Elkhorn Area News Roundup Across Kimballton Sharo
Local Elsnhorn region reports farming chores and building projects. Ed and Amanda Mardersen visit Elkhorn. Thor Madeen paints his place. Elkhorn barber shop expansion planned. a typhoid case and various illnesses noted. Jorgensen family and neighbors visit Audubon and Atlantic. school opens with Nora Oelke as teacher. several residents travel to Minnesota and North Dakota for business or survey work. Community events include picnics, church harvest planning, and a canning factory job start near Atlantic.
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Peter Andersen
Sharon
Elkhorn
Green Bay
Cnabina
Brayton
Nes Eotexses
Mer
Martin Esbeck
Kimballton
Lars
Farmily
Andersen
Jens Tren
Walter Olsen
Ole
Minnesota
Elkhorn School to Add New Room and Hire Three Teachers
Stanley School in Cedar Falls will greet Rev Gravengaard on Tuesday and participate in entertainments. Elkhorn school board began erecting a new room last Friday north of the old building, due by September 11. Three teachers are elected: Magnus Petersen, Nettie Andersen, and Rose Larsen. Petersen and Andersen have held posts before, Larsen is new but well recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Marinus Anderson
Sharon
Peter Hansen
Oklahoma
Peter
Alfred Jorgensen
Atlante
Clara Lusuritzen
Fouxi
Ila
Nelson
Stanley School
Gravengaard
Cedar Falls
School Board of
Elkhorn
Magnus Petersen
Har‘Jan
Is a Whale a Fish Analysis in Early Debate
Sharon centers a discussion on whether a whale is a fish. The article cites the Encyclopaedia Britannica to argue that whales are not fish, noting differences in classification among animals and focusing on essential characteristics that define what a fish is.
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Sharon
Encyclopeiia Britannia
Pleasant Surprise Organ Granted to Oakfield Church
Reverend C L Anker and family of Oakfield Baptist were surprised Saturday evening when the congregation presented an organ. Four to five young men carried the organ inside while a crowd of young people smiled. Sarah Nelson played a lively tune, then Superintendent Nelson spoke, followed by singing and refreshments. Myrtle Anker had hoped for an organ, and the gesture brought joy to pastor and congregation.
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C. L. Anker
Oakfield Baptist Church
Sarah Nelson
Nelson
Anker
Myrtle
Origin of the Cat from Noahs Ark Tale
A fragmented historic note describes cats as among ark creatures that did not survive the flood. It claims mice and rats overwhelmed the vessel and a cat was blown from Noahs nose as a dramatic, non literal embellishment of the ark story.
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Luss
Noah
Belius
Han
Artist in Privations Echoes of Harsh Early Life
An English sculptor known for imaginative enthusiasm endured severe privations during his youth. A writer recalls long winter tests in London when he and Miles faced hunger, worked with coal, tore shirts to make mag and kept fire and gear close, sleeping on the ground whenever possible.
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Longty
Lanion
Fragmentary Exchange Presages Change In Parlor Scene
A jagged dialogue unfolds between a man and a woman as he hints at affection and she questions the turn of events. The scene shifts to a plan about misperceptions and a practical suggestion about ice, while a note states they are now selecting furniture.
Moon Worship Across Ancient Civilizations
The article surveys moon deities from ancient Egypt to Greece Rome and beyond. It notes Khonsu and Thoth in Egypt, Phobos and Phabe in Greece, and Taim or Luna among Romans, with Druids and Goths linked to lunar imagery. It suggests Andraste as a possible moon goddess in Celtic myth.
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Tel
Nile
Greece
Phobus
Phabe
Isis
Taina
Hyperion
Livy
Lutia
Avertine
Drui
Andraste
Boadicea
Joking Friends In Old Dayas Hall Joke At Table
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recalls a derisive custom in an ancient Derhyallis hall where guests mocked a dangling wand fixed to a screen. The gag involved wine poured along a guest’s arm if he refused the drink, with others urging him to accept the jest in good spirits.
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Old Daya
Derhyallis
England
Lin
Philadelphia Telegraph
Rice pudding upsets a viceroy at a grand dinner
A comical tale from India recounts a viceroy disapproving of rice pudding served at a ceremonial meal. The dish, praised by others, triggers a moment of disbelief before a cautious chastisement ends the spectacle, illustrating the era’s expectations of dignitaries and decorum.
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India
Roy
Puddin
Agus
Hattvé Opiniot
Dramedy of Transport Methods Across Chinese Rivers
A garbled snippet describes various transportation methods used in China. It mentions Chinese workers, cheap labor, and a camel team system. The passage references coal transport across rivers and mountains with described burdens, aiming to explain logistics from eastern regions to northern cities.
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Syraithus New
Dietribottoy
Gaps in a Quoting Echoed from Whipple Field
A garbled OCR passage pieces together names Wille Emerson Smith Tescher and references to the Baltimore American and local figures. The text blends dialogue about money, wages, and household life with stray lines on labor and salary, creating a fragmented historical snippet without a clear single event or narrative.
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Wille Emerson-Smith
Tescher
Willie Emerson-Smith
Willie Emerson-Sith
Baltimore American
Fragmentary gibberish from unknown source story
The text presents garbled dialogue with unclear speakers and disrupted phrases making factual extraction impossible. No coherent events, names, dates, or places are identifiable for a concise news-like card.
Untitled dialogue fragment on affection and friendship
A clipped dialogue fragment shows two speakers debating how they came to value each other, with one expressing astonishment at their close bond and remarking it as a ridiculous notion. The tone hints at playful self-reflection on their relationship.
Unclear historical note on sea vessel and fever deaths
Fragmentary OCR mentions steering a rescue vessel amid a storm and a fever outbreak among a group, with references to a soldier and perilous seas. Details are unreadable, names and places are missing, making precise reconstruction impossible.
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Bte
Kong Bed Comfort in China Outing
In a travel note the writer describes sleeping on a brick kong in China and adopting a homemade pooka system from goatskins to imitate local sleeping methods. He folds the skins, ties them with strings, and anchors them to form a makeshift bed to endure the brick nights. The account blends humor with cultural observation from a travel diary style.
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China
Kong
Deaf and dumb speaker's word rate in a minute
An analysis notes a skilled deaf and dumb person can speak about forty three words per minute using fingers to spell the English alphabet, accounting for pauses and letter counts. A person with speech may speak about 150 words in the same time.
Substitutes for Tobacco in Historic Observations
The article notes that various substitutes like Pur Pohapou dried holly bark and stix leaves appeared among American Indian smokers. It mentions Swiss mountain tobacco smoked widely, causing mental and physical wreckage, while South African camphor leaves and other plants trigger severe fear, tremors, and crying.
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Switzerland
South Africa
Belting Elephants by Yteusure
The Moors use a fixed pin for the antinary type, measuring from the fore foot to the shoulder to size an elephant. They charge $500 per cubit. An African elephant described measures about nine emits, thirteen and a half feet, valued around $4,500. Ceylon elephants priced at 20,000.
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Yteusure
Indies
Ceylon
Reunity of a British Bearded Boy Test
An ornate anecdote from a gentleman’s magazine recalls a Caique tale where a commodore faced insult from a British envoy over a beard test. The exchange highlights colonial arrogance and clever retorts as the British tone meets a defiant rejoinder about honor and restraint.
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Bos
Teppel
Twen- Cyst
Adgiers
Umbrellas and Etymology Across Languages
A fragment explains umbrella naming across languages and roots. It notes Italian ombretta and Latin origins, mentions French German and Spanish variants, and contrasts Eastow misinterpretations with modern understanding of umbrella terms.
Rankin Work Poetic Exchange With Fountful Paper
A quirky exchange records a poet urging ink craft while a rival defends skill with a hammer and chisel. The dialogue centers on earning reputation through writing versus sculptural efforts, framed by mock rivalry and witty banter. The piece captures playful literary boasting and practical craft talk.
Trave Peat story hints at a cheerful bride’s fears
The passage notes an elderly woman recalling a cheerful sister and her party, mentions a birth six weeks ago and a worry someone may marry a girl disfavored by the family. It presents a domestic vignette with social expectations in a small circle.
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Patry
Ten Years to Get Fort Wayne Loan Story
A Philadelphia report recounts a man discussing progress on a project to obtain funds for Fort Wayne. He claims annual earnings of $1,000 toward a $10,000 goal, noting steady advancement and favorable prospects.
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Ft Powne
Tur
Sakery
Browne
Ader
Philadelphia Ress
Fragmentary Note on Food and Teeth Bargain
A garbled note from an unnamed speaker asks for food and mentions Bonker Hill. It mocks the idea of buying a set of false teeth for ten cunta, implying a scarcity of affordable meals and dental items. The text resembles a rural plea with unclear provenance.
The First Pantomime and Grimaldi’s Rise
The piece recounts early pantomime origins in Lincoln 1720 with Harlequin Executed and a New Italian Scene. It notes Grimaldi’s rise at Sadler’s Wells, a forty nine year stage career, a Drury Lane benefit of nearly £600 and £100 from the Drury Lane fund, his death in 1837, and burial at St James chapel Pentonville Hill London.
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Lincoln's Init Fields
Grimaldi
Grmildt
Sadler's Wells Theater
Drury Lane Theater
Drury Lane Fund
St. James’ Chapel
Pentonville Hill
London Standard
Animals and Poisons in Animal Experiments
A Family Doctor excerpt notes that many substances deadly to humans are harmless to some animals. Horses tolerate large doses of ati mony while dogs resist mercury and goats cope with tobacco. others like chloroform affect dogs more than humans, and rabbits with balladonna show similar variance. The piece argues animal results cannot reliably predict human effects.
Skyrockets Before Gunpowder In Early Firework History
The article notes fireworks origins with China and India using rockets by the ninth century, long before gunpowder. It mentions that despised Chinese first made rockets and civic societies learned of them in the fourteenth century, with sky rockets developing near the end of the ninth century and used in war prior to gunpowder.
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Rexlaing
India
China
Jong
Ornamental Jade in Early Indian Jewel Craft
The article notes how Chinese carved jade historically, with minimal ornament. It says Indian jewelers first used jade as a ground for embedding precious stones, recognizing its color and ground, and mentions the London La gin museum housing fine mogul period jade incrustations.
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India
London
Young man seeks Mix appearing Lata at hut stove
A hut stove scene in Chicago humor shows a young man asking the counter rat for one of the Mix appearing Lata items to wear to the opera, while the vendor resists showing it. The fragment hints at fashion slang and street dialogue from a Tribune article.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary religious quote prompts cross generation doubt
A garbled excerpt from Catholic Standard and Times presents a dialogue where a reverend urges a young man to reconcile with his father, while the youth dismisses fears of danger and sorrow, illustrating intergenerational tension in a fragmented archaic phrasing.
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Goodman
What She Didn’t Say to Flossie at the Funeral
A fragment from a overheard conversation shows a mother instructing Flossie on manners at a wake. Flossie retorts she did not actually say no thank you, revealing tension about proper etiquette in a tense moment.
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Flossie
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