Local notices and ads from a small town page
Mrs Geo Turner visits Mam moth Ill to see son George. Purity Laundry advertises 4 cent per pound rough dry wash and family wash rate. A Norwegian Mission Fest is set for September 27 at Lutheran church near Dexter. The Power of Labor shown at ORIENT on weekend. Mrs Hunter and Mrs Davis guests of Mr and Mrs Heisey. Fall skirts advertised $8.50 trimmed panama $5.00, voise skirts $6.98. Mrs Wm Johnson of Minneapolis stays with W H Smith. Austin Steam Laundry proclaims 4 cent per pound price as regular, not sale. Mrs Herveg travels to Marysville Kans.
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Geo. Hormel
Elizabeth Hormel
Mantrop
Minn
Peck
Banel
Life of
Moses
the Orient
Dexter
Power of Labor
Orient
Thon’s
Austin Steam Laundry
Herveg
Marysville
Kansas
Telephone
Under the Harvest Moon theater production preview
A forthcoming stage show titled Under the Harvest Moon promises to be a standout of the season, offering the key elements of a successful contemporary play without the objectionable aspects.
Under the Harvest Moon rural comedy drama reviewed
A four act rural comedy drama titled Under the Harvest Moon is praised for its clean bright humor and wholesome tone. It blends quaint lines with genuine dramatic intensity and heart interest, with two acts standing out to the audience.
Realistic New England Play At Gem Preview
The Old Stebbins farm near Haskinsville Maine overlooks the Hudson in a third act setting. The Haskinville church on Christmas Eve and a believable snowstorm enhance the production. Strong New England character studies and precise staging mark this complete scenic show arriving at the Gem Friday Sept 18 with tickets 25 and 35 cents.
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Stebbins
Haskinsville
Maine
Hudson
Haskinville
New England
Lost watch fob found near fair grounds
A watch fob is missing between the fair grounds and Winona streets. If found, drop it at the HERALD office for return.
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Fair Grounds
Winona Streets
Herald Office
For SALE Notices and Household Goods Listings
S48 lists multiple classifieds including a Golden oak side board and English oak piano offered by Harry ing at 311 South Chatham street, 60 Medary street household goods for sale, a safe driving horse, a seven room house via HERALD office, and Mrs Susan Hormel's twelve room residence at 10 S St Paul St with bath furnace and corner lot.
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Chatham Street
Medary Street
First Nee
Herald Office
Susan Hormel
St. Paul St
Purity Laundry Ad Promotes Low-Cost Family Wash
An old ad touts washing at four cents per pound and urges customers to use PURITY LAUNDRY. It also mentions rate cuts on household goods to the Pacific coast, superior service at reduced rates, and references to transfer services and insurance options by W. W. Ranney. It ends with remodeling hints from Mower County Lumber Co and Eclipse Lumber Company supplying materials, coal, and wood.
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Pacific Coast
Boyd
Con
Minneapolis
Minn
Dictionary Users Modest
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes how men at public dictionaries show furtive embarrassment over words. The speaker suggests asking a man what he is looking up to test if he reveals the word, arguing most hide their ignorance to avoid being enlightened.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Gentle Minister Ends Town Coughing
A clergyman recalls a first Sunday when a weak voice failed to quiet a coughing congregation. He resolved to stop preaching during the next outbreak and instantly the coughing ceased, prompting the remark that when he stops, they stop.
Hammer of Death Strikes James at Plumstead Cherry Tree
The old Plumstead parish churchyard, a century old site near Shooters Hill, houses Master James Darling aged 10 who on his tombstone warns youth about cherry consumption. The Westminster Gazette recounts the epitaph teaching moderation during cherry season.
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James
Plumstead
Bloomfield
Shooters Hill
James Darling
Darling
Westminster Gazette
Parceling Out de People in Graveyard
A rural tale in Augusta Chronicle recounts two boys dividing a catch while passing a cemetery gate. An aged man and a minister confront him after the devil and the Lord allegedly parceling people are heard. The pair flee as the grim joke unsettles the ministers.
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Parson
Deacon
Pellmell
Augusta
Penguin Battles for Mate in Antarctic Duels
The article describes male penguins fighting for mates on regular arenas. Combatants circle each other then grip and exchange flipper blows. Feathers and blubber act as shields, and fights rarely end fatally. Human spectators note the strong force of penguin flipper blows can draw blood.
Queer Wedding Effigy In Bellary Customs
A Bellary district wedding custom features a mock male effigy dressed in rags carried in a street procession. The bridegroom’s mother washes its feet and decorates its forehead with a caste mark as part of the ritual while the bride’s party pays mock attentions to other female relatives.
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Bellary
India
St. James
Pat and the Lava
An Irishman returns from Italy and when asked about lava he heard the master talking about he replies that it is only a drop of the crater.
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Pat
Italy
Minnesota Governor Johnson Praised as Best Advertisement
A Minnesota citizen on a New York railroad train lauds Governor John A. Johnson. The piece extols Johnson’s rise from poverty, his leadership, and his nationwide appeal, urging re election in November as Minnesota’s best choice. A Washington Star joke about a debate topic follows.
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Minnesota
New York
John A. Johnson
Empire State Express
Johnson
Minnesotan
North Star State
Jack
The Problem Solved Humorous Exchange
A joke exchange from Chicago News about a husband guarding money from his sleepwalking wife. The punchline has the husband spending all he has before returning home.
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Chicago News
The Artless Red Indian in Canadian Life
A Wide World Magazine passage surveys Ontario Indigenous shifts under fur trade and mission school influence. It notes adoption of modern dress, wage work in sawmills and river driving, and women keeping pace with men. It contrasts camp life near Rainy River with aging elders and a young squaw styling her hair.
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Ontario
Wide World Magazine
Cast Up by the Sea Reveals Long-Lost Captain Portrait
A painting of an American sea captain from the Scarboro town, lost at sea in the China trade years ago, is found off Africa. A passing vessel recovers the portrait with the captain’s name and home port on its back and sends it to Scarboro, Maine.
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Africa
Scaurboro
China Seas
Scarboro
Kennebee Journal
A Yoga Story From India’s Black Caves
The tale describes Rava Luchman Dass training fourteen years under priests in central India to become a yoga master. He claims yogis perform forty eight postures and can balance on fingertip ends with the entire body suspended. Dass allegedly held this pose for seven days and nights under vigilant judges.
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Rava Luchman Dass
Black Caves
Central India
Bava
India
Strand Magazine
Grandest thing in the universe and wild religious remarks
The excerpt juxtaposes Victor Hugo quotes on grandness with lines about storm at sea and starry skies, then shifts to sharp social commentary on religious enthusiasts. It ends with a Philadelphia Record note about snagging salmon in Alaska and a Chilkat fishing day description.
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Victor Hugo
Mar
Hugo
Alaska
Chilcat
Saltoon
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