Astronomers in England Hope for Rare Solar Eclipse
In June a total solar eclipse will cross Britain and reach the North Sea and Alaska, drawing American observers to England. The corona around the obscured sun remains partly mysterious, with coronium named for an unknown element. Amateur meteor watching and comet seeking grow as public science interest expands, aided by guides from the American Meteor Society and Harvard Observatory.
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Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Liverpool
Hartlepool
North Sea
Scandinavia
Siberia
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
London
Earth
Denning
American Meteor Society
P. Oliver
University of Virginia
Daily English Word Study Incorruptible
A historical note presents the daily vocabulary with guidance on usage and pronunciation. The featured term is INCORRUPTIBLE meaning incapable of moral or physical corruption.
Be Thankful for Strange Days in Human Life
A poem praises varied human quirks and crises as necessary for life’s drama. The speaker notes neighbors with pipes, grumbling spouses, gossipy spinster, and church gossip, arguing strange days keep life from becoming sickly sweet and bland.
And Then It Rained painting mystery solved
Chicago exhibit seller demanded $400 for the canvas titled And Then It Rained. Karl Ruble, listed as artist, could not be reached. A Chicago millionaire, Edward B. Butler, revealed he owned the work and paid the amount to let the painting stand on its merits.
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Chicago
Karl Ruble
Ruble
Arti
Edward B. Butler
New Traffic Menace. Circus Giant Obstructs Norfolk Streets
A Norfolk incident features Jim Jackson, once a circus man, weighing about 600 pounds and 5'10" tall, who blocked traffic for 10 minutes while exiting a car. A police officer escorted him to the station after he was charged with obstructing traffic.
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Jim’ Jackson
Norfolk
Jackson
By The Way Cherry Time And Community Notes
The column discusses cherry picking season in Washington County with advice on safe ladders and hands free picking. It notes a new Journal staff member who enjoys editing the By The Way department and hints at outside assistance being appreciated.
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Washington County
Journal
Golf ball mystery in strawberry patch hints at foul play
W. J. Crozier found a golf ball bearing a prominent doctor's home in a ready-picked strawberry patch three-quarters of a mile from the golf links. Trampled vines and darkness suggest human presence and possible skullduggery rather than a doctor driving the ball.
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W. J. Crozier
Crozier
Golf Links
Sint
Caesar
Ethics and Echoes of Money Tales in a Comic Tone
A humorous dialogue contrasts ethics with money handling in a fur coat business and other light anecdotes. It features a father and son discussing what ethics means, a magistrate quipping at a drunken argument, a restaurant joke about billing, a prisoner’s claim, and a geologist’s quip on evolution and perception.
The Farmer's Love Letter and Quick Humorous Vignettes
A collection of witty lines and quips mixing puns with romance. Jokes cover sweet potato carrot beets apples and cantaloupes. Couples discuss reciprocity sleep boat rescue doctors and a playful wedding exchange ending with a dazed groom.
Budding Genius Has a Smart Brother
A Wisconsin Octopus item notes a clever younger sibling who has endured Reform School and is just sixteen, highlighting the contrasting paths of two young minds.
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Wisconsin
Father’s Day Report From Our House
Dear By-the-way this note reports on Father’s Day at our home as preparations and small gestures aimed to please. The writer describes family efforts and hopes to make the day memorable with simple activities and warm greetings.
Bird's Eyew view of airplane influence on Europe
A fragment from Minerva Swreck recounts a rough day for a father figure. He sleeps late causing a headache then is alternately irritable about breakfast coffee and a late decision about church. A broken down car disrupts a planned nap and he later blames the family for losing his magazine.
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Ekye
Europe
Father
Minerva Swreck
Vacation Time and the Call of the Beach
A narrator longs for a vacation but cites lack of funds and time as barriers. He muses that money, or “long green,” is needed to enjoy luxuries like a beach trip and a tan. A witty gag about courting and gaslight humor closes with a social invitation to a swimming party.
All Aboard Star Jonnie Hines Shoots Desert Ride Fun
A playful verse praises Jonnie Hines in his film All Aboard where he crosses a waterspattered Oshun and deserts in a Ford. The speaker jokes about heroism, saves a girl from bandits, and laughs at the action while Hines tows the plot with steady work.
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Jonnie
Funeral services for Charles F P Lewis in Columbus Junction
Charles F P Lewis aged 68 died at his Cedar Rapids home Wednesday night. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. at Stephens funeral home Columbus Junction with Rev J K O Dell officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Local notices include social visits and church events. Iowa Masonic Grand lodge convention attended. high school coach William Douthitt attending University of Illinois summer session. and residents traveling to Cedar Rapids Coe College summer school.
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Columbus Junction
Charles FP. Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Stephens
Junction
J. K. O'Dell
M. E. Church
Columbus City
R. J. Reaney
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Council Bluffs
Clark Schabilion
Davenport
Ida Howell
E. G. Brent
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Milo Fulton
Aid Society
Gladwin Church
Fred Sinclair
Spooner
Wisc
Ray Sinclair
Emyrs Owen
Cotter
Omaha
W. E. Carpenter
Ft. Benning
Infantry Officers Training School
J. Carter Duncan
Cedar Falls
Arthur Gibson
Los Angeles
Calif
Gibson
Harriet Farmer
the Junction
Needlework club hosts social meeting and elects officers
Riverside June report notes seventeen members present with guests Mrs. Hodge Des Moines and Mrs. Heaton Boone. Mrs. R. H. Heitzman elected president and Mrs. F. E. Blythe secretary after a social luncheon. Next meeting at Mrs. Al Walton's home. Elmo Knettel and William Welte attend Foresters convention as delegates. 4-H picnic at directors' home with twenty five attendees and lawn supper.
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G. E White
Needle Work Club
William Hodge
Des Moines
Rose Heaton
Boone
Edw. Bushek
R. H. Heitzman
FE. E. Blythe
al Walton
Elmo Knette
William Welte
Kalona
Dubuque
Order of Foresters
Lod
4-H
Walter E. Nicola
Seed Cowcumber Quip Rounds City Star Wit
A humorous line from Mrs. Billings uses a tongue in cheek image about preferring to be a seed cowcumber on a Womipile than an old bachelor, reflecting playful social banter in the local column.
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Kuapsas City
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