Kalona News Notes and Local Events May Day
Lawrence Shillig died Tuesday at 7 00 am and his funeral is planned for Friday. Frank Snider returns from West Branch for summer with his mother and sisters. Kalona hosts first band concert of the season with support promised by business men. A new boy at Paul Sheffrey home. relatives attend Mrs Mary Iden funeral. Corn crop looks good after showers. Alumni banquet tonight and commencement tomorrow at the Christian church with Dean Relow as speaker. Graduation class listed and most teachers to be new next year. Kalona baseball team loses 23 to 2 at Atalissa. Kalona to celebrate July 4.
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Kalona
Lawrence Shillig
Frank Snider
West Branch
Paul Sheffrey
Mary Iden
Riverside
The
Christian Church
Dean Relow
Jennie Britton
Gladys Carpenter
Carol Grady
David Hesselschwerdt
Maude Lehmen
Sam Manatt
Edward Miller
Doris Skota
Mabel
Picnic curtailed by rain after Iowa City trip
Mrs J F Buxbaum and J C Wooley returned home from Iowa City after a Presbyterian church youth picnic was planned. The Auxiliary women will hold a pantry sale Saturday at Cherissinger store and offer pop pies for Memorial Day sale.
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Crawfordsville
J. F. Buxbaum
J. C. Wooley
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Auxiliary
Cherissinger
Aster Hardy Perennial Bloom Time and Spread
The aster, a hardy perennial, spreads worldwide with many North American varieties. They bloom from mid July to first frost and are common in many flower stores. Sowing can begin in mid March.
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North America
First Wire Suspension Bridge spans Schuylkill in 1816
The world’s first wire suspension bridge was built in Philadelphia across the Schuylkill River in 1816. It used six three eighth inch wires, supported a 408 foot span and 18 inch wide deck. Only eight people were allowed on the bridge at a time.
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Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
First Hundred Years Debated as Longest or Hardest
An opinion piece argues the first hundred years are most plausible in a controversy over whether the initial century is the longest or hardest. The author favors the hundred years being hardest to endure.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Mrs Miner
A Churubusco New York resident testifies after five years of backache treatment that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her symptoms and aided pregnancy. The letter urges other women to try the medicine, claiming safety for all ages and no harmful drugs.
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Churubusco
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Fred Miner
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Lydia RE. Pinkham
Miner
United Presbyterian church to reorganize into six boards
Cambridge Ohio May 25 The 64th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian church will consider reorganizing its agencies into six divisions. The Committee of Eleven proposes boards of Education and Publication, Home Missions, Foreign Missions, the Women’s Board, Ministerial Relief, and Promotion and Coordination with 21 members for Education and Home Missions and 15 for the others. Terms are three years with staggered elections. appointments of secretaries require General Assembly confirmation. No change to women’s or foreign missions departments.
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United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Boards of Education and Publication and Home Missions
Committee of Eleven
Women's Boards
Board of Foreign Missions
Charter Oak and Liberty Tree Witness Historic Free Speech
The Charter Oak of Hartford hid the colony charter until a 1856 storm terminated the tree. In Annapolis the Liberty Tree stands at St. John’s College where patriots gathered to declare freedom.
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Hartford
Conn
Wadsworth
Annapolis
Stuedy
St. John’s College
Port of Entry and Port of Call Definitions in Trade Terms
The text explains port terms used in revenue law including port of entry as a district for introducing foreign goods, port of debarkation as the landing place for discharging cargo, and port of call as a place where vessels stop for coal repairs or transshipment. It clarifies how these terms designate locations for cargo movements and customs activities.
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Ets
Unconventional American Guest Ignores Cold Room Jibe
A London dinner party tale recounts an American guest fresh from a distant village who jokes about icicles on him. His hostess teases him about the room’s coldness and he responds with a wry remark.
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London
Tage
America
Hs Brother
Bird Friend of the Rhinoceros
A small thrush sized bird forms a mutualist bond with rhinoceroses. It perches on the head or back, eats insects that trouble the beast, and warns of approaching danger with shrill notes, signaling the rhino's apparent understanding.
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Aise
Arrest Autoist Who Ran Down Boy in Mason City
Sheriff F. Marsh and Sid Bowen report the arrest of W. H. Brown, Eldora livery dealer, on charges of striking a boy named Buddie Bowen and driving away. Two high school students who found the boy provided a car number matching Brown. A hearing is scheduled in Mason City this week.
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Mason City
F. &. Marsh
Sid Bowen
Duddie’ Bowen
W. H. Brown
Eldora
Brown
Ostrich Tale Quips on Excuses and Names
A Boston Transcript quips that the ostrich is a master at excuses, known as the camel bird in Arabian sayings. It recounts a medieval slang exchange where the bird refuses both a fly and a march, claiming its nature as a bird or a camel.
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Chen
Boston Transcript
Laying of the Pandatin Stone At Local Church Event
An amiable old lady chats with a stranger about a country town ceremony the laying of the pandatin stone for a new church. She identifies the duke and duchess and points out the teller and treasury couple flanked by two onlookers.
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Tifyor
Tayoress
Te Vieot
Vixen
Pearson’s Weekly
Early Learned Truth About Earth By Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes a Greek mathematician in Egypt outlined a western sea route to India from Spain long before Columbus. He used simple observations and no chronometer to deduce the earth’s shape and measured its circumference by geodesic principle still fundamental today.
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Eeratosthenes
Egypt
Columbus
Spain
India
Eratosthenes
Conviction of Modern Architecture by Leslie W Devereaux
The author argues that ancient Romans valued Greek masterworkmen while treating artists as workers. He notes many modern artists are naturalized foreigners or of foreign birth or descent, shaping contemporary architecture.
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Leslie W. Devereaux
G A R Encampment Plans in Iowa City June 18
Ottumwa reports the forty eighth annual encampment of Iowa G R will be in Iowa City the week of June 18. Rail specials offer $4.71 round trip from Ottumwa. a car may run from Cedar Rapids if twenty five or more attend. Headquarters at Jefferson hotel for G A R W R and Ladies. Berkley Imperial for Daughters and Sons. Campfires June 20 21 at 8 p m. Governor Kendall and staff to attend. First session June 21 at 8 30 p m in Natural Science auditorium.
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Department of Iowa
G.R. It
Iowa City
Conyention City
Cedar Rapids
W. It. GC
Jefferson Hotel
Daughters and Sons of Veterans
Berkley Imperial
Armory
N. E. Kendall
Natural Science Auditorum
More Corn Planted in Northwest Iowa
Light general rains in northeast Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota helped crop progress according to 100 Sioux City Tribune reports. Corn planting nears completion with acreage up from last year and prospects for fruit crops are strong.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Sioux
Child party incident described with odd injuries
At a children's party Cyril was violently active during hide and seek. An ominous sound of ringing cloth preceded his rapid removal for repairs. He recalled hearing a bong and felt himself moving, realizing it was his own body.
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Cyril
London
Missing Des Moines Man Returns After Disappearance
Des Moines reports confirm George Jarvis proprietor of the Arlington Hotel appeared at his home in Chicago then returned to Des Moines. Police and investigators had pursued theories of murder or voluntary seclusion amid financial worries and hotel receivership.
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Des Moines
George Jarvis
Arlington Hotel
Fifth and Mulberry Streets
Chicago
Jarvia
Dex Moines
Jarvis
Four-Footed Bird Found by Atmacom River in South America
A bird with four feet was discovered along the Atmacom river in South America. Two feet serve as hands and the young can climb with notable agility.
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Atmacom River
South America
Work Preside At Medical Meeting
Cambridge May 24 Harvard athletic committee Dean LeBaron R Briggs warns in his report to President Lowell about the risk of enemy spies filming secret plays during practice. He notes rivals may use motion picture cameras while flying over the field to observe signals and tactics.
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Cambridge
Lowell
Dean LeBaron R. Briggs
Harvard Athletic Committee
Grateful Woman Persists With Kidney Pills Ad
A Terre Haute reader describes two years of kidney and bladder trouble improving after using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports relief from backaches tired spells headaches and blurred vision as the kidneys work to purify the blood. The ad notes pills help kidneys and reduce aches and swelling.
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Robert Blair
Terre Haute
Ind
Foley
Advt
Jeremiah Boldly Proclaims in Temple Refusal to Repent
Analysis of Jeremiah 26 detailing his stand in the temple against Judah's sins. The narrative covers his arrest for speaking God commands, defense before princes, the charge of blasphemy, and his ultimate acquittal due to elders and Ahikam. Emphasizes calling for repentance and trust in God amid opposition.
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Shiloh
Timeserver
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Micah
Jerusalem
Hezekiah
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Egypt
Friendship That Never Fails in Faithful Companionship
A devotional reflection extols Jesus as a constant, unwavering friend whose presence strengthens life with purity power and joy across time. The piece emphasizes comfort and enduring companionship that endures without weariness.
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Jesus
Envy Like a Fly Passes Through Sounder Parts
Quotation attributed to Chapiuuh compares envy to a fly that passes through a body’s sounder parts and dwells on sores, conveying a moral image.
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Chapiuuh
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