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Brighton June 27 Miss Florence Fragier leaves for Atlantic to visit Miss Whited. Numerous locals visit relatives and attend events across Iowa and nearby states as stints of travel, funerals, care, and work mark weekend headlines.
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Brighton
Florence Fragier
Whited
Atlantic
Caroline Baumgartner
Olds
Lillis Day
Long Wesleyan
Joe Day
Mary Shoemaker
Merrill
Wayland
Hiram Cooper
Marie
Clov hay harvests and road work mark Stringtown notes
Stringtown reports harvest progress with clover hay mostly laid by and in good shape while the Crawford township road gang begins work on Stringtown road. Local visits include Murray Goff of Winfield at Kenneth Goff's, Paul Witting helping Robert Matthew, and several others at various homes. Amos Frey of Long Beach, California, stops en route to Fulton County, Ohio to visit relatives.
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Crawford Township
Stringtown
Murray Goff
Winfield
Kenneth Goff
Paul Witting
Robert Mathew
Wm. Krabill’s
Elon Christner
Frances
William Richer
Joe T Wenger
Alex Swan
Morning Sun
Rex Swan
Amos Frey
Long Beach
California
Fulton County
Ohio
J. J. Rich
Dan Widmer
Community Notes From Braden June Meeting
Braden residents share weekend visits with relatives. Ray Smith lays foundation for a new house. Delbert Maxwell's wife visits her mother O L Blake. Pauline Smith visits Doris Maxwell. U P Women’s Missionary group meets led by Mrs Wittrig. Braden Club adds three new members Lee Craig Oral Long J B Orris. Planned lawn luncheon moved indoors due to weather. Will and Mrs Richards of
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Braden Braden
Sam Witting
Ode Ferguson
Ray Smith
Delbert Maxwell
O. L. Blake
Pauline Smith
Doris Maxwell
Henry Wittrig
Jno Fredrckson
Clyde Maxwell
U. P. Women's Missionary
Alfred Nash
Wittrig
Braden Club
Jen Long
Lee Craig
Oral Long
J. B. Orris
Will Richards
Morgan Birthday Event Surprises A J Morgan at Home
June 24 gathering at A J Morgans place surprised him with a large group visiting from Alnaworth Washington Richland and Burclay. Guests included Mr and Mrs J W Parrow Mr and Mrs C O Dayton Mr and Mrs W P Rawn and L B Reed with daughter Gertrude. The evening featured dainty refreshments and celebration planned by his family.
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Clay Clay
Eholf
A. W. Woodford
Robison
Wisconsin
Gladys Morgan
Richland
Ruth Morgan
Burclay
D. A. Meacham
Bessie
Fairfield
D. C. Waterman
L. B. Reed
Farmer's Union Shippers
A. J. Morgan
J. W. Parrow
Alnaworth
C. O. Dayton
W. P. Rawn
Washington
Local notes from Ainsworth area June updates
Community items report visits by the Watsons and the Rush family, plus travel to Colfax and Mt. Pleasant. Dr. W A Watson shows slow improvement. A farm round includes haying, corn plowing, and a boy’s eye injury requiring hospital care. several residents assist Chas Palmer and Mark Campbell's fields.
Jud Tunkins on wisdom and listening to If
Jud Tunkins argues that a nan may gain wisdom by refusing certain advice but never by ignoring the film If. He suggests discernment in guidance while valuing attentive listening as a path to insight.
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Jud Tunkins
Nan
The Red Plague Reward Plea From Property Owners
A terse notice from the Property Owners Federation announces a five hundred dollar reward linked to alleged crimes affecting taxpayers. It urges fire tax payers to contribute toward enforcement efforts as the group warns of widespread criminal activity and imminent action.
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Property Owners Federation, Inc
United States Tires World Supply 1920
The United States produced enough rubber tires in the year ended June 20 1920 to supply millions of cars and to ship about forty million dollars worth abroad. The bulletin cites diverse global sources of latex from Brazil to India and explains vulcanization and early rubber use.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Haiti
Priestly
America
Para
Brazil
Amazon
A Tough Situation
A man describes a five year struggle with stomach and liver troubles and despondency. A cousin in Columbus recommends Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which the man credits with dramatic improvement after long suffering. The ad asserts the product removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation across digestive ailments and promises money back refunds.
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Columbus
Mayr
Tokyo Chamber Calls for Disarmament Pact With League
The National Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging the League of Nations to pursue armament restriction. It emphasized Japan's duty to seek a proper disarmament agreement with major powers and to safeguard international peace while promoting industry. The measure was to be cabled to the League and to chambers of commerce.
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Tokyo
Jane Wee
National Chamber of Commerce
League of Nations
Japan
Case of Beth Valentine ends with sheepskins after delay
Des Moines June 28 Beth Valentine of Casey and two classmates will finally receive their high school diplomas after years of dispute. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the district court was right to compel issuance of diplomas despite the cap gown refusal and formaldehyde odor in gowns.
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Des Moines
Beth Valentine
Casey
Casey High School
Supreme Court
City Board of Health
Valentine
Guthrie County District Court
District Court
Camp Dodge Encampment Prompted Guard Leave Policy
Des Moines June 28 Employers should recognize the importance of National Guard service by granting employees on full pay leave during encampment. August 10 to 24, Adjutant General Lasher announced. The entire guard except artillery units will attend this year’s encampment at Camp Dodge.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Lasher
Camp Dodge
When Fashion Enters the Door Bills Fly In the Window
A brief noted revision frames fashion as a force pushing costs outward as trends shift. The saying captures how rising style can drive up expenses and alter spending patterns in a brisk urban snapshot.
Howard seeks injunction to block Dempsey Carpentier fight
Clinton Howard of the International Reform Bureau travels to Camden to seek a chancery court injunction against the Dempsey Carpentier boxing match in Jersey City on July 2. If denied, he will appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court. he argues the boxing commission overstepped its authority.
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Atliantic City
N. J
Clinton Howard
International Reform Bureau
Camden
Jersey C'Ty
Chancery Court
Howard
Supreme Court
Trenton
Boxing Com Wission
Substitutes for Tea From Dried Orchid Leaves
The article notes over 30 plant substitutes for tea worldwide. One comes from dried leaves of a fragrant orchid, parasitic like mistletoe, akin to a candle odor. Africans have long used it medicinally and as a drink, with a flavor between vanilla and bitter almonds.
Wellston Fourth of July Picnic Planned in Moore Pasture
Wellston residents plan a Fourth of July celebration in W P Moore's pasture with shade amusements and a free dinner. Merrel Dunbar returns home for the holiday and local families visit and transact farm tasks.
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Wellston
W. P. Moore
M. B. Jones
W. H. Brinninge
Wilma Brinning
al Logan
Ruben Carpening
Merrel Dunbar
Riley Collins
Ollie
Gilbert Morrow
Charley Marvey
Jas. McNiess
James Bender
Crawfordsville
Levi Scheidler
Miss. Bernice
Duty to Preserve Health as Personal Responsibility
The piece argues health is largely a personal duty not a public burden. It states individuals must actively pursue wellness with guidance from available agencies, framing personal fitness as altruism rather than selfishness.
Meaning of Dream of Eagle Foretells Love and Fortune
Dreaming of an eagle predicts success in love and wealth in business. A swift eagle indicates progress in current endeavors. Riding an eagle warns of danger to life. A bird landing on your head signals death for a relative or close friend. Seeing a dead eagle foretells a person’s death and a change in fortune. Killing one implies a duration of misfortune. Spotting an eagle with prey hints at theft or loss.
Cock a Doodie Doo bantam rooster tale
An Exchange letter recalls transporting a small white bantam rooster by rail in the Ozarks. The narrator and his son kept the chick in a paper box on the car floor, later awakened by the rooster’s crowing, teaching him not to ship live poultry by rail again.
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Ozarks
Harry
Banteya
Hve Steek
Seattle chosen for Baptist convention seat
Seattle, Washington was selected as the meeting place in 1920 by the Northern Baptist convention. Atlantic City and Columbus were also considered after the executive committee recommendation. The next convention will be held in 1922.
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Des Moines
Seattle
Wash
Northern Baptist Convention
Atlantic City
N. J
Columbus
Attractiveness of Advertising in Modern Newspapers
A London editor notes readers are drawn by striking ads while many advertisers fear being crowded out. The exporer cites that bold promise and full white space capture attention, challenging editors to hold reader focus amid colorful notices.
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Ast
Wonderful Babylon’s Splendor Amid Ancient Palaces
Babylon rose under Nebuchadnezzer, a city famed for grand palaces gardens and terraced structures. Ancient historians praise its grandeur and hanging wards supporting earth and trees atop vast terraces.
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Babylon
Nebuchadnezzer
Marked Era in Journalism in The Edinburgh Review 1802
The Edinburgh Review of 1802 marks a new era in periodical criticism. Founders Jeffrey Scott Horner Proughmen and Sydney Smith established a journal with broader range and higher tone than predecessors.
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Journalisn
Edinburgh Review
Jeffrey
Scott Horner
Proughmen
Sydney Smith
Worry A Moral Tale Of a Husband and Loss
A man is haunted by worry that he will die before securing his wife’s future. His persistent gloom strains their marriage and drives his wife to leave with another man. He endures melancholy and isolation after her departure.
Early origins of playing cards across Europe and Italy
Fragmentary notes trace card games from France to Belgium and Germany, mentioning 1370 usage and ancient Eastern counters. It suggests Italy as the earliest producer around a historical period, with unclear reference to 19th century dates and regional spread.
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France
Allemagne
Belgium
Italy
Vestes
Horned Sheep Feature Multiple Horn Sets
In wild states sheep had two horns, but some Asian specimens developed four to six horns. The upper pair is largest with two additional sets, the smallest above the eyes. The two lower sets curve upward while the large pair curls downward like domestic sheep horns.
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al Morris
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