Local notes record visits and events across towns
Poteroy and surrounding communities report visitors from South Sioux City and Dakota City. George Carter relocates to Omaha. Ann Mary McDonough visit Dakota City and Sioux City. Penny Smith travels from Homer. Cattle markets note Wilt Heeney pay for steers. A Dakota County treasurer helper assists in Butler’s absence. Marriage in Wakefield, and a contentious boxing event near a powwow ends with an alleged assault by State Agent Hart, prompting calls for discipline and removal.
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Ponea
Louise Fackelman
Pomeroy
Sioux City
George Carter
Omaha
Emerson Enterprise
Ann
Mary McDonough
Dakota City
Penny” Smith
Homer
Emerson Legs
Ponea Journal
Craise
O. A. Butler
J. A. Harding
Mary Frances
South Sioux City
Ray
Deserved Its Name Fish Train Runs NSW to Blue Mountains
The daily New South Wales to Blue Mountains Fish Train is a passenger express never carrying fish. The nickname arose from a time when the crew included an engineer named Salmon the fireman Herring and the conductor Moullett, all fish surnames well known locally.
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New South Wales
Blue Mountains
Australia
Salmon
Herring
Moullett
Feat of Skill and Industry in Cambridge Watchmaker
An unusual boring was performed by a Cambridge mass watchmaker who bored a hole lengthwise through a pin and threaded a wire through it as proof of skill. He claims to have worked on the principle of the telephone about the same time as Alexander G Bell.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alexander G. Bell
Hat Woven From Royal Crowns Draws Crowned Guests
A Marienbad cafe keeper in Australia owns a remarkable straw hat. Each straw in the hat is said to have touched the lips of European royalty who visited his cafe.
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Marienbad
Australia
Europe
Seldom Equaled: Five Generations in Dennebcook
In Dennebcook Nova Scotia in 1015 Mrs Colbert an aged woman watched five generations of her family and declared she could utter Arise daughter and go unto that daughter for thy daughter's daughter hath a son.
Woman's Hair Turns White in Night Sea Crossing
A woman in a small boat crossing the strait between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia at night saw her hair change from black to white as a fierce storm rose, terrifying her and heightening the peril of the voyage.
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Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Farmers urged to buy banned seed wheat now amid high yield
County agent C R Young warns farmers to purchase banned seed wheat immediately as demand climbs beyond the county. Several growers have sold sizable portions of their stock including Pred Nelson. Seed from listed local sellers is certified except Hurley’s lot threshed earlier but purchased from the same source. The notice lists buyers and upcoming community meetings with hog disease talks, poultry topics, and sewing club demonstrations across Dakota City and nearby communities.
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Mrr
Pred
Nelson
Fred Kipper
Dakota City
Chas. Bliven
Dako City
Frank Uffing
Hubbard
C. H. Maxwell
Dan Hartnett
Mike Hurley
Hurley
Possibilities of Using Your Wool in 1921
The wool season opens with rising receipts and low raw wool prices while finished wool products stay high. Sewing club leaders plan demonstration teams for achievement day. many clubs organized late and will skip the State Fair this year, focusing on demonstrations and finishing work.
Rural women's clubs urged to improve country schools
A State College of Agriculture circular urges rural women to prepare for the new school year by improving basic school facilities. Small investments can install drinking fountains and better toilets, boosting student comfort. Parents should obtain the circular and request outline No. 2 for guidance.
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State College of Agriculture
Matrimonial Ventures Issued Licenses by County Judge
Warriage licenses issued in the past week by County Judge McKinley list Armour Cooper of Moville Iowa age 2 Maxine KK of Rarick Correctionville age 21 Bert W Klauson of Sioux Falls South Dakota age 21 Mae Muir of Sioux City Iowa age 21.
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McKinley
Armour Cooper
Moville
Maxine KK
Rarick
Correctionville
Bert W. Klauson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mae Muir
Sioux City
Gadful Lover's Weighty Remarks in Prehistoric Tale
A humorous scraps tale tells of a bashful suitor who carves a devotion on a brick and throws it into a chieftain’s cave. The next morning the daughter proclaims approval as the startled father is struck and silenced, allowing their union.
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Dane Se Wis
Shegzie
Papal
Ever-Bearing Orange Tree Found Near Tampa
An evergreen orange tree discovered in Avon Park near Tampa Florida is protected by a 20 foot fence and guards. The tree bears fruit constantly for eight years and its value is seen as revolutionary for the industry. A Florida syndicate has bought the tree leased the ground and plans to propagate through budwood aiming for 250000 trees by 1920. The age and origin are unclear and owners expect huge long term returns.
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Avon Park
Tampa
Fla
Ccitrus
South Florida
Mystery logs in quiet lake puzzle science amid BC hills
Report from Port Steele Enet KRootenay in British Columbia describes a small high lake used as a mill pond. Logs left at the east end drift to the west end over hours, prompting questions whether the logs move or the earth rotates.
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Port Steele Enet Krootenay
British Columbia
Kootenay River
New Wood Metal Paneling Promises Strong Light Construction
A new wood metal pane ling combines thin boards with two metal layers. It resists moisture and warping, and is versatile for many uses. Tests show a 0.5 inch thick panel five times stronger than solid wood of the same thickness and eighty times as strong as an equal weight sheet steel panel.
Fishy Trip: 28th Canadian Battalion Trench Camps in 1918
An ex corporal recalls the Twenty Eighth Canadian battalion on the Arras front in 1918. Periods in the trenches were called trips and the April commander was Capt Salmon with Lt Wales. The battalion base was Wales and daily countersign listed fish names like Haddock and Herring, dubbing the trips the fishy trip.
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Twenty Eighth
Arras
Salmon
Wales
Remarkable Recovery of Sight in Northfield Man
A Northfield Massachusetts man who had been blind for a decade awoke one Sunday morning to find his sight fully restored. There is no known explanation for the sudden revival and the former blindness now replaced by clear vision identical to his childhood.
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Northfield
Masa
Colorful Marriages Reveal Nova Scotia Romance
A woman from Hants county Nova Scotia known as Miss White first married Mr White after his death she wed Mr Brown she is now engaged to Mr Green, a sequence of color coded marriages reflecting a colorful family tale in the region.
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White
Hants County
Nova Scotia
Brown
Green
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Parsonage August 18
The Fourth Quarterly Conference will meet at the parsonage on August 18 at 5:00 p.m. All members are urged to attend the closing conference of the year. The pastor will remain over to conduct Sunday services on August 14.
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Furman Cree
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Eile
Sioux City Journal
Wilt Heeney
Nacora
Neb
Lyons Mirror
M. Warner Bauer
Colone
J. F. Warner
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
Wakefield
Fred Haghat
Vhus Anderson
Wisconsin
Ernest Barto
Cynthia Brenner
Kansas City
Florence
Proom
Kassler
Myr. Barto
John Ashford
Estes Park
Colo
Bob Stevens
Longpine
Peterson
Tomer
Hart
M. A. Atchin
Atchin
Hert
Will
Iowa
Builders Hardware
G. F. Hughes, Co
H. R. Greer
Dakota City, Neb
Beauty and Beast
Lincoln
Farm Bureau
C. R. Young
Dakota Precinct
Salem Church
Miss Hankin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Elk Valley Church
Hubbard School
Hale School
Farm Bureau Board
Fung
Sewing Club
Dukaca City
Gretchen Clapp
Ieader
Neilamara
Lorraine Biermann
Beulah Morris
Joe Lowe
Earlien Can Wolrpoloe
Apathet O . Doolittle
Es Hansen
Verna Smith
Wide Awake Sewing Club Girls’ Club
South
Lucille Mathwig
Thelma James
Olive Blacketer
Sam Heikes
C. Crepo
Walker's Island
John Bobler
Home Department OF
TI Parm Bureau
Geneva Rankin
Boosters
Poultry Club
Matrimonial Ventures
Papa
Chlestiain
Boehul
Florida
Small Lake
Round Ouk
Copperoid
Fred Schriever & CO
Nebraska
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