Highland Township Sends Entire Ticket Backed by Optimism
Highland township voters elect the full Republican ticket amid light turnout and rain. Frank Neal wins his first term. Marsh W. Bailey leads the ticket in plurality. The county supports Roosevelt policies, and Tom Hedge gains in Congress. Susana Iden dies in Iowa City at age 90.
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Highland Township
Hanna
Washington County
Tom Hedge
Roosevelt
Congress
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
South Dakota
Reese
New York
Togo
Rhode
Leland
Eden
Sige Cohen
Iowa
Pearl Beanblossom Dies at Fourteen in Marion Township
Pearl Beanblossom eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Beanblossom died at home in Marion township Saturday evening at age fourteen. An organist and Sunday school worker at Eureka she had measles a week prior. Funeral by Rev I B Schrecken gast was held Monday with burial in Eureka cemetery.
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Pearl Beanblossom
Pearl
Wilbur Beanblossom
Marion Township
Eureka
I. B. Schreckengast
Pioneer Gilmore Vincent Dies at Algona Home
Gilmore Vincent, a Washington county pioneer born August 12, 1825 in Belmont County Ohio, died at his Algona residence. He married N C Lewis and had twelve children, nine surviving. his body was brought to Brighton for interment after a funeral at the United Presbyterian Church.
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Gilmore Vincent
Algona Monday
Washington County
Belmont County
Ohio
Thomas
Mary Vincent
Iowa
N.C. Lewis
D. Herald
Eldon
Addison
Robert
Ira
Thaddeus
Algona Iowa
Samuel Alexander
Samuel Longacre
Guthrie Center
Wm. McElroy
Merced
Calif
Donnell
Kossuth
Vincent
Brighton Mill
United Presbyterian Church
Brighton
Swindle Exposed by Sewing Machine Agents
A sewing machine agent canvassed the Shannon City area and placed four machines in homes on a trial basis. Women believed they signed a contract to buy for 40 dollars or return the machine by a set date. The tale continues as a second agent reopened the episode last week.
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Number Two
Shannon City
Sun
Will Pave Next Season In Washington City
At an adjourned city council meeting a resolution proposed paving the public square and one block on each side. Property owners may speak at a December 1 hearing. The square and nearby streets are likely to be paved next season with funding from an existing improvement tax and no new overall tax burden.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Shropshire Sheep for Sale in Crawfordsville Iowa
Early spring and yearling Shropshire rams offered by J M Maxwell Crawfordsville Iowa. Prices low for quality stock. Sale includes choice lots and appealing品质.
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J. M. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Bank Teller Saves Capital in Rural Folklore Tale
A Broadway bank president recounts a tale of a white haired man who deposited just before closing to find the bank failed. The teller Charley hid the funds in a private box, and the next morning the depositor retrieved the money, which formed the basis of his fortune.
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Broadway
Iowa
St. Louis
Charley
Cary
Poultry Pointers: Water Supremacy Over Clean Grass
Pure water is essential for poultry, more important than clean grass, as the guidance explains turkeys thrive on ample hydration. The article stresses consistent access to clean water for healthier birds and better production.
Gainsborough and His Carrier and Early Royal Academy
Gainsborough often used a London carrier Mr Wiltshire of Shockerwick near Bath to transport his paintings. Wiltshire refused payment, but was later rewarded with six paintings. The National Gallery bought two works including The Parish Clerk of Bradford-on-Avon for 600 guineas and The Harvest Wagon for £2,500, prices deemed low at the time. The Sisters from another gallery later realized near £10,000.
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Gainsborough
Royal Academy
London
Wiltshire
Shockerwick
Bath
National Gallery
Bradford-on-Avon
Nature Shapes Poetry as Reflected in All Creation
A reflective passage asserts nature as the grand driver of poetry and its presence wherever humans stand. It describes sparks from the sea, rainbows, lightning, stars, thunder, cataracts, and winds as manifestations of poetry. Poetry is seen as God’s image mirrored in nature.
Boston Boy Studies Tree Inglewood Botanical Note
A western man asks a seven year old in Boston Common about a bird nest. The boy answers he is attempting to classify the tree as a botanical product. The exchange highlights the boy’s unusual intellect and curiosity.
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Boston
Sonny
Boston Common
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