Fragments From a Rural Community Notice Board
A flood of local names and small events from a county area. mentions include Ferguson of Relfe visiting, the wind mill incident injuring a boy who lost a finger, Drs Beatty and Keeney performing amputation, and various travels to Estherville Pocahontas and Atlanta. Also notes a new Ford touring car purchase and dredge work near Plover. Mrs Rutledge of Atlanta, Ga. is reported as deceased. details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Ho
Ray
Ferguson
Relfe
Martin’ ‘Studer
West Bend
Elmer. Albee
Luther Miller
Orin ‘Miller
Rolfe
Plover
Mr. Landers
Mrs. Turner
California
A. E. Hancher
Woman Who Sees Sells Gray Veil at Rummage Sale
A woman volunteering at a rummage sale offers scraps of Silk and veils to shoppers. An elderly customer in a Persian lamb coat asks for a gray veil, is shown a taupe gray piece for eight cents, but finds the color too deep and leaves after a brief hesitation.
Public Notice Clean Land in Plover by May 15
City orders all manure rubbish and garbage removed from lots and adjacent streets and alleys in Plover on or before May 15. Failure to comply will authorize officials to clean at the expense of property owners. Take notice and act by order of city officials.
Learned Methods of Eagle Observed by Herrick in Field Museum Talk
Francis H. Herrick of Cleveland described two months living in a tree to study domestic eagle life for an American Ornithologists' union meeting at Field museum. He reported witnessing eagle hatching and a starving training method that induced screaming and flight under parental supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
American Ornithologists’ Union
Field Museum
Herrick
Chicago Tribune
Portrait of John Galsworthy as a reserved and precise figure
Sidney Dark portrays John Galsworthy as a calm, urbane family lawyer or judge with a low voice and no side, avoiding anger. The essay highlights his modest dress, neat appearance, gentleness, and precision in life and writing, noting he defies sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galsworthy
Gnsworthy
Jack
Sidney Dark
John O
London
Weekly
Neverlook a Gift Horse in the Mouth
A wry aphorism notes some men inspect gifts closely while others claim beauty is a fortune. It hints at the high cost of maintaining appearances and social fortune through women.
Rolfe Social Notes Include Moves And Local Sales
Mrs J W Arnold and mother spent Friday at Rolfe Geo Bush bought a new Ford from Rolfe Auto Co The firm has several cars to deliver as soon as possible Rev Upton the Presbyterian minister is packing to move to another pastorate Maurice Northrop visiting from Ames for a short weekend trip Plover high boys drove to Ware Friday afternoon for a game
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Arnold
Rolfe
Geo. Bush
Ford
Rolfe Auto Co
Rev. Upton
Maurice Northrop
Ames
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Rolfe, Iowa
Mabel
Fort Dodge
Jane Hoover
Boston
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Morgan
Collier's
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Geo. Shaw
Rutledge
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Plover High Boys
Ware
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