Next Door Neighbors Report Local Social Reflections
Miss Joanna and Hugh Davis spend days at L C Blodgett home. Edna Holmes from Montour visits aunt Mrs Charles Coffin. George Keen family and Larry join H E Gibson home. Coffin family hosts Fern. Hartman Coffin home from hospital under care. Nearby residents travel to Tama to view explosion wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna
Hugh Davis
L. C
George Keen
Mrs
Leland Keen
Son Larry
H. E. Gibson
George Coffin
Fern
Albert Rohwer
Garwin
Hartman Coffin
Pearl and Trepang Fisheries Centered on Thursday Island
The Pearl and Trepang fisheries focus on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, part of Queensland, Australia. The center coordinates harvesting of pearl shell and trepang with regional authorities supporting coastal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursday Island
Torres Straits
Queensland
Australia
Speak Cautiously of Troubles, Hi Ho Advises
The Chinatown sage Hi Ho counsels caution when discussing troubles to avoid delighting enemies and worsening personal peril. His wary maxim urges restraint in public talk and self preservation through measured speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Howard Hough reunion notes and future plans
The eighth annual Howard Hough reunion was held June 7, 1936 at L C Knudson home with 57 attendees. Officers elected include President Sydney Howard and Vice President Ora Howard. The 1937 reunion is set for June at L R Candle home near Winterset Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard- Hough
L. C. Knudson
Sydney Howard
Charles City
Ora Howard
Minburn
LeGrand
Pehr Olson
L. R. Candle
Naomi
Philip and
Loren
Winterset
State Center
J. J. Howard
Ross
Maurine
Ed Howard
Janice
Max
W. A. Howard
Janet
Hazel
Marshalltown
Frank Howard
F. W. Deschamp
Dorothy
Steamboat Rock
Kenneth Anderson
Patricia Joyce
Gladys
Reinbeck
George Graham
Grace
Scarsboro
S. M. Knudson
Mary A. Knudson
Tollef Woogen
Oil in ancient wars and daily life across civilizations
The article traces oil use from Noah’s ark sealants and mummy wrappings to Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian paving and Roman war strategies. It recounts legends of Greek fire on waters, fiery pigs in combat, and early American use of “rock oil” as medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Rome
America
Pathinder Magazine
Brittany region of France described as rugged peninsula
The text outlines Brittany as a geographical region in France, a rugged peninsula reaching into the English Channel near Normandy. It notes its historical name Little Brittain, proximity to England, long period as an independent land, and eventual unification with France by the 16th century, with famed coastal resorts.
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Brittany
France
English Channel
England
Normandy
Little Brittain
Channel
Islanders Pride in Nantucket Heritage and Whaling Echoes
The passage recalls Nantucket descendants and their island pride. It notes self sufficiency away from the mainland, lingering old sailors, Quaker traits, and colorful local expressions from Shakespeare era to ship life. Tales of pilots, drowned ancestors, and historic whaling days shape a tourist’s sense of fellowship on return.
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Nantucket
Robinson Crusoe
South Seas
Far North
Middle West
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Thompson’s Store
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Vernon N. Thompson
Kaisand’s
Harry Kaisand
Phillips “66
Gates Valco Tires
Farm Bureau Service
E. M. Dunham
Iowa
CORWIN O/NEAL
LeGrand Post Office
Polar Star Lodge No
I. A.F
A.M
J. F. Rylander
D. Harvey
Hugh
Bradley
Semsons
Hugh Bradley
Ace Sports Writer
Fea
Ture
The
Sports de
New York Post
Ree
Beryl Keen
Ames
Kenneth Graham
Perisha Home
Alvin Rosedale
Mason City
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Esther Hoover
Donald Hoover
Esther
Howard-Hough
Farmer Friends
Trip
Holland & iHolland
Champlon Gas & Oils
Weestel
Auto Ambulance Service
Marshalltown, la
W.A. Kauffman
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