CHANGE CAMP PLANS FOR FIFTY-FOURTH REGIMENT
Captain Pollok Wallace of Company D received a circular from Adjutant General Logan announcing a change of place and date for the encampment of the Fifty-fourth regiment Iowa National Guard. The regiment and hospital corps detachment will camp within Iowa from July 18 to 27, replacing the prior plan for Spar ta Wis August 19 to 19. The Iowa City camp last year was successful and profitable, and prospects for this year are good.
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Pollok Wallace
Adjt
Guy &. Logan
Fifty-fourth
Sparta
Wis
Iowa
Fifty-third
Wallace
Hospital Corps
Iowa City
Woman's Missionary auxiliary plans Pleasant Plains supper
The Woman's F M S auxiliary of Pleasant Plains will host a chicken supper at Mrs Ida Rathmel's home on North Marion avenue Thursday May 19 from 5 to 7 with ice cream and cake or strawberries and cake served from 3 to 8. Supper is 25 cents ice cream 10 cents.
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Pleasant Plains
Ida Rathmel
North Marion Avenue
Lexington Auxiliary Society Bank Offerings on May Sunday
The Lexington Auxiliary Woman's Foreign Missionary society will hold their annual bank offerings on Sunday May 22 at 11 o'clock. Miss Mabel Hopkinson will deliver an address. All are cordially invited.
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Lexington
Foley Kidney Pills Helped Commander Pratt Post Member
Mr Isaac Cook of Kewanee Wisconsin writes that he suffered backache and eye pain before taking Foley Kidney Pills. After two months of use he reports relief from backache and painful bladder misery and plans to recommend the product to friends and comrades. Lemmon's Pharmacy Drug Co.
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Isaac Cook
Above Post
Kewanee
Foley
Lemmon
Oscar Bland Nominated by Acclamation for Congress
Bloomington Indiana May 18 State Senator Oscar Bland of Linton was nominated by acclamation by Republicans of the Second district at the convention in this city A platform endorsed Beveridge record but tariff law not mentioned.
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Bloomington
Ind
Oscar Bland
Linton
Beveridge
Must Wear Hats in Court Ruling Stands in London
A London judge ejected a woman for entering court without a hat invoking the Injunction of St Paul regarding head coverings in church. The woman challenged the rule but the ruling stood, reaffirming the long standing practice.
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London
St. Paul
Doves in Coronations and Royal Regalia
The article recalls ancient coronation rites where white doves release symbolized the Holy Ghost guiding the king. It notes English regalia include a scepter topped by a dove, a gold rod with a cross and enamel dove, sometimes adorned with diamonds.
Gender of Garlic in Language and Market Speech
A New York Times quotation explores why garlic is treated as masculine in English usage. A garlic seller asserts the herb is male because greengrocers refer to it as he, highlighting gendered personification of vegetables and the idea that garlic conveys masculine traits.
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New York Times
Man Resists Cigars After Quit Promise
A Houston Post column quotes a man claiming he has quit smoking and will never smoke again. When asked why he keeps his cigars, he recalls once abandoning a box after quitting and being paid a lesson by the cost of the cigars.
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Houston Post
Not what you do but how you do it is the test
A concise maxim stresses method over action as the measure of ability.
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Studley
Florida Battleship Florida Launches at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Florida, largest American warship and a new super dreadnought, launched May 12 at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Miss Elizabeth Legere Fleming christened the ship, which displaces 21 825 tons and is powered by engines rated at 28 000 horsepower. With a 520 foot length and 70 foot beam, it carries ten 12 inch guns in five turrets, heavy armor, multiple anti torpedo defenses, and a crew of about 1 002.
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Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Elizabeth Legere Fleming
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Iowa
Admiral Evans
Towa
A Model of New York to Be Shown in Berlin Exhibit
The Pennsylvania Railroad will display a 33 foot long model of Greater New York at a Berlin town building exhibition. It includes an underground cross section of Pennsylvanias new terminal and tunnel plans, and a miniature tunnel train ride with three Pullmans pulled by an electric locomotive. The model represents the new terminal project costing 90 million dollars.
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Berlin
Germany
Greater New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Gotham
Pennsylvania Company
Farmer Plans Hidden Cave Refuge for Comet Tail
John Miurlow a Council Bluffs Iowa farmer digs a cave with an airtight door to shelter his family and several animals during Klal ley comet’s earth passage. He intends to bring two horses two cows a dog a cat and other livestock into the cave as a precaution against the expected deadly atmosphere.
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John Miurlow
Council Bluffs
Klalley
Hige
Princeton Laboratory Tests Low Temperature Rooms
Princeton University announces its Palmer physical laboratory houses a new $4,001,000 structure. It features world class low temperature rooms achieving seven degrees below zero Fahrenheit with minimal fluctuation, fully dry, moisture-free air, cork insulated walls, and ammonia cooling. The facility enables precise testing for physics and chemistry theories.
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Princeton
Palmer Physical Laboratory
Princeton University
Drinking Cups For Chicago Dogs
Chicago authorities place 1000 drinking cups for dogs across the city to reduce rabies risk. The program targets public areas and aims to encourage dogs to drink and stay hydrated while out in neighborhoods.
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Chicago
Comet Heads Toward Prow Tonight Not Dangerous
Sky watchers are advised that the comet expected tonight poses no danger as it passes near ProW. Astronomers say visibility should be good with binoculars and brief naked-eye viewing possible before twilight.
Comet Halley Tail Fear Debunked By Harvard Professor
Cambridge May 1 A Harvard professor says Halley’s comet tail poses no real danger. Pickering estimates core impacts occur about every 46 million years and head fragments about every 4 million, far rarer than any historical risk. Meanwhile a Honolulu camera project will photograph the tail as the comet crosses the sun’s disk.
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Cambridge
Mass
Pickerins
Harvard
Halley
Pickering
Halley's Comet Completes 3.1 Million Mile Sun Tour
Honolulu dispatch notes Halley's comet finishes its 3.1 million mile orbit around the sun today May 18 as observers watch from Hawaiʻi. Astronomers report the rare appearance continues to draw crowds and excitement across the islands.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Local Seer
York May 18 Lee Spangler, famous for ante bellum prophecies, warns of terrible disaster. He claims earthquakes will rip the earth and volcanoes appear in unlikely places with drought pestilence and great wars to follow Hinsley’s comet path.
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York
Lee Spangler
San Francisco
Queen Victoria
McKinley
Hinsley
Spangler
Halley’s Comet Expected Bright Meteor Display Tonight
Mount Wilson scientists forecast brilliant shooting star displays this evening and tomorrow as the earth passes through Halley’s comet tail. Preparations have been made for observing the atmospheric electrification during the passage through the comet’s tail.
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Asedena
Cal
Mount Wilson
Halley
Comet Visible Across Pacific Coast Tonight
Halley's comet is expected to be visible early this evening along the Pacific coast from San Francisco to key coastal cities as observers await the celestial visitor under clear skies.
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San Francisco
Halley
Pacific Coast
Astronomers Predict Invisible Event for Hight Cast
Local astronomers calculate that the sighting will be invisible to the Hight cast of the Rockles. The advisory notes obscured viewing conditions and emphasizes observing from suitable locations.
Comet Tail Expected to Light Up Wisconsin Sky Tonight
Williams Fay May 18 year astronomers at Yerkes Observatory predict a fine luminous display in the sky tonight as the earth passes through the tail of the comet.
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Williams Fay
Wis
Aetronomers
Yerkes Observatory
Vinci Promoted as Ideal Blood Tonic for the Elderly
The text claims older people have thin weak blood and slow renewal of strength. It touts Vinci as the ideal blood tonic and strength maker, saying it creates appetite promotes digestion enriches the blood and invigorates the entire body.
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Vinci
Skin Diseases Cured by Simple Home Treatment, ZEMO
Mr McKihinney the druggist touts ZEMO as a clean liquid external remedy that draws germs and poisons from beneath the skin and destroys them to permanently heal skin and scalp diseases from infants to adults. He will show proof of cures and explain how to use the home treatment.
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Teller
Mr. McKihinney
Zemo
Mckthinney
ZPMO
Candidate announces for county auditor in Washington county
A candidate announces for nomination for the office of county auditor of Washington county. The candidate seeks the Republican voters support at the June primaries.
Patton offers for Washington County sheriff nomination
J. W. Patton submits his candidacy for sheriff of Washington County. He states he seeks the Republican nomination and will conform to the will of party voters at the June primaries.
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Washington County
J. W. Patton
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