Wadena News Dinner honors WiD Miller visiting relative
A Wednesday pot luck at the B. B. Jennings home honored WiD Miller from Alexandria Ind who had stayed with relatives. Guests included the Poor family, Gray and Fox households, and many others from Wadena area. Variety of social visits noted along with illness, deaths, and local club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. 4
Jennings
Wid Miller
Alexandria
Ind
Frack Poor
Grace
Jess Poor
Jere Levgield
Jin Gray
Shirler
End
F. H Poor
Leman Fox
Mr. Moder
Indiana
Erma
Abe
Borothr Wiberg
Elizabeth Nuse
MLA
Slingmen
Walker Ernst
Charles Anderson
Arlington
Fred Ernst
Frred Buhs
Raymond
Eldorado
Henry Kunis
M. A. Edingman
Eon
Ernst
Frank Tsehactz
Rey Petre
W. L. Peters Bom
Slyria
Nettie Peters
Jim Fisher
Chris Wenger
Robert Whittenbaugh
Arthur Jones
Waukon
Lucian Hicks
Raymond Poor
Myre
Thomas Thompson
Thompson
Des Moines
U. S
Christian Esdeavor
Will Frahm
Faye
Will Young
Louise
Irene
Dora Frey
West Union
Clark
Arthur Herrling
Schorf
Elgin
Frank Poor
Mra
Jim Gray
Shirley
Jason Gage
Lima
Flrcport
Jum Gray
St. Olaf
Frank Poorthome
Bookia Weber
Lamont Fri- Gar
Derr Rawson
Hameners
Sac Drigyatersoss
Blanche Whitehx
Frenk McFarnese
Wirthrop
Mission Bard
Frank Everetts
Paul Kubeces
Lawrence Werk
Marie
George Davie
Lucille
Cave Hall
Myrtle Greathead
Warren Willerton
Effie Willerton
Leon Sargent
Edith Voedell
Rob
Lockhard
U. B
George Jennings
Vern Roberts
Fayette
Am Gel
Lou
Guilty Plea Bragging Case In Local Court
A magistrate fines a man for beating his wife with a plea of guilty. The judge remarks the sentence is partly for bragging, awarding seven days or thirty shillings. The scene unfolds as a terse court room vignette from a London paper.
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Clerc
Pher
Lushagd
Smething
Alpine depopulation rattles Italian policy efforts
Italy struggles to curb population movement from Alpine villages as government plans costing £100,000 for mountain sanitation and related improvements fail to halt depopulation. Authorities warn that high emigration threatens Alpine towns and livelihoods, despite legal measures and infrastructure spending.
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Italy
Bze
Alpe Breas
Pet Snake Story From Mount Vernon Aids Garden Work
A curious tale from Mount Vernon, Alabama, describes a farmer and his pet snake that aids vegetable chores. The reptile follows the planter through cabbage and row beds, removing nests and eating pests, then retires to rocks near the field at day’s end.
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Mount Vernon
Mr. Milne
Lins
Boston Globe
Brockton woman completes hand quilt coverlet
Mrs Arnold Stevens, an invalid of Brockton Mass, finished a hand sewn coverlet measuring 24 738 pieces, each postage stamp sized. The work used 100 spots of thread per quarter and features nearly two identical squares in the entire piece. She began the project years ago and worked on it intermittently.
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Arnold Stevens
Brockton
Mass
Wns
Sire
Arnold
Premium for French babies boosts incentives for larger families
The French implement a sliding scale of bonuses for parents with larger broods. The first-born nets 120 francs, second and third receive increasing sums, and after a set cap a general bonus resets the cycle. Desire Ferry, the health minister, has ordered prefects to enforce the plan.
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Desire Ferry
Forecasts to aid radio fans at Stockholm meeting
The International Geodetic survey section on earth nague sign and electricity proposes live weather and magnetic disturbance forecasts. Aimed at radio listeners, the daily reports would guide expected reception during broadcasts.
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International Geodetic Survey
Stockholm
Sweden
World Coal Production Leads Nations Despite Global Loss
World coal output last year reached about 1.53 billion tons, creating a sizable hole in the crust. The United States produced 552,405,000 tons, Germany 352,156,000 tons, and Great Britain 764,516,000 tons, ranking first through third respectively.
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United States
Germany
Great Britain
Ways of Economy and Gender Jokes in London Answers
A humorous exchange notes economies from budgeting routines ending with evenings too late for entertainment. A quip about gender language contrasts Amen with Awomen as a brother mocks hymns and rothers in a London readers' reply.
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London
Not Koom Lanra Why Do Fileen’s People Object
Vera notes that Fileen’s family objects to her future husband because there are seven in Fileen’s family while he owns only a two seater. Stray Stories reflects a humorous domestic mismatch in a speculative setting.
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Koom Lanra
Fileen
Vera
Ancient pawnbroking roots traced to Lombard sign
The article notes pawnbroking as an ancient trade from China and Greece, later adopted by the House of Lombard. Lombard arms feature three golden balls, which became the familiar sign of pawnbrokers.
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House of Lombard
Stock Exchanges and the Old Idea of Brokers
The piece notes stock exchanges are ancient, with stock brokers existing for many years. It cites Xennon claiming that as early as 1285 in England the term broker was used in an act of parliament.
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Xennon
England
Newsstand Greeting From Cinelanstl Enanker
Fragmentary readers note mocks urban noise and invites locals to stop in and share their news while noting a silent electric riveters moment.
Spanish City's Distinction in Seville Opera Streets
Spanish City's streets have inspired four famous operas including The Marriage of Figaro Don Juan The Barber of Seville and Carmen, underscoring Seville's rich cultural backdrop that shaped these works and their enduring legacy in classical music.
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Seville
Spain
Keep to the Left and Right Across Early Roads
A fragmented note discusses early traffic rules in Britain and beyond. It mentions controversial line ideas for a 1799 English tramway, a tarted cart on rafle and a tax for road use, then contrasts keep left in Britain Hungary Sweden and the Irish Free State with the idea that traffic chooses the right side of the road.
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Horsa
Great Brtale
Hungary
Sweden
Irish Free State
Quotable Thought on Knowledge and Living
A compact aphorism notes that the aim of study is to live well, not merely to accumulate knowledge. It reflects on the vital difference between knowing for living and living for knowing, attributed as a Freeman Harrison reflection.
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Frederick Harrison
Distinct Rat Species Clash Over Living Arrangements
White rats will not live with brown rats because they are two different species. Brown rats are described as more vicious, making cohabitation unlikely and prompting caution in housing arrangements.
Tennessee’s Frantland Origin and Elgin Opera Night
The article notes Tennessee’s precursor name Frantland or Franklin traced to settlers from western North Carolina in 1255. It mentions a Notch in cast lapels and references a dance rivalry. Next Thursday at the Elgin Opera House music by the Straight Eight orchestra with Palb & Brackin as managers.
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Tennessee
State of
Frantland
Franklin
North Carolina
Elgin Opera House
Palb & Brackin
Mgrs
Winter Tricks and House Safety Jokes Parade
A compact clippings-style item notes Old Jack Frost as a seasonal irritant and urges readers to inspect home protection measures while mentioning cheap winter labor. It weaves in humor about fleas and elephants, a girlfriend quip, tonic mixing, and social observations on gender, liquor law, and a parson joke about Deacon Jones.
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Jack Frost
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