Milford High Notes Share School News and Local Events
Milford High and junior high students report on accidents and recoveries. Max Arrasmith and others were injured in minor incidents, with repair and return to class noted. The corn husking vacation runs October 24 to November 3. P T A meeting featured performances by high school chorus and grade students. The glee clubs eye an operetta Bits o Blarney before Christmas. Roy Pond’s funeral impacted local scholars. A radio in school for World Series and a music prize contest announced.
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MHS Broadcasting
Max Arrasmith
Jordan
Milford P. T. A
Carl Christy
Miss Wise
Raymond Sorensen
Joella Johnson
Marvin McBride
Lucille Prescott
Grace Tendall
Palma Darby
Esther Hovland
Miss Kelly
Milford
Roy Pond
Roy
Boy Scout Meeting Notes and Upcoming Outings
The weekly meeting at the school house featured Richard Snyder teaching new games and Richard Britson as the flap jack star. Plans include Iowa Nebraska football on October 18 with meet at Joe's at 9 o clock and ten cents admission, dues due, and October 25 hike to Nevada with a hired truck to accompany the Nevada scouts to the timber.
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Richard Snyder
Richard Britson
Nevada Scouts
Harold Murland
Extra copies of this week's Roland Record offered at five cents
Readers can obtain additional copies of this week's Roland Record from the Record office for five cents each.
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Roland Record
Small Girls Positive Definition Is Good One
Grandma asks a three year old if something is lovely and the granddaughter agrees it is grand ful. The passage notes playful language growth and social distinctions in a humorous exchange about a map and a boy, ending with a quip on spank able age and societal splitting.
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Charles Walt Grandgent
Life Not Sacred in Nicaragua Described in Liberty
Alicia Patterson portrays a violent Nicaraguan settlement where murder and death are commonplace. She notes a casual rate of killings, a 30 day penalty for murder, ubiquitous revolvers, extreme poverty, and a culture of nonwork with short lifespans and a stereotyped indigenous population.
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Nicaragua
Alicia Patterson
Liberty
Cariboo Gold Rush Emerges in 1857
The Emily Herald notes gold discovery in Cariboo British Columbia on March 15 1857. It describes ships and steamers bringing prospectors and the rapid growth of Hudsons Bay forts into towns under Factor James Douglas who kept order among 15000 whites 2000 Chinese and 15000 Indians. Douglas later became Sir James Douglas the first governor after British Columbia joined Pacific colonies.
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Cariboo
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay
James Douglas
Pacific
Montreal
Emily Herald
O'Connor’s Washington Visit Ends In Humble Wardrobe Swap
Naturalized “Tay Pay” O’Connor last visited Washington during the Wilson era. He saluted the White House on a hot day and praised the city to Secretary Tumulty. They shopped for a Palm Beach suit, sending his London clothes away, while he wore the new suit with price tags still on.
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Tay Pay
O’connor
Washington
Wilson
White House
Tumulty
Palm Beach
London
Pennsylvania Avenue
Varying Beauty Standards Across Cultures
The article surveys global ideas of beauty, noting Western trends of self denial and weight loss, Eastern regimes of extreme flesh gain, and African practices that distort features to extreme degrees in pursuit of beauty. It contrasts fat abstinence in the West with fat piling in parts of Asia and drastic body modifications in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Must Be Done in Time From a Portland Letter
A Portland letter writer argues pedestrians can avoid being hit by cars by standing correctly. He suggests marking the car center, shoulder, and hip, then dropping a plumb bob through these marks to ensure proper stance. The piece questions if one has time to apply this before a vehicle arrives.
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Portland
Elizabeth Blackwell Pioneer of Women’s Medicine
Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1849 becoming the first U S woman to earn a medical degree. She and her sister Emily founded in 1858 the Infirmary for Women and Children in New York, the first institution run solely by women. She later advanced medical education in the United States and England.
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Geneva Medical College
United States
Emily
New York
Infirmary For Women and Children
Englund
Why A Lucky Stroke Is Called a Bonanza
An exploration of the word bonanza tracing its origin from a Nevada silver mine once deemed a failure that later yielded vast wealth. The term spread from mining to describe sudden fortune and profitable ventures, linking to the West’s pioneer era and Nevada’s mining history.
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United States
Nevada
Friday superstition ridiculed by Pearson's Weekly
The article notes scarce marriages on Friday show lingering faith in the Unluck of the sixth day but calls the idea foolish and cites naval victories on Fridays. It also contrasts views by tradesmen and postal workers and notes Monday as worst day for theatres.
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England
Pearson's Weekly
Post Office
Lord Ashfield
How to Prevent Steam on Window Glass
The guide cites lack of ventilation as a main cause of window steam. It recommends ensuring air circulation and suggests applying a gelatin solution or a glycerin soap paste to the glass to create a thin film that spreads moisture as a film rather than droplets.
Fourragere colors signify French military honor
The cord looped about the left arm and shoulder is a French military decoration awarded to a unit for distinguished service or gallantry in war. All honored troops wear it on the colors. The fourragere uses red, green and yellow ribbons matching French medals, with combinations forming the double fourragere.
Why Paint Cracks Across Coats and Oxide Content
Cracking in paint occurs in hairline or crosswise patterns on the grain from improper drying between coats or invalid paint composition. Often a fast drying top coat over a slow or incompletely dried undercoat causes stress. Heavy zinc oxide in the top coat may also trigger cracks.
Why Stump Tail Currency Explained by Pioneer
A pioneer explains that in the late 1850s cattle disease caused tails to drop, leaving cows unable to defend themselves. Currency then lost value and was called stump tail money because the tail stump signified its diminished worth.
Prison Parlor Affects Health of Inmates Says Physician
Doctors warn that confinement in prison parlor dulls mind and body. Lack of vitamins sun exposure and outdoor activity blamed for sedentariness and poor appetite among inmates.
Eye twitching linked to overwork and eye strain
Persistent eyelid twitching often stems from overstudy and overwork. Refraction errors strain the eyes and trigger twitches. inflammation may also provoke eyelid movement.
Why Silver Coins Are Milled
The article explains milled edges on silver coins to deter shaving. It notes that edges are serrated so any tampering is obvious, protecting coin value and authenticity.
Night Walks and a Shadowed Meeting on Riverside
Peggy and her collie David haunt the Riverside drive after eleven. Jack Bennet notices a shy female follower and, when David is almost seized, Peggy calls for help. Bennet saves the dog, warns of danger, and Peggy reveals she lives on the same floor, sparking a hopeful connection.
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Peggy
David
Lfe
Riverside Drive
Hudson
Jack Bennet
Bennet
Jip
Bennett
May Day Proverb Warns of Hare as Witch
An old Irish proverb warns that giving away wire and salt on May Day brings bad luck for the year. It also states a hare found that day is a witch in disguise and must be stoned immediately.
Confirmation services draw large Garden City crowd
A large crowd gathered for confirmation at the local church with named youths including Flor ence Seversieke Clara Chelsing Goldie Weaver Avis Olson Rose Skartvedt Alberta Knutson and Glen Lenning among those confirmed. Local residents visited relatives weekend and many families hosted dinners and gatherings as extended kin traveled from nearby towns. A notable birth is recorded with an eight pound boy born October 7 at Iowa Falls hospital.
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Florence Seversieke
Clara Chelsing
Goldie Weaver
Avis Olson
Rose Skartvedt
Alberta Knutson
Glen Lenning
Guy Clemons
Baby
Marshalltown
Walter Hake
Vina
Hazel Wang
Radcliffe
Amy White
Edward
Iowa University
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Malinda Hauge
Adelaide
H. T. Christiansen
McCallsburg
H. H. Nelson
K. A. Knutson
Milo Woods
Owasa
IA. M. Whitney
Carrie Auestad
Tom Auestad
Johanna Ose
Lester
June
Theo. E. Skeie
Thos, Tollakson
Buckeye
Iowa Falls
John Male
Thos. Tollakson
O. T. Olson
Avis
Iver Hegland
Clarence Helland
Maggie Hegland
Bennett
Verna
Roland
J Henry Leland
Gilbert
Thomas Lekness
Harvey
Esther
Martin Vallem
J. A. Knudtson
Lloyd Erickson
Ames families gather for confirmations and funeral in Story City area
Families from Ames Roland and nearby towns attended confirmation services at Rev Paulsrud s church in Story City and joined dinner at Alfred Christopherson s home. Relatives from Blue Earth and Austin visited for Oney Stensland s funeral in Jewell and Rose Skartvedt s granddaughter celebration. The Lening family visited J J Brekke near Radcliffe due to his illness.
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Ames
H. J. Prescott
Roland
Aand
C. O. Osmundson
Randall Hatteberg
G. R. Hatteberg
Fred Lee
Ralph.amis
Charles
Charlier
Grace Weavery
J. A. Johnson
John Christianson
Pauls— Rud
Story City Sundby
Alfred Christophersom
Irene
Obed Skogerbo
Selma Skogerbo
Blue Earth
Minn
Ole Kalevig
Austin
Doken Male
Oney Stens— Land
Jewell
Sarah Skartvedt
Rose Skartvedt
Silas. Skart
Card of Thanks for A. A. Enge
We thank neighbors friends and relatives for support during the illness and death of our husband and brother A A Enge Special thanks to Rev Olaf Helen for visits and comfort to the American Legion post and Auxiliary for flowers and to all others who gave floral offerings Mrs A A Emre Ben Enge
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Ami
A. A. “Enge
Olaf Helen
American Legion
A. A. Emre
Ben Enge
Thanks for support during illness and death of husband
We express gratitude to all who offered sympathy during our husband and father's illness and passing. Special thanks to Rev Olaf Helen and Rev Benthin for comforting words, to Dell Arrasmukh, Mrs W H Reid and Mrs F E Naik for singing at the funeral, and to all who gave floral offerings. -Mrs R W Peck and family
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Olaf Helen
Benthin
Dell Arrasmukh
W. H. Reid
F. E. Naik
Thanks for Flowers and Visits After Hospital Stay
Mrs Knute Stensland thanks friends and neighbors for flowers and visits while confined at the hospital in Des Moines.
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Des, Moines
Knute Stensland
Boost for Home Industries Reported to Town Paper
Local merchants announce new measures to encourage home production and prioritize reporting items to the town paper rather than competing papers from neighboring towns. The initiative aims to bolster local economy and enhance community identity through focused coverage.
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Leghorn Springs
Bernice Darby, Louise Hovland
Jeffrey Rasmussen
BOY Scout News
Dorothy Douglas
Garden City News
Enna
H.T. Hauge Dry Goods
Story City
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