Local social notes and community ads from Graettinger area
Community items show visits and hospitality across Graettinger Estherville Mallard Ruthven Ruthven area. Mentions include O Connor Kohn Murphy Lippold Fleming Martinsen Ed Johnson Martinsen families, a birth at Spencer hospital, and a new Fallon store proprietor Franklin Hastings. Also notes on local travels, funerals, vacations, and a lost threshing machine part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn McCarty
Des Moines
D. E. McCarty
Gradtinger
Dorothy Herke
Chicago
Stephen Hester
Flannery
Ja Salle
Ill
Joe Hassel
Hassel
Frances Bough
Havre
Montana
D. Be, McCarty
Kenneth Swift
Endre Worland
Fallon
San Qi
California
Meredith
Minneapolis
Galleger
Nancy Will
Laverne
Iowa
John Galleger
Emmetsborg
J. J. Sullivan
Dayton
Emmetsburg
Thomas Gallager
Paynesville
Minnesota
Veterans and Fire Drill Mark Local News Pages
W E Nickles reports 60 dead sparrows after a heavy rain and asks how the birds died while Cory don residents discuss weather sayings. Clarinda firemen respond to a refrigerator fire at John Kimsey home as they train with mask drills. Sam Jones of the Seminoles, also called Arpeika, leads women and children south to safety during wars, choosing a Hendry county camping site where posts remain as relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
W.E. Nickles
Clarinda
John Kimsey
Sam Jones
Arpeika
United States
Jones
Hendry County
Bats Are Misunderstood and Nocturnal Navigators
Bats are unfairly misunderstood as blind flyers. They navigate better than many birds, using guided flight rather than wandering in darkness.
Ancient murderers blamed for cruel stake deaths
In medieval times killers drove wooden stakes through victims to prevent haunting by the dead, a tale cited as preventing restless spirits from walking abroad.
Electric eel noted for electrical shocks and pole roles
The electric eel delivers electrical shocks with the fore part of its body acting as the positive pole and the tail as the negative pole.
Symbolic Amaranth used by Greeks as immortality emblem
The amaranth flower known as love lies bleeding served in early Greek history as a symbol of immortality and continues to appear in church decorations on Ascension Day.
Mustard Gas and Yellow Cross Nomenclature
Mustard gas, also called yellow cross mustard gas, earned its nickname from yellow crosses placed on shells and containers where the agent was confined.
Odd Handshakes Across Cultures From East to North
Describes unusual greeting customs among diverse groups. Polite Arabs initially kiss hands but when equal rank meets both refuse to grant the gesture, leading to handshakes. Ainu rub palms and stroke beard. Negro chiefs snap the middle finger. Banks Island residents lock and crack middle fingers in greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Banks Island
British Columbia
Canada
Advice from Jud Tunkins on advice givers
Jud Tunkins quips that most people resemble doctors who enjoy dispensing advice yet seldom follow their own counsel. He notes the hypocrisy of offering guidance while neglecting personal practice.
India's Official Headquarters in Delhi and Simla
The government of India maintains its official headquarters in New Delhi for cold weather and in Simla for hot weather. The arrangement reflects seasonal historic practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Government of India
New Delhi
Simla
Beulah Land Not Real Country in Bible and Literature
Beulah land is not a real nation. The term comes from Isaiah 42 4 where Israel is described as married to Jehovah. In Bunyan’s Pilgrim's Progress Beulah is a fictional land of rest for pilgrims, noted for pleasant air birdsong bloom and abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seulah Land
Beulah Land
Israel
Bunyan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret O'Connor
Mangon
Groettinger
John Kohn
Olson
Elmer Murphy
M. L. Murphy
Fred Lippold
Park Rapids
Wadena
Clyde Brown
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Fleming
Mr. Brown
Fleming
Lloyd Enger
Camp Claibourne
Charles Martinsen
Estherville
Eddie Johnson
Myrna
Mallard
Chris Martinsen
Gracttinger
Opal Jane
Myrna Johnson
American Weekly
Herald-American
Leo
Louise Grady
Sioux City
Floyd Masters
Waterloo
Wayne Hamilton
Charles Thoreson
Judy
Harry Larsen
Spencer
Albert Lundgren
Rtdolph Thompson
Cedar Falla
Frank Whiteside
Earl Jones
Donald Jones
Algona
Leo Grady
Graettinger
Grady
Arnolds Park
Dennis McCarty
Alberta
Eugene McCarty
Dominion
McCarty
Minot
North Dakota
Julius Wilts
Steamboat Rock
Camp
Claiborne
Julius
Mr. Nowachek
Wyoming
Donna Rae Kirk
Haman
Donnal
C. H. Scantlebury
Hampton
Mitchell’s Food Market
Vanity Beauty Shop
McCarty’s Grocery
Monarch
Surefine
Union Leader Tobacco
GWC
Santa Clara
C. A. Jensen
Anderson Grocery
Oxydol
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