Putnam’s Quick Sale Offers Low Priced Dresses
A dozen gingham porch dresses in sizes 6 to 46 and children's plaid gingham dresses in sizes 12 and 14 years are offered at Putnam's for 1.00 each after originally 2.50 to 4.00 and 2.25 to 2.50. E. E. Hamm returns from Richmond Kentucky after attending his mother’s funeral held Thursday. she is buried in Richmond cemetery. Miss Geraldine Schulty visits Elmer and Mrs Adams near West Chester.
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Putnam's
E. E. Hamm
Richmond
Richmond Cemetery
Geraldine Schulty
Near West Chester
Elmer Adams
A. E. Putnam & Song
Local society notes and ads from Atchison era
Miss Dorothy Skies of Pontiac arrives to visit the A. E. Putnam home while Mrs. John McConaughy of Mt. Union and Mrs. J H. Hunter of Wellman visit in Washington. Miss Doris Chalmers heads to Fairfield and Mrs. Tom Shilling to Davenport for family ties and graduation events. Barter ads include a Savage 22 gauge rifle and a double barrel shotgun offer. Household services advertise door screens and lawn shower sharpening by W. Db. Loftiss.
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Dorothy Skies
Pontiac, Mich
A. E. Putnam
Marriage Licenses Issued To Reed-Sueppel Morrow-Knox Couples
Marriage licenses issued today to Ulmer Louis Reed of Iowa City and Amelia Clara Sueppel of Riverside plus Raymond Morrow of Washington and Ethel Knox of Fairfield. Dorothy Adams elected to a Muscatine schools English eighth grade post over many applicants. daughter of Mrs. A B Adams formerly of Washington.
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Ulmer Louis Reed
Iowa City
Amelia Clara Sueppel
Riverside
Raymond Morrow
Washington
Ethel Knox
Fairfield
Dorothy ‘Adams
Muscatine
Dorothy
A. B. Adams
Hawtrey and the Lemon Bird Hoax in Village Tale
A humorous tale chronicles Hawtrey, easily duped by a string of hoaxes in a rural town. He buys a lemon bird from a peddler, falls for a forged letter from Singleton corp, and is snubbed by Myra Blaine then finally embraced when the hoax collapses. The townspeople revel as Hawtrey learns a hard lesson about gullibility.
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Hawtrey
Singleton Corporation
Jemons
Myra Blaine
Myra
T Hawtrey
Mr. Hawtrey
Dey Advocates Will Visit Ancient Tomb of Egyptian King
New York June 21 William E K Pussy Foot Johnson plans a trip to Cairo to examine Tutankhamun's tomb to settle the dry question. He will sail for England on June 23 aboard the George Washington, then travel to South Africa to reach Tut's tomb and seek historic data.
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Dey Advocates
New York
Wiliam EK
Pussy Foot" Johnson
Tutenkhamun
Pussy Foot
England
George Washington
South Africa
Tut
Investigating Rum Ship Off Galveston Coast
United States custom inspectors and newspaper representatives prepared to sail at 2:30 pm to probe a mysterious rum ship reported anchored about eight miles offshore near Galveston. The observers aimed to determine the vessel’s origin and cargo as authorities enforce Prohibition era controls.
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Galveston
Tex
United States
Death Bed Scene From Lorbes Magazine
A dying banker speaks of the Great Divide as friends gather at his bedside. The physician whispers that he is nearing the Great Divide and asks others not to divide until he arrives.
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Lorbes Magazine
Ship sides in nautical terms origin explained
The starboard side derives from steer board used by Anglo-Saxons who steered with an oar on the right. The larboard side evolved into port from lower board, once deemed inferior to starboard.
Black Cats and Luck in Folklore
A discussion of black cats as symbols of witches and evil spirits. The article explains that despite an appearance of danger, offering milk could appease spirits and prevent harm, linking superstition to domestic folklore about luck.
Rivers in the Obteans and the Black Stream
A historical note describes ocean rivers with the Gulf stream as best known and the Kuro Shwe or Black stream as the greatest. It runs from Japan due east toward the American coast and is said to modify climate, permitting humming birds in southern Alaska during summer.
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Japan
American
Alaska
Federal bulletin warns carbon monoxide method to kill rats
A federal bulletin advises using engine exhaust to kill garage rats. Attach a rubber hose to the exhaust pipe and insert it into the rat-infested hole to asphyxiate them.
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Federal
Italian airship offers electric kitchen for passengers
A new Italian airship features an onboard electric kitchen capable of cooking meals for 100 passengers. The craft uses a stove system to prepare hot meals during flight, showcasing early innovations in air travel technology.
Carelessness on sacred things hurts the soul
A brief meditation warns that neglect of sacred matters may seem minor yet can cause deadly harm to a person’s inner life, impacting conscience and character.
Daedalus Saw Inventions Attributed Across Myths
Pliny credits Daedalus with inventing the saw while Appalodorus credits Talus with the honor for first using a jaw bone of a snake to craft an iron instrument. The saw’s origin is linked to Egypt earlier than Greece in these ancient accounts.
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Pliny
Daedalus
Appalodorus
Talus
Egypt
Greece
Good Husbands and Wives and the Dorothy Pix definition
The Washington Star quotes Dorothy Pix defining a good husband as a man who tells good stories keeps loose change in his pockets and treats the wife as a mystery to worship but not solve. The wife, in turn, should laugh at the stories leave change loose and not expect the husband to solve the mystery.
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Dorothy Pix
Washington Star
How to Do it and Fortunes Not Carried But Saved
A reflective piece contrasts practical wealth with savings, urging prudent money habits. It warns that fortunes come from steady saving and discipline, not flashy gains or luck, and encourages readers to pursue long term financial security.
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Lila Lee
Walter
Danger"”’ With
Lige Conley
Viola Dana
Lets
Schulty Motor CO
Lupton
John Shields & Sons
Appeal Court of
Ohio
Atchisons
HH. H. Nichols of
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McFarland Co
John McConaughy
Mt. Union
Doris Chalmers
Henry Minick
Brichton
Ray
J H. Hunter
Geneva of Wellman
Phianna Sutton
Des Moines
Tom Shilling
Davenport
M. R. Regan
Lemmon's Pharmacy
J. N. Arnold
Kalona
Arnolds
Second Street
Loftiss
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson’s
Arvfila Duncan
Columbus Junction
Una Morris
BE. J. Paige
Oskaloosa
D. F. Macon
Iowa
J. F. Rittenhouse
Keota
Putnaim’s
Stella Todd
Stella Gould
Gladwin
Call
Green
C. J. Eagle
Ed Endicott
Ruth of
Haskins
W. H., Dillion
J.A. Work Insurance Agen
Graham’s
Susie Edgington
Ruth
Moline
8. Dodge
Curtis & Ross
John Tollenaar
Sigowney
C. H. Ditmar
the McFarlane Co
John Putnam
Ann Arbor, Mich
Wilson Heating
O. Just
Emma Mewis
Una
Chilacothe
Kansas City, Mo
Wilson Heating CO
Warbrove Bulletin
Jack Westphal
Fred Reid
Wellman
McElhinney Drug Co
McNamaras
By Anthony Reimert
Everone
Western Newspaper Union
Mee
L A
C.M. & F. Clothing Co
Richmond Casino Auditorium
Samuel Goldwyn
Helene Chadwick and
Russell Simpson
Creed
Black Pawl
Ben Ames Wilson
Saturday Evening Post
Reginald Baker
Harold Lloyd
Srd
A. E. Putnam & Sons
Westphal the Jeweler
East Side Square
Hallmark Store
Hallmark
A Westing
Iowa Gas
Washington Exide
Finn
Lowa City
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