Stanton Social Correspondence Notes and Local Visits
Stanton reports from Woodman picnic east of O leary and Merrill monster picnic while families enjoy Fourth of July quiet. H N Newell and wife visited Sioux City. Mrs W H Heints funeral draws many from LeMars Elgin Union Hungerford and Plymouth townships and northern Illinois. Interment at Salem cemetery. John Alderson returns from caring farm in Washington township. Mina and Lulu Newell travel to Pipestone Minnesota to visit relatives by Great Northern railway. Charley Hodgson of LeMars assists cousin Robert Hodgson at Ash Grove farm then returns home. O H Higday of LeMars conducts business with J R Thompson. Charley Reguin of LeMars involved in local farming. Arthur Cornish of Beresford visits Nowell family. Haying begins for weeks. Henry Koenig of LeMars visits Stanton and attends Mrs W H Reints funeral. Lillie Kehrberg again listed as sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Leary
Merrill
Jale
H. N. Newell
Sioux City
Missouri
W. H. Heints
Sandiy
LeMars
Elgin
Union
Hungerford
Plymouth
Illinois
Hertzberg
Schwaile
Salem Church
John Alderson
Clarence Lake
Washington Township
Mina
Lulu Newell
Pipestone Minn
Great Northern Railway
Charley Hodgson
LeMara
Robert Hodgson
Ash Grove Farm
O. H. Higday
J. R. Thompson
Charley Reguin
Onednesday Arthur
Margaret Cornish
Beresford
Nowell
Local People Idle Talk and Travel Across Iowa Counties
A long list of residents and visitors from LeMars Sioux City Leeds Moville Bronson Olin Logan Lawton Holstein Spencer Spencer City and Glidden move about attending institutes visiting relatives and conducting business. Individuals include Jacob Schindler Mises Blanche Haller Ida Givens Grace Beatty Rev George Watterman T B Creamers Walter Givens Henry Ludwig Leo Woolworth and many others with trips to Dalton Sioux City Omaha Logan Moville and Chicago. A birth is noted for June 29 and a number of illnesses and social visits are documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Schindler
LeMars
Mises Blanche Haller
Ida Givens
Grace Beatty
Plymouth County Teachers Institute
T. B. Creamers
Walter Givens
Sioux City
William Hudson
James
Fr. J. Warn
Fred Woolworth
Dalton
San
George Watterman
Grant Musser
James Schumste
Lily
Leeds
Leo Woolworth
William Stewart, Jr
Clara
Mary Clancy
Institute
Henry Ludwig
George Junck
Lewis Haller
Misa Ethel Givens
Matilda Juich
H. J. Warn
L. G. Shoemaker
Bronson Iowa
Lulu
Struble
Iowa
O. D. Bart
L B. Soutwick
Olin
T. C. Southam
California
Will Corny
G. W. Boyer
Logan
Omaha
Cogley
Nebraska
Geo. Krafft
Lucille
Moville
A. C. Page
J. H. Herron
Lawton
Spencer
S. C
Chas. Reed
J. W. Campbell
Chicago
Clayton Johnson
Glidion
Wm.Gilmore
G. Cottrell
Clause
Henry Ric
Jane
Sarah Hichardson
St. Josephs Hospital
Beardsley
Mr. Beardsley
Fonds
Wilson
Idlewill
Ed Barton
Hal Smale
Sac City
G. Burris
Kingsley Bowers
Louisiana
Bert Barns
Allen Lyle
B. Blewett
Local Remsen Area Notes Include Weddings and Weather
The Remsen region reports mixed news with Des Moines and Sioux City games, travel by Mrs. Wood and others, and multiple social items. A double wedding honors Nora Fenton and Bertha Lipit, while Miss Bertha Lipit wed Fenton in a Rexford setting near Remsen. Silently, storms and hail damaged crops across farms, and residents discuss local moves, livestock, and the continued growth of nearby towns.
Merrill Plans Harvest Home Celebration For August Fifteenth
Mrs. Herbert Richards left for the state Sunday school convention at Iowa Falls for a three day pension period Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Merrill will host a harvest home celebration on August 15 with plans forming for a big gala day under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Richards
Iowa Falls
Merrill
Social notes from a small town gathering over the Fourth
George visits detail Miss Rose Arendt's days with Miss Elsie Simpson. Miss Vera Ward from Excelsior Springs Missouri stays with her aunt Mrs. W A Julian. Fred Bryan from Vermillion South Dakota visits his brother Walter. Mrs Chas LaFleur and Miss Pearl Morse visit at the Julian home over the Fourth. Hazel Love Rena and Neva Gastop spend Sunday with Hazel Peck.
Second Wind Explained For Endurance Running
A popular explanation of second wind describes how ordinary breathing uses only part of the lungs. Initial exertion causes gasping until neglected lung cells activate, balancing circulation and respiration to sustain running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micthe
Civil War Toast Sparks Embarrassing Dinner Scene
A Civil War era toast at a post Vicksburg dinner caused tension between northern officers and southern ladies. Major Thomas Ridgly, a surgeon on General Grant's staff, witnessed the moment when a southern lady proposed “The Southern Confederacy” and a northern officer promptly quelled the tension with a spirited reaction. The piece also traces the uncertain origin of the term welshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ridgly
Grant
Vicksburg
Lippincott's
Blackleg Term Origin Traced to Sporting Men
The term blackleg, now used for a cheat in money games, likely arose from sporting men who wore black top bows and were suspected of systematic deception in matches and wagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Queen's Bench
Medical Advice Prompted Robbery Delinquent Judge Question
A prisoner answers a judge that his family physician advised him to take money. The exchange reveals the man justified a robbery as essential after counsel from his doctor. The court weighs the claim while considering the legality and necessity of the action.
A Suggestion To Propose By Telephone
A fragmentary dialogue hints at proposing by telephone. The garbled source mentions Miss Snappe and Philadelphia Hedger in a quizzical exchange. This cryptic item reads like a clipped gossip or conversational snippet from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snappe
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Dence
Kingsley
WBE
Gonanaae
Aaraaa Bae
Cee
Des Patch
H. B. Glover Co
Dubuque
Lonsdale Cambric
Lonsdale
Gand
Umbrella Sale
Groots Ae
Choice
A. J. Bezhalter
Miss Wood
Johnson
Geo. Steffin
Remsen
Bell Enterprise
J. P. Poeckes
Aubmit
Friend
Inwood
Burl
Johann Schroeder
Roeder
Demmin
Joan Trasffler
Rome
Oyens
Erick Scott
Scott
Erick
Les Verse N. M
Rewson Bell Enterprise
Nora H. Fenton
J. B. Scribner
Trinidad
Colo
Bertha Lipit
Albuquerque
Fenton
Fentons
Col
James Fenton
Carlton Farm
Mike Trienen
Pete Houracht
Houstcht
Hat Mike
Prchaser
Hoe
Jack Reif
Jack
J. & Lang
Frank Washburn
Chris Mickelson
Stanton Township
L. E. Austen
South Dakota
Thorsday
Geo. Harker
John W. Harker
Oldlymouth
John McGrary
Merrill and
Mammen
Will Richards
William Pleuger
Our Town
Will
Ireton
Dick Williams
Carl Bietelspacher
Fred Ahrendt
T Frank Stoll
D. Mayers
Waa
Thur
Grant Township
J. D. Seibles
Henry Alberts
John Keough
Henry McGrain
Fisher
John Ambofer
Walter Eggert
Canada
Jim McDougall
le- Mars
Stroble Journal
Washington
Henry Schweppa
Pearl
Lester
May
Olen Love
Clara ‘Cabahn
Homer Norton
H. J. Norton
Clarence
Dick Krosa
Mésrill
Thurslay
Elsie Sydenstricker
Elsie
Simpson
Pridway
Lou Fred
Hia
Buiter Sacitey
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