Leighton Etchings Local Notices And Visits
A three year old son of A Membelaar broke his arm falling down a cellar. Dr. Sybenga treats him. John Klaaren of Eddyville visits friends here briefly. Henry De Wit of New Sharon calls on Leighton business. R P Bogue to Salem for aunt’s illness. Mrs Bogue replaces him in school. Youths visit E Tysseling home near Pella enjoying a pleasant evening. Rev Mansen of Eddyville guests at G Van Zee home. J Vriezelaar of Otley visits J Sedrel home. Mrs J Baron travels to Pella to see sister who broke her hip. Principal Jones from Oskaloosa preaches at German Ref church. Henry Bieshsar from University Park spends Sunday with Fred Den Burger. D Brummel family moves to J C Redman farm. community welcomes them.
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A. Membelaar
Dr. Sybenga
John Klaaren
Eddyville
Henry de Wit
New Sharon
Leighton
R. P. Bogue
Salem
Iowa
E. Tysseling
Pella
Rev. Mansen
G. van Zee
Principal Jones
Oskaloosa
Henry Bieshsar
University Park
Fred den Burger
Cordova Sayings and Local Trades Notice
Joe Temperton is quite sick with lung fever. Seek J M Hart for a six horse power engine and saw outfit. Geo L Longshore ships timber to Des Moines for mill work. Job seekers call on J M Hart. H & Graham hauled broom load to Pella. Philip Coe and family visited Sam Coe. George Buttings visited W G Willison at Bondarart. Marion Buttings reportedly lost two or three horses from Fall wheat straw.
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Joe Temperton
J. M. Hart
Geo. L. Longshore
Des Moines
J. M. Hart. H. &. Graham
Pella
Philip Coe
Sam Coe
George Buttings
W. G. Willison
Bondarart
Marion Buttings
Local social notes and weekend visits excerpt
The item lists numerous local residents and their weekend or Sunday visits. Names include Mrs John Van Vliet Cordova Ben Van Vliet Chas Houck Amos Chambers Knoxville Ed Kingery Arie De Raad John Waardhuizen and George Smith. Travel notes mention Des Moines Harvey Capital City and Cordova.
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John van Vliet
Ben van Vliet
Cordova
John de Haas
Dunreath
Pete Vander Berg
Chas. Houck
Amos Chambers
Knoxville
Des Moines
Fred Robison
Ed Kingery
John Kingery
Arie Waardhuizen
Arie de Raad
John Waardhuizen
George Smith
Harvey
G. W. Carpenter
Capital City
de Raad
Mrs J J Van derWerff Update on Mother Health
Mrs J J Van derWerff reports her mother is much better at present. Miss Vania Sutama departed Monday for a short visit at Olivet with her cousin.
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J. J. van derWerff
Vania Sutama
Olivet
Local notes from Pella area residents and skaters
Ruth De Geest is listed as ill. Al De Cook hauled ice from the Alex De Geest farm the prior week. Wm Van Zante and A De Geest marketed hogs Monday. Olive De Geest spent time in Oskaloosa last week. F L Wilson moved into the G Ryke house. Fred De Cook made a business trip to Oskaloosa Monday. Skating is good as boys use their skates while possible. Miss Johanna Van de Kieft returned north of Pella after visiting her uncle J M Van de Kieft.
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Pin Mra
O. Drake
Ruth De‘Geest
al de Cook
Alex de Geest
Wm. van Zante
A. de Geest
Olive de Geest
Oskaloosa
F. L. Wilson
G. Ryke
Fred de Cook
CERTAIN SIGNS OF POVERTY
Small Sarah bursts in with a tale of the Smiths wealth feeling certain they are rich. Her mother explains perceptions can mislead noting a piano duet and odd clothing details reveal the children wear their father’s trousers. The comic tale ends with the girl noticing cuffs on trousers.
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Sarah
Smiths
Susie
Mamma
Squirrel Mourns Lost Mate in Grief Stricken Display
A Waterloo physician notes a park squirrel mourning its decapitated mate after a storm toppled a branch. The grief displayed by the surviving squirrel was deep and intensely human in its emotion, drawing attention from local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Waterloo
Street Cries In Minor Key in Paris and London
The Paris Journal des Debats notes street cries are usually in a minor key, echoed by a British commentator who says the same about English cries such as Sweet Lavender. He adds the minor key reduces throat strain for constant shouting. London cries, though, are scarce in this key while Parisian voices rise with Volla Le Soir. Our newspaper boy blends politics and murders into one rasping yell.
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Paris Journal Des Debats
London
le Soir
The Milkman Cry and the Coal Hawker on the Street
A fragment notes the milkman's announcement as ordinary and mentions the coal hawker's terse street cry. The piece observes the coal seller shouts only a single bellow, repeated without form or charm, the least musical and most common street sound.
Tomb of Omar Khayyam Revealed in Persian Garden
Major Sykes described a tomb near a shrine in a rose garden where Omar Khayyam is buried. He notes the uninscribed eastern wing tomb and mentions local disfavor of Khayyam among certain sects, with trees shedding blossoms on the grave twice yearly as he predicted.
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Omar Khayyam
Sykes
Omar Kahyyam
Persia
Wonderful Island White Island Its Sulphur Oceanic Giant
Wonderful Island in New Zealand known as White Island sits in the Bay of Plenty. The volcanic island covers about three miles in circumference rises over 800 feet, and is perennially veiled by a vast vapor cloud often reaching 10 000 feet. A central boiling lake of acid water spans 50 acres, ringed by blow holes with steam and sulfur fumes. A boat can navigate the lake with care.
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Wonderful Island
New Zealand
Bay of Plenty
White Island
Effects of Drinking Tea as Revealed by The Lancet
The Lancet concludes that good tea yields a simple caffeine tannate in a five minute infusion. High quality teas avoid excess tannin or free caffeine, while over infusion spoils even good tea. Proper preparation lowers digestive risk for consumers of quality teas.
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Lancet
How He Knocked Out Cold
A gruff elevator boy describes his homemade cold remedy using turpentine taller and hot whisky. He claims the hot drink clears the throat and prevents consumption, recounting a visit to the Natural History Museum exhibit on consumption and insisting the remedy works for him, his wife, and children.
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Algernon
Mr. Topfloor
End of days in Danby and Arab horse shares
A Danby resident comments on an elderly visitor planning to end his days elsewhere after aging library and fountain plans. The text then shifts to Arabian horse breeding, noting high prices, the practice of selling mares, and shared ownership among wealthy Sheikhs and less affluent Arabs in Turkish Arabia and Baghdad.
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Pierre Ponafidine
Turkish
Arabia
Bagdad
Woman Convicted After Lengthy Chemnitz Trial
A German trial in Chemnitz lasted a full period with 63 witnesses, including six experts, as a woman defendant faced charges of poisoning her daughter to pocket life and fire insurance. The jury sentenced her to death.
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Chemnitz
Germany
No Room for More Cookies at Sunday Treat
A hostess offers Bertie more cookies at a Sunday school party. Bertie declines, saying he is full, then laments his pockets are full too. The vignette comes from Youth's Companion, reflecting light humor about overindulgence and polite refusals.
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Bertie
The Arab Mare Prize Sayings Inspire Wealth Wisdom
The Arabs prize mares as wealth and status, with maxims like wealth begins with a mare and blessings include a wise wife and a fruitful mare. Tribes and sub tribes mirror these values, reflecting a culture where equine value underpins social standing and prosperity.
Antidote for Blushing Offered by English Doctor
Dr H Campbell proposes glasses to curb blushing proving the artificial myopia reduces self awareness. He notes women blush more often yet men seek help more for morbid blushing and recounts cases of a young man leaving the army a physician quitting practice and a minister losing his pulpit duties due to flushing.
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H. Campbell
Campbell
Memento of Great Artist Beside Florence Palazzo Vecchio
A marble facade profile, said to be by Michael Angelo, appears on the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The tale recounts a bet between him and a friend on who could draw a head with their backs to the wall, a feat Angelo reportedly achieved with ease.
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Palazzo Vecchio
Florence
Moan
Michael Angelo
Michael
Angsto
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