17 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes list a Sunday timetable entry with times and names including Lund and Braxonen. Details are unclear but indicate a schedule print, possible station or transport timetable. Entities present are Lund and Braxonen, with a likely date 12-05-22 and location LA.
A long Virginia letter recounts moving south to Goodloe Virginia and meeting northern arrivals like Mr. Ashton while neighbors Coy Kendall Claude and Will Swingaton visit Guiney. It lists numerous farm descriptions in Virginia for sale with acreages prices and nearby post offices schools and depots. News of personal visits, family arrivals a newborn granddaughter and local social notices fill the column.
The Danish Lutheran Church in Extra announces that divine services at the new church will begin Sunday January 20 at 2 30 pm with Sunday school an hour earlier. The building nears completion and will serve as a comfortable place of worship. A formal dedication will follow later and thanks are given to friends and the neighboring congregations for support. Pastor A K Yaqun signs the notice on behalf of the congregation.
The State Board will extend Third Grade and Provisional Certificates to July 1, 1907 upon request by the County Superintendent, with a $1 fee unless the original was replaced. Ella M. Stearns notes the January exam is skipped to avoid school absences. The Danish lyceum meets Fridays at D.B. Hall with Dr. Jacobsen and T. M. Rasmussen speakers and a vented debate on whether pursuit brings more pleasure than possession.
Mrs. Eddy, leader of Christian Science, replies to McClure's January 1907 feature on her early life and family. She corrects misrepresentations about her father, refutes claims of slang and profanity, and asserts her duty to defend her lineage and beliefs. The statement emphasizes modesty, honor, and the father's being a great reader, not harshness or lax discipline.
A letter from R N Guernsey of Oregon Short Line at McCommon Idaho requests a change of address and describes life in a western town. He notes nightly shifts, plans to switch eastward via Cheyenne Omaha Salt Lake Frisco routes, strong wages, board at 2250, and high river and mountain scenery with water power and abundant wildlife.
Theo Parry acts as agent securing insurance coverage through the Continental Insurance Company for clients seeking policies and protection.
All persons found busting on our premises after this date will be prosecuted according to Inn. Samuel Weaver Soren Madsen B.F. Zinke .E. Dawson arrieel Beere Clark Gray Sherm Peppere
A miscellany notes global trivia from 1859 to modern times. It mentions gas discoveries in Kansas, farming in Missouri, chicken prices in Alaska, Indian populations in Oklahoma, and the Persian shah’s enthronement. Also covers naval, military, and political items including Simon Guggenheim in the Senate, President McKinley’s death house fire, and various oddities from Cuba to Iceland.
A historical note describes Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean with year round summer temperatures between 70 and 90 degrees and abundant fruit in January and July. It mentions cool southeast air and a nine by ten mile island. A frozen mammoth in Alaska is slated for extraction and display at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition, with taxidermy work to restore it to its live appearance after long preservation in ice.
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