Wadena School Notes Highlight 100 Percent Spelling Recaps
The first grade pupil Darrel Johnson earned 100 percent in spelling this week. Others reading 100 percent in spelling include Maxine Bond Betty Kate Sinaia Blanche Johnson Lucy Jones and John Murray. Several in later grades also posted perfect spelling, with Rita Felder Bessie Jennings Mary Kennedy Bernedine Raftis Daryl Voshell Margaret Cline and Marjorie Heawig. Sixth grade history class drew life in early ages while fifth and sixth graders Burdena Moore and George Davis achieved 10092 in spelling for the week. They praised Ardis O Hara for improvement and thanked Mr Walters for a post office project built for the class.
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Darrel Johnson
Amie
Maxine Bond
Betty Kate Sinaia
Blanche Johnson
Lucy Jones
John Murray
Bonita Weber
Ardis
O'Hara
Rita Felder
Bessie Jennings
Mary
Kennedy
Bernedine
Raftis
Daryl Voshell
Margaret Cline
Marjorie Heawig
Walters
Burdena Moore
George Davis
Local community notes bring courtesy visits and events
The Volew Valley Chuir met with Mrs Minnie Wilson on Thursday with eight members present and three visitors. Numerous individuals from Arlington Elkader and West Union attended social gatherings, weddings, and birthday meals. A Riverside Creamery annual report showed totals and a new board elected. a masked ball at the IOOF hall drew small crowds and prizes.
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Volew Valley Chuir
Minnie ‘Wilson
Stier
Makeie
Johnson
Blanche Whitcher
Will
Christelei
Melee
Franks Roar
Malumby
Elkader
Samdi
J.D. Malumby
Sarah
Ingersail
Fin
Frances
Hileen -Raftiajal
Wadgena
Howard Crandall
Volga City
Roy Crandall
Frank Tschantz
Dorn
Mary Henrich
Iee
Lora the Bitaffer
Fayette
Genevieve Leonhart
Arthur Crandall
Geiwein
Luther Crandall
Wadena
Woodrow Leonhart
Ted Weltch
Missionary Society
Riverside Mutual Creamery
E O. C. FP
W. F. Moore
J. M. Frey
Wm. Dempster
George Thompson
Will Follersber
D. B. Jelings
George Lewis
Tim Leahy
Guy Brest
Wallace Peters
Son “Aldes
sArlington
Thorsday
Evelyn ‘Thompen
Kathryn, Tschanz
August Yestous
pRieven
Sethe Iéssen
P Pais
Lawrence McKellar
Highlind
Wil Peters
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Clermont
War correspondent notes attributed to Sherman claim partial peace
Fragmentary OCR hints at a 19th century attribution to General William Tecumseh Sherman. It mentions prosecttos and Shelley Ker te net details with garbled 1862 context. The readable items reference Sherman and wartime attribution without clear events or dates.
Early electric meters of two types reveal invention progress
The text notes three kinds of electromechanical meters in early electricity history. It cites the Edison nine-sulfate electrolytic meter as the first ampere-hour device, but its reading difficulty led to its replacement by mechanical meters. It mentions many variants by Ferranti, Hilda Thomson, S. Evershed, Chamberlain, Bookham, and others.
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Bumerong
Edison
Ferranti
Hilda Thomson
S. Evershed
Chamberlain
Bookham
Salt in Sun Water and Ocean Salinity Variations
The article explains salt content in tea water varies with locality and temperature. It notes average ocean surface salinity around 35 parts per thousand, with highest levels in the North Atlantic at 87.9 and the South Atlantic at 37.8. It also mentions freshwater streams running through the ocean.
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Ocean
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
England and US Rules on Capital Punishment
The text notes that under English law only high treason and murder carry the death penalty, while United States statutes list nine crimes punishable by capital punishment, including treason murder arson rape piracy and robbery of the mail.
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England
United States
Derivation Claims Wild Pigskin Gloves From Wild Pigs
A note on gloves branded as pigskin asserts they are made from the hides of wild pigs such as the peccary in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The bramble marks on the gloves are presented as evidence that the skins derive from wild animals.
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United States
Mexico
Bad Time of Life and the Age Divide
A reflection on aging and youth in American Mage zine, contrasting the middle aged as the true present while the old dwell on the past and the young gaze ahead. The piece surveys how age frames perception and cultural relevance across generations.
Ant Activity and Damaging Nest Shapes Structures
Fragmentary OCR notes describe large ant colonies two feet high and forty feet across that strip leaves to build nests. The text notes these ants rain trees by removing leaves for building materials, forming a cemented, paver like structure.
Famous Dinkiond The Hope Diamond in a Beautiful Bilge
A fragment notes the Hope Diamond described as beautiful and brilliant, roughly 44 units in size, possibly a portion, with no clear provenance or full context from the surrounding text.
Pompeii Theater Facts From Ancient Ruin Overview
The ancient Pompeii theater is described as seating about 17 000 to 40 000 spectators. It was erected around 62 BC by the emperor Pompey and features a marble interior. The stone theater in Rome inspired its design, but it eventually collapsed in the mid to late centuries.
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Pompeii
Rome
Early cosmetics in ancient Egypt and fringe of social control
Fragmentary notes describe ancient Egyptians applying green eye makeup from malachite powders. The text notes early cosmetics and hints at Jewish women in the empire being confined to the Pale of Settlement with "yellow tickets" granting or restricting residence, reflecting selective social regulation.
Attract and Retrieve the Ball in the Tube
A description details a device inserted in a tube to locate and retrieve a ball using a tiny electric light and a magnetized iron rod. The mechanism enables the ball to be detected and drawn back through the tube with the magnet.
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Wik
Lnd
Unable to parse: Bride tastes curry in Missive note
Fragmentary OCR text describes a bride tasting curry for the first time and notes about her favorite dish. The content is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or events.
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Bride
L'Tivistre
Lausanne
Synthesis Dreams of Rubber Gas Fueled Autos
A Philadelphia bulletin envisions a future where adding synthetic rubber to synthetic gas powers a synthetic automobile. The remark links advanced materials to consumer mobility, reflecting mid century optimism about industrial chemistry and new fuels.
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Philadelphia
Wrening Bulletin
Unbroken Sins and the Aristocrats of the Animal Kingdom
A fragment from London Opinion quotes a writer calling dogs the aristocrats of the animal kingdom and notes hands, especially, go a long way back, reflecting a curious, era-bound view on human and animal traits.
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London
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