Ralph Waldo Emerson Child of Merry Month
May brought men who would be immortal and a baby boy in Boston born to the minister of the first church. He grew to be a serious, bookish sage who left the pulpit for Concord, famed for Emerson’s teachings and his view that beauty roots and endures beyond surface thinking. The piece contrasts him with Puritan orthodoxy and notes his appreciation of Greek thought.
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Summer Street
Boston
First Church
Concord
Wu Sage
Ralph Patie Emerson
Jungle predators soften in daylight say Indian student
An Indian student studying in the United States reports that many jungle animals known for ferocity grow timid in daylight. He claims he has repeatedly approached lions and tigers from about 50 yards without eliciting an attack, suggesting daylight alters their behavior.
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India
Elephants Turn Aggressive at Night in Jungle Path
A forester colliding with a cub elephant enrage mother elephant who tore him apart. Elephants typically flee humans, relying on keen scent more than sight, but embolden themselves by darkness.
Flags of the Confederacy and four national flags
A brief summary of the four Confederate flags chosen by the Confederate congress and designers. The first flag failed to win public favor for resembling the Union emblem. Edward Hancock designed a 1861 battle flag that satisfied neither public desire nor symbolism. May 1 1863 saw a third flag rejected for excess white and resemblance to a truce flag and the English ensign. On May 4 1864 the national Confederate flag was approved.
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Confederacy
Confederate Congress
Edward C. Hancock
Names of Cloud Formations
The passage explains the early development of cloud nomenclature led by Lamarck and later refined by Luke Howard around 1808. Howard identified three primary types cirrus cumulus and stratus and four compound forms including cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus ecumulo-stratus and cumulo-cirro-stratus or nimbus, totaling seven varieties.
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Lamarck
Luke Howard
Howard
Mrs Harvey Walken Tonsils Removed in Marshalltown
From Our Special Correspondent Mrs Harvey Walken had her tonsils removed at Marshalltown last week. Mr and Mrs Howard Keen and son spent Sunday at the Geo Keen home. Miss Lucille Wagner spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs L C Knudson. Several ladies at the west end attended the Dillon Ladies Aid quilting Wednesday.
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Harvey Walken
Howard Keen and Son
Geo. Keen
Lucille Wagner
L. C. Knudson
West End
Dillon Ladies’ Aid
Marion Ingebritson Aids John Ingebritson Store
Our special correspondent reports Marion Ingebritson assisting John Ingebritson in his shop. Thanksgiving day visits and local gatherings are noted, including Arthur Roseland's transport to Chicago and several teachers moving to new postings.
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Marion Ingebritson
John Ingebritson
Alice Thorson
Martha Johnson
Thanksgiving Movements Among Local Families
A roundup of residents visiting or hosting over Thanksgiving. Geo Iverson and family returned from Savannah, Mo. Geo Mitchem and daughter Mabel, Lars Carlson, and Ed Devick households hosted and visited. Lillian Alden will winter in Marshalltown working at Smiths Photo Studio. Manship family celebrated with kin. Jessie Manship and Truman Manship were home for the holiday.
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Geo. Iverson
Savannah
Geo
Geo. Mitchem J
Mabel
Latham Home
Lars Carlson
Ed Devick
Dunbar
Francis Craig
Crete
Nebr
Geo. Mitchem
Lillian Alden
Marshalltown
Smiths Photo Studio
John Latham
Geo. Latham
Delmar Latham
Thanksgiving Day Guests Visit Multiple Homes in Iowa Town
East LeGrand and nearby residents hosted Thanksgiving visitors from Des Moines Belle Plaine and Quarry. Merle Frundle and family joined Mr and Mrs Amile Frundle at W S Moyer and others gathered at Art Wolf and C F Davis homes in Marshalltown Ferguson and LeGrand. Several households extended holiday hospitality to relatives and friends from Montour Des Moines Quarry and LeGrand during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Merle Frundle
Martin Anderson
Amile Frundle
Wilma
W. S. Moyer
Gilman
Earl Wolf
Leroy Oltoff
Quarry
Art Wolf
Joe Frundle
Joe Huron
Belle Plaine
Tra Antrim
Des Moines
Earl Wolf Land
Quarry, Ma
Gilbert Wolf and Son
Montour
Ira Antrim
C.F. Davis
Marshalltown
Joy. Wolf
Clara
LeGrand
Ralph Breckel
Ferguson
Remembering Waterloo Friends on Old School Ground
A November 30 1929 letter from Geo C Welker in Waterloo Iowa recalls childhood days including Mark Webb hill skating duck hunting and the meadow lark meal. He mentions old neighbors Mrs Elfick Lib Voorhies and Grover Cleveland election memories and suggests a game of black man on the old school ground with May Benedict and Retta Welker.
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Waterloo
Mark Webb
Electric light bill notice from Iowa Railway and Light Co.
Notice states monthly bills will be mailed after reading and due immediately. Penalty 10 percent on the first ten dollars and 2 percent on amounts over ten dollars if not paid by the stamped date. A company representative will collect in LeGrand around the due date. Visitors in Marshalltown may use the office as a rest room or to meet friends. Iowa Railway and Light Co.
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Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
Marshalltown
Iowa Railway & Light Co
Independence club forms the Hampshires basketball team
An enthusiastic meeting last week organized an independent basketball effort with sufficient player support to field a team. Russell Rubenbauer was named manager and the squad will carry the Hampshires name with matching suits. The manager welcomes contact from nearby independent teams.
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Russell Rubenbauer
Hampshires
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