Local social notes and community events in Minnesota and Iowa
Mrs Alice Gehring hosted a Square Deal card club session while a minstrel and basket social raised 48.50 for the P T A. Residents visited relatives in Manchester Gretna and Waterloo venues as illnesses, hospital stays, and a pneumonia case are noted. A fatality occurred with Lyle Lamphier after an accident at DeKalb.
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Alice Gehring
Ester, Minn
Square Deal
Lulu Hunsberger
Normal variation in child development and syphilis testing
A psychologist explains that the statement average walking at fifteen months is only a guide and normal variation exists. Parents should avoid worry when a child lags, as most differences are within normal ranges. The piece cites Iowa studies showing lower detection rates with selective testing versus universal screening in obstetrical clinics.
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Jimmy
The
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Town
Why Wassermann Testing In The Campaign Against Syphilis
Public health officers stress universal Wassermann testing to locate syphilis, trace sources, and treat. Testing during physicals and pregnancy could prevent birth of infected babies and protect families and the community. Every person should consider a blood test before marriage and for expectant mothers as part of early intervention.
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Wassermann
Perton
Penn
Brainard Items Highlight Local Social Activities
Mrs. Raymond Mays visited her parents in West Union for the weekend while Opal Howard helped at the William Nutting home. Elgin guests stayed with the Williams Boyle family, and Laura Appelman visits her sister this week. Several dinners and calls occurred at the Frank Lyon, Sidney Nutting, and William Sullivan homes near West Union. Moving plans involve Lenton Dykes relocating to the Hovey farm, and various residents hosted or visited in related households. The Ladies' Aid meets today, Brainard Church notes report Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a March 1 service by Rev. Clair Brown.
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Raymond Mays
Wm. Hoover
West Union
Opal Howard
Wm. Nutting
George Boyle
Elgin
Wm. Boyle
Laura Appelman
Glen Boyer
Don Cummings
Frank Lyon
Sidney Patterson
Sidney Nutting
Joe Peters
Wm. Sulivan
Lenton Dykes
Brainard
Martin Hovey
Elmer Grover
Floyd Howard
Lawrence Howard
Chas. Peters
Clive Helms
Dixie
Near Elgin
Marshal Helms
Kenneth Kjosa
Clermont
Chas. Appelman
Hawkeye
Carl Appelman
Richard Johnston
Genevieve Peters
Clarence Tripp
Sheldon Moats
Marshall Hekns
Bert Allen
Ladies’ Aid Society
Herman Bayer
Clair Brown
To Draw the Long Bow in a 500 Card Party
Mr and Mrs Joe Frieden hosted a 500 card party at home on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Max Lehman Mr and Mrs Louis Blumer Mr and Mrs Fleet Frieden Mr and Mrs Ern Christen Dale Kelly Clara Muehlenthaler Walter and Will Christen Mr and Mrs Bert Thoman and Ethel Mae. High serres were Clara Muehenthaler and Ernest Christen. Low peeres were Ethel Mae Thoman and Fleet Frieden. A delicious lunch followed.
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Joe Frieden
Max Lehman
Louis Blumer
Fleet Frieden
Ern Christen
Dale Kelly
Clara Muehlenthaler
Walter
Will Christen
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Ernest Christen
Ethel Mae Thom
Upatissa Nuwara and Anuradhapura the Early Capitals of Ceylon
A brief historical outline places Upatissa Nuwara as the first capital between 505 and 437 B C and Anuradhapura as the second, flourishing 437 B C to 1109 A D. It notes Polonnaruwa’s brief prominence, Vijaya’s ancient arrival, Parakrama Bahu’s campaigns, the eventual British period, and Ceylon’s rise as a tea producer within the empire.
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Upatissa Nuwara
Ceylon
New York Times
Anuradhapura
Vijaya
India
Lanka
Parakrama Bahu
Siam
Kandy
Early American winter sports in 19th century prints
Thomas H. Ormsbee notes ice skating and iceboat sailing were popular winter sports in late 1800s America, evidenced in lithographs such as The Union Pond possibly by Winslow Homer. Currier & Ives comic prints feature racing, prizefights, baseball, and bicycling, while political cartoons occasionally use sports themes with figures like Andrew Jackson as a prizefighter.
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Thomas H. Ormsbee
Union Pond
Williamsburgh
S. A
Thomas & Eno
New York
Winslow Homer
Thomas Worth
Currier & Ives
James Akin
Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Mohammedan Rituals and cleansing for daily prayers
A detailed description outlines a strict practice for Muslims before each of the five daily prayers. Washing must cleanse face nostrils head beard neck hands and forearms to elbows and feet to the ankles. Each act is repeated three times, totaling fifteen washings daily if no purification opportunity is missed.
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Mohamtmedan
Yew Tree an Evergreen
The yew tree is an evergreen native to Eurasia and northern Africa valued for cabinet work bows and hoops. Planting yews in churchyards protected the trees from cattle and encouraged archery. A general plantation for archers was ordered by Richard III in 1483 and some yews may predate Christianity.
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Eurasia
Africa
Richard Til
England
Grant Not Interested in War
Ulysses S. Grant emerges as a highly unusual figure in history. Despite becoming commander in chief of the Union armies and later president, he persistently shunned military life his entire career. He even told Bismarck during a European visit that he took no interest in military affairs.
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Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Union
Europe
Bismarck
Elgin Local News Finds Weekend Visits Across Iowa
Heleen Scholz spent the weekend in Waterloo visiting friends. Mia Ida Lehman of La Porte City came for an indefinite visit with relatives and friends. Heredity remark appears among local views. Mrs Wm Ewing of Postville visited relatives in the Olson home. Rev and Mrs T M Neilson of Cresco were overnight guests in the Snyder home. Mrs Ed Klingman and Elizabeth Christen joined a birthday dinner at Clarence Hoag's. Henry Richie of Stanley spent the weekend with his daughter D R Roberts. Lee Neuenschwander near Marion injured two fingers in a buzz saw. Geo Vaughn left for Chicago for work, wife visiting relatives at Strawberry Point and Arlington. Burton Terry Wolf marked his seventh birthday with about twenty friends. Kathryn Strauch ill and confined at home from Friday to Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ern Bander, Mrs Mary Bakeman and C Ketchum dined at Ed Bauder's, honoring the Bau ders twenty-eighth wedding anniversary.
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Heleen Scholz
Waterloo
Mia
Ida Lehman
la Porte City
Wm. Ewing
Postville
Cresco
J. J. Snyder
Ed Klingman
Elizabeth Christen
Clarence Hoag
Henry Richie
Stanley
D. R. Roberts
Lee Neuenschwander
Marion
Geo. Vaughn
Chicago
Mrs. Vaughn
Strawberry Point
Arlington
Kathryn Strauch
Ern Bander
Mary Bakeman
C. Ketchum
Ed Bauder
Mrs. Bauder
General Pershing Ill But Doctors See Recovery Hope
General John J. Pershing commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I has been critically ill. Doctors say he still has a chance to recover, reflecting on his peak wartime leadership amid uncertain health.
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John J. Pershing
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