Davis Walters reunion at Wadena park marks ninth annual gathering
About ninety relatives from the Davis Walters families convened at Wadena park on Sunday August 24 for the ninth annual reunion. A bountiful picnic followed by a business meeting presided by S M Jennings featured letters from distant relatives and regrets over the absence of Bert Colyar and Emma McDonald. Officers were re-elected and the next reunion set for the third Sunday in August at Arlington park.
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Davis- Walters
Wadena Park
S. M. Jennings
Bert Colyar
Hamlet
N. C
Arlington Park
Ed Colgar
St. Joseph
H. E. Wells
Forest Wells
Maquoketa
Maynard Powers
Crystal Lake
Walter Zupke
Sumner
Sid Walters
Scott
Milo Whittenbaugh
Mary Florence Whittenbaugh
John Thiele
Oelwein
Jim Davis
Arthur Johnston
Alma Follen
Oliver
Pren Walters
Kent
Eldo Walters
Volga
Oran Perkins
Earl Walters
Elmer Thode
Arlington
Martin Davis
West Union
Thad Walters
Nina Davis
George
Glen Minger
Francis Whittenbaugh
Lawrence Welsh
M. Jennings
Keith
Russell
Emma Jennings
George Jennings
Roy Bewenbaet
Edna
Erma Corkery
Davenport
Alden Gell
la Fonda
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Floyd Patterson
S. G Thompson
Center Junction
Lester Shaffer
Merrill
H. K. Wells
Rosemary
Dorothy
Betty Cline
Dewey Thompson
Margaret Dodson
Naomi Crandall
Lima
Dick, Gage
Fayette
Understanding Iowa Children Whole Child Education Insight
A piece on Miss Browne highlighting her holistic approach to teaching. She treated each pupil as a whole child, addressing emotional and social needs alongside academics. The lesson credits the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station with sponsorship and notes her influence beyond the classroom.
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Miss Browne
Day of the Dead Observed in Mexican Towns
The Chicago Tribune describes the Day of the Dead fiesta lasting two days with bread of the dead displays, sugar skulls, and bone-shaped sugar frosted treats. Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles, sharing food and songs, a practice now limited to rural and lower to middle classes.
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Mexico
Chicago ‘Tribune
Origins of Mother Goose Rhymes and French Links
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer traces nursery rhymes to French sources and multiple authors. The piece notes a debated first use of Mother Goose name with Mrs Goose and Thomas Fleet in 1719, while Perrault’s 1697 Contes de ma mere l oye is cited as an earlier claim. The article also mentions Queen Goosefoot Bertha and a New Year children’s festival.
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Mother Goose
Cleveland Plain Dealer
T. Fleet
Pudding Lane
Perrault
Regnier
Queen Goosefoot
Bertha
Goose Foot
Inaugural US Railroad Post Office Operation 1864
On August 28, 1864 the R. R. Post Office began between Chicago and Clinton Iowa with a rail car manned by two clerks and fitted with racks and shelves to speed mail transit. The system, seen as pivotal to mail distribution, followed earlier experimental uses and overseas models.
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R. R. Post Office
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
United States Railroad Post Office
United States
Quincy
Hannibal, Mo
New York Statehood and Hudson River History
New York ratified the constitution in 1787 becoming the eleventh state exactly 186 years after Henry Hudson began explorations. The area had been under French Dutch and British flags before becoming American and a late note mentions indigenous presence and a small reservation near New York City.
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New York
Henry Hudson
France
Netherlands
Britain
Hudson
Manhattan Island
Wight
New York City
Indiana
Species of Mice and Their Habits
The article lists several house mice species and their behaviors. It notes the white footed deer mouse lives in the wild, the jumping mouse leaps ten feet when disturbed, the harvest mouse nests near bushes and trees, and the common house mouse causes damage around homes.
Military Funeral for Copenhagen Horse of Wellington
Collier's Weekly recounts the famed military funeral for Copenhagen the horse that carried the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The charger aided Wellington for over 16 hours and reportedly leapt a ditch to evade Napoleon's cavalry, a feat commemorated as the greatest animal funeral in history.
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Copenhagen
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Napoleon
Collier's Weekly
Minerals in Molasses A Nutritive Sugar Cane Product
Molasses remains a natural sweet with nutritive value and minerals. It provides calcium phosphorus and iron and retains important elements from the sugar cane after processing.
Grading Pullets Found Good Plan
Early hatched pullets yield best results. Grade at housing by hatching date maturity and physical condition. Discard slow maturing or poor condition pullets to ensure uniform egg production year round.
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J.C. Taylor
Extension
Pouberggge
New Jersey College of Agriculture— Service
Maintenance Ration and Laying Ration Compared for Poultry
A Hoards Dairyman writer outlines five essential food classes for poultry and explains how maintenance and laying rations differ by proportions rather than ingredients. The list covers grains greens animal foods minerals and water with practical notes on feeding and accessibility.
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Hoard
Dairyman
Rubber Hen Provides Heat for Chicks in Brooder
A Popular Mechanics piece explains using a rubber pad as a mother substitute in chick brooding. An electric heating pad with a thermostatic control keeps 105 degrees, warming chicks by direct contact atop a nonporous rubber surface.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Crowding on Hen Roosta
In poultry housing the roost direction affects flock distribution. While most roosts run parallel to the back wall, usually east and west in the Midwest, placing roosts at right angles to the back wall causes the flock to spread across the entire roosting area with less crowding, says the Montreal Herald.
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Midwest
Montreal Herald
Confidence and Courage in Hard Times
A compact, period style reflection on confidence as a guide to success and the role of necessity as a stern teacher in life. The piece presents optimism tempered by discipline, urging steadfastness and hopeful action.
Strange Bay Minette sect forbids smiling or laughing
A News Photo Service exclusive shows a clan near Bay Minette Alabama of a religious group that bans smiles and laughter. Men wear beards and bobbed hair while women pin their hair in knots. The scene features Ananias Schrock Levi Amatute Mrs Ananias Schrock and child Abraham Schrock and daughter and Mrs Abraham Schrock and daughter.
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Bay Minette
Alabama
Ananias Schrock
Levi Amatute
Abraham Schrock
Echo
Fayette County
Andrew Mellon Dies at 87 After Public Service Career
Southampton reports the death of Andrew W. Mellon on August 26 at his daughter Mrs. David Bruce's home. The longtime financier and statesman prepared to retire in 1932 saying he would pursue "the things I've always wanted to do." Mellon served as Secretary of the Treasury under three presidents and as ambassador to England for more than a year.
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Southampton
Andrew W
Substitute feed for missing green feed in laying mash
When green feed is unavailable maintain a balanced laying mash reinforced with fish oil. Include 7.5 percent alfalfa leaf meal to insure against lack of green feed, using dehydrated leaf meal where possible. This combination keeps birds in good health and condition.
Worms in Chickens and Disease Indicators
The article notes that heavy infestations of internal parasites in chickens cause an extremely heavy appetite, thin birds, and possible leg weakness. If these signs appear, infestation is likely, and examining the intestines for worms is advised when doubt arises.
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Margaret Connery
Iowa City
Matt Dwyer
Tom Baldwin
George Davis
Paul Rummell
Roberta
Rochester
Wis
Bert Sackett
Garber
W. F. Moore
Charles Wilson
Washington, D.C
J. H. Wilson
Adeline Kuhn
Eldorado
Henry Kuhn
Wadena High School
Clark Corbin
Lucille Voshell
Spooner, Wik
Ruth Wilson
Rolfe
Will Young
Robert Kneeskern
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Andrew Mellon
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Kellogg’s & Post
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