Polk County Fair Prospects Brighten Amid Good Crops
Forty years ago on August 26 1897 the Polk County Chronicle notes strong crops fueling fair hopes across the county. A new McKinley Republican arrives in Polk while John Ludlow is named school janitor for the year. Obituary reports Harry Baker dies in San Juan California at 72, and local hog farmer G Johnson ships thoroughbred hogs to Omaha. A playful riding incident near Osceola ends safely after a broken harness and a wary editor avoids naming the young lady.
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Polk
Polk County
J. J. Buel
John Ludlow
Harry Baker
San Juan
California
G. Johnson
Omaha
Floyd Green
Stromsburg
Osceola
Floyd
Death of William Owen Startwood at 69
William Owen Startwood died at his Polk County home on Tuesday August 20 aged 69. The funeral was held today. Fred Strain's Shelby building progresses with roof work and post office use planned. Polk County Fair preparations include a new hog barn cattle sheds water system west fence judge's stand repainting and track upgrades.
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William Owen Startwood
Polk County
Fred Strain
Shelby
New Two Story Residence Under Construction in Osceola Area
Fred Schwab begins a two story home on his Osceola south side lot with W O Cox building crew. Walter Grassmueck heads to Lincoln for a National Bank of Commerce job. Marion Scott and Dr Charles Rippey wed in Stromsburg and plan Des Moines home. Etta Gubser dies at 54 after surgery in Omaha. Lavina Herrman hosts birthday party for her 9th year. A severe hail storm causes crop damage across the county.
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Fred Schwab
Frank Johnson
W. O. Cox
Osceola
Walter Grassmueck
Lincoln
National Bank of Commerce
Wm. A. Ingalls
Arkansas City
Kansas
Marion Scott
Stromsburg
Charles Rippey
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Iowa
Etta Gubser
Omaha
Lavina Herrman
Miss Anne Herney and Henry J Tex wed in private ceremony
Ten years ago on August 23 1927 Miss Anne Herney of Peters burg and Henry J Tex of Osceola were married in a private ceremony in Omaha. The couple’s relatives attended as the event was kept intimate. Dr A J Edstrom of Stromsburg remains in critical condition after a highway wreck left him injured and unconscious. County Treasurer Kenneth Cornish received a tin consignment expected to yield about 33000.
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Anne Herney
Petersburg
Henry J Tex
Osceola
Omaha
A. J. Edstrom
Home Hospital
Stromsburg
Meridian Highway
Kenneth Cornish
Real Estate Taxes Delinquent Notice for 1936 Second Half
The second half of the 1936 Real Estate Taxes is delinquent September 1, 1937 and will bear interest at 7 percent from that date. LeRoy M. Smith, County Treasurer.
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Leroy M. Smith
Hilda Lindholm Under Care of Dr Schroeder at Stromsburg Hospital
Mrs Hilda Lindholm of Stromsburg is a patient under the care of Dr Schroeder at the local hospital.
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Hilda Lindholm of
Stromsburg
Dr. Schroeder
Gene Autry at The Old Corral Wednesday
Gene Autry headlines at The Old Corral on Wednesday September 1 bringing western song and sky hook entertainment to the venue. Autry performances feature classic cowboy tunes and audience singalong moments.
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Gene Autry
Pyramids as Tombs Show Chambers for Gifts, Says German Archaeologist
The Washington Star notes that pyramids evolved from benchlike mounds to grand tombs with gift chambers. Early tombs were pits with separate gift rooms and east facing niches, culminating in above ground royal tombs around 3200 B C under Menes.
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Cheops
Washington Star
Nagada
Upper Egypt
Menes
Hail-Rod and Early Lightning Protection in 19th Century Europe
The article discusses the hail-rod, or paragrele, as a special lightning rod tied to electrical storm theories. It traces its origins in Europe, notes a French copper version on tall structures, and references Arago’s and others’ views. It then shifts to Nicholas J. Roosevelt’s first steamboat voyage down the Mississippi in 1811 aboard the New Orleans, built in Pittsburgh, 200 tons, costing about $40,000.
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Arago
Indianapolis News
Europe
France
Mississippi
Nicholas J. Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pittsburgh
Fulton and
Livingston
Fulton
New Orleans
Louisville
Natchez
Bullskin Township Named After Bovine Legend in Fayette County
The origins of Bullskin Township in Fayette County Pennsylvania are debated in the History of Fayette County Franklin Ellis volume. One tale ties the name to Virginia settlers choosing the area for their birthplace, while another claims a pioneer killed a giant bovine whose skin could cover the country, inspiring the name for the neighborhood and later the township.
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Bullskin
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Franklin Ellis
Virginia
Youghiogheny River
Doubling Trouble in Tit Bits Advice on Worry
A Tit Bits Magazine writer urges firmness with worry noting it never solves problems and only creates more trouble. Worry should be faced practically by mapping a course of action and staying positive, which often makes the feared issue fade away.
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Tit-Bits
Stockings and the Queen: Eliza beth Era Knitting
A history of fashion under Queen Elizabeth I with debates over stockings in church days. It notes the rise of knitting in Nottingham led by Rev William Lee and his failed patent, sparking moves to France after the French ambassador intervened.
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Bess
England
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elizabeth
William Lee
Nottingham
Lee
France
Languages of the World Estimated at 2 790
A Paris dispatch notes the academie francaise puts total world languages at 2790, making six fluent tongues seem small. It recalls Cardinal Mezzofanti as history’s best known polyglot with about 60 tongues and over 100 acquaintances, praised by Byron as a walking polyglot.
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Academie Francaise
Paris
Cardinal Mezzofanti
Byron
Fautbourg St. Germain
Toulouse
Black Forest
Dresden
Fidos ABCs Train a Dog Like a Child
Howell N. White Jr. argues in Cosmopolitan that early dog education mirrors child training. Use calm, consistent language and avoid baby talk. Call objects by the same words, whether car or automobile, and always take a walk.
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Fido
ABC
Howell N. White, Jr
Hair Turns White From Sudden Shock Says Washington Post
A Washington Post writer notes pigment production in hair stops under stress illness sorrow or fear causing color loss. Dark hair holds pigment but white hair has none. In aging, color changes slowly as nerves weaken. A locksmith’s hair turned white in 45 minutes after a near deadly deep sea dive to break a sunken ship’s safe.
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Washington Post
Dextral and Sinistral Terms in Athletic Description
The article explains Latin roots for sport terms. It defines dextral as right handed and right eyed and sinistral as left handed and left eyed. It also distinguishes crossed forms where handedness and eye dominance differ.
Huckleberries Grow Wild and Food Traits
Huckleberries grow wild with potent flavor in best varieties. Horticulturists have not pursued a super-huckleberry due to ten large seeds. Blueberries often share habitat with huckleberries and have many seeds, though smaller.
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