Missouri River's Whimsical Moods Cause Confusion
An Iowa riverfront community faces ongoing danger as the Missouri River shifts course, endangering homes and farm buildings west of Mediapolis. Retired river resident Deda Bachelor recalls decades of flood events, shifting banks, and efforts to shore up land and protect property while the river churns and erodes familiar shores.
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Wig Lake
Lake Manawa
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Alaska
Nebraska
Bachelor
Missouri
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Waverly Men's Chorus Concert Presented in Three Parts
The Waverly Men's Chorus will perform in three sections under the direction of Tin Neup with Miss Helen Ma Wb accompanying. Selections include Bruweling ib aliens i er in Ctreus and Menegeria, reflecting a varied program for the occasion.
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New Ball Dark Planned at Mason Opry
A new ball event is planned at Mason City amphitheatre with fans invited. The article notes ongoing preparations, a potential additional bar, and a focus on slow progress toward completion. Local officials mention aiming to engage fans and create a lively night with music and entertainment.
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Veterans of Grand Army plan Marshalltown encampment
Nes Moves May 6 reports the Iowa Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic schedule their annual encampment for Marshalltown June 10 to 14. They warn four to five years remain for the gathering due to aging members and rising death rates, with Comp. J. P. Ristey noting a membership drop from 2,957 to 1,994 between 1924 and 1999.
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Veterans encampment to be held in town this June
Co-operating in preparations the encampment will be held in June as an important annual event since Civil War days. Towns across the state honor veterans and the allied organizations including the Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the G A R, Sons of Veterans and Daughters of Veterans will join the grand army gathering in the encampment city.
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Waverly High to Graduate 69 In Exercises May 29
Waverly Indiana May 6 Senior class play Come Out of the Kitchen will be given May 27 at the opera house. The cast includes Winifred Lynes Lucile Shepard Dorothy Dettmer Esther Pune Yelen Zoller Kenneth Stuffelbeam Mirwin Scharnhorst Mervyn Daw Brittein Ped Hankner Lloyd Sager Carl Rubenow. Commencement exercises May 29 will award diplomas to 62 seniors.
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Dorothy Dettmer
Esther Pune
Yelen Zoller
Kenneth Stuffelbeam
Mirwin Scharnhorst
Mervyn Daw- Brittein
Ped Hankner
Lloyd Sager
Carl Rubenow
Mercury to pass over the sun tomorrow afternoon
Planet Mercury will transit the sun on May 7, appearing as a small black dot through a proper telescope. Observers in Williams Bay note the event is visible only through magnification, with Mercury about 1/160 the sun’s diameter and moving across the disk from northeast to southwest.
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Yerkes Observatory
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Asia
Frost
Venus
Invention of Telescope Pairs Through the Ages
The text notes repeated telescope pairings across history with two late 19th century examples in 1874 and 1882 and projects future pairs in 2004 and 2012, indicating a pattern of recurring paired events tied to observations or discoveries.
Eickelberg Enters U S Senate Race on No Trip Plan
Waterloo Des Moines May 6 W. E. Eickell announces independent bid for the United States Senate on a single plank plan named the no trip. He claims the platform will fit the electorate and immediately cure unemployment and social issues, despite irregular nomination papers ending his previous contest.
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Wickerberg
Des Moines
W. E. Eickell
Berg
Waterloo
United States
Tion
Kellogg's ALL Bran guaranteed to relieve constipation
SURE relief from constipation comes from Kellogg's ALL Bran cooked and krambled. Doctors endorse it and a money back guarantee backs chronic relief. Eat two tablespoonfuls daily with milk or in recipes. serve at home, hotels, clubs, and restaurants. Made in Battle Creek.
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