Local social notes feature gatherings across Wadena area
Wadena area clubs and families held gatherings at multiple homes with entertainments and prizes. Presbyterian ladies and Keen-O-Club events awarded prizes to Mrs. Mayme Molumby and others. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Leo Metcalf and grandchildren, and many relatives attended dinners, showers, and birthday celebrations. Community groups met for church, bridge, and square deal card games with prizes awarded and a pot-luck lunch sign-off.
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Milo Oldfather
Libbie Oldfather
Presbyterian Ladies’ Club
Olive Knutson
Mayme Molumby
Ed Raftis
Frank Welch
Dawson
Clark
Leo Metcalf
Scott
Wis
Clem Messerli
Arthur Herrling
Geraldine Schori
Elgin
Walter Kohler
Ted Welch
Fayette
Roy Leonhart
Ray Herwig
Davenport
Herwig
Lester Shaffer
West Union
C. Drews
Neema Crandall
Dick Gage
Lima
Auction Bridge Club
J. C. Kennedy
Dawson Clark
Robert Frey
Albert Dummermuth
John Fay
U. B
Garden Prairie
L. C. Heck
Byrd's Creek
Wesley Phelps
Blanche Feller
Pearl Johnson
Naomi Crandall
Mabel Johnson
Crandall
Value of Exes as Food Eggs
Eggs supply fat protein minerals and vitamins with yolk rich in fats and six fatty acids while white provides four proteins. They offer vitamins A D E and G and are noted for anti sterility vitamin content.
Lumber board-foot measure explained for timber work
In lumber trade the board-foot is the unit. One board-foot equals one square foot at one inch thick. To find board-feet in a standard board multiply length in feet by width in inches and divide by 12. For planks and timbers multiply length in feet by width and thickness in inches and divide by 12.
Wild blackberry’s uses beyond fruit and fencing
The wild blackberry provides medicinal value as an astringent. Old herb doctors believed ingesting the shoots as a salad could restore a loose tooth to its former solidity. It also serves as cover for birds and grows delicious fruit along fences and field corners.
Choredom and Freedom in Summer Duties for Children
A guide on summer chores for children suggesting age appropriate tasks, balancing responsibility with freedom. Ten year old may mow lawn and weed. girls can learn cooking and dishwashing. teens should have days off from full farming duties. Earning money at ten to fifteen cents an hour teaches value and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Betty
Wisconsin Scientist Warns On Human Jaw Size Decline
A Wisconsin scientist argues that the human jaw is shrinking and becoming less efficient, while noting that political speechmakers may persist in overconfidence despite the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Kroger Heralds Newspaper Ads as Best Selling Tool
Albert M. Morrill of Kroger lauds newspapers as the premier ad medium. He notes Kroger now uses 1,053 papers with a combined circulation of over 12 million in 19 Midwest states and spent 62 percent of its ad budget on newspaper space last year. He cites producer consumer campaigns and repeated tests showing strong sales gains tied to newspaper advertising.
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Albert M. Morrill
Cincinnati
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
H. Kroger
Kroger
Middlewestern
Middle West
Ness
Merrill
Morrill
Industrial Fruits Definition in Property Law
An explanation defining industrial fruits as crop products grown and harvested from soil, including grain and vegetables, distinguished from natural fruits like trees and grass, and treated as personal property rather than real property.
Palio of Siena: Ancient Italian Horse Race
The Palio of Siena in Italy is among the oldest horse races, first run around 1659, held every summer and drawing thousands of tourists.
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Siena
Italy
Alpaca Wool Origin Described As Mammal Fiber
The article explains that alpaca fabric comes from the long soft silky wool of the alpaca a mammal related to the Nama and native to the Peru Andes.
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Peru Andes
Mil son train wreck marks worst railroad crash of year
Miles City Montana June 19 The Olympian reports a fatal railroad accident involving a Mil sons train in the worst American crash in recent years. Aerial view shows wreckage and casualties as Photo Services Exclusive to The Echo in Fayette County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City, Mont
Coshhes Lyig
Echo
Fayette County
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Wadena
America
American Social Hygiene Association of
New York City
Social Hygiene Association
Dexa
Hey Association
Iowa State Department of Health
Des
Moines St
Des Moines
Iowa
THE
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Choredom and Freedom
Kroger Head
Carter
Waukee Road
Chicago
Tacoma
Wash
Custer Creek
Miles City
van Camp
Armour’s
BLISS
SUN Maid
Proctor & Gamble
Des Om
J. A. Boleyn
Broome
West Elgin
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