Wadena social notes show wide network of visits and anniversaries
A flurry of callers stops by Elgin West Union and Arlington homes with many visits to the Frey family in Delware. Notable events include Matt and Frey celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at the Frey home, a long family history dating to 1876, and numerous cordial calls among Mrs. Hinkle, the Raftis and Canine families, and local residents across several towns.
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Matt Frey
Wm. Frey
Mr. Frey
Martin Frey
Baden
German immigrant Frey family homecoming celebration
In 1858 Germany born, Mr Frey came to America in 1871 via Chicago after the Great Fire. The family settled near Wadena, later moving to their current farm. Mrs. Frey, born 1865 near Arlington, is Philip Lenhart’s daughter. Friends and relatives from West Union, Strawberry Point, Oelwein and Elyria joined a Sunday gathering with dinner, while Mary Ann Foxwell, Frey’s first teacher, attended.
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Germany
America
Chicago
Wadena
Frey
Philip Lenhart
Arlington
Mary Ann Foxwell
Wadena School Notes Highlight Attendance and Honors
Barry Chapman was the only pupil in the primary room not absent or tardy in the first semester. Eskimo studies fill first and second grades’ Eskimo booklet project while Miss Emerson returns after two weeks illness. Honor rolls feature several students across fifth, sixth, junior high and senior high, with grades cited and a Safety program presented by the Sophomore class.
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Barry Chapman
Duane Lowe
Rosemary Cline
Phyllis Roberta
Harold Johnson
Miss Emerson
George Davis
Iane Weber
Arlene Welch
Joy Wheeler
Lucille Davis
la Fonda Gell
Genevieve Leonhart
Lois Matthys
Frank Wetzel
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Mary Whittenbaugh
Kathryn Baldwin
Hetty Minniham
George Wood
Amelia Moore
United Brethren Church Weekly Services and Meetings
Rev C L Randall, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10, Christian Endeavor at 7 20 p m and evening worship at 8. Mid week prayer Thursday. Mission Band met Tuesday with Marie Johnson, attendance twelve. Missionary Society plans Feb 3 at Mrs George Jennings home with committee members Mrs Jens Halvers on, Mrs Maggie Johnson and Mrs W F Moore on program committee.
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Rev. C. L. Randall
United Brethren Christian Endeavor
Marie Johnson
The
Missionary Society
George Jennings
Jens Halverson
Maggie Johnson
W. F. Moore
Presbyterian Church Services and Choir Practice
Rev H G Rundell, pastor, conducts morning worship at 11. Junior choir practice Saturday at 7 30. A home brew accident injured Fred Aggland of Kinistina British Columbia when opening a beer bottle with his teeth. He was treated at hospital and plans to use a bottle opener.
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H. G. Rundell
Home Brew
Fred Aggland
Kinistina
B. C
Fred
Car owners blamed for deadly highway crash near Prairie
A distressed Tripoli Leader editorial details a fatal night crash south of Prairie, Minnesota where two men slept in a disabled car on the highway. The owner, who bought the car in Waterloo for 15, had no insurance or resources to compensate victims, and did not notify authorities, prompting questions about accountability and safety.
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Looming Prairie
Minn
Waterloo
Tripoli
Keeping Fit Among Jazz Band Members
A brief note suggests jazz band members maintain excellent physical training with the possibility of sudden runs during their duties as hinted by a London humorist context.
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London
Accident Fatality Rates by Country Compare Nations
The report ranks countries by accidental fatalities per thousand, placing the highest rate in the first country. Canada follows, then Australia and Switzerland, with New Zealand, Scotland, England and Wales, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, and France also listed in descending order.
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Canada
Australia
Switzerland
New Zealand
Scotland
England
Wales
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Norway
France
Elephant Driving Ma Hont and Ankus Description
A description explains elephant driving terms. The mahout is the elephant driver and the goad is the ankus. The goad is about two feet long with a sharp spike and a hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook.
Handwriting Clues Linked to Dishonesty
Col Mer's Weekly reports handwriting analysts say individuals with wavering baselines broken z shapes open t and s often show evasiveness and deceit. The claim links penmanship traits to character.
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Col Mer's
First American Factory in Virginia Glass Bottle Works
The first industrial enterprise in the United States was a glass bottle factory set up in Virginia soon after 1607. It stood in the Woosotts borough about a mile from Jamestown, marking an early colonial attempt at manufacturing.
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United States
Virginia
Janestown
Stop chain letters and save the postal service
The letter argues that chain letters waste mail, drive up costs, and frighten recipients. It urges readers to destroy every “chain” letter they receive to curb superstition and reduce postal work and expenses.
Pioneer Woman Flyer First US Female Pilot in 1910
Dr. Bessica Raiche of Santa Ana California became the first woman to fly a plane in the United States. She piloted at Mineola Field on Long Island in 1910 marking a milestone in aviation history.
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Bessica Raiche
Santa Ans
Calif
United States
Mineola Field
Long Island
Cantaloupe origins traced to Armenia and Italy
A note on cantaloupe etymology links the fruit to Cantaloupe Island in Italy where melons first grew in Europe, while the seed is said to have originated in Armenia.
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Italy
Europe
Armenia
Signifies Illegitimacy in Heraldic Term History
The phrase har sinister derives from baton sinister, a herniary term used to denote illegitimate birth. The label marks a child born outside wedlock and has historical ties to heraldic practice and medieval lineage rights.
Cannon fragment from 18th century siege found near Finalmaring
Fragments of a World War era cannon were recovered from the sea off Finalmaring Italy. Archaeologists report clinging bone fragments and suggest a gunner may have perished aboard the piece. The find echoes a 1745 British bombardment of a nearby fort.
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Finalmaring
Italy
Troublesome Women and Their Strict Influence
A compact reflection on how guileless yet strict women are blamed for much of the world’s unpleasantness, citing a familiar demure archetype from Woman's Home Companion.
Chicago Fire Chronicle Editorial On Tax Equity
A Wisconsin editor warns about taxation of idleness amid Chicago's 1871 disaster noting vast destruction and high costs. The piece argues for a tax system that penalizes wasteful idle wealth rather than workers who save, build homes, or improve property, while contrasting unemployed dreamers with productive citizens.
Patent Leather Shoes Cleaning and Care
Instructions advise removing dust from patent leather shoes with a damp cloth, letting them dry, then applying two drops of castor oil or Vaseline into the creases, and polishing with a woolen cloth to prevent cracking.
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Alden Gell
Ls Fonda
Elgin
Frank Raftis
Daughther Frances
Edna Corkery
West Union
Barbara Swartz
Claude Flower
John Thiele
Octvein
Will Whittenbaugh
Harvey Toutsch
Fayette
Mae Hinkle
Hinkle
Toutsch
Carl Cox
Manchester
G. P. Clark
F. H. Poor
Seiss Poor
Sam Herriman
Lima
Kirk Hicks
Highland
F. J. Schroeder
Ralph Reed
Weat Union
Walter Messerli
Wesley Hilton
Charles
Jessup
A. H. Mitchell
Nancy Hellerich
Myrin
J. M. Frey
Howard Roberts
Vern Roberts
Harley Johnson
Bown City
Joe Weston
Dayton Scoville
Irvin Duane
Mary Moore
Marie Welsh
Near Elgin
Dan
Thomas
Jim
John Canine
Frank Poor
Grande Flower
Weet Union
Frank Hidinger
Ochvers
D. J. Raftis
Carl Raftis
Cedar Rapids
Slate Hawn
Bert Sackett
Delsware
Warren Willerton
Delwein
Paul Kuhenes
Baby
Dale Kuhenes
Eon
Dell Kuhenes
Fred Ernst
Norma Ernst
Walter Ernst
J. C
John B Staffenhagen
John Francis
St Joseph
Martin Minnihan
600 Club
Andrew Yearous
M. A. Klingman
Vern Boleyn
Leslie Wheeler
Chas
Miller
Mary Broughton
Clyde Cushion
Pocahontas
Iowa
Mary Sniffin
Hazel Chapman
Dorothy Minnihan
Nellie” Whittenbaugh
Dawson Gark Jr
Irene Kennedy
United Brethren Church
Presbyterian Church
Emerson
A Bank OF Friendly Service
Friendly Bank
Clermont
Pleasant Valley
Mlyria
Clermont Townshine
Marion
Clayton County
Elgin State Bank
Wisconsin Exchange
Washington
Sobesensenneseen
Opera House
W. M. T. Waterloo
Comfort Charlies
J. A. Boleyn
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