Japanese Floods Ravage Kitsura Town in Akita Prefecture
Reports from Tokyo state the Mayama Irregate dam burst sent floodwaters through Kitsura, wiping out key buildings including the post office bank and theater. About four hundred killed feared with 70 bodies recovered. many injured as 7,000 resident town is overwhelmed.
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Tokyo
Akita
Japan
Kitsura
London
England
Tokio
Tokachi
Kamifurano
Railway President in Washington for Inspection
Hale Holden president of the Burlington railway visited Washington for about ten minutes in a special train with officials. The group arrived at 2:45, inspected local property, and moved on to Winfield Oskaloosa Tracy and Des Moines.
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Hale Holden
Burlington Railway
Washington
Railway
Still Italian in Spirit Locarno Maintains Italian Style
Locarno sits at the upper end of Lake Maggiore with a population around 10 000. Residents mostly speak Italian, mingled with Swiss German influences, and German from Germany is not often heard.
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Locarno
Maggiore
Germany
Frugal Advice From Franklin on Clothing and Credit
The quote urges revisiting old garments before buying new, suggesting scouring, mending, or patching to extend wear. It contrasts a patched coat and saved money with a writ on your back and no money to spare, reflecting prudence.
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Benjamin Franklin
Imagination and the River in Montaigne’s Thought
A fragment reflecting Montaigne on imagination versus reality. The author notes that someone who has never seen a river might mistake it for the sea and argues that humans infer vast outcomes from unknowns by imagining extreme possibilities.
Odd English Belief Among Coal Miners
Among English coal miners a curious old belief existed that bathing should avoid washing the back because water was thought to weaken that part of the body.
Treasure Seekers Target Rivers for Sunken Cargo
Miles City Mont. Esmere Ellsworth Wenner has spent 25 years cataloging locations of sunken Yellowstone and Missouri river ships. He believes wrecks hold pelts gold silver quicksilver and merchandise worth about 850 million dollars. Wenner has already salvaged part of a cargo from one wreck as steamboating on Missouri waters began 105 years ago with six government built steamers for the Yellowstone expedition.
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Miles City
Mont
Yellowstone
Missouri
Esmere Ellsworth Wenner
Wenner
Missouri River
Yellowstone River
Thomas Jefferson
American Fur Company
George Washington
Council Muff
Iowa
Assiniboine
Bo This
Isu
Bismarck
N. C
Pontiac
Louisville
Sioux City
Miss Broadway Winner Irene French Named
Irene French wins the Miss Broadway title in a contest run by the Broadway Association in New York City. The event crowns a new representative amid the association's draw of performers and stage talent.
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Irene French
The
Broadway Association
New York
Courtship of 44 Years Ends With Wedding
Albert T. Gardner aged 68 married Leena J. Gibbs 61 in St Matthews Episcopal Church where Gardner has been organist for over 50 years. The couple began courting 44 years ago after overcoming family duties and earlier obstacles. They reside at the southeast corner of Twentieth and Brown streets in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Albert T. Gardner
Leena J. Gibbs
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
C. Herbert Reese
Miss Gibbs
Vincentown
N. J
Gardner
Twentieth and
Brown Streets
Women battle ends with patrolman injuries in Pittsburgh home
Patrolman Parker Seybold nurses a bruised hand after breaking up a fight between Mrs. Joleriek and Mrs. Thorsky over pigeon ownership at a home in Pittsburgh. The women allegedly bit and kicked him as he intervened amid a disputed match of Marquis of Queensbury rules.
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Pittsburgh
Parker Seybold
Mary Joleriek
Mary Thorsky
Worry Not: Protect Health and Looks for a Pleasant Life
A Family Herald saying emphasizes two essential resources good health and good looks. It urges avoiding worry as a wasteful use of these precious assets, comparing fretful living to excess in food or riotous habits.
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Pfamily Herald
Weather and Belief Clash in Gossiping Exchange
A snide comment questions weather as a human invention by suggesting it serves as mere grumble fodder. The remark frames climate talk as a distraction or useless chatter in everyday exchange.
Magnolia named for French botanist Pierre Magnole
The plant magnolia is described as being named in honor of early seventeenth century French botanist Pierre Magnole, and the term magnolia is said to mean high-souled.
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Pierre Magnole
Elements and their early modern meanings by Boyle
The term element was first given its modern meanings by Robert Boyle an English scientist who lived from 1627 to 1691 Certain elements were known to ancient alchemists though their conceptions were unclear
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Robert Boyle
Local notes from Crawfordsville and surrounding area
Miss Prudence Doling visited Cedar Falls with friends for about ten days. Mr and Mrs Dick Cain and their daughter Vivian and granddaughter Marcella left for Florida for the summer. Miss Hazel Anwyl returned from Fremont after teaching there. Mrs W P Davidson came home from Monmouth after visiting daughters. Street oiling relieved the dust problem. another coat planned. Funeral attended for Mr Andrew Rinner at Eicher church. Edith Porter left for Lawrence Kansas after visiting Rev W C Porter. Rev A T James of Fairfield reported seriously ill.
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Crawfordsville
Prudence Doling
Cedar Falls
Dick Cain
Vivian
Marcella
Florida
Hazel Anwyl
Fremont
W .P. Davidson
Monmouth
Iil
Eicher
Misa Edith Porter
W. C. Porter
Lawrence
Kansas
Porter
Washington
M. RK
Rey
A. T. James
Fairfield
Kev James
Presbyterian Church
Local Socials and Sunday Visits Around Packwood
Seventy six seventysix Kary Henderson has a new Fordson tractor. Henry Henderson hosted visitors from Muscatine on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Romine and family visited Roy Fisher near Packwood Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Huber and family also visited there. Mr and Mrs Kary Henderson and son Junior spent Sunday at Paul Berry's. Mrs Robert Matthews and children of Nebraska are visiting Ellis Romine. Mr and Mrs William Shaffer spent Sunday with Earl Long. Mr and Mrs John Henderson and family were at Everett Green's Sunday.
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Arthur Romine
Roy Fishers
Packwood
Harry Huber
Kary Henderson
Paul Berry
Robert Matthews
Nebraska
Ellis Romine
William Shaffer
Earl Long
John Henderson
Everette Green
West Chester Dispatches a Look at Land and Local Life
A West Chester diary style note describes Oklahoma roots, East of Des Moines land claims, and local travel by Western Union workers. The writer muses on land quality, weather hints, sparrows, and everyday observations from Keota Washington and Burlington corridor. Supt. Lindenmayer and the small train service are lauded for reliability and mail delivery.
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West Chester
Western Union Telegraph Company
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Wea
Ches
Keota
Washington
Burlington
Jiges
Lindenmayer
Baptist People
June Birth Month Picnic And Potato Planting Beliefs
A rambling letter reflects on choosing June for a birthday party and a family picnic with potatoes in bloom. The writer mentions planting by lunar phases, enjoying classical music from Mooseheart, and critiquing farm policy and politics while noting stock and car shipments to Chicago.
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Dune
Mooseheart
Uliness
Schubert
Atock
Chicago
Senate
Repubican
Democrat
Washington County
Roads, taxes, and gravel drive a Washington county vote
A vocal plea urges residents to support gravel roads and fuel taxes to fund road improvements amid heavy rain and taxation. The author argues farmers and nonfarmers alike pay for roads and must demand better infrastructure, warning against political promises that shift funds across rivers.
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Hara
Northwest
Morrison
Orrison Hotel
Peerrecy
Pbotanis
Henry Henderson
Ompany
Muscatine
Lemmon’s
Linder & Iverson
Lemmon
Southeast Corner Square
Gravel
Klein Klothing
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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