Local Lore and Society Notes from Humboldt
A Hastings of small-town life with visits, illnesses, and plans. Notable items include Stella Knickerbocker recovering from two weeks illness. Frank Martin visiting from Council Bluffs for Christmas. Jack White from Napier dropping by. Verdon’s Lou Zentner in town. Edna Spencer returning from Omaha. various local arrivals and departures for holidays. theatre booking “Dolly Dimple” with Grace Cameron at Gehling. interurban railroad talks Lincoln to Auburn and Falls City. E L Sandusky improving at St Joseph sanitarium. W O W planning installation Jan 6 with Grand Lodge officers. Karen of W Lyford leaving for Alliance. Dr Burchard family attending Clarence’s wedding to Maude McKelvie. O P Hanna of Sheridan, first white settler, Armour Packing rep, sharing frontier tales.
Christmas visits and local news from the city
Subscriptions are urged as George Noah is thanked for contributions this week. Several residents and visitors arrive and travel for holidays including Martin Kanaly and wife in Ruwlo Omaha trips, Greenwalds in Omaha for Christmas, Maggie Seibel from Geneva visiting, and Mrs. Bowers Nussbaum from Verdon. Local calls, shopping, and visits to merchants continue as families celebrate with relatives in Yankton and Lincoln. A new baby born to Frank Uhlig and wife is reported, and teachers Florence Wylie and Elizabeth Miller visit and vacation locally.
Get a dollar’s worth of them and prove it
Readable text asks for a dollar value and proof, but context is fragmented. No clear individuals, organizations, places, dates, or events are present to itemize. The line seems part of a stray ad or note without actionable details.
Local Subscriptions Renewals and Visits Reported
C. H. Willse of Rule renewed his subscription while in the city Saturday. Matt Huber and wife of Vermillion Kansas arrive Monday for a two week visit. Chas Whetstine and family depart Tuesday for Hadam Kansas then visit Jesse Whetstine and wife in Washington Kansas before returning. Frank Boose elected athletic editor of the New Senior Annual at Peru State Normal College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Willse
Rule
Matt Huber
Vermillion
Kas
Chas. Whetstine
Hadam
Kan
Jesse Whetstine
Washington, Kan
Frank Boose
Peru State Normal
Frank Marvin
George Strong
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ross Boyle
Mr. Marvin
Oklahoma City
Miss Pickens and the chicken raid tale in town
A Brightwell Chronicle item notes a brunette named Pickens caught stealing chickens, swearing she only knew fudge rats and chickens. The column lists visitors, illness, travels, and holiday plans across multiple families and towns.
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Pickens
Resolutions meet travel and family news in brief
Mr and Mrs Elton Sherdeman depart this week for Friend Nebraska to visit before returning to Norfolk Nebraska. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Heiser with Mrs Bruce Dixon and children from Rosalia Kansas visiting Dick Downs for several weeks.
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Elton Sherdeman
Friend
Norfolk
Mrs
Elmer Heiser
Bruce Dixon
Rosalia
Kas
City
Dick Downs
Pretty window at Loucks Jones implements store attracts attention
Ed Jones created a miniature farm home display complete with telephone and rural mail route. Mr and Mrs Clyde Campbell of Durango Mexico visited Durango to Salem and then continued a western trip after Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs J R Campbell.
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Loucks & Jones
Ed Jones
Clyde Campbell
Durango
Mex
City
George Jennings
Salem
J. R. Campbell
Miss Agnes Moran Visits Home Folks During Holidays
Miss Agnes Moran formerly of Falls City and now a public school worker in Shelton Nebraska visits her hometown during the holidays, staying with relatives and friends in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Moran
Falls City
Shelton
Neb
Mrs Jas Cornell Visits Wymore Friends Amid Husband’s Illness
Mrs Jas Cornell, long time resident of Wymore, recently arrived to spend a couple of weeks with old friends. She says her husband’s health is poor and he is being treated for facial cancer in a Lincoln hospital. Many friends express sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Poteet
Jas
Cornell
Wymore
Lincoln
Mrs Eva Schmucker Remembered As Al Roberts Wife
Word reached the city in the week’s end that Al Roberts and his Miami-born wife Eva Schmucker have found happiness in their marriage. Many friends send congratulations. Mrs Ted Linehan and her baby, visiting with aunt Mrs Frank Werner, depart for St Francis Kansas then return to New York.
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al Roberts
Miami
J. T
Roberts
Eva Schmucker
Ted Linehan
Baby
Frank Werner
St. Francis, Kas
New York
Pickup for Both Men in Breakfast Letter Gamble
Two men in New York memorize a natural born gambler scene. They discuss a registered letter in the post office and a promised cash loan. After breakfast they collect a $5 bill, splitting $3.50 ahead with a misfortune joke about a courting woman.
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New York Globe
Value of Rest and Quiet Strength in Daily Life
The piece argues that modern life overvalues constant muscular activity and strenuous effort. It urges balancing work with rest, reminding readers that true strength comes from quietness and confidence, not endless doing.
Clocks Strike Thirteen At Lord Ellesmere Estate
Two clocks at Worsley on Lord Ellesmere's estate are set to strike 18 at one o clock. One sits above the new entrance to Worsley hall in Worsley village and originally told time for Duke of Bridgewater workers. The duke allegedly ordered a13 striking clock to excuse late workers after dinner.
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Worsley
Lord Ellesmere
Worsley Hall
Worsley Village
Duke of Bridgewater
London Graphic
Midnight Service at St Thomas Church Delights Attendees
Attendees at St Thomas Church Christmas Eve midnight service were richly rewarded by a beautiful and impressive ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Church
Sermon by New Methodist Pastor Praised
Rev Mastin of the Methodist church delivered a sermon last Sunday morning noted for its thought and beauty. The church and the community gain from the arrival of such a gifted pastor.
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Mastin
Methodist Church
Miss Florence Wylie Delivers Christmas Program at District 21 School
The Miss Florence Wylie taught in district No 21 presented a fine program Friday afternoon to a large crowd of visitors. After exercises she gave pupils their Christmas treat and then a social time followed. Wylie is a successful teacher with thirty four pupils enrolled.
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Florence Wylie
Monotony in a Shoe Factory Shapes Worker Spirit
A factory source notes how division of labor makes tasks dull yet predictable. One woman Sewes a seam near the eyelets for fifteen years and still remains among the cheerful workers despite the repetitive grind.
Lowell as Editor Not a Figurehead but a Diligent Craftsman
Edward Everett Hale praises James Russell Lowell as a skilled, detail oriented editor who mastered his business, preferred writing to reading manuscripts, and fulfilled his duties on time with careful, thorough work. He contrasts Lowell with other editors, noting his dedication and precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Sense
Edward Sverett Hale
James Russell Lowell
Murderer’s Paradise in Geneva for Italian Anarchist
A cor respondent claims Lucchese, the Italian anarchist and killer of Empress Elizabeth of Austria, chose Geneva as his crime scene. The prisoner allegedly enjoys four meals daily, fresh air, smoking rights funded by the government, lectures from a language professor, light paid work, and access to classical and contemporary books as he studies Voltaire Rousseau and prepares memoirs.
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Switzerland
Lucchesi
Elizabeth
Austria
Luicchesi
Geneva
Voltaire
Monteaquier
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Cockrell’s Simple Life to Stay Young at 73
Former Senator Cockrell promotes a simple life to stay youthful at 73. He advises sparing alcohol, eating regularly, sleeping well, and working hard, noting he never drank at public functions during 35 years in the Senate. His routine once included three large red apples at lunch, but his doctor now urges a heavier noon meal.
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Cockrell
Senate
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Council Bluffs
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Edna Spencer
Omaha
Wm. Strecker
Clarence Burchard
Clyde Thacker
Farmers’ State Bank of
Preston
Our City
Frank Greenwald
Mitchell
S. D
Vernon Bascom
Pawnee City
James Bascom
Dolly Dimple
Grace Cameron
H. Pribbene
Fred Cain
Northwest
Auburn
Nfuture
Humboldt Standard
E. L. Sandusky
St. Joe
W. O. W. Order
Grand Lodge
Karen
W. G. Lyford
Alliance, Neb
Alliance
O. P. Hanna
Sheridan
Wyo
Excelsior Springs
C. F. Cain
Hanna
Armour Packing Co
Fred
George Noah
Martin Kanaly
Ruwlo
Mrs. W. A. Greenwald
Maggie Seibel
Mrs. Putnam
Charles Cook
G. A. John of
Dr. Miner
Yankton, S. D
Tom Cunningham of
Mack McDermott
Clare
Josephine Gehling
Lead
Frank Uhlig
George W. Stumbo
Sam Prater
Elizabeth Miller
Fred Miller
Wanner’s Drug Store
J. R. Wilhite
Stella
Flora Albright
Dr. Burchard
Ed May
Herbert Maisch
State University
M. C. Hoover
J. S. Stewart
Atchison
Falls City Friends
Walter Legg
Humboldt
Chas. BE. Banks of
Decatur, Ir
Guy Crook
Alex Lee
St. Louis
D. J. Greenwald
Kansas City
Aug. Deuchler
the Tribune
Frank Snethen
First National Bank of
Erwin Manshardt
Columbus
Rev
Mrs. Manshardt
W.S. Leyda
G. G. Gheer
Chas. Dorland
Bennett, Neb
R. Cooper Bailey
Clare Foster
West
I. M. Edgecombe
Robt. Norton
Barbara
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Barbara Custer
Billy Custer
Minneapolis, Minn
Santa Claus
Everett Scott
D. W. Reid
Chicago
Bruno Hansen
Mrs. Kerr
Lloyd Zubrick
Startzel
Atchison, Kas
Dr. Reneker
Troy, Kas
Mable Greenwald
TaMars
Dorothy White
W. H. Sailors
J. M. Jellison
Bohrer Bros
Merna, Neb
Billy Casey
Mrs. Ray Gould
Mrs. Gould
Mrs. P. S. Heacock
Edson Harkins
Newkirk
Okla
Sanitol
Wanner’'s Drug Store
New Yorker
Dedbroke
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