Woman Teacher Lost in Storm of 1856 1887 Tale
Readable fragments recount a female rural teacher near Waverly who weathered a severe blizzard while guiding and watching pupils. She became lost in swirling snow, sheltered in willows, and survived by keeping her body above a creek to prevent freezing. Searchers later found her in a hollow drift.
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Peter Woodring
Randolph Street
Waverly
Woodring
RB Young
Iind
Tex
Silver Honor Bars 40 and 8 Seen at Louisville
Archery is kept to member gob members for the Legion with membership work. The Legion has made it one of its major activities. In addition to the award, a special trophy is offered to the Forty and Eight member who enrolls the largest number of new members in the Legion.
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Legion
Courier Carriers at Osage Entertained at Dinner
Waterloo Evening Courier by special report notes Osage Courier carriers at a Sunday dinner hosted by Ed Eritz, Casey's Home Cafe. Guests included Bernard Aichon Ben Indra Lavon Duncan Wendell Duncan Bigmund Myhre Viggo Markessen all of Osage in recognition of their efficient service.
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Courier
Osage
Artier
Waterloo
ED. Eritz
Casey
Bernard Aichon
Ben Indra
Lavon and
Wendell -Duncan
Bigmund Myhre
Viggo Markessen
February Cloudy Planets by ROBERT St. BAKER
February evening sky features Venus in the southwest Jupiter in the south and Mars to the east, with vivid cloud bands seen on Jupiter and Venus. Notes on high altitude photography from Pacific coast observatories explain ultraviolet scattering aiding planet cloud imaging. Jupiter stays an evening star until mid May while Venus returns to morning sky by April 20.
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Robert St. Baker
University
Dilnels
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Pacific Coast
M Mountain
Arfin
Allison Post Office to Move to New Location
Vague OCR fragment indicates the Allison post office will occupy another location soon. Mentions Courter pedal Seretea and a building now occupied by Iowa Public Service company. Context unclear with garbled text.
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Allison
Iowa
Germany May Protest Over East Africa Annexation
Geneva February 6 German protests loom against Britain control of former German East Africa now under a British mandate. The expected formal protest will be presented at the next meeting of nations.
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Germany
Geneva
German East Africa
Great Britain
Britain
Pro Con Team to Visit Waterloo for Prohibition Debate
The Town Anti-Saloon league plans a two day program in Waterloo on February 10 and 11 featuring P McNaught and George Y. Hammond with Rev. Albert Coe Miss Alice Boyer and Dana Reed. Prohibition addresses distributed among east side churches and a Pro-Con debate at First Presbyterian Sunday evening. A short film on saloons and bootleggers will be shown at Saint Pauls. Wright murder trial scene and a Grace Methodist Episcopal venue conclude Monday evening. A similar program will occur February 17 and 18 on Waterloo's west side.
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ProsCon
Waterloo
Aftizena
Anih~galoon League
Thomas
R. Niven
First! Presbyterian
SANR
Towa Anti-Saloon ‘League
George Y. Hammond
League
Albert Coe
Alice Boyer
Dana Reed
Nic
MecNaught
First Evangelical Church
Hamimond
Plymouth
Boyer
First “Présbyterian
Coe
Walnut
Street Baptist
Reed
Linden Methodist Episcopal
First Presbyterian Church
Paul
Wright
Iowa
Grace Methodist ” ‘Episcopal
Church
Side-Of-The River
Birthday Party in Washington Sponsored by VFW
Frank Fortunski, adjutant, initiates advance ticket sale for a Washington birthday event sponsored by Eugene Clark VFW post. The program features vaudeville acts, an elimination contest, and prizes. Organizers plan a chorus of singers to perform several numbers during the Friday night event.
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Frank Fortunski
Washington
Eugene = Clarkest
Veterans of Foreign
Jin Re
P. Ha
Yithres
Burglary at Shell Oz station nets 2450 in cash
A burglar smashed the front door of a Shell Oz company station at Washing ton and Second Street and hammered the metal cash drawer until he obtained 24.50. The theft was not discovered until H. B. Haffa the station superintendent arrived this morning and A. Beards was manager.
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Galry
Shell ‘Oz Company
Washington
Second Street
Altho
Drewer
Pace Ag
H. B. Haffa
Ee “A. Béwards
Enthonment Scene Draws Crowds at Kyoto Palace Visit
Reports from Kyoto reveal huge crowds visiting the imperial palace as preparations for Emperor Hirohito’s enthronement regionally draw public interest. Over 570000 admitted in first ten days, with total turnout surpassing 4 million as gates opened before holidays.
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Kyoto
Japan
Impérial Palace
Hirohito
Fragmentary note on gowns and artificial curts
The readable text mentions a plan to use artificial curts with evening gowns and a reference to 'saipeamabere' and 'Aaverste' in a fragmented phrase. No clear event or person names are identifiable.
Grocery list fragment from a frequent market ad
Fragmentary shopping note lists items and quantities including Kirk’s Hardwater Castile, Heinz Rice Flakes, Cream of Tomato Soup, Saratoga Lamb Chops, Ground Beef, Pork Chops, Baby Beef Liver, and Rath’s Black Hawk Sliced Bacon. Mentions prices per pound and miscellaneous stray words from a basement section.
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Rath
Black Hawk
Energyne or Mufti Two good home cleaners
Small size bottles of Lysol A disinfectant and antiseptic, Vick’s Vapo Rub small size, Wildroot hair tonic and dandruff remedy medium size bottle. Includes miscellaneous cleaning product notes and a stray 196.
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Vick’s
Jor Wildroot
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Federal’ Department
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Fifth Street
Sixth Street
Eighth Street
West Ninth Street
Furniture Mart
Furnitur Parte
Russell- Lamson Hotel
Villisca
John K. Ewing
Grand Army of the Rublic
Iowa Department
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Linist
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SLOAN
Cash and Carry Grocery Dept
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Azanda Graham
Delicatessen
California
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Alaska
Libby
Imperial
Bartlett
Maine
Saratoga
Black
Orphos
Weaee
Weeee
Wise Eee
Bunte
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