Local notes from Scandia and nearby towns
J B Bowling returns from Organ New Mexico. West ships hogs from Rydal to Kansas City. Nelson, Baldwin, and Johnson enjoy leisure and fishing. Miss Maggie McGowhn works in Belleville. Bartlett Kelley shell 4000 bushels for Wolford and Mrs Almquist. Families travel to Franklin Nebraska and Ireland? A Scandia school convention planned in Johnsons grove with basket lunch. A cupola project at Central school. Rydal vs Odel game 12 to 15. Ball Bros. consider California trip. Otto Nelson buys new buggy. Insects threaten Republic county corn but overall crop ok. Norway Lincoln towns to meet Aug 24. Mrs Scott visits from Kansas City. Epworth League holds meetings. singing schools organized. Belleville circus well received. I N Vorhies builds barn in west Belleville. Wm West begins hog purchases at Rydal. plans store and bank. High praise for Wests honesty and reliability in farming trade. Farmers urged to sell hogs to West for top prices.
Local Society and School Notes From Newton Area
Residents visit relatives and friends in town while a new cistern goes in at the Enterprise schoolhouse. Ghas Sterba of Cuba will teach the Downing school district for 50 dollars a month this year.
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Enterprise’ School
Ghas. Sterba
Cuba
Downing School Dist
The Journal Value of Thoroughness Inspires Employers
A compact aphorism echoes that thoroughness defines an employee more than brilliance. Repeatedly, the twin of honesty is cited as key to trust and influence with an employer, stressing exactness over flair in work.
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Bril-Laney
Dry Irish postboy laments drought after rainy trek
A courtly Irish postboy, having driven a gentleman through a long journey in rain, declares he would not mind being soaked if he were not so exceedingly dry. The humor rests on his dry wit and provincial speech.
Whales Defend Their Young in Fateful Encounters
A historic excerpt describes whales protecting calves during harpoon attacks. A mother whale dives with her wounded calf to depth, resurfaces, and frantically searches for escape but both perish after prolonged struggle. The piece notes whales as affectionate, sharing bonds and bravery.
Two Secrets Guarded Across Ages in Craftworks
An artist speaks of two trade secrets kept by Chinese vermilion making and Turkish damascene inlay of steel with gold and silver. Apprentices pledge not to reveal workshop practices and must come from esteemed families with premiums and good character certificates.
Earliest references to shoes in ancient and Renaissance times
The text traces shoe use from biblical times through Jewish customs and Egyptian mummies, noting sandals imply occupation in deeds of land. It highlights seventeenth century Venice fashion with high wooden chapines and cites Thomas Coryat on their ubiquity and elevating effect for noblewomen.
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Abraham
Sodom
Venice
Thomas Coryat
Convicts' Jail Earnings Share Noted in Belgium
Three tenths of a convict's earnings are given to him after sentence ends. Some prisoners thus save more money in jail than they ever managed to save outside.
Gloucester Schooner Hooper Lands Record Codfish
The E A Hooper of Gloucester brought in the grandest cod ever seen in these parts. A near six foot, 85 pound dressed monster weighed about 100 pounds at capture near Halfway Rock off Marblehead. Two dorymen hauled and gaffed the fish after a heavy struggle, reported by the Bangor Commercial.
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Gloucester
Maine
Boston
E. A. Hooper
Halfway Rock
Marblehead
Bangor
Deaths in Shakespeare Count Revises the Playful Totals
A reader notes Shakespeare deaths total ninety with diverse causes from beheading to poison. The author omits Mamilius son of Hermoine who dies of a broken heart in The Winter's Tale, adding to the tally of tragic outcomes.
The One Thing Needful in Strategy
A grizzled army officer warns that science and arms advance but the essential factor remains the man with grit and discipline. The board sought advice on military efficiency and the veteran stresses human grit as irreplaceable.
Noseless World Theory Quoted From French Scientist
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a French scientist predicting the nose and nerve relation. The text is incomplete but hints at a speculative theory about facial features and physiology. Further context is needed to identify the scientist or the work referred to.
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Organ
New Mexico
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Rydal
Kansas City
Gut
Nelson
Scandia
Evanston
Stace Baldwin
Otto Johnson
Maggie McGowhn
Belleville
Bartlett and Kelley
Wm. Wolford
Almquist
Adam Scott
John Bainbridge
Franklin
Neb
O. Johnson's Grove
Joseph McGowan
Odel
O. E. Johnson
S. H. Baldwin
Thomas County
Ball Bros
Belleville Township
California
Otto Nelson
J.H., Cullers of
Steandia
Republic County
O. K
Norway
Lincoln Townships
W.W. C. Nichol’s Grove
A. Scott
Republic Co
Alex Scott
Near
Epworth
Blanche Henry
Geo. Bushby
Chapalites
Geo. Henry's
Epworth League of
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Highland Shurch
Geo. Walters
I. N. Vorhies
Belleville Two
Ruff
Highland
Providence Chapel
Dunkard
Wmn
Rydale
Republic Go
Bainbridge
Farmer
Mrs. Kyner of
Newton
John Calvin
Perle Davidsson
J. S. Gatman
Jay Bell
Town
Mabel, Rhoda
Floyd Nondort
Emma Kallman
Talmo
A. M. Poage
R. J. Bettis
Olus Fred
A. Poage
Emma of
Kackley
Rhoda
Mary’ Poage
Florence Humphrey
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