Wadena News Highlights Local Happenings and Death
A full column of community notices from Wadena includes funeral attendance for Mary Henrich’s nephew in Sheldon, Keen-O-Card club prizes for Mrs. Clive Knutson, and numerous visits and gatherings across area towns. Notables include Dorothy’s upcoming August marriage to Elwin Lovering of Minneapolis, and Elizabeth Fennell Moore’s funeral at St. Joseph church.
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Mary Henrich
Howard
Lloyd Harkins
Arlington
Sheldon
Clive Knutson
Knutson
H. H. Whitcher
Mayme Molumby
F R. Feller
Elva Clark
Elgin
J. J. Phillips
J. R. Wood
Legion Auxilary
Guttenberg
Dorothy
Elwin Lovering
Minneapolis
Minn
A. G. Herrling
Winifred Flanagan
Eileen Harris
Cecil Flanagan
Cedar Falls
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Postville
J. E. Klingman
Roy Bennington
Volga City
Ray Burgan
Janet
Robert Frey
Don Henry
Barbara
James Hutchinson
Lima
Cedar Rapids
Mudd
Mr. Patrick
Wm. Feller
Amelia Fay Moore
Beulah Elliott
Thurday
L. C. Heck Hame
Byrd’s Creek
Wis
Fred Heiden
Elizabeth Aeschliman
Oelwe
James Mathews
Farmersburg
la Vern Homewood
Iowa City
Harry Whitcher
West Union
Milwaukee Railroad
F. R. Feller
J. H. Wilson
Ed Raftis Thing
Ole Johnson
Alfred Johnson
Wm. Broughton
Woodrow Leonhart
Chicago
Elmer Thode
Blanche Feller
Union Study Club
Otto Smeltzer
Donna Clothier
Des Moines
W. F. Moore
Pleasant Ridge
Elizabeth Fennell Moore
St. Joseph
Wadena
Leo O’connell
Clermont
John Flanagan
J. C. Kennedy
Francis Corkery
Tom Baldwin
Wm. Corbett
Richard Leahy
Elizabeth Fennell
Anna Fennell
Marie
Ed Fennell
Patrick Moore
Oakland
Calif
Moore
Social visits span Fairbank to Marshalltown this week
Brainard Items Connie of Fairbank and many neighbors visited relatives and friends across towns. J L Bartlett traveled to Delhi to see seriously ill Isaac Veasey and returned with Fred and Veasey family members to Rochester Minnesota. Numerous family gatherings and guests followed at the Patterson, Nutting, Cummings, Barnhouse, Appelman, and related homes including Hawkeye and Elgin areas.
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Joe Peters
Peters
G. A. Thomas
Fairbank
Sidney Nutting
S. S. Patterson
Vern Boyer
Ladies’ Aid Society
Don Cummings
Fred Wede
Vernon
Leo Boleyn
Chesley Boyer
Harry Brackin
Raymond Mays
Darlene Notnagel
Brainard
A. R. Belknap
Connie
J. L. Bartlett
Delhi
Isaac Veasey
Fred Veasey
Rochester
Minn
Harry Stillman
Paul
Logan Heiserman
Wellman
S. S
Ray Gilbert
Marshalltown
Fred Nydegger
Hulda
Will Nydegger
Marian Patterson
Cedar Falls
Wm. Nutting
LeRoy Cline
Wadena
Clarence Meyer
West Union
George Boyle
Frank Lyon
John Barnhouse
F. BR. Nutting
Edna Appelman
Chas. Appelman
Hawkeye
Reuben Howard
Lawrence Howard
George Howard
Louis Becker
Chas, Peters
Arthur Patterson
Russell Boyer
He's No Thief Lesson on property for a six year old
Gertrude tells Ellen that Johnnie has been taking items from her Robert’s belongings. Ellen resents the accusation but the advice focuses on teaching ownership. Gertrude insists Johnnie lacks concept of mine and thine and should be taught calmly with repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Ellen
Johnnie
Robert
Old Hindu Custom Brings Family Fortunes and Fights
A long-standing Hindu tradition gathers the entire family at the elder’s house once a year. Even distant relatives attend as doors close and all members vent long-held resentments. After the airing of disputes, the family seeks renewal with clearer minds and lighter hearts.
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London Answers Magazine
Primitive Koreans Built Underground Fire Furnace
A historical note observes that one-storied mud huts in Korea used a hotair furnace concept. Fire is built at one end for cooking and heat travels beneath the hut through pipes and flues to a log chimney at the other end, demonstrating early ingenuity.
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Korea
Charcoal to Coke Revives British Iron Industry
End of the sixteenth century saw timber shortages in Great Britain as government restricted timber cutting. The wrought iron industry declined until coke, a coal product, was introduced and the industry revived immediately.
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Great Britain
Blackbeard Tower Where Buccaneer Legend Stands
The old watch tower built in buccaneering days by men who made piracy profitable remains partly ruined yet imposing. It bears the name given by Blackbeard the pirate Edward Teach, the terror of his era.
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Blackbeard
Edward Teach
First Insurance Company in U S Formed in Philadelphia 1759
The first insurance company in the United States organized in Philadelphia in 1759 to aid clergymen and their widows.
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First Insurance Company
U. S
United States
Philadelphia
River Definition in Geography
A river is a natural stream of fresh water larger than a brook that flows in a well defined channel and discharges into a larger body such as an ocean lake or another river.
Early Horseshoe History and Methods Across Cultures
The article traces how horses began wearing shoes after domestication to protect hoofs during hard work. It notes that without shoes horses would not run or work as fast or hard. It mentions ancient straw slippers used before metal shoes and that Japan used this straw method until the 19th century, while metal shoes have been common for over 1,600 years.
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Washington Post
Owen and Wales and a sea of islands
The name Owen has two origins Celtic meaning young warrior and Latin meaning well born. Owen Glendower was the last independent prince of Wales and a Welsh national hero. The United States owns more than 9,000 islands outside its borders, with about 7,000 in the Philippines archipelago alone, each many tiny islets surrounding larger lands.
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Owen
Owen Glendower
Wales
England
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Official Languages Across Ages in Palestine
A note compares ancient practices in Palestine where official matters were proclaimed in Greek Latin and Hebrew with modern times where three official languages persist Hebrew Arabic and English reflecting enduring multilingual governance.
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Holy Land
Palestine
Mirrors in Roman times and later metalwork
Romans used polished metal mirrors mainly copper with tin or zinc, sometimes silvered or gilded. Shapes included round square and oval. Late period features heavy silver mirrors with decorated handles and backs engraved with mythological scenes. Glass mirrors with mercury backing appeared only in the 14th century.
Bushmen Of The Kalahari Count On Toes And Humor
Bechuanaland Protectorate Bushmen, simple as children, live wild and free in their own way. They count on their toes and speak a clicks based language. They share humor and enjoy pranks among themselves in daily life.
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Kalahari Desert
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Aristotle Dictum on Every Member of a Class
The maxim stated is that whatever may be affirmed or denied of a class may be affirmed or denied of every member of it. This rule underpins categorical reasoning and logical deduction. It reflects the principle of distributive validity across all elements within a defined set.
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Florence Jellings
Byrdena Moore
Janice Nelson
Milo Oldfather
Ray Burgin
Lawrence Felder
Francis Whittenbaugh
Robert Klingman
Brennan
Carnock
Iowa
THE
Iowa Cld Welfare Research Station
Sunkist
Happy Vale
Eee
H. W. Fischer
Bill Heads
Blanke
Gor Offic
Martin - Senour
Schori & Kuster Lumber Co
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