Western Winds and Weekend Visits in Courtland Scenes
Western winds bring wedding bells for Grandma Buehner and Jay Yearing of Courtland as they share Sunday with S. W. Arbuthnot. Local farming and hog trades recur as Poage, Garman, and Everett crews move stock and manure. A minor accident befalls Lulu Arbuthnot, while visits span Mankato Scotch Plains Republic and Chas. Bowling’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Buehner
Jay Yearing
Courtland
S. W. Arbuthnot
Norway Bulletin Social Roundup Includes Visits and Illness
Mrs J R Hugos and daughters visited Scandia while Miss Ethel Greer visited relatives near Norway. Ray Wheeler traveled to Norway to visit friends. Alex Scott transported cattle to Kansas City. Bartlett and Kelley shelled corn for Quincy Blosser. Several residents, including Florence Thompson and Grace Carney, were noted as sick or visiting nearby towns. A boy recovered from illness, and a smooth ride home accompanied Miss Elia Melien from Scandia. An accidental runaway team belonging to Ben Bartlett caused no damage. Percy Shivvers reportedly has a new automatic shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence ‘ Thompson
Grace Carney
Concordia
Ella Larson
Gertrude Bruce
Scandia
O. A. Larson
Bartlett & Kelley
Quincy
Blosser
Alex Scott
Frank Evarts
Will Craig
Logan Scott
C. Hugos
Ray Chase
Olof Nelson
Ben Bartlett
Elia Melien
Harry, Crossand
Blosser Mo
Ed Jacobson
Arnie Thompson
Quincy Blosser
Norway
Percy Shivvers
Palace Drug Store Holiday Prices Highlighted
Inspect the Palace Drug Store and price the season’s popular holiday goods advertised as honest and competitive bargains. Customers are invited to compare values and seek out top selling items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Plasterer W J Dunlap Works for Charley Madson
In District 95 work is underway as W J Dunlap plastered for Charley Madson. A new bell has been installed in the belfry and is noted for its fine deep tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J Dunlap
Charley Madson
District 95
Palace Drva Store Delights With Rare Holiday Gifts
Special attention is drawn to rare values in holiday gifts at the Palace Drva store. Shoppers find distinct items and limited editions highlighted for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drva
Mill Property For Sale Near Town
For Sale. My property 32 miles northwest of town known as the Mill property. Seven room house, barn and out buildings. Two acres of ground. Phone 75. Jesse Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Nichols
Short Horn Bill at Cullers Hardware Store
A short horn bill described as high grade Hee high grade near Ry dak is noted with location two and a half miles south. The item is associated with Safe Second at Hard-Range and Cullers Hardware Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydak
Tuxo
J. Orro
Cullers
Harness for sale and social notes from the Journal
Single Harness in good condition. Inquire at this office. Mrs Maxwell hosted a Lutheran Coffee social on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Fremont Crommer formerly of Belleville is dead. funeral in Belleville today. rumor says suicide. Miss Emily Anderson entered the Journal office to learn the printer's trade. About 135 people attended the coffee social at Mrs Maxwell's Wednesday. W Johnson visited from Rackety yesterday and renewed his Journal subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Crommer
Belleville
Emily Anderson
Journal
W. Johnson
Racktey
The
Submarine Boats Steer Underwater at High Speed
Submarine boats can travel seventy to eighty miles per hour underwater and regulate depth. They can move and turn in any direction with controllable steering and propulsion.
The Stranger’s Knife Tale from a Mountain Cabin
A Boston traveler recalls a North Carolina log cabin meal where a boy urged gifting a knife. The mother already provided a knife, while the lad pressed again asking for one as the traveler ate greens with a fork. The piece notes the rifle’s fame after New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
J. P. Dickens
Boston
Washington Post
Two Quaint Inscriptions From Old Tombstones
Reader notes on inscriptions seen at West cemetery in Litchfield. One marker claims Mary wife of Dr John Buel died November 1768 aged 94 with 13 children 101 grandchildren 274 great grandchildren and 410 total descendants with 386 survivors. Another memorial honors Mrs Rachel wife of Jerome Woodruff daughter of Norman Barber who died May 24 1835 at age 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Mary
John Buel
Rachel
Jerome B. Woodruff
Norman
Oisr Barber
Hardford Courant
Soldier’s Letter Found in French Sergeant’s Hand
After the Battle of Sedan, searchers found a French sergeant dead in a shaded spot with his hand to his lips. A scrap of paper in his clenched fist revealed a letter from his young daughter Marguerite, dated before she died, expressing love to her father and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedan
Marguerite
Kiwi Birds Near Extinction in New Zealand
The kiwi, about the size of a chicken, with massive legs and a slender bill, lacks visible wings. It lives in wooded, brush-covered gullies, forms troops of six to ten year round, pairs in the breeding season, and is active mainly at night, facing rapid decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Queensware
Rochester, New
York
A. Evertt
A. M. Poage
J. S. Garman
Roy Gosset
Wm. Bland
Garman
Mr. Studley
Robb
John Webber
W. Arbuthnot
Albert Garman
A. M. “Poage
Glyde
Humphrey
J. H. Everett's
A. M.poage
Tom
Scotch Plains
Rhoda
Mary Poage
Lulu Arbuthnot
C.F. Fostrom
Mankato
Ander
Abraham
Grandma Bowling
J. M. Bettis
Chas
Bowling’s of Republic
Theo
Otto
Carstensen
John Issaceson
Norway Bulletin
J. R. Hugos
Ethel Greer
Ray Wheeler
Kansas City
Henry Nystrom
Friends
J. Maxwell
Europe
New Orleans
Wellington
England
Royal Baking: Powder CO
New.york
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!