Pioneer Adam Cook Dies After Eighty Eight Years
Adam C. Cook born near Mansfield Ohio November 10 1850 died January 1 1949 at eighty eight. He with seven siblings emigrated to Fayette county Iowa in 1855 settled near Wadena and built a farm. He married Maggie Whittenbaugh June 11 1891. five children survived. Funeral held in Wadena Presbyterian Church. Burial in Wadena Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam C. Cook
Mansfield
Ohio
Henry
Matilda Cook
Fayette County
Wadena
Maggie Whittebaugh
Walter
John
Albert Cook
Luella Cook Rieger
Matilda
Presbyterian Church
Hignett
Christian Church of Arlington
S. V. Carnock
C. S. Flower
Roy Leonhart
W. F. Moore
Westerberg
L. E. Bigler
Potatoes Blamed For Great War Population Rise
A historic note claims potatoes helped fuel the Great War by enabling population growth across northern Europe, linking dietary change to strategic pressures and societal shifts during the era. The assertion frames the tuber as a contributor to broader upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Stuttering and parenting advise amid a tale of doubt
A troubled father discusses his three year old Danny's stutter and the impact of labels, recalling his own past struggles and the role of wise parenting. The piece weaves with other brief notes about a chicken gizzard pearl found in Fayette Leader and a Washington report on a McGregor harbor bill proposed by the river and harbors committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Dan Ross
Joe Ferguson
Joe
Evening Paper
Dan
Russell Smith
Department of the Interior
Fayette Leader
Washington, D. C
McGregor
Congress
House River and Harbors Committee
Logan Blizzard
Town Conservation Commission
Booster Club
Boosters
War Department
The Echo Report From The Daily Ledger Voice
A terse note recalls counsel on argument. The fragment cites a line about a man who speaks softly and asks, suggesting restraint over open proof. This teaser hints at editorial tension and media skepticism in a local paper’s voice.
Pioneer 2 Laid to Rest Ends Life of Ragnild Osland Pioneer
Ragnild Groth Osland born May 12 1851 on the K Groth homestead near Elgin was the first child baptized at East Clermont Lutheran Church. She married Ole L Osland on Feb 22 1872 and raised ten children on the Osland homestead before moving to LeRoy Minnesota. She died Dec 30 at age 87 after years of illness, leaving twenty three grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren. Interment was at Stavanger cemetery near Ossian. The obituary recalls her as a devout Christian mother with a memory of service. Also notes historical context on counterfeiting penalties under the first Coinage act and Mint amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Dahlgren
T the Square Deal Card Club
Thad Walters
Alfred Johnson
Leo Metcalf
Ole Johnson
Lucille
Scott
Olive Knutson
Naomi Crandall
Marie Corkery
Bayless Business College
Creelia
Lyle Kuhnes
Bertha Burgett
Austin
Irvnn
Luther Crandall
Irvin Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Cecil Everett
Delos Burgett
Strawberry Point
Roy Leonhart
Forest Feller
Iowa City
Elkader
Van
Amelia Faye Moore
Cedar Falls
Frank Everett
Orville Doland
Clair Everett
Ray Wetherall
Arlington
Dubuque
Clarence Gayle Randall
C. L. Randall
Excelsior
Wis
Richland Center
le Lord
Carletta
LeRoy
Scome
W. S. Elliott
Avoca
Wisconsin
Ragnild Groth Osland
K. Groth
Elgin
Ragnild Quammen Groth
Kittel H. Groth
East Clermont
Clausen
Ole L. Osland
Near
Ossian
Osland
Fform
Chester
Clara
Emily
Minn
Qle K. Groth
Eagle Grove
Thea, Tennyson
Albert Lea
LeRoy Lutheran Church
J. M. Rasmussen
The Casket Girls and New Orleans Ursuline Aids
In early New Orleans the colony faced home-sickness and survival needs prompting Bienville to promise repatriated women. In 1727 the so called Casket Girls arrived to aid settlement, placed under Ursuline nuns care. Their house on Chartres and Ursuline streets was completed in 1730.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
France
Bienville
Chartres and
Ursuline Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Swaney
C. B. Swaney
Radford
Virginia
Francis Walters
G. A. Daniel
George School
Philadelphia
Upper Iowa
Fayette
Walters
Ladies’ Club
The
Gilbert Vooerlies
Marion
Vooerlies
Kathryn Baldwin
Clarke College
V. Carnock
C. 3. Flower
Margaret Bigler
TM the
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Iowa
R. P. Strauch
Howe
Carter
Pioneer
Stavanger
Hir
Theo
Marel Klingshiem
Orvin
Linsworth Osland
Lloyd 'S Osterhus
Elmer Hungerford
Jersey
California
Texas
Ze Lie
Hormel
Walt
Elgin, Iowa
Quality Store
H. W. Fischer
Great Northern
Michigan Navy
the Elgin Echo and Clermont Enterprise
Ent
America
Weeee
McCall's
Christian Herald
Parents’ Magazine
Pathfinder
Pictorial Review
Romantic Story
Screen Book
True Confessions
Open Road
Woman’s World
Better Homes & Gardens
Home Acts
Needlecraft
Motion Picture Magazine
American Fruit Grower
American Poultry Journal
Breeder’s Gazete Cloverleaf
American Review
Country Home Farm Journal
Home Arts Needlecrafe
Leghorn World
Mother's Home
Plymouth Rock Monthly
Successful Barming Poultry Tribune
Woman's World
Breeder's Gazelle
Erleat American Review
Country Home
Farm Journal
Saree Oy
Ippes
Home Arts
Mother's Home Life
Rhode Island
Red Joy
Ener
Loasehold Farm Journal
Poe
Chip Nat
Post Office
RF. D
Nawe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!