Local Diddings and Visits Across Towns This Week
Local updates list Bert Wood returning from Mason City and Des Moines trips, Mrs. Clarke serving on a jur y in Pocahontas, Mrs. Bruce and Bernice Foyal visiting Fort Dodge, and Bernice heading home to Jewell. William Kelley visits Pocahontas. Leon Peterson enjoys Colorado crop gains. Tamell lodge of Pythians in Spencer. Tom Beatty recalls Rolfe days. Monvis N Ives completes Garfield assessor duties under flat rate.
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Z. T. Carroll
Bert ‘ “Wood
Mason City
Wayne
Clow
Webb
Des. Moines
F Frost
Gowrie
Billy Taylor
Fort Dodge
TH. Clarke
Pocahontas
Petit Jury
Jas. “Bruce
Bernice Foyal
Bernice
Ft. Dodge
Jewell
W. A. Kelley
Katherine Clow
Bert Wood
Mary Spear
J. L. Young
Luverne
Emmet Meech
Will Peterson
Julesburg
Colo
Louis
Will
Colorado
Bailey
Harvey
Peterson
Omaha
Thomas Beatty
Perry
Tom
Beatty
Rolfe
Tomas
Monvis
N. Ives
Garfield
Ives
Morris
Tools Named for Animals From Monkey Wrench to Crab
A London Answers piece surveys tools and examines why names such as monkey wrench donkey engine crane cow catcher spider worm salamander crab crowbar bucksaw catboat and bullwheel might reflect animal likenesses or traits, noting some origins remain puzzling and speculative.
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London
United States
Glowing Gas Cloud Zips Through Space at 1125 Miles per Second
A cloud of glowing gas is discovered moving through space at 1125 miles per second, fleeing from Earth. Astronomers note the speed is immense and puzzle over how it stays intact and why it reaches such velocity. Theories include ejection from a colossal sun or gradual gas accumulation that may later form stars.
Rag Purchase Offer for Clean Cotton Rags
This office will pay by the pound for a limited quantity of clean cotton rags suitable for washing presses. If you have rags for sale bring them in at once.
Dog and dinner clash as Seattle tales of Binks unfold
In a chaotic scene a boy named Binks defends a St. Bernard owned by Bennie Gunn against his mother who orders the dog removed from the home. The exchange reveals family tensions and a humorous backdrop of a season’s expectations.
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Seattle
Binks
Dozvn
Ronan Chow
Willie
Bennie Gunn
Bennie
George
Hoax Death Cards Target Japanese Viscounts
Prominent Tokyo peers Viscount Mayeda and Viscount Aoki received elaborate mourning cards announcing their deaths, a prank by radical youths. Authorities investigated, several offenders were arrested, and prosecutions will follow with gravity.
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Jake
Viscount Mayeda
Viscount Aoki
Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
Mounners
Hara
Runaway James J Newsom Captured After Shore Chase
Eight crew members abandoned ship James J Newsom as it struck the North Carolina shore from Hatteras to Cape Lookout. The schooner escaped, then eluded pursuers for a day before being captured near Norfolk after minor sail damage. A coast guard cutter participated in the chase.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Cape Lookout
James J. Newsom
Coast Guard
Newsom
Norfolk
New Patented Cigarette Uses Sponge Filter
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports a new cigarette design with a sponge at one end to absorb moisture and deliver moisture to the smoker. The sponge is not lit and sits in the tobacco end while the smoker applies the filter to the other end.
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Pitteburgh Dispatch
Tom Higgins Heroic War of 1812 Ranger Feeds Indian Attack
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Illinois ranger Tom Higgins who under Indian attack near Fort Hills in the War of 1812 saved a wounded comrade Burgess then fought off attackers. Severe wounds and loss of an ear did not stop him as Mrs Pursley inspired a rescue party to bring Higgins to safety at Vandalia.
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Tom Higgins
Illinois
Fort Hills
Tom
Higgins
Ranger Burgess
Burgess
Ranger
Mrs. Pursley
Vandalia
Rolfe School Notes Highlight Illnesses and Activities
Donald Cleal Margaret Smith out with chickenpox Burdette Graeber yellow jaundice Ruth Dawson pink eye Albert Howland left second grade. Pupils make posters and run a store project. Z N Thornburg to speak Friday. Basketball beat Poca shontas 87 14. Double header Feb 4 Havelock Linn Grove. Miss Hansen ill Tuesday.
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Burdette Graeber
Ruth Dawson
Road Superintendent Sealed Bids Sought by Garfield Township
The board of trustees of Garfield township Pocahontas county Lewes will hold a meeting at the First National Bank in Rolfe on Monday after Moon Feb 6 at 1 30 o clock to receive sealed bids for township road superintendent. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By WW Lyes Clerk.
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Gon, Tamell Little Fellowe Winces S
Pythias
Spencer
Arrow Adleys
Lowa
Ford
Arrow
Olerich
Shane X-5
Iowa
J. T. Seifert
Perry White
Clover Seed
Thompson Brothers
Kent
H. C. Kauffman
Marion Bruce
Charlton & Owen
Rhode Island
B. G. Behrendsen
Gilmore City
Howell
N. A. Lind
S. F. McGuffin
Poland
Hampshire
Wilcox
Hampshires
F. A. Malcolm
M. P. Hancher
the State Savings Bank
Harold Schaeffer
Seave
J.R. Mcintire
IHC
Donald Cornell
Mr. Cornell
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Indians
J. A Grant Rolfe
Rolfe Storage Battery Company
Rolfe School
Donald Cleal
Margaret Smith
Albert Howland
Thornburg
Des Moines
Pocashontas
Havelock Girls
Linn Grove Boys
Miss Hansen
Ruthven
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