohemia wife of Richard II introducing the practice after a deformity forced her to ride sidesaddle. Prior English riders used astride. The custom then spread among English riders.
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Anne of Bohemia
Emperor
Germany
Richard II
England
A Plea For Cannibalism by Bronson Alcott Analyzed
The Concord philosopher Bronson Alcott argued that if eating meat is necessary one should choose the best option. The Yankee Plate cites his strong plea for cannibalism as nearly unanswerable.
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Bronson Alcott
Concord
The Way to Get a Chance Says Columbia State
A Columbia State editorial argues that opportunity is not given but earned by taking initiative. It contends that individuals must seize chances rather than waiting for someone to grant them progress. The piece emphasizes self reliance and主动 action.
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Columbia State
Express Horse Runs Off In Disturbing City Incident
Dexter the express horse bolted after a dog barked near Teeter's news depot. Charley Warner was tossed from the wagon with a knee injury risk but no serious harm. The wagon struck the curb causing damage. the horse was subdued and will be disciplined. City Marshal Ewing captured the dog and it faces death by sunset in the calaboose.
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Dexter
Shearer
Teeter
Dex
Charley Warner
Ewing
Calaboose
Mrs C A MecWilliams visits Washington and returns
Mrs C A MecWilliams returns to Washington after a visit here with her two grandsons Walter and Vincent McWilliams accompanying her. Mrs Ella Rowne and her daughter also return to Washington after a pleasant visit with Mrs James Sprague and family. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a constitutional remedy claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 guarantee. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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C. A. MecWilliams
Washington
Walter
Vincent McWilliams
Ella Rowne
James Sprague
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Nature’s Methods
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
Prop
Ethel
Elliott
Mary
Sieight Everts
Babe
J.J. Seekey
William Henry Kiese
Fayette
Leslie Ivy Reed
Odebolt
Leo Victor Beaulieu
Des Moines
Seth Thomas
Fort Dodge
Oscar I. Longstreth
Little Rock
Judge Babb
State
Ray Hauser
Mediapolis
Ralph Junkin
R. S. Taylor
Scranton Correspondence School
H. B. Case
Nora Springs
G. W. Boileau
John
Columbus Junction
B. J. Wilson
John Richards
Sarah
Cotter
Roberts
S. S
O. T. Smith
Dubuque
Stevens
Washington, Iowa
Ign
J.c.smith
Cash Grocery
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