Garden talks and club meetings highlight Fortnightly society
The Fortnightly club third home economics department met at Mrs. Wilson’s with twenty seven members. Topics included Landscape Gardening Trees and Flowers for Small Gardens. A kitchen pen bird bath decor impressed all, followed by a grab bag luncheon. The American Legion Auxiliary met at the courthouse rec room. Dues reminders were issued as Kansas City hosts the national convention, September 26 noted for due by. Committee roles and a stand at the farmers bureau piente were arranged. A letter from Mr Gebhart praised Washington’s help for hospitalized service men in Knoxville. Members from the country attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Court House
Shelley
Kansas City
American Legion
Belle Rice
Elizabeth Fisher
Susie Edgington
Treasuers
Farmers’ Bureau Piente
Grayson
Hebner
Ryan
Crail
Wallace
Copper Found by Graders at Rockford
Rockford report notes about 100 pounds of copper unearthed by road graders on a clay bank west of town. The metal shows a green oxide on the surface with pure copper beneath, and local officials display the specimen at the Rockford State Bank. The find likely came from glacial transport rather than native copper in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Graettinger
Lake Superior
Rockford State Bank
It Makes Things Grow Reindeer Lesson Ends Quietly
A teacher asks a student the use of the reindeer and the boy replies it makes things grow. The moment ends with a startled pause and a simple practical answer.
Chisel Not Yet Improved Since Ancient Times
A chisel remains essentially unchanged in shape for 2,600 years, illustrating long-standing tool design with little modernization.
Community Announcements from Local Clubs and Churches
Local groups across the region plan meetings including Rural Women’s Club with Mrs Sam McKee on Sept 15 and W S Co’s with Mrs Effie Porter on Sept 14. The Loyal Lone and Daughters of the Christian church meet Sept 15 at 7 26 pm, with others hosting socials and prayers at churches this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Women's Club
Sam McKee
W. S. Co's
Effie Porter
Lone and Daughters of the Christian Church
Women's Mission Circle
West Chester Baptist Church
W. O. Ralston
World Potato Production Up Over Fifty Percent Since 1900
The global output of potatoes has risen more than 50 percent since 1900, reflecting growing agricultural yields and expanding cultivation. Data indicate widespread increases across major producing regions and new farming methods contributing to the surge.
Reverend E A Anderson Reports From Omaha Journey
The letter details a Ford overland trip from West Chester to Omaha Nebraska. The voyage covered near 300 miles with 60 miles of mud and detours but reached Omaha the same day, and mentions rain upon arrival and plans to visit the Douglas County Fair. The writer notes his sister's wedding in Polk Nebraska and reflects on Iowa’s vastness, harvest abundance, and tax talk, then urges support for local Sunday schools and upcoming associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Journal
Nebr
West Chester
Henry
Des Moines
Polk
Towa
Maple Grove
Tax Equalization Board
Ford
Baptist Association
Ainsworth
Methodist Church
Washington
E. A. Anderson
Cosby Files Suit Over $10,000 Investment Loss
Dr. H. S. Cosby of Lincoln sues American National Bank president Joseph A. Tabke and others for defrauding him in a $10,000 stock deal in Farmers Land and Investment company. Laway says more suits totaling over $500,000 are planned against insolvent firms. Parrish says evidence will be presented to a federal grand jury. Tabke attends an American Bankers meeting in Chicago.
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Lincoln
H. S. Cosby
Logan County
Joseph A. Tabke
American National Bank of Lincoln
John J. Pitts
Corn Belt Bank of
Bloomington
H. M. Hallock
Consumers’ Packing Company of Chicago
C. CC. Farmer
Farmers’ Land and Investment Company
F. P. Parrish
Cosby
Downstate
Parrish
United States
K. M. Landis
Tabke, Pitts, Hallock and
Farmer's
Tabke
Chicago
American Institute of Bankers
Skunks Prove Beneficial to Farmers Through Pest Control
Skunks are highly valuable to farmers as they feed mainly on mice grasshoppers crickets white grubs and other farm pests reducing pest populations and aiding crop protection.
Iowa Woman at 84 Author of Pioneer Reminiscences
Webster City resident Mrs. Sarah Brewer Bonebright, 84, oldest living woman native to Webster City, celebrated her birthday. She came with the Brewer family in 1858, helped found the area, and now her daughter edits Pioneer Reminiscences of Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Webster City
Sarah Brewer Bovebright
Wilson Brewer
Briwera
Mrs. Bonebright
Bonebright
Harriet Bonebright Clost
Sarah Irewer
Prairie Schooner
Invited to Ride Sued for Damages in Nevada Case
Myron Spake sued Tommy Couser in district court for 6,000 claiming injuries after a Ford driven by Couser invited him to ride on the Lincoln Highway. The jury found for the defendant after two trials. Spake had alleged serious injuries developed after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Myron Spake
Tommy Couser
Zearing
Lincoln Highway
Couser
Spake
Northwestern
Cole
Spa
Elderly Mother of Sixteen Elopes for Romance
Sigourney reports Mrs Malinda Wittetoe 72 and H W Reinier 69 wed in secrecy at J J Rathbun’s home to avoid family discovery. Wittetoe, mother of sixteen, boasts numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Reinier also has several children and grandchildren. The couple reside on a farm south of town along the Skunk River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Malinda Wittetoe
H. W. Reinier
J. J. Rathbun
Justice of the Peace
Sarah Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Reinier
Mr. Reier
Skunk River
Growth of Sphagnum Dressings in War Efforts
Sphagnum moss became widely used for surgical dressings during major conflicts. By the latter part of World War I, British production reached about 1,000,000 dressings per month. The moss absorbs liquids roughly three times faster than cotton.
Railroads Face Tough Tax Challenge in Iowa Case
Federal judges in Des Moines open hearings as railroads contest a sharp rise in valuation and taxes imposed by the Iowa executive council. Attorneys for the roads seek a temporary injunction to block certification and tax collection pending trial, citing inequities across farm lands, towns, and cities and detailing earning-based property values, sales transfers, and farm land statistics from multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Stone
Missouri
Munger
Nebraska
State Executive Council
Wade
Board of Supervisors of
Iown
Executive Council
Ben J. Gibson
United States Court
Marshall County
Clerk of the United
Iowa
Agricultural Statistician
Secretary of Agriculture
Car Rolls Into Creek In Narrow Escape for Ida Hinde
In Epworth, Iowa, Mrs Ida Hinde escaped serious injury when her car overturned and rolled into a creek last night. She was pinned underwater briefly but freed by quick help, suffering bruises and remaining in serious condition after the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Ida] Hinde
Epworth
Age of Consent Reform Urged by Iowa WCTU
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union calls for raising Iowa's age of consent from fifteen to eighteen, arguing girls fifteen to eighteen lack legal protection for their bodies. It urges local resolutions, letters to lawmakers, and newspaper publicity to pressure the Legislature, citing Iowa's comparatively low age limit and naming leaders Ida B. Wise Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Christian Temperance Union
United Womanhood
Iowa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Tennessee
Woman's Christian Temperance Case
Hour Glass Waist. Are Gone Forever.
New York observes that the hour glass figure and corsets are obsolete as women gain freedom in mind and fashion. Designer Miriam Bouslogne argues women will shun tight corsets, embracing style driven by science and independence, shaping global fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Miriam Bouslogne
Misa Bouslogne
Misa Bousseine
Joseph
Paris
Rome
Greece
Alice Rohe
Quincy Herald
Silver Spring Florida Spurting Vast Water Basin
Silver Spring in Florida ranks among the world’s largest springs. The basin measures about 200 feet across and 30 feet deep, with transparent water issuing from several bottom orifices at a rate of several hundred million gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Spring
Florida
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Hoyay
Barbara Miller
Bible Study
Mire
James Pridges
John Kennedy
W. W. G. Giria
Baptist Church
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Carl Zieglowsky
Smith Brookhart
G. A. R. Hall
W. H. Warner
Presbyterian Church
K. Coats
Margaret Embree
Viola Knotts
Irene Oldfield
Lexington Aid Society
Louisa
Must¢atine
Washington County Veterans Association
W. P. Moothart
J. C. Purvis
Rebekah Lodge
Tos
Choir of the
Christian Church
M. E. Church
Rebekah Club
Tom Dowis
Mary Powell
Ladies Aid Society of
Grace Hill
United Presbyterians
Sallie Dickey
India
First
Second United Presbyterians
Wishart
Miss Dickey
T. U
Ida B. Wise Smith
EB. B. Harford
L. D. Carhart
Car
Carrie Ballenfer
Ree
Secy
Lucille W. Shadle
Treas
Rothschild’s
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