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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1923
Page
4
The Department of Agriculture corrects a popular belief about humming birds. It states the species does not live on nectar alone and often captures prey on the wing. It notes the ruby-throated hummingbird inhabits the eastern United States and feeds primarily on insects and certain nectar sources.
In a tense domestic tale a husband Bayfield hides an affair with Mrs. Rivers while balancing marriage to Mary. He visits Rivers’ apartment and faces Rivers’ demand to choose between his wife and her, but a moment of cold resolve yields to returning to Mary as she senses the truth.
Descriptions of Balkan wedding rites note the bridegroom’s party facing gate challenges. The bride’s father may require a witty contest or overpowering the challenger before gates open. Sometimes guests must shoot to destroy a pot atop the chimney as proof of entry.
Sympathetic magic used to harm an absent enemy is described as practiced by savages in distant regions. The method involves creating images of the target and piercing or burning them to transfer pain or death. Examples include an Ottaway practice with a waxen figure and a Malay ritual scorching a figure over seven nights to cause death.
A Figaro writer misplaced proofs about Edgar Allan Poe which drew the interest of King Louis I of Bavaria. The king, calm and gentle, suddenly brightened at Poe’s name, asking if the writer knew Poe and expressing deep disappointment that he could not verify authentic insights into Poe’s inner life.
Danish author Olaf Linck notes Zululand’s strict stance against flirtation with married women. He observes polygamy shrinking as living costs rise. Prices for a wife once eight oxen now near twice ant nuts. families resort installment plans. If payments default, the husband works per father-in-law’s order.
The Detroit Free Press notes the robin argues itself as its own best advocate in a spring campaign to win humans over. Robins nest on porches and windows, sing daily, and avoid woods or brushes, presenting a cheerful, neighborly image that sways people to trust them.
Ida Wopyrieht, a disabled elderly woman on a wheel chair, runs a growing cookie business with help from Glory Vane and local church members. Mrs. Mather, who supports Ida, notes how Glory funds and expands the venture, with deliveries by Timmy and a budding partnership shaping Ida’s independence. Robert Mather's mother worries about Glory's influence while Ida cherishes community aid and a possible shop expansion.
A garbled dialogue shows a landlady and housemaid in a domestic moment with a mysterious man. The text hints at unfamiliar behavior and a hidden hook, all set within a wardrobe scene aboard the Buffalo Expreas.
Local Whitten news compiles a week of visits gatherings and events. Notable items include the marriage of Miss Juillce Collins and Mr Adra Walton in Marshalltown, a new baby for Mr and Mrs C A Newby, and several visits to Marshalltown Nevada Eldora and Waterloo. A long obituary for Sarah Francis Spurlin recounts a life of service to the M E church and a funeral at the M E church with interment at Hauser Cemetery. The Whitten precinct delegates attend Eldora county convention to elect a State Senator after Chazy’s death. School notes mention a girls basketball win 8 to 7 over Beaman and a boys’ game 85 to 28 plus county declam contest selections and a school note on upcoming events.
Mrs Joe Quick and daughter visited Hubbard Saturday. Steamboat Rock delayed. Lowell Carpenter was in town Saturday and attended the tuners at Mira Farlow called to Wisconsin by her father’s illness. Sarah was in Robertson Thursday. Walter Morse quarantined for diphtheria Saturday. Baga of Eldora in town Saturday. Gardener and family Talbert Van Dorran moved Eldora residence. Albert Kruse shipped a carload cattle Saturday night formerly Roy Francis. Chas Star serving on jury. Burl Searles of Eldora in Last Friday. Mrs C E Gellhorn in town Saturday. Josephine Morse staying with Kutzli during parental quarantine. Thomas Eckhoff improving. W G Leslie eyesight specialist Eldora. Laws: 37,127,886 paid in, 989.06 goes to primary road work. For rent four unfurnished housekeeping rooms. Old papers for sale.
A compact remark references a six you can day for 905 dollars and mentions Jawett as a point of consideration before deciding.
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