Christmas Eve Library Confrontation at Milne Estate
On Christmas Eve at the Milne estate a secret will dispute surfaces when Valerie Milne accuses her grandmother of a wrong inheritance. The general invites guests to a library gathering where Valerie reveals a later will, granting her relief and independence. Hamilton consoles Valerie and the couple affirm their love as the house quiets after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bingham
Jnst
Roderick Milne
Valerie
Old Marsham
Mrs. Milne
Venice
Roderick
Gwen
Clay Hill school closes next Friday
County News from March 2 1914 lists local social moves meetings and visits. Residents including Nickolay Klingenberg Ed Bolson and Grace Haas travel to Decorah Franklin Prairie Pleasant Township and Decorah again. Auctions mock trials and town gatherings accompany rural life notes in Clay Hill and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Hill
Nickolay Klingenberg
Decorah
Ed. Bolson
Ben Stortz
Franklin Prairie
Clay Hill Friends
Grace Haas
Harry Skinner
Fred Sorenson
Riverbend
Sam Sorenson
Dena Vick
Clark Tillinghast
Pleasant Township
Willie Kiletley
Ruth Dinger
F. W. Daubney
Marie Jaastad
Florence Poss
Lewis Bender
Martin Haugen
Madison Township
Ferdinand Stortz
Ossian
John Elliott
Sam Tolstad
Norman
Tolstad
Anderson
John Stoskopf
Ed. Olson
Freeport School
Madeline Stortz
West Central Iowa Farm Notes Track Seed Corn and Local Life
Western Lincoln residents report seed corn tests and a rough road season with ice gone and warmer weather easing travel. Farms trade hogs to Cresco buyers for top prices while neighbors host visitors and attend parish and school events amid Lent preparations and spring anticipation. Local sub-director elections loom, churches plan services, and a blizzard aftermath damages wind mill towers as communities gather for social and religious duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Smidth
Cresco
Joseph Vopava, Jr
Robert Vo Va
Trafic
Mike Kratz
Koch
Bennie Mzik
Protivin
Elsie Vopava
Edwin
Frank Sobolik
M. E. Church
John Reinhart
Philip Kratz
Robert Vopava
Summer Township
Arthur Kratz
Besedas Hall
Districto
Lange
Oscar Moe
Amy Moe
Ridgeway
Theo
Krazy
Bessie Haakenson
Clara Gustafson
Frank Kunte
Celia Gustafson
March Fifth Feast and Notable Deaths and Births
March fifth marks feast days for Adrian Eubulus Klaran and Roger. The text lists numerous historical deaths on March 5 and notable births, with events from 1421 to 1912, including royal and political figures, theaters, and battles across Europe and America. It mentions presidents inaugurated, councils, treaties, and other dated events tied to March 5.
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Adrian
Eubulus
Klaran
Ireland
Roger
Odoacer
Italy
Alphonso II
Portugal
Correggio
Henry I
Prince of Condé
Pope Clement XII
Wm. Beveridge
John Holt
Philip Francis
Thos. A. Arne
Laplace
Allesandro Volta
David Scott
John P. Smith
Hyppolyte A. Taine
Ali Ben Said
Zanzibar
Henry ©. Rawlinson
Charles Lauman
Fred’k T. Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Count von Waldersee
March Sth
George Stanhope
Canterbury
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A. H. Layard
Joseph Albert
Arthur Foot
Pisa
Henry VII
England
Cabot
Spain
France
Mencon
Drury Lane
London
Richard III
America
Nassau Theatre
New York
Antonio de Ulloa
Louisiana
Crispus Attucks
Boston
Dorchester Heights
Itth
Barrosa
Sxolnok
Yazoo City
Miss
Newehwang
United States
Wer
Zachary Taylor
Rutherford B. Hayes
Bismarck
Miramon
Vera Cruz
Reichsrath
Texas
Fr. Brown
Beauregard
Mississippi
Erickson
Monitor
Senate
Westinghouse
Pennsyvania
Austria
West Vi Irginia
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Duma
Prance
Morocco
Leroy Perry
American Line
Southampton
Kendallville Social Roundup Touches Many Local Folks
In Kendallville, a well attended Monday night dance, visits to friends, and attendance at a Sneider sale highlighted the week. Weather swung from summer warmth to a blizzard with subzero wind. The community notes illnesses recoveries daily activities and church matters as residents travel to Monticello Fayette Canton and Cresco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helge Aker
Lincoln Church
Mr. Aker
Charley Urba
Spillville
Jim
Oscar Moe
Amy Moe
Ridgeway
Rollin Kratz
Cresco
Dan Krueger
Billie Wagner
Arthur Kratz
Theo. Kratz
Amel Koch
State of
Washington
Lena Peterson
Arthur Yates
Sneider
John Skogen
Tom Elliott
Monticello
Minn
Gus Henderson
Walter Daskam
E. Pollitt
Walter Middlebrook
Betsey Peterson
Morrison
Fayette
Clinton Fifield
Andrew Elliott
Max
Mattie Burton
Elmo Stephenson
Edith Yates
Canton
Socilets
FE. H. Bents
John Haas
Chicago
Jennie James
Kendallville L. A
S. M. Sulbert
Cora
From Grave to Golf at Tientsin Course
An English golf expert describes the Tientsin course in north China. It measures 5,244 yards with mud and sand greens. A 30 foot high mud wall and moat create hazards, while groups of Chinese graves form additional obstacles. A local by-law allows lifting a ball from an open coffin without penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
North China
Far East
Electrifying Celluloid Friction Sparks Inner Surfaces
Describes an experiment with two thin lengths of celluloid touched together and pulled apart to show they become electrified on both outer and inner surfaces. Friction from fingers causes negative electrification on the outside and also induces charge on the inner faces.
Vinci tonic touted as strength builder for elderly
A Boston lawyer testifies his 76 year old mother owes her good health to Vinci cod liver and iron tonic, saying it helps her walk farther and work more. The ad promises quick strength restoration or money back and offers Saxo Salve with a guarantee from R A Engbretson, a Decorah pharmacist.
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Vinci
Boston
P. S
R. A. Engbretson
Decorah
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Lincoln
L. N. Day
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Arthur Kraty
FR Koch
Roy
Evans Nettie
Leona
Lizzie
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F. J. Cheney & Ico
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Ohio
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L. R. Schrempf
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