Goldfield Items Chronicle notes brief visits and obituaries
The item lists Mrs. Pall visiting Cedar Rapids with Harvey Pall and Luella, Cord Rummel visiting his sister Mrs. Nate Lodbey, Austen Junkins buried in Emmetsburg, Jonking a former resident of Hirdi bub, and Seward Packard, ex-restaurant proprietor, deceased with Goldfield residents sending sympathy.
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Harvey Pall
MrCutchee
Luella
Cedar
Misc Cord Rummel
Nate Lodbey
Ceddy Rapids
Austen Junkins
Emmetsburg
Rock
Mr. Jonking
Hirdy Bub
Seward Packard
Goldfield
North Luni Items Winter Socials and Visits
Literary activities pause until January. Mrs Frank Trowbridge is ill. Palwer sale drew crowds despite cold weather. A L Kearney and daughter return from Woolstock. Miss Rath and Pearl Brown with companion attended a high school social. Claud Bogard family visited Mrs Bogard’s parents. her father in poor health. Land Preaching Services at Luni well attended. Rev. Perry preached on Disobedience to God.
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Frank ‘Trowbridge
Miss Rath
Pearl Brown
Claud Bogard
Mrs. Bogard
Luni
Perry
Laverne Items Highlight Social Visits
Special to the Times reports Renwick visitors and Algona callers. Mrs Raney and son Arthur visited Algona Saturday while Mrs Engel stayed with sister Mrs Maurer in Renwick. Eavene Fuller from Waterloo visits Leander Barton. Lovell and wife Rollie Higgins and wife were in Algona Sunday. Walter Engel visited relatives in Renwick. Laura Wegner returned to Ft Dodge after a week at the Lentz home. MesCames Burtis and Whittington were in Ft Dodge last week.
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Laverne
Times
Dave Ramo
Renwick
Raney
Arthur
Algona
Laura Wegner
Ft. Dodge
Lentz
MesCames Burtis and
Whittington
Wintersed visit and family travels noted
Glen Osteauder was at Wintersut last week on business. Als. Compt aid two children aces visiting tier pliants, Mé. and Mrs. Werinerson, Waltét cand' Mabel. Diniler returned from Wintersed, hist eels.
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Glen Osteauder
Wintersut
Vernon Twp Items Show Holiday Break and Illnesses
Special to the Times notesMiss Laura Varney on the sick list as Tip cap schools closed for holiday. Rock hauled to consolidated school basement. Lena Setiulta visited Boone Two at Fowler and Kinney houses. Corwith Barracks represented in professional caller week. Charley French family ill. Lena Ceigel and Nellie Thiel led a Christmas program and tree vault at their schools Friday afternoon.
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Laura-Varney
Lena Setiulta
Boone
Fowler and Kinney Houes
Lena' Ceigel
Nellie Thiel
Boone items reflect holiday travels and charitable deeds
Maine visitors the Amason girls and Mayne Rier conclude a weekend visit as schools close for holiday vacation. Hardy guests Leslie, Olave Pierce and brother Hoh visit. Alma Weisel spends vacation in Cedar Falls with relatives. John Kerr and wife depart for Ohio family plans. Rumor says Q M Lee and Tamily may move to Boone Two next spring. B T W Ladies ship Christmas gifts to Ot tumwa Children's Home. Metz Rasmussen takes possession of a new $6000 home, a county standout.
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Metz’Rasmussen
Balloonist survives 500 foot fall at Arkansas festival
Bobby Watson, a baloonist, plunged 500 feet after cutting loose his parachute during a Fall Festival ascent in Walnut Ridge. He hit a sheet metal roof, damaged a two by four, and crashed to the ground with a broken leg and several broken ribs but is expected to live. Nearby items note Miss Proline Creer entertaining Rochester Rotary by long distance phone, and Clarendon’s Miss Lion family visiting relatives in Oklahoma on their first railroad ride.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Bobby Watson
Agin
Freak potato with Taft band found in garden
In Springdale West Virginia a peculiar potato grew through a silver pipe stem, extending about three inches each side of the band. The band features a relief bust of former President Taft. Harrisburg Virginia McDonald, claimed to be the only four legged person to age five, died of tonsillitis with four legs and four arms. Mrs Martha Early, 94, drove sixty miles from Sheridan to Buffalo in an automobile.
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Springdale
W. Va
W. Bu
Smith
Taft
Harrisburg
Virginia
McDonald
Buffalo
Wyo
Martha Early
Sheriadan
Lords May Transact Business With Three Members Present
The British house of lords may transact certain business when only three members are present, not necessarily including the lord chancellor.
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House of Lords
Notable Epitaph for Sir James Blurray Dictionary Maker
The text recalls Boswell and Johnson discussing Blurray, praising his work. Boswell notes Johnson knew the undertaking and how to do it, asserting he did it very well. The anecdote frames Blurray as incomparable in dictionary making.
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James Blurray
Johnson
Boswell
Pinned Him Down and a French Gentleman at Table
Sidney Smith recalled dining with a French man who claimed to be a materialist after a pre dinner streak of free thinking. The man praised the soup and Mr Smith joked asking if the fellow believed in a cook.
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Sidney Smith
Mr. Smith
Balboa’s Nunez First to view Pacific from Panama
The text notes that Nunez of Balboa was not the discoverer or first settler of Panama but was the first white man to behold the Pacific, seeing the vast ocean from Panama territory. This marks a notable, though partial, claim in early exploration.
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Pacific
Nunez of Balboa
Panama
Worth Knowing on Household Hospitality and Servant Coordination
In small homes with one or two servants, many Sunday guests create heavy work and responsibility for the hostess. Careful advance planning and preparation are needed so hospitality is smoothly expressed, and Nat is expected to do much of the thinking and organizing.
Nighttime and Mealtime Rights for Child Happiness
Josephine Sarclay argues in Mother's Magazine that a child should not be punished at bedtime or sent to bed hungry. She links a peaceful night and a pleasant meal to better digestion, mood, and moral development, warning that anger and hunger harm both body and spirit and can sow future misery.
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Josephine Sarclay
The
Mother’s Magazine
Fragmented dialogue hints at elopement plan in urban scene
A garbled exchange references two people discussing marriage and a possible elopement. The dialogue mentions mud, a Pig, a ladder, and an apartment door, implying a secret romance but remains unclear and details are fragmented.
Dobble’s Wife Doles Out Sharp Verbal Dilemma
The exchange reveals a husband’s frail health as a pretext, while his wife alternates between curt rebukes and patient kindness. He quips feigning illness would hurt his golf obsession, a priority he clearly dotes on.
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Dobble
Their Place Voice on Blue Laws in Modern Times
A columnist voice argues that blue laws are misplaced and should be enacted where they cannot be read. The piece critiques current enforcement and suggests relocating such restrictions to obscure or inaccessible settings.
Were they drowned in that accident in Crawford?
The fragment notes a courtroom exchange about a boating accident in Crawford with a judge asking if all were drowned and a reference to Crabshaw and the rocking of the boat.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Judge
Declaration of Independence Signatures Question
A cryptic line questions where the Declaration of Independence was signed, with a quip about a grusa widower and Keno. The readable text centers on a riddle about the founding document’s signing location.
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Keno
The Beginning Dialogue on Road and Atlas
A fragmentary line recalls a speaker wondering who built the first road and credits Atlas for holding up the world. The exchange hints at playful mythic imagery and a storytelling tone.
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Atlas
Gets Money Value. The man who spends all his money on his family
Detroit Free Press quotes a maxim on family spending, noting that a man who gives all his money to his family at least gains something tangible through his generosity.
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Detroit Free Press
Loafing Work for Some in a Holiday Mood
Milwaukee Journal notes that a holiday can remind people how easy work is, reflecting on attitudes toward labor and leisure with a wry view of modern life. It comments on productivity and public perception during festive times.
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Milwaukee Journal
Daily Thought on Joy in Others Merits
A brief aphorism notes the happiness of those who value others’ merits and take joy in their pleasures as if their own, quoting Goatha in a reflective, period voice.
Turkey’s Prima and the Magnificent Sply Man Throne
A creaky historical note claims the Turkish empire peaked under Sply Man the Magnificent from 1520 to 15466. It asserts vast North African holdings and territories stretching from near the Germany border to Kerala, claiming unmatched scale in its era.
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Turkey
Splyman the Magnificent
Boarder
Germany
Kerala
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Glenn Godfrey
Henwick
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Charley French
Maine Jutton
Amason Girls
Leslie and
Olave Pierce
Hoh
Migs
Alma Weisel
Cedar Falls
John Kerr
Ohio
Q. M-Lee
Tamily
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