Hawkeye Troops Back From Russia
A detachment of a dozen officers and several men from the Three Hundred Thirty-ninth Infantry was mustered out at Camp Dodge after returning from Archangel. Lt Glen W Weeks of Eagle Grove says mutiny charges were unfounded and describes bolshevik forces as well trained with strong officers, noting Allied forces faced superior numbers and limited manpower in Russia.
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Des Moines
Russia
Camp Dodge
Archangel
Glen W. Weeks
Eagle Grove
Detroit
Weeks
Bolshkeviki
France
War Department
Monkey Wrench Moment in Birthday Tool Chest
Jack shows his new tool chest and, with his father explaining each tool, boasts to a neighbor about a hammer a saw and a hatchet before realizing the oddity of a wrench. He quips that it is a wrench to monkey with.
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Jack
Daddy
Bob
The Other Way Round
A Winnipeg Telegram aphorism notes that stepping from the beaten path brings either success or failure. The saying emphasizes risk in choosing unconventional routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Telegram
Auto Hits Bridge in Blinding Dust Near Ainsworth
Dayle Frame of this community drove a new Velie south on the Red Ball Route with a lady companion when a dust cloud hid a cement bridge at South Creek. They crashed into the railing, the car a near total wreck, but occupants escaped injury. Rex Long of Crawfordsville, in a Dodge Roadster, was racing them.
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Ainsworth
The
Journal
Dayle Frame
South Creek
Frame
Community notices on girls recreation planning and mission society picnic
A meeting to organize the girls for summer recreation led by Miss Valborg Jensen is set for Monday at 8 p.m. at the Commercial club. The Young Woman's Home Missionary Society plans a picnic supper Monday at 6 30 p.m. at Sunset Park. There will be no Pleasant Plain Missionary Society meeting in August.
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Valborg Jensen
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Sunset Park
The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Methodist Choir Picnic Postponed to Wednesday Night
The Methodist Choir picnic scheduled for Tuesday night is postponed to Wednesday night. All members are urged to attend.
Queen Esther Circle Meeting Tonight at Eight
The Queen Esther Circle will meet this evening at 8:00 with Miss Nita Belle McKeon. All members urged to attend and bring a new member.
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Sue Queen Esther Circle
Nita Belle McKeon
Speed of Carrier Pigeons Across Long Distances
Carrier pigeons on journeys of 100 miles or more average speeds from 37 to 438 miles per hour. The best horse lasts only six or seven minutes at that pace. Pigeons fly about 33 yards per second.
No man can condemn another, Browne on judgment
A reflective daily thought attributed to Sir Thomas Browne argues that no person can justly condemn or censure another since true knowledge of another person is beyond reach. The sentiment centers on limits of judgment and understanding.
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Sir Thomas Browne
Ford Into Ditch Injuries Slight Near Ainsworth
Fred Coakley and three others were thrown from a Ford when it went into a ditch after passing another car on the road home from Washington. Coakley broke a collar bone. Mrs Coakley Orville and Martha Hazlett suffered only bruises. The crash occurred near the Manford Wilcox home east of No 4 school.
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Washington
Fred Coakley
Coakley
No. 4 School House
Ainsworth
Bound Over to Grand Jury in Lewdness Case
Mrs May Wagner and Oscar Anderson were bound over to the grand jury at the September term by Justice D C Kyle. Bonds were set at 200 each but not furnished. They remain jailed with Sheriff R H McCarty after a seven o clock hearing in the justice's office.
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May Wagner
Oscar Anderson
Justice of the Peace
D. C. Kyle
R. H. McCarty
Chiropractor Cordelia Klopfenstine Opens Office
Cordelia E. Klopfenstine a chi ropractor has located in room 410 at the F and M Bank Building with phone listing 447 Black for the practice.
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Cordelia E. Klopfenstine
F & M Bank
Black
Overwork Fears Rejected By Mind and Mood Discipline
The passage argues that balance in mind and body prevents overwork. It promotes a cheerful outlook, measured eating to activity, and avoidance of stimulants. It claims disciplined will and clear thinking enable extraordinary productivity without burnout.
Incubator Chick Hatching Stuns County Fair Onlookers
A visibly intoxicated man at the county fair gawks at a newly opened incubator in floral hall. He claims eggs hatch within an hour, insisting the display outshines anything seen before.
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County Fair
Floral Hall
Won't Take Advice Leads to Barrel Fall
A girl recalls telling her brother to fall back after he slipped from the woodshed roof into a barrel beneath it. The remark shows a stubborn streak and a humorous misjudgment before the incident.
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Dot
Time Transfixes Youthful Flourish in Shakespeare Quote
A compact Shakespearean epigraph notes time as the force that halts the vibrant display of youth, reflecting on the inevitability of aging and the passing of beauty amid the playful mischief of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Dry Wave Boosts Berries In Delaware Maryland Area
Prohibition fuels a spike in strawberry prices as a Chicago packing plant opens a vast fruit preserving operation in the heart of the Delaware and eastern Maryland strawberry districts. Prices rise from 5–10 cents to 30–87 cents per quart. syrup earns 3.50 a gallon. Farmers report about 1000 dollars per acre in income, while packers close the plant after the season ends.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Delaware
Maryland
Ceaucescu Says Bela Kun Faction Still Holds Hungary
Paris dispatch notes premier Clemen ceau states peace with Hungary and food relief impossible while Bela Kun government violates armistice terms. Report also refutes rumors of Bela Kun overthrow.
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Paris
Lremier Clemenceau
Hungary
Bela Kun
Mutual Home Association in Tacoma Dissolved by Court Decree
In Tacoma on July 28, the Mutual Home Association on Joe's Day Puget Sound, once called the free love colony, was dissolved after twenty years by court decree. A battle for control between two factions dragged the colony into litigation.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mutual Home Association
Puget Sound
Free Love Colony
Want Column Clue Sells Local Item In Paper
A brief note in the want column signals a local item for sale. Readers are advised to check the column for details and contact information.
Polish Catholic Israelite party opposes Jewish autonomy in Poland
The Polish Catholic Israelite patriot party publishes an open letter to the allies denouncing Jewish autonomy in Poland and its schools. It says the policy “raises a Chinese wall” between citizens and expresses deep grievance as Poles and Israelites. It appeals for removal of the restrictive clause.
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Israelite Patriot Party
Warsaw
Catholc Israelite Patriot Party
Poland
Every thought by genius and piety alters the world
A compact quote noting that every idea shaped by genius and virtue leaves a lasting impact on the world through human achievement and moral influence.
Sword for Gen Pershing to be presented by Congress
Washington July 28 General Pershing will be presented with a sword and the thanks of congress on his return from France. Republicans in the house tentatively decided on this plan after the Caldwell resolution seeking a joint session to welcome the commander in chief of the American expeditionary force sparked controversy.
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Washington
Pershing
Congress
France
House
Representative Caldwell
Dem
New York
Senate
Inventions of Americans and the Tank Connection
An English proverb about a remedy for a bite is noted alongside a reflection on American inventions. The piece credits Sir Hiram Maxim with a deadly war machine and links its antidote the tank to an invention by Benjamin Holt, highlighting cross national influence in technology.
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Hiram Maxim
Benjamin Holt
Fish Dealer Fresh Breathes Life In Odd Boston Moment
An odd Boston scene is described where a fish dealer appears fresh and breathing, the setting linked to an evening transcript and a curious encounter with a passerby. The fragment hints at a quirky local moment without full context or details.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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