Local and Personal Notices From Newton Area
Local brief notes report G L Lugian traveled to Newton on business and Henry J Janssen went to Marshalltown this morning. Laura Lingenfelter attended Town Hall Monday. Kenneth Kneedler, visiting his aunts Estabrook, heads to Omaha. Mrs Kegley, once seriously ill, shows marked improvement. Stephen Moser travels to Rochester Minnesota with brother in law Mr Sayer of Newton, currently hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Lugian
Newton
Henry J. Janssen
Marshalltown
Laura Lingenfelter
Falla
Kenneth Kneedler
Estabrook
Omaha
Kegley
Stephen Moser
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Sayer
of. Newton
Mrs Barrett Visits Relatives. Pearl Necklace Missing
Mrs J A Barrett of State Center arrived for a brief stay with her sister Mrs J F Hardin. Mrs H Frese returned home to Fort Dodge with her mother Mrs M Farrow after visiting, while Mrs Matherson of Union visited Bavender home and lost a string of pearls from India and asks for return at the office. Dr R T Warner of Hampton, John Phelps’s brother in law, suffered a stroke at a hotel banquet and is improving. he is a dentist active in Masonic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barrett
State Center
J. F. Hardin
J. H. Frese
P. §. Davis
M. Farrow
Fort Dodge
Matherson
Union
Bavender
India
R. T. Warner
Hampton
John Phelps
Eldora
Warner
Matrimonial Lottery Draws Attention to Modest Attire
Modestly dressed young women attract less notice yet secure favorable outcomes in marriage prospects, as regional social circles note the appeal of simplicity. The trend highlights changing norms in courtship and community expectations.
College students practice hammer throwing now hammer burying
A quirky note suggests a shift from hammer throwing drills to hammer burying as the skill many people need to practice. The line implies a humorous or metaphorical emphasis on burying hammers rather than throwing.
Pride and pity collide as a beggar begs again
An old, red-eyed panhandler asks a couple for coffee and is rebuffed. He repeats his request, then blushes and hurries away, realizing his pride was wounded. The scene from New York Sun and Globe notes an elderly man lamenting aging as he moves on.
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New York Sun and Globe
Myth as to the Dwarfs in Norse Lore
The Detroit News notes Norse myth describes dwarfs as earth inhabitants guarding four quarter corners to lift the sky. They forge marvelous metal weapons in subterranean workshops and fear sunlight. If slain by steel, a dwarf’s rock-bound domain remains closed and power men may extort. The dwarfs supposedly spoke a mountain dwarf language echoing external sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Hindu Monkey Army Rescue Legend From India
A Detroit News item recounts Hindu legends of Hanuman guiding a monkey army to rescue Rama's wife from a demon and to bring men a stolen mango. It notes Hanuman’s elevated status in native lands and a ritual of placing grain on a rival’s roof to provoke the monkey to reveal the seeds.
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Hanuman
Rama
Detroit News
Chess Mad Village Stroebeck a C German chess haven
Stroebeck in central Germany has a 10th century origin as a chess village. Count Gunnelin reportedly built a board in prison and played with jailers, inspiring lifelong devotion. The whole community, from children to elders, studies and competes daily in chess at the Chess Inn, yet the village has never produced a world champion.
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Stroebeck
Germany
Gunnelin
Croaked His Delight by A BC Reader
A British Columbia reader recalls nights alone at home when a big toad repeatedly hopped in. The creature watched her from the door and, one night, pressed its head through the window screen after climbing to the sill. She greeted the toad with a croak, noting its apparent delight at seeing her.
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British Columbia
Patient Youth Confronts Missed Meeting at Corner
A young man patiently waits for a planned rendezvous and confronts his partner as she arrives late. He gently reminds her she is late, while she protests with an injured tone, insisting she was on time before realizing the misdated meeting. The exchange reveals a long wait and a gentle rebuke.
Windsor rocking chair without a drawer showcased in exhibition
A Furniture Designers note highlights an old Windsor type rocking chair lacking a seat drawer from a recent American furniture exhibition. The piece prompts thoughts on adopting simple, easy care design for small homes, balancing practicality and style in modern chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Wonderful feat of nature seeds endure extreme heat
Nature shows remarkable seed endurance enabling plant life after fires. Seeds survive temperatures from 1,000 to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit during forest fires, with fir cones withstanding 1,200 degrees for eight minutes without loss of vitality.
Feast of Saint Michael and Michaelmas Traditions
The Michaelmas feast on September 29 marks Saint Michael and All Angels with customs dating from Pope Felix III and the twelfth century Greek church. In England, elections of civil magistrates and guardian angels were noted and roast goose became a famed tradition tied to goose perfection and calendar reforms.
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Michael and All Angels
Felix III
Ingland
Michael
Detroit News
Top Spinning in Japan Delightful Variety and Skill
The passage describes Japanese top spinning as a refined art with diverse tops large and small, some solid, some containing smaller tops, and others forming spirals or lantern shapes. Spinners balance tops on surfaces or blades, then release them onto a table. A noted feat spins a top along the left arm, around the neck, and into the opposite hand.
Victor Hugo mocks vanity with quiet prophecy
In later life friends teased about honoring him with streets and even renaming Paris or France after his name. He answered with Jovian dignity that such praise would come in time, reflecting humor and self-criticism about his career.
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Victor Hugo
Paris
France
Flowers Close Time Varied By Species And Weather
Different flowers close at different times of day. Water lilies retire by around four in the afternoon, daisies and buttercups later in the evening, tulips and crocuses adapt to the climate and rest as heat fades and night chill sets in. Goat's beard opens again after dawn, earning a folk name referencing noon. The scarlet pimpernel in British fields shuts petals as skies darken, giving it the moniker Shepherd's Weather Glass.
Welsh lord bribes a judge with a cheese in old tale
A century ago a Welsh leader sent a judge a large cheese before a trial, accepted with the remark that no sane person would be influenced by such a gift. The imagined scenario asks how a judge might accept a bribe and notes penalties of tripling the bribe, forfeiture, and discharge from the king.
Notes on Poor Seed Corn for This Year
Farm Bureau urges testing seed corn in Hardin County as mold and poor germination reduce yields. Reports show 70 percent germination in Town Falls seed, 50 percent in crib corn, and 76 percent in New Providence seed with notable mold. Emphasis on rag doll germination tests and continuing Sow and Litter and Gilt clubs. call for youth enrollment at the Farm Bureau office.
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Hardin County
Town Falls
New Providence
Farm Bureau
Creamery Has Big Year For Iowa Falls Company
The Iowa Falls Creamery Company and its plant showed strong health with 497,251 pounds of butterfat purchased yielding 597,287 pounds of butter. Butter sales brought $266,237, and after all operating costs, patrons received $232,522.50. The local creamery produced about a quarter of a million dollars in value last year.
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Iowa Falls Creamery Company
Two Citizens Back Two Board of Supervisors Candidates
The Citizen endorses Simon Engelking of Alden for re election to the board of supervisors praising him as a good member. It also backs Chris Wiemer a Democrat for re election, hoping he runs unopposed and remains on the board.
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Simon Engelking
Alden
Board of Supervisors
Mgr. Engelking
Chris Wiemer
Chris
Wiemer
Tried to Get Married Loses Fingers in Tragic Setback
Fred R R Gusse of Iowa Falls planned a wedding and traveled to Eldora to obtain a license with 40 dollars in his pocket. Lost his money, returned home, then slipped beside a Rock Island locomotive. part of his hand was pinned, three fingers amputated, leaving him crippled. His wedding day is postponed. His former home was near Oelwein.
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Fred RR. Gusse
Iowa Falls
Gusse
Eldora
Rock Island
Mr. Gusse
Oelwein
Local Classifieds Ad Items in Des Moines Area
A compilation of small ads and notices including auto oil and electrical services, battery pricing, furniture for sale, rentals, livestock for sale, lost and found items, and wanted to rent notices. Names include Herb Lynn, Mrs Anna Phelps, W O Grantow, John Graham and Son. Locations referenced include Eldora Storage, Hubbard, Bavender, Haas store and Ledger newspaper office. Some items mention cholera immune animals and future furrow timing.
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Meeting Notice
The annual Township Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the M. E. church in Owasa on Tuesday March 4 beginning at 10 30 a m Leslie Emmert reports the schedule and location for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Township Farm Bureau
M. E
Owasa
Leslie Emmert
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James L. Brown
S. C
Hogan
Tom Banon
Mrs
H. C. Moore
J. E. Noble
Iowa
W.H. Vilmont Furniture
Felix II
Japan
THE
HE Auto Oil CO
Herb Lynn
Westinghouse
O. B. Des Moines
Anna Phelps
Tom Larson
Hampshire
W. O. Grantow
Hubbard
Ivory Reed
John Graham
Bavender Home
Haas’ Store
Ledger
Poland
Forrow
John Graham & Son
Vilmont Furniture Store
tLadies
Ledger Office
Alade
Brandes
Jable
Talker
Eldora Radio Labs
Gerald Williamson
BEA
Ludwig Scherer
Eldora, Iowa
Fred Edgar
Atl
Eldora, Towa
Home Company
Home Men
Home Capital
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