Social News From Laurens and Vicinity
Local notes report visits and calls from Laurens, Rolfe, Des Moines and nearby towns. Residents travel to Oliva Minnesota, Garner Iowa and Inwood for family and religious events, with several relatives visiting in Laurens and surrounding areas.
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Havelock
S.H. Gill
B . Hl
C. W. Gill
Pho
Rolfe
N. B. Hersom
McCrosky
Des Moines
Will Stiller
Oliva
Minn
Paul
Ella
Dena Hauswirth
W. P. Webb
Sioux Rapids
Theodore Smith
John McCarville
Laurens
Joyce Clarke
S. H
Easter Services At Methodist Episcopal Church
Easter morning service features hymn Redemp tion by A C Prussner and an 8 o clock evening program. Epworth League suspended Easter evening. Ware program at 3 PM Easter Sunday. Pastor Rev William P Webb presiding.
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Methodist ' ‘Episcopal Church
William P. Webb
A. C. Prussner
Epworth League
Ware
Holland Flood Defense Strategy in Wartime
The article explains Holland's method of flooding vast land areas to defend the nation during war. It notes William of Orange flooding the land in 1674 to expel Spanish invaders and says the same tactic was used during the 1675 French invasion. It mentions a lever in Amsterdam allegedly triggering all dykes and dams to flood the country within hours from Naarden to Geertruidenberg.
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Holland
William of Orange
Amsterdam
Naarden
Zuyder Zee
Utrecht
Geertruidenberg
Meuse
Sloan's Liniment Delivers Quick Rheumatic Relief
Advertisement notes Sloan's Liniment stops rheumatic pains almost instantly by penetrating to the inflamed spot. It soothes hot swollen joints and muscles, providing rapid relief for colds, lumbago, sciatica, and related pains. A bottle costs 25 cents with money back if not satisfied.
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Sloan
Drink More Water If Kidney Trouble Persists
An old health advisory warns that high uric acid in meat overworks kidneys causing backache cloudy urine and night trips to the bathroom. It recommends drinking more water and taking Jad Salts, a lithia beverage from grapes and lemon juice, to flush and refresh kidneys and prevent irritation.
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Salta
Minnesota land offer for renters and buyers
A Pequot Minnesota letter invites Iowa renters and small buyers to settle in Minnesota. It highlights two soil types, healthy climate, abundant water and wild fruit, lakes for fishing, cheap land from 16 to 45 dollars per acre, and a local school with 27 pupils while urging inquiries to Charles Matteson R R 1 Pequot Minn.
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Minnesota
Timber Belt
Iowa
Pine Wood
Charles Matteson
Pequot
Minn
Suit price choice prompts savings at Hille Tailoring Co
A reader questions paying 19.85 to a stranger for a suit when the same item costs 17.00 at The Hille Tailoring Co. The message endorses choosing the lower price of 17.00.
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Hille Tailoring Co
The Meaning of Literature: Beyond Entertainment
Atlantic asserts literature should not be viewed as mere amusement. It argues poets novelists and essayists unify and explain life and ignite zest through their vision. Students should focus on understanding literature as a record of civilization rather than its historical social or philosophical context.
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aAtlantic
Largest and Smallest Books In The British Museum
The British Museum houses the world’s largest book an atlas of Dutch maps bound in leather with silver clasps nearly seven feet tall and weighing 800 pounds. Nearby rests the world’s smallest book a thumbnail sized New Testament by a Nuremberg artist from the early seventeenth century with 208 readable pages and precise lettering.
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Great Library
British Museum
Charles II
Holland
Nuremberg
Qualities of Precious Stones Unveiled by a 17th Century Lapidary
A mid 1600s English lapidary lists gems effects such as wealth and eloquence, protection from lightning and disease, dream influence, sleep aid, foresight, wisdom, memory, honors, anti witchcraft, courage, chastity, friendship, harmony, and invisibility, illustrating belief in stones’ power.
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Garner
Walden
Buseness
Jokn Garer
Havelock Town
Miller
George
George Miller
Havelock, Iowa
Inwood
F. P. Quick
Julian Street
Collier's Weekly
Alleghenies
Pennsylvania Limited
Street
Andrew Carnegie
Pequot, Minnesota
Basket
Maple Grove
Clara Rinehart
Garner & Walden
First National Bank
J. O. Webb
Laurens, Ia
Chicago & North Western
Overland Limited
Chicago
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Titinois
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