Girl Scouts host food sale for camping trip funds
The Wadena Girl Scouts led by Captain Vida Henrich held a Saturday food sale to finance a camping trip to Odeheim. The town also reported a busy week with tennis club elections, local visits, a large picnic, church revival, and new births.
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Mrs Halvor Torkelson died at daughter’s home near Ellem
Mrs Halvor Torkelson a longtime Highland Lutheran Church member died at her daughter Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher’s home near Ellem on Saturday June 9 aged 73 years 7 months 5 days after years of declining health following eye operation in 1824 Born Johanna Ben S02 in Goteborg Sweden October 14 1450 she emigrated to America in 1885 later living near Elkader and Highland Lutheran Church Survived by daughters Hilda Leuchtenmacher Minnie Sheely Lavina Torkelson and two brothers August Benson and Joan Benson with many relatives and friends Funeral from Leuchtenmacher home and church June 12 with Rev G Gunsten officiating Blessed be her memory.
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John Erickson
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Harvester Band
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Ellem
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Chicago
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California Government Stockpiles Seven Thousand Carts
A report notes the presence of about 7,000 separate government carts covered in California. The figure highlights large scale materiel storage and logistics activity across the state.
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Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We thank neighbors and friends for kindnesses and courtesies during the illness and death of our beloved mother. Grateful for the beautiful floral tributes to her memory. Rees Mr Hoy Leuchtenmacher Mrs Wm Sheeley LaVina Torkelzon
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Hoy Leuchtenmacher
Wm. Sheeley
LaVina Torkelzon
Meadow memories and fading childhood in verse
A fragmented memory poem recalls meadow scenes and a girl’s bedtime, the yard’s crickets and lark’s song, then a decayed house and weeds in the lane. In closing lines, a separate note mentions engineers estimating over 250 million to explain the Great Wall.
Seven Kew Jaguars Largest Of Family Discovery
Scientists report seven new jaguar specimens, the largest of the cat family in the New World, expanding from nine known species. Dr Edward J Nelson and Edward A Goldman reworked museum collections to identify the new finds and describe jaguars attacking various animals with notable ferocity. The jaguar range spans from Arizona and the Rio Grande valley to south central Argentina.
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Edward A. Goldman
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Journal of Mamamelogy
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Rio Grande Valley
Argentina
Bibles in Braille For Blind of Four Nations
The American Bible Society marks 98 years of supplying Scriptures to the blind and announces embossed Braille volumes using English Braille. Britain’s Grade 2 Braille with 198 contractions is similar to American Braille 2, expanding contractions to ease reading. The society will broaden foreign work, with the entire Bible in Japanese Braille and English and German Braille editions already available.
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Caesar the Fascist Julies and Rome’s paradox
The piece surveys how historians dub Caesar harshly for state excess yet modern fascists praise him as defender of Rome’s traditional institutions. It notes Rome’s reverence of Caesar as both idealized man and symbol of authoritarian power, contrasting with later political uses. It also mentions Professor Schmitt of Heidelberg proposing cottonseed as a food and Doctor Beidelberg’s test claims.
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Heidelberg
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Air crime curb plans clash with Yard and customs
In Scotland Yard and British customs officials join to curb air smuggling amid rising reports. The piece notes efforts to deter all air banditry with proposed methods and checks. Dialogue from Jim Stoker hints at ongoing worries about signaling dangers.
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Scotland Yard
Unclear Snippet Reflects Humorous Exchange on Wrinkles
Fragmentary OCR item shows quips about wives and aging, mentioning pleased reactions to latest wrinkle and a joking remark about one’s own face. Names, dates, or concrete details are not present in readable text. The item appears as a short humorous dialogue fragment from a broader page.
It Might Work Be in Hotel Dining Room
A scientist argues that thoughts shape actions and outcomes as a guest seizes the dining menu to order something rich, hinting at a playful test of belief in self-fulfilling ideas.
Random Observations From An Early 20th Century Scrapbook
A miscellany of curious statements and aphorisms touching nature, health, education, taste, and social norms. Notable bits include a note on pearl oysters at 10 to 30 feet, otter trapping in New Brunswick, ozone for drinking water, and whimsical opinions on honesty and elegance in lifestyle.
Return of Vanished Lake Wows County Sligo
Hundreds in County Sligo watch for the return of Lough Na Sull once 45 acres and 30 feet deep. It disappeared with 52,000,000 cubic feet of water before daybreak in a few hours. Local legend ties the lake to Balor the Evil Eye, whose slain eye formed the original lake bed.
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Odd Flying Craft Promises Vaunted Mane Flight Name Um lauffiiegel Plugreng
German designer Adolf Rohrbach claims a new aircraft called Um lauffiiegel Plugreng can fly forward backward hover and descend vertically with no propeller or wings. A Pathfinder Megazine note compares it to a neighbor's reaper and explains revolving reel like blades provide lift and descent control by their angle.
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Aluminum canvas tent bids to replace fabric tents
A leading aluminum firm reports a new aluminum tent canvas after over two years of development. The material can be rolled compactly without wrinkling or tearing and may reduce glare at night performances by inverting the lights.
Divorce ruling and custody visitation details revealed
The report notes a divorce between Mrs Tapp and her partner, with Mrs Rapp receiving custody of the horses and dogs while the ex-husband retains the right to visit the animals twice a month, per local coverage.
Fickle Male She John and the Dinner Question
A Montreal Gazette snippet frames a playful domestic moment where love is weighed against basic needs as John seeks dinner, while the partner asks if anything in life outranks love. The exchange underscores everyday priorities in a light, humorous tone.
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