Local visitors and outings headline a city visit
Des Moines resident W F Palmer arrives in the city to spend time with relatives while Ralph Stentz of Ottumwa calls on business. Miss Ethel Silotson returns from Newton after trimming the past season. Mrs Ralph Gowey and son John stay with J J Bailey in Brighton. Mr and Mrs James Eckles depart for Atlanta with Miss Emma Purvis accompanying to Chicago.
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Ralph Stentz
OttelMwn
Ethel T Silotson
Newton
Ralph Gowey
John
Brighton
J. J. Bailey
James Eckles
Atlanta
Emma Purvis
Chicago
Lost Arabella and the Snow Man Mystery
Dot longs for Arabella the rag doll hidden for a month. Tommy and family search the garret to the cellar and even the oven as a snow man melts. Arabella is found under a willow tree after the snow thaws, with Dot cherishing her anew.
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Dottie
Dot
Tommy
Mother
Grandma
Arabella
Father
Nurse
Bridget
Dolly
Bessie Cooke
Simple Tricks for Kids Circles Water and Threads
A set of basic stage tricks from American Boy showing circle around a jacket that a boy cannot exit, drinking water without touching the hat, and heat conducting thread over a pebble. Each illusion uses misdirection and props to yield a surprising result.
Willie Uses Decalecomanias To Surprise Father
A young artist Willie decorates his father’s green leather desk with decalecomanias creating a colorful display. His mother and nurse are preoccupied and the father returns to scold him, taking Willie upstairs where the chair feels unusually hot as the day unfolds in Brooklyn.
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Willie
Papa
Elis
Apa
Vernon Radcliffe
Brooklyn Eagle
Potato Pin Relay Game Challenge
Players line up against the wall each receive a potato and a pin. At the signal they roll the potato across the room using the pin as a propeller. The first player to the far end wins.
Founding Nighttime Trick Sparks Family Laughs
A parent helps two year-old Alice prepare for bed by tossing her nightgown over her head. After struggling briefly, Alice emerges and quips that she has found herself. The moment captures a playful bedtime exchange and a child’s humorous self-discovery.
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Papa
Alice
Modern Silo Construction Could Benefit Dairy Farms
Iowa experiment station analyzes silo placement and design to boost efficiency and reduce odor. Round silos outperform square ones, brick silos require reinforcement, stave silos show high success, and concrete silos rise as durable, aesthetic options for farm groups.
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Corn Belt
Iowa
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