Wadena Area Notes and Community Socials
Wadena notes cover weekend visits from Elmer Swanson and Miss Anderson, farm sale of the Probert Brick property, a Lions benefit for A B church, and a wide list of local visits, sick lists, and school activities including a baseball schedule to open April 3 at Volga City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Swanson
Vincient
Iowa
Miss Anderson
Fort Dodge
Leahy Bros
Probert
Wm. Probert
A. B
Whitcher
F. H. Poor
Lloyd Jones
Harvey
Arlington
Leo Antwine
Charlie Miller
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Robert
H. E. Broughton
West Union
Mary Frances Corkery
Louis Hinzman
Hawkeye
Wadena
Roy Cline
John Cline
Gene Miller
Chas
Miller
The
Missionary Society
LO. O. F. Hall
U. B. Ladies’ Aid
Russell Peters
Mar Num
M. A. Klingman
Claude Flowers
Swartz
Jim Flowers
James Kennedy
J. J. O'Hara
Earl Wetzel
A. G. Herrling
Francis Corkery
Frank Welch
Fred Heiden
Wm. Mattocks
A.J. Knutson
Warren Willerton
Elva Clark
Earl Livingston
Near Lima
Frank Livingston
Fred Kuhn
Eldorado
Henry Kuhn
Ardis
Dorothy Wood
Sunbeams
Presbyterian Sunday School
Dorothy
Helen
M. Jennings
Ted Welsh
Fayette
Roy Leonhart
Hervey Aeschliman
Lee
Manchester
Bess Peters
Clermont
Fred Ernst
Fred Tschantz
Bertha Burgett
Howard Mason
Lyle Schroyer
Des Moines
Alfred Knutson
Donna Lee
Dawson Clark
Oelwein
Alfred Johnson
Ralph Reed
Lucian Hicks
Jess Poor
Ray Klingman
Gernaville
O. F. Johnoon
Iur Darie
Arabia
Virginia Flowers
Dick Hinkel
Volga City
Oran
Waycoms
Elgin
Two Loose Bulls Terrorize Bristol Roadway
Two bulls broke loose in Bristol, chased through streets for two miles before resting in the road. The incident, noted in a London Passing Show comment, reflects a humorous misfortune as the animals’ exertion ended with a stationary moment.
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Bristol
London
Curbing One's Desires Wisdom on Fortune and Restraint
A reflective note citing Cowiey on tempering desires to ease the defects of fortune. It suggests that when cannot reach all wishes, one may find remedy by shortening desires and embracing restraint. The wording echoes 19th century moral sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowiey
Minority Presidents: Two Presidents Lacked Popular Vote Plurality
The article notes two U.S. leaders, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison, who became president without winning a plurality of the national popular vote. It discusses historical context and implications for electoral outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford B. Hagen
Benjamin Harrison
Most Southern City Punta Arenas Named World’s Southern Point
Ancient Lovell family lineage traces 27 generations from Robert divri who died about 1680 in Minster Lovell Oxfordshire to the present representative. Punta Arenas in southern Chile is highlighted as the world’s most southern city by designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Arenas
Chile
Lovells
Minster Lovell
Oxfordshire
England
Robert Divri
Sounds Like a Slam In Capper'n Weekly
A quirky note recalls an ape starting government when a monkey found a fine tree and sought help to keep rivals away. The item features a playful, parable like take on political origin stories and communal protection.
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Capper
We’re Queer Folks Rally for City Officers
A Florida Times Union page quotes a group asserting their money and votes shape city leadership. They pledge to back officers who treat the needy with dignity while criticizing others for neglecting the poor. The piece reflects a neighborly call for accountability and political action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Txea
Florida Times- Union
Britain’s empire dominates world crops and livestock
London Answers notes the British empire grows more than half of the world’s rice and supplies 87 percent of rubber, 58 percent of cattle, and 61 percent of sheep, underscoring its vast agricultural and resource dominance.
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Britain
British Empire
London
Bequeathing Property Rights Through Human Law Heritage
The right to dispose of property by will evolved over time, traced to Human legal traditions, and later adopted into modern systems. It notes that contemporary law owes its framework for bequeathing property to historical developments and borrowed concepts.
Reputation Hung on Hair AnDhropologiat Claim
A London Opinion piece argues that character is read from a single hat, noting how wives have used such claims when judging men by their attire and appearance. The satire targets the notion of surface judgments shaping reputation.
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London
Threading Curtains With Rod Guide Tip Improves Speed
Instructions describe threading a curtain rod through a washed curtain using a thimble over the rod end to prevent tearing and speed up the process. The tip emphasizes careful handling and efficient movement to avoid fabric damage while setting up the rod.
Record Price At Public Sale For Waldo Portrait
The highest price ever paid at a public sale for an American artist work was 20000 dollars. Samuel Waldo's portrait of Andrew Jackson brought the record sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Waldo
Andrew Jackson
Ancient child labor in ancient mines of Rome
Fragments describe children used in antiquity to squeeze through tunnels and drag heavy ore. The note highlights harsh labor conditions in mines across ancient Rome and other nations.
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Rome
Illness and attendance notes from Guttenbergs Fellowship meeting
The report lists several residents including Mins Crowe Mr Whitney Mrs Rose Bauman Rudy Wanker and others from Elgin and Sumner affected by influenza this past week. Mayons from Elgin attended the Guttenbergs Fellowship meeting with about 80 men present, the smallest turnout since the association began. Also noted is an illness in the family of Mrs being called there by a niece. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Sam Hofer of Gunde welcomed a granddaughter, Maxine Jennings, born in Quincy weighing seven pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Jennings
Maxine Joan
Froy Jennings
Quincy
Will Frey
Frey
Dorothy Tschantz
H. D. Rundell
A. D. Rundell
Hedrick
Waterloo
Rog Jennings
Bessie Whittenbaugh
Newton
Ted ‘Larson
Mery Fox
Roy Cline
Walter Medberry
Archie Brooks
Arlington
Betveen
Fox
al Trasty
Mins Crowe
Whitney
Rose Bauman
Rudy Wanker
Ernest Grimm
Fred Grimm
Wm. Kohls
Clarence
Ide Patterson
A. M. Weibel
L. B. Carter
John, George
Walter ‘Falk
Elgin
Guttenbers
Sam Hofer
Gunde
Mia
Floy Jennings
Illinois
Maxine
Surplus tips and old sayings in a shop window glance
A collage of short patter and ads notes on bids for roofers detailing how to compare material quotes, a farming question about applesauce production, a locomotive boiler joke, a kindergarten quiz, mentions of Cant' Sag Gate and durable gate scripts, a tidbit about Boston's 1757 speed law, and a quip on silence masking ignorance and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Board’ of Selectmen
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Bort Neu Cy
Jocal News
Presbyterian Church
A. J. Knuts
L. E. Bigler
Rose
Frank Capper
Beauty Nook
Elgin, Low
Elgin Farm Fire Department
Esents
Trixie
Dixie
Elgin Opera House
DeRoy Pisy Co
Sumner
Pra
Jack Hudson
Ellen Davis
Prairie Gap
Daisy Needham
Newnstand
Zeph Hankerson
Harry Shelton
Wheatley
Darebanka McLain
Jonathon Redrocks
Alice
Constance Brantwood
Jeanette Harcourt
Dick and
Don
Ped Radeaed Klingman
Addy Jarvis
Buddy
Mise Sophia Piper
Mr. Jones
Mrs
Baker
Harry Baker
Josiah Potter
Nancy Potter
Armstrong
Sarah
Betty
Ree Thomas
Amelia Hammer College
Clifford K. Russell Larson
Clarence Jol
Ie Gap, Ney
Howard Shaffer
Marie Mosby
Geraldine Sebori
Otis Rothlisberger
Charles Whitney
Evang J. D. Shaffer
J. D. Shaffer
Lorence Knudtson
Edwin Buser
Stella Boyleter
Hd, Yack
Berene Yack
Rica H.B. Greenley
Florence Klingman
Martha Berg
Joe Becker
Don Helms
Mes
Boddy Paulson
Jeesie Cslajan
Gene
Habeger
Dean
Ide ‘Thoma Tnt
Frank Greenley
Ardis Groth
Gladys Miller
Virtus Yack
Leo Falbers
Breele ‘Itleson
John Larson
Wison
Firefly Nite Club
Broadway
Babe
Dave
Stols‘ Damme Hamson
Kathryn Strauch
Marjorie Relersen
Hai
Sal
Tarkrienen
Bernita Boppermuth
Pearl Lycus
Lola Marguerite Schupbech
Robert Wilson and
Ede
Court
Prince Dean DeSart Pages
Arnold Johnson
Ralph Christ
Junior Schapbach
Leslie Baker
Keith Thoma
Elmer Hoag
Ralph Mork
Kenneth Schori
George Mork
Lewis Carter
Fairies
Mabel Grimm
Verna Groth
Betty Snyder
Betty Strauch
Betty Schori
Thresa Snyder
Betty Lenhart
Marie Grimm
Marina Huncharear
Bessie Grimm Kathleen Helen Steele
Betty Jean Elkems
Maria Lyons
Lois Leahert
Margaret Belle Crider
Dorothy Krager
Ethel Mae Thoman
Louise Evans
Jane Fahey
Elaine Zarbrigges
Monica
Wilfred
LoWitier
Margaret
Wills
Burnléd Potrate
Ph. Lauet
Fiame
Pune Foo
eHran
Marvel Pot Cleaners
Denison
Massae
Loos Rum
Farm Board
Schori & Kuster
Blain, Iowa
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