Tuesday Evening Bridge Club Meets at Bridges Home
The Tuesday Evening Bridge club gathered at the home of Misses Edna, Laura, and Ruth Bridges for three tables of bridge and a lavender and white luncheon. Iriene Paul celebrated her thirteenth birthday with ten friends, pink and white decorations, cake, ice cream, and gifts. Fortnightly Art Department held a talk on Gothic Architecture at Mrs. F. L. Wilson’s, with Miss Anna Dawson’s Freer Gallery note. Washington high Junior Senior banquet honored seniors with a green white and cardinal gray décor, toast program, and faculty-staff involvement.
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Edna
Laura
Ruth Bridges
Lily of the Valley
tIris’s
Iriene Paul
Don Paul
Mrs. Paul
Kiene
Art Department
F. L. Wilson
East Mate Street
Ambrose Cunningham
F. B. Appleby
Anna Dawson
Washington, Dp. C
Freer
United States
Washington High School
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Carl
Kunath
Lloyd Edgar
Elizabeth Lohberger
Ralph Shannon
Weinrith Bieber
Mary O'Connor
Helen Wilson
China’s Big War God and Its 2000 Dunes
A Chinese mythic figure is described as a war god commanding 2 000 dunes or landscapes. The piece notes the god’s vast domain and martial role, reflecting traditional beliefs and regional reverence for protective deities.
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China
Forcheight procession to the royal drink tale
Prince Henry of Prussia visited the United States in 1902 with Admiral Evans acting as escort. In a memoir, Evans recalls a Kentucky train stop where three colored men presented whisky apple brandy and peach brandy. Evans mixed a strong drink, Prince Henry drank it whole, and asked its name.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
William
United States
Robley D. Evans
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Evans
Kiel
Kiel Canal
United States Navy
Kentucky
Evans
Hammer Tale of Hammers and Jobs on a Public Build
An elderly woman watches a public building rise and explains to a visitor that construction is done both by day labor and by contract. She says the hammers themselves decide the method, with some saying by the day and others by the job.
His Jame Among Chums
A brief witty exchange notes a new stall newcomer named William in our block. Everett explains he calls him Bill because William is his name but Bill is his boy’s name, prompting confusion with family naming.
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William
Everett
Bill
No Virtue in Numbers Quote by Shaler Mathews
A quotation stresses that individuals have value or none and argues against the idea that valueless people can form an invaluable society. It criticizes arithmetic metaphors of worth and likens adding ciphers to yielding omission, framing a dissent on collective virtue.
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Tfe
Shaler Mathews
Energy of a Watch in Its Construction
The article details that about 105 different pieces enter into a watch and more than 2,000 separate operations are used to manufacture it. It notes the roller jewel of a water takes daily 132,000 impacts against the fork.
Treating Glass Steppers for easy cork removal
Instructions advise rubbing a small amount of fat around a sound cork after opening a bottle of glue to ease cork removal. The same method is recommended for glass steppers, suggesting similar treatment to enable easy extraction.
Repairing China with Carriage Var Nish Technique
A method describes using a lithe carriage varnish applied with a camel hair brush to edges of broken china. Parts are neatly joined and, when thoroughly dry, the fracture becomes hardly perceptible while the china withstands fire and water.
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China
Qualities That Make for Success
The successful man is defined by effort not complaint, by work not avoidance. He bears responsibility, takes on burdens, and stays engaged rather than standing back giving idle advice.
Ingenious Spanish Paper Printed With Glow Ink
A historic Spanish newspaper used phosphorus in its ink to glow in the dark, allowing readers to view pages without external light. The innovation highlighted clever publishing methods and futuristic printing ideas of the era.
Western States Show Prohibition Enforcement Trend
San Francisco report outlines 7 western state actions on prohibition in 1923 sessions. Nevada adopts Volstead enforcement. California sees three bills die in committee. Oregon creates a prohibition apparatus and enlarges enforcement powers. Montana raises penalties for minors and clarifies city powers. Colorado hikes penalties and tightens liquor definitions. Wyoming requires monthly reporting and grounds for removal. New Mexico lets state courts prosecute violators and eases searches. Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Washington show limited or indirect changes.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Wahington
Oregon
Montana
California
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Califrnia
Assembly
Washington
Senate
Superstitions Tying Funerals to Weddings in England
A remark on enduring beliefs about funerals crossing paths with weddings. In northern England a bride is said to suffer ill luck if a funeral accompanies her to the church, with gendered fates like an early death for the bride or the groom.
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England
Great Writer Had No Jealousy Diary Note 1813
In Henry Crabb Robinson's 1813 diary an entry notes poets' envy and cites Walter Scott declining the laureates favor for Southey. Scott reportedly said he is more popular now but posterity will judge Southey more. The remark claims posterity values Southey's work higher.
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Henry Crabb Robinson
Hammond
Walter Scott
Southey
Cassady Plans Thorough Iowa Inspection Reform
Des Moines May 23 The Iowa agriculture department under Secretary Cassady unveils a complete reorganization of the inspection division to start July 1. Thirty districts staffed by experts will centralize enforcement of food dairy and related laws, aiming to save over 75000 annually and improve coverage with two to four counties per inspector.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
R. W. Cassady
Cassady
Agricultural Department
Afte
Inspection Service
M. FE. McMurray
Dairy and Food Division
McMurray
Ames
The
State College
Des Moinés
Thompson
Big Territory
Sheldon
L. E. Woodwise
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O'Brien
Sioux Rapids
F. L. Odell
Dickinson, Clay
Benna Vista
Plymouth
West Bend
T. A. Clark
Emmet
Palo Alto
To Ascend in the World Grit Quote
A concise motivational remark about earning respect through talent and opportunity. It notes changing uninviting circumstances with directed energy to influence the world and overcome doubting people.
Fox Snared in Trap Walks Two Miles in Lincolnshire
A fox dragged the trap for two miles through Lincolnshire before sheltering in an old dog kennel on a farm. Found at dawn it showed gratitude rather than fear as its wounded foot was dressed and the trap removed, and the animal had to be driven away.
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Lincolnshire
England
A Word to the Theorists From a Boston Reporter
A Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter notes that theorists who seek to abolish poverty often overlook that many other measures must be eliminated first. The remark dismisses simplistic reforms and urges broader institutional change.
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Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter
Iowa county officials and inspectors listed by date
A fragment lists counties and officials by dates from 23 to 30. Iowa City and Des Moines appear with names like O P Thompson, H B Ritter, H W McElroy, plus several counties including Benton Linn Jones Marshall Tama Polk Dallas Jasper Madison Warren.
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Story
Marshalltown
Fred Susie
Grunty
Marshall
Tama
Des Moines
H. B. Ritter
H. W. McElroy
Polk
Dallas
Jasper
Madison
Warren
Expect Enrollment of 3 000 in Summer School at Iowa City
Iowa City May 23 An enrollment of 3 000 is anticipated for the University of Iowa summer school this year according to Prof. Charles H. Welle director of the summer session. Last year 2 083 students were registered for two terms. Students from 31 states and 25 foreign countries attend. Registration begins June 7 classes open June 11 and both terms run to August 24.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles H. Welle
Weller
Iowa
Regulas
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