Postnuptial shower and community notices at Wadena
A postnuptial shower honored Blanche Whitcher Feller at Meyer hall on Thursday afternoon June 1 with about sixty guests. Hostesses Helen Stannard and Rita Kennedy led the bride to a decorative bower and guests presented gifts. a luncheon followed. Nearby reports mention Memorial Day observances, visits by Irene Kelly of Mason City, various social visits, church events, and local club meetings.
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Blanche Whitcher Feller
Meyer Hall
Helen Stannard
Rita Kenedy
Irene Kelly
Mason City
Will Fiennagan
Lawrence Raftis
Connor
Oelwein
Blanche Feller
Rita Kennedy
G. P. Clark
Randalia
Charlotte Clark
Cecelia Ernst
F. L. Ernst
Charles Anderson
Arlington
Norms Ernst
Nokomis
Chicago
Will Killerlain
Fayette
Wadena
John Kennedy
P. W. Raftis
C. M. Reftis
Cedar Rapids
Will Christeleit
Volga
Kirk Hicks
Ladies of the Altar Society
Meyers’ Ball
Ralph Holtzman
Baby
West Union
M. A. Klingman
Darl ‘Trusty
Clarion
Volga Valley Club
Ralph Gage
Claude Nuss
Sumner
Syria
Will Peters
Clermont
Robert Peters
Verle Knlel
Elgin
Bessie Whittenbaugh
Muskegon
Mich
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Neema Crandall
Robert and
Paul
Richard Gage
Herbert Doudney
Mardel
L. A. Welsh
Marie
Hero Hermen
Jim Davis
Nina Davis
Thad Walters
Roy Eichart
Postville
Will Flander
C. C. Eller
Ames
W. F. Moore
Flauber
A. H. Parmelle
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wallace Peters
Walter Ernst
Alden Gell
la Fonda
Mary Broughton
Ralph Reed
Ella Allen
Elkport
Francis
Rest-Cure Pioneer Dar W Weir Mitchell Credited
The rest-cure idea is attributed to Dar W Weir Mitchell who, as early as 1875, advocated rest for nervous prostration and conditions marked by poor blood, lack of muscular and nervous tone.
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Dar W
Weir Mitchells
Bond Story Echoed In Thirteenth Century English Text
The Cursor Mondi tale about a pound of fleah is cited by Miss L Toulmin Smith as the clearest early reference to the bond story in English literature, dating to the late medieval period.
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Bond
L. Toulmin Smith
The Second Pope Linus: Tradition and Sources
The note discusses Linus as the second pope after Peter, listing a 12 year reign from 67 to 10 AD and citing Trenneus and Rt. Pach in I Timothy. It also quips about a wife and a husband’s comic attempts at humor in Cincinnati.
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Linus
Peter
Trenneus
Rt. Pach Im I Timothy
Neighbor’s Saxophone Quiets Winnipeg Night Noise
A London Tit-Bits note recounts a Winnipeg neighbor who clashed with a loudspeaker or saxophone at night near Radio Amen. After the dispute, the front lines are quiet, ending the nighttime racket and restoring calm.
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Radio Amen
Winnipeg
London
Why Mosquitoes Answered by Californian Fisherman
A Californian explains why mosquitoes exist and details collecting larvae from stagnant pools drying and grinding them for use as fish food in aquariums. He treats the larvae as a natural part of the ecosystem and a practical aquarium feed.
Desirable Qualities Promoted By The Talmed
A curious adage from Talmed extols a man to be pleasant as reed yet hard as cedar. A separate note claims a sloth shows no tremor when a gun fires near its body, indicating a fearless, steady creature under threat.
Dark Days in Switzerland Remembered at Saike Geneva
A historical note recalls Saike Geneva as a famed but briefly troubled Swiss landmark. It references Napoleonic times when French troops overran the region and a monument marking Switzerland’s liberation from Napoleon’s rule stands as a reminder of troubled days.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Batrangulla
Nanoleon
California court case rebalances blame between railroad and motorist
A California court recently reversed expectations as the Southern Pacific Railroad sued a motorist for damages to a locomotive. The railroad secured a judgment favoring its position, altering prior assumptions in the dispute.
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Calfornia
Southern Pacific Railroad
First Golf Championship Held in Scotland 1860
The 1860 Open at Prestwick, Scotland featured 86 holes of medal play. The winner received a symbolic emblem of the championship, marking the event as the earliest recorded golf tournament.
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Preatwick
Scotland
Invention of printing traced to ancient times
The article notes that movable type printing dates back to early antiquity with Chinese use by the tenth century, highlighting the long origin of printing technology.
First Teacher's Institute In 1889 Organized In Hartford
Henry Barnard secretary of the Connecticut State Board of Education organized a teacher's institute in Hartford. A tablet at Rathenau Platz Hanover Germany introduces a novel late arrival aid where late participants write directions for finding them. The device is reportedly popular and ensures daily attention.
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Henry Barnard Theg
State Board of Education of
Connecticut
Hartford Conn
Hanover
Germany
Rathenau Place
New Scott Letter Found From Sir Walter Scott to Sir Adam Ferguson
A newly found seven page letter by Sir Walter Scott to Sir Adam Ferguson, dated January 11 1825, was presented to Glasgow University by Alexander J Soutar of Sydney. Unpublished and long neglected in Australia for decades, the document aims to reveal a fuller portrait of the Scottish writer. The text includes remarks about a 'window garden' and a young man’s joke about sweet potato growth.
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New Scott
Sir Walter Scott
Adam Ferguson
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Scotland
Alexander J. Szoutar
Sydney
Australia
Covered Bridges Vanish in Vermont As Old Structures Replaced
The piece notes that at least 1 000 covered wooden bridges have been replaced on Vermont roads in the last four years, much due to the 1927 roods. It mentions a tree grown around a cultivator on Lawrence Henderson’s Marietta Ohio property, now ten inches thick, and ends with short era-era quips and mock dialogues from street chatter.
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Vermont
Lawrence Hendersan
Marietta
Ohio
Introduction of naval oranges to the United States
The text notes that introduction into the United States was accomplished in 1870 by William Saunders of the United States Department of Agriculture. Within three years naval oranges had been sent to California and Florida.
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United States
William Saunders
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Florida
Repairing Royal Tapestries at Hampton Court Palace
Five skilled workers repair the famed tapestries at Hampton Court Palace over twenty years. The project involves restoring age worn fabrics and preserving intricate embroidery while maintaining historical accuracy.
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Hampton
Court ‘Palace
Bigland
Ratvoopert Reflects On Duty And The Future
A friend urges daily remembrance of past mistakes and humility. The speaker emphasizes duty to the dead and to the living, urging hope and laughter as a guide to a better future. The fragment hints at moral reflection and resolve amid loss.
On South Sea Islands a Hardest Thing to Find
A South Bend writer notes the hardest thing to locate on some South Sea islands is a traveler’s patience and an athlete in a compact athletic club, provoking reflection on local routines and search for discipline.
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South Sea Islands
Uncle Eben Warns Against Repeating Political Gaffes
In a Washington Star excerpt Uncle Eben laments that some political leaders keep getting elected repeatedly, noting a habit of not forgiving and forgetting past actions. The colorful dialect highlights cyclical voting patterns and public memory.
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Eben
Folka
Gittin
Washington Star
Georgiana Fatb’s Tonsils Removed at Decorah Hospital
Georgiana Fatb underwent tonsil removal Tuesday at Decorah Hospital with Nurse Bila Lehman present. She returned home that evening and is recovering well. Hazel Davis and Hollis Finch visited from Fayette on Sunday and joined Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger at the parental Habeger home. Mr and Mrs Geo Barnhart of Postville were guests at Harley Steele’s Sunday, traveling to take Mrs Floyd Harvey and Betty home with them.
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Georgiana Fatb
Decorah Hospital
Bila Lehman
Hazel Davis
Hollis Finch
Fayette
Allen Habeger
A. Habeger
Geo. Barnhart
Postville
Harley Steele
Floyd Harvey
Betty
Fragmented OCR Nimble Riff Fails to Delineate Event
The garbled text references historical figures and phrases with no coherent narrative or clear facts. It mentions Napoleon, the duke of Clarence, grafting trees, a supersaturated solution, bronchitis, and a date 1004 Ball Byng, but none form a readable event or notice to summarize.
Fidelity Makes Success Coleridge Quotation Reform
A compact line from Coleridge frames fidelity as seven tenths of business success, reflecting an aphoristic view on reliability and outcome in commerce.
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Coleridge
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