Locals gather for holidays across Iowa Missouri and Colorado
Dr. M. R. Francis of Bedford Iowa visits relatives here for the holidays. Lambert Mahaffey and wife with daughter Mrs Clar ence Munday and her husband from Sterling Colorado arrive for Christmas with kin. Harley Wallace and wife Mrs Mary Davis visit nephew Ralph Ginn and wife at Tarkio Missouri. Lewis Morley and wife host Christmas Day guests. Harry Livingston and wife from Omaha Tom Scott and family of Knoxville Dr Glen Widner and wife of Tabor and Jay Scott and family of Gravity participate in holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Mahaffey
Clarence Munday
Sterling
Colorado
Harley Wallace
Mary Davis
Evadne Norris
Ralph Ginn
Tarkio
Missouri
Lewis Morley
Harry Livingston
Omaha
Tom Scott
Knoxville
Glen Widner
Tabor
Jay Scott
Gravity
Mrs Damewood and family visit relatives over holidays
Mrs I M Damewood and her daughter Bernice left Monday for a brief visit with their daughter and sister Mrs Dave Peck and family. Seldon Hicks and Lyle Posten brought them in Seldon's car. Guests at Rev L W Nixon’s home for the holidays include his daughters Ruth Nixon a Hancock teacher Carolyn a Murray teacher and Wilbur Young of Randolph Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. I
L. W. Nixon
Ruth Nixon
Hancock
Carolyn
Murray
Wilbur Young
Randolph
Iowa
Brookman Family Guests at G L Brookman Home
Wm Brookman wife and daughter of Blanchard were guests yesterday of his mother Mrs G L Brookman, continuing a family visit at the latter's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brookman
Blanchard
G. L. Brookman
Hopkins Women Visit Nelson and Son Couple Saturday
Mrs. B Foster, Mrs. C King and E Hewitt of Hopkins Missouri visited Saturday with Mrs. C J Nelson and Ora Nelson and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Foster
C. King
E. Hewitt
Hopkins, Missouri
C. J. Nelson
Ora Nelson
The Independent One Year in Taylor County
A brief notice announces The Independent publishing a one year edition in Taylor County priced at $1.00. The item notes locale distribution and basic subscription details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Taylor
Christmas Day Visits Across the Richardson and Hill Families
Rile Richardson and wife and Jim Richardson and family enjoyed Christmas at John Agnew and wife in Nodaway. Prof. T. R. Hefley and family left for Indianola to spend holidays with their parents. Mrs. Lily Hill and two daughters from Grand Island Nebr visited Miss Mary Hill Clint Hill and family. Albert Bender and family of Grant with Mrs. J. G. Posten and daughter Iona joined Bender's parents near Clearfield for Sunday dinner with Oliver Posten and Zona.
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Rile Richardson
Jim Richardson
Richardson
John Agnew
Nodaway
Prof
T. R. Hefley
Indianola
Lily Hill
Grand Island, Nebr
Mary Hill
Clint Hill
Albert Bender
Maurice of
Grant
J.G. Posten
Iona
Mr.Bender
Clearfield
Bender
Oliver Posten
Albert Bender Family Attends Grade Program
Albert Bender and family of Grant attended the program given by the grade pupils at the school house on Thursday evening of last week.
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Albert Bender
Grant
Guls Coal Delivers Five Dollars Per Ton
The article notes Guls Coal charges five dollars per ton delivered. It lists teachers who left Friday for home holidays: Edith Cox to Ames, Helen Abarr to Clearfield, Beulah Johnson to Hamburg, and Kathryn Cotton to Bogard Missouri.
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Guls
James Thurber
Edith Cox
Ames
Helen Abarr
Clearfield
Beulah Johnson
Hamburg
Kathryn Cotton
Bogard, Mo
Lyman Yost Heads to Coon Rapids for Holi Days Visit
Lyman Yost left Saturday for Coon Rapids to visit friends during the Holi holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Yost
Coon Rapids
Local family arrivals upend holidays with relatives
Nolan Coy and family of Buffalo Wyoming and Frank Combs and wife of Fleming Colorado arrived Saturday evening and will spend the holidays with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Coy
Buffalo
Wyoming
Frank Combs
Fleming
Colorado
Special meetings close with strong attendance at Methivuiss
Pastor Rev Mathia led the series with large congregations at all regular services. The meetings, described as convincing and helpful, ended Sunday evening. Next Sunday schedules include Sunday School at 10:00, Morning Worship at 11:00, Epworth League at 6:30, and Evening Service at 7:30.
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L. W. Nixon
Mathia
Bro
Mathis
Epworth League
Lenox Handles Both Local Teams In Friday Match
Both Lenox boys and Lenox girls defeated our team Friday evening as our players lost again. Lenox proved too strong, delivering another setback for the local squads.
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Lenox
Mrs Irma Woodyard Visits Home Folks Over Christmas
Mrs Irma Woodyard, working at Lenox, returned home last week and spent Christmas with her family, sharing time with relatives and friends.
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Irma Woodyard
Lenox
Vanishing Tea Teaches Comforter Shortage For Mrs Beemer
Mrs Horace Beemer hosted a Friday afternoon event labeled a Ven’shing Tea. Remarks note the ladies lacked a comforter for Mrs Beemer, reflecting a gentle social quirk or domestic shortfall of the gathering.
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Horace Beemer
Mrs. Beemer
The Hidden Economics of Money and Service
Detroit News discusses money as a measure of service rather than a currency with intrinsic value. It argues prosperity reflects service demand, not money abundance, and that a nation’s wealth depends on the circulation of currency tied to real services.
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Detroit News
Insects See Colors Differ From Humans Says Study
A historical note discusses how insects may perceive colors differently from humans. Experiments from the American Museum of Natural History show flowers appearing altered through insect vision, with some colors like pink yellow and red appearing more ultra violet. The piece questions Darwin’s color theory as insects’ color perception challenges human views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dechbres
Perret Pree
Darwin
Medium of Exchange History Across Civilizations
The passage traces the evolution of commodity money from early barter to using stable articles as media of exchange. It cites ancient Greece and Rome, medieval periods, and even Japan, noting tobacco, grain, lead, tin, copper, silver, and gold as past or present mediums, with iron bars still used in Central Africa trading.
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Greece
Rome
Japan
Virginia
Central
Africa
Bower Birds of New Guinea Display at Field Museum
A Field Museum exhibit in Chicago features bower birds of New Guinea. Males build grass bowers adorned with bright berries and fruit and perform courting dances for the females. In nature they keep bowers for social and mating displays even after establishing a home nearby.
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New Guinea
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Desert of Terror in Hejaz Caravans' Nightmare
A historical account describes a vast, scorched desert region in Arabia known for its extreme aridity and deadly conditions. The Hejaz area west of Jebel Shammar, Warrat Khatbar, is portrayed as an infernal waste 800 feet sunward and about 8,000 square miles, a mutigated terror for caravans and travelers.
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Arabia
Hejaz
Jebel Shammar
Warrat Khat Bar
Gibraltar Fortress Portrayed as Mighty Rock in Historic Snapshot
Descriptive depiction casts Gibraltar as a vast crouching fortress atop the Rock. Notes its strategic value as the Mediterranean key, vines and shrubbery covering the surface, and its dramatic history including a 1704 capture by a British fleet under Sir George Rooke.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean
George Rooke
Pineapple as a Snob Turns Up in Winter Canapes
A playful note ponders the pineapple s social rise from noble tables to canned mass production in Hawaii. A winter recipe uses canned Hawaiian pineapple and strawberries with a green fondant to create a festive display, served very cold.
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Hawaii
Student Ramon Reynolda Visits Grandparents This Vacation
Ramon Reynolda, a University of Chicago student, arrived Saturday via Corning and will spend his vacation at the home of his grandparents, W. P. Pierson and wife.
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Ramon Reynolda
University of Chicago
Corning
W. P. Pierson
Dorsey Family Leaves for Garden Grove Vacation
Prof. F. C. Dorsey and family departed Friday for Garden Grove to spend their vacation with relatives, traveling to join extended relatives for a period of leisure time.
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F. C. Dorsey
Garden Grove
Miss Georgaina Francia Heads to Chicago for Holidays
Miss Georgaina Francia departed Tuesday morning for Chicago to visit during the holidays. She will spend time with relatives and enjoy festive season activities in the city.
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Georgaina Francia
Chicago
Des Moines Family Attends Christmas Visit in Town
Will Chandler his wife and daughters Jeanne and Mary Jane of Des Moines spent Christmas here with Mrs. Chandlers parents E. J. Posten and wife. They were accompanied by Miss Verla Dean Jones who visited with her parents Ellsworth Jones and wife.
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Will Chandler
Jeanne
Mary Jane
Des Moines
Mrs. Chandler
E. J. Posten
Verla Dean Jones
Ellsworth Jones
Miss Mildred Barchus Visits Home During Vacation
Miss Mildred Barchus has completed a business course at a college in Omaha and is spending her vacation here with her parents, Clarence Barchus and his wife.
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Mildred Barchus
Omaha
Clarence Barchus
Dr Hess Stock Powder Promoted with Soft Corn
An old advertisement urges using Dr Hess Stock Powder with soft corn to secure maximum benefits in feeding and directs readers to obtain it at the local drug store. The message emphasizes better results and accessibility through a nearby drug store.
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Bedford
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Modern Mechanix
Better Homes & GA
Christian Herald
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Midwest Golfer Movie Classic
Needlecraft
Pathfinder
Parents' Magazine
Pictorial Review
the Farm Journal
the Country Home
Farmin
RADIO
Wolans
ORD
Better Homes & Gas
Christian HE
Household Magazin
McCall’'S Magazine
Junior Home
American Fruit Grower
Capper
Ara al
St.or
RFD
Bedford, Iowa
New York Life Insurance Co
W. E. Markle
Clarinda, Iowa
Big Value Club
Washington, D. C
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