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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
4
Time to talk of many things from the Walrus
A whimsical line from the poem recited in Alice in Wonderland echoes the famous Walrus speech about shoes ships sealing wax and cabbages and kings. The verse frames a merrily absurd invitation to discuss a range of varied topics.
Worries and World News Highlight Early 20th Century Life
This montage surveys daily concerns from faith and music to war reports and rising meat prices. It notes Japanese aggression in China, stock prices and salaries, a prophecy on leadership appointments, and a public notice detailing a 1937 Hancock County land sale with specific parcels and sale terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Worrell
Harriet F. Slater
Circuit Court
Hancock
Illinois
Samuel Naylor
Real estate transfers list across several Illinois towns
Wm H Liskey to Mrs Lulu Liskey etc 6.9la pt nw sec 18 Pon Toosuc 1. W C Van Pappelendam to Katheryn Barker lots 7 8 blk 5 E & J sub English add to Warsaw Esther Repplinger to DeLaney C Higby ehf nw nw and sw nw nw sec 5 Montebello 1. Roy Barnes to Clyde A Bailey ehf blk 11 blk 12 Pulaski 250. Roy E Stidum by master to Emanuel A Gildner et al pt and nhf se sec 18 and nhf nw sec 20 Pilot Grove 9200. Fannie M Mund to Rebecca A Fredrick ehf lot 2 and 3 blk 28 Warsaw 1000. Nieta State Bank to William Tell Steiner lot 7 blk 1 Millers add to Niota 1. Lawrence Trautvetter to Anna Wollbrink lots 7 8 blk 2 Becks add to Tioga 1800. Charles Gerber to F E Crane lots 8 9 10 blk 11 Pontoosuc 800. Sylvia Newman by master to Wilber Pettit and Henry Hulls lots 1 2 sub nw sec 28 Prairie 6250. John W White to Ila E Salisbury 18a pt sw sec 35 St Marys 1. Ila E Salisbury to Stella White Joy Walker Gordon lots 2 3 Prentices add Carthage 1. Joy Walker Gordon et al to Olive G Reu same 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Repplinger
DeLaney C. Higby
Montebello
Roy Barnes
Clyde A. Bailey
Pulaski
Roy E. Stidum
Emanuel A. Gildner
Pilot Grove
Fannie M. Mund
Rebecca A. Fredrick
Warsaw
Nieta State Bank
William Tell Steiner
Miller
Niota
Lawrence Trautvetter
Anna Wollbrink
Beck
Tioga
Charles Gerber
F. E. Crane
Pontoosuc
Sylvia Newman
Wilber Pettit
Henry Hulls
Prairie
John W. White
Ila E Salisbury
St. Marys
Ila E. Salisbury
Stella White
Leo Walker
Joy Walker Gordon
Prentice
Carthage
Local Church News and Social Notes from Denver Area
Rev Floyd Taylor and daughter Evelyn of St Joseph Missouri visited last week with his brother Rev W A Taylor and family. Women’s Missionary Society met with Mrs Lizzie Winsten to study Rural Life Seeks a New Day with fifteen present. Mary Shinkle left for Phoenix to spend winter. Several visits and social hours noted among local families and friends including Adams County Endeavor Convention and various gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Taylor
Evelyn
St. Joseph
W. A. Taylor
Women’s Missionary Society
Lizzie Winsten
Etta Johnson
Mary Shinkle
Phoenix
Arizona
Marguerite O’brien
Frances Cain
Rev. Taylor
Liberty
Adams County Christian Endeavor
Mattie Ramsey
Kate Clark
Anna Scott
Mt. Sterling
Local Social Notes From Edina Area Gatherings
Sunday near Edina Missouri residents Mr and Mrs Parker Speer visited Mrs Josie Milsuid and Mrs Clara Farmer. Neighbors celebrated A A Adkisson birthday with many friends and family. Rev and Mrs W A Taylor hosted a happy gathering with children grandchildren and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edina
Parker Speer
Barry
Josie Milsuid
Clara Farmer
Ebert Lillard
Baby
Quincy
Carl Clapper
Ward Fleming
Augusta
Clapper
Chicago
Grand Lodge
Copeland
Plymouth
Raymond Derks
Beardstown
W. L. Clark
A. A. Adkisson
George
Macomb
A. Ritchey
George B. J
David Lyon
Robert Jones
Oscar Lutz
Margery
Bessie Bishop
Billy Worth
Frank Young
Adam Young
Dolly
Ada Jean
Harvey Hitz
Sylvia
S. G. Fleming
Wm. Mathias
Albert Harris
Mildred
Raymond
Elizabeth
Will Curry
Ira Cunningham
Fern Lyon
Leonard
Kathleen
John Fink
Roger
Paden
Lawrence
W. A. Taylor
Safety and accident prevention urged to protect families
A speaker urges strict safety on highways, at home, and at work, warning that causing injury or death can devastate a family. He asks readers if they would gamble with their loved ones and emphasizes the duty to prevent accidents.
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