Local society notes from Wellman and nearby towns
Local items list numerous visits and travel by residents including Mrs Walter Johnson to Crawfordsville and Miss Sadie Calvert to Delavan Wisconsin. Attendance at the EB C Festival is noted with tables reserved and luncheon offered, while other entries report neighbors visiting Keota Columbus Junction Oskaloosa Monmouth and Corydon. A marriage license is issued for Oren Chenoweth and Dorothea Fairchild. several residents plan travel to Rogers or Rochester for family events.
Ward's Store offers silk dresses at 9.48 dollars
Local notices report silk dresses on sale for 9.48 dollars at Ward's Store with invitations to James and friends and tables reserved for parties. Other items mention a festival at M. EB Church and travels of residents including Donna Hulick and Mrs. Jennie Paul.
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BB. Eb.c. Pestival
Ward
James
P. EE
M. EB. Church
Wanted A Position From High School Graduate In Commercial Dept
Dr Masson and A J Dawson left for Eau Claire Pa to attend the Synod of the Associate Presbyterian church Mrs E F Morrison returns home after visiting her sons B K Morrison and George Morrison Thousands of men and women go bald Parisian Sage guarantees to stop hair loss or money back Miss Faith Carl of Oklahoma City visits relatives and leaves for summer school in Indiana She will visit New York City and Washington DC before returning home
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Lera Romine
Keota
W. J. Masson
A. J. Dawson
Eau Claire, Pa
Associate Presbyterian Church
E. F. Morrison
Pairfield
BK. D
George Morrison
Lemmon
Advt
Faith Carl
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mary E. Wilkins
Indiana
New York City
West
Washington, D. C
Oldest Dog in Wapello County Secures License
Eddyville resident Mrs W W C Ross obtained a license for a pet pug claimed to be 23 years old, making it the county's oldest dog on record. The dog, kept since 1899, survived family efforts to end its life and continues to live with Ross and her 82 year old father despite aging. Local officials note no prior dog in the courthouse records reached this age.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
W.W. C. Ross
Eddyville
Naddyvile
Court House
Nervous Habit Tosses Sleep Into Winking Counts
A nervous person may wink up to a thousand times during the sixteen waking hours of a day, illustrating how anxiety alters basic habits and daytime rest.
Traveling Showman Dominates Crowd Cheerfully
A garbled note praises a traveling champion who delights in beating challengers and drawing large crowds. The piece hints at a lively scene with strong audience reactions and a prominent travel theme as the next appearance nears.
Dining room suite to be offered today
A dining room suite is being auctioned today and is described as unlike any previous sets. The listing highlights unique design and limited availability for local buyers.
Spring coat sale and bargains at H J Ward Co
Ad copy notes percent off on coats for women misses and children. Includes tailoring sale on skirts and silk hose at reduced prices. Mentions Butterick reps, wash clean services, and local visits by Miss Blair, Mrs Logan, and others amid small town chatter.
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H. J. Ward & Co
Babe Ruth First Home Run Sparks Yankees Win Over Browns
Babe Ruth belted his first homer of the season in a 4 to 3 Yankees victory over the St. Louis Browns in 11 innings. The drive came in the eighth off Vangilder, topping the right field stands as New York erased an early 8 to 0 deficit and later won in extra innings.
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Babe Ruth
St. Louis
New York
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Ruth
Vangilder
Yankees
Rivers and Harbors Improvement Bill Passes House
The House approved the rivers and harbors bill by 209 to 18, authorizing 25 new projects, altering five existing ones, and abandoning five previously authorized. Estimated cost is $37,441,870 to be funded by future appropriations.
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Washington
House
Plans to lop off two billion from government deficit
Washington reports that two billion dollars will be cut from the government's debit side in one move under budget reform plans announced by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Madden. The overhaul aims to modernize bookkeeping to track actual operating costs versus past obligations and investments, with the first cut targeting nonexpended balances.
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Washington
Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Tit for tat duel of Roland and Oliver ends in stalemate
The passage recalls Roland and Oliver, famed knights, who reportedly fought for five days with no clear victor, emblematic of mutual勇 bravery and knightly honor in a tit for tat contest.
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Roland
Oliver
Gunpowder Engines Before Gasoline Power Discovery
Gunpowder and turpentine powered early Rus engines before gasoline’s power was realized. The text contrasts true aristocracy in leather with human aristocracy and hints at boot and shoe terminology.
May Let Mrs. Chaplin Stay
Immigration authorities are probing the conditions under which Hannah Chaplin mother of Charles and Sidney Chaplin may remain in the United States. An order by Assistant Secretary M J Henning grants a stay to pursue legal grounds for continuing her residence. Mrs Chaplin, an actress, suffered shocks from German air raids on London and was treated in California after the war.
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Washington
Hannah Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Sidney Chaplin
United States
M. J. Henning
Mra. Chaplin
California
Senate clash near blows over Georgia postmaster appointment
In Washington on May 23 Senator Watson of Georgia and Senator Phipps of Colorado clashed during postmaster appointment debates. The dispute disrupted business for minutes and continued in the corridor where Watson warned Phipps he would knock him down if a word was spoken. Phipps declined a duel and summoned sergeant at arms before walking away.
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Washington
Georgia
Senate
Watson
Dem
Phipps
Colorado
Post Office Committee
Survivors of Greek Refugee March Reach Ismid Zone
Nearly 1,000 of 4,000 Greek refugees who fled Samsun last year have arrived in the neutral Ismid area after six months of perilous wandering across Anatolia. The Greek military mission reports continued Turkish pursuit and several battles with heavy losses due to scarce weapons.
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Constantinople
Samsun
Turkey
Ismid
Anatolia
Katy Chiefs Inspect Alton Tour Signals Major Merger Talk
Bloomington May 23 officials of the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad tour the Chicago & Alton line on a special train. The visit fuels theory that the Alien will be absorbed by Katy. Love-sick girls driven to death by Ouija board claims cited by Gen Ballington Booth.
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Bloomington
Missouri Kansas &Texas Railroad
Katy
Chicago
Ballington Booth
New York
The
Volunteers of America
Ouija Board
General Booth
Brainerd Man Sentenced for First Degree Murder
Ernest M Brandt of Brainerd was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to first degree murder for killing his mother in law Mrs J J McPherson in Brainerd Minnesota on May 23.
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Brainerd
Minn
Ernest M Brandt
J. J. McPherson
Centrifugal Machine Produces Concrete Forms Fast
A new device uses centrifugal force to fill molds and eject water, enabling concrete objects whether solid or hollow to be made at roughly one per minute.
First Use of Term Yankee Traced to New Amsterdam Burghers
Bom baugh notes the term Yankee origins as Dutch not Indian. It meant to snarl and quarrel and was applied by New Amsterdam burghers to Connecticut invaders.
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Bombaugh
New Amsterdam
Connecticut
Prehistoric Boat Found in Swiss Bog Near Cerlier Castle
A well preserved Stone Age canoe was uncovered in a bog near Cerlier Castle by Lake of Bienne in Switzerland. The eight foot long craft is carved from an oak stem and measures about three feet wide.
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Castle of Cerlier
Lake of Bienne
Switzerland
London Feasts on Herring Market Feeds City
London consumes vast daily herring supplies with about one hundred tons arriving at the market each day. The steady flow supports fishmongers and retailers across the capital.
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London
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Rex Ingram
Aesop
Dodge
Schulty Motor Car Co
Washington Cleaners
PREE
John Shields & Sons
Bert Olson
Owen McGovern
Sora
Universal Car
Ford
Washington Motor Co
G. BE. Mack
Washington, Lowa
B. Lupton
Dailey’s Taxi
Local and Country Service
Co. Haight
Marion Ave
Arthur and
Dodd
Nyval
McElhinney Drug Co
Arch
W. A. Stewart
Wellman
Stephen's
Walter Johnson
Crawfordsville
Humphrey Richards
Sadie Calvert
Delayin
Wis
Alice Arnold
Columbus Junction
Sarah Rinehart
Ben Walker
Corydon
Iowa
Eleanor Walker
Earl White
Carlton
Ainsworth
Monmouth
A. G. Ogg
Ernest Bennett
Mrs. J. §. Bickle
Oskaloosa
W. F. Bickle
T. F. Barker
Methodist Church
Care Journal
Oren W. Chenoweth
Smithfield
Dorothea Pearl Fairchild
Brighton
George W. Rudiger
A. E. Putnam Co
Alice Rownd
Rev. W. M. Rownd
Rochester
N. Y
There
Nellie Kleese
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Normal School
Mary Parkhouse
Traer
Richard Donaldson
Kansas City
Edgington
K. C
Donaldson
D. F. Macon
Colleyr
Donna Hulick
Jennie Paul
Robert McKee
Archie Stewart
Hl. 1
Ward & Co
Pet Pug
Wapello
Guinea
Mee
Mary Blair
Bruce Logan
Rose Pickens
Wellston
Mrs
Henry Ruby
T. M. Wilkin
Gladys Dawson
Howard and
Henry Doig
Butterick Pattern Co
R. Brougham
Seattle, Wash
Anna Scott
Scott
West Chester
Atchison's
Nora’ Bryson
Grandview
A. KE. Putnam Co
Bambino
Mrs. Chaplin
U. S&s
Charlie
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
A. D. Sanders
Metro Picture
Saffir
Hawkes
Westphal
West Side Square
Muscatine
George’s
Geo
H. D. Smith
Marion
Washington Green House
Lace School
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