Brayton Area Baptists Schedule and Local Notes
Oakfield Brayton Directory lists church services with Sunday school and evening meetings led by Pastor Wicox. Town happenings include farm visits by G A Smith and Claude Andrews, a Brayton school instructor Lucile Conmardy visiting Extra, a dance at J Ellis home, and locals moving, selling stock, and shipping hogs to Omaha.
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Gepachine
Tunior Society
Wicox
Oakfield
Lucile Conmardy
Brayton School
Extra
Esta
Ethel Simpson
H. S. Wattles
Carson
J. M. Thomas
Brayton News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Local Brayton area residents engage in storms and travel as many prepare for changes this summer. Nelson and wife visit north of Kimballton after a cyclone and several residents undertake trips to Omaha. Community projects grow with a new barn frame, windmill, and sawmill engine plans while Mrs. Lee Griffith starts a music class and Odd Fellows discuss lodge matters. The week also brings a fatal child’s illness, a lively Knut Hansen bowery dance, and the Wall game between local teams with a 10 to 7 result.
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George Armstrong
Dick Clark
Charley Burton
Lee Griffith
Griffith
Audubon
Odd Fellows Lodge
Brayton
John Jenkins
Frank Freeman
Ralph Hawk
Frank Lambert
Waeas
Frank Jenking
Orl Jones
Battery
Percy Freeman
George Bendixon
Jacksonville
Ekhorn
Loys
Marco Polo and Columbus and the Westward Discovery
The text explains medieval European beliefs about Asia and the East Coast. It notes Polo travels, Marco Polo's writings, and how Columbus mistook Cuba for the eastern coast of Asia, fueling the idea of sailing west to reach Asia.
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Columbus
Europe
Asia
Eastern
Polo
Marco Polo
Grand Khan
Cuba
In Days of Old Told by a Childobserver
A child narrator in a Chicago Herald piece reflects on ancient Rome with humor and family memory. Georgie wonders about Roman youths while his mother recalls the harsher clothing and poverty of earlier times, linking past and present in a brisk, period-tinged tone.
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Georgie
Cesar
Cicero
Cato
Willie
Chicago Herald
Jealousy in a husband to more often a sign of self love
A New York Herald article comments on marital jealousy, arguing that a husband’s jealousy reflects self love more than concern for his wife. The piece examines motives and social norms surrounding affection and possession within marriage.
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New York Herald
Chemists in New York Score Showdown
In New York four chemists clinched a score in a lively market clash as teams vied for top honors. BOWNE led the charge with steady chemistry and sharp technique, drawing cheers from onlookers and rival firms alike.
Lamp Wicks And The Trouble They Cause Storekeepers
A New York Times report quotes a clerk complaining about the vast variety of lamp wicks and stove burners. Customers guess at sizes, returning mismatched wicks for exchanges, leaving stores with unsellable stock and ongoing trouble managing the worn out supply.
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Ian Wick
New York Times
How to Learn to Sing and Build Vocal Power
Guidance on strengthening lung power and vocal range through repeated ah syllables on mid range notes. Start with a clear note, then gradually expand to adjacent notes, removing huskiness until pure and resonant. Avoid rote learning of pieces and ensure understanding of musical notation before attempting an air.
Post Office Rule On Patrons Addresses Cited
The article notes a Post Office regulation forbidding a postmaster or family members from revealing patrons addresses. It argues government disclosure of whereabouts is not its business, citing reasons like debt collection and harassment, per Youth's Companion.
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Postoffice Department
Satirical Insight on Froude and Toynbee Gardiner
The late Dr. Samuel Row BOLL Gardiner, a Toynbee student, praised Froude for brilliance and kindness while noting his harshness. He joked that when perplexed on any point he seeks Froude’s view, finding his supposed guidance invaluable though far from flawless.
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Froude
Samuel Row- Boll Gardiner
Toynbee
Gall
Fragmentary quote on attitude shifts and safety in views
A brief, incomplete quotation discusses how increasing positivity about one view correlates with feeling safer adopting an opposing stance. The fragment mentions opposite perspectives and personal perception of safety without context.
In the Wrong Department Millinery Laughs at Feathers
A Philadelphia Times snippet sketches a shopper asking a saleswoman the cost of ten clean feathers. The clerk quotes ten cents each, and the customer suggests a bulk reduction. The woman admits she cannot count them, claiming two beds full, and the exchange ends with the remark she was in the wrong department.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
Unique Boston Town Observed by Chicago Guest
A Chicagoan touring Boston was asked to show paralysis symptoms but remained unshaken. The host pressed, declaring Boston unique. The Westerner mused that unico equo or equus guidance suggests Boston is unique, joking on the word’s Latin roots.
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Boston
English clergyman urges kindness to animals at prison
A clergyman preached to inmates at Worn Wood Scrubbs prison in support of the Church Society For the Promotion of Kindness to Animals. He said the cat is a friend of the poor, deserves care because it is wiser than man, useful, and capable of feeling like humans.
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Wornwood Scrubbs
Church Society For
Early Test Desirable The Fiancee and I Quarrel Insight
A brief quip contrasts marital certainty with the need for a quarrel before marriage. The speaker notes that without a dispute one cannot know if they will yield or command their own will. The remark frames domestic testing as a practical rite.
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George
Hin Predicament Between Landlady and Husband
A new boarder and a meek man exchange a line about the landlady’s treatment. He cannot leave because he is the landlady’s husband, a twist revealing the domestic push and pull within their shared housing arrangement.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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G. A. Smith
Claude Andrews
Exira
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Jenkins Barn
Johtt Weber
Henry Wilson
Sarah
Siva Nelson
L. H.grivrtm
Saim Robinson
Benton Center
J Ellis
William Thielen
Omaha
Ray Johnson
Dr. Baker
Charles May
Jenkins & Vail
Iowa
Chris
America
M. N. Esbeck & Co
Deering
M.N. Esbeck & Company
Audubon County
Bendixen Company
Brayton, Iowa
Jack Hinkle
Elating
McEway & Hedges
William Thiele
Green Bay Lumber Company
Chris Jensen
Oakland
Jane
Nelson
Kimballton
A. S. Wattles
Hamlin
J.T. Ellis
Chas. Petersen
Stuart
J.M. Petersen
Chris Gregerson
Pearson
Council Bluffs
Nels J. Boose
Peter Gregersen
Nels Hansen
Hans Hansen
Minnesota
Nels
Anita
Fred Haste
Mr. Campbell
Delia Morgan
Florence Wagner
Theo Ordway
Gold Creek
Montana
J.M. Thomas
Chas. Bisom
Trene Buffon-Howell
Avoca
Nels Thompson
L. M Parrott
Frank
Robert
Doug
Yamlip
Knut Hansen
John
Ani
Garden of Paradise
Marco
Scott
Uneeda Biscuit
Palmer
L. D. Falmer
Glen Falls
N. Y
Br. Miles
Dr. Miles
de. Mil Co
Elwhart, Ind
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