Emmet County Week Sees Meetings, Trials and Festivities
Emmet County Sunday School Convention set for Sept 12 and 13 at Dolliver. Emmet teachers institute in Estherville with about fifty enrolled. illnesses prompt aid for Mrs. Paul Dahlke of Hoping. Show disturbance at Ochevedan leads to fines. Court session with Bailie presiding. grand jury listed. Refsell silver wedding celebrated. gifts noted. Local field meet draws crowds. editor’s scorcher article sparks debate.
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Emmet County
Dolliver
Estherville
Emmet
Bailie
H. W. Jensen
G. W. Gilbertson
Ed Knowles
Jas. Ressell
Wm. McCullough
Will Weir
J.D. Weir. McCabe
Frank Shadle
Jay Johnson
Local Social and Travel Notes From Wallingford Area
Wallingford residents Selmar Dybdahl and Dr. Quammen drove to Estherville Monday afternoon. J. H. Morrice and family attended a gathering at Jas. Ressell's Sunday. J. O. Kasa and Helmar traveled to Des Moines by auto, meeting Lena Larson of West Bend in Emmetsburg. Ettel Misener visits Superior with the Briggs family and Ruby, expected home Monday. Mrs. Lewis Isaackson has been ill but improving, with Dr. Quammen attending. Mrs. Eric Sando and her child are mentioned.
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Graettinger
T.O. Sando
Eric
Hazel Gunderson
Chicago
P.O. Refsell
Emmetsburg
Refsell
Selmar Dybdahl
Dr. Quammen
Estherville
J. H. Morrice
J. O. Kasa
Helmar
Des Moines
Lena Larson
West Bend
Miss Ettel Misener
Superior
Lewis Isaackson
Roasting Request Tests Newspaper Humor
A newspaper man is asked to publish a biting piece about a citizen. He replies with a skeptical line about the caller’s request and indicates he is given an outline of what to say before drafting the article.
Bane Way With Humanity, Tt fa hard for an empty bag to stand upright
A fragmentary line attributed to Franklin notes the paradox of virtue or effort in adversity. The phrase implies difficulty for an empty bag to remain upright, using a metaphorical image.
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Bane
Franklin
Basting and Drinking Tale From Household Remark
A wife recalls her husband leaving home to baste a chicken while she was away. Each baste coincided with a pause for a drink, suggesting a humorous clash between domestic tasks and drinking. The anecdote ends with the chicken reportedly finished to the queen's taste, though the husband was perhaps admonished.
Escape to the country for a quiet day outdoors
A plea to restore temper and optimism by taking a break from city life. Leave worries behind, pack a favorite book and lunch, and board a train or car to a wood or stream. Imagine wandering as a child of nature and forget formal plans for a day of sunlit relaxation. One day out in the open is worth a course of treatment.
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Spies Bros
C.C. Howell
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Emmet County News
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Linn Grove
Gus Peterson
Swea
W. S. Johnson
Christian Church
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Ll.m. Christensen Company
Martha Newton
Centervile
Terry Show
Ochevedan
Clara Moe
R. H. Dewall
Chas. Root
Guy ‘Tremper
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