Maynard Powers and Marian Davis Wed at Peace Grove
Maynard Powers of Crystal Lake and Marian Davis of Wadena wed on April 15 at the United Brethren parsonage in Peace Grove. The couple, both from nearby communities, are welcomed by families and will reside in Crystal Lake where Powers works with his father in dairy and poultry.
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Crystal Lake
A. G. Herrling
Charles City
Mike
Tynan
Liddy
Elkader Tuesty
Bonita Weber
Lawrence Felder
Darry Johnson
Ardis O'Hara
Alice Sniffin
Marie Welsh
Dorothy Cline
Rita Felder
Mary Kennedy
Bernedine Raftis
William A
Alo Hinkel
Trene Kennedy
Marcia Knutson
Marjorie Berger
Raymond Felder
Irene Kennedy
Janior Sniffin
George Davie
Virginia Herwig
Dorothy Minikan
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Elkader
West Union
Waucoma
Elgin-Clermont
Clermont
Real estate transfers in two weeks ending March 12
Transfers from W J Rogers abstract office show Emma E Jennings to D W Bates Receiver Adm for 489.84 and 12 Ls 80, 91, 92 and 98 Herrimans Add Wadena. Citizens State Bank of Postville to Minnie Hangartner WD 1 NW ex Sofrd and NW NE W of ry 11-96-7. Citizens State Bank to Ben Hofer WD 3,900 NE NE and pt NW NE 8-93-7. Ben Schneider to Clara Brabham westorew NW SW 29-947.
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W. J. Rogers
Emma E. Jennings
D. W. Bates
Herriman
Wadena
Citizens’ State
Bank of Postville
Minnie
Hangartner
Citizens
State Bank
Ben Hofer
Ben Schneider
Clara Brabham
Sorew
Golden Horn Inlet of Bosporus Forms Darbar of Constantinople
The Golden Horn is described as the inlet to the Bosporus that shapes the grand Darbar of Constantinople in Turkey, highlighting its historic role in imperial ceremonies and city life.
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Golden Horn
Bosporus
The Girl Marries a Traveling Salesman for Love
Polly pouts at the idea of marriage to a traveling salesman and learns that only when her husband is away on the road does she get to go anywhere.
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Polly
Rocky Hill Public Library's 1794 origins and 1820 merger
The Rocky Hill Connecticut Public Library traces to 1794 when Rev. Colgio Chapin started a social library with eight subscribers and 87 volumes. Early costs included 9 shillings, and combined records note a horse hire expense. In 1795 the Free Library began with 77 subscribers, and by 1820 the two libraries united their efforts and volumes.
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Colgio Chapin
Wonton
New Haven
England's Sandilands A Distant England in Slow Time
The article reflects on Suffolk’s Sandilands as a retreat from progress, a forgotten coastland where time moves slowly among sleepy villages, heaths, and old customs. It notes rustic speech, named flora and fauna, and enduring local sayings that preserve a sense of historical English character.
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England
Sandilands
Landgoard Fort
Yarmouth
Suffolk
The
London Saturday Review
Sanflands
Hodmans
Rest in Peace Wreath Delivers With Mixed Message
An elderly business mind’s funeral wreath order ends up miswritten by a new assistant. The ribbon carries the phrase Rest in Peace on both sides and an awkward addition We Shall Meet In Heaven if room permits. The error reached the funeral setting despite requests for a double-sided inscription.
Safe motorists praised for stopping at grade crossings in South Carolina
A commentary notes motorists who stop for trains at grade crossings in South Carolina. Engineers hand out form letters to drivers who wait, delivering a short safety sermon as they toss the letter to the car occupants.
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South Carolina
New Chief Appointed on Lonely Isle Tristan da Cunha
A new chief has been named on Tristan da Cunha replacing the recently departed missionary ruler. The appointed leader, one of the 167 inhabitants, gains authority to conduct marriages and oversee local affairs with his mother acting to safeguard the interests of women and children. Ships call infrequently, about every two years.
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Lonely Isle
Tristan da Cunha
Hest Island
Sparrow interrupts power in La Junta with bird mishap
A sparrow caused a 319 minute power outage in La Junta Colorado by pecking at a wire atop an ignitedor substation. The bird’s disturbance disrupted high voltage equipment, plunging the area into blackout as technicians investigated the cause and the lingering effects on the grid lingered.
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la Junta
Colo
Feline Aire in Boston Transcript Cartoon Snippet
A brief Boston Transcript cartoon strip features a cat remarking on a spouse’s birthday memory while a friend comments on the long-held date. The exchange plays on domestic humor with a light, everyday tone.
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Boston
Transcript
And He Did Judge Accused And Smith's Weekly Exchange
A quoted courtroom exchange features a candid remark as an older man and a younger accused discuss age and guilt in a restrained dialogue. The line reflects a public imagination of judgment and age dynamics in a legal setting from the period.
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Smith's Weekly
In One Detail There's something donelike about our child
A quoted pair notes the fatherly comment There's something donelike about our child and the mother retorts You, he's pigeon-toed. The brief suggests a domestic dialogue highlight within a larger piece.
Advertising as the newspaper’s lasting impact says Stephenson
J M Stephenson publisher of the South Bend News Times argues advertising informs buyers and reaches nearly all readers through newspapers while radio ads vanish. He claims newspapers offer lasting impressions, reproducible articles, and tangible results that no agency has matched.
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J. M. Stephenson
South ‘Bend
Ind
NewsiTimes
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Constipated for Thirty Years Cured by Old Remedy
A patient recounts thirty years of constipation ending after taking a remedy from a leading druggist in Elgin and Brick City Pharmacy Clermont. The ad claims souring food and choking relief, with "a new person" after treatment.
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Simoe
Alice Burns
Oldest Will From Ancient Nile Priest Marital Property Case
Pathfinder Magazine notes a fragmentary find claiming the oldest known will that provides for final disposition of property. The document, allegedly prepared in Upper Egypt, mentions a priest leaving his property to another priest. The text is written on papyrus and is described as tall coarse material from the Nile region.
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Nile
Pathfinder Magazine
Five U S Cities Over a Million Population in 1930 Census
The 1930 census credits five American cities with populations exceeding one million. New York leads at 6,930,400, followed by Chicago at 8,270,400, Detroit at 1,668,600, Philadelphia at 1,198,900, and Los Angeles at 1,288,000.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los Angeles
Platinum the most malleable metal described
The article notes platinum as the most malleable metal and highlights Colombia as a major producer. It explains platinum can be spun extremely fine, with a cubic inch drawn into wire about 50,000 miles long, and estimates that 13,000 strands would equal the thickness of six hats.
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Colombia
The Starting Point Meet People Think Alike
The proverb suggests that shared goals fail without aligned initial assumptions. It emphasizes how similar minds may diverge in outcomes due to differing starting premises and perspectives.
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