Mount Olive Baptist dedication and local updates in Aurelia area
Twenty one years ago the Mt Olive Baptist church in Silver township was dedicated after summer construction. Afton township hosted a Dec 19 donation for Rev Anable of the Amelia circuit, raising about thirty six dollars at a come too supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Joseph Longaker. Residents recall harsh winters with bob sleds as a contrast to the current season. A mysterious cattle disease spreads in Liberty township, swelling animal heads but not fatal. A near run away incident near the road south of town was averted by George Dick. Andrew Pomroy plans a Nebraska trip for a month with relatives. Mrs L M Sweet visits Mrs P Sharrow and returns to Madison. CLS Phelps and wife plan to move to Cherreshlenve in Dramnond township.
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Mt. Olive
Silver Township
Aurelia
Iowa
Afton Township
Els. Anable
Amelia Circuit
Mer
Joseph Longeaker
Liberty
George Dick
Alex Fraser
Peterson
Andrew Pomroy
Nebraska
LM. Sweet
PL Jharrow
Madison
Cls
Phelps
Bathh
Dramnond
Out Of The Ginger Jar And Mother Voices
A fragment from a Januswy barM Journal item features lines about mothers as singing voices, plus a collage of aphorisms on money lenders, honest work, language, truth, and everyday observations. The tone resembles a literary miscellany with varied reflections.
Hanover Christmas Program Shines At German School
Mrs Brad Menke of Galva visited with her daughter Mrs BL Hustedt. Mrs John Guether ill. Mrs August Speckerer slipped on ice on Christmas morning and fell, bruising her foot and confining her to bed with quick recovery hoped. George Kolpin visited Christmas day with Mr and Mrs Chas Kubernness. The Roths Bros. faced vehicle trouble after shelling, getting stuck in a snow bank and engine left in a ditch.
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Brad Menke
Galva
Mra
Christmas Activities and Weddings in Diamond No 3 Area
Christmas Eve services at Mt Olive church featured a Holly decorated hall and a school program with songs recitations and solos. Fannie Stevenson and Walter Stevenson wed at Pilot Home on Christmas night with Rev Harwood presiding and many gifts. Local families share visits and celebrations as schools close for two weeks.
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Mt. Olive Church
Studey Gillet
Funge Benson
Almen Thompson
Vera Jones
Builth Gillet
Clarence Ohlson
Gladys Thompson Sone
Hannah
Fannie
Walter al Stevenson
Suver
Cora Swisher
Harwood
The
Good Hope Moe
Goood Hope Church
L. Whitehouse
Walter Stevenson
Annie Swisher
Guy Waddell
Arlington
S. C
I. H. Graham
Mar
HM. Lane
May
Prank Minor
Geo. Anspach
Diamond Center
EL Dudes of Art
Olive
Margaret
Jather
Burl Porter
Bessie
Marion Viteher
DC Dubes
Martin
Anton
Cecetia Brekke
Russel Jones
London Minor
Glen Latte
D.C. Thompson
Sarah Whitehouse
Cherokee
Stevenson
KR. Swisher
Water Stevenson
Orrie Swisher
D.C
Thompson
Krause Piano Company
Storm Lake
Kay Little
Cedar Rapids
Oi Enbus
Beulah Thompson
BE. O
Swisher
Diamond No. 3
Ing
Court Reverses Judgment In Singers Quiet Case
A nervous tenant sued a conservatory student alleging noise disturbed his peace. The judge halted testimony after the defendant sang an aria by Wagner, then reversed the decision, finding the proceedings unwarranted.
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Suage
Wagner
A Bobolink Learns Canary Song in Captivity
A small captured bobolink imitated a canary beside him, mastering most of the canary song after weeks. His joy at progress, persistent effort, and concert with the canary followed, and his singing extended beyond spring. He even resembled a canary in character, notes, and behavior.
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Ela OH. Stratton
Portrait dispute over Lady Anstruther painting
Royal painter Simeargent complains of Lady Anstruther as he recounts delivering a portrait for 300 guineas and expects an additional 100 guineas. He laments blurring sight and seeks merciful rendering, while the lady demands a pleasant appearance.
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Smeargent
London Express
Rat Thief Mastermind Behind Midnight Oil Theft
A bizarre tale recounts a pale man describing how oil vanished from a bottle during a party. He reveals the thief was a fat rat that watched from a bed, then privately drank two cups of black coffee to stay awake before diligently licking oil from a bureau.
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Lin
Trees That Explode From Lightning Seeped by Steam
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt describes how overcharged lightning can cause trees to explode. The blast is caused by heat driving moisture in the tree trunk into steam, building pressure that shatters the wood rather than burning it.
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Adi
Philadelphia Bulletin
The First Day Out And The Steward S Response
A traveler asks the steward for a continent or island to bring aboard a ship. The steward replies with humor about bringing anything or sinking the ship if impossible, in a London Tit Bits style aside. The piece also references Henry Ward Beecher and a reflective line on life as a band of music moving through streets.
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Treveler
London
Henry Ward
Beecher
Mystery Fragment Headlines in A Curious Bookshop Card
A jumble of garbled phrases appears to describe a Bookstore scene with odd names and phrases. The text references a nest counter, a magazine, and a guard named Webster, suggesting a fragmented note or promotional blurb rather than a cohesive news item.
Satire and a Worm Bill in Parliament Debates
A British Parliament contrast shows satire highlighting cruelty to animals in captivity. The Earl of Kimberley argues a live worm used as bait could be considered an animal in captivity, defeating the bill aimed at preventing cruelty to wild animals. The chamber laughs, yet the bill passes.
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Earl of Kimberley
DHE
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Sun Cooking Through Solar Ovens A 300 Year Tale
The article explains sun cooking using mirrors to focus sunlight for boiling water and roasting meat. It notes pioneers like Baron Tcherhhausen and colleagues Sir John Wersche and Buffon, with Californian tests achieving fast water boiling and meat roasting, though sun roasted meat can taste odd without a yellow glass plate between meat and mirror.
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Baron Tcherhhausen
John Wersche
Buffon
California
Solar
London
One Sided Gambling at Ostend Baccarat Halls
A German correspondent in Ostend describes baccarat as a rigged game where the bank wins far more often than outsiders. He notes players repeatedly risk large sums, chased by luck or system, despite knowable odds and consistent losses. The piece questions what players actually harvest from such play.
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Ritiera
Ostend
Baccarat
Sabbatarianism Arouses in Midweek Scotland Visit
A London Chronicle report notes two Englishmen touring Scotland found Sabbatarianism can reach midweek. Weather halted travel at a country hotel where a drunken landlord expelled them from the billiard room after lunch. The breadlady apologized, explaining the landlord drank on Thursday by mistake, thinking it Sunday.
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London Chronicle
Scotland
Rebuked bishop tale from Petersburg England car petrol incident
A fragment describes the Bishop of Petersburg England being refused petrol by a publican who objects to buying beer for "them what never buys my beer" as the bishop sits in a car in episcopal dress. The tale is phrased as a moral rebuke and a comical encounter.
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Petersburg
England
Ceetothler
Petral
Uye
Making Herself at Home
Five year old Lola describes how her aunt can make herself at home during a summer visit. Lola urges Aunt to pitch in and help with the mammalwark as a playful example of joining family tasks.
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Lola
Mammalwark
Ohloyge News
Finisher and Lawyer Quarrel Over Occupation
In a courtroom exchange the witness identifies as a plane finisher while the lawyer seeks a more definite description. The discussion centers on whether the witness polishes or moves them, reflecting a dispute over exact occupation terms.
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Boston Transcript
Gossip and Gossipers Stir Philadelphia Record
A brief fragment mentions Nell as an awful gossip who tells everything she bears and Bette noting she tells more than that. The item conveys social humor and a quoted line from the Philadelphia Record style.
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Nell
Bette
Philadelphia Record
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