Forest Grove and Carthage Visit Scenes and Happenings
Forest Grove residents and visitors from Carthage filled a Friday to Sunday period with social calls farm club gatherings and family events. Notable items include dances pig sales threshing and a planned schoolhouse supper with speakers on October 12.
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Forest Grove Farm Club
Charles Rist
Homer Dunn
Carthage
Harvey Pittsenbargen
Clarence Carr
John Jung
Dorothy Joyce
Ruth Clements
Simmons
George Wilkinson
Cal Oldham
Slate
Milo
Bill Elmore
Floyd Brown
Frank Clements
Lee Clements
Baby
Theodore Wheeler
Neva
Maurine Martin
Wesley Carter
Nora Browne
George Fowler
Lamar
Grandma Boyd
Joe Taffner
Memories and a quirky schoolyard confession
A reflective reminiscence recalls a first love in second grade and a town’s gossip over choosing Paul. The Ukraine is described as a sugar bowl nearly empty, facing a fragile wheat crop after a snowless winter, threatening future harvest.
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Ukraine
Europe
Propriety and a Chaperone Demand Spur Piano Request
A flirtatious scene unfolds as a man asks a girl to accompany him on the piano. She insists on a chaperone, highlighting strict propriety. The brief exchange appears in the American Legion Weekly.
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Lothario
American Legion Weekly
Crimson Gulch Faces Slow Growth and Pride
In Crimson Gulch residents discuss slow town progress. Cactus Joe attributes hindered improvement to local pride and patriotism. He notes that challenging the status quo would provoke strong disapproval and a loss of influence among townsfolk.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
A Fresh Start and a New Crop With His Wife's Money
A brief gossip item notes Jack's marriage marks a fresh start. The jest implies he previously sowed oats and has begun a new venture funded by his wife, suggesting ongoing marital and financial shifts.
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Jack
Hoston Transcript
Not Efficient Yet Shocks the Mule Driver
A witty exchange quoted from Edilnburgh Svotam notes the driver complains about the language used toward a mule. The mule remains unfazed, highlighting humor in stubborn reactions.
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Edilnburgh Svotam
Giant British aristocrat linked to Princess Mary wedding
The article portrays Briot Jascelles Lascelles as a nearly seven foot tall scholar and adventurer. A Magdalen College alumnus and Harrow professor, he gathered attention for his size and wit, claiming rare feats such as shaping arrow heads with his teeth.
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Brito Plera Lascelles
Lord Lascelles
Mary
Westminster
Bey
Tee
Brigg Lascelles
Musoleus
Loseies
Joy Leragetti
Joelee
Iran
Downialin
Ginas
Nut cracking by trained squirrels sparks new laborsaving idea
Rastus explains he plans to invest in a nut factory that uses trained squirrels to crack pecans almonds and similar nuts already cracked and picked out. the company promises savings once the laborsaving device is in place, with squirrels trained to crack nuts without wages.
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Nalready Tcensed
Prokitkalls
Squirrela
Mother's Knowledge Limited at the Party
Helen attends her first party and declines a second ice cream helping with a polite No thank you. The hostess urges more, but the girl explains her mother instructed her to say no yet she wonders how small the dishes are. The anecdote highlights a child’s humorous restraint and parental guidance.
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Helen
Fifty Thousand Winks a Day Observation
A quirky note suggests a person might wink up to 50 000 times in a day during ten waking tours of the Way. The fragment hints at playful exaggeration about frequency of blinking and travel.
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Forest Grove
Boston
George Fowl
McMannis
Fred Fowler
Carl Slate
Floyd Joyce
Grandma Joyce
Frank Lee
Scott Carr and
Jasper
Bud Boss
Lester Clements
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
New Norfolks
A. B. Deutsch Clothing Co
Halliburton
North Side Square
R. C. Grissom
Paul
Chicago Journal
Mickie
Laecelion
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