Thanksgiving Sermon Delivers Thoughtful Thanksgiving Message
Rev. W. N. Gillis of the Presbyterian church preached a Thanksgiving sermon at the M I church with Rev. Torbet and Rev. Holmes assisting. The talk urged gratitude, warned against modern excesses, and noted the decline in true Thanksgiving spirit as wealth and social duties distract from thanks to the Creator. An audience enjoyed special music and a relief fund collection, ending with a Germania Record joke.
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M. I
W. N. Gillis
Presbyterian Church
Walter Torbet
M. B. Church
O. H. Holmes
Congregational Church
Citizens Relief Fund
Gillis
Under the North Star at the Opera House Tonight
A vivid review of the scenic production Under the North Star at the Opera House. The show features elaborate sets from a British Naval Ball to Arctic scenes and the Harbor of St John s Newfoundland, hailed as a masterful, dreamlike spectacle.
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Opera House
Arctic
Craton Park
England
Polar Ocean
St. John's New Foundland
Jce
Duroc Jerseys for Sale From Noted Sires
Auction offers 20 young boars from advance, model chief and perfection chief sires. Contact J duslan tt Rast McGregor St Algona for details and availability.
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Duroc
J. Duslan
Poultry Scoring Event Improves Local Flocks
J E King organized a scoring event for standard bred poultry. F H Shellabarger evaluated birds from numerous local breeders including Chipman Mousel Bates Pedley Elbert Larson Morse Hutchins Taylor Laird Norton Barton King Nolte Gongley Thompson Fain Baldwin and others. Breeds scored included Rose and Single Comb Rhode Island Reds Barred Buff and White Rocks Buff Orpingtons Brown and White Leghorns Black Langshans White Columbia Partridge and Silver Laced Wyandottes.
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F. H. Shellabarrer
West Liberty
EH. King
Shellabarger
St. Louis
W. A. Chipman
J. P. Mousel
H. A. Bates
James Pedley
J. V. Elbert
Mrs. Larson
W. E. H. Morse
Carl Hutchins
M. Taylor
W. B. Laird
Milton Norton
Lloyd Barton
E. King
Chas, Nolte
Frank Gongley
Frank Thompson
This County
H. 8
Hay Market Drops Sharp. Prices Slide Over Week
Farmers and stock buyers felt widespread disappointment as hay prices fell from Monday to Saturday. The week ended with buyers offering only 3.60 per hundred pounds, a drop from 4.50 earlier in the week, marking the lowest level in several years and prompting talk of market distress in Fenton County.
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Fenton
Supervisors Weigh Structure Amid Bridge Concerns
A fragmented note recalls the Supervisors and a bridge structure. Mentions avoidance of elite areas and a cautious brush incident. Questions linger about the board’s view of the design and its potential impact on the area.
Death of Mrs Anna Gilbride Passed After Heart Disease
Mrs Anna Gilbride died Monday after several years of heart disease. Funeral at the Catholic church yesterday forenoon. Born Anna Stokes in Ireland sixty eight years ago she came to the United States at fourteen. Married Fort Dodge in 1869 to Thomas Gilbride whose death occurred ten years ago on the nearby farm. Survived by two sons Captain W H and James P and three daughters Mamie Elizabeth and Agnes, all teachers in the county. The community mourns a good neighbor and indulgent mother.
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Anna Gilbride
Anna Stokes
Ireland
Ocean
Ft. Dodge
Thomas Gilbride
Goosebone prophet predicts open winter and early spring
A Lake Mills Graphic note describes a goosebone prophet who shows a clipped soft maple sprig with new buds. The display is a curious sign and the prophet deduces that bud growth signals a mild winter and early spring, prompting local hope for the forecast.
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Lake Mills
Town Calls for Tar and Feather Justice for Tonight's Disgrace
A local denunciation targets a dirty group involved in activities last Thursday near the round house. Authorities say no Burt People were involved, and the leading figure is reported to be from Lone Rock, according to Burt Monitor.
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Round House
Burt
Lone Rock
Farm land sales show prices rising in Laurens area
Prices creeping up as J. J. Lynch sells the T. D. Bellenger farm to J. J. Davis of Union county at 876 per acre and the Frank Thompson farm in Dover township sells for 90 per acre.
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J. J. Lynch
T. D. Bellenger
J. J. Davis
Union County
Frank Thompson
Dover Township
Laurens
Irrational Remark From Local Institute Leader Widens Illness Rumor
A county education figure, Prof G W Young, once principal and superintendent of Menan schools, is reported to have gone insane. The message criticizes his past tenure and questions his mental state, reflecting partisan commentary from the Men- Bn democray and a stream of unclear details about his career and condition.
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G. W. Young
Boston
Pancipal
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Richelieu
James Patterson
Mowtagh
Pace
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Viomprme
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