Wallingford Social Notes and Local Events
Mrs Fred Heidecker enjoyed a visit with Miss Margaret Booth of Armstrong at week’s end. County Superintendent Ida Davis visited schools Monday. Jas Anderson attended John Johnson funeral in Estherville Saturday. City council held first meeting last week naming Art Fickle marshal. Mrs Gev Kentine visiting southern Iowa. The Seratson infant was sick Friday but improving. Mrs Miller has been in Minnesota caring for sick relative. Milie Kubla and Louise Danielsen attended Estherville dance. Harry McCoy of Estherville spent Sunday with the Kasa family. Mr Skaftebo lost two horses to a train Thursday night wandering on the tracks.
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Fred Heidecker
Margaret. Booth
Armstrong
Ida Davis
Jas. Anderson
John Johnson
Estherville
Art Fickle
Gev. Kentine
S$. Seratson
Balance Sheet of The American Savings Bank at Graettinger Iowa
A 1913 Iowa bank statement from Graettinger Palo Alto County lists assets and liabilities with details such as cash on hand, bonds, mortgages, and real property values. It shows total liabilities and capital, sworn by cashier J Lambe and notarized by E A Spies.
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Iowa
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Amanat
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Benik
Sait Bank
Pune
AlMdiaz
Sega Banke
Thie Bak
Bho Linit
Tambe
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Do Bolemary
Ils
Tssuts
Datent
Onshlor
J Lambe
Lazu Jensen
Netary Publie
A. A. Spies
Fre Spies
E. A. Bawmgartner
Delusion and Delays in a Dying Comic World
The piece surveys humorous vignettes from a bygone era, mentioning a doctor and a worried husband over bills, jokes about short synopses, and snippets about farming in Spain with large estates and slow adoption of machinery. It closes with a light exchange on a honeymoon and money.
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Spain
Sevilla
Won Papas Dollar Is a Laughing Schoolyard Tale
A playful tale recalls Martha’s low marks in school and a father’s dollar promise for high scores. A doctor’s temperature pun triggers a mistaken triumph as Martha mishears four hundred as a prize, exclaiming she has won a dollar and a hundred.
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Papa
Martha
Rick
The Grank and Jinks 2 Pessimist Talk
A fragment notes jokes about talk over telephones and pessimistic views. It mentions 8,900,000 in the United States who would be of service if available. A comic exchange hints at social pressure regarding work and credit before shifting to a wife searching for a pin and a husband delivering a quip about pins. A German biologist claims early man erred by becoming biped, suggesting modern ills from upright spine.
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United, States
Discouraged Fireflies Comment by a Five-Year-Old
A pause in fireworks prompts friends to note the missing fireflies that had appeared earlier. A five-year-old boy explains simply that the fireflies must be discouraged, offering a charming child’s verdict on the nocturnal display.
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Chicago
Irib‘Une
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Fred Spies
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First National Bank
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Cash
Wallingford
the American Savings Bank
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Aenea Fravonty
Charley Jense
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Amber Wight
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Busse Co
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Houston Post
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Emmetsburg
Attorne Recat la Collectioria
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Graettin
General Tra Wanna
Ned
Cameron
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