Ackley Briefs Mix News Bits From City and Surroundings
Local items report Mrs. Fred Bolender of Waterloo visiting relatives, returning residents like Misa Della McSwiggen teaching in Rock Rapids, and area families noting Christmas and New Year greetings. Names include Oren Sugar, Rev H Johnston, Henry Van Gillen, Jack Mullane, Dr A Harald, and many others with events, visits, and employment changes across Ackley and nearby towns.
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Misa Della McSwiggen
Rock Rapida
George Knall
South Franklin
Mie Bertha Seiboldt
Waterloo
Hilko Jansen
Tre Grey Beards
Pythian Ball
Gates Mayoo Cjty
Oren Sugar
Jons Falle
Forest’ Moore
Shell Rock
Rev. H. Johnston
Henry van Gillen
Des Moinee
Ackley
Robert Frangis
Dubuque
Frank Shugar
Cedar Walla
Sl Nole Central Station
Jack Mullane
Hiller
Waverly
Sod
A. Harald
Albion
Santa Claue
Otto Grohe
Oren Sbhugar
Ews Falls
Yleiting
David Shugar
Will Symington
Eset
Hia Parenta
Mra
T. J. Symington
Misa Emma Hagenstein
Vuedar Rapids
Sante
Mies Florence Phinney
Albert Lea
Minn
Mies Julia Phinney
Running Water
South Dakota
Slater
George Knoodie
First Evangelical Church
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Waterloose
God
A. P. Arends
George Fink
Arenda
Marshall Oil Company
Marshalltown
Visiting Notables From Several Towns in the Week
A list of residents and relatives visiting Kanawha and nearby areas including Misa Lena Qoordes, Sherif Walsh, Guy French, Farry Kramer, Mr and Mrs John Greaslin, R. Blackmun, Nelle Baach, Emma Kliebenstein, John Rath and family, Fred Bolender, Mr and Mrs Irfe Ogden, Miss John nonb Barg, J H Reece, and Richmond Blatt. The notes mention visits to relatives, homes, and shared New Year greetings across Eldora Des Moines Grundy Center Albert Lea and local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Glese
William
John Sicard
Guy Eolender
Geneva
Zimmerman
Dorg
Misa Mary Rath
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Mise Kibbenstein
Gus Walbsum
Child
Pomeroy
John Wikert
Frianda
Misa Lena Qoordes
Kanawha
Sherif Walsh
Gidola
Guy French
Faulkner
Farry Kramer
Aplington
John Greaslin
al Waon
Emma Kliebenstein
Grundy Ceaoter
John Rath
Waterloo
Fred Bolender
Des Moines
Lirfe Ogden
Galt
Clark Reach
Mise Johnnonb Barg
Dee Moines
J. H. Reece
Belmond
Mia
Richmond Blatt
J. A. Fincher
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Ellaworth College growth draws new students in January sales
The clipping notes Ellaworth College in Iowa Falls attracting wide attention for progress. More than one hundred new students expected January 4 and January 25 as the school shows strong enrollment and endowment. Local events include Christmas family gatherings and church services at the German church led by Rev. Trumbower, plus social Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baum
Pomeroy
Otla
Vietoo
Herman Heykens
Knoxville
Frank J. Martin
Hampton
Gay Roosevelt
Cedar Rapida
Rock Island Railroad
George Hathaway
Steamboat Rock
Mra. H. O. Schultz
Albert
Chicago
Herman
Belmond
Henry
Waterloo
Migs Hilda
Fountain Judge
Masons
Ellaworth College
Iowa Falls
Ill
Thie School
Town Falls
Hunman Brothers
Time in Turkey and the Ottoman schedule
Nicolas C. Adossides notes a Turk time system where noon equals sunset and hours shift with the seasons. He observes widespread lateness among officials, limited morning office hours, scarce workdays, and religious and feast-day interruptions reducing available days amid the 365 in the Ottoman year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Council of Ministers
Ottoman Empire
Nicholas C. Adossides
American Magazine
The Cabin Boy: An End of an Era at Sea
A veteran sea captain recalls a fifty year change in merchant marine culture from the arrival of cabin boys to today. He notes cabin boys were whipped into service, served officers and passengers, and faced practical jokes, homesickness, and harsh duties. Modern ships demand only able bodied men, leaving cabin boys rare or nonexistent.
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Merchane Marine
Cookie
Maera
Philadelphia
Ledgar
Power of Habit Strong in Burglary Fear Tale
A Detroit Free Press quote recalls a woman’s unusual habit of checking under beds for burglars. She says the habit persists despite humor it causes and even in hotels, where she once looked under a folding bed before lying down. She believes only a safe deposit vault would feel secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
London In White
The British Architect suggests White City as a backdrop to improve London by washing the whole city white and adding sparing color later. It argues a white city makes blue skies appear bluer and gray skies more beautiful with white buildings, envisioning a brighter urban landscape.
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London
You and Pete Compare Bad Stories in Wash Star Quip
A housewife tells a reader that this year’s tale differs from last year’s while Plodding Pete defends progress. The Washington Star framing presents a humorous exchange about change and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Washington Star
Rambling Orator Quotes Describe Grave Crisis
A political speaker declares the situation grave and the crisis acute in a rambling address. The accompanying report notes the orator’s mispronunciations and a garbled phrasing described by the newspaper.
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Eircunfisx
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