Wadena Presbyterian Activities Highlight Weekend Visits
Wadena community notes a busy weekend with the Presbyterian Young People's Study Club meeting and a ladies club gathering to honor Washington and Lincoln anniversaries. Residents visited relatives in Volga and Fayette counties, attended meetings in Oelwein and Straw berry Point, and hosted or attended multiple family meals and weekend visits.
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Presbyterian Young People’s Study Club
Virginia Herwig
A. G. Herrling
la Porte City
PA. Ashley
Mike Tynan
Iowa City
Walter Ernst
Velga
Mls
James Bowles
Tierman Larson
Popenhagen
Fayette
Presbyterian Ladies
Miss Stearns
L. L. Whittenbaugh
F. H. Everett
Dubuque
D. N. Henry
Barbara
NF. Henry
Forest Moore
Dale Minger
Upper Iowa University
Joe Little
John
Volga
Jon Hansen
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Alden Gell
West Union
Roy Leonhart
Strawberry Point
Bert Wilder
Francis Walters
Elkadér
Senter
George Fay
Helen Stannard
Floyd Stannard
Robert Thevolis
Chicago
W. L. Peters
Arlington
M. A. Klingman
George
Eleanor Domke
Donald Woods
Lens Aeschliman
Herve Robbins
Ilyria
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Marcia Marie Knutson
V. Curnock
Oelwein
Betty Minihan
Arthur Herrling
Ern Schori
Elgin
Bob Ernst
F. L. Ernst
Blanche Aeschliman
Farmersburg
Wm. Nelson
Dorcas Society
Naples Macaroni Center Through the Ages
Naples stood as the hub of the macaroni industry for years. The craft of making macaroni was once a closely guarded secret until the fourteenth century.
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Naples
Lamps Alight for The World’s Great Need Statement
A public appeal urges continued illumination of aid efforts as global need remains vast and pressing. The call emphasizes courage and responsibility in sustaining charitable work and relief initiatives worldwide.
April 9 plans and local notices from Calmar Courier
Mrs. Paul Zoschke remains ill with a throat infection and April 9 is kept open for developments. Elmer Graver will work at Ern Halzer farm next year. Frank Shipton of Alta Vista was hospitalized for ulcers. Quarantine easing hoped for Zoschkes and Habeger family dinners noted. Kohler Store redecoration with lighter ceilings and wallpapers.
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Paul Zoschke
Elmer Graver
Ern Halzer
Local socials and staffing changes in small town report
Mr and Mrs Thos Knudtson and son Lawrence visited H T Loftsgard to help celebrate her birthday. S R Bird improved his drug store with wall papering and woodwork repainting. Mabel Frieden resigns Floyd post for Tripoli high school math, begins March 8 with a raise. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Harry Palmer of Chicago, February 27 weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces. John Fath and Mary Keiser return from Chicago after two weeks with E L Morris family. Keiser visits two months with Dr Harry Keiser. Lyle Nelson Dale DeSart and Donna Wenger drive Nancy O Malley and L Heston home to Mechanicsville. Heston and O Malley called by illness and death of H C Heston.
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D. Chapman
Harry Palmer
Chicago
Palmers
John Fath
Mary Keiser
Falles
E. L. Morris
Lyle Nelson
Dale DeSart
Donna Wenger
Nancy O'Malley
L. Heston
Mechanicsville
Mr. Heston
Mrs. O'Malley
H. C. Heston
Fisk Reference to Woodbine During Black Friday Probe
James Fisk used the phrase where the woodbine twine eth during the September 1869 congressional investigation of Black Friday. He cited his losses to corner gold as the source of the money involved in the attempt.
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James Fisk
Fisk
Porgy: A Spiny Sea Fish Found Along U S Coasts
Porgy is a spiny finned sea fish known as scuppang or soup and found along the eastern shores of the United States. It grows up to 18 inches long and weighs about four pounds, making it an excellent food fish.
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United States
High and Low Pressure Areas in Weather Patterns
The Detroit News explains atmospheric pressure: 15 pounds per square inch at sea level, lighter at higher elevations, and how temperature and humidity affect weight. Highs and lows move across the U.S. daily, forming cyclones and anticyclones with isobars mapping pressures and guiding forecasts.
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Detroit News
United States
Bee Sting Juice Rheumatics Cure
A German factory will extract 60 600 bee stings daily to produce an sterilized ointment for injection against rheumatism. Pearson's London Weekly notes recent medical findings show some usefulness for certain rheumatic complaints. The piece recalls historical honey sting cures by itinerant medicine men and contrasts old remedies with new claims.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Kinds of Money Destroyed When Uncle Sam’s Paper Money
Pathfinder Magazine explains how shredded currency in a macerator mixes denominations. One ton of destroyed money would yield about 590000 one dollar bills, 190000 five dollar bills, 130000 tens, 60000 twenties, 20000 twos, and no more than 10000 fifties or higher. Larger denominations wear out slower and circulate less quickly than small bills.
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We Wesbury
Pathfinder Magazine
Zildjian Cymbal Secret Shaped Modern Orchestra Sound
The cymbal maker Avedis Zildjian keeps a tempering process hidden for more than three centuries at the Zildjian foundry in Massachusetts. The shining metal disks are produced for many prominent orchestra and band leaders.
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Avedis Zildjian
Massachusetts
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Clock Moon Phase Clock On Berlin Suburb Steeple
An unusual clock on a church steeple in a Berlin suburb displays the moon phase for the following night. The large illuminated globe features shaded sections indicating the current phase, with a larger traditional clock above for timekeeping.
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Berlin
Popular Mechanics
New Clocks for Rail Stations in London Feature Electric Timing
A London railroad station will install large four foot clocks displayed in rectangular windows. Belted figures move by electric motors, changing every minute to show the time. In a separate note, the United States accounts for more than seventy percent of the world's motor vehicles, with fuel costs far lower than in some nations.
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London
U. S
United States
Span of San Francisco Oakland bridge tall steel feat
Concrete and steel in the San Francisco Oakland bridge are enough to construct 35 buildings the size of Los Angeles city hall which stands 13 stories high.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bridge
Los Angeles City Hall
Papa's in Business Sou I understand your father is a southern planter
Lou asserts his father is a southern planter, while he himself is an undertaker in Mobile, per Detroit News.
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Papa
Lou
Mobile
Detroit News
Understanding the troublesome and the withdrawn schoolchild
The article contrasts two classroom types the unruly disruptive pupil and the shy withdrawn child. It argues both can indicate future problems with independence and self-reliance. It notes aggressive children may become independent adults while shy ones may lack autonomy, harmful in later life. Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa.
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Marm
Towa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Mare Drops Dead After Low Price Offer
Tom Ronan of Wm. Ronan & Sons faced a humorous yet grim moment on his farm when a four year old mare he was showing to a Wisconsin buyer collapsed and died after the buyer blurted out a price. The incident, recounted in decorah Public Opinion, highlights the unintended outcome of the negotiation.
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Tom Ronan
Tom
Wm. Ronan & Sons
Wisconsin
Decorah
Oelwein Business Men Seek To Organize National Guard
Oelwein business leaders push to establish a local National Guard unit after the American Legion drive. Don Fred Biermann of Decorah coordinates with war department for an allotment, with about $15,000 needed for an armory. A delegation visited Des Moines to discuss formation with the state commander as petitions circulate in Oelwein.
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Ross Reid
American Légion
OelWelr
Don Fred Biermann
Decorah
War Department
Oelwein
Des Moines
State National Guard
Sumner Gazette
Humorous Bits From An Old Broadcaster Column
An assortment of rural quips and jokes from a broadcaster’s column includes remarks about hog tonic and horse age by teeth, a mule named Hide Roof growing brighter each year, a Dylan wedding anecdote, and a doctor patient exchange about a bounced check and lumbago.
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New Hampton Hospital
Charlotte Tebbe
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Abraham Habeger
West Bend
Eliza Habeger
Abe Habeger
Marion Habeger
Henry Frieden
Frank Bakeman
Huron
S. C
N. H. Bakeman
Kohler
S. R. Bird
Mabel Frieden
Floyd
Tripoli
Uncle Sam
National Guard
Echo
Walt’s Corner
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Ihe
Bellamy Brand
Dear Airs
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Iowa
AD Buyer's Guide
Elgin Echo
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