Wadena senior class play Scoop pictured in Klingman hall
The Wadena senior class presented Scoop in Klingman hall on Wednesday April 21 drawing a large audience with net proceeds of 47 dollars. Cast included Elizabeth Aeschliman Iva Crawford Ivan Flower Jean Jones Mary Kuefer Adrian Lockard Clement Messerli Betty Minhan Earl Runge Gladys Shaffer Glen Thompson Torvald Thompson Lucille Welch directed by Mrs Zella Duncan. A home economics style show followed between acts.
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Klingman Hall
Elizabeth Aeschliman
Iva Crawford
Ivan Flower
Jean Jones
Mary Kuefer
Adrian Lockard
Clement Messerli
Betty Minihan
Earl Runge
Gladys Shaffer
Glen Thompson
Torvald Thompson
Lucille Welch
Zella Duncan
D. F. Corkery
Rochester
Minn
Ray Poor
Don Henry Auto Repair and Welding Services
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Wadena
Iowa
Do Movies Influence Children’s Behavior and Values
An Iowa discussion assesses how films shape a child’s impressions, attitudes, and conduct. It notes films can teach heroism, romance, and values, while war depictions or crime portrayals may influence attitudes and even inspire criminal imitation in predisposed youths.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Hollywood
Tuberculosis Knowledge Test Quiz Prompts Public Campaign
The Iowa Tuberculosis Association invites readers to judge true or false statements about tuberculosis as part of its annual early diagnosis campaign. The quiz lists 17 statements about inheritance, cure, vaccines, transmission, symptoms, and testing to assess public understanding.
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Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Life’s funny propositions and random quips in a column
A fragment from a humor column notes Life’s funny proposition as worth a laugh. It cites an exchange about 200000 viewing cherry blossoms in Washington and fifty million viewing Kansas sunflowers, then a string of jokes about teeth as an organ, a Monroe Wis. dairy joke, a chorus girl and an Iowa farmer, plus a nod to humility and peanuts for elephants.
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Washington
Kansas
Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body
A Collier's Weekly writer notes that an average man with a normal heart remains sober at .1 percent blood alcohol. He stays fairly in control up to .25 percent. Between .25 and .4 percent he loses consciousness. between .7 and 1 percent he dies.
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Collier’s Weekly
Fayette County Farm Bureau News Letter Highlights Local Programs
Payments totaling 162444.31 have been issued to Fayette county farmers under the 1936 Soil Conservation program with two thirds of the county total disbursed. Further payments to remaining recipients are anticipated soon. A hog vaccination school led by Dr. K W Stouder is planned for April 29 at West Union. Poultry Marketing Committee to report May 5. A county hobby show tied to the Women’s Home Project Achievement Day is set for May 18 with exhibits across collective creative and literary categories. State rural chorus rehearsals in Fayette on April 30 call for prompt arrival. music cost under fifty cents.
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Fayette County
W. 5
Rothlisberger
The
Agricultural Conservation Association
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
West Union
Poultry Committee
Poultry Marketing Committee
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Buenos Aires City Profile in Argentina’s Heart
Buenos Aires, largest city south of the equator, houses over two million people. Known as a woman’s paradise due to a 5 to 1 male to female ratio, it lies 100 miles up the Rio de la Plata where the river is 30 miles wide. Notable landmarks include a grand cathedral and Teatro Colon, a premier theater.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de la Plata
Teatro Colon
Diamond demon chaser and cure myths in Hindu beliefs
A Pearsons London Weekly writer recounts Hindu lore about the diamond as a protective charm. Beliefs claim it drives away demons and diseases such as blood poisoning and jaundice, protects against plague and cholera when worn on the left arm, restores sight to blind eyes via water a diamond rested in, and prevents madness when worn around the neck.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Hustings origins in London court of limited jurisdiction
Hastings explains how the court of limited jurisdiction in London served as the usual venue for MP nominations by platform speech before the 1872 English Ballot Act. From this practice the term hustings emerged to describe any organized canvassing or campaigning for votes.
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Hastings
London
The Egyptian Scarab Symbol of Creation and Power
The scarab, crafted from diverse stones, echoes the sacred beetle abaeus. Ancient Egyptians linked it to creation and the god Khepera who rolled the sun. They believed wearing the scarab conveyed strength of creation and cosmic life.
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Khepera
Galapagos Islands Unique species per island noted
The Galapagos Islands show that many plants and animals are unique to the archipelago and that each island hosts its own species of certain birds and reptiles not found on neighboring islands despite only short ocean distances.
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Galapagos Islands
Waste of coal in households exceeds one-fifth by chimneys
A historical note reports that about one twentieth of every ton of coal bought for domestic use escapes unconsumed through chimneys as smoke and scot. The statement highlights inefficiency in coal burning and its loss as waste.
Chemurgic Defined as Chemurgy in Literary Digest
The Literary Digest notes the term chemurgic or chemurgy meaning the science and art of preparing chemicals by natural means using air sunlight and moisture, derived from obtaining chemicals from agricultural products.
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Literary Digest
Military Honors for a French Vineyard near Dijon
The Clos-Vougeot vineyard near Dijon is the only place in the world accorded military honors by its country’s army. Since about 1810 a colonel began saluting it to honor wine, and every troop passing that way has likewise paused to salute.
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Clos-Vougeot
Dijon
France
Collier’s Weekly
Primavera Furniture Wood Characteristics
Primavera is an exotic furniture wood native to Mexico and Guatemala. Its grain resembles mahogany, while its natural color is light yellow with a brown tinge similar to satinwood.
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Mexico
Guatemala
Stone Garnet Hairpins and Faithful Promise Worn in Italy
Fragment describes hair accessories in Italy once worn by widows with garnet studded stones. The stone is said to symbolize resignation and faithfulness, guard against loss, and help wearers find lost property.
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Italy
Nature's Seasonal Beauties Revealed by Time
A reflective line noting that nature bestows distinct beauties with each season and moment, celebrating the changing textures of the natural world across time.
Concrete Sidewalk Promises Clear Path Past Mud Holes
A local project replaces muddy paths with a new concrete sidewalk to improve safety and access. Residents expect easier commutes and fewer travel disruptions after construction completes.
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