Local Social Life and School Notes From Town
Town social life includes visits by Matlock Wm Sheets Geo Amelsburg and John Kirk to and from Sheldon Spencer and George. Mrs C W Stoker hosts O A O Social Club. Lizzie Janssen marks 17th birthday. several students earn quarter holidays and report punctual attendance across grades.
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Wm. Sheets
George
Geo. Amelsburg
Sheldon
Thos. Mammenga
Mildred Baadie
Cherokee
F. A. Quadte
Frank Stanton Sr
L. R. Stanton
Oceyedan
Frank Stanton Jr
C. W. Stoker
Dr. Cram
John Posthuma
Matlock
Hugh Heading
Sioux City
B. A. Davison
Near Sheldon
iMisses Dockendorf
Hutbregtse
William Cooper
Rhinert Westerman
Jerry Benson
Cecil Robinson
Earl Baadte
Raymond Schlect
LaMont Kane
Henrietta van Oort
Harold Green
Arcola Farran
Anna Scholten
Cornelius Robinson
Gerty Korthals
Longest-lived tortoises reveal ages well over a century
A review in Natural History cites three historic tortoises as among the oldest animals. The Aldabra tortoise living on St Helena witnessed Napoleon’s era, while another Mauritian giant likely reached about 150 years or more. The Rothschild museum specimen in Tring was likely near 200 years.
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Frederic A. Lucas
Aldabra Islands
St. Helena
Mr. Lucas
Napoleon
Mauritius
Seychelles
England
Rothschild Museum
Tring
Noise and drums mark African visitor welcome tunes
A vivid portrait of African musical welcomes where a long zylophone is played by many, with wooden pieces for high notes and large blocks for bass. Empty petrol tins add drum effects while bamboo pipes and gourds yield flutes and bass tones.
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Africa
Glands and Music Mood Reactions Explained
A Detroit News article explains how different music types affect mood via the pituitary gland. Martial music speeds heart rate with a surge of glandular fluid, while plaintive tunes slow it and induce sadness.
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Detroit News
How the Great Pyramid Was Built
Herodotus wrote that the pyramid’s construction spanned twenty years with ten years spent on the ramp and mound, and crews of 100,000 men in relays for three months each. He attributes the ramps and underground chambers as essential to the project.
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Herodotus
The Significant Present and the Language of Moments
A contemplation on immortalizing moments by finding a universal language to preserve trivial origins. John Erskine emphasizes transforming fleeting instances into enduring significance for all ages.
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John Erskine
Hulls Biggest Business Boost Campaign Opens Community Drive
Hull residents rallied the business men and Wegman Post 380 to launch Help Hull Hum a town wide effort. Davidson's opera house overflowed and proceeds fund town improvement while refreshments by the Ladies Auxiliary supported the cause. Mayor presided as speeches urged cooperation in community life and future projects include tourists park publicity and street paving this summer. John Winter arrived from Germany and will visit before joining Herman in Town. John De Jong and Erich Hirt build a new house on the William Kooiker farm. The Reporter Office offers to review papers for readers.
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Hull
American Legion Wegman
Davidson
Sioux County
John Winter
Herman
New York
Germany
Messrs
John de Jong
Erich Hirt
William Kooiker
Boyden
Sioux City Tribune
the Journal
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Northwestern
Lephone Company
THE
American Press Association
Dykstra
Vander Maaten
Farmers Savings Bank
Will H. Eddy
S.C. Vanden Brink
Nic Rowenhorst
Towa
Hull News
Ists
Doc Bird
WETS
Iowa
Aiat Cou
OWA Dairy National DI Dany Cous Council
Farmers Co-Op
Boyden, Iowa
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