Local notes record social visits and weathered events
Cherokee area items report visitors from Storm Lake and Aurelia and a trip to Fort Dodge, several social gatherings including an Odd Fellows gathering, an old time dance, and club meetings. Drilling began on the town well by Rasmussen & Son. A few health incidents and a minor roof fire are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyell Watts
Cherokee
Geo. A. Hansen
Clarence Johnson
Fort Dodge
Pearl Hicks
Lyell and Everett
Storm Lake
H. A
Ray
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Wolverine boots tout shell cordovan leather line
They advertise Wolverines shoes made from shell cordovan horsehide, a tanned work shoe leather. The message claims softness after soaking and urges customers to try a pair, promising all styles at surprisingly reasonable prices and inviting in store visits.
Local notes from Aurelia and nearby towns
Notes report T. E. Herbert visiting Aurelia as sheriff candidate, track meet postponed to May 12, a May 10 Congregational Ladies Aid gathering, a newborn child to Ray and Mrs. Filer, oats thriving after cold weather per A. A. Dingman, a well attended fire department ballet for equipment funds, a new horseshoe court by Armour station, Aurelia Sentinel delayed by a power outage, local insurance claims, H. H. Locsin promoting insurance, and Z Chamberlin adding tile to their lot for machinery work and parking space expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hansen
T. E. Herbert
Marcus
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Congregational Ladies Aid
J. H. Dieterich
Richard Nelson
J. ©. Nelson
Armour Cream Station
Aurelia Sentinel
Cherokee
Sentinel
Diamond Ladies Aid Meeting Notices Its Activities
The Diamond Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Oscar Carlberg's home featured a small attendance and a luncheon. Guests included Mrs. Leslie Carlberg of Galva. Future events include a May 9 gathering at Mrs. Oscar Carlson's home with a covered dish luncheon and a May 4 meal planning lesson by Mrs. Schulke at Mrs. Radke's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Ladies Aid
Oscar Carlberg
Leslie Carlberg
Galva
Luella Hickey
Theodore Nordstrom
Anna
Bera
Sioux City
Nina Ahlson
Karl Kahl
M. V
Frea Radke
Theodore Schulke
Solemn Leave Taking Words of Taps
The text presents the lines of Taps with words of farewell and rest. It reflects a ceremonial lament spoken as day ends and night begins, praising rest and peaceful passage. The quoted lines convey a somber mood befitting a solemn leave.
Gift Personality Adds Charm Regardless Of Weight
A column in Wayne News-Sentinel argues that a Gift Personality is an intangible quality that can make a girl who weighs 150 pounds or more look cute, framing charm beyond appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne News-Sentinel
Afton and Vicinity Social Notes Reveal Local Visit Recaps
The A F A held an all day meeting at George Nelsons with a noon luncheon. Mrs Aiva Mellon led the gathering and Mrs Willniudas spoke on prior mates. Several households from Cherokee Sioux City Larrabee and Aurelia hosted and visited others during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nelson
Aiva Mellon
Will Niudas
Ames Indune
Funk
Donald Groff
Cherokee
Guy Robinson’s
W. J. Dyslin
Larrabee
John Dyslin
Geo. Zwick
Sioux City
Alfred Zwick
Fred Gould
Arly Zwick
Guy Robinson
Luma
Jake Groif
P. T. Young
Stolen
Jim Cave
Local social notes from East Afton and Elk
East Afton and Elk residents host visits with the Booth Kolpin and Glawe households. Cattle shipments to Chicago and travels to Cherokee LeMars Alta and Storm Lake are noted along with dependence on local tradesmen. An editorial remark on freedom concludes the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Glawe
George Kolpin
Louis Bouchey
Aurelia
Bill Voth
Bill Rueysam
la Aferne
Storm Lake
Taey
Walter Kelpin
Alta
Galen Dyslin
Verlin
Uladys Dyslin
Roy Geary
For Rent Our Store Building in Aurelia
Classified notices list rents and sales of items in Aurelia and Storm Lake areas. Included are for rent of a store building in Aurelia and sales of two Rat Terrier pups, cabbage and tomato plants, goose and duck feathers, a kitchen cupboard, Barred Rock chicks, hatching eggs, Rhode Island Reds eggs, a Percheron stallion service, and Lakeside Yellow Dent seed corn with details on contacts and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Yellow Dent
John T. Edson
Lakeside Farm
Storm Lake
Chapters of History in Old Oriental Rugs
Florence S. Clarke in Arts and Decoration Magazine links rug weaving to ancient histories of tribes and families. The piece imagines symbols in rugs as stories of East and West, citing Cleopatra, Egyptian symbology, and the sacred Ardeb rug at the Victoria and Albert Museum amid imperial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence S. Clarke
Arts and Decoration Magazine
Asin
Egypt
Cleopatra
Caesia
Arde B
Victoria Albert Museum
England
Persia
Odd Origin of Terms Now Household Words
The piece traces how terms like hurly burly arise from 17th century Hurleighs and Burleighs and notes Odin Boh as the Norse god’s dreaded offspring. It also mentions drinks by Col Francis Negus and Pinchbeck jewelry, plus Cardigan and Raglan coats for military figures, and lists items named after inventors and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Odin
Boh
Col
Francis Negus
Atne
John Pinchbeck
London
Pinchbeck
Lord Cardigan
Lord Raglan
Critic Comments on Dixie Songwriter Reach
A Detroit News critic notes few Dixie songwriters have worked south of Elizabeth New Jersey in 25 years. He quips that even some writers lack a real motherly touch in their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Detroit News
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Arie DeVries
LaPorte City
Iowa
Manada DeVries
M. Morse
Ray Filer
H. A. Holmes
Robert Mongan
Bates Hospital
Spencer
Lake View
C. BE. Day
Abraham Miller
Harry Miller
Herman Frey
Melvin
C. F. Miller
Otto Plantz
W. J. Preston
C. A. Bosley
J. Buckingham
C. W. Person
the Chattersow Club
E. L. DeVore
Larson Brothers
H. H. Locsin
Z. Chamberlin
Diamond Center News
Afton and Vicinity
East Afton and Elk
Howard Maight
Hame
Uerokee
R. J. Hines
Faentines
Bill Booth
Wm. Betcher
Frank Betcher
B. W. Howe
E. Wall
LeRoy Goettsch
Will Hansbruch
Auxiliary of the Legion
George Scott
C. H. Kannenberg
Rhode Island
Mescohn Stief
Willard
Wm. Aurode
ACAR
Frank F. Faber
Mgr
Myles
C. DeVries
the Model Clothing CO
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