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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
7
Poetic lament recalling weary toil and longing for childhood. A speaker pleads for motherly comfort and lullaby memories to ease the ache of grown womanhood. The verse contrasts exhausted labor with the enduring, healing power of a mother's love and gentle sleep.
A mixed fragment presents Elizabeth Akers poetry on love and a biblical excerpt from first Corinthians about love being patient kind and indispensable. The piece ends with a brief reflection noting that before marriage a man may praise a woman's features but will notice her chin later.
Diggens jokes about a white collar job while Billkens reveals starting a laundry job on Monday. The exchange frames a humorous contrast between expectations and ordinary work paths in a small town dialogue.
Husband recalls seeing airplane sky writing in the city. Wife retorts she wrote an essay on the moon while away.
A brief quip captures a proud father vowing to kiss his children goodnight while a plain-spoken companion jokes about not waiting up, highlighting a lighthearted domestic exchange.
A fragmented report notes that Mickie claims the year has seen spending on expensive calendars and business directories along with advertising. The piece hints at methods to dodge space costs, supported by many who previously trusted advertising.
A fragment from a column or feature titled His Hour presents a wry remark about domestic authority, asserting the speaker's control when the wife and children are absent. The tone hints at a humorous or facetious stance on household leadership.
Philosopher Ed Purdy quips that few clothes lines break under the weight of women's laundry, noting the strength of everyday fixtures and drawing a wry comment on domestic routines.
A humorous exchange features Whiskers declaring himself an old fashioned doctor who avoids consulting peers. Truth of St. Roth mentions Sam Heath’s auto crash on Mill road last night and a quip about chickens causing the accident.
A humorous exchange questions workplace dynamics with a self-starter ethos. The dialogue suggests a firm culture where initiative is valued and perceived as a remedy to managerial fault. The tone is light and satirical, reflecting office life humor.
Sealed bids for building a schoolhouse in Independent District Number Four Melrose township Grundy County will be received at the secretarys home five percent mile east of Eldora until 1 PM June 6 1925. Plans and specifications may be seen there. Contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. PRANK M PETTY Secretary. April 15 1925.
Des Moines visitors join Radcliffe families for Sunday meals and gatherings. Clubs host meetings and operettas as students prepare a combined high school performance. Elections for Home Talent Chautauqua committee are announced alongside church and community events. Several residents travel, repair and relocate homes and businesses, with social welfare and youth activities highlighted.
Blonde Bess states she cannot drive out Tuesday evening as it is the one night the family agrees to let Dad use his car. The remark highlights domestic routines and parental car access within a household.
A reader’s jumbled tale covers a broken engagement, marriage of another, and a cascade of misfortunes including rheumatism, elopement, mortgage foreclosure, a sheriff with a warrant, and a grim joke about optimism. A department store encounter adds a dark punch line about a wife described as a limousine.
NEW PROVIDENCE Chas Pye Sec of State Teachers association of Des Moines was a waiter recently. L V Carters Miss Daisy Williams visited from Friday to Sunday with her sister Mrs Amil Sopher. Moon family went to Swaledale Sunday to visit with Mrs Moons aunt and grandma. Reed State Bank inspector of Des Moines took supper with B H Moon Friday evening. Mrs Ernest Pallio of Des Moines called at A V Carters Friday afternoon and visited sister Mrs Clarence Hinshaw. Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson and Mrs Amil Sopher visited Eldora hospital Sunday afternoon to see Avis Howard who underwent an appendicitis operation. Mrs George Vigors of Eldora spent Saturday evening and Sunday at Floyd Thorntons. KE Morris and family and Helen Gwyn of hearing spent Saturday at Marshalltown. Supt M Z Albers and family were Sunday dinner guests at B R Woods. The Missionary meeting was held at the church Wednesday after business session. Sting was turned over to Alice Kennedy. Rolssionevy from Jamaica gave an entertaining er g. teres.
Community calendar notes a series of social visits and club meetings at L. V. Carter's home, a Spring concert by the Music Art and Drama Club, and multiple birthdays and receptions. Reports mention students and staff activities including a senior and eighth grade plays, cantatas, and a large May basket dinner hosted for school officials.
A collage of thoughts on business names boosting value, copper over iron to resist rust, a Titanite drowning incident, and musings on fate, religion, and motor travel. It mentions Dodge and Hart Schaffner & Marx name values, a Connecticut drowning, and a judge’s remark about a father of twenty celebrating.
Cool start to the month as Mrs C A Cross and others visit family and friends. Eldora trips noted for Frank Schaffer, Florence Grant ill and hospitalized, and several county farm activities including Chas Allshouse painting at the County Farm and a Women’s Farm Bureau meeting with about 20 attendees. Vehicles fill the streets for weekly shopping and Sunday visits to Eldora and Union.
Dr Kauffman attended grandma Porter sick at the P T Lepley home Tuesday night. Mrs Carrie Mills and Mrs Dorothy Ruddick visited Fairview school last Wednesday. Mrs Chris Reed stayed Tuesday and Wednesday at the Lepley home. H A Ruddick visited T W Reece’s home Wednesday evening. Buckeye’s Mrs Hoisington arrived Thursday to help care for her mother Mrs Porter. Ruddicks lost a horse Friday morning. Mr and Mrs Frank Perry of Lawn Hill called at Lepleys Friday. Gail Steelman stayed Friday night with sister Mrs Harry Brown. Oliver Rileys called on Wesley Hobson Sunday. Mrs H A Ruddick and children visited Ethel Falls in New Providence Saturday. Mrs Henry Steelman spent Sunday night with Emmett Steelman. Emmett Steelman is critically ill and being taken to Marshalltown hospital.
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