Community Notes From Havelock and Surroundings
Local residents attend visits and outings across Laurens, Bradgate, and Lake areas. Notable events include the Rebekah district convention, farm visits, and family gatherings. A Death Notice reports J. R. Hawk passing in Des Moines, with condolences to the Albaugh and Hawk families. Milwaukee reports a sensational crime and new government secrets, but no decisive political impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod, Womack
Laurens
Walter
Knight
Lakes
Rolfe
Rebekah
Harrison’ Knapp
Ft. Dodge
Altmann-Taylor
Orphan Bloomer
Lost Island Lake
A. Bemen
Fort Dodge
Henry
Marion Grover
Elmer Albaugh
Floyd Kendall
Ray
G. A. Gruver
Rush Lake
Marion Gruver
Bradgate
Luther Miller
CG. Miller
Baby
Plover
the Lakes
Ray Hersom
Minneapolis
J. R. Hawk
Des Moines
Mr. Hawk
Jule Hawk
Hawk
Albaugh
Waffles Save Gentry House From Rooming Status
Ruth Gen tries to keep the Gentry mansion from becoming a rooming house as Murray Mellvain rooms next door. A waffle feast and playful wit test family bonds and mend the strained relation, leading to an informal agreement that secures the house and a potential engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Bob
Monell
Sis
Murray Mellvain
Mr. McIlvain
Waltles
Murray
Buddy
Ray
Coe
Old French Bottle Books Recounted in Bookman
Wal ter Hart Blumenthal surveys unusual books including French bottle books from southern France a century ago valued by judges and scholars for their fortifying liquor compartments. He notes bindings such as human skin covers and examples tied to literary and scientific works including Flammarion’s bound manuscript story and a copy of Ciel et Terre bound in tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Bookman
Walter Hart Blumenthal
Mr. Blumenthal
France
Ciel Et Terre
Paper Trusts No Ink Stop at the Grand Hotel Cashier
An Irish hotel cashier refuses a check from a man flashing a grand engraved card claiming to be president of a large corporation named the North and South American Development company. He retorts there is philosophy in that, warning against being impressed by letterheads or stock certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North and South American Development Company
Kelly
Clever Smuggling Scheme At Border Post
Customs officers on duty near Ins chen stopped a striking young woman who approached their post. An accidental touch revealed a steel hard breastphite receptacle filled with alcohol. A second artistic container worn on the back completed the contraband setup before the woman was jailed in Arton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inschen
Brussels
Paris
Arton
Humorous Exchange Sparks Mystery Proposal
A man asks a woman to marry him in a playful, clipped exchange. She responds coyly while joking about awaiting confirmation from a third party, and the man sets a deadline at Mabel Hick's unit at 16:00 to hear back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hthel
Charlie
Ising
Mabel Hick
Beginning of Electrical Study Began in Elizabethan Era
A note explains that the scientific study of electricity started in the sixteenth century with experiments shown to Queen Elizabeth. The fragment highlights early curiosity and royal interest in electrical phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Bradgate Chautauqua draws crowds in full swing
Local notes report Bradgate Chautauqua filling the tent each evening with high acclaim and visitors saying the talent compares with larger towns. The opening day cash met the guaranteed price as crowds gathered amid weekend trips and social calls in surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tives
Osage
Dells
Wisconsin
O. J. Sheldon
Humboldt
Belva Wallace
Maxwell
Iowa
Dyson
Lakes
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Fred
Maltzahn
Max
Brenton
Callender
H. D
Martin Silkebakken
Ray Eno
Near Manson
Edge
L. F. Stearns
Garner
Mearl Weaver
M. Silkebakken
Sac City
Andrew Crawford
Glover
Frank Eno
Milwaukee
Congress
Looking Glass
Indianapolis
F. F. Gaywood
H. P. Schoonover
Ivan Godden
Walt, Wallace
B. Dickey
Chicago
Ivan Dayton
Jilly
Gilmore City
Marcellus
Peter Badbury
A. O. Pederson
A. O’niell
Totory
Firestone Cord Tires
Rolfe Auto Co
Rolfe, Iowa
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