Next Door Neighbors Wedding Bells in Neighborhood
Friday brought wedding bells in the neighborhood as Hartman Coffin visited friends near Albion. Mrs. L. H. Harrah of Gilman spent Thursday at Ward Dobson’s. Ward Dobson and family attended a family reunion at Wilburn Dobson’s in Mon tour. Mrs. Louie Holmes and Edna with Mrs. Balichak of Tama visited Mrs. Chas. Coffin who is ill. Marshall Dobson was taken to Deaconess hospital for eye abscess. Gee Coffins spent Thursday in Marshalltown. their grandson Bobby Thatcher is recovering from eye surgery at Deaconess hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman Coffin
Albion
L. H. Harrah
Gilman
Ward Dobson
Wilburn Dobson
Montour
Louie Holmes
Edna
Balichak
Tama
Chas. Coffin
Marshall Dobson
Deaconess Hospital
Gee
Coffin
Marshalltown
Bobby Thatcher
The Humble Norwegian Doctor Holand Remembered
The narrative recalls Dr. Holand, a Norwegian settler and patent medicine salesman, who lived simply near Marshiall County. He entertained locals with tales of the old country, dispensed medicines from a granary, brewed wild grape wine as a healing aid, and helped keep up spirits in remote towns. He died far from home, leaving memories of kindness and cheerful help to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lmne
Holand
Marshiall County
Meltvedt
LeGrand
Times
Republican Party
Towa
Dr. Holand
South County Line Social Notes Roundup
Mrs Bertram Tweet of Chicago visited the home folks last week. The Thursday Thimble Club met with Miss Erma Knudson. Mr and Mrs Glen Litscher of Des Moines were Sunday guests at the P Y Alden home. Miss Eva Wilson of Green Mountain visits Misses Lillian and Elois Alden this week. Mrs John Brown from Cedar Falls Old Peoples Home visits at A J Banks. Mr and Mrs Iver Iverson moved to their new home southwest of Dunbar. Mrs Frank Sturtz entertained the Priscilla Circle last Thursday. roll call featured vegetable recipes and the young guests shared salad recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Tweet
Chicago
Glen Litscher
Des Moines
P. Y
Mrs. Iver Iverson
Dunbar
Frank Sturtz
Priscilla Circle
Quaker Lane Picnic Draws Crowd at Shady Oaks
Quaker Lane residents gathered for a Sunday visit with Jeannette Perish and a large turnout attended the Quaker Lane picnic at Shady Oaks on Thursday June 9. The Rosedales arrived from California to visit the Oliver Rosedale home while L C Knudson and party from Norway toured Elmwood Country Club and other spots, ending with a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawilda
Winnifred Rosedale
Jeannette
Quaker Lane
Shady Oaks
Selmer Rosedale
Mariel
Alma Rosedale
California
Oliver Rosedale
L. C. Knudson
Mary Knudson
Walen
Norway
Elmwood Country Club
Rich Girls Slowest to Assume Marital Yoke
A Milbank Memorial fund study of 17,876 native white women shows marriage ages rise with family status. City professional daughters marry around 24, business men about 23, clerks about 22, and skilled to unskilled workers around 21. Country patterns mirror this social trend. American brides average slightly younger than English brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Notestein
Milbank Memorial Fund
Sausage Fame Through Ages and Across Oceans
A playful note on sausages traced from ancient times to modern America. It cites Epicharmus and Aristophanes praising the dish, with Charles Lamb and a Smithfield digression, and claims America imports encompass one hundred varieties and nearly 780 million pounds of meat annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epicharmus
Aristophanes
Charles Lamb
Bila
Smithfield
St. Bartholomew
America
London Mall
Appetite versus Hunger Explained by Scientists
Scientists distinguish hunger as a stomach driven sensation from appetite which originates in the mouth and throat and is shaped by memories of taste and smell. Pavlov notes appetite arises from the expectation of food triggering digestive juices, while hunger pains come from an empty stomach that contracts until it fills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavlov
Silver-Tongued Orator Of Western Massachusetts
A prominent western Massachusetts politician known for frequent campaigns and public service delivered a radio address. When asked how he should be introduced on air he quipped that you need say little beyond calling him the silver-tongued orator of western Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Western
Springfield
Wonderful Meteoric Shower of November 1833
The early morning of November 13, 1833 featured a brilliant meteor shower visible over half the globe, including North America. Boston observers counted about 250000 meteors as the event was linked by the US Naval Observatory to Temple's comet disintegration not seen since 180.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
North America
France
Boston
United States Naval Observatory
Temple
Philanthropist William Tuke and the York Retreat
English philanthropist William Tuke, born in York on March 24, 1732, belonged to a family famed for charitable work. His efforts linked to humane treatment of the insane include founding the York Retreat in 1792 under the Society of Friends, a bold model reducing restraints on patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tuke
York
Society of Friends
Lister and Napoleon Compared in Surgical Advances
Dr Relph H Major cites Listers antisepsis breakthrough as transforming surgery. The discovery made procedures safer and reduced mortality, contrasting with Napoleons era losses. The quote from The Doctor Explains emphasizes Listers impact on patient survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
Napoleon Lister
Napoleon
Relph H. Major
Galway and Columbus Link Through Irish Tales
Galway, capital of Connaught, is famed for its merchant princes and fishermen since the twelfth century and is traditionally linked to America through the tale that Christopher Columbus visited Galway before his voyage and attended Mass at St. Nicholas Church founded in 1320. There, Columbus supposedly met Rice De Culvey, a Galwayman who joined his crew, signaling Galway's early link to the voyage's success as bells rang in celebration. Spanish trade once influenced Galway, leaving archways and patios as enduring evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galway
Connaught
America
Christopher Columbus
St. Nicholas
Columbus
Rice de Culvey
Ash Queen of the Woods and Its Mythic Ash
The Montreal Herald calls the ash tree the Queen of the Woods. Ancient lore places gods under an ash with an eagle on a top branch and a squirrel messenger. The tree features a straight pale gray trunk, lower limbs spreading outward, and unique flattened tips with black buds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Weather Lore Through Ages From Early Treatises to Colonial Records
The United States Weather Bureau notes that Aristotle wrote the first scientific weather treatise over 300 years before the Christian era. Albertus Magnus produced a major weather book in 1494, and Rev William Merle kept a day by day weather journal from 1337 to 1344 in England. The earliest American records were by Rev Johann Campanius in New Sweden, 1644 to 1645 near present Wilmington, Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Albertus Magnus
William Merle
England
America
Johann Campanius
New Sweden
Wilmington
Del
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dunham’s Cast Store
Ib Post
Sunkist
Chas. W. Dunham
LeGrand Reporter
Corwin O'Neal
Edler & Manage
LeGrand Post Office
Polar Star Lodge No. 113
A.F
A.M
John R. Manship
W.M. C
D. Harvey
Erma Knudson
Rintin
Y Roe
Holland & Holland
Cronk Bros
W.A. Kauffman
Iowa
Wfeestel Funeral Director
Auto Ambulance Service
Marshalltown, la
I Vette
Ammerm
BOND
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!