Visitors depart for Chicago World’s Fair trip
Wadena area residents and relatives from Salem Oregon and Volga Iowa plan trips and visits as they prepare for departures and gatherings. Families from Elgin Oelwein and Lima share travel and hospitality plans while local social events include a Dorcas Aid Society formation and a large Catholic picnic drawing hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Gell
Salem
Oregon
W. F. Moore
Chicago
Burdena
Rockford
Ill
Rev. Birdsall
Mrs. Compton
Volga
J. D. Molumby
Joy Jennings
Newton
Emma Jennings
Katie Dodson
Kirksville
Neema Crandall
Alla Leonhart
Strawberry Point
Elgin
Francys Raftis
Waukon
Arthur Herrling
Russell Blake
Wisconsin
Fred Heiden
Heiden
Lima
Carl Gehring
Near
Lena Aeschliman
Dorcas Aid Society
Amelia Kuhn
Hazel Gernand
Eleanor Domke
Floyd Stannard
Delwein
Delwein Hospital
Wood
Fa Fonda Gell
West Union
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Arvilla Shaffer
Hazel Caver
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ralph Shaffer
Helen Peterman
Wm. Shadle
Oelwein
Robert Peters
Fred Ernst
M. A. Klingman
Ern Welsh
Elen Welsh
Lawrence Welch
Elaine Fuchner
Anthon
Ruth Wilson
Coral Cook
Guttenberg
A. C. Cook
Margot Musser
Will Whitten-baugh
Corn Hill
Noble Seedorff
Sarah
Arlington
Henry Larson
Chas, Culver
Clair Culver
Son Clair
W. F. Mooer
Milo Whittenbaugh
Oelvern
Paredtal
Wil
Whittenbaugh
Hazel
Living fossils dogfish and garpike highlighted in Michigan
Detroit Free Press reports Dr. Carl Hubbs notes two Michigan fishes, dogfish and garpike, as living fossils. The dogfish, sole survivor of its order, has plate gills aiding oxygen intake. gar, with poisonous eggs, survives in North American freshwaters only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Carl Hobbs
Institute For Fisheries Research
Hubbs
Hubba
North American
Detroit Free Press
Dinner table names and their surprising twists
A long anecdote about odd names sparked at dinner, including a German steward's claim about a president from a race. The highlight is a lawyer’s tale of a white Midwestern girl nicknamed Proky, whose full name linked to Lincoln and emancipation, via the Emancipation Proclamation, as recounted by the New York Sun.
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United States
Lincoln
Abraham
Corporation
Cagehell
New York Sun
Ontario Mines Spark $2 Billion Wealth Boom
Northern Ontario, once seen as worthless wilderness, has generated 2.014 billion dollars in mineral wealth since 1881, lifting Ontario's output from under 5 million to over two billion by 1933. Gold leads at 1.501 billion, silver 257 million, nickel 859 million, copper 145 million, with cobalt, arsenic, palladium, platinum and other minerals also contributing.
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Great Rock
Ontario
Crayons From Oat Hulls Shown By Popular Mechanics
Crayons made from oat hulls and furfural can yield a black substance suitable for crayons. Tests show current samples compare well with charcoal, and adjustable chemical treatment yields varying hardness and darkness for artistic use.
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Popular Mechanics
Dog Train Tramp in Jersey Makes Sneaky Journey
A Jersey dog travels in a passenger car by slipping under seats at each station while train staff are not looking. The clever animal crawls unseen between stations, enjoying the scenery until reaching its destination.
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Jersey
Island of
Po One Ia
Divorce Court Scene Sparks Question About Judge Role
A lawyer rehearsing lines in a divorce court asks who plays the part of the judge. The actress listens with mild interest and then asks about the judge, highlighting behind the scenes casting in a theatrical setting.
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Netress
Senator Sorghum Acknowledges Married Life Value
In remarks reported as a valuable reminder, Senator Sorghum says a politician should realize you cannot have your own way about everything. He adds that it is usually better for a politician to be a married man, stressing early awareness of compromises.
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Sorghum
Budget System Sparks Late Balance Debate
Christian Stegister notes that even with daily budget balancing by evening, funds are already exhausted, implying limited ability to act or go anywhere after balancing. The exchange highlights fiscal constraints and timing of budget checks impacting decisions.
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Christian Stegister
In Warbling Mood Mrs Entering Bubby s Den
A brief, fragmented notice describes a spring dress and a request to send to the collector. The readable lines hint at a domestic scene with Mrs entering a den and a caller seeking payment or delivery. No clear names or places are legible.
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Bubby
Fragmented proverbs and notes on life and industry
A medley of aphorisms on manners, leisure, education, and weather contrasts with a note on Rand mining in Africa. It speaks of truth, restraint, and the quirks of modern life while hinting at gold extraction methods and ore processing in the Rand district.
U S Money Plates Rerequired After Currency Change
The note plates used to print United States money were updated years ago when paper money size changed. With currency no longer redeemable in gold, the redemption pledge on most notes is being reprinted. It will likely take another year before new bills without the inscription circulate. The new line will read This note is legal tender for all debts public and private and is redeemable in lawful money at the Treasury of the United States.
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U. S
United States
Treasury of
Tiger Defeats Wild Boar in Indian Forest Encounter
A tiger and a wild boar battled near Jhansi, India, all day ending with the tiger victorious. The fight began in the morning and continued into the evening as onlookers heard cries. Exhausted, the tiger was shot by eighty police.
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Jhanshi
India
Rockets Guide Airplanes at Londot Airdrome in Fog
The Londot airdrome uses rockets to guide incoming airplanes through fog, rockets pierce the fog and explode brilliantly in the clear sky above, aiding landing visibility for pilots and crews.
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Londot
Pompous Man and Publicity Claims Take Center Stage
In a clipped exchange, a pompous man complains he must quit reading dime novels or fail to amount to anything while Cheerful Puncturer taunts him about quitting. Mra Jinks questions his knowledge of high finance as Jinks notes he earns a salary from three trusts as a publicity man.
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Jinks
Longing and irony echo in a salted confession
A fragment echoes a playful exchange where one speaker vows deep love and the other replies with wry humor about taking it with many grains of salt. The dialogue hints at romance tempered by skepticism and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Soma Comfort Jinks Five Years Remembrance Note
A brief memorial item notes a son named Blake and a sentiment of keeping faith after loss. The fragment expresses value in remembering loved ones and acknowledges a deceased person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soma
Blake
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Esther Raftis
Clark
Madge Corkery
Elva Clark
Raffi
Mary Ellen Kennedy
Rudy Minger
Ralph
Glendale
Calif
John Minger
Fred Bierman
Florence Heyer
Baby
Randalia
Ed Gehring
Mae Crowe
Clermont
John Corkery
Bowles
Harold Wide
Ed Fahey
Lizzie B. Lyons
Louise Schori
Ethel Rennison
Anne Falb
Marie Mosby
Dorothy Friederich
Sam Lehman
Harry Parsons
Waterloo
Fred Muehblethaler
Virginia Doty
Arthur Henry
Paton
Iowa
J. J. Snyder
Will Monlax
St Olaf
Clin. Patterson
Betty
Janice McKeever
Minneapolis
John Reusser
Palatine
Emma Reusser
Louise Schook
Dubuque
Fred Reichert
Will Monlux
Larson
Franklin Street
Perry Lareen
George Vaughn
Rose Miller Waxdahl
Flandrew
Waxdahl
John
Jake Miller
Thomas Stoer
Milwaukee
Wis
H. W. Bander
Earl Livingston
Tulsa
Okla
Anna MecChesny
Oklahoma
Fred Lechner
Carter
Rose Bauman
Schaer
Rand
Africa
Johannesburg
Elgin Echo
Princess Theatre
Leslie Howard and
Betty Davis
Musical Revue
John Wayne
Riders
Destiny
Wintey isibAri
Baron
Rangers
Myrna Loy
George Brent
Laure) & Hardy
Dinah
Hershey
Ad. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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