Wallingford Labor Day Festival Celebrates Town Spirit
Wallingford hosted a community celebration led by the Woodmen and local businessmen. A parade, speeches by J W Morse of Zisterville, and music by Es atherville Gand marked the day. The event drew about 1,600 attendees with races, games, dancing, and a baseball game where Wallingford lost to Maple Grove. Winners included Philip Butler, Ruth Rokvalydt, and Charlie Jackson among others, with prizes totaling multiple dollars across events.
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Wallingford
J. W. Morse
Zisterville
Estherville Gand
Woodmen Hall
Maple Grove
Ipeople
Lowa
Philip Butler
Ruth Rokvalyodt
Bila Tisher
Datmons
di Ife
Bile
Chas
Jackson
Helmut Kasej
Josh Amdall
Ge Racy
Pillip Butler
Chester Richards
Twelve Mile Lake
Parmners
Moore
Krink Weir
EB. Weir
Harry Chiesni
Rave Emmet County Limited
A. O. McKinney
McDonald-Babla Nuptials Within Immeteburg Residence
A wedding occurred last week at Father Mc Norny’s residence in Immeteburg, morning of May Qhas McDonald marrying Louise Bahis of the city. Ceremony performed by Eathar-Kelly. Bride attended by Miss Ann and Beary Clammenson.
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Father McNorny
Immeteburg
Qhas
McDonald
Mins Louise Bahis
Eathar- Kelly
Misa
Ann
Beary Clammenson
Fragmented Sunday tale from a bishop visit
A reminiscence cites Bishop Williams of Connecticut visiting a parish and a four year old son asking to see a piggy book. The child interrupts with a moralizing finger wag about doing something on Sunday, revealing quaint pious humor.
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Williams
Consnecticut
Uts
Harper's
Bishop
Dodging the Neighbors Dialogue Ends With Doorstep Fears
A husband warns there is nothing left as the wolf nears the door, while the wife hopes the intruder will flee to the back. The exchange captures tense domestic fear and looming danger in stark, period dialogue.
Thackeray Carelessness Highlighted in Manuscript Tale
An exhibition at the Charterhouse recalls Thackeray's careless handling of manuscripts. He left a draft of a number for the printer at the Athenaeum cloak room, forgot it, and a messenger later sought the copy at his home. The manuscript was found in a dustman's box after an anxious search.
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Thackeray
Charterhouse
Hig “Apy
Philip
Athenaeum Club
Phackeray
Training for Matrimony in a Divorce Era Convention
A fragmented report describes a convention addressing remedies to the divorce problem. Attendees discuss social upheaval and marital stability while organizers promote moral guidance and practical steps for couples and families amid changing norms.
Earth erosion shapes US land by slow water loss
The geological survey warns that drainage basins erode US land at about one inch every 760 years. It notes Mississippi Ohio and Missouri rivers carry hundreds of millions of tons of dissolved and suspended matter annually, with Colorado delivering the most per square mile. If focused on the Isthmus of Panama during early American occupation, this erosion could have exhausted a proposed 88 foot canal in 73 days.
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United States
Geological Survey
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Colorado River
United ‘States
Sava
Paneme
Hen as financier and the hen's guilty verdict
A humorous Indianapolis News column mocks a student at the University of Kangas who shifts from classics to poultry psychology. It parodies how markets shrink goods from eggs to cloth to bread as savvy financiers tighten labels and sizes, claiming the hen embodies modern commercial thinking.
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University of
Indianapolis
News
History of Polo and its Ancient Origins
The article traces polo as the oldest field game and notes that hockey golf and cricket evolved from it. Earliest records are Peruvian and date to roughly six hundred years before Christ, with mentions of early forms and modifications over time.
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Peru
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Iowa
Bath
Woolien Hold
Aia
Mactor
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Platnes
Hen
A. Financier
POLO
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