Riverside sketches reveal county life and local figures
A fanfare of Washington County rural life unfolds from Riverside area. The narrative details Charley Vondrasek and neighbors like Fred Lukovsky, Mary Goetz, Joe Simon, Grant Thompson, Claude Flynn, Henry Griffin, Alphonse Lear, and Joe Waldschmidt. It notes farms, crops, hogs, horses, and a sorghum molasses operation while capturing quirky anecdotes about locals and shopfronts.
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Joe Simon
Joe
Geo. Rothenberg
Albert Schmidt
Grant Thompson
Dorothy
Palestine
Myrtle
Hazel Dell
Ruth
Middleburg
Vincent Marek
Poy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Navy
Harvey
Sheridan
John
Washington
Joe Shradel
Riveside
Ralph Kloepfer
Riverside
St. Mary's
Wabbington County
New Boy Richard Samuel Arrives at Corbin’s Farm
The Corbin household welcomes a striking newcomer, Richard Samuel, praised by his elder brother Wright. Earle Corbin declares him the finest baby in the state as he arrives this morning, noting a poetic greeting from the child.
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Earl Corbin's
Wright
Earle Corbin
Richard Samuel
Richards Samuel Born Amid Joyful Family News
The passage notes a newborn weighing five pounds and twelve ounces. Family members express happiness as Wright proclaims the birth to neighbors. The paper joins friends in extending best wishes to Richard Samuel and the new mother and babe.
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Mother
Babe
Wright
Richard Samuel
Habits of Biblical Times At Table And Entrance
The article notes no eating utensils in biblical meals making hand washing before and after meals desirable. It describes dust and heat prompting foot washing on entering a house as a respectful refreshment to travelers, often performed by the master of the house as a special act of honor.
Governor Kendall Proclaims May 13 as Mothers Day
Iowa Governor Kendall issues a proclamation dedicating Sunday May 13 as Mothers Day and urges citizens to observe the occasion per the fortieth assembly joint resolution. The notice states Des Moines Iowa as the context with no further events recorded.
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Kendall
Associated Press
Des Moines
Fortieth Assembly
Iowa
National Park Idea Takes Hold in Japan
Japan plans seven national parks modeled on American ones. Proposed sites include Hakone ponds area, Japanese Alps, O-Daigahara Terrace, Mount Aso, Unzen Spa, Nikko, and Mount Bantai. Many are already famous. new roads would be needed to open them to visitors.
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Tokio
Japan
America
Home Department
Hakone Ponds
O-Daigahara Terrace
Yamato Province
Mount Aso
Unzen Spa
Kyushu
Nikko
Mount Bantai
Emerson Hough to Receive Military Funeral Today
Emerson Hough author and Iowa native died after an operation. He served as a captain in the officers reserve corps and in army intelligence. A military funeral will be held at his High Park home at 4:00 p m today, with burial in Galesburg Illinois tomorrow.
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R. E. Shannon
Shannon
H. M. Richer
H. C. Hull
Katherine Null
J. E. Lemmon
Joe Lemmon
C. A. Speer
R. G. Cherry
Bessie Conger
R. S. Cook
Julia Cavender
Rn. E. Brown
Plumly
Iowa
Amana
The
Associated Press
Chicago
Emerson Hough
Hough
Army
High Park
Galesburg
Famous Puritan Writer Sir Thomas Browne Biography
Sir Thomas Browne 1005 1082 was a physician and Puritan writer known for stately prose. His leading work is Urn Burial highlighting his distinctive style and influence.
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Thomas Browne
Evolution of the Organ Through Ancient Pandean Pipes
The article traces organ origins from ancient pandean pipes with Crest hius of Alexandria and Archimedes building early pipe organs around 200 at 220 B C. It notes organs spreading to Europe from Greece and joining church devotion around 657 A D.
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Cresthius
Alexandria
Archimedes
Europe
Greece
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Washington County
Charley Vondrasek
Charley
Sol
Jackson Township
Highland
Cheley
Albert Kron
Fred Lukovsky
Grand Prairie
Ed Kos
Lukavsky
Charley von
Asek
Fred
Lukovsky
Harold
Arnold
Richard
Wilma
John Kohoutek
Mary Gates
Towds Riverside
Mary Goetz
Gergot
Wilson
Smith Brookhart
Adam Simon
Jacobsmeier
Claude Flynn
Ethel Bailey
Jim
Henry Griffin
George Workman
Leal Littrel
Mita
Littrel
Manasmith
J. L. Veggy
Ford
M. G. Kloepfer
Charley Kloepfer
Alphonse Lear
Alsace-Lorraine
Grove
Mary Baschnagle
Alex Yessy
Sister Mary Bernadette
Butte, Montana
Joe Spenner
Louis Schnoebelen
Noah Schlabaagh
John Spenner
Iowa City
Noah Schlabaugh
Hutchinson
Kansas
Holmes County
Ohio
Noah
Wm. Billingsley
Kalona
Joe Miller
George Bell
Joe Waldschmidt
Bentley
A. Rh. Miller
Mildred Bowers
the Good Samaritan
Okoboji
Helen Livingston
Irene de Long
Carolyn McCleer
Ellen Morrison
Carlton Wilson
C. C. Hay
Davis
Stewart
D. A. R. Congress
Pac
the Regent
R. E. Brown
Southlaw’ Avenue
Alex
Veggy's
Mrs. Heitzman
Robert
Richard Heitzman
Adam Wombacher
Lou Wombacher
Wm. Yessy
Yessy
St. Mary's School
James Walsh
Odella Armbruster
James Mr. Walsh
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Order of St. Francis
Orders of St. Francis
P. A
Kansas City
Clarissama
Sista
Clotilde
Geo. Yegery
Sungaters
Albert Schnoebelen
Richmond
Richmond Frog
Carolyn Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
East Main Street
Pepper the Happy Hills
Forsta
Ernestine Dean
Lady Moon
Mr. Moon
Neidling
Juanita Ellis
Ralph Dougherty
Nellie
Ella Link
C. E. Plumly
Link
Corbin
Sam
Treasury Savings
United States Government Savings System
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Speaking
Washington Oil Co
Graham Theater
Sto
Iowa Gas & Electric Company
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