New Year Party Honors Ray Wheeler Hosted by Riley Couple
Mr and Mrs A J Riley hosted New Year’s Eve for Ray Wheeler returning home from vacation. Guests played games including a Kansas trip clue with two bells marking lunch partners, won by Mrs C S Morey. The decorated home featured Christmas bells and cobwebs.
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A. J. Riley
Ray Wheeler
Wkansas
C.5. Morey
Callers
Whitney
Cooper
Weisloged
Mes
Galick
Mra
Lieury
Belfield
Brigham
Ro Morey
Ates Palini
and Airs
S&s Spore
J. Mecey
Mrs Wieive
Mere Liven
Meywues
Gerresanette Lurs
Edithe Sauder
Clare Kalmau
Wms Powge
Bertha Woisca
Ave Janusou
Louw Contar
Geregieve Brotebie
Sibley Smut
Miss Sullivan
Blanche Paggman
May Preble
Fred Wheeler
Dro Hegman
James Whitney
Ralph Loothcurrow
Arthur Wilson
Adolph Nelson
Christian Nelson
Conrad
Balladine
Hal Ackley
R. E. MacTaggart
Koo S. MacTaggart
Panes Platner
Bert Paynter
Roy Petit
Swedish-born Olof Larson dies in Kansas after emigration and years of farming
Olof Larson, born March 5 1835 in Sweden, died at home in Mesmitia December 80th LIOR aged 76 years 15 days. He married in 1861 and followed family to the United States, first Chicago then Michigan before homesteading five miles south of Scandia in Republic County Kansas where he improved a comfortable home. His wife died in 1896 and other relatives are noted in the obituary with memories of a long frontier life.
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Olof Harsom
Sweden
Mesmitia
Tle
Nineried
Chicago
Michigan
Republic County
Kansas
Scandia
Fragmented OCR Note Shows Obscure Phrases and Punctuation
A garbled OCR fragment shows unclear questions about people and events. It mentions names and places in a jumbled sequence with stray terms like ECAR AR and ABA Dis a. The text is incomprehensible and lacks coherent facts for a full summary.
New Year’s Reception At Morey Home In City
The Morey residence hosted a New Year’s reception with about 150 guests. Mrs Ro Mores and Newton Day presided over activities on both floors, featuring games for children and a luncheon in the dining room with guests served at a long table. The afternoon and evening were filled with socializing and conversation as the decorations and hospitality impressed attendees.
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Ro Mores
Newton Day
City
Mea
Bioca
Coogi
A. R. Morey
Scandia 1 OOF Holds Annual Banquet for Members and Guests
The Scandia 1 OOF held its annual banquet Tuesday for members and friends. A large crowd attended and a fine program was presented before guests enjoyed a substantial spread.
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Scandia
Store Overhaul Opens Amid Odd OCR Jumble
An OCR garble reports a retail overhaul at an unnamed location with references to cases, carpets, rugs, and a new stockroom. The fragment hints at a store filling with items and a reorganization to make room for more products. Additional readable words include Zoos and price-like tokens.
Weather Summary for Concordia December 1908
December 1908 at Concordia Kansas reports total sunshine and cloud cover with southwest wind, average hourly velocity around 6.1. Days clear 1, 11 partly cloudy 14 cloudy 6. Weather notes include local residents and nearby stations. article fragment discusses Journal extension and regional observations.
Surprise Carly Night Draws Odd Phrases
A garbled text fragment mentions a hitter's night and remarks about Mr. and Mrs. with scattered phrases. The readable parts hint at a surprise event and associated names, but the content is largely unclear and fragmented.
Poem Fragments and Notices From A January Page
Readable lines reference Walt Mason poems, a poultry price note, and a band practice notice. Mentions high egg prices and Dr Li and Clark Poultry Panic with 25 and 60 cent packages at Nywall. The Scandia band schedules practice Wednesday night January 13.
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EEE
Mero Petree
Miss Wwagen Doer
Aed
Tayo
Preure
Weather Report
Concordia
Kas
Totel Saa
Marriell
Miss Rhedatel
Groum
Welland Fee
Saginaw
Mitel
Carly
Rlyenad
Ars
Tuel
Pheet
Cree Segoe Gston
Hawkins
Leppy
Ville
Qtvat
Albus
Walt Mason
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