Local notes on visits and births across the county
From our correspondent and Mrs Arthur Motlain wate aha visitors Friday. Miss Saran McDowell spent the weekend ete with relatives. Miss Ruth Hall of Red Oak was a Sunday guest of her sister Mrs. John Thorson. Mr and Mrs J R Jones came from Red Oak Sunday and spent the day in the Henry Douglas home. Mrs RB Bo Tubbs and daughter Sybil are visiting relatives in Chicago. Mrs J J Greiner and son Joe visiting Mrs Lindsay Coons near Macedonia. Mr and Mrs A E Yates left Tuesday for Bloomfield Ia for several weeks. Mr and Mrs Mimer Bags and family went to Irvin Ia and spent Sunday with Mrs Della Wilson. Pearle Reynolds of Woolsey, S D came Tuesday for a visit with Mesdames James Kinney and Wm Cramer. A twelve and a half pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Ballain on Friday June 7 named Dale Clarence. Dr Yates left Saturday for Chicago to attend a medical convention as delegate for Mills County Medical Society. Mrs Faye Clarke and children returned home to Riverton Friday after a visit with her parents. Mrs Adalitta Birddall Cope of Ne Cains Ridge Kin spent the past week visiting relatives. Miss Bielah Palmer, in Des Moines last year, returned Thursday due to poor health. C B Sherwin left Thursday for Battle Creek Mich after several days here on business and visited J H Maguire near Logan. Miss Lizzie Forester left Tuesday for home in Tabor after visiting D C Abel I home and planned to visit S B Hutchings in Hastings enroute.
Monkeys Operate Fans in Malabar Experiment
An English officer in Malabar, India, trained Jan gur monkeys to operate punka fans. The movable frame uses cords to move the fan, with the monkey guided by candy rewards. The experiment proved successful and many monkeys now work the punka.
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Malabar
India
Harnese
Who Built It The Amiens Cathedral In Ruskin's View
Ruskin argues the Amiens cathedral was built by many nations and stars, not a single man. He notes Robert of Luzarches may have signed nothing, and the actual master’s name is scarcely known, with history favoring fake heraldry over real builders.
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Amiens
Ruskin
Athena Iabers
Jove
Mars
Tolumen
Robert of
Robert
Pleasure and work a wiser balance in life
George Clarke Eck quotes Sir Walter as saying true pleasure comes from loving one’s work. A person who enjoys their task finds more real fun than chasing entertainment. Take occasional breaks for sport, but return to work refreshed and engaged. The wiser path is artful focus on meaningful effort.
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Preasire
Gourwa
Walter
George Clarke
Eck
Clean Window Delivers Victory and a Spare Coin
In a village tale, Mr Jenkins praises Mugging for cleaning a shop window. Mugging finishes with perfect glass, then confesses a stumble when the ladder fell through. Jenkins pays extra despite the mishap, while Mugging nervously accepts the toil and praise. The scene ends with a rustic reminiscence of rural learned days among birds and berries.
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Mr. Jenkins
Mugging
Muggins
Tam
London
Overt a Chance and the Use of Overt
A satirical reflection on the word overt highlighting its overuse in legal and editorial language. The author traces how adjectives like overt corrupt plain nouns and argues for restraint. It cites H. L. Mencken and examples such as overt honesty destiny love and even overt black eye to critique pretentious phrasing.
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H. L., Mencken
New York Sun
A Woeful Husband Cartoon Joke
A joke item where a wife teases her husband as easy to see through and useful around the house, calling him Picket Fence as a playful nickname. The quip hinges on a pun about transparency and practicality in a marital banter tone.
The Longing for Youth and Forgotten Self
The speaker recalls a past of woods and crow tallies, a time of youth now gone. They recognize the inevitability of aging, forgetting, and the futility of recapturing those vanished days. The piece laments lost happiness and the unredeemable distance between then and now.
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Arthur Motlain
Saran McDowell
aMisa Ruth Hall
Red Oak
Dohtt ‘Thorson
J. R. Jones
Henry Douglas
Bo Tubbs
Sybil
Chicago
J. J. Greiner
Joe
Mrw. ‘Lindsay Coons
Macedonia
A. BE. Yates
Bloomfield
Mimer
Irvin
Della Wilson
Pearle Reynolds
Woolsey
Mesdames
James Kinney
Wm. Cramer
Roy Ballain
Dale Clarence
Yates
Mills County Medical Society
Faye Clarke
Riverton
Priday
Herman Géoptarth
Mise Bielah Palmer
Atusses
Des Moines
C. B. Sherwin
Battle Creek
Mich
J. H. Maguire
Logan
Lizzie Forester
Tabor
D. C
Avon
Vx. Q. D. Shipwerd
Myr
Bailey Dentistry
W. Bailey
Dr. G. BD
East Viveee
City National Bank
BiBneal
Yonder Glen
Pearl
G&b
R. H. Daniel
America
Sumatra
Brazil
United States
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