Derby at Epsom Downs Captures English Passion
England readies for the Derby at Epsom on June 6 with a field of about 30 horses. American jockey George Archibald rides one English favorite while Britons and visitors swarm the grounds in a carnival of betting, tents, and pageantry.
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Epsom Downs
England
St. Louis
British Isles
Charles III
United States
America
Mecca
Long Tom
Henry
Skipper Sparrow
Atlantic
Bret Harte
Golden West
Greensword
Britain
Great Rifle Shot Chick Ross Known as Expert Marksman
Ralph Pratt of the Fox Theater recalls Chick Ross's childhood in Winfield. Ross became a renowned amateur rifle shooter in Iowa, capable of dusting hazelnuts mid-air and hitting tin cans with a 32 calibre cartridge, earning a statewide reputation.
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Ralph Pratt
Fox Theater
Chick Ross
Winfield
Chick
Iowa
Drivers Should Back From Parking Space
City officials urge motorists to back out of parking spaces and turn right rather than driving straight ahead. Police patrols emphasize strict enforcement of simple safety rules to reduce accidents and improve traffic observance.
Family plans a 62 mile hike to Keosauqua
Mrs. Oscar Haney and her four children set out tomorrow on a hike to Keosauqua to visit her father. They will carry camping gear and camp outdoors overnight with a possible train ride if the trek becomes harder than expected.
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Oscar Haney
Keosauqua
Wellston Club and Community Meetings Announced
Local clubs and societies listed with meeting times and hosts including the Wellston Social club with Mrs Mabe and various gatherings at 9403 rd Century Club 9413, 9513 Prairie Blower Missionary Society with Mrs Newt Benson, Moose Lodge Social with Highlands Four, and a Pleasant Hill school lawn program on June 5. Also notices for church groups, a circus on June 7 at Luther Bower, and a Damascus Shrine luncheon on June 12 with Mrs E M Johnson.
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Pleasant Hill
Damascus Shrine
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Richland
E. M. Johnson
C. G. Sehmoeller
The Public School in Democracy’s Image noted by Harpers
The public school is described as more than intellectual expression of democracy. it is the hope strength beauty of democracy and life in Harper's Magazine.
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End Truth
Ufe
Dallas Lare Sharp
Harper’s Magazine
The Drawback Place in a Mythic Milk and Honey Vision
A Nichmond Times Dispatch excerpt quotes Charcoal Eph musing on heaven. He jokes about milk honey and harps to question what a man would do there if he dislikes those pleasures. The line evokes rural dialect and speculative humor about heavenly reward.
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Charcoal Eph
Iowa State Bankers Set Convention at Ames Walls Talks on Banks
The Town Bankers Association meets at Ames next week with sessions at Town State college Tuesday to Thursday. Noted speakers include Wallace Yale economist Dr Irving Fishery and J Parker Willis. Topics cover branch banks federal reserve inflation taxation and tax exempt securities. C. E. Narey of Spirit Lake named president candidate list and county bankers meet Tuesday with noon banquet by councils.
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Associated Press
Des Moinrs
Town Bankers’ Association
Ames
Town State College
Henry Co. Wallace
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Banker
Fred Whitem
Town Highway Department
Highway Commission
Irving Fishery
Cr Itscal Economy
Yale University
Federal Reserve System
J. Parker& Willis
Federal Reserve Act
School of Business
Colustta Univrsity
W. H. Finley
Chicagoa and North Westen Railroad
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Gibson
Iowa
Attorney Court
Congressman Green
C. E. Narey
Spirit Lake
County Bankers Associations
Council of Administration
Escaped Being a Freak
A Boston Transcript item notes a woman with a long face and a square chin drawn into a harsh remark about her appearance. The commentary suggests she might have been unusual if the square feature were central to her whole face.
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Boston Transcript
Asia Population Share Tops Half World Residents
A historic count highlights Asia as home to more than half of humanity, underscoring the region’s dense urban and rural settlements. Demographic trends show rising urbanization and persistent rural diversity across nations.
Largest Iowa income in 1921 tops at under 150000
Dubuque June 6 The largest taxable Iowa income for 1921 was under 150000 with about half of heads of families earning roughly 2000 a year. Total individual income reached 313,762,935 from 111,483 filers with tax 5,837,960.
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Dubuque
Towa
International Revenue Collector
Forty Will Take Pharmacy Exams In Iowa
About 40 applicants for registration as pharmacists in Iowa are set to take exams at the University of Iowa tomorrow and Friday. Some re faulted previously will reappear, but most students come from the state university pharmacy school and Des Moines University.
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Acacciated Press
Des Moines
Fis Pharmacists
Iowa
University of Iowa
State Board of Pharmacy
The
State University
Des Moines University
Gypsum's Role in Clover Yields Highlighted by Ruffin
Edmund Ruffin, a pioneer American soil expert, warned in 1982 that gypsum applied to land can add substantial weight to a single crop. He noted that gypsum spread over an acre may add more than twenty of its own weight to a clover crop, compared to other manures whose effects vary with crop expectations.
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Edmund Ruffin
Unites States
River Nile Shows Minimal Drop Over Last Thousand Miles
The Nile river has a levelbed with only slight fall in the final thousand miles of its course, indicating a very small drop over that stretch. Readers should note the report describes a flat river bed with minimal elevation change across the distant section.
Birds and Trolley Wires
The biological survey notes small birds rarely die when landing on a live trolley wire due to incomplete circuits. It warns that a large bird touching a second wire with a wing could complete a circuit and die. Bags of birds have often been killed this way.
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Biological Survey
On Both Sides of the Counter Quote
The remark by Henry Ward Beecher says cheating exists on both sides of the counter and that paying less than fair value after trying to beat a man is burglary in effect. It notes the imbalance of tactics between buyers and sellers and the moral equivalence of theft.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Population Statistics Across Nations
Tolland ranks second to Belgium as the most closely settled country with S89 per square mile. Great Britain is third, Australia is the least populated with under two persons per square mile and 5,434,000 inhabitants coastal. Canada averages 242 inhabitants per square mile.
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Tolland
Belgium
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Wise Word on Education by Dallas Lore Sharp
A quotation highlights education shaping individuality through poetry history values and the reality of things. It emphasizes beauty, order, religion of things, and in childhood the enduring truth and path of reality.
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Dallas Lore Sharp
Be douin Love: A quip on love from Arthur Weigall
A quoted excerpt contrasts male bungling with female insight in love. The passage from Be douin Love suggests the moment when time place and person fuse into a perfect pattern is known by woman, while man blunders seeking favor.
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Arthur Weigall
Error Common to Humanity Mummy Quip at Museum
Quote from H L Wayland about a living man making no mistakes for four thousand years ends with a joke about a mummy. The remark appears in a display or collection context at the British Museum's Egyptian department.
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British Museum
H. L. Wayland
Love Letter Found in Rook Nest at St Collen’s Church
Workmen cutting elm branches in a St Colleen parish rookery uncovered a love letter dated from a Rhys England girl addressed to her sweetheart. The discovery occurred in a rook’s nest within the church yard.
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Rhys
Mngland
St. Collen’s
Home Remedy to Silence Shoe Creaks and Squeaks
The article describes methods to stop shoe creaks by applying lubricants such as olive oil or melted fat and letting the shoes sit. It also notes punching a small hole through the sole to reach the inner lining as a way to stop noises.
Cleaning Unprotected Photos With Spirit Dip
A method using cotton-wool dampened with methylated spirit can clean unprotected photographs without harming their polished surface. The note describes a simple domestic technique for maintaining photo clarity and longevity.
Thanksgiving Daily Aids Digestive Relief Claim
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for chronic stomach trouble. It claims relief after two years of pain though prior doctors advised operation. The simple preparation allegedly removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract, promising one dose or money back. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
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Highland Four
Earl Simmerman
Set Bridge Club
M. Blick
West Chester United Presbyterian Church
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