Wadena area social and church notes reflect Christmas
The Wadena column records numerous holiday visits and gatherings across families in Waterlon West Union Hawkeye and nearby towns. Highlights include marriage announcements for AlohR Patte to William Yearous, church services at the Presbyterian church, and school closing for ten days. Residents travel to visit relatives in Fowler Iowa City Fayette Arlington and Oelwein with numerous dinners and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Patte
Alohr
William Yearous
Don Yearous
McGregor
M. E
Waterlon
Henry E. Weiss
Helen Rothlisberger
Lyle Patterson
Oled Johnson
Ralph Shaffer
Wondrow
Colleen
Ole Eson
Keith
Henry Sable
Chris Johnson
Hans Larson
Ed Gehring
Lester
Marie
Alfred Johnson
Roy Heyer
Hawkeye
Floyd Patterson
Lulu Rothisberger
Win Yerrous
Fay Whittenbaugh
Mike Tynan
Yowa City
Bud Ashley
la Porte City
Aulden Finch
West Union
A. G. Herrling
Arthur Jones
Nellie
Stella
Monona
Charles Jones
Postville
Lyal Whittenbaugh
John
Robert Whittenbaugh
Presbyterian Church
Wadena
Charles Meulder
Supt
Holt
Weiner
Rush Wilson
Rolfe
Soretia Mattocks
Manchester
Marjorie Ernst
Sumner
Bernice Sniffin
Fairbank
Winnifred Flanagan
Viola
Blanche Aeschliman
Farmersburg
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Near West Union
Mrs. Elwin Loving
Minneapolis
J. R. Wood
Community Dinner Guests and Visits Roll Over New Year
Local families hosted and visited across Decorah and nearby towns during New Year week. Listings include Mervin Anderson and family at Henry Mark home, West family with Otto Gisleson, Kjosa and Junior with E Mickelson, Loftsgard family with Vick home, Norma Opsand with Bernard Hanson, Elmer Nelson with N T Loftsgard, Emery Landsgard with John Hellum, Irene Halverson with T T Loftsgard, George Landsgard with Philman Larsan, Loftsgard on Elkader business, Arthur Landsgard with Bernetta at P R K Peterson, George Gisleson caring for Will Carnie at St Olaf, Olsen family with Gerald and Milo at Joan Hellum, Kirkeberg in Elkader, Maran Lillian Edna Loftsgard at Imer Loftsgard, Mrs Carl Torkelson noted, and service attendance at Marion Luthrens church noted. all reflecting a busy social span across the area.
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Mervin Anderson
Henry Mark
Lawrence West
Otto Gisleson
Kenneth Kjosa
E. Mickelson
Decorah
Mariel Hansen
Postville Hospital
T. L. Loftsgard v
Lillian
Adolph Vick
Norma Opsand
Bernard Hanson
Elmer Nelson
Clermont
N. T. Loftsgard
Emery Landsgard
John Hellum
Irene
Mildred Halverson
T. T. Loftsgard
George
Joan Hellum
Clarence Kirkeberg
Elkader
Maran
Edna Lofts- Bard
Imer Lofiszard
Carl Torkelsan
G. Ness
Marion Lutherns
George Lundsward
Greeks Kept Open Air Theaters Across Ancient Cities
Reading notes describe open-air theaters in ancient Greece where plays were staged under the sky. Many Greek cities owned outdoor venues with no admission charged, highlighting public access to performances.
Skating Lessons and Egg Yolk Colors in Farmer Talk
Mrs. Ferguson counsels Doris on patience in skating noting Miriam’s longer practice. Poultrymen adjust hen feed to color yolks. light yolks linked to green pasture and high yellow corn, with alfalfa meal boosting lightness or cod liver oil preserving color without darkening yolks.
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New York
Pictures and Living Pictures in Child Education
The article notes two classes of pictures home and moving pictures, stressing their role in emotions, taste, and spiritual growth. It cites Payne studies on how children learn from movies, the weekly movie attendance by 77 million Americans, and that about one tenth are under 13. It compares books vs films, mentions a Progressive Home Study Club meeting at Mrs. Alton Medberry, Farm Bureau, Dec. 20, and plans for next year.
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Progressive Home Study Club
Alton Medberry
Farm Bureau
Fred Rathlisberger
Ruth
British Spy Executed After Turkish Intercept
Collier's Weekly reports that a clever Turkish spy in Constantinople was paid 150 dollars in cash in a plain envelope by British intelligence. The envelope, seized by Turkish censors, served as sufficient evidence of dealings with the enemy, leading to the spy's execution.
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British Intelligence Service
Constantinople
Collier's Weekly
London
Human brainpower cited as key to man's superiority
The article explains a common layman explanation for human dominance over animals, arguing that brainpower is the defining factor in elevating humans above other creatures.
Toleration Act of 1689 Defines Protestant Dissenters Rights
The 1689 act passed under William and Mary granted Protestant dissenters the legal right to worship publicly in their own chapels. Dissenters must take the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and repudiate the doctrine of substantiation.
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Church of England
Quinine’s History From Cinchona Bark to Global Remedy
A Washington Post account traces quinine’s rise from a Peru governor’s era illness to a cure based on cinchona bark tea. The Countess Chine chon reportedly recovered in 1638 and popularized the remedy, noting quinine’s later lifesaving role for malaria patients across tropical regions.
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Countess Chinechon
Peru
Washington Post
Spain
Wood of Old Ships Transforms Into Significance
In London a renowned firm specializing in breaking up old vessels displays ancient ship figureheads outside its offices. The seasoned colored wood from former ships finds demand in diverse uses from wine-coolers to garden furniture among English daffodils, reflecting lively repurposing of maritime heritage.
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London
Seven Seas
Native Irish Setter Characteristics and History
The Irish setter, native to Ireland, was first imported to America around 1875. It is believed to derive from English setter, spaniel and pointer stock and was originally red and white. standards now call for solid mahogany red or rich golden chestnut. This gun dog is bold and hardy yet gentle, with a notably long life.
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Ireland
America
Naming Brazil's Capital City
The capital city of Brazil was named Rio de Janeiro by Portuguese explorer Andre Goncalves who sailed into the bay on January 1, 1502.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Andre Goncalves
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Colo
Lydia Kerr
Waterloty
Mae Johnson
Ralph Reed
la Ponda Gell
Charles Wilson
Washington, D. C
J. W. Wileson
von Vosthell
Miller Beauty Shop
Oelwein
Hay Vostell
Mra
Dehin Thiele
Milo Whittenbaugh
Will Whittenbaugh
Henry Herwig
Ray Herwig
Cecil Everett
Buddy
Andrew Johnson
Fayette
Robert Ernst
Marjorie
Walter Zupke
Harold Hermen
Forest Feller
Iowa City
University Hospital
Gunder News
Carters
THE
OWA Child Welfare Research Station
Doris
Miriam
Mrs. Ferguson
Fisher Garment
Brody
Elgin
Clothes
Iowa
R. P. Strauch Agent
JOWA
Quality Store
H. W. Fischer
Timme Bros
the Elgin Echo and Clermont Enterprise
R. P. Strauch
McCall's Magez
Christian Herald
Pathfinder
Pictorial Review
Oj Woman's World
American Fruit Grove
American Pouliry Jour Breeder's Gazette
Cloverleaf
American Ri Country Home Farm Journal
Home Arts
Needlecraf
Leghorn World
Mother's Home Life
Plymouth Rock
Poultry Tribune
Woman's World
Jfeur
Arview
Raler
American Fruit Grower
American Poultry Journal
Breeder's Gazette
Cloverleaf American Review
DC Country
Farm Journal
Capper
Farmer Home
Home Ars Needlecraft
Leghorn World OQ
Mother's
Pathhader
Rhode Island Red Journal
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