Local Social Roundup From Hartley and Nearby Towns
Mrs Lyman Cody of Hartley visited at the A Hoag home during the week. Wm Nelson attended his niece Victoria Bundy’s wedding to A L Smith at Humboldt last Wednesday. Bradgate seniors were entertained by Abbie Anderson and Esther Smith on March 17 with green white and orange black colors and a two course luncheon. Steven Nelson was a Humboldt business visitor Tuesday. Wayne Clow visits Dupont Iowa for several days. Baptist Ladies Circle met with Mrs J N Van Horn last Wednesday. Chas Tilton did business in Bode last Wednesday. State Superintendent Deyoe spoke on Consolidation of Schools to a large audience Thursday night. Deyoe engaged the audience well. Chris Brandhoij and Hugh McCreary visited Fort Dodge for plaster business last Thursday. M R Higby was a Rolfe caller Thursday. Clarence Messer of Humboldt came through on business here Thursday. Embroidery afternoon concluded with Mrs
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Lyman Cody
Hartley
A. Hoag
Wm. Nelson
Humboldt
Victoria Bundy
A. L. Smith
Hagle Grove
Bradgate High School
Abbie Anderson
Esther Smith
Anderson
Hgih
Steven Nelson
Wayne Clow
Dupont
Iowa
Baptist Ladies Circle
J. N. van Horn
Chas. Tilton
Bode
Deyoe
Chris Brandhoij
Hugh McCreary
Fort Dodge
Plasteropolis
M. R. Higby
Rolfe
Clarence Messer
Local Official Names and City Council Members Listed
The document lists city officials including Mayor W. Turley Sr and Clerk Harold Lees, with councilmen W. G. Butler H. P. Schoonover Jnc. Anderson Chas Templeman and W. D. Clow, indicating the municipal leadership slate.
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W. Turley, Sr
Marshall
Harold Lees
W. J. Turley
W. G. Butler
H. P. Schoonover
Jnc. Anderson
Chas
Templeman
Open road portraits of thresholds and home
The narrator, a Scribner's writer, rejects a warm home to seek knowledge of others lives. Reading neighbors' doorways, he notes the myriad thresholds of homes, natural habitats, and creatures along the road. He admires craft, watches passersby, and hopes fragments of others wisdom reach him on his journeys.
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Scribner's
White House
Diogenes
Oldest Drama Extant From Book of Job Staged
Madison report notes State University students near staging the book of Job. Professor Kal Jen says he restores the text to its original Hebrew form rather than dramatize it. Critics debate whether Job is the oldest extant drama, with Carlyle supporting the claim.
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Madison
Wis
Times
State University
Kal Jen
Thomas Carlyle
Moses
Los Angeles Times
Ram on Language Reform and Chinese Script
Sir William Ram argues it would have been better to adopt the Chinese symbolic system early, as Chinese characters convey ideas directly to the brain and enable quicker reading. He does not advocate a full alphabet shift but laments centuries of linguistic path not taken.
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William Ramsay
Will Yi the Dhotee
Efficiency and personality in business leadership debated
A Milwaukee Journal article argues that a business head must balance efficiency with humanity. It warns that a domineering, machine like office demeanor erodes subordinates and risks becoming a mere jobholder.
Sleeping Palm Found in Golden Gate Park Stuns San Francisco
A rare sleeping palm believed unique to North America has been found in Golden Gate Park San Francisco. The tree reportedly arrived with Australian botanist William Robinson and currently captivates observers with its unusual appearance and calm, tucked posture.
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San Francisco
North America
Golden Gate Park
America
William Robinson
California coal decline driven by petroleum use
The United States Geological Survey reports California coal output shrinking to about 10,700 tons in 1911 and 11,000 in 1912 as petroleum surge for fuel rises. An estimated 14 to 15 million tons of coal would be needed to replace petroleum’s heat and power role in the state. Domestic and bunker demand remains, but largely supplied from other regions.
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California
United States Geological Survey
San Francisco
It Saved the Natives and Sicily Auto Tour
A Home writer recalls ladies touring Sicily renting an automobile to explore an offbeat neighborhood. Villagers react with alarm as a horse rider and a donkey flee, while onlookers relax once the danger is understood and the group is seen as courteous.
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Sicily
Japanese Theater Stage Management Peculiarities
A foreign observer notes Japanese theater uses centric stage tricks. When an actor dies a man in black brings a large clock before the corpse, who then rises and exits. The stage does not shift. instead the entire set revolves on wheels for scene changes while puppeteer-like actors guide children.
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Japan
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Bottie Bluing
Wyandotte
D. M. Clow
Clow’s
Bradgate
Lowa
Bradgate, Ia
Chris
John H. Gangsted
Tilton
Ilton
W. D. Clow
John Anderson
Stone
Milwaukee Journal
South Sea Islands
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