Rural town notes show school closings and local visits
Miss Grace Briggs visited the city as rural schools close for summer. Betsy updates report many residents tied to farms and churches. A nine pound daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Tom Taylor in Sioux City hospital with mother and baby doing well. Corn planting advances in warm dry weather and a community play nears, while reforestation crews head to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Briggs
Weber
Frank Mathwig
W. B. Milner
Sioux City
Roy Cassen
Paul Sweeney
Cassen
Lizzie Erickson
Sioux Township
Isabel Wilson
Cramer
J. P. Allen
Bethel
Bethel Sunday School
Tom Taylor
Lutheran Hospital
Myron Taylor
Geneva Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Henry Smith
Fursee
Smith
Marie Pavlik
Frank Kudrle
Howard Milner
Gloria
Buddy
Will Berger
Milner
Lyle Sagen
Sunnyside
First Presbyterian Church
Sioux
Sagen
Des Moines
Orville Treemeter
Texas
Orville
Richland Roundups Special Correspondence
Richland notes visitors from Des Moines and Holstein Iowa. Westfield and Whiting Indiana residents called on kin. Mrs Daniela hosted Fannie Webber Polly Blanchard and Charlie Clarence. Richland school held annual picnic with ice cream after lunch. Students attended Union County track meet in Jefferson. George Lingle Jr won blue ribbon for a 26 yard dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
T. D. Lyons
Gene Cuttler
Des Moines
Iowa
Francis Murnan
Holstein
M. F. Flynn
Westfield
Richland
Preston Tucker
Whiting
Daniela
Fannie Webber
Polly Blanchard
Charlie Clarance
Richland School
Riveraloux
Jefferson
George Lingle, Jr
Lowly Amoeba Sways Shape While Feeding Under Microscope
A Scientific American excerpt explains the amoeba as the simplest animal life form. It describes its jellylike proto plasm, lack of permanent organs, and motion by flowing and reshaping toward food particles. A scientist notes the unpredictability of its next move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
High and Low German Dialects and Slavic Groups
The article explains the origin of high and low German terms tied to land elevation, notes their applicability to other European dialects, and outlines three Slavic group divisions: eastern Russians and Poles plus Kashubs, western Serbs and Wends in Lusatia, Czechs and Slovaks, and southern Slovenes and Serbo-Croats. It also compares Bohemian to Polish and mentions Kashub dialects spoken on the Baltic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Danzig
Lusatia
Bohemia
Baltic
Capital and wealth: a definition of capital in economic terms
Capital is the portion of accumulated wealth usable for wealth production. It may be money or other assets. National wealth figures show $320,803,862,000 in 1922 and an estimated $329,788,000,000 for 1980. Real estate accounted for about $200,000,000,000, railroads and utilities about $40,000,000,000, farm and factory equipment around $27,000,000,000, and merchandise and industrial products over $40,000,000,000.
Home Sweet Home author John Payne born 1791 in New York
John Howard Payne, creator of Home Sweet Home, was born in New York City on June 9, 1791. The future writer spent boyhood days in a Long Island cottage and later worked as an actor, playwright, poet, editor, and pension office clerk in Washington. He penned Home Sweet Home circa 1822 in a Paris lodging house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard Payne
New York City
Long Island
Payne
Washington
Paris
France
Pathfinder Magazine
Descent of English Monarchs From Henry V and Katherine
Henry V and Katherine of Valois had one son who became Henry VI and was murdered in the Tower. His son Edward, prince of Wales, died in battle. Katherine later wed Owen Tudor, linking through Tudor lines to Henry VII and all later monarchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry V
Katherine of Valois
Henry VI
Tower of London
Edward
Prince of Wales
Owen Tudor
John of Gaunt
Henry VII
When Most Ex Presidents Lived
Between March 4, 1801 and January 18, 1862 there were five living ex presidents: Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan. The count reflected that no president elected from 1837 to 1860 served more than four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
John Tyler
United States
Martin van Buren
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
East Westfield Echoes Special Correspondence
May school picnic joyfully enjoyed thanks to Mr and Mrs Brundeen for their lawn and Miss Gabel for ice cream and prizes. Perfect attendance earned by Maxine, Lorraine Shearer, and Raymond Bockelman with books from the teacher. Immunization updates, teaching plans, visits, and the week’s weather impact noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Anderson
Robert Brundeen
Axel Johnson
August Erickson
Foley Farm
Kiewels
Russell Clarks
August Eric
Ruble Rumblings in LeMars and Surrounding Homes
Special correspondence notes social calls and visits across LeMars near Chatsworth and Adaville. Mentions Mr and Mrs Peter Kallsen, Nora Klemme, Mildred Miller, O I Jeffers, Charles Brodie, and others visiting homes of Tapper, Kallsen, Witt, Klemme, and Morehead. Windstorm damaged a windmill.
Sunday Evening Visitors And Social Visits In Local Homes
Eye and Mrs. Leonard Miller were Sunday evening visitors in the Mrs Lizzle Parkar home. Miss Lulu Klemme visited Mrs. Lambert Jeffers Monday afternoon. Frances Port assisted Mrs Victor Taylor with house work. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Plueger with Fred Toel and family from Hinton and B J Borchers with daughters Bernice and Betty, plus Lambert Jeffers and daughters Marion and Sue Carel visited Charley Plueger near Treton Saturday and Sunday. Additional visits featured B J Borchers daughters Betty and Bernice at Barth Miller home and 4 H Johnson Jewels club hosted by Mrs Lambert Jeffers and Tivelyn Jeffers. Akron callers included Mrs Clair Morehead and Mildred Miller Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barth Miller
John Milbredt
Adaville
Harry Johnson
Chatsworth
Nora Klemme
Jess Kallsen
Alex. Klemme
Anna Klemme
LeMars
Mildred Miller
Oisie Klemme
H. O. Buehre
Sioux City
Jesse Kallsen
Alfred Witt
Phyllis Kallsen
John Tapper
Albert Witt
Alex, Klemme
Clair Morehead
O. I. Jeffers
Brunsville
Charles Brodie
Merrill
Harry Buehre
Akron
Ohatsworth Ohats special correspondence
Carl Oden of Nora Iowa was here on business. Mrs H J Schumacher returned from Sioux City. Mrs H B Dalgliesh visits sister near Sioux City. Frank Wakeman and daughter Mul dred Akron were here on business. School closes Friday with Riversioux picnic Thursday. Dolly Johnson had a birthday party with twelve girls. Glaydis Colwell Layton Odell Nebr visited Erma Johnson. Bernice Ogden entertained New Century club. J J Homer and daughter Loraine visited Sioux City. Surprise farewell for Mr and Mrs Ogden at the opera house. County Supt Tye Orange City attended and readings given. A short playlet by the young people. Mr Farnsworth spoke and presented chest of silver to the Ogdens. Nice lunch, wishing them luck in Alvord Ind and Cedar Falls summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oden
Nora
H. J. Schumacher
Sioux City
H. B. Dalgliesh
Frank Wakeman
Muldred
Akron
Henry Vanderham
Riversioux
Dolly Johnson
Glaydis Colwell Layton
Odell
Nebr
Erma Johnson
Bernice Ogden
New Century Club
J. J. Homer
Loraine
Bart. Ogden
Opera House
Ogdens
Tye
Orange City
Farnsworth
Water in Place of Meal Help for Stomach Trouble
Stomach discomfort often eased by skipping a meal and drinking plenty of water. A physician-recommended Adlerika dose each morning claimed to cleanse poisons from stomach and bowels. Cobb and Greenleaf, druggists, promote this remedy and urge trying a Want Ad in the Register Tribune before ruling out sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb & Greenleaf
Register- Tribune
Visigoth King’s Cure Sparks San Juan Bautista Basilica
Recounted visiting the Cerrato baths in 612, King Recceswind of the Visigoths cured of gall stones. In gratitude he built the basilica of San Juan Bautista, later restored but still a notable relic from the Dark Ages in northern central Spain.
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Recceswind
Cerrato Baths
Spain
San Juan Bautista
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OWA Press Son
East Westfield
Ruble
Peter Kallsen
le Mars
Harry Nannen
E. P. Miller
Baron’s Store
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