Richmonder Wins 200 For Old Copper Cent
Jd. D. Martin of Richmond, Virginia, received a check for 200 dollars from The Numismatic Company Fort Worth Texas after they bought his old copper cent. The ad urges readers to request a 4 cent folder showing coins stamps and valuables to spot profitable变化 in their change and avoid passing valuable coins.
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Jd, D. Martin
Richmond
Numismatic Company
Dept. 657
Fort Worth
Texas
Martin
Clermont social notes mix with family visits
Mx. and Mrs. C. J. Anderson visited Clermont on Monday. Bessie Blockhus stayed with Ole Gisleson Thursday night. Agnes Olson visited her sister Mrs. Martin Groth for a few days. Louise Amundson of Clermont spent time with Ole Gisleson T. L. Loftsgard and Mrs. Groth daughters were weekend guests at T. J. Olson’s. C. J. and Pete Anderson with Mer yin Anderson as chauffeur visited Lou Anderson of Can-.
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C. J. Anderson
Clermont
Bessie Blockhus
Ole Gisleson
Agnes Olson
Martin Groth
Louise Amundson
Ole
Gisleson
T. L. Loftsgard
T. J. Olson
C. J
Pete Anderson
Meryin Anderson
Lou Anderson
Can
Local Notes From Gunder and Clermont Area
Ton S D at hospital in Rochester Minn Lena Clark visiting North Dakota Joe Houg business caller at Postville Tina Nelson Agnes Hoag dinner guests in Clermont H E B Landsgard There was no school in district No 8 due to blocked roads Anna Mae Kimball weekend guest Greg Kregel The Gunder telephone company annual meeting held at Center school house Dorcas Society meeting at C J Anderson home officers reelected Tina Nelson Myrtle Olson Agnes Hoag and Mrs Seth Clark assisting in Tom Landsgard home during Lena Clark’s absence Parent teacher meeting at Gunder school postponed due to weather
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Gunder
Pure Scotch Scotty Saves Christmas Penny Pact
A Scottish husband saves a penny per kiss to fund Christmas. He is shocked to find the bank stuffed with larger denomination coins when he opens it. His wife quips that some men are not as stingy as he.
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Scotty
Oblique Warning From Director Over Life Span
A physical director warns that living beyond eighty is a crime and will be punished by death, framing the aging limit as a societal penalty rather than a medical guideline.
Strauch Publishes Weekly Editorial Row
The National Editorial is issued each Thursday by R. P. Strauch and entered as second class mail at the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa.
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R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
Proverbial Fragments on Love Duty and Fortune
A collection of aphorisms and quips on love faith and success. Witty observations touch on flattery gossip bachelor life and gender roles. The tone resembles a playful moral miscellany from a periodical.
Collect Your Money a Guide for Credit Conduct
A January 16, 1930 advisory urges merchants to enforce credit terms and collect debts promptly. It stresses watching own credit, avoiding customer abuse, and following a steps plan from gentle reminders to formal action, with polite persistence as the core method.
No Killing Matter Good Roads Help Small Towns
The Lyon County Reporter argues that good roads bolster small towns like Rock Rapids near Sioux Falls, where merchants see rising business and lower overheads. It contends roads are improving and should benefit towns nationwide, noting roads never killed a town but poor actions can harm them.
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Rock Rapids
Sioux Falls
Lyon County
Settling Up Time Prompt for New Year Obligations
The text urges settling accounts at the start of the new year and meeting obligations. It stresses payment of what is owed, even if full payment is impossible, and encourages improving in all things including financial duties. The message emphasizes showing good intentions by paying a part of what is owed.
Elgin Town Council Minutes January 6 1980
The Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present. Minutes from the prior meeting were approved and a motion passed to transfer 300 from Water to Road funds. Bills were audited and allowed including Central States Power & Light 135.84 and several labor, gravel, and pump repairs, with various petty items recorded.
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Elgin
Central States Power & Light Corp
Fred Gehring
Lyon
Rumsey Pump Co
City
C. J. Harrington
Chandler Pump Co
G. H. Kiple
M. A. Boyer
Wild Geese Shown to Have Good Memories
Swedish naturalist Bengt Berg trained shy birds to feed from his hand at a Swedish coast. Doctor Berg observed sixteen wild geese returning from Africa to a familiar site, recalling their past routine and friendship after an extended journey.
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Bengt Berg
Theodore G. Ahrens
Berlin
Sweden
Doctor Berg
Africa
Moon cooling measurements hint at past volcanic action
Epstein computed cooling values for lunar materials and found 120 for a lunar sample in shadow and zero solar heat. Granite showed 16 and basalt 24 while quartz sand stood at 58. Pumice, volcanic in origin, yielded 100 to 150, suggesting pumicate evidence for ancient lunar volcanism and crater formation.
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Epstein
Doctor Eipstein
Right and Wrong Representative Bulwinkle Speech
The speaker comments on generational change noting the older generation has always upbraided the young. He asserts today’s youth dare to call wrongdoing right, citing a 26 year old woman once seen as a little pet now described as a petter.
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Bulwinkle
Gastonly Musicale
New Year Guests and Local Visits in Oak Grove
Oak Grove residents hosted guests on New Year’s day and hosted Sunday visits across several families. Listings include Gilson, Dummermuth, Boyle, Monnahan, Kohls, and Howard households with relatives from Went Union Elgin Arlington Guttenberg and North Dakota among others.
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H. B. Gilson
Wayne
Frederick
Forrest Shaffer
Ray Shaffer
Herbert Dummermuth
Will
Harry Wenger
M. J. Monnahan
Albert Dummermuth
Henry Feller
George Gilson
Butch Monnahan
Independence
M. J. Monaahan
Walter Kohls
Thos. Ogle
George Boyle
Frank Howard
George Hyde
Guttenberg
Sheldon Boyle
L. W. Reed
Phyllis Rowland
Sheldon Kohls
Reuben Howard
Ed Boyle
Harold Conner
Vern Northrup
Arlington
Lyle Wilson
John Howard
Albert Dummermut
Dippy Dope Sips Soda in Missing Flavor Mixup
A playful exchange centers on a request for plain soda water. The gag hinges on a misunderstanding about flavor and results in a punchline about missing vanilla and chocolate. The ministory captures a light, humorous moment.
Speeding Toward 750 MPH Travel Incoming Forecast
A Paris meeting of scientists predicts people may travel 750 miles per hour soon. They cite auto speed records rising from 107 mph in 1921 to about 215 mph in 1928 as supporting evidence. Meanwhile Dr Annie Jump Cannon of Harvard Observatory reports classifying spectra for about 260,000 stars from her 30 year study.
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Paris
Space
Annie Jump Cannog
Harvard Observatory
Haa
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