Marriage of Rita Kennedy and Lyle Kuhnes at St Joseph Wadena
The wedding of Rita Kennedy and Lyle Kuhnes took place at St Joseph church in Wadena. Rev Fr Cregan united the couple after a procession featuring Mary Margaret Raftis. The bride wore a Piper green gown with gold trim, bridesmaid in brown, and the couple honeymooned in Cedar Rapids and other points. A two course breakfast followed for immediate relatives.
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Susan Watson
James
Barbara Muncie
Carluke
Scotland
George Thomson
Barbara
United States
Highland Township
Clayton County
Iowa
Perkins
Wadena
Arlington
Alex Scott
Wishaw
George Gibbs
John Gilchrist
Jean
Robert
Caldwell
Wm. Robertson
Wayzata
Minn
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Winifred Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Floyd Duffy
Sumner
Joe Little
Zita
Delores
Valga City
Ed Mgotte
West Union
Lawrence Raftis
Oelwein
D. J. Raftis
Margaret
Elkader
Carl Thun
Emma Eppens
Guttenberg
Martin Minihan
Zita Little
Volga
Jim Kennedy
Nina Davis
Luville
H. H. Whitcher
Jess Poor
Jeff Bishop
A. G. Herrling
Dubuque
Lydia Bradley
Pisano Solo
Dorothy Wood
Wm. Keasbey
Supt. Doughty
Wm. Nelson
Zella Duncan
Wanda Everett
Genevieve Leonhart
Alla Leonhart
Jolly Dozen Card Club
Ernestine Herring
Dorothy Weber
Olive Knutson
Phyllis Herwig
Will Hoskyn
James Bowles
Lyal Whittenbaugh
John Arthur
Mercy
Leong Welch
Rita Kennedy
Carpenter
Iowa City
Fr. Cregan
J.J. Kennedy
Volga City
Don Leonhart
Cedar Rapids
Lizzie Kohler
Jim Klingman
Harry Dean
Bobbie
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Postville
Lawrence McKellar
Highland
M. A. Klingman
Embroidery Club
U. B. Church
Robert Frey
Bess Tschantz
Clermont
Francis Whittenbaugh
Mary Ellen Kennedy
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Francis Walters
Albert Cook
C. C. Sniffin
Animals as Calendars in Early Temperate Cultures
Primitive peoples in temperate zones tracked hibernating animals to forecast weather. They used the premature return of these creatures as a sign of coming bad weather, linking animal behavior to seasonal expectations.
Average ages of officials at death and presidency
The text notes that supreme court justices die at an average age over seventy and presidents die at an average age around sixty eight, highlighting longevity of high officials.
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United States Supreme Court
Birthday meanings as date and anniversary
The term birthday has two senses. It marks the day of birth and also the annual recurrence of that date as a yearly anniversary.
Rock wool from Ontario rocks toward mass manufacture
A Canadian Mines report says rock wool from Niagara peninsula ore deposits can be produced at scale. Lab experiments show high quality rock wool from local samples, a new insulation material with potential for buildings ships railcars and sound proofing in auditoriums offices theatres and radio stations.
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Niagara Peninsula
Ontario
Canadian Department of Mines
Canada
Tel Aviv Rise From Jaffa Garden Suburb City of Palestine
Jewish residents who left Jaffa in 1009 founded a garden suburb north of Tel Aviv. Since World War I the city has grown into a booming, all Jewish community meaning Hill of Spring. It now ranks second to Jerusalem in Palestine and attracts continuing immigration from Germany and elsewhere.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Mediterranean
Germany
India Faces High Infant Mortality Rates
An Indian public health note compares infant deaths per 1000 live births with Europe. It cites figures from 350 to 600 deaths per 1000 and blames poverty, care, milk supply, midwifery, disease, and poor housing rather than mothers’ fault.
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India
Juffairs
Immortal Edson Bay Steamer Haunts Australian Waters
The Edson, a bay steamer of a few hundred tons, famed for misfortune, is said by sailors to be destined to live forever after two larger vessels foundered following collisions. She plies between Melbourne and Geelong, and in 1867 served as official best boat during the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit, marking a notable early commonwealth moment.
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Edson
Fdina
Melbourne
Geelong
Australia
Duke of Edinburgh
Exotic banquet dishes dazzle guests at Paris event
The Queerest Banquet featured a porcupine salad among exotic dishes served to members of the National Accumatisation society in Paris. Other offerings included a whole porpoise on a silver dish, China bamboo shoots with black mushrooms, buffalo and antelope steaks, green oranges from the Guinea coast, and Tahitian candied fruits. Several women guests pressed the chef for recipe secrets afterward.
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National Accumatisation Society
Paris
China
Guinea
Tahiti
Nudism in London Traced Through Centuries
Records reveal a nude society in London dating to 1641 with a later nocturnal meeting in 1733 near Haymarket. The movement waxed and waned, driven more by religious and moral concerns than hygiene.
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London
The
Naked Society
Haymarket
Pocket torpedo boats test British navy limits
Dornete of the Sea notes pocket torpedo boats fifty five feet long and capable of forty knots. A dozen cost less to build than a destroyer yet can sink submarines to super dreadnaughts. A tongue in cheek aside compares a huge horned car to Hitler.
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Dornete
Sea
Good Reason Visitor and Girl Wedding Subtext
A brief dialogue where a visitor asks for immediate marriage, the girl hesitates, and the visitor insists proposing on the spot highlighting a quick marriage impulse. The exchange focuses on urgency and a dare to formalize vows with little acquaintance.
Doctor’s cure sparks sleepless doubt over bills
It centers on Kelly who seeks relief from insomnia and Barney who confirms a cure by the doctor. Kelly now frets night and day about how to pay for the treatment, leaving his sleep unsettled and the outcome financially uncertain.
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Barney
Kelly
Tim
Monstrous sponge haul from Nassau beds described
Sponges reach epic sizes off the Bahamas with one as large as ten feet girth and a 100 pound dried weight. Harvesting is perilous, requiring long hooks, divers, and many helpers to strip and land the catch. Nassau dominates the world sponge market, with 200 ships and 300 sloops discharging yearly, valued around £120,000.
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Bahamas
Nassau
Misquoted Maxims On Wealth And Wit
A string of wry maxims notes money and manners in modern life. It jokes about wealth, politeness, writing, and social pretensions while offering sharp observations on happiness, thrift, and human foibles. The tone hints at reflective columns in a midcentury periodical.
Britain Clings to Stamp Design Amid Global Experiments
Cecil Betron notes in the Detroit News that Britain has largely stuck to a single stamp design since 1840, featuring Queen Victoria for most of that period, then King Edward VII from 1901 to 1911, and King George V thereafter, with only size and border changes altering the appearance.
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Britain
Cecil Betron
Detroit News
Queen Victoria
Baward
George
Steel Bridge Moved Six Miles In Washington Route
A large steel span was moved six miles in one day in Washington state. It blocked the highway as it passed, forcing motorists to pull off the road. The span was hauled by tractors from Colfax to Parwin Siding at about half a mile per hour.
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Wotorsste
Washington
Colfax
Wash
Parwin Siding
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Favor Women Anglers Preserve in Two States
Connecticut and Pennsylvania designate a special Sabing preserve for exclusive use by women anglers with women wardens to supervise and assist on request. The town of Shevlin Oregon relocated ten miles from its six year position, population 300, moved on railroad cars as men work for a neighboring Ye ging company.
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Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Union
Shevlin
Ore
Precaution in Submarine Crews Cited by Pearsons Weekly
A humorous dialogue from Pearson's Weekly notes a sailor explaining how a gun aboard a sub remains dry underwater. The crewman reveals an umbrella is held over the weapon during submersion, reflecting a lighthearted take on naval risk precautions.
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Pearson's Weekly
Alert Girl Mistress and Maid Exchange Quip Over Spider
A brief exchange features an alert girl and a maid discussing a spider in a corner. The maid attributes it to the spider, while the mistress questions the cause in a playful line.
Georgia Baron's Caves Water Cause Massive Gullies
Water dripping from the caves of a Georgia baron carved 9 gulches, now 200 feet deep, 700 feet wide, and about a quarter of a mile long after rains and erosion.
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Georgia
Negro Slave Ownership Before the Civil War
The Negro Year Book estimates that at the outbreak of the Civil War about 6,000 African American slave owners held roughly 18,000 slaves. These owners largely descended from families who had purchased and kept enslaved people to prevent sale into slavery.
Haldora’s Call Women Prepare War Wounds in Icelandic History
In Icelandic history Haldora is cited as summoning women of her household and urging them to dress the wounds of warriors, whether friends or foes, a line reflecting women’s wartime roles and loyalty in saga era society.
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Haldora
Thanksgiving poultry roasting service offered now
We are prepared to roast your ducks chickens geese or turkeys for your Thanksgiving dinner Notify us at once if you want this done.
Four Leaved Clovers And Their Propagation
Four leaved clovers are parts of the common white clover Trifolium repens. The four leaved character may be transmitted by propagation from cuttings, though not from seed.
Ferns as Big as Trees Grow in Hawaii Fern Jungle
Hawaii hosts a fern jungle with giant plants reaching 40 feet in height. Some fronds extend about 25 feet long and arch gracefully over the highway, creating a remarkable tropical spectacle.
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Hawaii
Dictionary work by Noah Webster began in 1809
The article notes Noah Webster long worked on his dictionary beginning in 1809, with a reference to its appearance in 1628. The fragment emphasizes historical timing of the dictionary’s creation and publication.
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Noah Webster
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