Local notices highlight community events and sales in Silver Township
Allen Cunningham returns from Ames amid illnesses. R H Graham sale draws strong turnout with active bidding on grain stock and cattle. Christmas programs planned at Mt Olive and Good Hope. Lutheran services Sunday at Mt Olive. Luther League basket social at Alfred Johnson home. Mt Olive Sunday school prepares Christmas entertainment for December 24. Carl Nordstrom sells December 16 near Good Hope. Ladies Aid sales, Hard Times social on New Year’s Eve to fund Sunday school library. Mr Olive entertainment postponed to December 19 with Miss Fish and Miss Alder son performing. Admission 35c adults 12c children. Program begins 8 pm.
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Allen Cunningham
Ames
R. H. Graham
Mt. Olive Church
Mt. Olive
Luther League
Alfred Johnson
Good Hope Church
Carl Nordstrom
Ladies Aid Societies
Good Hope M. E. Church
Diamond Center Church
Good Hope
P. M. Peterson
Young’ “Peoples Society of
Olive Church
Fish
Cherokee
Alderson
Alta
Doings at Diamond Community Notes
Miss Edith Calvert of Galva is spending the week with Mrs. Hall. Frank Nordstrom arrives from Cherokee for a short visit with relatives. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. W. F. Hickey’s home. Diamond M. E. Church holds services Sundays with Sabbath School at 10 30 and preaching at 11 15. Election of Sunday school officers is next Sunday. Bazaar and oyster supper at Mrs. Hall’s Friday evening December 12 offering useful Christmas gifts.
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Edith Calvert
Galva
Ladies Aid Society
W. F. Hickey
Diamond M. E
Hall
Public sale dates listed for farms and stock in the vicinity
A published schedule lists upcoming public sales with dates from December through February. Entries include buyers and stock types such as Shorthorns Duroc Jersey brood sows and broad sows, with buyers named like R. H. Graham Mrs Thos Hall Henry Meyer Gearke Bros I. O. Graham A L Neville John Hamann and others.
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R. H. Graham
Thos. Hall
Henry Meyer
KE. H. Simmers
Frank Weise
Henry Glawe
A. C. Lanham
Shorthorns
I. O. Graham
Duroc
Jersey
A. L. Neville
Gearke Bros
John Hamann
N. Bedl
J. &. Stubblefield
Solomon Swanson
Seldom Talkers Fail to Gain Worthy Attention
A brief observation notes that people who chatter just to draw notice rarely receive meaningful attention or valuable outcomes.
Nettles Form New Fiber By German Process
Nettles are turned into a textile fiber by a German process that can be combed carded and spun like other threads. The method enables nettle fibers to be spun into usable textile material.
Old Santa Visits Odd Corners From Ellis Island To Alaska
The Los Angeles Times recounts Christmas customs across the United States from Ellis Island arrivals where toys are donated to lonely lighthouse stations where a feast occurs. It notes Boon Island’s tale of a goose sent from heaven and Aleutian reindeer stations delivering goods to Eskimo villages.
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Santa Claus
Ellis Island
New York
America
Boon Island
Maine
Boonlight
Sam
Aleutian Chain
Alaska
Paacifice
United States
Los Angeles Times
A Merry Christmas Wish From the Heart
An old verse wishes a life full of love and protection from sorrow. The text evokes festive sounds and global goodwill with hymns and singing as a blessing across waters and lands.
Massive Lake Seining Ends With Record Fish Tally
The lake seining operation led by state fish and game warden E C Hinshaw ends as 408 545 pounds of fish are removed. Carp total 223 785 pounds and buffalo 184 760 pounds. Experts expect improved hook and line fishing for game species next season.
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E. C. Hinshaw
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
James Lick founder of California astronomy born in humble Pennsylvania
James Lick born in Fredericksburg Pennsylvania on August 25 1796 rose from modest origins to wealth through South American trade. He invested in San Francisco land before the gold rush transforming the city and enabling his large bequests to science.
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James Lick
California
Fredericksburg
South America
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Pacific
Bay
New York Mail
Kosciusko the Engineer of Independence
The article recalls General Kazimierz Kosciuszko as a premier engineer in Washington's army. It notes his role in designing defenses at West Point and his lifelong service to Poland and American liberty. His death in Switzerland ended a political and military struggle rather than a battlefield collapse.
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Freedom
Great Pole
Kosciusko
Switzerland
Poland
Washington
West Point
Benedict Arnold
Military Academy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Diversity of speech and customs in Vienna consular district
The Austrian empire comprises many races and languages, mirrored by the Vienna consular district with a wide range of speech, customs, and industrial habits.
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Austria
Austrian Empire
Vienna
Stirring Up Trouble among Callers Rumor Recounted by Judge
A courtroom exchange records Mrs Crawford and Mrs Crabshaw discussing planted trouble over a planned call. The judge notes the two did not like each other and recalls informing one of the impending call. The fragment suggests a small social quarrel aired in a judicial setting.
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Maxwell
Chicago
New York
Maxwell Folk
Agit
Tigen
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Saturday Evening Post
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