Thanksgiving guests fill local homes across the county
Sunday dinner guests at Mrs. Alice Oldfeid's home included Ernest Strum Harold Stran sky and the Oldfield family from Haskins as well as Elma Furman from Wellman. Thanksgiving brings visits from Cluads DeLong and relatives while local auctions, egg prices, and public notices accompany the social scene.
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Alice Oldfeid
Ernest Strum
Harold
Washington
Ralph Oldfield
Haskins
Elma Furman
Wellman
Charles Adams
Nellie
Maxine
Wayne Stransky
Local Visitors and Travel Highlight Thanksgiving Week
Brookfield visitors Mr and Mrs CC Gilmore come to see son Leslie Gilmore. Des Moines trips include W C Hedges Joe Falk buying, and Mr and Mrs T H Peters with daughter Madelyn taking Leona Conway home. Paul Kyle at University of Iowa spent weekend with W S Kyle. Myra Jane Knapp visits Sioux City relatives. The paper notes funerals, college attendances, and social visits across towns including Keota Spencer Muscatine and Omaha.
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W.H. Fulton
Wanda Rowden
Shirley
Maud Stuart
Boyd Humble
Granger
Wilson Martin
F. F. Riley
Crawfordaville
Bernice Wilson
Davenport
Leo Hiner
A. D VanMeter
E. P. Lodge
John Applecate
Washington
Southeastern Iowa
Harry Hesseltine
Willam CC
Hesseltine
Yakima
Wash
M. C. DeLong
A.vm. Caviness
CC. Gilmore
Brookfield, Mo
Leslie Gilmore
T. H. Peters
Madelyn
Des Moines
Sioux City
Ruth
Edna Bridges
U.P
Jesus
Harry Simpson
Spencer
H. L. Simpson
Long Beach
Calif
Simpson
Mayne Lang
John Broadgate
Milford
Harry
Robert Hannah
Tommy
Ray C. Tracy
Thelda Tracy
Wilton Oleson
Roger
Omaha
Nebr
Evangeline Scott
St. Charles
Lindenwood College For
Richland
Dillon
A. J. Hauenstein
Crawfordsville
Martha Godlove
Helen Anderson
Bud Blumenstein
Jay
Joyce Miller
STC
Helen Stricker
Ruth Wehrle
Charlotte Bidwell
Hensinger
Jack
Edith Marie
Larry
Macon
Monarchy’s Charms in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
The text notes monarchy kept a powerful pull in England and France during the 1600s and 1700s. It compares public shock at Charles I’s execution with reactions to Louis XVI’s death, underscoring lasting awe and upheaval surrounding royal authority.
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Charles I
England
Louis XVI
France
Pollen Clouds Mistook For Smoke From Forest Fire
Collier's Weekly notes that winds lift large swarms of insects resembling storm clouds and a strong breeze raises pine pollen so densely it can be mistaken for smoke from a forest fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Pirated First Edition of Shakespeare Sonnets Noted
The 1600 first edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, published by Vom Thorpe, is identified as a pirated issue. The controversial print run prompted later scholarly scrutiny and questions about authorship and publication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Vom Thorpe
Douglas 21 passenger airliners seen in Iowa City
Iowa City witnessed a fleeting view of Douglas 21 passenger transports destined for United Airlines transcontinental service. The first plane in a 28 aircraft fleet was en route to Hartford for final testing and sleeper planes carrying 14 passengers for overnight flights are expected to join before year end.
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Iowa City
United Airlines
Hartford
Conn
United
Over 70 Percent of Workers Face Loss of Social Security Benefits
Washington reports that more than 70 percent of the nation’s 26 million workers could lose unemployment compensation unless Congress extends the grace period or states pass compliance laws by year end. Only about 7.5 million workers in 16 states and the District of Columbia are covered so far.
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Washington
Congress
Social Security Board
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Pennsyvania General Assembly
Alabama
California
Colorado
Idaho
Indiana
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin
H. E. Gray Leases Standard Oil Station
H E Gray leases the Standard Oil station opposite City Hall on Washington street and takes possession today. He has been with Tucker & Escher two and a half years and with Standard Oil nine and a half years before joining Tucker & Eicher. The remodeled station is praised as one of the best in the area.
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HW. KE. Gray
Tucker & Escher
Standard Oil
City Hall
Washington Street
Mr. Gray
Standard Oil Company
Tucker & Eicher
Tide-Driven Road Rises and Falls With Bay of Fundy
In New Brunswick a coastal road from St. Andrews to Minister's Island alternates between dry land and twelve feet underwater each day due to the Bay of Fundy tides. The unusual road embodies one of the era's oddities tied to extreme tidal movements.
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New Brunswick
Canada
St. Andrews-by-the-Sea
Minister’s Island
Bay of Fundy
Kline Outlines Farm Problems At County Meeting
Alan Kline vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation outlined key problems at a Washington county gathering. He urged fair distribution of goods to align farmers purchasing power with production and warned of possible loss of export trade, stressing the need to strengthen domestic distribution and welfare of the cotton belt.
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Farm Bureau
Alan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
America
Rman
Klein
United States
Cotton Belt
Kline
Lower California Annexation to Be Asked in Congress
A proposal to annex Lower California to the United States is discussed with support from some observers. Arguments cite regional ties to California, economic potential from irrigation and agriculture, and tourism value, with warnings about Mexican opposition and American oil interests.
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Lower
California
Congress
Senate
House
Chackers
Mexico
Colorado River
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Tin Juana
Agua Caliente
United States
Callifornia
Thanksgiving in Wellman Homes
Thanksgiving in Wellman mentions numerous local families gathering for turkey dinners and visits in Wellman Iowa. Highlights include the Rowes hosting and visits from Beny and Wehrle families, plus football victory over Keota 21 to 1 and high school operetta success. The guestrich includes Dr. Kadel and Rev. Helseman returning, and regular lodge meetings scheduled.
Food Etiquette According to Popular Belief
Collier's Weekly notes a vast portion of readers reserve the right hand for clean work and the left hand for unclean tasks. This belief leads people to avoid using the left hand to pick up food or the right hand to kill insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests Referenced in Cedar Rapids Area
A social note lists attendees at a Thanksgiving feast including J. F. Durst Mise Dore Durst Mr and Mrs L W Dore and daughter Marian Misa Elizabeth Bock Mrs Ne Adams and Mrs Allie Stolts Mr and Mrs B C Foster Mrs Hila Foster Cedar Rapids Dr Warren Foster and family Clinton Dr Warn Foster and family Dr More Foster and family Westfall Cedar Rapids Foster family and Miss Jevene Griggs Wellman and Martha Foster Marshall Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Durst
Mise Dore Durst
L. W. Dore
Marian
Misa Elizabeth Bock
Ne! Adams
Allie Stolts
B. C. Foster
Hila Foster
Cedar Rapids
Warren Foster
Clinton
Warn Foster
More Foster
Crocodile Locomotion And Feeding Habits Explained
The crocodile can run on two legs for short bursts and on four legs when sprinting. It primarily feeds on fish and tends to avoid battles whenever possible.
Invention of Footed Boots Transforms Comfort
Historical note describes how ancient footwear was ambidextrous and ill fitting. Boots and shoes were not shaped for a specific foot, making wear uncomfortable until later shaping improvements emerged.
Age of Constitution Framers and Ages
The framers averaged about forty years old. Twenty were under this age, Benjamin Franklin was the oldest at eighty one, and Jonathan Dayton was the youngest at twenty seven.
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Benjamin Franklin
Jonathan Dayton
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Pleasant
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Liss Jar
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