Local Notices From Keota Area Include Death Call and Visits
Hubert Beal, a student at Iowa University, Iowa City, visited his parents William and Mrs. Beal for the weekend. Mildred Woodburn returns from Iowa State College Cedar Falls for vacation at her father L. F. Woodburn’s home. Mrs. Charles Corrett travels to Keota after death of sister Mrs. William Nelson. Mrs. Nelson, eighty two, died yesterday at her Keota home after a two month illness. funeral plans not announced.
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Hubert Beal
Iowa University
Iowa City
William Beal
Mildred Woodburn
Iowa State College
Cedar Falls
L. F. Woodburn
Charles Corrett
Keota
William Nelson
Nelson
Wallace Nelson
Richard Johnson
Mother at Fox Theatre Stars Belle Bennett
Belle Bennett delivers a powerful performance in Mother at the Fox Theatre. The wholesome drama follows a self sacrificing woman whose family grows distant as prosperity comes, with Bennett’s artistry giving life to a straightforward yet intensely dramatic film.
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Belle Bennett
Stella Dallas
Fox Theatre
Miss Bennett
In Memoriam Sarah Shields Cresswell of Nepera Park
In memory of Sarah Shields Cresswell who died January 2 1927 at her Nepera Park home Westchester County New York She was the widow of Milton B Cresswell and mother of Christabel Lucille and Frances Bradford Cresswell She is survived by three grandchildren five great grandchildren and a son-in-law Chas 0 Bradford The funeral was held January 5 1927 from the Nepera Park home and burial followed beside her sister Miss Josephine Shields at Mount Hope Cemetery Hastings on Hudson
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Nepera Park
Westchester County
New York
Sarah Shields Cresswell
John R. Shields
Matilda Briar
Cresswell
Milton B. Cresswell
Chicago
Illinois
Brighton
Iowa
Joss
Christabel Cresswell
Lucille Cresswell
Frances Bradford Cresswell
Chas
Bradford
Josephine Shields
Mount Hope
Hastings-on-Hudson
Ed W Price Co Special Sale of Suits and Overcoats
Special salesman from Ed W Price and Co. will be in town Wednesday and Thursday June 12 taking orders for suits and overcoats with no deposit required and a guarantee of fit or no sale. Dougherty Bros Clothiers note since May 1889. Wallace Nelson visited Iowa City relatives Richard Johnson and Shirley Clark attended Davenport business.
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Ed W. Price and Co
Dougherty Bros., Clothiers
Chicago
Decoration Day Tribute to Heroes and Forebears
May 30 observes Decoration Day honoring heroes of past years. The column dedicates space to memory and respect for those worthy of honor, noting Floreheims Arch-Preservers.
Unclear Names Echoing Figures From History
Fragmentary OCR text lists names Dutch, Martin Vanuren, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley with scattered terms like 10 and William Howard Taft. No coherent event or context to determine a full news item.
Peculiar Plant Diseases Describe Mosale Leaf Pattern
A description of mosale diseases in plants noting how affected leaves lose green color in small patches, creating a mosaic pavement like pattern on the remaining tissue. The text explains the term mosale and its visual effect on foliage.
The Wise Guy and Simple Mug Quip Over Healers
A witty exchange in dialogue contrasts the Wise Guy claiming healing is possible and the Simple Mug conceding that healing wounds could be done almost as easily as money. The quotes satirize views on remedy and value.
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Troney
Occasions Where Silence Becomes a Sacred Practice
A reflective piece argues that silence can be a sacrament of faith and joyful fellowship. It cites ancient and modern thought on friendship, restraint, and the limits of speech, claiming true truth often speaks through quiet witness rather than words.
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God
Patent contribution box drives village scheme
Amos Skinner, a church deacon, laughs over a new idea on the village green. He boasts of a patent contribution box with adjustable slots that drop coins onto a velvet surface, attracting all meetings in hall county to want one. Ezra questions the plan as Skinner predicts riches from the device.
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Amos Skinner
Amos
Hall County
Ezra
Everybody's Magazine
Forgery Records Across Regions Including Paraguay Stamps Case
The article notes Italy as a hotspot for forgeries with the Odes slunger and Bea vers fakes, plus Italian colonial forgeries. It highlights a bold scheme by South American Collins who printed a new line of Paraguay stamps from 1 to 50 pesos, circulated worldwide before the government rejected them and police intervened.
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Italy
Odessa
Azerbaijan
Collins
Paraguay
Odd parachute fire escape from the seventies
Popular Science Monthly described a strange fire escape idea a parachute attached to a headgear worn by a person escaping a burning building. The inventor claimed jumpers could descend from any height and land safely with rubber overshoes to absorb impact.
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Popular Science Monthly
Natives Treated Ochre Trade as Body Paint Rite
In West Australia the Ochre carrying tribes trek hundreds of miles on foot to obtain red ochre from small caves in the Wongoon mountains Mullewa. The ochre is used solely as body paint and messengers face high danger if discovered by rival tribes during their journeys.
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Australia
Edna Lewis Visits Ames Family and Local Notes
Social notes from Ames include Miss Edna Lewis, longtime school nurse, visiting her mother Mrs. F W Lewis on Decoration Day weekend. Other items mention visits by Mrs M E Palmer and Miss Gladys Palmer, Ed Morrison and daughter Priscilla returning from Davenport, and Miss Averil Leffler returning from Audubon. A water notice warns of June 1 rent due with penalties after June 10 1927. Also noted are arrivals and departures, a clothing sale by Dougherty Bros Chicago, and the birth of Gale Jean Schillig weighing eight pounds.
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Edna Lewis
Ames
Iowa
F. W. Lewis
Local visitor notes from town and Des Moines trip
Miss Elizabeth Sherman arrives Saturday from Town City to visit relatives over Sunday. Conan Maxwell and Arnold Gade return to Cedar Rapids for school after spending the weekend at the Hiarry Maxwell home. Edna McKimmy from Des Moines visits Green Squire's home. Ralph Pratt returns from Des Moines where he attended a convention.
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David Livingston
David Jr
Des Moines
Elizabeth Sherman
Town City
Conan Maxwell
Arnold Gade
Cedar Rapids
Hiarry Maxwell
Edna McKimmy
Green Squire
Ralph Pratt
Montgomerys Welcome Miss Lucille from Chicago
Senator Smith W. Brookhart left for Memorial day duties in Buffalo Center and Winnebago county Legion events before a flood control conference in Chicago from June 2 to 8. Lucille Montgomery joined her parents Harry and Mrs Montgomery for the Decoration day visit.
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Chicago
Mrs
Harry Montgomery
Buffalo Center
American Legion
Winnebago County
Hillsboro Superintendent Visits Washington on Rural Business
Supt. R. D. Rabenold of Hills borough Town spent Saturday in Washington on official business.
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R. D. Rabenold
Hillsboro
Town
Washington
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Davenport
E. Atchison
Floreheims
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
É. Thomas Jeffferson
Martin Vanuren
Theodore Roosevelt
William
Tenry
Harri
Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
William Howard
The
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
R. D. Allen
West Liberty
VME Penn Cigar
McKichinney Drug Company
West Chester Savings Banks
M. E. Palmer
Gladys
Ed Morrison
Priscilla
Marion Talley
W. H. Fulton
Averil Leffler
Audubon, Town
Marguerite Reister
Decatur
Art Minick
Edna Caldwell
Mrs. J. Caldwell
Catherine Williams
Crawfordsville
Lillie Leffler
Henry Schillig
Gale Jean
John Shields
Marion Ave
Graham
Marie Prevost
Douglas Fairbanks
And
Pathe News
Peter Grimm
Cleaning Service
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
Lucille Montgomery
Smith W. Brookhart
Grahams
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