Child Martha Springer Seen With World Record Mental Growth
A Mountain View California family credits deliberate early training for their daughter Martha Springer’s advanced language, counting, and speaking vocabulary at twenty six months. The parents claim similar results for other children and argue that proper methods and a patient teacher foster rapid development without harming health.
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Martha Springer
John Springer
Mountain View
Cal
Springer
Washington
Nannie Springer
Ollie Maxwell
Martha
Cavous
John Jr
Mrs. Springer
Mr. Springer
Frank Angell
Stanford University
Hallan
Rhymes and Riffs on War Names in a Daring Ode
A playful verse fragment riffs on correct pronunciations of French war names like Joffre, Foch, and Ypres. It features speakers debating how to rhymes and how to honor heroes, with humor about mispronunciations and the risk of offense in verse. The speaker contemplates Calais and Amiens while fretting over accuracy.
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Joffre
Foch
Ypres
Amiens
Leven
Paris
Calais
Alice
Calav
France
Teuton vandals ignite Roman candles in earth tremor
Fragmentary verse notes Teu ton vandals firing Roman candles and the earth shaking. The speaker muses on tears and woes, insisting on a grim, stubborn grin despite the misfortune.
Political Announcement for State Senate Candidacy
A candidate announces intention to seek the Republican nomination for the Washington Henry county state senate district in the June primaries. The filing is subject to voter will at the primary election.
Candidate for State Representative Nomination in Washington County
Walter S. Boyer seeks the Republican nomination for state representative from Washington County subject to the will of Republican voters at the June primaries.
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Washington County
Walter
Boyer
Republican candidate for 23rd district primary
A statement announces a bid for representative on the Republican ticket in the June primaries. The candidate notes it is subject to voter will in the twenty third district and signs as Hugh H. McLery.
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Hugh HH
Borrowed Smiles Farce with Roosevelt Taft Parodies
A humorous sketch set among socialites and domestic talk mocks Roosevelt and Taft as the century’s bellicose figures. A couple jokes about beds and sleep, a jetmaster’s remark about a quiet horse, and a playful mishap with an umbrella highlight light, satirical dialogue.
Candidate for county sheriff seeks support of James S Stevenson
A candidate announces intent to run for county sheriff subject to the will of James S Stevenson. The statement names Stevenson as a potential influencing figure in the race and signals forthcoming campaign plans.
Voters urged to support judge candidate in June primary
To the Voters of the Sixth Judicial District a candidate for Judge of the Sixth Judicial District asks for support at the June Primary Election IRVING CC JOHNSON Oskaloosa Iowa.
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Sixth Judicial District
Irving CC
Johnson
Candidate for Washington County Board of Supervisors Unexpired Term
The statement announces candidacy for the vacancy on the Washington County Board of Supervisors for the unexpired term of Mr Stevens. The candidate seeks support from Republican voters in the county and identifies himself as Wills Hotle.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Stevens
Hotle
Samuel Anderson Seeks Re election to County Board in 1919 Primaries
Samuel Anderson announces intent to run again for the County Board of Supervisors for the term starting in 1919 subject to Republican voters decision at the June primaries.
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County Board of Supervisors
Samuel Anderson
Candidate for County Board Seat in 1919 Primary
AL Cocklin announces candidacy for member of the board of supervisors. The term begins January 1, 1919, with the June primary held under the will of Republican voters in Washington.
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Board of Supervisors
Republican Voters ‘of
Washington
AL Cocklin
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Birthday
Poet Walt Mason reflects on aging with humor and resilience. He notes being judged by outsiders while declaring a cheerful, defiant view of life. He dismisses worry, urges rest, and ends with the idea of celebrating his birth with flair.
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Walt Mason
Glory of War in Australian Verse Volume
A stanza from Peter Austin's Billjim questions the glory of war as a speaker ponders a shattering thigh and a night beneath the sky. The verse invokes images of leaders and the fate of women on the floor, musing on what premiers governors and emperors know of war’s glory.
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Primier
Peter Austin
The Glory of War in a Wartime Ballad
A fragmentary verse piece depicts the grim cost of conflict with ironic questions about leaders and the public’s perception of blood, shellfire, and death. The speaker asks what rulers and governors know of the misery and the smell of powder, as comrades fall.
New Books at the Chilcote Library
A long list of new arrivals at the Chilcote Library includes Sergei M. Trufanoff The Mad Monk of Russia and works by Scott Sargent S. E. and others. Titles cover history religion biographies travel and fiction with authors such as McGiffert Livingstone and Wells.
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Chilcote Library
Trufanoff, Sergei M
Russia
Liodor
Scott, E
Aus
Drama of treasure secrets and shattered loves in Cuba
Don Esteban Varona hides a vast wealth in a plantation well with slave Sebastian guarding the secret. Marriages, betrayals, and a deadly feud unfold as Donna Isabel schemes to seize the treasure, driving Sebastian to kill Esteban and himself. Decades later Rosa and O’Reilly face exile amid insurgent chaos, with ROSA seeking reunion and safety as war ravages the land.
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Don Esteban Varona
Sebastian
Don Esteban
Esteban
Rosa
Isabel
Evangelina
Donna Isabel
Don Mario
O'Reilly
New York
Pancho Cueto
Steban
Cueto
Juan
Cuba
Matanzas
Don Marlo
Severino
Asensio
Quest Begins in Aesthetic Tale of O Neilly Letter
O Neilly reads a torn letter from Asensio's house stirring Trish with Rosa like pleas for help. He retreats, then prepares swiftly with resolve and haste. He gathers belongings, dons hat, and moves to action.
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Rosa Varona
Rosa
Tom
O'Neilly
Asensio
Tosa
Johbnale
Cuban Junta Contact Seeks Guidance on Cuba Affairs
A man visits the Cuban junta office to consult Enriquez about urgent matters and to locate Colonel Lopez. Enriquez, a learned Cuban, questions how he might assist, noting limited knowledge of Cuba, and the conversation ends with a request to read the advertisements.
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Junta
Johnnie
Mr. Enriquez
O'Reilly
Colonel Lopez
Enriquez
Cuba
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Tell Binkley
Liberty Loan
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Taft
Nebraska
Angwan
Mrs. Comler
Mrs. Housler
Kice
James S. Stevenson
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Adam
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Ana Ebrivel
Hainever
Tralia
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Handbook of
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Curtain
D. T
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Germany
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Army and Navy
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Gerard, J. W
Hankey, Donald
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Borhood
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Oliver, M
Gordon Ralph Connor the
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Miami
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the Lovers
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Alice Hegel
Calvary Alley
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Longstreth
T. M
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Sami
Birds
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Paul Revere
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P. A
Trail of
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the Evening Journal
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Chicago
Rainbow
BY Rex Beach
Owen McGovern
C. J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal
Washington, Iowa
Harper and Brothers
Yumurt
Morrison & Morrison
T. A. Michels
Charles A. Dewey
Eicher & Livingston Law
W. M. Keeley
W. IL
Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Crail
Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Cor
Lemley
Washington, IA
Washington Lodge
A. A
A. M
Ralph L. Bunce
W.M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
R.A. M
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H. P
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W. M
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Iowa Ave
Elmer McFadden
Noble Grand
R. C. Keller
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S. H. Bateman Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
J. W. Nickell
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing
Red Washington
Southwest Corner
Lemley’s
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
M. & St. Paul
J. J. McKeone & CO
California
G. S. Lim
Washingto
H. W. Russel
J. BE. Kun
Departa
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Lo West
W. E. Lindsa
Y. Agent
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