Attending National Teachers Meet in Portland
Miss Eva Ballard and Grace Hebel travel from Wayland to attend the national teachers convention in Portland Oregon and plan a tour of western states after. Several Sunday dinners are reported including Edd Eichers F G Richs the Wayne Allen family and the Lyle Zehr party. A picnic at Wayland park drew despite showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wiltmer
Wayland
Eva Ballard
Grace Hebel
Portland
Oregon
Edd Eichers
F. G. Richs
Wayne Allen
Edwin Rich
Crawfordsville
Jim Laughlin
Lyle Zehr
Kalona
BE. C. Allen
Ole Bubeh
Park
Ross Levert
Washington
Wenger
Melvin Roth
Gilbert Schantz
Davenport
Paul Brenneman
Buffalo Park
Texas County
Carson Wilson
Ben Holt
W. 8. Ferguson
Frank Lewis
Geo. Ferguson
Westervelt
Columbia
South Carolina
Presbyterian Church
Ferguson
California
Merle Lafever
Daniel
Kilgore
Neb
Frank Yohe
Ottumwa
Yohe
Fred Bauer
Floyd Schackner
Carrie Dewitt
New Sharon
A. W. McBlain
Bernice Hamm
Miller Garage
Sue
Grace
Betty Reif
Gilman
Will Reif
Burlington
Glen Smith
Rock Island
Minnie Smith
J. B. Ferrell
Homer Hotle
Ruth Lindenmeyer
D. Gerald Taylor
Esther
Stanford University
John
Anthon
Iowa
Frederick
Iowa City
Robert McBlain
Golia Miller
Ames
Jennie Hennon
George Bartholomew
Paul Stumpf
Richmond
Harold Schnoeblen
A. B. Dill
Birmingham
Hazel Harbison
Cartensen
J W Combs
Mabel
Lester Macon
Dublin
J. W. Combs
Two Kinds of Lava Types Named by Hawaiians
The article explains two lava varieties in American volcanoes as aa a rough brittle form and pahoehoe the smooth flat type. It references Hawaiian pronunciation guides ahah and palhoehoe.
Benny Makes Sketches of a Rapid Rise and Fall
A satirical piece follows Benny Flicker and Tessie as they rise from Bascom Center factory life to wealth through a quirky invention. The tale traces their slide into idle riches, social climbing, and family strain, ending with a blunt moral about high income taxes. It lampoons self made success and the temptations of prosperity with caricatured names and period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Benny
Bascom Center
Monsey
Odd Fellows
Benny
Das. Com
Tessie
Building and Loan Association
Ben
Newton
Apple
Watt
Paris
Henry Ford
Elizabeth
Tess
Benjamin Filcker
B. Sturtevant Pilcker
Ridge
Lotte Lees
Renny
Indigo production shift from plants to coal tar
Indigo once leached from alfalfa like plants on Indian hillsides is now primarily sourced from coal tar. The change marks a move from natural cultivation to chemical processing in pigment manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Earliest Trio of Drugs in the Fifth USP Edition
The fifth edition of the United States Pharmacopeia published in 1800 contained only three synthetic drugs: chloroform chloral and wolform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pharmacopeia
Bennett Reunion in Des Moines Draws 58 Relatives
West Chester report covers Bennett relatives gathering at a Des Moines park with 58 attendees including Lou Bauer Eldin and Junior Bauer Clark Bauer Florence Waddel and others. Additional notes mention sightings from Missouri and Audubon Iowa along with various local visits and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Bennett
Des Moines
Lou Bauer
Eldin
Clark Bauer
Florence Waddel
Ralph
Edna
Letha Turnipseed
William Robertson
Lucile
Arlene
Missouri
Audubon
Iowa
Davenport
John Combs Keeps Alligator as Family Pet
Franklin Center notes mention a neighbor boy’s pet alligator sent from Florida by A. B. Mac readie. It eats about once a week and must be fed with a pencil. The piece also records various local visits, 4-H convention plans, and summer activities of area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M D. Atkinson
Franklin Center
John Combs
Florida
A. B. Macreadie
Combs
Autobiography and Novel Interplay with Heroic Character
A brief reflection notes that many autobiographies resemble novels with the author’s favorite character serving as the hero. It contrasts narrative devices and character emphasis shaping self storytelling.
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Wayland Women
Ike Roth
Harris Beese
Canton
Chas. Parcell
Parcell
Verda Roth
George
Merle Benson
Walter Hotle
Audrey
Richard
J. C. Ellis
William Schlatter
Chicago
Orie Schlatter
Whiting
Ind
Men Hill
Elkader
Glenn Hill
Beloit
Wis
Will Roth
Amasa Miller
W. E. Wood
Journal Ride
Wm. Palmer & Son
Farmer's Store
Official
Washington Directory
Profession — Business
City & County Officers
Harriet Coulter
Putnam
Marion
George Lcounty
Lester B
Optometrists
Lemmer
Jeore W. Lemmus
Gide Square
A. C. Peterson
North Iowa
Washington, Iowa
DR. Q F. Boller
State Bank Corner
Washington St
Ralph W Thompson Insurance
Bonds and Abetrar’s
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Whoss Severteneral Insurance
Block and Mutual Companies
Ked
Bailey Bldg
Independent
Achool Distiict
K. A. Halston
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
C. W. Tucker
Ralph W Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
Glenn Mace
A. &. Atchison
Everebady Plumbing Shop
Ream & Cason
Marion Ave
Atate
Theodore B. Bailey
Bailey
Livingston
Ficher
W. Livingston
E. C. Picher
Male St
Court House
Officers
City Treastee
Lloyd Lytt
J. MH. Fulton
E. F. Mitch
Henry Batley
Water and Lick
P. L. Jordan
B. J. Holme
Pollok Wallac
C. C. Reiste
E. Lemley
W. 8. Kyk
Marian Dailey
Frank V. Miller
J. B Lemmon
Lester M. Orr
F. Boller
Snes Enthaneman J. HH
Orry Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Chiropractors
Chas, C, Brown
Jonds Funeral Home
East Main St. Puons
Sherman's Funeral Home
Weet Main St
Court House Ambulance Service
Bell Syndicate
George Ade
WNU
van Bere
Old
Jim
Ocean
Aittle Country
Rell
Howells
Tarkington
Rufus
Ben Flicker
Chesapeake Bay
Cavalry Field
Washington County
Niagara Falls
The
Evening Journal
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