Dinner Parties Honor Raleigh and Club Gatherings
Mrs. R. H. Peterseim hosted a 6 20 Friday dinner in Kalona with family and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conklin Richard Bobby Lawrence Rugg and Ralph Drollinger. Idris and Alpha clubs held meetings later with program The Famous Trio and St Patrick’s treats. Alpha members listed. Faculty dinner followed by teachers and school board members including J R McCormack NolaWelch Phyllis Street Velma Way Lucy Sherman Evelyn Hummel Theda Van Potter and Snodgrass attendance noted.
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Kalona
R. H. Peterseim
Raleigh
Frank Conklin
Richard
Bobby
Lawrence Rugg
Ralph Drollinger
Idris Club
Alpha Club
J. F. Claughlin
Will Rogers
Eddie Cantor
Flo Zeigfield
Edna McCormack
Rose Michum
Iris Club
Lillian Grady
Helen Benell
Gladys Horesowsky
Edna Strickler
Helen Frye
Marjorie Rugg
Ella Miller
Rhoda Allen
Velma Alt
Ethel Beck
Ernestine Grady
Ethel Guengerich
Amy Henselschwerdt
Gussie Knerr
Nora O'Laughlin
Grace Snider
Blanche Snyder
Jean Ware
Dorothy Hender
Ethel Peterson
Mabel Murphy
Chris Herchberger
C. C Miller
Ware
Meteorite Age Report Linked to Element Evidence
An iron fragment from the Can yon Diablo meteorite is dated at about 100 million years old using uranium radium helium and lead evidence. Arthritis is an infection driven joint inflammation causing pain swelling and stiffness, arising from pneumonia scarlet fever tuberculosis rheumatic fever or joint wounds.
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Canyon Diablo
Historic Hoaxes By Elmo Scott Watson
A look at recurring sea serpent hoaxes shows how a rubber monster publicized by a New York department store was staged near Nantucket. Reporters reveal the ruse and document the roles of carnival men and an artist connected to the island and the resort town in two eras.
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Nantucket
Lake Erie
Ohio
Atlantic
Massachusetts
New York
J. J. R. India
New Bedford
Mass
Standard Times
Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
Nantucket Island
Western Newspaper Union
Dropping Well in Knaresborough England Draws Curious Study
In Knaresborough within the West Riding of York shire the Dropping Well lies at a small drop. The waters rich in lime petrify and form a striking crystal incrustation where the stream tumbles over the ledge.
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England
Knaresborough
West Riding of
Yorkshire
Keota Residents Return Home After Winter Visit
Keota reports Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kracaw leaving for Calhoun Missouri on Wednesday after a week with Mrs. Kracaw’s sister Mrs. T A Morris and other relatives. The Kra-caws spent the winter with Mrs. McCauley in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Kaupka and children Ellen Jean and Edward from Cedar Rapids visited Mrs. Kaupka’s mother Mrs. Cora B. Coffman who marked her birthday.
The Colorado Cinder Beetle and the Santa Fe Tale
A tale from the Arkansas River valley recalls drought fears and ballast loss along the Santa Fe railroad. Charley Blakes suggested a Colorado cinder beetle ate ballast, then hard coal cinders and later crushed rock stopped the pest. Travelers heard beetle screams as schedules sped to outpace the menace.
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Colorado
Santa Fe
Arkansas River Valley
Pna
Charley Blakes
Jey
Kansas City Star
Hlow
Father of the County Fair and early American agricultural progress
A historical sketch traces Elkanah Watson as the father of the county fair, detailing his 1807 import of Merino sheep, the first cattle show, and the push to make fairs respectable with clergy and women participation. It notes his 1819 lobbying success in New York and the rise of county fairs as an American institution.
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Elkanah Watson
Watson
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Mass
New York
Last of the Great Auks Extinction Marks End of Species
The great auk died out on the morning of June 4, 1844 when the last two birds were killed on Eldey island signaling the extinction of the species.
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Earth
Eldey Island
Turbans Distinguish Sects Among Arab Groups
The Arabs have long used turban color to mark different sects and family lineages. This practice illustrates early social distinctions tied to headwear and identity within Arab communities.
Riverside Notes Show Nurse Guest and Local Death
Bertha Knebel of Denver visits her Knebel family in Riverside while news arrives of Emery Carr's death near Iowa City from flu that became pneumonia. Funeral held in Iowa City with burial at Oak Ridge. Carr's survivors include May Beatty wife and two children, plus siblings and relatives.
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Riverside
Bertha Knebel
Denver
Colorado
William Knebel
Emery Carr
Iowa City
Mr. Carr
Warren
Esther Carr
Lone Tree
May Beatty
Robert Carr
Martin Windus
H. E. Carr
Carris Carr Smith
Oak Ridge
H. C. Hansen
Chicago
Amelia Gerot
Hansen
Gladys Derot
Henry
Joseph Langenberg
Robert Deutsch
Thomas Butz
Elizabeth Sanders
Fort Madison
Mary Sanders
Latta Family Moves and Local Visits Near Riverside
Marys rectory area and Mrs C B Rice northeast of Riverside. Mr and Mrs Everett Latta and family relocate from P B Latta residence south of Rock Island depot to their own property in town west. Alan Latta and family move into vacated Everett Latta home. Albert Bekker and family from Iowa City and Bernard Deatsch of Lone Tree visit George Deatsch home west of town.
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Albert Bekker
Iowa City
Bernard Deatsch
Lone Tree
George Deatsch
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Navy
FOX
George
Lareine Johnson
Chuiyle
Veven Sea
Mrs. R. Peterseim
North Side
Elmo Scott Watson
Edith Spear
Kodak Films
Keota
Fogar Bergen
McCa Carthy
Lincoln
White House
Frank E. Hagan
Cit
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Military Company of
Boston
Massachusetts Militia
Handel
Americas
Africa
Denver, Colo
Wm. Knebel
Ton Rane
Cnossen & Gilbert
Mae
THE
Evening Journal
Fostoria Glass
Westphal the Jeweler
Johnson’s Grocery
Ibs
Netatoes
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
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