Fragmentary names hint at a local notice
OCR fragment lists individuals such as M. Hocken and Mills along with places and surnames, lacking a coherent event or action to frame a clear notice.
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
3
OCR fragment lists individuals such as M. Hocken and Mills along with places and surnames, lacking a coherent event or action to frame a clear notice.
A long correspondence from Timber Creek notes social visits around Ferguson and Gilman including Mr. Jobin Zatechka with W F Smith and family. It covers farm work replanting corn, weed battles, and local families visiting Marshalltown, Toledo, and surrounding areas. It also lists historical railroad rate wins by Thorne and others, plus school and community events.
Clifford Thorne, origin Quaker turned Methodist preacher in Town conference for 44 years, born to Rev. W. G. Thorne. Iowa State and Yale educated. Spanish American War veteran. 1906 authored town law against oil discrimination extended to grain and dairy. 1906 helped push oil producers' memorial to Garfield. Tillman-Gillespie resolution urged ICC oil probe. Represented Kansas Oil Producers and the National Petroleum Association at first ICC hearing.
The Dillon school held a Friday closing with a well attended picnic and program. Local residents visited Rock Valley cemetery to decorate graves and several townspeople attended the LeGrand concert last Thursday evening. A quarry landslide halted Marshh company operations briefly as an engine was buried under debris and later freed.
The 1875 Ruskin exhibition presented facsimiles of Turner's London National Gallery works. Ruskin noted after a decade of training a copyist he achieved nearly indistinguishable replicas and would sign them to prevent sale as genuine Turners.
The Shoshone dam in Wyoming stands as the world’s highest at 328.4 feet from base to top. Located in a deep canyon on the Shoshone River, its sheer walls rise about 2,000 feet above the stream. The structure is 108 feet wide at the base and 178 feet across the top, forming a major irrigation basin with vast capacity.
New Jersey senate defeats proposed ban on feather hats for women as wives and husbands clash over fashion rights. Men say their happiness at home depends on voting against the bill, while women oppose government control of attire.
Mac Flatson contemplates buying a home but enjoys riding around with a real estate agent, viewing suburban properties and delaying the rent decision. The scene captures a lighthearted moment about housing and leisure.
Brack Wares Diaons announces availability of Jubilee breeding stock for sale. The notice highlights select horses and cattle for breeding, inviting inquiries and detailing contact options for potential buyers.
Mrs Wilson visited the school last Tuesday as pupils prepared decorations for a May festival. Several students attended the event while Iver Tweedt was absent due to farm work.
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