Local Notices and Visits Across the Region
Several residents report illnesses including Mrs. L M Kenley and Genevieve Boundidge after a flu like illness. Travel and visits occur as O H Marsdell goes to Cuba on business and Uncle John Jaynes stays with the Bingham family. A good roads meeting is set for Saturday August 9 with R S Katha and H J West speaking.
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L. M. Kenley
O. H. Marsdell
Cuba
L. W. Bingham
Iowa
G. Anderson
Linners
W. F. Peters
John Jaynes
North Salem
Rube Fanning
Bucklin
John Fanning
Carl Norvell
Major Norvell
Borydon
Genevieve Boundidge
R. S. Katha
Aem M. Stannard
Brookfield
D. B. Stone
Stannard
Kramer
Colo
Henry Ramer
E. Rinehart
Old Customs II Ukraine Fashion and Folklore Reflections
The Little Russian costume in Ukraine features red boots a short skirt embroidered chemise and a bright apron jacket. Married women wear a fichu diadem while girls wear a kerchief. After weddings processions with ribbons signal virtue and superstition prevails with fire midsummer customs and fortune telling.
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Ukraine
Republic
Saint Andrew
Hoodoo Ship Redeems Herself
The American transport Sierra returns to harbor carrying more than 1,500 wounded soldiers and is spoken of as a ship that came back after a 12 year prior wreck in the south seas. Old sea-timers tell tales of ramming reefs and wrecks yet she sails on through troubled waters near the harbor.
Goat Mascot Food Fight at French Military Parade
During a French military ceremony the division goat mascot was relegated to the rear. Red hat staff officers stood in front with bouquets, then found their stems after inspection. The goat seized the moment and ate the bouquets’ stems in apparent revenge.
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France
Adopting a War Orphan Sparks Selfish Motive Claim
J Fuller Gloom says he adopted a French war orphan to gain gratitude and overpayment in return. He sought a boy rather than a girl, hoping the child would be grateful for the meager kindness after being snubbed. The remark reveals a blunt, self serving motive.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
I Have Heard of Em Leddy Who Needs Help
A quixotic exchange unfolds as Marmaduke the mendicant pleads for aid from a wary woman. He frames his plight as reduced circumstances and seeks charity amid uneasy vibes by a wood pile.
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Leddy
Marmaduke
Tower of Pisa Leaning Question Stirs Reader Curiosity
The Query Department replies with a playful note from Indianapolis asking what caused the Tower of Pisa to lean. The reader letter reflects a light, humorous tone about a famous architectural mystery.
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Star
Tower of
Pisa
Indianapolis
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