Remarkable memory feats and a prodigious algebra recalling girl
A Western editor cites memory prodigies including Wind Tom Blind Boone Al Hicks and a Black high school student who memorized a difficult algebra problem. The student recalled Harry Thatcher’s board solution without understanding the math, proving memory surpassed interest and effort in this tale from Youth's Companion.
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Wind Tom
Blind Boone
al Hicks
Montana
Harry Thatcher
Youth
Dance of Summer at Clover Leaf Farm
Ezra Pingle of Clover Leaf farm, hosting summer boarders, chats with a new arrival when a young swimmer in a map clad bathing suit performs a high leap by the river. His graceful rebound and final dive into the water elicit a joke about being a bumble bee, not an interpretive dancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Pingle
Clover Leaf Farm
Kansas City
Booming Peeweecuddyhump Reports Colorful Local Scene
The Peeweecuddyhump tavern landlord declares booming business with tripled car traffic and multiple ongoing divorces. He notes prisoner numbers up from last fall and humorously mentions Deacon Pennypinchers considering painting his house.
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Peeweecuddyhump
Deacon Pennypinchers
Kansags City Times
Pups Burned At Slippery Slap Farm Prompt Gossip
Sam Dumm of Slippery Slap reports six little pups burned at his place last night. An acquaintance notes a new baby at his house and asks if it is a boy or a girl, while Dumm expresses interest in the pups. The Kansas City Star records the odd exchange.
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Sam Dumm
Kansis City
Rolfe
Donald Pirie
H. F. Knapp
Knapps
Snook
Des Moines
Henry Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Charyl
Dennis
Fitzgerald
Sharp
Frank Fitzgerald
Clarence Heathman
QO. J. Cruickshank
Marshall, Minn
Chalk
Cruickshanks
Paul Kerns
Ed Christensen
Edward Vestegaard
J. l. Christensen
Rolf
Fred Smith
Iowa City
J. H. Bucher
Langfitt, Sr
Kathryn Parradee
Swea City
Louie
Leslie Hansen
Ed Lehnus
Charles
Edward
Cedar Falls
Nelda
Clara Everson
Bellevue
G. A. Everson
Mallard Creamery
Truman Pringle
St. Paul
Minn
Fletcher Pringle
Swanson
Rockwell City
Tillie
Ray Wainwright
Laurens
Peter Christensen
Ernest Langfitt
Walter Langfitt
Have
Laura Bryant
Ames
Iowa State College
Glenn Horsman
Jas
Dorothy
Credit Bureau
Pocahontas
Plover
Marion Ham
Ottosen
Estherville
Firkins
Wilbur Roberts
Lonnie Firkins
A. L. Roberts
Des Moines Township
Ano
College
Pocahontasites
Nellie Grant
Altho
Hoover
Stella
Mr. Folk
Folk
Ray Ferguson
Pomona
Ag Poduska
W. W. Howse
Howards
Alma Olerichki
Caroline
Nora Ryen
Seversons
Ireland
Fred
Olive Drager
Olive
Burbank
Los Angeles
California
Mos
Annie
Hewood
Terrys Jr
Jnfore
Pocahontas Register
Miss Glenn
Henry Olerich
Byrnes
Cade Smith
Hom
Smiths
Bob Bruce
San Diego
Hollywood
Beit School
Califo
Harrison
University of Southern
Fornia
Iowa
Doctor’s diagnosis on rest and mental occupation
A judge quips that true healing lies in employment, even for a retiree with no recent work. The exchange humorously locates the mental seat of trouble in needing ongoing occupation.
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Judge
Shopping Dilemma Echoes In Quiet Life Column
A light exchange unfolds as a speaker invites a companion to shop, while the other declines citing a need to make a purchase today. The vignette mirrors everyday choices and the pace of life as described in a daytime life feature.
Plover area notes Easter visits and community life
Local column records Easter visits and social rounds across Plover and nearby towns with notices of residents, teachers, ministers, and families. Highlights include Mrs Hoffmaster in Nora Springs, Ivadelle Jarvis elected as primary teacher in two schools, church activities, travel to Fort Dodge and Des Moines, and a creamery robbery report.
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Lucile Otto
Lake Mills
G. A. Everson
Fort Dodge
W. L. Wilson
N. J. Muerer
West Bend
Plover
M. I. Helvig
Sylvia
Harry Wegele
Oscar Hiram
Ruthven
Hiram
Abel Helvig
Ivadelle Jarvis
G. D. Henderson
Spencer
Bradgate
Mildred Wright
Carl Miller
Des Moines
Margaret Crook
Havelock
Ruth Crook
Ruth
J. P. Lester
Rolfe
W. J. Manifold
Lester
Presbyterian Congregation
Manifold
Altho
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Rolfe Church
Albert Howland
Jowa Picnic In California Report Details
Report fragment mentions a Jowa picnic in California held on a Saturday with names May and Dolly noted, though details are incomplete. The text suggests casual event description without clear outcomes or additional participants.
Plover Methodist Church Notes and Easter Offering
Plover Methodist notes Rev. W L Patterson pastor schedule includes morning worship at 11:00 and Epworth League at 11:00, evening service, midweek meeting, and high school choir practice. Easter offering nearly $200 raised toward a $250 goal. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed. baptism and church membership invitations extended.
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Epworth League
Thurs- GA. Ieas the Wisa
Drummer Boy Perished in Castine Dungeon During Siege
Echoes of Fort George Castine Maine recount a drummer boy starved in a windowless dungeon after a court martial of Ball Elliott and six deserters. He clung to his drum as rats gnawed his hands and sentries heard faint drumbeats for eight days before rescue or release.
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Fort George
Castine
Maine
Gosselin
Elliott
Bull
New York Times
San Marino to greet a new funicular and hotels
San Marino in Italy, the rock citadel, is about to capitulate to a new funicular line branching near Rimini. The steepest ascent will span a long railroad arches section as the sleepy republic readies modern tourism facilities while gambling remains banned.
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San Marino
Italy
Rimini
Europe
Monaco
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Hoffmaster
Nora Springs
Town
Ida Hanisch
W. F. Hofert
Earl Day
S. L
Morningside College
Rolland Ferguson
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
J. W. Ferguson
Rolland
Lake View Consolidated Schools
Graettinger
Elmer Smith
Helvig
P. R. Henderson
Emmetsburg
H. H. Hoyt
Webster
City
L. E. Garlock
Tillie Swanson
Shaw
Sioux City
Edythe
Warren Heathman
Geo. Jeffries
J. H. Wilson
Howard Pollock
Howard
Mr. Wilson
Ray Seaman
Andrew Crawford
William
F. F. Eno
Everly
Ila Fisher
Chas. Arthur
E. E
Fred Groves
Junior Sanders
Will Crawford
Phyllis Heathman
B. A. Peterson
A. G. Heathman
J. W. Arnold
Wayne
W. A. Grove
W. H. Wilcox
Stillwater
Oklo
Frank McKim
Nevada
Andrew McFadden
W. S. Strong
Will
JOWA
May
Dolly
Plover Methodist
W. L. Patterson
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