Farewell Picnic for Alma Huppert at Sunset Park
Alma Huppert, bound for foreign missionary work, was honored at a Sunset Park picnic hosted by the Alma Hearne Nelland Aux. About twenty attended, sharing a supper and viewing Shanghai station photos. The group presented Huppert with twenty dollars and a week end bag from Epworth League.
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Alma Hearne Nelland
Sunset Park
Alma Huppert
Miss Huppert
Shanghai
China
Altho
Alma Hearne Holland
Epworth League
Death of Edward E Freeland Shocks Ainsworth Community
Edward E Freeland a longtime Ainsworth resident died suddenly from acute indigestion while traveling home to meet his great grandson from Davenport. Born January 1 1824 in Ohio he lived in Iowa over seventy years and left five living children Oscar Mina West John Freeland Nettie Marsden Isaac Freeland with two deceased. Funeral plans not set.
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Ainsworth
Edward
Freeland
Aineworth
Oscar
Chicago
Andson
Davenport
Mr. Freeland
Ohio
Louisa County
Maria Dickinson
Mina West
John Freeland
Macon
Nettie Marsden
Gladwin
Isaac Freeland
Haskins
Aurilla Bandy
Iowa
Silvia
Sheriff Seeks R. H. Scott Over Fraudulent Checks
No trace has been reported of R. H. Scott the young man wanted by the sheriff on the charge of passing spurious checks on two local business firms. He left town Sunday night.
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R. H. Scott
Man Bound Over to Grand Jury in Driving Under Influence Case
Art Sanders appeared before Squire D. C. Kyle this morning on the charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated and was bound over to the grand jury. A second hearing was set in Kyle s court but continued.
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Art Sanders
Squire D. C. Kyle
Grand Jury
Kyle
Concrete pavement halted by crane break in Milwaukee yards
Paving work paused after a crane broke while unloading material at Milwaukee railway yards. Repairs were sent to Champaign and crews expect to resume tomorrow. Gravel supply had run low but three cars arrived. Concrete workers reached South Fourth avenue between Jefferson and Washington streets and plan to finish the east town pavement this week with South Marion avenue and Harrison street opening soon.
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Milwaukee Railway
Champaign
South Fourth Avenue
Jefferson
Washington Streets
South Marion Avenue
Harrison Street
Mosquito Wing Muscles Rival Eagle Strength
Mosquito wing muscles scale with size and match an eagle's power. In still air a mosquito can fly 0 miles without a pause, and with favorable wind travel up to three times that distance.
Face Danger Steadfastly
A paraphrase of Lord Bacon on courage and vigilance. It cautions that dangers must be faced rather than watched too long, for lingering watch invites weakness and potential failure. The aphorism emphasizes steady resolve over prolonged hesitation.
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Lord Bacon
Governor Names Members of State Illiteracy Board
Governor Kendall appointed twenty four members to the state illiteracy commission at the request of a national organization to combat illiteracy nationwide. Banked names include P H McClenahan Des Moines W A Jessup Iowa City R A Pearson Ames H H Seerley Cedar Falls Mrs 8 Joe Brown Des Moines Mrs H W Spaulding Grinnell W R Boyd Cedar Rapids Mrs Dante M Pierce Des Moines Judge Martin J Wade Iowa City Mrs H K Evans Corydon J C Lewis Des Moines Mrs Elnora Gresham Cedar Rapids Mrs BE Armstrong Fort Dodge Rev John Dysart Dubuque Mrs H Tomlinson Des Moines F H Linnett Charles City Mrs Dixie Cornell Gebhardt Knoxville Tracy Garrett Burlington Henry Peterson Council Bluffs David W Stewart Sioux City E J Curtis Clinton D F Stock Ottumwa J C Boyd Keokuk Mrs J B Blythe Mason City Miss Amy Gilbert State Center.
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Des Moines
Kendall
National Organization
P. H. McClenahan
W. A. Jessup
Iowa City
R. A. Pearson
Ames
H. H. Seerley
Cedar Falls
Joe Brown
H. W. Spaulding
Grinnell
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Dante M. Pierce
Martin J. Wade
H. K. Evans
Corydon
J. C. Lewis
Elnora Gresham
BE. F. Armstrong
Fort Dodge
John Dysart
Dubuque
H. Tomlinson
F. H. Linnett
Charles City
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Knoxville
Tracy Garrett
Burlington
Henry Peterson
Council Bluffs
David W. Stewart
Sioux City
E. J. Curtis
Clinton
D. F. Stock
Ottumwa
J. C. Boyd
Keokuk
J. B
Blythe
Mason City
Amy Gilbert
State Center
A Friendly Arctic From a Canadian Paper
The Arctic is a friendly place says Mr Stefansson though half the year dark and cold. Summers bring mosquitoes and blubber meals while winters chill limbs. He lives on seal meat fat and sometimes a polar bear. Ice floes drift in frigid seas as temperatures show sixty five degrees below zero. Still the Arctic is a friend to him though I question that view.
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Arctic
Mr. Stefansson
Oskaloosa Mines Continue Small Scale Operations
Oskaloosa reports coal production at a minimal level this week. Local operators say they will ignore outside threats and avoid interference from nearby fields workers while meeting only the community's absolute needs. No trouble is anticipated.
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Oskaloosa, Jra
Oskaloosa
Jerusalem Flight Report Marks Seventh Crusade Mention
If you were on the Mount of Olives or along the shores of the Jordan you might hear a plane’s whirl as it heads northward. The vivid phrasing notes the Holy Land and a “Seventh Crusade” echo, with the thinker claiming the Holy Land has been briefly captured after 20 centuries of resistance.
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Mount of Olives
Jordan
Jerusalem
Wall
Bloly
Atmosphere Layers Described From Ground to Upper Regions
The passage explains Earth's atmosphere from the surface to high altitudes. It notes cooler air as altitude rises and mentions a hydrogen-rich layer forming around twenty miles up, describing twilight in the upper sky.
Iowa bootleg hideout found in haystack and cave
Federal agents with Deputy Sheriff Trigg and County Attorney Fee uncover 236 quarts of hard liquor and 700 gallons of mash in Centerville. A hidden underground brewery yields 746 gallons of mash. a haystack conceals two stills and 220 quarts of grappe. Mike Cogo arrested. grand jury awaits.
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Centerville
Harry Trigg
Tom Fee
Kentucky
Virginia
Iowa
Appanoose County
Missouri
Towa
Mike Cogo
Lowa
Verses of a Cork girl and a mudbound tram misadventure
A quirky trio of rhymes features a Cork girl whose father profits from pork and a tutor who teaches balance on a fork. A London Fisher Fished for fish and a fissure prank ends with a laughing catch. An East Ham traveler slips into mud while boarding a tram and proclaims Safety first.
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Cork
East Ham
Use of Voice Aid to Health Benefits Vocalists and Speakers
The article claims actors singers preachers and lawyers gain health benefits from constant voice use as it expands the chest and improves wellbeing.
Postmasters of Iowa Meet to Discuss New Postal Rules
Des Moines hosts Iowa postmasters as they discuss July 1 changes merging postal and money order funds. About 75 women postmasters registered. John A. Ryan and Frank J. Goshey explained the system, Governor Kendall gave welcome, and Harry H. Cate spoke for the association. Selection of next year’s meeting site and officer elections planned.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hotel Savery
John A. Ryan
Frank J. Goshey
Kendall
Harry H. Cate
Anita
Iowa Homestead
Riverview Park
Boy Blinded by Dynamite Blast in Mason City
John Johnson aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs Tetler of Britt is hospitalized in Mason City after a dynamite cap exploded with a rock during a blasting test. Doctors fear loss of sight in his right eye. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon at about five o clock.
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Mason City
John Johnson
KE. Tetler
Britt
Mason City Hospital
Golfer Focused Amid Quiet Hall Practice
A fragmented note notes a golfer keeping eye on a hall during practice with odd phrasing about dents and the word mech appearing, reflecting a Boston transcription style. The readable bits center on golf practice and concentration in a hall setting.
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Prette Girls Dent Co
Mech
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