Maupassant The Life and Works of a French Master
Enri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant born August 5 1850 in Seine district France rose from government clerk to a famed short story pioneer. Mentored by Flaubert he produced Mademoiselle Fifi Une Vie and many novels and stories admired for clarity and insight.
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Enri Rene Albert Guy DE Maupassant
Seine
France
Flaubert
Tourgenieff
Daudet
Zola
Mademoiselle Fifi
George Matthew Adams
Halloween and the feast of the dead in history
The article traces Halloween origins as a pagan Celtic festival linked to All Saints and All Souls days. It describes early church attempts to replace rites with Christian observances and notes the persistence of Halloween customs across cultures and time.
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Gregory IV
Odilo
Clugny
McClure
Bysdionte
Shadows and Seasons in a Quiet Countryside
A reflective vignette of seasonal change contrasts darkness on a hillside with warmth near the shore. The poem hints at fading May blossoms, a purple leaf robe, ripe corn, and summer slipping away as nature shifts toward autumn.
Old Time Kitchen Tips From a Colonial Menu
Recipes and tips describe saving up flavor vegetables as sauce, chilled drink for minerals, beating eggs with apple filling, nutty pumpkin pie topping with cheese, custard pie with walnut crust, cranberry sherbet with meat course, coconut curry soup, and a pea finishing touch. These lines offer varied preparations and garnish ideas from a bygone kitchen.
The Young Lady Across the Way on Synthetic Gold
The young lady across the way notes even if Germany makes synthetic gold in large quantities it would not devalue money since paper currency remains more convenient.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Havelock Happenings Highlights Local Visitors
Community notes recount visits and errands in Havelock and nearby towns. Residents pathing through Emmetsburg Laurens Rolfe Pocahontas and Des Moines as guests shoppers and drivers. Abe DeVaul to speak at Men’s Night service April 18 at the Methodist church.
Havelock Methodist Church Notes Rev Wilson Gow Pastor
Weekly schedule lists Sabbath School at 10:00 am Morning Worship at 11:00 am Intermediate League at 3:00 pm Junior League at 8:00 pm Epworth League 8:00 pm Evening Service Mid-Week Service Thursday Young People's Orchestra rehearsal and social hour Tuesday Remember Junior League Party Saturday Helping Hand Circle meets April 22 Next Sunday is Men's Night with Abe De Vaal as speaker Address given by a local attorney. The note ends with a quip about timid women and burglars.
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Jos. Schallan
Waterloo
M. G. Hersher
Rolfe
Woman’s Club
B. A. Larson
L. A. Stover
Rush Lake
M. G. Herscher
Will Brazier
C. L. Johnson
G. A. Grover
Wilson Gow
Abe” DeVaul
DeVauls
DeVaul
Epworth
Helping Hand Circle
Abe” de Vaal
Rev G W Shideler Dies in Hull Iowa
The death of Rev G W Shideler at his Hull Iowa home occurred Sunday afternoon at three o clock after a brief illness. He served four years as pastor of the local M E church and was deeply loved for his ready help to those in need. The community expresses heartfelt sympathy to his family.
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G. W. Shideler
Hull
Iowa
Shideler
Mrs Ed Meredith Passes After Illness at Home
Mrs Ed Meredith died at her city home Monday night around 11 30 after several weeks illness. Details are not yet available but a full obituary will appear next week. The paper extends sympathy to surviving family members.
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E. W. Meredith
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