Way Back When April 19 1923 Local Social Notes
Fifteen years ago Arthur Gustafson bought a Chevrolet touring car from Mills Auto Co. weekend guests visited Harvard relatives. Dorothy Barber visited from Stromsburg. Hazel Day spent weekend with Central City parents. Esther Peterson Trey sa Hill rode to Lincoln for weekend. Clara Dahlgren teaching Wolbach returns home. Evelyn Lindburg spent Sunday with Jeanette Carlson at Stromsburg. Arthur Wurtz visited from Lincoln and stayed with parents. OES Kensington hosted by Mrs Bauder. Lyle Young and twins from Nebraska City visited Albert Sundberg. Wilbur Whitacre Grayce Stevens Sadie Doyle Julia McClure Blanch Stevens attended Northwestern Bell demonstration at Ratcliffe Hotel. Esther Jones of Hordville visited W. P. Miller. LeRoy Alfred and Marie Hahn visited Loup City. Helen Lind Mildred McDaniel returned to university. Oscar Jones and wives, Ornie Miller and wives, Lincoln visit. W J Johnson family and Rolland Dahlin visited Dr. Harry S. Johnson in Central City. Verna Kisler hires as waitress at the Irigh Castle. Raymond Bottum and daughter from Lincoln visited her parents A. W. Shafer and wife. Herbert Wurtz family of Havens and A A Wurtz family of Osceola joined Sunday dinner at Wurtz home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gustafson
Mills Auto Co
Maurice Lindburg
Baby
Harvard
Dorothy Barber
Stromsburg
Warry Sharer
Hazel Day
Central City
Esther Peterson
Treysa Hill
Lincoln
Clara Dahlgren
Wolbach
Charley Dahlgren
Evelyn Lindburg
Jeanette Carlson
Arthur Wurtz
Bauder
O.E.S Kensington
Lyle Young
Nebraska City
Albert Sundberg
Wilbur Whitacre
Zarah Shafer
Philip Sack
Baptist Church
Grayce Stevens
Sadie Doyle
Julia McClure
Blanch Stevens
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ratcliff
Esther Jones
Hordville
W. P. Miller
LeRoy Alfred
Marie Hahn
Loup City
Helen Lind
Mildred McDaniel
Jokes and jibes echo in a humorous column
A collection of quips on marriage, aging, etiquette, and family life. One item jokes about staying healthy before marriage, another lampoons uptight habits, a punny exchange between Maria and Henry about a rug and carpet, and a remark on mothers in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Henry
Marie
Mara
Birthday gathering honors Mr. Keuper at home
Friends and neighbors joined Mr and Mrs Robert Keuper Friday evening to celebrate his birthday with games music and dainty refreshments served by self invited guests. Easter Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Lester Stark and extended family from York Benedict and Benedict area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Keuper
Keuper
Lester Stark
Wm. Dayton
Jo Ann
Grandma Dayton
York
Charles Lytle
Mildred
Chas, Jr
Orman Jeffrey
Benedict
Chamois Reserve In Bernese Oberland Protects Ibex Herds
In the Bernese Oberland Augsmat thorn area a Harder ibex reserve now shelters over 150 ibex. In recent years chamois have increasingly used the region as a grazing ground with flocks of up to 50 animals seen together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alp Lombach
Bernese Oberland
Switzerland
Prisons In Glasgow To Become More Like Home
Glasgow officials plan a $3500 upgrade to prison cells to comfort favored inmates with blankets pillows bolster rubber mattresses collapsible tables and chairs and other conveniences making the prison feel more like a home away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Copenhagen Relies on Bicycles in Busy City Life
In 1930 Copenhagen with a population around 770000 hosts over 300000 bicycles. During peak hours streets fill with cyclists who steady each other by placing a hand on the shoulder of the rider beside them when traffic halts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Bargains in Money Spurned to Promote Film in Liverpool
A misled courier in Liverpool circulated 30 genuine 19 shilling notes at 25 pence each, spending two hours in busy streets with no buyers. The event aimed to advertise a local cinema but failed to attract interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Understanding the Wassermann Test in Syphilis Diagnosis
A Polk County Medical Society column explains that the Wassermann blood test alone cannot detect syphilis in the first two weeks of infection and may yield false positives. It urges comprehensive testing by a physician, notes stages of disease, and warns against relying on a single test for diagnosis and policy decisions in workplaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassermann
Wasserman
Swede Home News Notes Local Church Events
Harold Davis visits the Oscar Fredrickson home in Yreka California. The Luther League meets in church parlors Thursday evening. The Swede Home Dorcas Society gathers Saturday at 2 30 p m with hostesses Francis Carlson and Harriet Thelander. Several local families host Easter and Sunday visits including the Johnsons Fredricksons and Joneses plus nursing staff from Immanuel Hospital Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Davis
Yreko
Calif
Oscar Fredrickson
Luther League
Henry Peterson
Herman Jones
Howard Anderson
Clarine Johnson
Charles Anderson
Omaha
Albert Johnson
Vernia Jones
Luther College
Irene Jones
Seward
Albert Jones
Dorcas Society
Francis Carlson
Harriet Thelander
Doris Toline
Immanuel Hospital
Joel Toline
Oliver Johnson
Marvin Fredrickson
Polk
Ansel Fredrickson
Kenneth Peterson
Victor Newman
York
Yreka
Elmer Carlson
Gail Shay
Havelock
S. J. Barlesg
Charles Carlson
Milton Anderson
Elsie Anderson
Stromsburg
Ve Cee item priced at 29 cents each
Readable text shows prices of 29 cents for two items and 11 cents for another, indicating a small-numbers sale or advertisement. No clear product names or sellers identified.
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Davis Pharmacy
Rexall
Adrienne Ee
Zoes Om
Exelon
Rexall Drugs
Shorty’s
Clarks, Neb
Beer & Liquors
Shorty
Clarks
Warren Strand
Strand Lumber Company
Hillbilly
Cramer Oil Co
S&s
Jon Sov
Seareal
Jon A. Onis
Indeperly Owned and Operated
THE
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Polk, Nebraska
Congress
Herbert Wurtz
Havens
A. A. Wurtz
Osceola
W. A. Wurtz
Theatre
FBI & Sat
Boyd and
Nora Lane
Cassidy
Preston Foster
Carol Hughes
Westland
CASE
George Murphy
Chas Winniger
Andy Devine
Ken Murray
Alice Faye
Paramount News
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
Olivia DeHavilland
Polk County Medical Society
Maxie Cobb
Cee
Oleo
Ib Weiners
Ib Boil
City
Lloyd Stromberg
Sundberg’s
Eclipse
Sundberg & Son
Omar
Farmer Co-Op
Grain Ass'n
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