School Room Activities and Student News
School notes describe home making lessons on manners and personality, English and algebra routines, biology reviews, and literature in American mysticism. Fifth and third grades celebrate birthdays and new library access, while seventh graders study civics and circles and sixth graders explore exploration and geography. Several students are ill with measles.
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Dale P
Betty P
Joyce P
Laurine Z
Joann D
Geraldine K
Norma N
Bernice R
Bernice S
Delbert Johnson
Minnesota
Phyllis E
Lloyd H
Bob H
Bell J
Mildred P
Laraine P
Ray T
Ruby Niles
Jean Bengston
Shirley Nielsen
Jeanette Langwin
Elizabeth Eddy
James Nelson
Ethel Johnson
Legislature Battle Delays Administration Budget Bill
Legislative wrangling continues as the administration appropriation bill stalls amid reorganizing measures. Republican moves to rework farm tenancy spark cross–chamber clashes, while funds for insect pest control are approved in the budget.
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Senate
House
Appropriations
Marco Polo’s Travels Credited Late as Global Travel Masterpiece
John Masefield notes Marco Polo’s book was doubted by contemporaries and homebound skeptics. Polo’s eastward tale faced disbelief, yet the map shifted only fifty years after his death, and the work remains a principal authority on Central Asia and the Chinese empire after six centuries.
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John Masefield
Marco Polo
Asia
Central Asia
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Origin Story
The Chesapeake Bay retriever likely descends from two Newfoundland dogs saved with the English brig Canton crew after a 1807 wreck off Maryland. Sailor and Canton were given to local gentlemen and became famed water and duck retrievers, later mating with local dogs to spread the line.
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Chesapeake Bay
Newfoundland
Maryland
Canton
Sailor
Leander name origin and legend description
The name Leander derives from Greek meaning lion man or courageous. The legend links Leander to Hero with nightly Hellespont swimming, a lamp guiding him until the lamp failed and both died. St Leander was a sixth century bishop of Seville in Spain.
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Leander
Florence A. Cowles
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hellespont
Hero
Aphrodite
St. Leander
Seville
Spain
Wish Recalled as Lin Chooses Adele Over Phyl
In a quiet room with a crackling fire, Lin Putnam confesses love for Adele Thornton, leaving Phyllis Rand heartbroken yet hopeful she can accept his choice. Lin resists, recalls their shared past, and ultimately wins Adele’s affections, while Phyl reveals she valued Lin above all.
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Lindsey Putnam
Phyllis Rand
Lin
Phyl
Adele Thornton
Adele
Phyllis
Pitcher Mountain
Adeele
Sumac
Confirmations Highlight Hanover Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Henry Schulke hosted a dinner Sunday for their son Henry and niece Lora Grieme after their confirmations. Numerous relatives attended from nearby towns including Granville Aurelia Storm Lake and Sioux City with other guests joining at the Glienke Otton and Bumann homes for social dinner and supper rounds.
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Henry. Schulke
Henry
Lora Grieme
Ervin Radke
John Holtz
Harold Marvin
Adeline
Holstien
Rinehardt
Grieme
Harold Hustedt
Audrey
Galva
Walter Holtz
Alta
Ralph Grieme
John Grieme
Sioux City
Louis Huseman
Lester Kolpin
Walter Plog
Walter Zwemke
Gilbert Garberding
Albert City
Wm. Specketer
Alvin Bumann
Craig Minard
Herman Bumann
Arlin
Henry Nelson
Arthur Peckensneider
Aurelia
Harry Peckenschneider
Larry
Granville
Claude Stewart
Cherokee
H. H. Otto
la Vennes
Harry Peckensneider
George Bumann
Herman Glienke
Esther
W. H. Brueggeman
Ernest
Lyle, Minnesota
Ed Witt
W.H. Brueggeman
Weekend Visit Mentioned in Brief Lyle Minnesota
Bud Johnson spent the weekend with friends in Sioux City. The note appears as a short local update tied to Lyle Minnesota.
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Lyle
Minnesota
Bud Johnson
Sioux City
Portraits and skating lessons in a quirky exchange
Oliver jokes about eight sittings for a portrait while Betty quips about a portrait being painted. Oliver clarifies he is learning how to skate, not posing for a painting.
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Oliver
Betty
Dinner Exchange at House Signal Southern Hospitality
A guest and a child share a moment over a modest dinner, contrasting with the guest's remark about not often eating such a meal. The exchange highlights ordinary domestic life and courteous responses.
You May Believe It Joke Editor Eclipse Line
A joke editor uses the word eclipse as a running gag in his column while an office boy jokes about eclipses whenever the editor glances at a joke.
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Washington Post
No Potato Bug Noted In Odd Mandolin Scene
A quirky scene features a red and yellow striped mandolin and a granddaddy bug remark. No formal report or identifiable people or places accompany the odd visual description.
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Bug
Scott
Bugs
One Way Street Barrier Sparks Exchange
A policeman blocks a one way street while a woman argues she should go the direction she desires. The humorous exchange captures a moment of urban friction between authority and a determined motorist.
Never Slips Mrs Green Does Your Husband Lie Awake
A humorous dialogue between Mrs Green and Mrs Black reveals anxious nights and confessions about husbands lying awake. The exchange plays on domestic worry and insomnia in a light conversational tone.
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Mrs. Green
Old Maid-Oliver Bannister Challenge Sparks Tease
Readers recall a playful exchange between Old Maid and Oliver as they tease about sliding down a bannister. Miss Prim hesitates then challenges Oliver to demonstrate the stunt. The moment captures lighthearted social banter in the era’s parlor culture.
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Oliver
Miss Prim
Allison Chick Starter promotes chick health in feed
Allison Feed Mill ing offers Start Your Chicks chick starter with live lactic bacteria to help prevent coccidiosis worms and diarrhea. It also lists 24 other ingredients and promotes building healthy chicks from Cherokee Iowa.
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Allison
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