West Bend Notes On Illness and Visits
West Bend brief items report Mrs Imbuph is very ill this week and Mrs Weinztl died at home Saturday. Visits and relatives appear from Ozka loosa Rudman Sioux City Estherville Ottuzen Storm Lake Emmetsburg with names like Mr and Mrs Wall Sloan Miss Tresaie Emery Geo P Koebel Clyde Bourret and others. A new son is born to Mr and Mrs Kuyper.
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West Bend
Imbuph
Weinztl
Wall Sloan
Ozkaloosa
Tresaie Emery
Rudman
Bishop
Sioux City
A. H. Bishop
Mabelle
A. W. McFarland
Geo. P. Koebel
Cliotan
Clyde Bourret
Jows. Falla
Graettinger Lettered Socials and Visits Ripple Through Town
Graettinger residents and former locals enjoyed visits and days in Emmetsburg Estherville and local sittings. T W Milles of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger friends Sunday. Navnie Mitchell traveled to Emmetsburg Sunday evening. D G Johnson came up from Emmetsburg Saturday. B 13 Harrison attended county seat business Monday. Mrs D 5 Collins called on Graettinger friends Saturday. A Weinholzer, a former resident, visited Graettinger this week. B H M Bergen came up from Emmetsburg Monday evening. Mr McCullough rode as a passenger to Estherville today.
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Emmetsburg
Greaettinger Friends
Navnie Mitchell
Emmetsborg
D. GL Johnson
Harrison
Collins
Graettinger Friends
A. Weinholzer
Graettinger Taat
BH. M. Bergen
Road setting approved and damages paid in 1908 proceedings
Board proceedings document a proposed road location signed by landowners except Dan Sherlock who receives 100 dollars. Great Oak township pays his 50 dollars, auditor to issue warrants for the remaining damages. The resolution adopts the road on April lth, 1908 with members voting. Drainage fund claims against Palo Alto County listed for drainage districts with warrants to be issued. Meeting adjourns to May 4, 1908.
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Serosa
Dan Sherlock
Great Oak
Dan Sherlock Duy
Sim R. Stedman
Suditor
H. Erich
Palo Alto
Iverson
C. H. Bleckwenn
Martini
Emrich
Wim
Reardon
Wrg Joyce Dead Brother of Local Residents Dies in California
Word was received Saturday of the death of William Joyce in Lston California, brother of Mrs Patton and Miss Lottie Joyce. Burial likely in Lston. Joyce spent much of his life in this community working for his mother Patrick, and was known as genial and large hearted. He went to Idaho six or seven years ago and never returned. His passing will be marked with regret by county residents who knew him.
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William Joyce
Idaho
Chrystine
Roy
Millie
Siure
F. A. Mitchel
Drowned man Edward Domek remembered by county friends
Edward Domek aged about 31, brother of Joseph Anton Fred and Louie Douek, drowned Friday night at Okoboii lake near the Milwwaukes draw bridge while fishing with a companion. He was known for his industrious nature and spent last winter with his father Adam Domek in Spirit Lake. his death is mourned by many in the community.
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Edward Domek
Joseph
Anton
Fred
Louie Douek
Okoboii Lake
Milwwaukes Draw
Spirit Lake
Adam Domek
Thie
Pasture for Town Cows Offer by Bright
R Bright offers pasture for town cows with delivery at a rate of two dollars per month. The notice specifies terms for caring and feeding and invites interested parties to respond.
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R.©. Bright
Two Clever Antwerp and Her Father’s Trades
A southern-plantation tale unfolds as a pretty Antwerp woman dodges curiosity about her father’s work. She claims he is a southern planter to deflect inquisitive boarding-house talk, a retort echoed by a famed actress whose father was a letter carrier.
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Antwerp
London
Pittsburg
The Four Clock Hour and Sleep When Men Die
A historical note describes 4 a m as a perilous sleep hour when life teeters on the edge, saying people awaken less easily, the sentinel sleeps, and many lives have been saved by ammonia given at that moment. It claims sleep deepens after 1 or 2 am, then lightens, making 4 am a critical, nearly world-ending hour.
Novel NSW system for habitual criminals explained
A New South Wales approach assigns indeterminate release only after a fixed sentence and good behavior, with progression through grades and potential wages sent to families or saved for release. A ministerial committee reviews progress. one year of probation remains a final gate before release. Curiosities in wedding rings note early lists and improvised materials like tin, brass, iron, curtain rings, and door handles used in rings.
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New South Wales
Not likely to enlist in a Scottish regiment
A recruit declines joining a Scottish regiment saying he’d rather go to a lunatic asylum. The recruiting sergeant replies with a quip that he’d feel at home there, reflecting wartime humor in Duntee Advertiser.
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Duntee Advertiser
Gentle Play A Child’s Worry Over a Sick Friend
A brief scene shows a mother urging Tommy to visit Charley Pinafore, but Tommy explains he played with Charley yesterday and fears he is not well enough yet to join in. The tone captures a home moment of concern and care.
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Tommy
Charley Pinafore
The Wise Boy Learns About Milk Storage
A teacher asks for the best place to keep fresh milk in hot weather. A boy replies he would keep it in the cow, coming from a country holiday with a practical, rural answer.
Of Course Bertha Sparks The Dull Question Repeated
A fragment from Londeu pinion presents a backhanded flirtation. Bertha questions affection while a male narrator or suitor repeats the tired inquiry. The exchange hints at social manners and gender dynamics of courting talk.
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Bertha
Did He Refuse A Dinner Confrontation at the Conservatory
In a tense conservatory scene a man presses a woman to marry him. She refuses and then reverses, declaring she will be his wife. The moment turns comic as rubber plants and palms seem to laugh at the drama.
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George
Cleveland Plain
The Lace Dressers Healthful Work in Heat
A study of lace dressing in England finds it a healthful pursuit despite high room temperatures often above 100 degrees. New Yorkers faced initial upset, but no health decline was found. indicators show fewer ailments like colds among lace dressers and low illness absences. Some workers enjoy vigorous old age after long careers despite poor living conditions.
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England
Indianapolis News
History of Deaf Education From Myth to Modern Time
The piece traces early beliefs that deaf and dumb cannot learn language, citing Lucretius and medieval views. It notes Bede around A D 685, Rudolf Agricola in 1480, and marks generalized instruction beginning in 1620, highlighting a shift from ear reliance to guided education.
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Lucretius
Rudolfus Agricola
Heidelberg
New York American
Frederick the Great and the Katte Tragedy
Frederick William I harshly governed his son Frederick the Great who fled to his uncle in England. Lieutenants Katte and Keith aided the attempt, Katte was executed after court martial, Keith escaped, and Frederick faced a death sentence but was spared by intervention from the kings of Sweden and Poland.
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Frederick the Great
Frederick William I
Siberia
Frederick
George LE
England
Katte
Keith
Sweden
Poland
Tim and the Boston Lawyer’s Clever Leverage
A protege of Boston lawyer Mr Blank, Tim frequently faces arrest yet avoids jail or fines through personal influence with the courts. He jokes that Blank’s legal knowledge is surpassed only by his own. The Green Bag era’s lore centers on this power dynamic and Tim’s claim of insider advantage.
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Tim
Mr. Blank
Boston
Mr Blank
Didn't Want to Be Left Miss Vere Mr Desmond
Dialogue excerpt from the London Telegraph notes a guest rushing to the dining room before greeting the hostess. Desmond explains the hostess will wait but refreshments were slipping away.
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Miss Vere
Mr. Desmond
London Telegraph
Water and its mystery in a quirky exchange
A playful Washington Star snippet shows a scientist claiming water is H 0, while Dustin Stax, pausing his market report, mutters yee and notes that some of it is and a great deal of it 1.0 D.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Spriggins notes no clients at office in election bill column
Spriggins claims he can tell if at office whether a bill collector or a client touches his telephone line. Higgins counters that no clients ever come. Somerville Journal reports the quip reflecting office business humor.
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Spriggins
Higgins
Somerville Journal
The Bravest Girl on the Fraele Pass
American traveler Eugar Bertram encounters smugglers crossing the Fraele pass in the Alps. A father and daughter are stranded mid ascent by a failing rope as a storm and mist obscure rescue. The daughter refuses to cut the rope, saving her father until a mysterious rescuer appears and saves them both. Bertram later meets the rescuer, the young woman’s savior, leaving him with a lasting memory of her courage.
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Eugar Bertrais
Alps
Fraete Pass
Bertram
Fraele Pass
Italy
Bite
Hoaseift
Bennyroyal and Fleas Remedy Flea Infestation
A Forest and Stream piece recalls the flea plague of past county life and praises Bennyroyal, a modest plant grown on farms, as an effective remedy. Bruised Bennyroyal in a bag with bed linen repels fleas quickly, while a few drops of ant essential oil on clothing drives fleas from a person. Sprinkling the oil around a room is said to clear infestations.
Mirror Pondering Delays Couple From Train
A man obsessed with calculating time spent before a mirror while his wife adjusts her hat misses a train. He narrates estimates of a woman’s daily and lifetime mirror time, prompting her sharp rebuke and their theater outing failure. Source: St Louis Republic.
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St Louis Republic
Retouched Portrait Sparks Aunt Hannah’s Humorous Note
Amateur photographer Mr Hall captures Aunt Hannah from Bushhby in a playful pose with arms akimbo and mouth slightly open. The sitter critiques the print, suggesting tighter elbows and a closed mouth, including a joke about Emma’s husband being a stranger and a postscript proposing a closer mouth!
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Hall
Hannah
Bushhby
James
California
Emma
P.S
Everybody Laughed in a Dinner Party Anecdote
Elk len Thorneycroft Fowler recounts a London dinner where a guest mocked Miss Fowler Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler for what he called tricks in her writing. The guest asserts authorship, prompting Fowler to reveal her identity and the group to laugh at the mistaken belief and irony.
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Elk Len ‘Thorneycroft Fowler
London
PT. O
A Mother's Sacrifice Legend in India
In the northwest provinces of India a gardener's wife with leprosy sought burial alive to protect her children. The husband, urged by her pleas, aided by their son and four neighbors, dug the grave and the woman died. The事件 was examined and proved in a magistrate's court.
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India
Neighborhood Inquiry Brings Banter Over Absentee Parent
In a suburb a resident asked a boy at a gate if his father was home. The lad replied that his father had gone up the road a mile on foot. The exchange, recounted in Judge's Library, highlights a playful critique of a hero’s appearance and the critic’s wry remark about the hero meeting the heroine.
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Sonny
Not New. New Boarder by Eyes
A brief line features a New Boarder defending his bold look while landlady calls it impudent. The exchange underscores a tension between appearances and social judgment in a boardinghouse setting as reported by the Washington Post.
A Story For his AA Bride. A warning tale about marriage control
A mother recounts a dramatic tale to her daughter about managing a husband. She recalls a time when her husband flirted with a hairdresser, risking divorce and family unity. She feigns a crisis, then reveals the measure that saved their marriage, emphasizing firm guidance and restraint. The scene underscores the belief that a wife must steer her husband to preserve the family.
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A. B. Kuyper
H. F. Stagman
Hagle Grove
Lloyd Barrett
Estherville
Erma Stoner
Ottuzen
Joe Wagner
Mttle Son
Storm Lake
Sim Stedman
Graettinger
Board Proceedings
Kiy J. R. Marita
Joyce
ED Domek
Okatloji Draw
Billiogs
Darrow
Washington Post
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