Social notes from Wadena and surrounding towns
Community events span card clubs and dinners at Wadena homes, with prizes won by Mrs. Mamie Welsh and Mrs. Lulu Hunsberger. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leonhart, Mary Leonhart, and Tribune updates on moves, school activities, and upcoming P T A and Legion Auxiliary meetings. A three month old baby died, funeral held in Fayette, burial in Wadena cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wilson
Mamie Welsh
Francis Corkery
Lulu Hunsberger
Donald Leonhart
Donald Orr
Fayette
Mary Leonhart
Decorah
Chas. Oldfather
Glen Minger
Ole Johnson
Ray Klingman
Elkader
Volga
al Dahlgren
Scott
Leo Metcalf
Home Economics
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Will Thompson
Frank Wheeler
Thompson
Clair Whittenbaugh
Long Beach
Calif
Lucille Davis
Donald Hinkel
GCG
Eileen Raftis
Randalia
Ed Raftis
Martin Minihan
Prairieburg
Square Deal Card Club
Maggie Whittenbaugh
F. H. Everett
Marie Strein
Farmersburg
J. C. Probert
Patrick
West Union
H. H. Whitcher
Mary Henrich
Arlington
Laslie Welsh
W. D. Mattocks
E. A. Card Club
Lawrence Whitcher
Mabel Jones
Felder
Amelia Kuhn
Lissettie Wilson
R. N. A. Lodge
Herve Aeschliman
The
Oracle
Aeschliman
Alla Leonhart
Wadena
C. S. Flower
A. J. Knutson
Farm Bureau Leaders Meet at Fayette on February Meeting
Mrs Walter Rothnburger and Mrs Arthur Melly attended the Fayette farm bureau gathering Saturday February 29. The regular directors meeting was held in the barn while women readers and publicity chairmen met in the office. Discussions on the Town Home Project Plan led by Miss Lewis and Mrs Vern Arthur covered leadership development cooperation and home life improvements for adults and youth. A lunch followed and a joint meeting presided by Mr Wilkinson focused on township standardization and a plan for a three part meeting format. Publicity and membership drives were urged with emphasis on soil conservation rural women 329000 members and local minute men. Connections to the WMT broadcast and national health movement were noted with Iowa health per capita cited at three cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rothnburger
Arthur Melly
Fayette
Farm Bureau
Miss Lewis
Vern Arthur
Wilkinson
Sauerbry
WMT
Town
Alabama
Iowa
Federated Women’s Clubs
Rural Associated Women's Clubs
Mr. Wilkinson
Minutemen of
Luther College Band to Tour Europe 75th Anniversary
The Luther college band of 172 under Dr Sperati will tour Europe next summer for 90 days to Norway Denmark Sweden Germany France and England plus parts of the United States. The trip commemorates Luther college founding's seventy fifth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Dr. Sperati
Scandinavian
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
France
England
United States
Early Use of Divining Rod Shows Timeless Skepticism
The divining rod, known 400 years before Christ, was once ridiculed by some and accepted by others. It is curious that beliefs ridiculed two millennia ago find general acceptance in modern times, while some remain skeptical.
Knot as Unit of Speed
A fragmented note explains the knot as a speed unit, mentioning strings threaded through an atrayds log at equal distances and knotted, illustrating how the knot measures motion in a historical context.
Height of the tides across the world
The article notes tidal heights vary widely from 1.5 feet at Hanolala to 29.0 feet at Anchoraze Alagka and 325 feet at Magellan Strait. These figures illustrate regional differences in tidal amplitude and potential coastal impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the World
Hanolala
Anchoraze
Alagka
Magellan Strat
Sables Open Siberia for Profit in Skin Trade
The sable drove Siberia's opening as fur hunters paid a large portion of exploration costs with its skin. The article notes the animal’s fur economy funded expansion and trade in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Britain's Wild Animals In Old Time Reading Digest
A brief sketch of Britain's wild animals including red deer the otter ferret and weasel with notes on habitat winter behavior and diet. It highlights the red deer salt craving seashore visits and the otter’s awkward aquatic habits and the weasel’s predatory tricks. The golden eagle is noted as majestic but declining in numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Scotland
Cumberland
Hod
Montreal
William Penn Born in London and Pennsylvanian Founder
William Penn, Quaker and colonizer, born in London, educated at Oxford before being expelled for Quakerism. His angry father exiled him to Ireland where he faced arrest for meetings. After his father's death he founded Pennsylvania, with a capital named Philadelphia and served as its first governor. He died in 1718 after financial and legal troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
London
Willian Penn
Pearson's Weekly
Admiral Penn
Oxford
Sylvania
Land of Woods
Charles
Penn
Philadelphia
Express Riders Report Vera Cruz Surrender News
On April 10 1847 the Baltimore Saw first announced to President Pow and his cabinet the surrender of Vera Cruz on March 29 marking a notable achievement in American journalism. The paper ran a private express from New Orleans to Baltimore using sixty blooded horses costing about 1000 dollars monthly. Express riders covered the journey in six days, beating the Southern Mail by over 30 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pow
Amer-icap
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
Baltimoren
Southern Mall
Early clocks and the evolution of timekeeping
The article traces ancient and medieval time devices from the toothed wheel around 840 B C to water clocks, Magdeburg clock works, and Pope Sylvester's early design. It notes Galileo and Huygens advancing pendulum clocks in 1583 and 1657, and mentions ship chronometers boasting extreme accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Cresibus
Alexandria
Pope Sylvester
Magdeburg
Galileo
Huygens
the Hague
Community Notes From Grand Meadow and Surroundings
Sunday visits filled with family and friends as residents hosted guests in homes across Grand Meadow. Local moves included Willard Martin and family to the Ole Reierson farm and Martin Halverson to the Pete Mark farm near Center school. An all schools directors meeting elected Selmer Erickson to a second term and local residents sought ads in the Want Ads section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awake Wold
John Wold
Carl Mosby
Willard Martin
Fleanor
Thelma Lyngaas
Glen Nygaard
Gilbert Burans
Gloria
Liogd Aanes
Alfred Buraas
Gander
Arthur Solberg
Albert Olson
Este, Landsgard
Johnny Holm
Lucas ‘Holm
Clermont
Ames Olson
Darlene
Marilyn
Louie Amundson
Selmer Erickson
Decorah
Eleanor
Thelma
Leona Lyngana
Clifford Osmundson
Minerva
Valmah Thorson
Even Lion
Clarence Olson
Quinton
Almer Larson
Opal
Ole Thorson
Ole Bicckhus
Frankville
Arthur Olson
Lavanda
Geraldine
Anton Scholen
Oscar Lien
Thea Thoen
Haugen
Kensett
Iowa
Stanley
Ole Reierson
Martin Halverson
Pete Mark
Center School
Ed Johnson
Esten Dandigard
Straits of Gibraltar geographic details recited
The Straits of Gibraltar link the Mediterranean and Atlantic and narrow toward the east. Distances given show a width of 15 miles between Point Europa and Cape Ceuta, 24 miles at the western extremity, and nine miles as the narrowest part. The straits stretch 36 miles east to west with a constant surface current from the Atlantic offset by an undercurrent from the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Point Europa
Cape Ceuta
White Clothes in Bright Sunshine and Heat Reflection
A brief note explains that white fabrics stay cooler in sun due to reflection of heat contrasts. It adds that in tropical regions white materials protect the body from sunlight and ultraviolet exposure. It also mentions the psychological effect of white clothing, linked to coolness.
Forming Character After a Certain Age
After a certain age, character formation hinges on sorrow and responsibility. If one weighed the influential power of hurt, the ounce of responsibility laid upon a woman would more strongly shape conduct and character than long lines of food advice or clerical preaching, or even vast amounts of good example.
Elgin Visitors and Local News Highlights
Elgin hosts visitors from Postville Eldorado Guttenberg and West Union reports and social events. Cornell College student George Snyder ill with minor operation. Death of Mrs Fannie Miller in Malloon Illinois noted. Ladies Aid served chicken noodle soup dinner raising about $30. L S Hutchinson and son Leo return from Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snyder
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Ladies’ Aid Society
Doctor Hutchinson Recovering After Friday Operation
In Colonial hospital, Dr. Hutchinson underwent a Friday morning operation and was reported to be progressing well after Mrs. Hutchinson left on Sunday. Elgin attended the Upper Town gym event Tuesday as Luther faced Upper Town, with the Norsemen prevailing 27 to 24 to split the season series. Local spectators included C. S. Whitney, D. R. Roberts, G. J. Mosby, G. H. Falk, W. C. Falk, Lyle Nelson, Don Helms, Roy Steele, Elmer Lantz, Junior McMillan, Keith Thoma, Harold Weibel, Edward Krueger, Le Roy Burrow, Lloyd Jacobs, Dorothy Olson, and Kathryn Strauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hutchinson
Colonial
Elgin
Upper Town
Boys Who Ask Every Date Except a Minister Called Leap Year
A quirky note notes a group of boys who ask a girl for every date around the world except one tied to a minister, suggesting a playful leap year correction or treatment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Echo Office
Luther Land
Fleet
Grand Meadow News
Ed Boleyn
Topp
Pleasant Street
Grace Martin
Boleyn
Ole Berson
Martin
Salesbooks
Shaw-Walker Files
Mary la Valle
Postville
Mrs
Vergil Crider
Eldorado
R. A. Crider
L. L. Kiple
Guttenoberg
Constance Hutchinson
la Fayette, Ind
Henry Frieden
Charles City
Alton Sanders
Clifton Kiple
Fredericksburg
M. W Kiple
Herman Scholen
Philman Larson
Gee. Landsgard
Ole Torkelson
Ethel Rennison
Paul F. Zoschke
Rev. Zoschke
Rev. Snyder
Miss Rennison
Madge Benton
N. W. Evans
Evans
Fannie Miller
Malloon, Ii
M. W. Spears
Carter
Dr. Miley
Elgin Echo
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