Gladys Will Returns Home After Visit and Local Notes
Gladys Will comes home Saturday after weeks at C. J. Sawwell's. A Primghar sister of Mrs Geckler spends days at Mt Olive and brings Caroline home. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert Bjorkman dies. funeral held at the house with Rev Coppoe sermon. burial at Good Hope cemetery. Elder Crippen visitors, Crippen relatives seen in Cherokee. Elsie Gearke returns from Okoboji. References to local map and a farm job search relate to community life and a light printer mishap with the typewriter.
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Geckler
Primghar
Mt. Olive
Caroline
Albert Bjorkman
Coppoe
Good Hope Cemetery
Elsie Gearke
Okoboji
Olive
Storm Lake Community Notes and Local Visits
Ray Peters and family called in Storm Lake on Sunday. Local carpenters near completion at Good Hope church, with Charles Whitehouse aiding. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Houton Stevenson in Aurelia and Mr and Mrs T T Crippen from Los Angeles. An ice cream sociable drew attendees from across the area. Victor Frank delivered six hog loads to L H Daniels in Aurelia. The soldiers camp at Pilot Rock drew several locals. Sam Johnson leased Manny Leeds farm for 1918. Walter Simmons and wife visited Storm Lake. youths urged to practice as recruitment continues.
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Ray Peters
Storm Lake
Raymond Crippen
Walter Stieneke
Charles Whitehouse
Good Hope Church
Victor Frank
L. H. Daniels
Aurelia
L. A
Adolph Anderson
West of Good Hope
Sam Johnson
Manny Leeds
Pilot Rock
Parl Johns
Afton Township
Mias Robinson
Worthington
Minnesota
Amos Hahn
Walter Simmons
Arthur Bruce
Roy Glidewell
Local Shoppers and Travelers Visit Nearby Towns
Mrs Willy Ruebsam and daughters Florence and Lilly shopped in Aurelia Wednesday evening. Alfred Stief helped his father Friday and Saturday while Linda Stief visited her brother. Lydia and Jennie Phelan shopped in Cherokee Saturday night. John Stabblefield spent Saturday in Cherokee. Edwin Beck shipped a cattle car from Cherokee to Sioux City Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Fred Siegle and Mr and Mrs Lorn Crane drove to Sioux City Sunday and spent the day. Mrs Ernest Schewin was an Aurelia shopper Monday. Mr and Mrs Lester Phelan and son visited Sunday with Lester’s folks.
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Willy Ruebsam
Florence
Lilly
Aurelia
Alfred Stief
Linda Stief
Alfred
Lydia
Jennie Phelan
John Stabblefield
Cherokee
Edwin Beck
Sioux City
Fred’ Siegle
Lorn Crane
Ernest Schewin
High Brow Books and the Shackleton Reading Crowd
A curious note on reading tastes hints at old time leisure with titles like The Bible The Encyclopedia Britannica Browning Carlyle and French Revolution. It references Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition and suggests the mental and spiritual needs of his party were well catered by available volumes.
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Antarctic
Shackleton
Britannica
Carlyle
We Meet A Ribbon Counter Worker And Her Friend
In this Chicago Evening American excerpt Tessie, a factory worker, debates life’s meaning with a newer, freer colleague. The friend describes leaving a lie of life at home, seeking independence, friendship, and self defined survival in a down town store.
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Tessie
Chicago
American
Savants Critique Humanity in Run of Theatre Gag
A humorous dialogue depicts a group of savants discussing human foibles while they pause to pose for a newspaper photographer. A second exchange jokes about movie tears and glycerin, revealing skepticism about authenticity in emotion. The punchline pairs exercise talk with a comic mishap from gym equipment.
Twenty-Dollar Rainy Coat Surprise
A clerk jokes that instead of saving money for a rainy day he owns a handy twenty-dollar rainy coat. The boss chides spending on clothes while the clerk showcases the frugal quip as light humor.
Miss Wrinkles Causes A Stir In Youthful Exchange
In a playful exchange a speaker questions Miss Wrinkles about age, noting she claimed to be twenty five while the other party challenges the assertion. The dialogue leans into humor and social banter of the moment.
What does the signoff Factotum mean
A reader letter from a contributor signing as Factotum asks for the meaning of the term. The exchange notes a morose mood and a sardonic line about a skeleton like a fish lacking meat.
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Weekly Magazine
Might Squeal Instead Jack Grace Vocal Claim
A brief dialogue notes Jack Grace has a splendid voice and can sing if pressed while Fred doubts whether she is a mechanical doll or not.
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Jack
Grace
Fred
Swallowed Whale and Quiet Barbershop Exchange
A fragmented dialogue centers on a barbering scene where a customer thanks the barber with unusual generosity. A later remark calls the money hush money, while a tale about a whale and a stubborn figure named Jo nah surfaces in the muddled text.
Philippine Lumber Goes to Ching
Philippine lumber from the ala de district is headed to Ching for grading and distribution. Officials note lumber grades will determine value and use across facilities.
Perfectly Fit Five Year Old Fowl Questioned for Kill
A fragmentary note questions whether a five year old fowl is fit to kill and mentions hens appearing fat and well fed. The text is incomplete, limiting clear details about location, author, or outcome.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Farmers Elevator Co. Lumber Dept
Montana
Yellowstone
Rosebud
F. A. Davis
Marathon
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Bernard Paulson
Aurelia, Iowa
Troit Vapor
Detroit Vapor
City Gas
MT. Olive News
Gladys Will
C. J. Sawwell’s
Spring and Afton News
AAAS
Barbers
A . An
Jonah
R. V. Barrick
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia Iowa
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
Iowa
Gene Clark
T. W. Teeling
A.B. Daniels
E. Knettle
A. B. Daniels
Live Stock Commission
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Live Stock Exchange Nat’ Bank
Union Stock Yard
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance
Cherokee County
Little Sioux River
Buena Vista County
F. H. Crepps
J. C. Lockin
F. H. Creppa
Fred J. Kohlhagen
W. C. Waddell
Baumann
J. C.,baumann
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