Hamlin and nearby churches plan gatherings and services
In Hamlin and nearby towns, pastors announce Sunday School at 10, preaching at 11, Young People, Christian Endeavor, and midweek prayer meetings. Notes on community news include visits, lumber purchases, ball games, farm activities, and local improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Meeting
Old Hamlins
Christian Endeavor
Lone Star
J. H. Montcomery
Ole Terkelsen
Miseos
Clara Johnson
Anna Caretensen
Hamlin
J. C. Johnson
Henry Johnson
Elkhorn
Mary Johnson
A Wack of Carita and the Old Card Game Origins
The article traces the origin of a stick game from country roots to card games. It notes small sticks used as counters, the evolution of carved ivory pieces, and the spread via Asiatic influence. It also cites New York World remarking on Pacific coast Ludi men reusing ancestral sticks on a westward journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carita
Wiel
America
New York World
Word Starvation Traced From Dundas Origin And Viewpoints
The entry discusses how the term starvation was coined by Henry Dundas in 1775 during American debates and later used as a political nickname. It notes the word’s etymology from starve and the Latin ending attob, mentions initial opposition, and references a quirky aside about aging and eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dundas
Viscount Melville
Dundas
Edinburgh
Audubon County Board Adopts Highway Change and Burrows Damages
The Audubon county board approved abandoning part of a north south highway between sections 84 and 35 in Douglas township to permit a public road realignment. It authorized purchasing land in section 34 and appointed residents to appraise damages, plus approved various county expenses, school fund reports, and adjourned then reconvened to discuss further claims and fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Berg
Jacob Rudolph
Douglas Township
Hs’ Wattles
Audubon County
Thos Davis
CH Earhart
CH Sampson
Ee Davis
H. Earhart
Sampson
Recorder
On Motion
F & Blume
Milliman
Miller
Johnson
Eensee
Alex Ferguson
Welch Exiting Co
F Moon
Layland
Lee Taggart & Lymac
Geo N Christensen
County Bridge
Rica
JE Potter
Ridgley
Matt Parrott & Sons
Supplie Tower & Lyon
Soren R Nelson
Orrel Jordan
Chris Hansen
Petersen
Extra
Greeley
Leroy Township
Audubon Ind
Joe H Ross
Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa
John Jones
I M Anderson
D P Peterson
FU Anderson
Pris
Anderson
Hardes
Miller Family
Mussen & Son
Hoover
Court House
Nick Dosting & Co
M Harrington
W Perrine
Viola Township
LA Brafford
Lizzie Wright
J Bhingledecker
Com Work
Millery Oeir
Untamed Tigers and Slang Lessons Across Columns
A jumble of items from a historical page includes a claim for Dr. King's New Life Pills, a discussion on the impossibility of truly taming a tiger, and a critique of slang. Also features notes on roulette croupiers and a snippet from the Argonaut with quirky anecdotes and observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nims P. Horch
Greenwaldt
Dr. King
Nick Dorling & Co
The Independent Boy and a Scotch Sermon Figure
The piece reflects on boys independence and judgment in social life. Emerson is cited with a Scotch example from Scott where Dubean of Knockdunder smokes through a sermon, then resumes prayer, illustrating restrained behavior after mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Sir Walter Scott
Heart of Midlothian
Dubean
Knockdunder
Bottles and Souls and the Geology of the Heart
A brief, stylized exchange contrasts oriental proverb lore about empty and full bottles with a literary passage where Maude dismisses Henry and Charles for lacking certain figurative qualities. She notes watching Mr Richfellow, who possesses the needed "rocks," as a possible future prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Henry
Charles
Mr. Richfellow
The Grotesque and Lamb Editor’s Whistled Sermon
A jumbled quotation credits the Grotesque Canon Ringer, Lamb biographer, and editor, noting a tension between preaching and whistling on a stick. The misquoted line hints that people ignore sermons unless delivered with a whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringer
Charles Lamb
Weight Counting Rite In Hindon Town Causes Cloth of Gold
A traveler recalls a Hindu ceremony where a fat man’s body weight was weighed in gold pieces at a crowd gathering. The event, tied to a sect, ends with the rich sharing the gold among the needy, while townsfolk chant a ritual refrain Tulabharat Tulabhera Indira as the scale balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gola
Toner
Hidia
India
Philadelphia
A Tale of Wine, Wager, and Winnings in Mexico
In a Mexican town a wealthy merchant succumbs to drink and loses his fortune selling lottery tickets. After a drunken lapse he learns unsold tickets won 35,000 in gold, so he collects, pays debts, and swears off alcohol. Years later he remains wealthy, proving the tale’s moral is poor yet the story strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Stomach aid helps Mrs Curtis of Lee Mass recover
Mrs Sarah W Curtis of Lee Massachusetts reports relief from indigestion and sour stomach after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She says she can now eat many things she previously could not. The ad urges others with stomach trouble to try the tablets, sold by Nick Doffing & Go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah W. Curtis
Lee, Mass
Chamberlain
Nick Doffing & Go
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A Hamlin
Evangelical Church
J. Wirt
Presbyterian Services
Mize
Grace Wells i
Nowy
Id Dryden
Oxira
Churley Stanley
Lawrence Johnson
Kimballton Lumber Company
Otto Larsen
Rev. Wirth
G. Weaver
A. A. Wells
Johnson & Carstensen
J.K. Johnson
A.d. Brower
Will Wissler
Robert Mullinger
Chris Boe
Hikkhorn
George Kylimme
John McKibben
Dan Pullerton
Otto Larson
A. E. Hasmuesen
Ekhorn
Frank McNally
Atlantic
Theo, Gearheart
Neola
Joel Crees
George Gerard
Misa Jessie
Johansen
Botania Church
Peter Rasmussen
Hamp Jones
Blue Grass Creamery Company
Fred Meileman
Lilly Wirth
Napierville, Dr
Audubon
Presbyterian Church
Old Hamlin
Missionary Fund
Lars Babeck
Hamblin
Pete Nelson
J. H. Jones
Uncle Sam
Bucklen
Bett
Nick Dofting & Gols
Dng
Atone
Sayfa
Ander
Atchison Giobo
Board Proceedings
Audu 1
Beast
New York Commercial
Monte Carlo
Chichester
Safp
Fase
Wllan
Rowled Witts
Meno
Dangeroun
Livy
Chichester Chemical No
Madison Square
Montloo
Desians Corvrichts &c
Scientific American
All
New York
Washington, D
DE. J. Hf. McLean Medicine CO
St. Louis
K.C.S
Kansas City
Southern Railway
Gulf
United States
Pullman Sleeping Car Service
Joplin
Ft, Smith
Texarkana
Bhreveport
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Houston
Galveston
Kansas City Southern Ry
D. Dutton
Warner
EWN
Ropulor
AL Kanena City
Ato
U. S
A.C. Shaw
Den’t Ag't
Pass
Dept
Canadian Pacific R'Y
Clark St
Chicago
Hil
Auditor’s
Unt
Chas. van Gorder
John McDaniels
Ed Delmhoyde
Exchange’ Bank
Monay
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