Mess as a term in armed forces and its evolving meaning
The article traces the word mess from its original four-person table group to broader use in navies and armies. It notes how mess denotes dining groups, sections for officers, and general messes for sailors, with later links to disorder and confusion and a possible link to mash. Skeat is cited on etymology.
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Inns of Geurt
London
Finns and Finlanders and their language habits
The Helsingfors cor respondent notes a key distinction between Finlanders who speak Swedish and Finns who speak Finnish. In western Finland cities locals master German Swedish and Finnish, while Russian is no longer taught. In eastern and northern areas Finnish dominates and German is more common than Swedish.
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Finland
Sweden
Notice of administrator for Catherine Horn estate
District Court of Sioux County Iowa appoints G P Horn administrator of Catherine Horn estate. Creditors must settle debts and claimants present verified claims to the court for allowance by October 11 1922. Administrator’s attorney is 432 Van Oosterhout and Kolyn.
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District Court
Sioux County
Iowa
Catherine Horn
Said County
G. P. Horn
van Oosterhout & Kolyn
Announce Democratic Candidacy for 4th District Supervisor
Herman Jantzen declares as Democratic candidate for Supervisor in 4th District covering Lynn Sheridan Grant and Capel townships for the November 7 election. Local notes report social calls, sales, hardware hires, real estate transfers, moving plans, a bull attack recovery, and round lake fishing visits by Boyden residents.
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Lynn
Sheridan
Grant
Capel Townships
Herman Jantzen
3Rd
Pol. Adv
Seeley Famous In This Speciality Called To Sheldon
F H Seeley, truss expert from Chicago and Philadelphia, will be at the Arlington Hotel in Sheldon Saturday November 4. He presents the Spermatic Shield claimed to seal ruptures in 10 days, without surgery or drugs, with documents from Washington and state authorities. He cautions against weak elastic trusses and offers demonstrations.
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F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Arlington Hotel
Sheldon
England
Spain
Seeley
United States
Washington, D. C
P. S
North Dearborn St
Teeslink Announces Candidacy for County Recorder
Jeannette H. Teeslink announces her run for County Recorder on the Democratic ticket and seeks voter support for the November 7 election. The notice appears as a brief campaign declaration.
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Theoters
Jeannette H. Teeslink
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting Date
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet October 27 Friday at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs De Valois. All invited to attend this gathering.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Mrs Reimers Guests Honor Miss Anna Reimers Visit
Mrs John Reimers Sr hosted friends on Monday for Miss Anna Reimers from Austin Texas visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs John Rohlfs also entertained many in her honor last Thursday as Miss Reimers plans to return home Wednesday. The Reporter offers sale bills and catalogs on short notice with new stock of plate marked wedding stationery and engraving services.
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Clarence Rehberg
John Rolfs
Sheldon
John J. Wiersma
George Minzgart
Boyden Hardware Co
George
Jennings
August Dittman
Herman Harth
Chicago
Ill
Leonard Dittman
Anne Vander Hout
W. J. Peters
John van Orselen
Rombaugh
Albert Dethmers
H.’S. Dethmers
Boyden
Round Lake
Minn
Henry Stehrenberg
John C. Pryde
John
Will Vos
Liebt van Diepen
Adam Kwikkle
William Kwikkle
Henry J. Wargowsky
Hannes Stegeman
Boydenites
John Reimers Sr
Anna Reimers
Austin
Texas
John Rohlfs
Austi
Reimers
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S. H. DE Vries
Boyden, Iowa