Matzdorf Family News and Local Events Highlight Afton Gathering
North Elk and Brooke News reports visits by the Grote and Boettcher families from Grant township to Ed Matzdorf, with Chicago Milwaukee trips by Anna and Lillie Matzdorf. The German Lutheran Mission Festival is set for September 5 at Af ton. Willie Felton sprained a thumb during Sunday ball, and Lizzie Kolpin begins fall term in Afton No 1.
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North Elk
Brooke
Grote and Boettcher
Grant Township
Ed Matzdorf
Henry Dlugosch
Storm Lake
Sig Matzdorf
Anna
Lillie Matzdorf
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mia
Henry Dingosch
Herman Pingel
Afton
Lake
Gerhardt Hesse
Matzdorf
Chas. Buddenhagen’s
Mungen
Willie Felton
Anna Matzdorf
Hanover News People at Festivals and Travels
Wm Friedrich served as a Storm Lake caller on Monday. Fred Wast and family visited relatives in Afton township last week. Many attended the Fall Festival in Galva on Tuesday. Emanuel Wehking and Walter Friedrich returned to St Paul Minnesota to resume college. G F Mueller and son Fred traveled to Colfax for rheumatism treatments. H D Hinkeldey and John Seastrom named as petit jurors for Maple Valley township September term. Wm Getzmeier Will Tolzin and August Dreier visited Slayton Minnesota to see John Petere. The Messrs Will August and Henry Friedrich and Henry Hinkeldey returned from Aurora South Dakota after threshing in the family car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Friedrich
Fred Wast
Afton
Galva
Emanuel Wehking
Walter Friedrich
St. Paul
Minnesota
Fred
Colfax
H.D. Hinkeldey
John Seastrom
Maple Valley
Wm. Getzmeier
Will Tolzin
August Dreier
Slayton
John Petere
Will
August
Henry Friedrich
Henry Hinkeldey
Aurora
South Dakota
Pike Shooting In Scotland A Royal Engineers Officer
In Scotland a Royal Engineers lieutenant shoots pike to publicize the practice. Pike lie basking on warm days and are dredged ashore by retriever dogs. The report notes Scots also kill foxes by similar methods, contrasting with English practices.
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Scotland
Aieutenant
Royal Engineers
England
London Chronicle
Opinions React. A man cannot speak but he judges
A quoted meditation on how speech reveals character and how opinions shape the speaker. The fragment notes that every spoken view reflects the speaker and influences the judge.
Farewell party for Rev and Mrs Hall at Mt Olive
About eighty people attended the farewell reception at Mrs Juber's home last Wednesday afternoon. A two course luncheon was served. Several local residents made visits to nearby towns and joined in church activities despite rainy weather.
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MT. Olive
Juber
Expanding Water Toys From Far East Enter Children’s Play
Eastern water toys come in small wooden boxes and expand dramatically when in water. Kiln dried wood swells into flowers pots, animals, and even detailed houses, with cheap versions selling for little and finer models costing more.
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Europe
America
Far East
Gunld
Just Frightened and Patient in Small Town Talk
Uncle Eben quotes men who pride themselves on patience and forbearance when they are merely scared to act, revealing how fear drives cautious words in rural life. The passage captures neighborhood banter and character study through dialect and humor.
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Eben
Out of Style in Prohibition Era Slang
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes changing manners as a character clings to drinking slang. The exchange mocks outdated fashion and jokes about the king stopping drinking, illustrating temperate attitudes in a historical context.
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Detroit
Cherokee County Seeks 50000 to Build General Hospital
An eight day campaign begins September 8 to raise 50000 for a county general hospital to serve Cherokee and surrounding areas. The Sioux Valley Hospital will be non profit non sectarian and open to all with charges based on ability to pay. The effort is endorsed by the Cherokee Commercial Club medical groups and local associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Commercial Club of
Messrs
James F. Weart
N. L. Stiles
W. A. Sanford
W. A. Howard
C. H. Jotngon
F. Hornibrook
Hospital Association
Medical Associations
Cherokee General Hospital
Sioux Valley Hospital
Iowa
Buddhists Largest Religion With 600 Million Adherents
A historical note states Buddhists are the most numerous religious group among many, with about 600 million followers, compared to 200 million Muslims and around 80 million Hindus, according to the source.
Are You Too Fat and Other Readable Fragments
A fragmented old column offers health advice urging diet changes and outdoor exercise to reduce weight, plus cautions against fat making foods. It includes a humorous exchange about reading in old days, and a satire about farmers and city street car hogs affecting business.
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Oliver Onions
Becauer
Power of Multiplication in Potato Bugs
An article notes the astonishing multiplication power of potato bugs. It explains that one mating pair could produce up to 66 million offspring in a single season if all survive, highlighting the insects as formidable.
The Spring Eye in Flatbush and Bensonhurst Rooster Gaze
A light anecdote from Brooklyn neighborhoods notes a rooster peering through fence pickets at a garden. Residents in Flatbush and Bensonhurst remark on the bird inspection as a cheerful omen for the sunny season.
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Bensonhurst
Thrifty Couple Switch Churches Over Nickels
A Harrisburg couple, previously attending separate churches and giving a nickel each, now worship together and expect to enter the golden gate on the same nickel. In Carrier Mills a bird-eating rule forbids flesh-eating cats, noting even carrion crows will devour dead dogs.
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Harrisburg
Golden Gate
Carrier Mills Mail
England
War Talk Breaks Down Over Patience and Time
Dialogue shows strain as one party presses for a quiet talk about the war while the other refuses citing lack of time and patience. The exchange highlights tension and halted discussion in a moment of conflict.
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Hanover News
Chas. Sawville
T. P. Ohlson
C. M. Jones
Vera
B. H. Dukes
Ladies Aid
League of the Bethany
Belle
Lucy Stubblefield
Sibley
Glynn Jones
H. Pelton
Anna Klemna
Holstein
Robert
Tracy Porter
Byron Sweet
Aurelia
Alfred Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Water Toys OF the East
Mr. Farmer
General Hospital
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