Europe’s Rivalries Could Spark a Continental Storm
The piece notes the idea of a United States of Europe as distant and improbable. It highlights persistent fault lines in Alsace Lorraine, Bessarabia, Vilna, Macedonia, and Albania as danger zones. Risk of renewed conflict looms if national hatreds flare again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of Europe
United States of America
Russia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumania
Jugo- Slavia
Europe
G. P. Gooch
Oxford
England
Alsace-Lorraines
Bessarabia
Vilna
Poland
Lithuania
Macedonia
JugoSlavia
Albania
Jugo Slavia
Unknown Soldier of the Cross Embraces Faith and Mission
A young man experiences a turning to faith after a seminary sermon and vows to preach, seeking to lead others to God. He plans a life of service in a mill town, where workers and families seek guidance on daily troubles and spiritual matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminary
Minister's Humble Work Yields Community Center and Legacy
A pastor in a mill town champions humane treatment of workers, builds a community center, and declines high pay to fund a church. Over thirty-one years he guides the parish, endures illness, and helps his wife and family while facing pension limits after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Ministerial Relief
Philadelphia
Scrambled Professions Quip and Mrs Grubb Anecdote
A clipped quip from Life contrasts ambitions with appearances. Mrs Grubb describes her two sons with blunt humor, one a cook in a drug store and the other a bartender in a lunch room, illustrating social ups and downs in a wry tone.
Witty Observations on Virtue and Household Quips
A humorous date of epigrammatic notes on virtue citing blood religion and age. A quip about punctual bosses as well as a husband and wife exchange about manners and a dog’s growl.
Night Shift Rabbits and a Meow Meow Mystery
A Mexican worker and an American share midnight rabbit meals at a Kansas salt plant. The Mexican reveals his wife traps rabbits every night after hearing noise at their house, joking that the animals meow to justify the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jose
Hall of Fame of mankind’s enemies list and jokes
A satirical collection lists figures and items as candidates for a Hall of Fame of enemies of mankind. It includes the saxophone inventor and the spinach health rumor starter and notes jokes about poultry farming and balloon trousers. A moral on answering hard questions ends with a quip about blessings at dinner.
Dean of Women Investigates Fraternity House Window Shade Issue
In a campus incident a sorority house was inspected by the dean of women over a charge that the nearby fraternity boys left their shades up. After viewing from the sorority side, she admitted she could not see in the fraternity rooms. A sister quipped that one could if they stood on a chair.
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Laddie
Meestaire
Lee
O'Neal
R. L
Tennessee
Capitol Building
Nashville
Tenn
Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously In Public Life
A tongue in cheek motto about public figures urged to maintain humility. The quip underscores a culture of skepticism toward politicians and officials who overstate their importance. It reflects a mood of candid social commentary.
Why Not One That Throws Kisses
An accessory salesman jokes about horn choices for romantic signals and customers. A man from Chicago is questioned about his origin as part of a casual street encounter, reflecting playful banter and local color.
Hospital Host and Guest Exchange Quiet Banter
A light scene unfolds with a hostess inviting a guest to drink and eat. Snappy quips about debt, camera work, and heredity mix with humor and social banter in a dated exchange.
Gardening Delays Mark Pilotburg Area Rural Life
Farming is delayed with little plowing around Pilotburg. Community notes report tiling on Fred Bartholomew’s farm, Arbor Day program at Lookout school, and seniors receiving care for illness. A new baby is born to Mr and Mrs Homer Turnipseed. family moves and visits are recorded along with church Sunday school plans.
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Pilotsburg
Fred Bartholomew
Orva Scott
Perry Ayers
Iowa City Hospital
Ayers
Dave Henderson
Lookout School
Elizabeth Bauer
Homer Turnipseed
The Magic Garden Photo Play At Fox Theatre
Gene Stratton Porter’s late work The Magic Garden is adapted into a photo play by F B O and shown at the Fox Theatre. The story first appeared as a serial in McCalls magazine and is now released in book form alongside three other Stratton Porter adaptations. J Leo Meehan directs with Charles Kerr adapting the screenplay.
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Gene Stratton-Porter
Fox Theatre
McCail
J. Leo Meehan
Charles Kerr
Harvey Swartz Druber Dies After Long Illness
Harvey Swartz Druber died at his Kalona home after a long illness. His wife Mrs. Sarah Swartzen Druber and children Grace Lloyd Roy and Emerson survive. Funeral services were held at East Union church and burial in East Union cemetery. Local notes list visitors and community updates including alumni banquet plans for Kalona High School class of 1927 and residents moving to Springfield Missouri.
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Kalaona
Harvey Swartzdruber
Kalona
Sarah Swartzendruber
Grace
Lloyd
Roy
Emerson
East Union Curch
East Union Cemetery
Lloyd Strickell
Stuttsgart
Arkansas
Myrtle Kepler
Lincoln
Edward Gingerich
Cedar Fails
Joe Gingerich
Frank J. Snider
West Branch
Anna Snider
M. I. Cain
Springfield
Kalona High School Alumni Association
High School
Kalona Notes and Re-elected Teachers Highlight Local Visit
Residents report a busy Kalona area with visits from families including the Ehrenfelt and Baber clans. Kalona teachers were re-elected for another year, and Harve Armour of Des Moines discussed bridge work near Kalona. A cemetery visit in a Tennessee-bound travelogue closes the excerpt.
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Roy Snider
Pete Yoder
George Yoder
Geo. Robb
Iowa City
Alva Stutsman
Kalona High School
Washington
Guther's
Wm. Welte
L. C. McGuigan
Kalona
C. L. Ellis
Marion Todd
Velma Way
Linda Sorgenfrey
Lillian Dahlstrom
Clara Faulkner
Harve Armour
Des Moines
Iowa Bridge Co
Virgil Hoehstettler
Riverside Social Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Mrs. G M Struble returns from Phoenix in improving health. Mr. and Mrs. Stransky visit Cincinnati to see daughter Mrs Henry Fretland. Ladies Aid netted over 87 dollars from a successful Womanless Wedding at St Marys hall. Fortnightly club hosted a Thursday luncheon after a large gathering. Royal Neighbors set a Mother’s Day program at 2 30 pm in the Methodist church featuring Rev Crozier, readings by E Seydel and Meeks, pianists, a violin solo, and a vocal duet.
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Earl Booth
Oxford
Harl
Carl D. Anderson
Axel Anderson
Washington
Ellis Rickey
Frank Stransky
Will Brown
Charlie Brown
County Hospital
Charlie
Pilotsburg
Riverside
G. M. Struble
Phoenix
Ariz
Joseph Stransky
Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry Fretland
Ladies Aid Society
St. Mary’s Hall
H. E. Doud
Royal Neighbors Organization
Methodist Church
Crozier
Mary Eloise Seydel
Chopin
Inez Mannion
Francis Kephart
Emma Frank
Margaret Griffin
P. Apfel
Martha Rath
Grace Meeks
Beethoven
Hazel Blythe
Elnora Seydel
Emma Knighe
Alma Meeks
Monuments of Pattons and ONeals Mark Florence Cemetery Scene
In Florence Alabama a cemetery visit reveals graves of William Patton and Isaac Patton from Belfast Ireland. Three ONeal governors of Alabama stand in a row with Edward Asbury ONeal’s monument featuring his last words and Emmet ONeal noted as a fiery orator.
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Florence
Ala
Lee
William Patton
John Patton
Belfast
Ireland
Texas Rangers
Isaac Patton
Alabama
Mother's Day events and high school play noted in Columbus Junction
Martha Butler reports in Columbus Junction on a Mother's Day program at the Weber home with about fifty attendees, followed by lunch. The Cotter high school's senior class play When a Peller Needs A Friend was staged, listing cast members. Mrs. Grubb of Galesburg visits Ella McSweeney, and Burr Phelps from Kansas City closes two weeks of evangelistic services with a Mother's Day address and music.
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Columbus Junction
George W. Weber
Concord Charity Circle
Bert Garrett
Farm Bureau
Cotter High School
Peller
Harriet Jenkins
Dorothy Colton
Irene Direks
Hayden Thomas
Edmund Forner
Mary van Horn
Lyle Edwards
Elwyn Owens
Harry Gr
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Muriel Anderson
Tom Lahey
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Sandy Hook
Martha Butler
Abe Martin
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