Kendallville Local Notes Busy Social Week Ahead
September 8 1913 Kendallville Iowa area social and travel notes show W A Dasham building a new home Melvin Hoiness at Decorah Earl Trouten visiting Monticello Willard Todd at Cresco and Ed Hoiness in Decorah Weekly gatherings include Mrs Torgeson Mrs Walter Daskam Clara Lundereng and Mr and Mrs Eddy with various visits. Local creamery shortage of ice and milestones at the Benn Eimers and Ossian area add to a week of travel visits and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Dasham
Melvin Hoiness
Decorah
W. C. Fifield
Earl Trouten
Monticello
Willard Todd
Cresco
Ed. Hoiness
Torgeson
Walter Eddy
E. Barfoot
Solton
Frankie Pollitt
Walter Daskam
Kendallville S. A. S
Clara Lundereng
Andahl
Elias Holness
Clifford Eddy
Fifield
Norman James
Minneapolis
Ella Arneson
Maggie Moore
Wis
Morrison
Fayette
Clintonsfield
Joseph Young
Fort Atkinson
Flossie Handke
John Pierce
Harry Pollitt
Addie Hunter
Walter Dasham
Walter Robinson
Hawkeye
C. C. Brown
Minnie Hanson
Peter Ellingson
Dakota
Sarah Arnold
Watertown
Abbie Nelson
J. Flynn
Clyde Williams Hese
Albert Nichols
Albion
James
Orleans
Andrew Risdahl
Ole Ferkenstad
Leone Deis
Clinton Fifield
Ricway
White
Volga City
Grace Smith
Salem
Ed. Barnes
Esther
Prew
Minnie
John Olson
Hess
Elmer James
Mercy Hospital
Bluffton Community Notes Spotted in September Visit Roundup
Ralph Taylor Sundayed in town while Harry Ward and Archie Ward visited. Several locals attended church last Sunday including Mrs. Rebecca Hutton from Cresco. Families such as the Dingers, Emrys, and Halsees were seen around town with chores and visits, and John Green returned from a pleasure trip saying there is no place like home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Taylor
Harry
Archie Ward
Zeb ‘Emery
Dad Halse
Blufhen
John L. Halse
Emenals
Harry Harveys
Guy Bentle
Wall Taylor
Gordon Baker
Richard Dinger
Caymens
Walealady
Lange
Isis
Aes
Aaron Emery
Nick Olson
Dave Hutton
Maguir
J. Dinge
P. S Olson
Ie Burr
Rebecca Hutton
Cresco
Bluffton
Lastunday
C. W. Brittendal
Ged
H. van Vieit
Burr
Jacob Dinger
Crane Creek
John Green
Local Names Drift Through Montour Area Visitations
Residents from Cresco Decorah and St Lucas are listed visiting as Joe Harthelme returned from Mitchell. Miss Clara Orvella rode as a passenger for Decorah while Henry Sehmits called at Andrew Etteldorf’s Thursday. The text records social calls and visits among families in the Glenwood and Ben Eimers areas with mentions of barley markets and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ong
Wenzel
Andrew Ftteldorf
Percy Bullard
Herman Rank
Dara
Cecelia
Sake ‘Ptteldorf
Tania
Plymouth Rock Community News Notes
Miss Gevina Bjorgo returns home last Saturday. Evan Jones spends weekend at G Damon's. Melvin Hattlestad helps Frank Crawford with corn shock last Friday. Nearby residents busy cutting corn and filling silos. Miss Gertrude Mullaney leaves Thursday for Winona Minnesota to attend school. Horan school district starts today with Miss Lenora Steenson as teacher. Guy Pollitt assists Ole Ellingsen installing a cement tank. Mrs Olsen and children visit A Monson's. Norbert Damon ill but improving. Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson welcomed a baby girl born last Thursday. Henry Steenson, formerly at Milz drugstore Cresco, returns home last Wednesday. Rev O T Roe and children, visiting relatives, return home last Thursday. We prove the world revolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gevina Bjorgo
Evan Jones
G. Damon
Melvin Hattlestad
Frank Crawford
Gertrude Mullaney
Winona
Minn
Horan
Milz
Cresco
Rev. O. T. Roe
Frank Lower
Fredco
C. H. Waters
L. C. Spaun
Harold
Postville
T. J. Crawford
Charley
Ida Camp
Phil. Brouillet
Roma Padden
Gunder
Hazel Livingood
Waukon
R. H. Waters
Frank Stanley
Amelia Shattuck
Castalia
Dr. Kiesau
Charley Dreyer
Clinton
Irving Crawford
Harry Waters
Tda
Emma
F. W. Conover
Decorah
C. H L
Sam Waters
Maynard
Rock Island Road
Carl DeWitt
Minneapolis
Spain
Charley Shattuck
Lew Woolsey
Francis Padden
Ossian
Walter Pilgrim
J. L. Webster
Henry Schoonmaker
West Union
Max
Kenneth
George A. Waters
Tlar
Jobn Mullaney
Mason City
T. 4
Crawford
Methregor
Clark
Rob Waters
Edna Hammond
Highland
Harry Winters
Evanston
T. BE. Waters
Mia
Chris
Waters
Gene Birdsell
Ray Birdsell
John ‘Leer
Prairie du Chiet
Roy Birdsell
Debunking Earth’s Rotation with Chalk Line Experiment
A German paper notes a simple home experiment to show Earth's rotation. By sprinkling chalk on water in a bowl and comparing a parallel line to a floor crack hours later, the line appears to shift from east to west, illustrating the water lagging as Earth turns eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling
Lion and tiger whiskers do not regrow after removal
A London Tit-Bits note explains whiskers, unlike fur, do not regrow once taken. It cites that cats shed yearly except whiskers and claims wildcats altered by climate change hair when moving between Asia, Africa and Europe, with red sea crossings triggering further shedding.
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Asia
Africa
Europe
Red Sea
Suakin
London
Grammar lecture at Chicago dinner mocks grammar rules
The Grammar of St George Ade delivers an amusing address in Chicago on proper language. Ade critiques phrases like dont and got and stresses correct pronouns Mamie and I. A Chicago professor foresees a future toothless human race, humorously predicting booming canned soup demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Chicago
Mamie
Frankville Notes Featuring Local Visitors and Camelia Concert
Frankville reports frequent visits from Postville and Decorah residents including G Van Wey Sherman Bollman and J J Van Wey. The Camelia Concert Co. arrives Sept 8 in a big tent with vaudeville acts nightly, admission 10 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Todd
Madison
G. L. Cunningham
Edward
Volga City
Camelia Concert Co
Frankville
L. C. Spaun’s
T. J. Crawford
Lée
Weather Patterns in Eighteenth Century Seasons Studied
The Youth's Companion summarizes Professor Ignazio Galli's analysis of eighteenth century records. He reports numerous unusual winters and springs but notes these irregularities were not the rule and seasons eventually returned to normal. The piece argues against widespread beliefs in gradual warming or cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignazio Galli
Galli
Beauty of Spider’s Web and Its Dewy Geometry
The piece praises the spider’s web as a perfect geometric marvel with dew, noting the prism of colors and symmetry. It marvels at the garden spider’s tools for grooming and movement, comparing the combs at the ends of its claws to a refined human accessory.
Coffee advised against for nervous disorders patients
The text warns that victims of nervous disorders should avoid coffee and other stimulants, suggesting benefits from reducing caffeine intake for those conditions.
Do Elephants Sleep Standing Up in the Wild
The article surveys doubts about whether wild elephants lie down. It cites Gordon Cumming and Selous noting ground marks or behavior suggesting prolonged rest may not occur, while Kipling and his son popularize a short standing sleep of about four hours per day. It references Harper’s Weekly as a source of the anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Cumming
Selous
J. L. Kipling
Harper’s Weekly
How to Freshen Wire Screens
Advice to clean window screens using a windy day. Brush the screens inside with a clean brush to lift dust, then wipe frames and wire with a clean cloth. The result makes screens look fresh as when first installed.
Allen's Balsam Advertises Cough Relief
A vintage notice touts Allen's Balsam for coughs and colds with relief promised if treated early. It notes the product contains no harmful ingredients and is sold in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles at all dealers.
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Allen
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