Local notes show town life and travels
Miss Ida Truesdell works at the post office. Mrs W Matters visits from Fliitsburg. Many attend Tuesday meeting with supervisors about auto tax disposal. Willie Franklin returns from Sioux City uncle’s store. Miss Genevive Bigley back from Chicago studying nursing. A J Johnson and Gladys visit Morricy Illinois. Mr and Mrs Jr B Merriman attend Giddings Carter wedding at Osgood. Dr Reidy leaves for Graettinger Iowa. Russell George home from Grinnell College for summer. Numerous farm, family, and social updates across Mechanicsville and surrounding towns.
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Jimmetsburg
Willie Franklin
Sioux City
Clarence Molison Injured In Shed Roof Sliver Accident
Clarence Molison, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Molison, suffered a painful accident Friday afternoon while sliding down a shed roof. A rough sliver-filled board penetrated his clothing and flesh, prompting medical aid. A surgeon removed slivers ranging from a quarter to two inches, requiring minor incisions to extract them. He is expected to recover and cautioned against further risky sliding on roofs.
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Clarence
J.C. Molison
Local Notes From Osgood And Emmetsburg
Mr and Mrs Thomas Ishby of Emetsburg spent Sunday at the Joe Jackman home. A large number attended the Children s Day exercises at Osgood Sunday. Miss Alice Jackman visited Marmetsburg last week. Mr and Mrs Addison Wells of Emmetsbrg were at the C B Wells home. C N Clark of Osgood is visiting his old Walnut Town home. George Smith has rye over six feet tall and cautioned to stay out of the field. Osgood Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs Clark June 19. Possible wedding bells in Osgood Wednesday. Grandma Giddings of Osgood bruised after Florida trip. fell indoors striking a dresser drawer, cutting two gashes on forehead and burning face and body.
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Winter Stein
Chicago
Ellen Johnson
Cylinder
Knute Typerson
Giddings
Osgood
Florida
Francis
Margaret O’connor
Colfax
Wim
Libert
Lewiston
Idaho
Martinaughtin
Carrie
Elnor Mit
Hell
Ved
Hlendricksen
Arnold’s Park
Lillian O'Neill
Timmersburg
John Keane
Thomas Ishby
Emetsburg
Joe Jackman
Alice Jackman
Marmetsburg
Addison Wells
Emmetsbrg
George Smith
Osgood Ladies’ Aid
Grandma Giddings of
Typographical Gaffes Highlighted by Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson recalls a typographical mishap from a convention of newspaper men. He cites a New York paper that printed “The paper used To print its Shipp, anne on the same page with the abinart” and notes readers saw capillaries and garble as lines were printed, a humorous case of misset type.
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Henry Watterson
Loulaville Couriers Journal
Sale
New York
Apo
Anne
A City Cat in the Country
A flat dweller returns from vacation with a cat that has never left the apartment except once when it fell from a fourth story window. In the country the cat enjoys brief bursts of exploration but stays cautious, fearing a fall from the lawn as it surveys the unfamiliar yard.
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Puss
Inscribed Vegetable Marrows Highlight Hornsey Allotment Exhibit
Vegetable marrows with inscriptions were a feature of the Hornsey Allotment Association exhibition. The inscriptions grew with the produce, and one large specimen bore the Lord's Prayer neatly engraved.
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Hornsey (Bing
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Graettinger and
Ida Truesdell
C.S. George
Lewis Lippold
Mable Osher
Towns
Hans Jonsen
Kingeferdt
W. Matters
Fliitsburg
Genevive Bigley
A.J. Johnson
Gladys
Morricy
Merriman
Giddings-Carter
J.P. Jensen
Wm. Boecker
the Times
Will
Myrtle Franklin
Senton
Gertrude Rindy
Ringsted
Henry Theil
Hoping
Sheil
Pera [Louse Company
Fred Spies
Leo Ganfield
St. Paul
Leo
Mechanicsville
Reidy
Dr. Osher
Russell George
Grinnell College
Graettinner
Maud Moantgomey
South Dakota
Lewis Christensen
Palermo
N. 1
Martin
Harvey Peterson
Bradgate
Trumboldt
Grachtinger
Dawkere
Tose
Chas. Jensen
South Walnut
Henry Westergard
Weels
Matilda Duus
Algona
Fler
Minnie
Hiumetsburg
Endicas
Repaica
Orange
Ality
H. G. Harrison
de Laval
Fred Voorhees
Emmetsburg
H. N. Osher
American Ladies’ Tailoring Company
Graettinger
Iowa
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