Elkhorn and Kimballton Notes and Local Happenings
A long roundup from Elkhorn, Kimballton, Sharon and nearby areas covers dental work by Dr Elmquist, travel and visits of residents, farm and land movements, dances, celebrations, a new blacksmith sale, bank loan offers, and the Elkhorn Lutheran High School and College hiring Prof Jensen. Birthday tribute to Rasmus Hansen highlights community progress and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn Lutheran High School
Jensen
Minnesota
Rasmus Hansen
Elkhorn
Mgr. Hansen
Ife
Davis cream separators marketed in Shelby and Audubon counties
Notice shows Curis J. Hanson of Harlan Iowa offering 100 Davis cream separators as the best and simplest hand cream separator, with a business call to buy and contact for arrangements. Also announces 100000 acres of Northern Pacific railroad land in Central Minnesota open to settlement for ninety days at 5 to 10 dollars per acre, one third cash and five yearly payments at 6 percent, with a call to settle quickly and contact The Postmaster at Elkhorn, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Audubon
Curis J. Hanson
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Elkhorn
Rasmussen-Frosig Weds In Sharon Quiet Ceremony
Rasmussen and Frosig quietly wed Sunday in Sharon and settle into the home of her father. Rasmussen joined John Boberg as a partner last year and has proven a reliable business and neighbor. Frosig is a popular local figure admired by neighbors and friends wish them happiness.
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Mr. Pluto
Council
Geo. Henningsen
Elkhorn
Chris Jensen
Paul Nelson
Voices and Vows in a Fragmented Tale of Beauty
A garbled passage blends discussants on beauty and speech with quoted lines about satisfaction and innocence. The text mixes fanciful rhetoric about epmakers and Hindlenoch District with a Washington Star quote, presenting a fractured portrait of a narrative or commentary without a cohesive event or clear characters.
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Livermossshina
Fragmentary lines reflect garbled interview style
The text contains distorted dialogue about a deaf and mute youth and a question about being on a ball team at a tree station. It mentions a reply claiming a course in Russian and includes scattered, unclear phrases. The fragment appears from an OCR of a historical page with broken sentences and idiosyncratic wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fudge
The Retort Dissourten A Quip From New York Society
A witty exchange unfolds among New York society figures with Miss Van der Whoop and Miss Binns amidst remarks about lineage and youth. The lively banter reflects era tone and social froth in upper crust circles.
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Misa van der
The Bullet That Changed It All The Same
Narrator recalls a wartime memory from Aanerict with Aunt Margaret recounting a Civil War era tale. A young Hutchins eyes a girl at West Point, a southern battle, and a fatal chest wound. The piece blends personal loss with a digression on jewelry theft and Aunt Margaret’s unmarried life.
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West Point
Hutchins
Fort Put
Liguenant
Hurtchins
Bin
Ewe
A Dangerous Innovation in Broadstairs Notes and Diary
Wriice Collins letters from Broadstairs dated August 15 1859 discussing plans to publicize a story The Woman in White and his hopes for duplicate proofs He worries about a London landlord and asks about a house to let A deacon recalls minister hymns and a Boston organist visit as Annie Trumbull is mentioned in the same era
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Wriice Collins
Broadstairs
White
Dickens
London
Carter
Boston
Annie Trumbull
Mary
Yelping Hamit Sudden Quarrel Sets Western Night
In a rugged west scene a stranger laments a cruel land after a man is shot yesterday during a poker game. A tough local questions the stranger as townsfolk recall a prior case and the cryptic talk hints at a violent incident and a mystery surrounding the assistive help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lening Belptru
Lendl
Tumi
Taltlinore Werala
Canary and Nail Care in Cage Birds
Fragments warn that canaries in captivity grow nails quickly and must be trimmed carefully to avoid injury. It advises using small nail scissors and cautions against cutting too deeply or injuring the bird's feet, noting risk of bleeding if mishandled.
Fragmentaryexchange in a historic schoolyard dialogue
An unclear early text shows Protease Lem and Henry Vouk speaking in a garbled scene about a boy and parental authority. The dialogue includes phrases like emt now and a reprimand about inheriting from his mother, with a master named Sehootmaster referenced and words like swine sul wit appearing.
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Heritek
Protease Lem
Bunter
Henry Vouk
Enon
Yale
Fragmented Washington Star excerpt on elopement and music
A garbled Washington Star passage shows characters debating elopement and forgiveness, interspersed with references to music education. The dialogue is cut and unclear, featuring names like Ethel and Mrs Carafax and disjointed lines about nervousness and familiar composers.
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Ture
Pamir
Carafax
Maden
Msi
Abe
Washington Star
Confident Doctor Compared to Uncertain Mind
A Brooklyn Life joke notes Dr. Miedgening seeming unsure of himself and calling for consultations, while a speaker quips about the doctor’s magnosis. The dialogue touches on a borrowed umbrella bought in a pawnshop.
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Miedgening
Brooklyn
The Serpent That Talked Like a Man in 1551 Joke
A fragment from Ashton cites a Viennese Latin quip of 1551 about a corn heap yielding many snakes and a talking serpent. Countrymen attempt to burn the serpents but fail as the heap speaks, urging mercy and revealing divine vengeance. The exact outcome remains unstated.
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Countrie Men
Stmw
Ashton
Pictorial Shapes in Stone and Ancient Carvings
The article notes stone and agate formations bearing human and animal outlines, some mistaken for medallions. A Vatican museum piece shows a crowned king likeness. other examples include running figures and a statue of the God Jerome. It comments on superstition about singing hymns aboard ships and sailors fearing Davy Jones.
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Vatican
Albertus
Jerome
Apolin
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Kimballton
H. A. Elmquist
Joh Peterson
Rudolph Andersen
Atlantic Sunday
Chris Rasmussen
Atlantic
Sharon Ast
Henry Maulsen
Tans Land
Sharon
White Knight Cigar
Garber Shop
Jasper Jenser
Voplar
Colfax
Pleasure
Lewith
John Boberg
Jens M. Jensen
Geo. Niseen
Hiane Madsen
Nola Mortensen
Paul Gregersen
Mary Madeen
Peter Rasmueeen
John Peterson
Mrs. Anderson
Liberty Church
Torvel Jensen
Peter Madsen
P. J. Ingerslew
Rasmus Hedegaard
Anni Carlen
Drave Sorensen
Tie Place
Sven
Chris Andersen
Andersen Brow
Andrew Ruttenberg
Sharon Township
Sharon Center
UTG
Tens S. Petersen
Mina Sarah Nelson
Elk Vhorn
Janes, Rasmussen
Nesr
Gro, Henningsen
Iowa
Drace Sorensen
Jens Ottesen
North Sharon
Curt Schroder
Geo
Nelson
Schroder
Vicinity
Fanborg & Hansen’s
Elkhorn Bank
C. Pepenson
Juris Hansen
Chris Arenkiel
Kimbaliton
Miller
Kimballion
New Wacon
Ouré
BUDGC
M. N. Esbeck & Co
Harlan, Iowa
Maukiml
Eneas
New York Times
Loveil
Prince
Prissii
Margaret
Aunt Margaret
Tsai
Margrwt
Bether
Athers’ Journal
Georg
Ethel
Pi Gore
George
Unkina
Ayers
Ayer
Hyman
Sanday
Davy Jones
Civero
Thedford
Drago
Chattanooga, Medicine Company
A.J. Green
Mlewara
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