Local Notes Highlight Visits and Community Events
Local residents report extended visits by Mrs. Addie Shannon and relatives. Miss Victoria Freding returns from Des Moines and Laurence Ryan from Oskaloosa. An L A society ice cream social was postponed due to basement flooding and will be held July 30 at 8 PM with broad invitation. A Monmouth funeral attendance noted for G W Turner. Fresh dairy offerings advertised by A and P Tea Store Washington Dairy.
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L. A. Society
Community notes and visits across towns
Arch Meat Onfords Wilcones and others spent Saturday in town while many residents, including Mrs. Crocker White and Miss Washington, visited friends in Davenport, Webster, Crawfordsville, and Ottumwa. Local ads promote Fly-Tox for insects and used car service at Jones Auto Co.
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Washington
Davenport
Gibsons
Local social notes mention visits and travel across Iowa
Evelyn Scranton visits Oklahoma City family at the Glen Mace home. Several families travel to Des Moines but rain returns them home. Hetty Wallace visits Iowa City relatives. Jones Auto Co. advertises reconditioned used cars. John Van Roekel and Garrett Van Roekel visit their brother in Leighton and Pella. Rev. Fred Blick recovers from nose injury surgery and will miss Brad dock church until next month. Marjorie Eaton returns home from Brighton after visiting the J. A. Wehr home.
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Fred Blick
Blick
Braddock
Grand balance scales in Bank of England hinge on tiny weights
The Bank of England uses a highly sensitive grand balance where even the weight of a postage stamp can move the index by six inches. This precision underscores the meticulous standards of early 20th century financial measurement.
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Bank of England
Dail Backs 13 Hour Drinking Day For St Patrick
The Dail of Dublin voted 59 to 38 to make St Patrick's Day an extended 13 hour drinking day except Christmas and Good Friday. A Sunday compromise allowing fixed hours received no support. Vice-President O'Higgins argued for strong restraint but the decision was left to a free vote.
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Dublin
St. Patrick's
Dail
O'Higgins
Paris Fashion Notes on Coat Styles and Hats
A Parisienne models a three-quarter length coat and straight line suit with fine rep material trimmed in white braid. The outfit features a large hat as a relief from the small cloche or tricorne trend.
Removing Ceiling Spots with Tithes and Alcohol
A Popular Science Monthly note explains treating ceiling spots with a tithesied mixture dissolved in alcohol. The lime is shaken with alcohol until itcrumbles into powder, brushed on the spot, and allowed to dry before painting.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fortitude and Duty in Locke’s View of Law
The passage reflects a quiet fortitude as a man does his duty amid danger. It suggests that the best laws arise from examples of virtue and are formed for the good by learning from the crimes of others.
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Locke
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Frank Scranton
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Webster
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Gladdon Mast
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Max Coffey
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Keota
Edgar Porter
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McElhinney Drug Co
Evelyn Scranton
Oklahoma City
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W. M. Keeley
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Dee Moines
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Leighton
Garrett van Roekel
Pella
John van Roekel
Marjorie Eaton
Brighton
J. A. Wehr
Washington Battery Station
Vos
Russel Conner
W. D. Loftiss
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