Farwell Nuptials and Local Social Notes Highlight New Year
At Farwell on New Years Day Raymond A. Dowdell and Miss Neva Potter wed at the bride’s parents home in Fairview Hanson County with close relatives present. Dowdell, publisher of the Artesian Advocate, and Miss Potter plan to reside in Artesian. The issue also notes New Year gatherings, marriage at Salem, social visits, church and Sunday school activities, local travel, and community happenings across Prosper Riverside Plano and other nearby towns with multiple references to residents, events, and small-town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Raymond A. Dowdell
Neva Potter
T. J. Potter
Fairview
Hanson County
Artesian Advocate
Glenn Smith
Mitchell
Mont.Markham
Frank Davenport
Vina Fesler
Salem
Chamberlain
Andy Williamson
George
O’neals
Lisbon
Jac
Gust Strand
Tobin Township
George Brooks
G. T. Miller
New Year Gathering And Local Happenings Recap
Among those present were Mr and Mrs Lambert and family Mr Henry Hague and Mrs Milly Borvers and Messrs Hubbard and Bates The table was bountifully spread with vianda and decorated with flowers After dinner the young folks entertained elders with music and singing New Year's Eve dance at Mr Carzone's was enjoyable Peter Jorgenson left Saturday for Canton to visit relatives Oscar Castem fattens five cattle for shipment to Chicago John Gaiz visiting his relatives Will our unknown critic please inform us.
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Mer. Lambert
Henry Hague
Mises Milly Borvers
Hubbard
Bates
Oscar Castem
Chicago
John Gaiz
Parente
Perdy
Riverside
West Perry Society Notes Brighten Holiday Week
Miss Katie Bruyn visits sister Mrs. Dan Lillie while Beulah and Johnny Berry vacation with friends. The Ladies Aid Society hosts a profitable and pleasant day with Mr Henry Boltman and plans a box supper at the school on Jan 11 after the literary. Will Herbert pursues business in Mitchell as a local lad with a bright future. Miss Euis Dick heads to Mitchell for a few weeks and A C Streeters relocate to Sioux City from six weeks ago. Mr and Mrs Alex Lockhart and family spend Christmas in West Perry.
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West Perry
Katie Bruyn
Dan Lillie
Beulah
Johnny Berry
Ladies Aid Society
H. Enry Boltman
E. L. Bartoe
Will Herbert
Mitchell
Euis Dick
A. C. Streeters
Sioux City
Alex. Lockhart
Mexican War Veteran Praises Chamberlains Remedy
A prominent editor and Mexican War veteran recalls contracting diarrhoea in 1847 48 and credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with keeping him from pension increases. He touts it as a quick cure that is pleasant and safe to take and notes it is sold by 8 H Seallin.
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Chamberlain
Mexico
Seallin
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Easy Bowels
A Depauw Indiana resident J O Greene reports nine years of costiveness and says Little Early Risers from DeWitt’s give the best results after trying many remedies. The ad emphasizes constipation relief and a simple bowel evacuation for health.
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DeWitt
J. O. Greene
Depauw
Ind
The Fearless Leonidas Faces Burglars At Home
Mrs Meekton warns of intruders in the house as Leonidas vows to act. He plans to rise and confront the burglars, headed for the stairs to issue a firm warning and demand they leave at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonidas
The Embarrassed Whale Makes Witty Beach Exit
A Baltimore American excerpt features a self conscious whale after leaving Jonah on the shore. The creature jokes about notoriety and quips about peers in its social set pressuring him to indulge or boast about his struggles.
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Jonah
Baltimore American
Quite a Difference in Brooklyn Argot
The exchange shows Herbert calling out a bluff and Charlie misreading intent. The tone blends humor and street slang as Charlie regrets trusting a line while a Brooklyn Eagle reader notes the casual yarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Fellah
Charlie
Brooklyn Eagle
Indian Medicine Sweat A Brule Sioux Rite Described In Detail
The Brule Sioux ritualized a home made Turkish bath or medicine sweat as a sacred cleansing and prayer ceremony. Stones are heated in a ground hole, steam fills a bark and skin tent, and participants chant while sweating for an hour or more. Afterward they gather soil and other offerings to make medicine for the Great Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
New
Lanas
New York Times
No Pipes Smoked In Cuba
Cuban smoking habits are described as favoring cigars and cigarettes with pipes rare among Cubans. The review notes Americans abroad often prefer Cuban brands and struggle to switch back to American products on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Needle’s Point Sample Returns With Tiny Hole
A San Francisco firm sent the smallest kind of needle to a Canton house as a craft sample. It returned with a hole through the point visible only under a microscope, noted in a stereoscopic photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Canton
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