River Voyagers Set to Reach Clinton After Mississippi Journey
The Marquette-Joilet voyagers aim to stop at Sabula tonight and arrive in Clinton tomorrow afternoon to be greeted by a big reception. Seven men in canoes reached Bellevue from Duque via a grueling trip, with bells and crowds welcoming them. The party visited St Donatus, a French village central to the era, during the celebration.
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Associated Press
Bellevue
Marquette-Joilet Voagers
Mississippi River
Iowa
Sabula
Clinton
Duquque
St. Donatus
Tetedesmots St. Donatus
America
Luxenberg
Citizenship Conference Opens in Iowa City With Noted Judges
The Iowa Commonwealth Conference on Citizenship opens Saturday in Iowa City led by Prof. Charles H. Weller. Speakers include Judge Florence Allen of Cleveland, Judge Martin J. Wade, Judge F. F. Faville, and Judge Swaney among others. The event aims to deepen interest in citizenship and may become an annual Midwest program at the University of Iowa.
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Iowa City
Charles H. Weller
University of Iowa
Florence Allen
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Martin J. Wade
Iowa City Federal District
F. F. Faville
Fort Dodge
Iowa Supreme Court
William
Swaney
Chatancoca
Middle West
Nine Forest Firefighters Lost Near Echo Lake
Reports from Orr indicate nine men, likely forest firefighters, are missing after being trapped by a wall of fire in the national forest reserve near Echo Lake. Advices received at Minnesota state forestry headquarters today confirm the loss.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Orr
Echo Lake
National Forest Reserve
State Forestry
Fearful to Contemplate in Zebra Camels
A Dyilalo Express column notes camels in Zulu land become panicked by the scent of a white man. The author muses on the imagined effect if white women with popular perfume ride streetcars and attend movies, describing the fragrance as three gallons for a dollar.
Observations of Oldest Inhabitants
A draft note wonders if future norms will reverse and a young man may refuse to marry a woman who does not quit smoking, reflecting a city editor's quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Ma’s Bakery and Pop on Ice sign at Houston shop
A Houston Post snippet notes a city bakeshop window display reading Ma’s Bakery with a smaller line Pop on Ice, implying the father figure has passed. The brief plays on the shop’s lineage and a nod to the deceased man.
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Houston Post
What Are You Doing In Your Future Now
A reflective prompt from the Boston Transcript asks readers to recall hopes from twenty years ago and to compare them with current life directions. The piece challenges self assessment and future planning through a quoted exchange in the Just Ahead column.
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Weill
Oler
Boston Transcript
Earth area measurements give land and sea totals
Latest measurements report Earth land area at 57,234,000 square miles including lakes and rivers and sea area at 139,205,000 square miles, summing to a total of 111,519,000 square miles.
Piles Can Be Cured Without Surgery
A book by Dr. A B Metleary from Kansas City presents a non surgical method to cure piles and rectal troubles. The method claims twenty four years of success in over eight thousand cases and requires no hospital bills or cutting. Send a clipped request with name and address to Kutt Warkview Sanitarium Kansas City MO for a free postpaid copy.
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A.B. Metleary
Kansas City
McCleary
Kutt Warkview Sanitarium
Zimmer man Forshay Fails as Broker Firm Declares Bankrupt
New York firm Zimmer man Forshay a leading New York Stock Exchange member faces bankruptcy after an involuntary petition in federal court. Leopold Zimmerman Sr attributed the failure to circulating rumors affecting credit though he claims the firm is solvent. In Iowa six Central Holiness University faculty members pursue graduate studies at state university, the largest group from any school in the state. The enrollees include R C Overstreet W L Nofcer Z E Kellum Farl Fluhrer Tez Miles Sylvia Barnes Mary Dodds and Pearl Whitcomb seek summer study at various universities.
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Associated Prese
New York
Zimmerman & Forshay
New York Stock Exchange
Leopold Zimmerman Sr
Oskaloosa
Ira
Central Holiness University
The
State University
R. C. Overstreet
W. L. Nofcer
Z. E. Kellum
Farl Fluhrer
Tez Miles
Sylvia Barnes
Mary Dodds
University of Wisconsin
Pearl Whitcomb
University of Colorado
Monticello Board Finds Tax Assessment Discrimination
At Monticello on June 20 the board of supervisors found discrimination in tax assessments. The removal of houses for a new Lutheran church and a Catholic school plus a fire added to reductions caused complaints that Monticello was favored by the assessor. Other districts claimed biased treatment.
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Montigello
Board of Supervisors
Monticello
Catholi
Alleged Slayher of Tesmer Reports Dual Life
Chicago report details a suspect claiming two natures, living as both man and woman for thirteen years. Fred G. Thompson and Mrs Frances Carrick are in custody as police confirm a homicide case against the accused. The man described a troubled upbringing in Reynoldsberg Ohio and a life in Chicago. He says a feminine streak shaped his path from chorus girl to chimney sweep.
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Associated Pressey
Chicago
R. C. Tesmer
Providence
Fred G. Thompson
Frances Carrick
Reynoldsberg
Ohio
Experts to attend August Identification Convention
Des Moines expects a national gathering in August as the International Association of Identification holds its convention with experts from major cities and some foreign authorities. The event aims to strengthen cooperation among law enforcement agencies for criminal apprehension.
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Des Moines
International Association of Identification
Would Have to Repeat Anyway
A brief quip from the Boston Evening Transcript notes that husbands may withhold compliments to wives, suggesting they feel they have already paid in advance.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Spring Cleaning Starts Early in Japan
In Japan a housewife begins spring cleaning unusually early and starts preparations in December, anticipating the seasonal domestic overhaul. The article notes the proactive routine as households organize, dust, and refresh homes ahead of the traditional spring period.
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Japan
Cheap Divorce Costs Reported in Russia
A brief note contrasts low divorce costs in Russia with the idea of affordability. The statement suggests the policy or practice favors low prices but questions whether cheapness is truly beneficial or endorsable.
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Russia
Cultivate Cheerful Thoughts for Better Work
The message urges keeping the mind clear of unhappy or vicious thoughts to sustain enthusiasm brightness and efficiency. It emphasizes filling the mind with cheerful uplifting thoughts to maximize capability.
Dollar's Real Value
A reflection on the dollar's worth measured by needs rather than fixed cents. It argues value rises with demand and hardship, redefining money by purchasing power and personal circumstances.
Japanese Story Tellers Earn Livelihood in Japan
Public story tellers in Japan sustain a robust livelihood in large cities and towns. They use a small table a fan and a paper wrapper to punctuate and dramatize their tales for eager listeners.
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Japan
Supremacy of Man Quote in Milton Text
A line from Milton declaring man’s daily labor of body or mind defines human dignity while other animals’ activities decline divine attention. The passage emphasizes human responsibility and value in contrast to nature’s creatures.
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Milton
Dog Watch Definition in Naval Duty Phrase
The term dog watch is explained as a corruption of dodge watch, an arrangement to keep men off duty at the same hours. The dodge watch prevents uninterrupted work by cycling sailors through daily shifts.
Ghost Breaker thrills at Fox Theatre with Wallace Reid
A Kentucky feud chases a hero in an elevator and a mad ocean liner pursuit. The Ghost Breaker features Wall ace Reid with Lila Lee as a Spanish senorita and Walter Hiers as a comic servant. The film promises thrills, romance, and high class production.
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Kentucky
Spain
Paramount
Wallace Reid
Fox Theatre
Lila Lee
Walter Hiers
Right Confined to Few Says Wordsworth on Bible Printing
In Britain the crown holds exclusive rights to printing the Bible and Prayer Book, granted to Oxford and Cambridge and the king's printer. Wordsworth questions why others should serve a monarch who pays no heed to them.
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Great Britain
Crown
Oxford
Cambridge
King's Printer
Wordsworth
Important Lesson on Life and Enjoying Ordinary Things
A concise reflection on learning to relish simple existence without chasing strong passions or gratifications. Emphasizes the value of inner contentment and steady appreciation of the everyday.
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Steele
Unfinished Work Prompted by a Writer’s Question
A Boston Transcript quip quotes a writer asking what could be sadder than work left unfinished and answers that work never begun. The line underscores themes of motivation and missed effort.
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Boston Transcript
When the Devil Is Sick We Pray in Trouble
A clipped New Orleans States aphorism notes that those who pray only in adversity show shallow faith, suggesting true devotion transcends crises and remains constant.
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Angels
New Orleans
The Path to the Great Beyond
A tale of an aged Egyptologist living in a garret and a past love that endures beyond death. A girl in childhood memories awakens his spiritual wish across distance, showing souls uniting in the Oversoul and ending with a newborn baby’s tender reunion.
Gypsy Wedding Custom Celebrates Years Ahead
A Hungarian gypsy wedding custom involves the chief tasting red wine, touching the bride and groom, then burning the pitcher away. The broken fragments are counted as the number of years the couple will live together, a symbolic omen reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Doctor Duncan and the Ruthwell Savings Bank Pioneer
A humble Presbyterian minister sparked Britain’s post office savings bank movement with 1,200 million dollars in deposits from the poor. Doctor Duncan of Ruthwell started the bank in a small cottage, and it proved highly successful, soon inspiring widespread adoption across Scotland.
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Savings Bank
Post Office Savings Bank
Great Britain
Doctor Duncan
Ruthwell
Scotland
Novel Cigar Lighter Resembles Telephone Idea
A cigar lighter designed to look like a telephone uses a flexible tube to gas service. Removing the receiver starts gas flow and a spark lights it. placing the receiver back off switches and extinguishes the flame.
First Thimble On Record from 1654 Dutch Invention
The first thimble was presented in 1654 to Anna van Wedy the second wife of Killain van Rensselaer. Van Renschoten gave the token as a protective covering for her diligent fingers and a mark of esteem and respect.
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Anna van Wedy
Killain van Rensselaer
van Renschoten
Revival of Wood Engraving by Society in London
The woodcut, ancient in origin, faces past decline but is being revived by the Society of Wood Engravers of London. Chinese early innovators preceded European practice, with early prints used to attest documents before handwriting became common.
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Europe
Society of Wood Engravers of London
Designer’s Costly Joke on Kruger Coins
The designer engraved his initials O. S. under Kruger’s bust on early site coins. Os, in Dutch, can mean ox or fool. The coins or many retrieved copies were quickly withdrawn from circulation.
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Kruger
Europe
O. S
A Student of Nature and the Brook Trout
A concise quotation frames the angler as a student of nature noting interdependence: birds support trees, trees support waters, waters support fish, and fish support fishing, drawn from Charles Bradford’s The Determined Angier and the Brook Trout.
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Angier
Charles Bradford
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