Community notices of weekend guests and church schedule
A long list of weekend guests visiting families in West Union Cheery Valley and nearby areas. Names include Artur Herman G Thryn Ogie Robert Peters Levi Pulfor Walter Medberry Leni Medberry Henry Frieden Alfred Wenger and family C Klingman Wal Kerr Fred Reichert Morebull William Reichert Harry Hibing and families Walter Rothlisberger John Rothlisberger Japhen Rothlisberger Perry Medberry Alta Dennler Louie Muehlenthaler Stephen Hoblisber S Mrs Wenger Lena Warner Ida Moore Ina Rob Gerts Rev Hillman Prof Evans and the Myria Community Church announces a new morning service hour with Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church at 10 26 a m.
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Artur Herman
Bea
G Thryn Ogie
Robert Peter
Levi Pulfor
Adlph Hanson
Walter
Leni Medberry
Henry Frieden
Alfred Wenger
Fred Reichert
Fred Rothishereer
Waifena
Yvlajted
Jakie Wearons Jr
Walter Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberger
Weet Union
Chas. Rothlisberger
Japhen Rothvberger
Perry Medberry
John Err
Volga City
Alta
Alta Dennler
Louie Muehlenthaler
Stephen
Out Gunder Way Weekend Socials And Local Notices
Kenneth Work and friends joined Christ Anderson at a Friday night gathering. Families visited relatives near West Union and Clermont. Local residents toured Gunder for the Mississippi water view. A Ford truck purchase and nurse exams highlighted community activity. The Duncans of near Wew Market celebrate a long wedding anniversary dating back to 1849. Early spring real estate listings appear in Mlgin's.
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Kenneth
Christ Anderson
Gladys Lott
Edwin Olson
Harry Stollie
West Union
T. T
H. T. Loftsgard
Bling
Knudt Hoag
T. N. Loftsgard
John Nelson
Clermont
N.T. Loftsgard
Ton
Postville
Charley Christenson
Ole and the car that learned to drive
An old tale from Topeka tells of Ole who buys a new automobile and follows a boss’s rule to stay under 15 miles per hour for 500 miles. He and neighbors joke about gears as Ole insists on low gear for slow and high for fast, eventually rolling out at 15 mph in low gear.
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Topeka
Alan
Ole
Cause of cancer unknown pins fear on districts and heredity
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes limited knowledge of cancer causes after a millennium of study. It highlights hereditary patterns, so-called cancer hongs and districts with high death rates, and theories about germs carried by bedbugs, stressing cancer's presence across rich and poor alike.
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Berkshires
Massachusetts
New York State
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Norman Conquest Ties Races Across Britain and Ireland
The passage argues that Jutes Angles Saxons Danes and Normans share a kindred race, uniting with Welsh Irish and Scots as Celtic. Normans began as Norse pirates who settled in France, adopted French, and became the courteous European elite. After Hastings they aligned more with Anglo-Saxons than French, yet left a lasting French influence on English words. Racial differences faded through intermarriage over centuries.
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Scandinavia
France
Europe
Hastings
England
Loula Giobo-Democrat
The Ears Adjust To City Noise In Modern Life
A discussion of how the ear adapts to environmental sound explains that in a factory or city the auditory system tunes itself to ongoing noise, allowing workers to ignore constant sounds. It notes the paradox of an inferno of noise that residents acclimate to, though the nervous system feels the strain.
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Nolse
Muller
Emergency Case Dialogue Between Doctor And Nurse
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt features a doctor reproaching a nurse for kissing a patient. The nurse argues it was in her line of duty as the conversation pivots on professional boundaries and implied consequences. The exchange conveys period theatrical wit and medical workplace tensions.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
True Economist Ingenious boy asks mother to wash face
A brief humorous remark from a small boy named Hugh describes his clever view of washing up. He explains that his hands must be moistened by his father, not by himself, to complete the task. Published in Harper's Magazine.
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Hugh
Harper
Postal Improvement Week Campaign Urges Public Help
The Postal Service launches a nation wide drive titled Postal Improvement Week to run May 1, enlisting Businessmen, newspapers, advertisers, and 329000 postal workers. Citizens are urged to address mail properly with full street address and return address, and to report service issues to the postmaster for investigation.
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Pontinhater
Pagal
Malta
Postal Improvement Week urged by Post Office Department
The Post Office Department appeals to postmasters and employees to use the Postal Improvement Week emphasis in public dealings. The message stresses courteous conduct and better service in handling the public, as outlined in the May 16 1922 issue.
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Post Office Department
WBER
The Dead Letter Office and Postal Addressing
A historical note explains street numbers and full addresses improve mail delivery. It recalls how early letters sought elusive clues to Zeke’s whereabouts and how modern practice asks for precise numbers and street names to help Uncle Sam locate addressees.
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Ben’ Frannklin
Flsekiel Smithers
Atlantic Coast
Hen
Zeke
Garret
Ben
John Smith
New York
N. Y
Chicago
Sam
Postoffice Department
Postal Clerk Addressing State Names In Full
Reader asks how a postal clerk distinguishes between similarly named towns such as Trinidad in California and Trinidad in Colorado. The note urges that every state name be written in full in the address to avoid misdelivery. Authorities emphasize clear handwriting and complete identifiers.
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Trinidad
Calfornia
Colorado
Postmasters Manage World’s Biggest Business Say Officials
The line More business to government highlights the postal system as a vast enterprise. President Harding in his message to Congress notes postmasters oversee local branches of the world’s largest business, stressing managerial duties and responsibilities.
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Harding
Congress
POS improvements at rural post office urged
Community notices call for tidying the rural letter box and improving first impressions. Residents discuss efforts to present a neater, more orderly post office, hoping visiting strangers will notice the changes and return. Local voices emphasize steady, practical improvements.
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Postroneter
Farmer
Stranger
Humanizing the Postal Service Motto by Hubert Work
A quotation attributed to Postmaster General Hubert Work emphasizes that every employee matters and teamwork drives the postal system. It stresses human cooperation as central, framing duties as familiar accommodations for neighbors and friends rather than driven by an absentee employer.
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Hubert Work
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Exceptio
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Roberta
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Valais
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