Local residents share weekend visits and travel notes
Orin Osborn was at home from Saturday until Monday from Camp Sheridan Alabama. Rufus Dean is at home from Town visiting home folks. Chas Herron returned home last week from Bragg City Missouri due to illness. Andy Baile and Cecil Aishe spent Sunday together. Smiley Seneff and daughter visited Ed Seneff of Odon Sunday. Cleave Johnson and family Milton Herron and Noah Fisher visited Jord Fields Sunday. James Herron family visited Chas Herron. Obe McNabb and family spent Sunday with Walter Herron. George Pownall Clarence Pownall and Roscoe Wade visited Dan Osborn Sunday. Elias Beile and Walter Herron drove to Lyons Sunday for business. Luther Beile went to Linton Monday for employment. Chas and Rufus Dean were at Washington Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Herron
Chas. Herron’s. Obe McNabb
Walter Herron
George Pownall
Clarence Pownall
Roscoe Wade
Dan Osborn
Social visits and family gatherings across multiple households
The piece lists numerous Social visits with extended families and friends. Names include Mort and Wilma Dobbins, John Miller, Dan Myers, Thelma Dobbins, Iva Pruett, Hazel Carr, Marie Toon, Lela Myers, Ethel Myers, Al Toon, Clem Campbell, Rufus Laughlin, Martha Ward, Oll Meek, John Meek, Tom Summerville, Abe Cunningham, Fred Myers, Herschel Williams, Bell Ledgerwood, Burns City, Al Yoon, Laura Carr, Alice Carr, Jacob Summerville, Clay Summerville, Jeff Anderson, and Evert Keck. Several households hosted weekend or Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Dobbins
Iva Pruett
Hazel Carr
Marie Toon
Lela
Ethel Myers
al Toon
Ernest
Abe Dobbins
Starlin
Tom Prueto
Clem Campbell
Rufus Laughlin
Family Sunday
Fred Myers
Worthington
Herschel Williams
Bell Ledgerwood
Burns City
Jacob Summerville
Potatoes for Swine Feed Usefulness and Heating Effect
United States Department of Agriculture notes potatoes and sweet potatoes can feed hogs when corn is high. Boiled or steamed potatoes form a mash mixed with corn, shorts or bran to fatten hogs while saving transport and unmarketable yield. Feeders should avoid overuse to prevent scours and ensure nitrogen-rich supplements.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eltnough
Electric Animal Prod Described by C C Lynde
Article explains a dry battery powered electric prod for animals. It outlines how the device works without injuring flesh and shows the completed form with a larger end labeled Electric Animal Prod.
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C. C. Lynde
Hearst
Hazardous Electric Shock Device Description
The article describes a device with a handle containing batteries wires and a button. The small end has two metal terminals spaced apart. When pressed the terminals contact a horse and deliver an electric shock, claimed to be more effective than ordinary electric shocks.
Young Colt Sheltering During Cold Nights
The article stresses giving a young colt proper shelter on cold nights and liberal feeding to promote uniform growth. It warns against confinement and notes half of a horse's growth occurs in the first year. Adequate exercise, fresh air, and steady development are essential for a thrifty, growing colt.
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Bauer
Encouraging Back-to-the-Soil Efforts Requires Study
The piece warns against assuming anyone can farm successfully immediately. It stresses careful study and patience over years, and asserts that industry and common sense will lead to success in the end.
Alaskan bridge carry duty bound carrier crosses chasm
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent describes Ed Martin a ne chopper living at Crow Creek Pass on a government railroad in Alaska carrying railroad ties across a canyon. He uses a permit to cut ties on Devil's Gulch but must deliver them on right of way. The feat draws curiosity as he hauls a tie overhead across a wide chasm.
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Ed Martin
Crow Creek Pass
Alacka
Pittsairah Dispatch
Martin
Devil's Gulch
Air Warming Meals In Armies Steady Supply
A torn passage describes meals cooked in air and steam aboard military units. It mentions steamers, thermos bottles, and portable cookers used to prepare stews aboard ships or stations, to feed troops during deployments and sieges.
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Ierlenoyas
Heiner Ateasisi
Croers
Han Cottushot
Wittens
Sttenens
Inventor Leishman Proposes Wireless Photo System
A young inventor named Leishman has designed a wireless and telegraph method to transmit writing drawings and photographs. If viable commercially the exchange notes, wireless photo stations may appear nationwide in the near future.
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Leishman
It Doesn’t Always Work on Stopping Smoking Debts
A fragment notes a smoker’s question about savings from quitting while an unconnected speaker boasts debt totaling 11000 dollars. The text shows slang and garbled phrasing suggesting a humorous or ad style line about tobacco and money.
Butting In. Fond Mother and Comrade on the Train
A damp bed and damp clothes warn George as his mother speaks from the train to Camp Grant. An unkind comrade interrupts urging care with a damp glass and belongings.
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Camp Grant
George
Relief and muddy feet at home
Mrs. Corntossel muses that their son Josh enjoys trench life and mud, grateful to be able to get his feet dirty without complaint. The exchange hints at a boy's wartime experiences and a mother's quiet relief. The tone is light and domestic.
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Mrs. Corntossel
Josh
Fragmentary Civil War Exchange Sparks Reading Card
A brief, cryptic exchange recalls a wounded man asking where his abdomen was and the reply that he is unconscious, unclear of his location, reflecting a terse wartime wartime hospital scene.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orin Osborn
Camp Sheridan, al
Rufus Dean
Chas. Herron
Bragg City
Andy Baile
Cecil Aishe
Smiley Seneff
Ed Seneff
Odon
Cleave Johnson
Milton Herron
Noah Fisher
Jord Fields Suneay
Elias Beile
Lyons
Luther Beile
Linton
Chas. and
Washington
Mort Dobbins
Wilma
John Miller
Newberry
George Myers
Dan Myers
Famiy
Martha Ward of
Colon
Oll Meek
John Meek
Tom Summerville
Clem Campbell and
Abe Cun
Ningham
al Yoon
Laura Carr
Alice Carr
Nancy Ledgergood
Clay Summerville
Mrs
Jeff Andersons
Evert Keck
Germany
Congress
France
Wash
Ington
Yours Sincerely
Oscar EF. Bland
Young Colt
Ther- Teemes
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