County Correspondence Highlights Visitor Stays
Venice resident Bert Young visits two months with relatives while Mrs. Wheeler travels to West Liberty for a two week visit. Numerous locals and visitors are noted across Spirit Lake to Des Moines, with several families hosting relatives and friends. Local business and civic matters include a bank examination and school bids as the community documents travel, guests, and property deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owa Falls
Bert Young
Venice
California
C. M. Wheeler
West Liberty
W.og. Gehring
C. HM. Burtingame
Spirit Lake
J.D. Cook
Chicava
A. Yo Pridler
Des Moines
J. L. Huebl
Aberdeen
H. Buddy
Henrietta
Texas
Robert Buddy
Congregational Church
Illinois
J. E. Casey
Sherburn
Minnesota
Miss Coffee
D. H. Brown
Ledyard
J. B. Beam
Louis Christensen
Redwing
Minn
Hans Christensen
Alden
Lois Packard
Ochyedan
C. H. Packard
Georgeton
R. L. Patrick
St. Paul
Neb
J. E. Patrick
H. M. Reynolds
Mildred
Mo. Walther
W. OE. Maser
Mae Anders
Lake Geneva
Wis
Duluth
Dorothy
Jeanette Commack
Radcliffe
Mary Harp
C.H. Benedict
de. Moises
E. E. Benedict
Pecatonica
St. Chas
Kollmansperger
Ackley
Chas. Mark
Tracy
C. L. Cavana
Little Son
W. E. Cavana
A. J. Schirmer
Iowa
J. R. Chatfield
Winterset
Iinois
H. L. Taylor
Alexandria
S. D
Bert Soper
Whittemore
G. Stockdale
Aplington
Matt Roberts
I. F. Meyer
Macomb
H. F. Vaux
Howard Wetter
Eagle Grove
Anna Dahl
Davenport
Christena Chriseensen
Allen
Christena Christensen
Mabel Olsen
Maud Weaver
Lillian Smith
Webster City
Marguerite
Cowles
John Horsfall
Alice Thomas
F. E. Nail
McCallsburg
Chas
George Wilbur
Albert Beaumont
Bemond
L. B. Yaw
Griffith Wright
Traer
Art Wright
Misa Christina Sampson
Garden City
Mabel Debe
Harry Yaw
Cedar Rapids
Nellie
Verda Schreck
Sam Ben- Ben
C. F. Brown
New Market
C. W. Lyon
Cedar
Ellsworth
H. G. Nutting
Rock Is‘Band
Let
Foster
Waterloo
F. E. Foster
Minnie Thomas
Belgrade
Montana
Albert Younker
Wet Havens
Helen G. Ricks
Colorado
Ilinois
S&s
Rutledge
Pauline
Engle Grove
Town Falls
Carl Thompson
Chris Christensen
L. Horsfall
H. C. Passmore
Belmond
Local Residents Visit and Outings Highlight County Notes
Mrs G F F Kersey and children visited from Marshalltown at the RooS Rovers home. Many neighbors and relatives travel to see kin, attend chautauqua events, and enjoy outings from Aug 28 onward. Multiple small trips to Eldora Liscomb Hubbard and Nevada mark a bustling period of visits, birthdays, and travel among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. FF. Kersey
Marshalltown
Roos
Rovers
A. P. Mason
Mro
Hed. Cartwright
Dey Kaufman
David Hauser
E.W. Lundy
Nevada
Leo Dillon
Hubbard
Donesburg
Ins Moines
Brindle
Bernice Anderson
Eldora
Red. Anderson
Noah Gibbs
California
Paul Royal
Minesota
Edna Dillon
Lyle
la Verne
Frank Dillon
Dunbar Orchestra
Albert C. Blair
Tharon Anderson
Meryle
Fred Passmore
Ackley
Mayard Rash
Merwin Rogers
Faye Kauffman
Sprague Quinlin
Anderson Boys
Craft of
Linden
Bert Castor
Catherine Hadley
Chicago
C. H. Reece
Nelle Seabury
Liscomb
Bixby
Bratteg
O. E. Wood
Fox
Farnhamville
Bessie Fell
R. S. Rofers
L. B. Carlisle
Ed. Humphrey
Susie Gibbs
Garfield Wooten
Bob Bavander
R. S. Ropers
Gus Rothenbeautal
Bucholtz
Albion
Myr. Bucholtz
Waterloo
Reggles
Francis
L. Smith
W. O. Reed
Valley Junction
Mr. Reed
Edward Lundy
Ed. Morey
L. V. Hall
Ed. Mitchell
Fem
Bessie
Cedar Falls
L. W. Johnson
Pauline
Tom Settle
Dan Fries
Millingeville
Joe Wood
A. L. Wood
Auburn
Wood
E. A. Gregory
Nate Dillon
Minnesota
Chas, Lawrence
Clear Lake
The Professor and the Whale Bone Quest
A small naturalist named Professor Sweetner arrives at a Connecticut farm seeking a whale backbone find. He lectures the widow Webb on baleen and shells, courts with stray claims of science, and clashes with farmhand Hiram Stebbins. A seven spot bee box, a turtle shell, and a dramatic veranda incident end with a note: the whale specimen was a distraction, and the professor remains ever hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetner
New Baghid College
Professor Sweetzer
Connecticut
Eira Stebbins
Professor Sweeter
Pitan
Hiram
Afram
Widder Webb
Phat
Stu Ty
Hiram Stelios
Physeter Macrocephalus
Tiram Stebbins
Sweetzer
Turtes
Cartle
Eben Stebbins
Mira
Jetuin
Tim
Liram
Waal
Wiram
Corfield
Milk in Red Bottles Prompts Bottle Color Change Discovery
The New York World reports that red bottles may prevent spoilage from violet rays while red rays delay spoilage, suggesting future milk delivery in red glass bottles. Ordinary milk stored in uncolored bottles spoils by evening unless sterilized or pasteurized. Red wrapping or red bottles could keep milk fit for ten hours in heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onde GP
New York World
Practical Health Hint Hot Air For Rheumatism
A physician endorses dry hot air treatment for acute rheumatism alongside internal remedies. Benefits include immediate pain relief with frequent sessions, shortened disease duration of five to ten days when combined with salicylic acid, reduced cardiac involvement, and lower drug needs due to enhanced local action reducing overall toxicity.
Care of Neck and Shoulders and Skin Care Tips
A period-era guide stresses keeping neck and shoulders attractive for summer fashion. It covers skin care for freckled complexions, sun and wind exposure, facial cleansing routines, homemade remedies, and the use of lotions, creams, and rice powder to maintain a smooth, pale appearance.
Freezing Method Unlocks Coal Mines in Holland
The Chicago News reports that the freezing method by Poetsen transformed Holland's coal fields. Drifts under solid rock, full of water, are frozen by circulating a chemical solution cooled below zero through bore holes. After two months the water area becomes a hard frozen cylinder, allowing shaft installation with cast iron segments soldered together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poetsen
Holland
Chicago News
Allahs Hundredth Name in the Manchester Guardian
An excerpt discusses the hundredth name of Allah linked to the ninety nine names, comparing arabic numerals and palm lines as testable symbols. It notes the camel as the only creature said to know the hundredth name, with a skeptical, satirical tone typical of the Manchester Guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan Selim
Allah
Manchester Guardian
Dew formation and the misconceptions of dewdrops
The text explains that dew does not rise or fall and that a dewdrop forms on surfaces when warm moist air meets cooler surfaces. It argues that dew involves no vertical motion, with condensation occurring at the contact point, making the dewdrop appear on the surface rather than in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Like a Hen's Too and Farm Talk in Odd Dialogue
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt mocks farm talk as characters debate a boss bought for a farm. Servitor asks about the boss’s teeth, while Danny reacts to the purchase and expresses surprise at a favorable verdict. The dialogue satirizes rural speech and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boony Young
Danny
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lawrence Portrait Delay Sparks Painter Tale
The Dundee Advertiser recalls painter Lawrence delaying a portrait of his wife and child. The lord of Mex borough asked for more time. Lawrence was far along on the Indy, but the baby needed a sitting. The wife offered another sitting, while the baby supposedly was in the guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mexborough
Tme
Dundee Advertiser
The Quest of Health and a Farmer's Odd Health Tale
The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corprosse claiming health improves after he stopped pursuing medicines. He says he tried every kind of remedy but eventually forgot about health and felt better, suggesting a counterintuitive relief from constant medical pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Corprosse
Washington Star
Bearded wit uses birthday gift line in Lowell quote
A humorous exchange notes a man with a full beard and a remark about its growth as a birthday present for wit. The quotation reflects light wit and the idea that experience teaches more than warnings.
Chain of FAME across the Hudson a Revolutionary obstacle
The article recounts Washington ordered a great chain across the Hudson from Cortland Montgomery to Anthony’s Nose to block British river access. The chain, forged by Sterling Lion works and others, weighed 185 tons with 300 pound links, and stretched from West Point to Constitution Island. It withstood British efforts as Arnold’s treachery failed to remove it. Parts remain in historical societies and museums today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
West Point
Ilesburieg
Washington
Hudson
Canada
8. Lawrence
Lake Champlain
Cort Montgomery
Anthony
Constitution
Sterling Lion Works
Taxedy Park
Lord Sterling
Agity
Abel Noble
Peter ‘Townsend
Peter Townsend
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Windsor
West Polpt
Constitution Island
Arnold
Major Andre
Henry Clinton
Burgoyne
Hewitt
New York
Sterling Properties
Weat Poll
Bosto Herald
No Primaries For Her Suffragette Reply
A husband questions his suffragette wife about attending primaries night. She refuses, claiming her postgraduate studies have moved beyond primaries and that men’s opinion is outdated. The exchange highlights suffrage era tensions and female advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelinda
Bil
Per's Weekly
Two Failures and a Witty Retort in a Conversational Tale
A fragmentary dialogue portrays a woman recalling a marriage for beauty and a friend challenging the notion. The exchange shows humor and social commentary as the characters tease each other about marriage motives and misinterpretations.
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Huebinger
Milady
Allah’s
Lowell
Beauty
Happy Benedict
Mel
Drey
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