Afton and Vicinity Picnic Highlights Community Gathering
Nearly 100 members of the A.C. C. and their families enjoyed a picnic at Wescott Park in Cherokee. A cafeteria dinner featured 7 gal of ice cream and 100 cheerios for dessert. Shaded visits and trips to Spring Lake filled the afternoon as relatives and friends dropped by.
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A.C. C
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Spring Lake
Adamson
Des Moines
Geo. Nelson
Mildred Cave
Nina Loucks
Okoboji
Leaf Cave
Victor Swanson
Jennie Bird
Waterloo
Oscar Lewis
Newell
Ned Rutledge
Columbia
Troy Muimmert
Roy Becker
Afton
University Hospital
Town
Alfred Zwick
Bob Adams
Guy Robinson
Maxine Smith
Holstein
Arthur Phipps
Lester Melton
Plainfield
Iowa
Leonard Lynes
Bob
Microbes With Ears Pun Lights Up Doctor Patient Sketch
A comic line from Stray Stories Magazine features a doctor teasing a patient about a bad temper caused by a microbe. The patient warns him to be quiet as a woman sits in the next room, adding a twist of humor to the exchange.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Somnambulist Guest Parade Across Hotel Lobby
A hotel clerk confronts a guest in pajamas wandering the lobby and the guest explains he is a somnambulist. The clerk denies walking about in sleepwear despite the guest's religious remark.
Steam Up A Furnace Joke About Coal Shortage
A humorous quote about a steam furnace owner asking for help with heat and replying that the only trouble is getting coal. The line captures a light wartime or industrial era exchange reflecting fuel shortages.
Farewell to Professor Schmidt Ends Long Hanover Tenure
St. John's Hanover congregation honored Prof. Schmidt and his daughters with a farewell service. He taught there for 44 years as Rev. Otto led the German sermon and Rev. Kanning the English. A noon dinner and program followed, with gifts of an electric washer and front room suite from the congregation and money from former students.
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St. John’s Congregation
Hanover
Schmidt
Arthur Otto
Galva
Wm. Kanning
Annandale
Nebraska
Muller
Fort Dodge
Bahr
Foie
Esther Orville
Merele Radke
Ervin
Lorene Schmidt
Frese
St.Libary
Walter Huseman
Elmer Berner
Rockwell City
Albert Miessler
Jacquiline
Chicago
Albert Lietz
Erna Otto
Evelyn Glienke
Lorenz Otto
Albert Radke
Lydia Radke
Robert Carlson
Kermit Goettsch
Marlys
Alta
Oscar Reimes
Paullina
John Carlson
Aurelia
Earnest Carlson
Anton Larson
Lost Island
Eric
Fred Larson
Dale Beck
George Carlson
Fireflies Emit Penetrating Light Says Collier Quote
Fireflies produce a light strong enough to pass through paper flesh and wood, despite being only one fiftieth of a candle power. X ray photographs of these substances have been made by this insect, according to J. T. Finday in Emporia Kansas in Collier's Weekly.
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J. T. Finday
Emporia
Kan
Collier's Weekly
Old Scores Debate Reflected in Senate Moratorium Call
Senator Sorghum rejects using personalities to settle political scores and urges a moratorium on such actions. The exchange highlights a push for restraint amid ongoing partisan tensions.
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Sorghum
Now-a-Days and the Ground She Walked On
A fragment hints at social snubs after a father buys an automobile, implying a shift in respect toward a woman who once walked freely. The tone suggests public perception, family status, and flirtation with social norms in a bygone era.
Quote exchange on self law books and robbing oneself
A humorous dialogue has a buyer offering books on self representation. The seller dismisses them, quipping that learning to steal from oneself makes no sense. The exchange highlights skepticism about DIY legal guides.
The Air Is Busy Telephoners of the Future
A dialogue contemplates a wireless telephone era when calls travel through air without wires. One character imagines the day will come, while another questions whether an operator will report back that the air is busy. The exchange hints at nascent communications optimism.
Isle Royale Indian Head and Devil's Pitchfork Described
The Detroit Free Press notes Isle Royale near Michigan hosts natural oddities including the Indian Head formed by jagged rocks with a feathery tree atop. It recalls local legends of peril for divers seeing the head, and a second freak, a three pronged pitchfork shaped spruce, noted behind a cabin.
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Stone Head
Isle Royale
Michigan
Detroit
North Shore
Tuba History and Harsh Yet Effective Bass Horns
The article outlines the modern tuba family from soprano to contrabass, noting bass tuba or bombargon used in symphony orchestras. It describes its wide brass tube shape, extra valve, and octave range, praising its deep booming tones and Wagnerian influence.
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France
Suxhors
Washington Post
Curfew Bells Across England Keep Ancient Traditions
Curfew rings persist in many places including Hallsham Sussex where traditions trace back to the Conqueror. In Worcester the St Helen’s bells mark Marlborough era battles and Queen Anne era deeds. The “Me Bell” rang at Christmas noon and the “Plum Pud ding Bell” echoes at St Martin’s Worcester.
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England
Hallsham
Sussex
St. Helen’s Worcester
Marlborough
Anne
St. Martin's
Worcester
Origins of slavery and servitude in early America
The article explains how the term slave emerged after Africans were imported as servants. It notes whites came as prisoners or emigrants and sold services to repay transportation or sentences. Initially Africans and whites shared similar status, both called servants, with slavery becoming hereditary through offspring.
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Amerlca
Crummy and Shindy Origins in Language
An excerpt traces the slang evolution from crummy meaning dirty or messy to its later sense of cheap and disreputable. It notes shindy as a riotous party term dating back to 1820s with shindly as a milder form from 1802.
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Literary Digest
Invented Banjo Traces its American Roots and Evolution
Pathfinder Magazine notes the banjo is about one hundred years old and distinctly American. It originated with South’s African descent, evolving into the five string Dixie banjo while many ensembles now favor the four string tenor. Original models mirrored West African instruments with grass strings once used on the Guinea coast.
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South
Pathfinder Magazine
Golfer Holes Out In One Amid Merriment
The golfer casually tees off and drives straight down the fairway. The ball jumps the green and drops in the hole. His wife asks why he acted so wildly as he exults in a one handed backflip and cheers.
Stork Stung There by Hospital Arrival
Six year olds discuss a new neighbor baby, asking why the mother and infant are at a hospital. A peer explains they are there for the birth, and the first child questions why a newborn would be sick, expressing surprise at the hospital visit.
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Stork
Gargantua at Home
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune, Gargantua and Silas joke about disastrous crops. Hi recalls poor beans and Silas recalls 1914 corn crop losses, noting a farmer’s heavy appetite as a comedic exaggeration.
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Hiram
Silas
Chicago Tribune
Educational Exchange on Jury Service Dictates Choice
Mr Dustin Stax questions jury duty and explains his wish to understand the procedure in case he is selected. He expresses a readiness to say not guilty if required, framing the personal concern within his legal awareness.
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Dustin Stax
Good Intentions Gone Wrong At the Cornfield Party
Farmer Corntessel recalls attempting to liven a family gathering after Josh returns home from college. His jokes from Josh's college magazine offend his family and land him banished from the table.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Harold Uttle Shortcomings Highlighted In Courtroom Tale
Local paper recounts a humorous clipping where Harold Uttle’s faults are debated by a narrator and his fair daughter. The dialogue hints at family tensions and social nuance in a mid-century setting.
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Harold
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