District 96 Notes On Flu Affects And Local Happenings
District 96 records detail Arvid Larson and family nursing flu with help from Mrs A C Olson and others. Carl Peterson Jr returns from McDonald for family flu care. many neighbors assist with chores and farm work. church and social visits noted. Houghton and Freeman families mentioned. several residents recover from illness as Edna Freeman and others fall ill or recover.
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A . C. Olson
Arvid Larson
Carl Peterson, Jr
McDonald
Claus Freeman
Gladys Houghton
Winfield
Martin Larson
Arvid
Allan Larson
John Stolander
Eustace
M. A. Larson Monnday
Henry Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Arthur Anderson
M. A. Larson
O. Emerson
Rs. C. W. Johnson and
Fred Mainquist
C. A. Peterson
Edna Larson
Bert Salyer
John “Anderson
Court
Court. d. Dr. McComas Called On Sick Folks i Monday. ‘Miss Delpha Larson
Republic
Imer Johnson
Carl Peter
Mary
Edna
Larson
Ruth Peterson
Edna Freeman
John and
Edgar Mainquist
Death from heart disease on gain in Britain and U S
London report by Dr J Strickland Goodall links a 400 percent rise in heart disease deaths to modern life. He cites night life pleasure, cocktails, smoking, and emotional strain from plays and films as factors. Sudden deaths appear at younger ages, often from arteriosclerosis caused by stress and hard work.
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London
Great Britain
J. Strickland Goodall
Doctor Goodall
United States
Tunney
Makes 14th South Sea Trip to Study Snails
New York report on Henry E. Crampton Barnard College zoology professor and Carnegie Institute researcher sailing from Vancouver on his fourteenth expedition to the South Sea islands to study land snails. He cites snails as proof of evolution and notes variation across valleys islands and groups informs distribution and evolution.
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New York
Henry E. Crampton
Barnard College
Vancouver
B. C
South Sea Islands
Crampton
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Where Gold and Silver Are Trodden in Dirt
In Algiers Morocco a French company plans to extract gold and silver dust from the dirt floors of the souks and shops where jewelers work. They believe centuries of filings are hidden in the dirt and will be smelted into fortunes.
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Algiers
Morocco
Mexico Palace Additions Cost Lives of Eighty Workers
In Mexico City the National palace fourth floor extension has claimed eighty workers due to falls and other construction accidents. The fatal toll highlights the dangers of building on the upper extension of the federal government’s administrative edifice.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Tigers and Pirates Endangered by Tiger-Crab Ravages
An American biologist sent a native to gather specimens of the so-called tiger crabs feared by villagers. The collector returned with reports that the so-called tiger crabs were in fact lawless soldiers causing disturbances in Canton China.
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Canton
China
Irate Father Halts Romance of Gypsies
Albany report describes John Demitro gypsy chief arraigned for kidnapping Rose Thompson a 13 year old daughter of Wanda Thompson in East Greenbush after police halted a potential camp clash. Detectives and armed groups monitored the scene as Thompson pursued his daughter across states. Demitro says he paid 1500 dollars for Rose to wed his 14 year old son. Extradition proceedings start in Bridgeport.
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Albany
N. Y
East Greenbush
John Demitro
Justice of the Peace
Horton
Rose Thompson
Wanda Thompson
Bridgeport
Conn
Demitro
Troy
Rensselaer County
Rose
March J
Thompson
South Main Streets
State Street
New York
Starlight Amusement Park
Bronx
North Adams
Mass
Lebanon Mountains
David A. Wanger
John, Jr
Idle Norwegian Ships Face Indemnity Plan Hope
The Scandinavian Shipping Gazette notes Norway has the most idle ships of any nation with Denmark and Sweden also affected. A proposed mutual insurance based indemnity scheme aims to aid owners, but international cooperation is needed. Shipping men warn world tonnage exceeds demand, delaying a stronger merchant marine.
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Norway
Copenhagen
Scandinavian Shipping Gazette
Denmark
Sweden
Phosphate From Caves Aids European Farms
In Europe, cave phosphate deposits formed by centuries of animal habitation are opened for farming use. Engineers Kirnbauer reports that Dragon's cave and Czeklovina cave in Austria yielded 25,000 tons, while Minerva cave in France holds an estimated 120,000 tons awaiting exploitation.
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Vienna
Europe
Frianz Kirnbauer
Romania
Dragon's Cave
Czeklovina
Austria
Minerva Cave
France
Christmas social notes fill Union Valley records
Local residents from Union Valley and nearby towns tell of Christmas visits, dinners, and gatherings. Families from Belleville, Scandia, Clifton, Morganville, and nearby areas share hospitality while flu illness limits some events. Several names appear across multiple households amid holiday routines and care for the sick.
Christmas News and Local Misery in Highland Area
Chester Loofbourrow and Mrs. Murphy spent Christmas in Manhattan with relatives as flu spreads through the area. Agnes Kelly remains seriously ill from heart trouble after flu, while others recover. Several local residents undertake home projects and visits, and a funeral notice arrives for Mrs Andree in Wilsonville. A job ad seeks male canvassers in Republic county offering seven to twelve dollars daily.
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Chester Loofbourrow
Clark Murphy
Manhattan
Agnes Kelly
Anna Rimol
Jeve Siebenborn
Cora Young
Gladys
Chas
Walter
Sadie Walter
Minta
Ruth Ames
Concordia
Orville Siebenborn
St. Joseph Hospital
Besse Hammil
Chester Woodka
Joe Brewer
Mary Brewer
Lester Tate
Truman Walter
Andree
Wilsonville
Nebr
Lester "Tate
Charles Woodka
Chester
Paul Wells
Woodka
Vernon Wright
Effingham
Farm Wanted in Kansas for Sale by Owner
Advertiser seeks Kansas farm for sale from owner. Offers to consider bargains with price and description. Respond to F. B. G. at Box 495 Olney Illinois.
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Kansas
Olney, Il
Executor's Notice in the Herrman Estate in Kansas
In Kansas, Probate Court grants Letters Testamentary to Hilda Herrman executrix of C. H. Herrman deceased. Claims must be filed within one year from December 20, 1928, or be barred. Henry H. Van Natta Probate Judge.
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Kansas
Republic
Said
C. H. Herrman
Hilda Herrman
Henry H. van Natta
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