Happenings and Visits Across Estherville Area
A crowded notes page records visits by Hugh Metz Ray Agnew and others from Cedar Rapids Gracttinger Davenport Spirit Lake Algona and Des Moines plus engagements at St Andrews Guild and local church events. Mentions include J Williams Kate Wernert Mary Jennings McNamara and Miss Farrell. A meteor sighting near Sea Crosse Wisconsin is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Metz
Estherville
Ray Agnew
Cedar Rapids
T. Larsen
BE. A. Morling
Ruthven
Attorney FC
Davidson
Spirit Lake
Short Course at Sheldon for Iowa Public School Teachers
The State Agricultural College extension plans a practical eight day course in public school agriculture and domestic science at the Northwestern Iowa Summer School in Sheldon from July 13 to 28, 1908. It covers farm crops farm botany soils animals weeds meat cookery and household economics with hands on demonstrations and aims to help teachers apply agriculture in rural and high schools during the O'Brien County Teachers Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural College
Amea
Iowa
Northwastern
Sheldon
School of Agriculture
O'Brien
Squaring the Circle Through Ancient mathematics
The article notes ancient attempts to square the circle dating to 500 years B.C. with Hippocrates of Chios and the Papyrus Rhind by Ahmes about 2000 B.C. It cites a rule to shorten the circle’s diameter by one ninth and erect a square on the shortened line, mentioning Babylonian studies referenced in the Talmud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Hippocrates
Chios
Ahmes
B.C
The Only One. Henry VIII and a Fearless Bishop
Henry VIII planned a harsh embassy to Francis I and chose a trusted English bishop for the mission. The bishop begged not to be sent due to danger, but Henry reassured him, promising to hate every French head if killed. The bishop retorted that none would fit his own shoulders as well as his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VIII
England
Francis I
France
Francis
Henry
They Are Rare Peggy And The Free Baby Police
Fragmentary OCR excerpt shows dialogue about a baby and police in a domestic scene. Names Peggy and Punek appear, but details are unclear. The readable phrases suggest a humorous or dramatic exchange over whether a baby could be a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Punek
Year By Vows The Raving People
A collection of short notes from local papers mentions Sim Robinson from West Bend campaigning for Palo Alto county sheriff, race sparking debates across several towns. Other items cover worker conditions, illness recoveries, accidents, and the Boone Valley Athletic and Declamatory association meeting with member schools listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim Robinson Waa
West Ben Friday
Palo Alto County
Boone Valley Athletic and Declamatory Association
Webster City
Algona
Belmond
Clarion
Eagle Grove
Goldfield
Hampton
Humboldt
Mason City
Story City
West Bend
W. H. Blakely
Algona Spy Killed in Montana Accident
Word from Kalispell Montana reports a deadly accident involving the Brooks family and Mather boys who had traveled west. One Mather youth died and Mrs Brooks sustained serious injuries as the blast from thawing dynamite on a stove or oven apparently exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalespel
Montana
Brooks
Mather Boys
Sone Bt
Mather
The Letter M and Its Phoenician Origins
The Hebrew Mem meaning water links to the letter M. Ancient manuscripts show a wav ing line denoting water. Some philologists trace Phoenician M to a human face form with V as nose and strokes as eyes and mouth, a comical resemblance.
You Look Glum Clever Husband Quips About Wives
The Cure sketches a witty exchange where a husband complains his wife fills the house with stones from geology. The companion suggests turning her thoughts to astronomy so she can collecting specimens elsewhere, closing with a cheerfully practical quip.
Putting It Gently in the Henpeck Family Exchange
A humorous dialogue highlights domestic tensions between Mr Henpeck and Mrs Tenpeck over Jones and his wife. The exchange notes Jones' parentage, a disagreement, and shared interests in a light, satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeck
Fomng Jones
No Other Course Open as Doctor Sets Plain Diet
A physician orders plain food and early nights, urging rest and restraint. The patient agrees, noting this aligns with thoughts since receiving the villa Cuthalle News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthalle
Satire as a Glass Revealing One's Own Face
A compact reflection defines satire as a glass in which observers see others' faces but not their own. It notes that this self-deception explains its mixed reception and wider social reception in the world.
Knowledge and ignorance paradoxs in a philosophical ramble
A fragmented discourse on knowing and not knowing. The speaker muses that self knowledge is elusive and that recognizing ignorance may be superior to mistaken certainty. The piece experiments with paradox, quoting Pixchange and presenting a cautioned view of knowledge.
Mixed Miss Durham Faces Musical Ordeal as Usher
Margaret Durham, a shy debutante at Miss Simmons' select boarding school, is chosen as an usher for a monthly musicale. Lacking confidence, she stumbles in front of five dapper guests,误 mishears the elderly man, and bursts into a panic, prompting the other five ushers to take over as she exits in embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Durham
Margaret
Harper'’s Weekly
A Breakfast In Siberia As Told By An Explorer
An explorer recalls two frigid weeks in a Siberian hut with a prisoner of the Trost. The meals begin with frozen weeds and seal fat, move to raw walrus and thick walrus hide, then hot meat or reindeer, ending with cold blubber. The extreme cold, never above 40 degrees below zero, anchors the harsh account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Black Trost
Charmless Music Fiddle Claim From Family Tale
A man rests after a long day as his young son borrows a moment to ask about a fiddle. The boy insists the father owns a fiddle, while the father denies it, noting a family joke about him being a second fiddler since marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Mamma
He Was Not a Dumpling in Devonshire Courtroom Jest
A lord chancellor cross examines a bucolic witness who is teased as a Devon shire dumpling. The witness replies with a slow drawl that if he had been a dumpling lawyers would have gobbled him up already.
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England
Husband and Wife Clash Over Retrenchment Plan
A couple argues over saving money by quitting cigars and beer. The husband agrees, then notices the wife buys a new hat, and she replies retrenchment was the suggestion to buy it. The exchange appears in the New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Speculator Ibsen Ranked Among Europe’s Elite Traders
The London Outlook lauds Elenrik Ibsen as a genius sociologist who balanced intellect and finance. It argues his deep knowledge of humanity fueled his extraordinary fortune on the stock exchanges across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Elenrik Ibsen
Europe
London
Differences Between Youth and Maturity in Love Told
A string of quotable lines from St Joseph Press and Manchester Union contrasts. The first joke notes young girls seek love then money as they age, while the second quips that aging brings wisdom not change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph Press
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Ethel Cobb
Margaret McNally
Liversmors
St Andrew's Guild
M. C. Grier
J. ©. Williams
Davenport
Kate Wernert
Emmetsburg
John McNamara
Des Moines
Father Costello
Liverrepre
B.E. Kelly
J. Letson
Emametsburg
New Mexico
F. C.davidson
Mary Jennings
Minneapolis
D. Gray
Drr
Mr. Reilly
Livermore
P. F. Reilly
F. W. Wrate
Mason Wily
E. J Scott
Ralph Walker
Daily News
Rock Island
Ilinois
Merry Widow
Lloyd Ressell
McCarty & McCarty
Miss _ Brown
Stek
Ania Ee Tes
Margaret Farrell
Iowa Falls
A. B. Gilbert
Clear Lake Wednesday
Epworth League
ML. A."scott
New York City
Mildred
Scotland
Murray & Shea
Paulson
A.W. Skowbo
Sioux City
The
Ladies’ Evergreen Cemetery Association
Court House
P. Howe
B. E. Kelly
Mr. Howe
Sioux Falls
Ida Grove
Waterloo
John Donovan
Tribune
Emmatsburg
Sea Crogse
Wisconsin
Ayer
Ayers
Lowell
Mass
M. & St. L. Company
Terris Tribune
Charlie Gates
Chicago
Ruthvee
Ayrshire Chronicle
Rob Morral
Dr. Bishop
West Bend Journal
Wil Guccrist
Starr
Will
Pacahontas
Manchester Union
Eastman Studio
Louie Wolfgang
Robt Baughein
Nes
WEG Saunders
Jos Kley
Jas Duntoan
Noga
Krerwick
ER Morlin
J Godden
JJ Watson
Washington, D.C
Liami
Livies
Total
H. G. Shadboly
Prise
Our Savings Department
Joussoy
C Mueller
W Beary
Trash
Fisk
Mueller
Goddon
Iowa Realty Company
T. J. Duffy
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Royal Lumber Company
Martin Ausland
Mgr
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