Bible Class Event Hosts Visitors At Ainsworth
Mrs. W. A. Walker hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering for United Presbyterian Bible class members in Ainsworth Town. Activities included Bible contest curtains and quizzes, a Red Cross nurse talk by Miss Gertrude Beard, violin selections by Master Billy Crawford, and refreshments by local hosts. Out of town guests included Mrs. Beard and daughter of Monmouth Illinois and Mrs. Shane of Beaver Pennsylvania visiting Mrs. Beal.
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W. A. Walker
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Gertrude Beard
Red Cross
Billy Crawford
Malinda van Horn
Howard Crawford
Billy
Beard
Monmouth
Harry White
R. D. Shane
Beaver, Pa
J. K. Beal
Haney Family Picnic At North Seventh Street Home
Families of Frank Haney D N Haney and Oscar Haney hosted a dinner gathering on the Haney lawn at 2312 North Seventh Street. Twenty eight people attended a supper with a table decorated by roses and pinks, including out of town guests Mrs Ollie Haney McGaffey and grandchildren Albert a and Willard Keosauqua, and Mrs Alice Haney Green of Milan Missouri.
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Frank Haney
North Seventh St
D. N. Haney
Oscar Haney
Ollie Haney McGaffey
Alberta
Willard Keosauqua
Alice Haney Green
Milan
Downs announce Ava Louise Downs to Lewis J. Miller
Ava Louise Downs wed Lewis J. Miller yesterday at five thirty in the evening with Rev. M. R. Regan officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W E B Downs and has worked in the Washington Steam Laundry office. The groom, a Kalona native, is a mechanic at Louck and Boehme garage. They will live in furnished apartments at Mrs Wrights residence. Vera Knapp, soon to marry, attended a shower hosted by Miss Nita Belle McKeon with twelve guests including P. P. girls.
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Louck & Boehme
Vera Knapp
Nita Belle McKeon
P. P
Acrostic Advice At Evening For Miss Knupp
An evening featured games and music with girls drafting acrostic advice to Miss Knupp on How to Train a Husband and How to Catch a Husband. Guests dined at a pink and white sweet pea decorated table and exchanged gifts including a cut glass marmalade jar.
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Miss Knupp
Community Club Meetings Announced Across Town
The Kolah club plans a Friday afternoon gathering with Mrs. John Speidel. The Cedar Community Club meets Thursday at 3 PM with Miss Ella Booth to discuss planning meals and dietary rules. West Chester Queen Esther Circle convenes Friday, June 27 at 3 PM at Miss Margaret Bauer’s home. members asked to bring white boxes. A Crazy Carnival invitation for Haskins, Iowa, Friday night June 27 1919 invites attendees to a planned event with unusual themes and a note from C W Society secretary.
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Cedar Community Club
Ella Booth
West Chester
Queen Esther Circle
Margaret Bauer
Haskins
C. W. Society
Iowa
Chapter J P E O Meets At Keck Home Instead Of Smith
The group announces a Thursday meeting at Mrs. C M Keck home. Children will go to Sunset Park and others will follow. Attendees are asked to bring a drinking cup and a dish and spoon for ice cream.
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C. M. Keck
Emerson to Seek Change of Venue in Murder Case
Roy Emerson murder case in Creston District Court moves to June trial date of Monday June 30 with a venue change likely to another county. Emerson dispenses with insanity plea and maintains innocence. his wife visits daily as judges Winter Evans or Fuller may preside depending on district assignment.
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Council Bluffs
Roy Emerson
Creston
Emerson
Judge Winter
Judge Evans
Judge Fuller
Minister Edw L Updegrove Killed By Milwaukee Train
Edw L Updegrove, a Presbyterian minister and Civil War veteran, was dragged to death by a Milwaukee train in Portsmouth Indiana while returning home from gardening. His hoe caught on a platform rail after he stepped aside for the locomotive, mangling him severely. He served in ministry for fifty seven years and is survived by his wife and several children.
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Portsmouth
L. Updegrove
Origins of playing cards spread across Europe and Asia
A French writer notes playing cards were in use in Belgium in 1879 and possibly earlier forms in the East. The common belief is that cards were invented in France around 1892 to distract Charles VI, but evidence suggests Italy may have first produced cards around 1870 in Venice.
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France
Charlés VI
Allemagne
Belgium
Italy
Venice
His Occupation
Returning from school Bart says his teacher will leave and the class has no new teacher. His mother asks who she’ll marry. He answers he does not know but notes the suitor “keeps a toothache office down the street.”
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Bart
This Generation's Duty on Breathing and Oxygen
The piece argues this generation must learn to breathe pure oxygen and reduce chest pressure, claiming healthier lungs will extend life and curb disease for future generations. It emphasizes bodily safety and long term health improvements through correct breathing practices.
Sapphire discoveries in Himalayan lands and Ceylon
In 1882 a great landslide in the Sunda pass of the Himalayas uncovered a sapphire deposit yielding many fine gems. Beyond that find, the premier source of fine sapphires remains a district in Ceylon.
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Sunda Pass
Himalayas
Ceylon
The Other Man
An Irish coachman named Pat, drenched from a cold ride, accepts a warm toddy offered by a young lady. On the return trip he jokes that the other man in him would also want a hot drink.
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Pat
Arctic Nights and the Aurora Borealis Illuminate Polar Winters
Explorers in high latitudes describe the arctic night as dark yet not gloomful. Stars flash, the moon cycles, snow reflects light, and the aurora borealis serves as a remarkable illuminant. They note crews endure the long night better when there are amusing diversions.
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Arctic
Powerful explosive lead azide described for mining use
A new explosive lead azide is outlined as a salt of hydromitric acid. The article notes many salts such as mercury azide silver azide and sodium azide. Large crystals of lead azide and mercuric azide are highly sensitive to shocks with sensitivity increasing with crystal size. Even a single large crystal break can cause an explosion.
Welshman’s Job Triumph in London Firm Tale
A young Welsh applicant told the head of a large London firm he hailed from Lian pumpsaint, meaning the place of the five saints. When asked if five saints still exist there, he replied only four since he had left, and he secured the job.
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London
Lian Pumpsaint
Wonderful Grand Canyon Details Length Width And Depth
The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona stretches about 219 miles along the Colorado River. It varies in width from 12 to 18 miles and plunges to more than 2 miles in depth.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
Burial Custom of the Nicaraguan Indians
Among eastern Nicaragua Indians a death triggers a curse on the body and a small spirit house is built over the grave. A manioc field is planted and after about eight months the harvest is used. A wide Sau or Sixero dance is held with a cotton thread spanning from the spirit house to the dance site and dipping into a large bowl of mishla.
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Nicaragua
Will Enforces Marrying Age for Heirs of London Magnate
In a London will a magnate leaves most property in trust for his children with the income paid to their mother until each child reaches twenty seven. He also expresses a strong wish that no child should marry before that age, shaping the future of the heirs.
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London
Live Man Fights Back Against Enemies
A provocative editorial declares a living foe more potent than a dead one. It praises perseverance, noting a live fighter can swim against the current while a corpse drifts passively. The piece closes with a grim blessing on enemies and their role.
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Boston Transcript
Pigeon Nest of Hairpins Sparks Sharp Banter
In a wry London street scene Mrs Styles notes a pigeons nest made of hairpins found in front of a large building. Mr Styles quips that many women nearby likely could not keep their mouths shut, sparking a light exchange.
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Mrs. Styles
London
Mr. Styles
Bottle Stoppers in Demand as Home Brew Grows
In Fort Dodge Iowa on June 25, a local store sold 3456 spring bottle stoppers in three days, far above its usual annual 144. Stores and manufacturers struggle to keep up as rush orders flood the factories. Buyers joke they are needed for putting up ketchup, though no homegrown tomatoes appear on the market.
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Fort Dodge
Methodist Society Meetings and Planned Activities
Women’s groups announce meetings and events including the Women’s Home Missionary Society at Mrs Julia Cavender’s home. the Damascus Shrine initiation at Moose Hall. Christian Endeavor Society social at Miss Beatrice Baird’s home. Young Women’s Missionary picnic at Sunset Park. and Fortnightly Club general meeting at the old Methodist church. Activities include election of officers and proposed memberships. rain contingencies noted.
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Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Julia Cavender
Iowa Avenue
Damascus
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Moose Hall
Winfield
Christian Endeavor Society
U. P
Beatrice Baird
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Old Methodist Church
Algerian Women Break Barriers During War
In Algiers women took charge of their husbands estates as men served in battle or worked in France. They gained independence by contributing to government loans and managing affairs at home amid wartime disruption.
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Algiers
France
Beauty of the Dawn
At dawn the world wakes refreshed from night sleep and has a sweeter breath. The day’s grime remains unseen as the world’s face, voice, and form seem more musical and clean.
Minute Men in American Revolutionary and Civil War Militia
The Minute Men were citizens pledged to field at a minute’s notice. They first appeared during the War of the Revolution and continued into the Civil War era. Some were regularly enrolled as militia.
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Minute Men
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