Moon Man Battles Saucy Clouds For Night Light
In a moonlit tale, Mr Moon-man complains of saucy clouds obscuring his shine. He seeks help from the Sky Witch and winds, who disperse the clouds and restore brightness to the earth.
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Moon-man
Mr. “Moon-man
Hegin
Moon- Man
BAC
Aglas
Moon-nans
Mr. Moon
Tam
Mr.Moon-man
Mr. Moon-man
Old Moonman
Mr. Moonman
Alicias Norse The Name Alicias Deep Roots And The Gem
The article traces the name Alicias origins from Adelgis to Adelgisa and Adeliza, noting masculine and feminine forms. It links Aliza and Eliza as possible derivatives, cites Liber Vitae of Durham, and mentions the Alexandrite as Alicias talisman, a Russian gem said to bring fortune and hope. It adds a lucky day Monday and number seven, plus a white hawthorn as the flower.
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Alice
Adelgis
Adelgisa
Adalbert
Alix
Alisa
Lombardy
England
Alix la Belle
Henry I
Aliza
Alicia
Hawthorne
Correcting Singlish Health Phrases in Common Usage
The text argues that phrases like I have enjoyed poor health misuse the verb enjoy since health brings neither pleasure nor profit. It contrasts with enjoying good health as a proper expression and notes similar errors such as agreeably disappointed.
Local residents and officials attend meetings and visits
A list of social calls and visits across Pocahontas County includes Mrs. CW Bowen returning from Humboldt, Des Moines visitors to the parental home, college students from Cedar Falls on leave, Emma Erickson recovering from tonsil surgery, and various neighbors and relatives sharing time over the weekend. County board proceedings cover payments, extensions, and road projects with multiple motions approved.
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CW. Bowen
Humboldt
James Bradbury
Des ‘Moines
Lillian Watts
Pearl Kent
Cedar. Falls
Merle Weaver
A. O. Pederson
Bode
Ventrees
V. Hotek
Otho
G. Wyerauch
Des Moines
Emily Schoonover
Morningside College
Sioux City
Freda Cahoon
Eva Tilton
J. W. Tilton
Elsén
Hopkins
John, Helmich
Essen
Doyle Be
S.j.melgon
F. A. Malcolm
Elsen
B.A. Yoder
Carey- Kelleher Construction’ Company
Carey-Kelleher Construction Company
Melson
James Jensen
O'Keefe
Lenore XK. Burkwalter
Swan Lake Township
From India Rubber to Rubber the Name Changed
The material now known as rubber was once called elastic gum. Early uses included erasing marks on paper. Chemist Priestly, around 1770, proposed the term India rubber, a name that was adopted and soon universal.
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Priestly
Young Chicken Soup Riddle Sparks Laughs at Table
A Boston Transcript quip describes a waiter’s pun about chicken soup. The joke hinges on the line that “young chicken soup” is the water used to boil eggs, six. The exchange highlights playful wordplay in a casual dining scene.
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Boston Transcript
Weedy man and nature in a world of flowers
A reflective verse fragment compares human flaws to weeds in a garden. It contemplates judgment, inner purpose, and the hidden value within outward sin. The speaker urges restraint in condemning others and hints at a deeper nature guiding even flawed beings.
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Moonanan
Janm
Mildred Marshall
C. N. Lurie
County Board Proceedings
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Board of Supervisors
Linnan
O’keefe
State of
Court House
State of Iowa
CG. Lucas
Wm. Essen
M. W. Linnan
W. P. Hopkins
Randall Melson
J. L. O’keefe
Monica McCartan
Heling
J. H. Welch
Earl Harmon
Chas. Pattee
P. B. Thompson
Matt Parrott & Sons
Thas Tad H. Winegarden
Hetropolitas Supply Company
W. L. Boyd
Rose McCormick
F. J. Ryan
C. H. Schissell
Bureau
J. D. Hoefing
Pocahontas Record
Pocahontas Record, publications __W. Eugene Duergen
D. O. Blake
Sealion
J. Forey
E. C. Doud
Francis & Beneke
Ahea
Ludwig Johnson
John Aden
J. L. Parsons
Manhattan Oil Company
Quartier Oats Company
J. T. Grant
R. F. Colwell
C. E. Hutchinson
D. D
Sants Xenair
Saganehee
E. L. Hollis
H. Eaton
State Highway Commission
P. Kaiser
Tod M. Schultz
E. H. Johnson
Ames
Four Wheel Drive Auto Company
M. W. Lnnan
Co. W. Gilchrist
John Kendrick Bangs
Kellogg’s
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Kellogg
Beran Meee
The
Rolfe
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