Henderson News Roundup Sees Local Achievements and Visits
Miss Fannie Clark of Mills county attends red oak short course in domestic science. Henry Maxwell and Marion travel to Nebraska for business, Marion returns from Oklahoma City. Paul F. Voelker’s lecture on The Inheritance of the Race draws strong praise. Chase Swaney plans a stay at Burlington Junction springs. George Wilson works on the branch train. Isaac Wilson notes Mills county’s donor record over 15 years, with few aid cases. Mrs Sam Webster travels to Omaha, Geof Triplett reports a $50 special train to Carson for the red hog sale. Allen Morse to return from Portland to Henderson to build a home. Andrew Kiger attends Chariton after sister’s husband Bingama Agan’s death. John Warren and daughter return from Hastings. Seven locals take rural examination before Postmaster White. results expected in a week. Participants include J H Kiger, James Wilson, Curtis Curran, Fred Carter, Carson Plumb, Sam Houser, and Chas Wiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Clark
Mills County
Red Oak
Henry Maxwell
Marion
Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Marion Maxwell
Oklahoma City
Paul F. Voelker
Chase Swaney
Burlington Junction Springs
George Wilson
Henderson
Anderson Township
Isaac Wilson
Sam Webster
Omaha
Webster
Geof Triplett
Carson
Robert Harding
Avoca
Allen Morse
Portland
Andrew Kiger
Chariton
Bingama Agan
Auditor Agan
Glenwood
John Warren
Hastings
Neb
White
J H Kiger
James Wilson
Curtis Curran
Fred Carter
Carson Plumb
Sam Houser
Chas Wiles
Wedding Guests Attend Hacket Colby Ceremony
Miss Della Birchard of Glenwood attended the Hacket Colby wedding on Wednesday. The Tabor IOOF lodge plans its annual banquet served by the Woman's Union next Tuesday evening. Friday saw Merwin J Hunter and Fred Garvin hold a sale at the old Hunter farm south of Tabor totaling $6,000. The farm will be sold soon as Garvin moves to the farm he bought near Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Birchard
Glenwood
Hacket-Colby
Tabor
The Young Man’s Search for a Life Work in Fables
A Young Man with a college education seeks a dignified life work and samples Medicine Law and Merchandising. He is warned by a physician, a judge, and a manager that professions are risky. The tale lampoons modern careers and the surprise shift to commercial gain and entrepreneurship.
Tabor News Briefs Touch Local Happenings and Purchases
Mrs Mary Howard and daughter Hermie return from Colfax after rheumatism treatment. Measles hit W E Boyd’s North Tabor clan. Frank Gaylord and Smith families near Tabor with grip. WCTU plans a Main Street public drinking fountain. Will Andrews moves to Bartlett to supervise new home rebuilding after fire. Tabor Congregational selects Rev J W Ferner as temperance delegate to Des Moines convention. Thomas Brading buys 175 acre Hearst farm in Riverside at 100 per acre. Will Anderson buys 120 acre near Archer Neb and moves March 1. L W Boehner of Malvern offers to light Tabor from his Malvern plant. Professor and Mrs M C Gaston of On, Dalby of Otnapa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Howard
Hermie
Colfax
W E Boyd
North Tabor
Frank Gaylord
Smith
Tabor
Tabor Wctu
Main
Will Andrews
Atlantic
Bartlett
L.W Boehner
Malvern Electric Light
Malvern
M C Gaston
Dalby
Otnapa
Path to a Man’s Career in a Bygone Morality Tale
A college youth drifts from journalism to stage to stock market, advised by old pros who warn against risky ventures. He contemplates theatre, brokerage, and matrimony while the tale delivers a moral: each man clings to his chosen path with rigid confidence, failed adventures left as cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulders’ Union
Europe
Margius
Put Tax On Bachelors In Cordoba Argentina
A 20th century Cordoba policy taxed single men for remaining unmarried. Men over 20 must marry or face a monthly tax rising from five dollars at 20 to ten at 35, thirty from 35 to 50, then tapering after 60. Widowers lose three years of liberty before paying again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordoba
What She Should Do
They discussed personal matters on Main street with sharp exchanges over sight and intent. One party jokes about eye trouble while the other denies noticing the encounter and mentions corrective steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
The Book Booster's Folly and the Genius’s Death
A parable from Puck. Villagers chase false genius cries from Book Boosters who profit from fakery. Real Genius arrives, but the booster crowd ignores him. The genius starves, buried in a field. Moral: beware Book Boosters even when truthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
A Helpful Child Keeps Cat From Milk With Toy
The Judge recounts little Frank blowing air into a hot water bag to keep the sides apart so water runs in. He then used a tin pea shooter to blow down a stray kitten’s throat, claiming he was keeping its sides apart so it can drink milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Frankie
Scrubby Grass Main Street Challenge in Scrubby Grass Pa
A speaker boasts grand travel sights, then a heckler bets he has never seen Main Street in Scrubby Grass Pennsylvania. The exchange unfolds like a local anecdote in a midwestern newspaper, capturing regional pride and humor.
She and the Chancellor in a Curious Exchange
A Chicago Record Herald line describes a beautiful maiden meeting the venerable chancellor. She probes humorously about the effort of serving as chancellor when not feeling up to it, initiating the conversation with a pointed question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Very Springy Weary Willie Leaps High
Weary Willie wonders why Bo leaps so high as Walker jokes that Keysers are made of spring water and springiness. The playful exchange riffs on athletic prowess and curious timing in a lighthearted cartoon scene.
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Weary Willie
Walker Long
Keysers
Over the Telephone Skull Dangler Appeal Card
A brief Chicago Tribune note describes a fundraising appeal asking Skadds to donate a dollar or two by telephone. The line ends with a joking break in the connection, capturing a humorous era moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skadds
Chicago -Tribune
His First Chance, A Nervous Address to Women
An amateur entertainer recalls speaking before a room full of women for the first time. He says he felt triumphant rather than nervous, enjoying the chance to say a word in front of the audience. The remark is attributed to the Chicago Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record- Herald
King of Spain and royal titles teased in travel quip
A Chicago Record-Herald humor piece imagines the king of Spain abroad adopting a string of playful titles. Uncle Hiram notes the risk of angering Columbus by calling himself the marquis of Gillipolis in a sly dialogue.
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Spain
Duke of
Toledo
Hiram
Columbus
Marquis of
Gillipolis
Chicago Record-Herald
Senator Sorghum Calls Delegation Misinformed
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum criticizing a delegation, saying it will be not uninstructed but thoroughly misinformed, reflecting a skeptical view of the group's guidance and knowledge.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Breaking in a porous plaster the pessimal task
The Detroit Free Press notes that while breaking in woolen underwear is disagreeable, a porous plaster job is even less pleasing, implying a harsh contrast in tedious tasks.
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Detroit Free Press
Poor Man Seeks Quarter to Avoid Dying
A fragment from a 19th century dialogue shows Bergar-Mister asking for aid from a stranger who declines. An undertaker’s judge-participant weighs in on charity and duty in this terse social vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergar
Train timetable snapshot with partial times and errors
Fragmentary railroad schedule notes show No. 1 leaving Chicago at 1.00 pm and arriving Denver at 6.00 pm with other incomplete times. Mentions TABOR & NORTHERN and various mis-typed arrival times, plausible Sunday service gaps, and inconsistent station labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wast Buand
Chicago
Red Oak
Denver
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Wills County Tribune
N.T. Bradway
Iowa
West Bound
George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
Kim
Doc
Florrors
Christian Science
Materia Medica
Materia Medica! Turn Back Before It Is Too Late.” Thereupon the Collegian
United States
Brgade
Ike
Harvey Smart
Tabor Topics
Argentine Republic
Echoes OF
Aesop
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Scrubbygrass
Calumet
W. S. Elliott
Northeast Corner Square
Jaws
F. M. Shriver
Surgical and Mechanical Dentist
Dyar Block
Northwest Corner Square
Theo, W. Ivory
Carl H. Otis
Ivory
Otis
Attorneys At Law
Carter
Ad Bnaiesa
Adtna Indemnity Company
W. F. Meyers Merchant
Mickelwall
F. K. Meyers & Son
Carpenters Contractors and Builders
Chas. W. Rathke
Opera
North Side
Amos Dean
Carpenter & Contractor
Singer Office
Mickelwall Block
A. H. Winkler & CO. Real Estate, Loan and Exchange Agis
Dean Block
Jat
P.O. Glenwood
S. S. Clark
Barber
L. S. Robinson’s Jewelry & Music Store
North Bids Square
Lows
Will M. Donelan
Glenwood,iowa
The
Advo Collection Agency
F. G. Day
Hon. W. 8. Laws
Mille County National Bank
Glenwood State Bank
W.M. Lamb Bank
Carter Block
the Tribune
Burlington
Conneil Binfle
Pacific Junction
Balfour
Sm Sam Pao
Emerson
Huatiuea
Chisago
Boklet
Broadway Cenneil Bluffe
Jows
Conneil Bluffe
Omaha Pacific Junction
Plattemonth
Kansas City
Arrivea
Lasyes
Malvero
Tehor
North
South
Cownell Bluffs
Pac. Junction
Bartlatt
Sais Arrates
Pia
Bidney
Tai Randalph
Macedonia
Toh
the Wabash
Conneil Sloffs
Mineola
Sane
Fowler & Stroud
F F. Fowler
Stroud Auctioneers
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