Illusions of gold and a daring archery champion
A Washington Iowa editorial praises Doreen Wilbur of Jefferson as a world class archer and Olympic gold medal winner, noting her 2 424 arrows at 70 60 50 and 30 meters, and contrasts her achievement with Dan Gable. The piece also mentions a biology trivia about rabbit eyes and recounts a longago prank tale from Guthrie Center Times about sky rockets, hog troughs, and a late night chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Dan Gable
United States
Iowa
Doreen Wilbur
Jefferson
Dear Abby pregnancy limits and reader letters
Abigail Van Buren responds to readers about late pregnancy at age 50, ensuring medical consensus that pregnancy after 50 is exceedingly rare. The column also addresses rape culture accusations, dress modesty, and marriage misunderstandings with practical, non sensational guidance. Includes letters from Worried for Girls and Doesn't Mind Asking in Seattle.
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Abigail van Buren
Mewson
Abby
John A. Haugen
Minneapolis
Nicholson J. Eastman
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Hospital
New York
Boston
Washington Evening Postal Rates and Masthead Details
The Washington Evening, dated with postal and circulation notes, lists staff roles including President and editor William Shannon, advertising director Charles Mors, and others. It details subscription rates for mail and carrier routes, with per year and half-year options, plus town versus outside town pricing and delivery terms.
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Washington
Washior
Bulldogging origin and quirky 1910 rodeo tale recalled
The item recalls Bill Pickett’s claimed invention of bulldogging in March 1910 when a steer balked and Pickett grabbed its lower lip, an anecdote tied to rodeo lore. The fragment also includes assorted trivia on dating, canine myths, and peculiar Q A prompts from a period column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pickett
Corral
Pickett
Cattle rustler in Alameda County rustling case
In Oakland California a 30 year old carpenter was sentenced to one to ten years in prison in Alameda County's first cattle rustling case in over a decade. Robert L Sneeden was found guilty after prosecutors said he shot a calf at the Lazy L ranch and took it home to butcher. His defense said he bought the calf from Laurence Marciel who sought a $1000 rustler reward from the Cattlemen's Association.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Carpenter
Alameda County
Robert L. Sneeden
Lazy L
Sneeden
Laurence Marciel
Marciel
Cattlemen’s
Peruvian Swiss deal yields odd notrump tale at Olympiad
An unusual bridge hand from the Olympiad pits Peru against Switzerland. South reaches three notrump, Jean Besse defends with cunning signaling as declarer ducks and misreads. East claims a diamond trick unexpectedly while Besse and the Peru team suffer a one down par, amid quirky bidding and play across 38 tables.
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Peru
Switzerland
Jean Besse
Declarer
Fenton
East
Besse
West
Queen of Hearts
Homer
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Washington, Iowa
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Iowa Weekly
China
Guthrie Center Times
Thaddeus
Bob
Mag
Ben
Eugene
Chicago
Brickkman
Anaheim
Pompano Beach
Seattle
Nancy
Carr
Blondie
Eddie Aren
Tars Stran
LM. Boyd
Steer
Alexander the Great
North America
Opyngnt
M. Boyd
Dwever
SHOIL
Soule PO
the Almanac
United Press International
Arthur Rackham
Saratoga
N.Y
Chickamauga
James Garfield
Elberon
N.J
Fidel Castro
New York City
United Nations
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
BJ Becker Becker
Ser
East Dealer
East-West Vulnerable
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