Westfield Items Bites of Local Life and News
Mrs. Stanley Lily has the measles and Katherine Martin is ill with pneumonia. John Conway is able to be out after three weeks' illness. Nellie Burnight of Akron visits the Jug, may return home this week. Milas Mary Mahan of Jefferson a guest this week of Loretta and Camila Martin. The little son of Mr and Mrs Levi Waddington ill with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs B J Messex home from Milford Iowa. Dances planned in Bayenrier's hall Wentfield Friday Jan 22 with Crandall's orchestra from Sioux City. Pleasant weather after recent gloom. ice packing good this season. Mrs Prouty and son with Miss Doy Brainard guests of sister Mrs S D Hemp returned to Lawton Iowa. Informal gathering at Congregational church with a reception for Ar and Mrs Archer. purse of 16.00 presented to the new couple. Revival meetings at Akron Baptist church discussed uniting with local Baptists in one service. Potatoes being planted in union area amid crosswinds and changes.
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Stanley Lily
Katherin Martin
John Conway
Agen
B. J. Messex
Milford
Iowa
Bayenrier
Wentfield
Crandall
Sioux City
Baptist Church
Akron
Haye
Ulee
Lutheran Church to Miss Fifth Anniversary Observed
Union Creek News reports no services at the Lutheran church next Sunday as the congregation prepares for its thirty fifth anniversary on January 8 and 9. Pastors including Rev Beekstrom are expected. community notices include ill Mr Kennedy and a daughter born to Rev OC H Nelson family, with prayers and well wishes for all.
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Beekstrom
Mt Hope Happenings and Local Notes
Miss Blanche Kirk, assisting at the Wm. Lee home, burned her arm when a bot yard overturned. John Kruzen and family, formerly of this vicinity, moved to Chatsworth by Coffey county and Kiowa two years ago and plan farming there this season if rent and farm are secured. A Farmers Elevator special meeting at Chatsworth on Monday January 18 1909 at 1 PM sought stockholder sentiment on buying twins for the coming season. Six delegates were chosen to attend the Grain Dealers association meeting in Sioux City on February 4.
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Mt. Hope
Blanche Kirk
Wm. Lee
John Kruzen
Coffey County
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Chatsworth
Kruzen
Farmers’ Elevator
Grain Dealers’ Association
Sioux City
Power of Water Wonder of Hydraulic Force
An article discusses water's surprising power under certain conditions. It cites a fire hose stream knocking a man down, a jet eroding rock and tossing a sledge far, and a sword shattered by a thin jet. It notes disbelief, hydraulic lifts, and elevator experiences as evidence of water’s “magic” strength.
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New York
Meyer
Durango
Colu
United States
Grenoble
Spain
Toledo
Simple Faith and a Highwayman’s Misguided Plot
A burly ex-prisoner, boasting a missing will tale, tries to mislead New York editors with a romance of crime and the Fountain of Youth myth. Criminologist Mr White exposes the ruse, the man leaves disappointed yet feigning optimism for a better chance next time.
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New York
Mr. White
Harper’s
Flowers of Speech at Siam Ladies Seminary Humorous Misread Address
An English visitor in Siam, invited to give an address at the only ladies seminary, began confidently but faced blank looks as the crowd misunderstood his remarks. A friend revealed the trouble: the speaker was saying he was delighted by intellectual heights, while the listener heard crude jokes about women’s noses and feet. London Tit-Bita.
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Siam
Hugland
London
When You Weep Tears Act on the Human Organism
A Paris scholar Dr Waynbaum claims tears act like chloroform or alcohol, lowering brain blood pressure during sorrow and numbing the soul. He says crying relieves anxious brains, especially in children, and explains why laughter can trigger tears though the reasoning is technical.
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Wayhbaum
M. Dd
Paris
Dr. Waynbaum
The Only Safe Way
A speaker insists honesty is best as he discusses time, sleep, and returning home before the baby wakes. He recalls staying late past midnight, hiding lights, and avoiding waking his wife, arguing the morning wakefulness of the baby makes deception futile.
A Dog Story From a Farmhouse Morning
A terrier named Rough shares his master's breakfast at a farmhouse. He takes the bread and cream with tea, breaks off three corners, eats the first two, licks the third, and carries the cream to a hen at the field gate. The hen awaits the arriving breakfast and Rough chases away other hens.
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Rough
London Spectator
A Tremendous Task
A dialogue notes a student who prefers precise legal knowledge in months and days for game shooting across U.S. sections, contrasting with casual chatter about opera hype and ticket value. The exchange highlights study focus and subjective appreciation of art.
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Washington Star
Deacon Jones Inquiry From Three Years Ago
A caller asks for information about Deacon Jones who labored among the people three years ago. Cannibal replies that the last known note was he had gone into cousin. Hou Judge comments on the matter with curt judgment.
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Jonas Missionary
Deacon Jones
Hou
Mozart Conducts in Marseille After D Sharp Incident
A visitor to Marseille overheard a performance of Villanella Rapita with a mistaken D natural instead of D sharp. Mozart shouted for the correct note, the audience demanded the offender’s expulsion, and upon disclosure Mozart conducted the reprise in triumph at his hotel.
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Mozart
Marseilles
Thirteen Chicks and an Unlucky Number
A letter from a breeder describes pheasant hens hatching seventeen eggs each then killing thirteen live chicks by pecking their brains. The writer notes both hens killed thirteen chicks the same day and asks if such a case has been noted before.
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Iorest
Her One Ambition at the Big Store
A young woman asks the manager for a job and demonstrates poise and potential. He offers seven dollars a week for inexperience. she accepts but adds a plea for seven dollars to allow occasional laundry. The brief item captures early factory or retail hiring dynamics and modest wages.
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Demiurely
Loulg Republic
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