Founders Day PTA meeting and events in Wadena
The February PTA meeting in Wadena featured a mother demonstration on baking an angel food cake, a WADE NA program with radio announcer Dawson Clark, piano solos, a candle light service, and a cake delivery to the club room. Other items include a Forest Moore debate, Keen-O-Bridge club gathering, and visiting and travel notes.
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Olive Knutson
Ray Herwig
P.T. A
Wadena
Dawson Clark
Mary Sniffin
S. V. Carnock
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Curnxk
H. T. Holt
Mire
Sherlock
Robert Whittenbaugh
J. C. Kennedy
Ole Johnson
Glen Minger Forest Moore
Upper Iowa
Columbia College
Dubuque
United States
Forest
Ladies Night Forum
Esther Sherlock
Keen-O-Bridge Club
Olive Knuts
A. G. Herming
Marjoria Learn
Roy Leonhart
Mabel Jones
Blanche Feller
Leonhart
Ethel Whittenbaugh
Maggie Whittenhaugh
Nevada
Robert
Lyal Whittenhaugh
Ed Raffie
Milwaukee
Wis
Worth
Henry Larson
Mercy Hospital
Oclwein
Emmet Light
Waterloo
Forest Fuller
Words Are Sometimes Just Words
Doris flees for school after a quarrel with her mother Fanny who suspects neurotic meaning behind a casual remark. Joe defends Doris, noting adults overinterpret speech and urging questions to understand her. The family ends the day with chores and donuts.
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Doris
Mrs. Ferguson
Fanny Ferguson
Fanny
Joe Ferguson
Joe
Wes
Neurstic
Joey
Insect secretion yields resin used in commerce
The lac insect Carteria secretes Jan to form a resinous coating on twigs. Immense numbers live and die on the twig, creating a thick coating that, when melted and refined, becomes a material used as valuable shellac or lac for commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeterial
Citizenship Loss and Expatriation in Foreign States
A description of how an American citizen may lose citizenship by allegiance to another state or by naturalization abroad. The text notes connection to foreign military service and the real consequence of ruling in another country, with mention of expatriation and legal implications for U.S. citizenship.
Grown on Roots Reot Iris Recalled in China Japan
A fragment notes the iris plant gained popularity in China and Japan before spreading to Europe in the 19th century. It mentions its graceful habit and ties to a fort near a university campus, reflecting historical plant introductions.
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China
Japan
Europe
Horns on cars debated as radical safety measure
A columnist argues removing vehicle horns might curb risky driving, noting fewer fatalities in bad weather when drivers slow down. Readers are invited to respond. The piece also urges regular tire checks with gauges to prevent wear and shimmy and promotes careful driving.
Visiting Day at E C H Nurses Quarters Sparks Frustration
Eileen Donnelley a first year student nurse at E C H vents that visiting day brings rubberneckers and silly questions as she and fellow nurses toil in the diet kitchen. Rusty and Sylvia Cranston reassure each other that the demanding work is worth it though fatigue shows in their faces.
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Eileen Donnelley
Rusty
Ryder
Sylvia Cranston
Eileen
Sylvia
Miss Ryder
E. C. H. Forward
Paris
E.C. H
Edeen
No. 7
Pleasant Point Study Club Meeting Discusses Music Growth
Pleasant Point Study Club met Friday evening February 17 at Mrs. John Nydegger home. Lesson noted that music mirrors speech and early listening to singing and playing fosters natural appreciation. Talks covered toddlers music start with sentence songs, rhythm bands, home musicales, and bedtime songs. only about 2 percent of children are unmusical. Lunch was served. next meeting will be with Mrs. Fred Nydegger Jr. Officers elected earlier include Mrs. Harold Strang president Gladys Feller vice president Mrs. Fred Nydegger Jr secretary and Mrs. Joe Dinan publicity chair.
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Pleasant Point Study Club
John Nydegger
Rawsie
Eamnet
Fred Nydegger
Henry Peller
Gladys
Harold Strang
Gladys Feller
Fred Nydegger, Jr
Joe Dinan
Star Mothers Colors Defined for World War I
Blue Star mothers are those whose sons returned unhurt from the World War I. Silver Star mothers are those whose sons were wounded or disabled. Gold Star mothers are those whose sons were killed in the service or died from wounds between April 6 1917 and July 2 1921.
Time Sense Reminders Urge Immediate Action on Time
A reflective note warns that time comes only once and cannot be recovered. It emphasizes valuing every minute, avoiding procrastination, and avoiding future regret from wasted opportunities. The message treats time as a precious trust requiring accountability for each moment.
Farm Topics on Cow Feeding and Milk Production
Specialist John A. Arey explains how a well fed cow reduces household costs and boosts health. Details include annual feed needs: 18 bushels of corn, 13 of oats, 600 pounds of cottonseed meal, two tons of hay, and access to pasture. Recommends high quality hay, good pasture, winter forages, and balanced grain rations with three quarts per day per gallon of milk.
A Nurse Faces Visitors in a City Hospital
Rusty and Eileen endure a weary night shift at a city hospital as rich visitors parade through E.C.H. ward. A tall, charming stranger questions manners while offering warmth, testing Rusty’s patience and loyalty to nursing amid discomfort and contempt for the guests.
Important Hints For Handling Pullets
A Hoards Dairyman writer outlines steps for successful pullet care this fall. Separate pullets and cockerels, move pullets to the laying house after they start laying, provide a summer range shelter, keep pullets on clean range, use alfalfa or sudan pasture, offer hopper feed and growing mash, install an automatic waterer and self feeder, give artificial shade if needed, and limit housing to under 100 pullets per 10 by 12 foot brooder during hot months.
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Hoard
Dairyman
Sudan
Siberian Rye Grass Menace Spreads in Washington Nursery
Siberian rye grass, a prized plant from its homeland, grew aggressively in the Pullman nursery, spreading 12 feet wide with roots down 36 inches in a single season. Now confined by galvanized steel sheets two feet underground, it will be moved to sandy, blow-soil regions to curb growth and serve useful purposes.
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Pullman
Wash
Country Home Magazine
Vitamin D Rich Eggs From Yeast Fed Hens, Iowa State Says
Dr B H Thomas head of animal chemistry at Iowa State College says a hen fed a yearly pound of irradiated yeast or equivalent vitamin D source can lay eggs containing about 400 units of vitamin D per yolk. Commercially this enables guaranteed vitamin D eggs. Egg vitamin D level stays steady regardless of annual egg production if the diet includes a pound of yeast.
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Iowa State College
B. H. Thomas
Inflated Collar Improves Horse Comfort in Hauling
An inflated collar designed for pulling heavy loads reduces neck scuffing by letting the driver slip a hand between the collar and the horse’s shoulder. The collar uses a rubber tube fitted into a standard collar and inflated to five pounds of air for cushioned support.
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Baya Popular Mechanics
Where Pearls Come From Trade Names And Pearls Values
The term Oriental covers natural salt-water pearls while freshwater pearls lack that color. A New Jersey creek found pearl sold for 10000 dollars and became Empress Elizabeth's property. Green black pearls originate in Tahiti and Mexico. Grey pearls are rare and valuable.
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New Jersey
Elizabeth
Tahiti
Mexico
Fruit of the Fung Tree Tung seeds potent and toxic
Describes Tung tree fruit resembling green apples with five segmented husks. Each husk houses a seed rich in oil. Seeds are slightly poisonous and cause violent purging in humans, highlighting a dangerous characteristic of the plant.
Aunt Sally game described as English pastime
The English game Aunt Sally involves throwing balls at grotesquely dressed puppets. A central target is a figure named Aunt Sally with a clay pipe often set in its mouth or forehead, the aim being to break the pipe.
Aardvark Description With Odd Animal Features
Aardvark is described with a foxlike head and curly beard, mule ears, pig body, dog front legs, cat eyes, kangaroo tail, panther claws, and a tongue a quarter as long as its body. The passage highlights its unusual composite traits in a single vivid portrait.
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Aardvark
Grecian Sculptures Reveal Original Classics Across Ages
The piece notes that original Grecian sculptures are extremely rare, but many famous works exist as copies by Greek or Roman sculptors and Roman creations that survived hidden under centuries of rubbish.
First California State Payment for Bible in 1850
California state controller records show the first approved claim after statehood paid five dollars for a Bible ordered from San Jose for use at the Supreme Court’s first session in June 1850.
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Bible State
California State Controller's Office
California
San Jose
Supreme Court
Foucault Pendulum Demonstrates Earth Rotation in Paris Dome
A Foucault pendulum in the Paris Pantheon dome demonstrates Earth's rotation as its pendulum swings in a fixed plane. The device, named after the French physicist Foucault, showcases the rotation through its periodic motion inside the monument.
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Foucault
Paris Pantheon
Obscure Health Memoir Fragment With Weary Kneading
Fragment mentions a person exposing their work to Weiss gloves while kneading dough and wearing gauze over mouth and nostrils in a wary health precaution scene. No clear dates or full names provided. preserves limited details for a compact card style record.
Bad Weather Halts Capper Erickson Sale
Poor road conditions on Tuesday forced the postponement of the Capper Erickson sale. Officials have not announced a rescheduled date, leaving buyers awaiting further word while weather concerns persist.
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Capper-Erickson
West sentenced to die in gas chamber at Jefferson City
Robert West of St. Louis, 22, convicted of murdering Vivian Davidson, 20, is sentenced to die in the lethal gas chamber June 21. He helped build the chamber while a prisoner at the state penitentiary in Jefferson City in 1934. Sell it through a Want Ad.
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Robert West
St. Louis
Vivian Davidson
Jefferson City
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