Society Notes Highlight Pink Shower and Market Gifts
Mrs. Masiowswesis hosted a spring gathering for Mrs. George Bartholomew with a musical contest won by Mrs. Ben Holt and a green crystal cheese plate prize for Myx. Will Munroe. Guests contributed gifts ranging from luncheon seats to a sugar shell, framed verses titled At Break of Day and Glorified Works, and a pink and white luncheon. A later note mentions Eleanor Bailey Brown and William Smithers Gardner to wed in Bur linston on Saturday at 11:45.
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Masiowswesis
George Bartholomew
Wride
Ben Holt
Will Munroe
Margaret Wells
Roy Wells
Lester
Behulty
AML
Eleanor Bailey Brown
William Smithers Gardner
Burlinston
Te Presbyterian Church
Announcements for April Programs and Meetings
Will host a program and White Oak school Wednesday evening April 2 at 8: 0. Ladies bring boxes. Clara Telford, teacher. A church event postponed indefinitely. H.C.C. club to meet with Mable Johnson Thursday April fd. Officers to be elected and pillow tops lesson to be given. West Chester W. 6. TC. ill meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 with Mrs. O. F. Lauback. Royal Neighbors meet April 1 at 3 10 in Modern Woodman hall. Rural Wy Ss club meets Thursday p m with Mrs William Norton. Roll call will be answered with Easter suggestions. 2803 CAH meets Tuesday p m.
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White Oak
Boxe
Clara Telford
H.C. C. Club
Wien
Mable Johnson
Royal Neighbors
Woodman Hall
Wy Ss Club
Thurasay P
William Norton
CAH
Ellet
Greciam
Bids for 65 Miles of Paving to Be Opened at Ames Tomorrow
Bids on 65 miles of paving on town primary roads and 230 plus bridges and culverts will be opened by the state highway commission in Ames tomorrow. Projects span Clayton, Cerro Gordo, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, Webster, and other counties, with multiple highway segments and grading contracts on the list. Committees and local groups announce related meetings and social events surrounding the bid day.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Clayton County
Fikader
Innecton
Clayton, County
Cuttenberg
Garnaville
Cerro Gordo
Clear Lake
Mason City
Muscatine
Louisa County
Poweshiek
Mighway
Junta
Tama
Powestick
Todele
Tashe County
Tadlanola
Martinsdale
Warren County
Nishwars Tn Iyter, Lew and Mill
Coupee Eng
World's Oldest Library Discovered in Syria
An Alsatian archaeologist reports the discovery near Ras Shamra on the Mediterranean coast of Ras Shamra showing large tablets with early alphabetic signs. The site yields a 4000-year-old Phoenician necropolis and artifacts suggesting an Aeolian or Mycenaean linked settlement predating known eras.
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Syria
Syri Mediterranean
Ras Shamra
Fatakieh
Ladikiya
Exon
Academie
Salomon Retnich
Hidden ancient city Ged unearthed in jungle depths
Excavations reveal Ged, the long concealed city deep in a jungle, possibly Persian in origin and over a century old. Prof Mar Profemar of Wales notes Arabic inscriptions in mosques while investigators weigh evidence from ruins and local legends. Local fears mount about curses and dangers near the site.
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Attec
Ged
Uz Profemar Lente
University
Ollege
Wales
Butich
Kenya
Fleure
Geil
Subtle Chess Claim As Mind Sharpening Elixir Of Sport
The article extols chess as a universal intellectual pastime linking kings painters poets and captains of industry. It argues chess fosters clear thinking, mathematical insight, and mental calm, likening it to a solvent for weary minds and a cure for cognitive fatigue amid business and daily life. Kansas City Pine.
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Kansas City
Nova Scotian Island Dreaded by Mariners
A historical note on Sable Island near Nova Scotia famed for wrecks and storms. It recalls ducal and Wolfe era losses, a pyramid marker blown down in 1812, huts built from ship timbers, and artifacts including a dog collar linked to Major Elliott’s regiment later submerged where the old encampment stood.
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Sable
Nova Scotia
Duc d'Anville
Wolfe
Quebec
Elliott
Hind Regiment
Donkeys and Armature of the Foot Described in Odd Note
A curious 19th century note discusses the donkey foot as a clever, spring like mechanism with elastic, adjacent springs. It notes ligaments and structures, compares to paper folds, and mentions 4000 springs arranged obliquely within the foot. A separate India case mentions Lucknow bison preaching at parade service and troops with arms at church after mutiny era.
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India
Smart Infantey
Lucknow
Suneay
Loudon
Revival Meeting Disorder Sparks Miracle Claim
Reported disruption at a Revival meeting shows congregants misbehaving as a missioner asks the crowd to witness miracles. The speaker dismisses claims of miracles, noting that devils are not performing them.
Quarantine and Public Health Duty Emphasized
When a contagious disease is known it is fair to accept quarantine and avoid public gatherings to prevent spread. The guidance urges cautious behavior and warns against non-quarantine diseases in farming contexts.
Fragmentary Note From a Curious Child News Clip
A child speaks of a chicken with splinters and feathers, questioning the scene as scraps about a mother and girl named Jane appear in a partial diary style excerpt. The fragment hints at a domestic scene with improvised repairs and toy distractions.
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Jane
Mer Huckins Pleads Not Guilty in $2000,1000 Investment Case
Elmer Huckins, Cedar Rapids, today pleaded not guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He rose from a modest country grocery to wealth after a rapid investment enterprise. Bail of $22,000 was not met and he remains jailed awaiting trial, with trial likely not before September.
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Cedar RaPids
Elmer
Huckins
Huckins Megedly
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Wade in Keota
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Wade of Keota at the county hospital. The birth adds a new member to the Wade family and is recorded in local notices.
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Afr
Elmer Wade
Keota
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