Western Winds Social Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Everett and Clarence Mc Gregor visited Fred Everett last Thursday. Miss Ruby Clark of Concordia drew the important date for a June marriage to Mr. G Parley Platner. The evening featured a diamond in the cake and fortune reading.
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Mrs. Everett and
Clarence McGregor
Fred Everett
Ruby Clark
Concordia
G. Parley Platner
Mesdames
Frank Stark
Porter Ahrens
Walter Preble
Warren Clark
Bertha Wilson
Grace
For Sale Cheap Items Listed in Notice
For sale items include a four wheel Kingman and a sister G. W. Wright from Norway. A good work mule is for sale inquire at H. Fraser in Scandia Kansas.
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G. W. Wright
Norway
H. Fraser
Scandia
Kans
A. T. Garman
Courtland
Kansas Avenue
Norway Happenings Echo Summer Farm Life
Last Sunday the Lutheran church choir practiced at O Tillers. Farmers and residents, including Peter Pehrson and the Hugos girls, traveled to Lindsborg. S Lehn and Bertha Rimel planned a Europe trip. A cottage foundation is laid at Elsworth with Frank Wagner family dining at Rimels. Peter Pehrson plows eight inches deep with a gas engine. Mrs Olga Dutton fell into a dry creek when her buggy’s emergency brake jammed. she sustained minor bruises.
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Olga Dutton
Mrs. Dutton
Pretty announcement party at Mae Preble home
Miss Mae Preble hosted a graceful announcement party on Thursday night April 27. Guests arrived at 8 30 and were guided to a luncheon in the dining room. Red carnations and foliage decorated the table. Place cards featured small sacks matching the bride elect dress. A center piece hid twelve dates.
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Miss Mae Preble
Meeting for old soldiers at City Hall May 20
An assembly for veterans is set at City Hall on Saturday May 20 at 2 PM to plan Memorial Services and related arrangements.
Local Residents Hit Success in city hall stage play
Mr and Mrs Chas Ellis appearing at City Hall under the M W A in Your Neigh bor s Wife receive high praise for character work. Mr and Mrs Hugh Cooper left for Cherokee Oklahoma to visit their son. Jack Brotchie traveled from Manhattan to spend the weekend with friends before heading to Montrose.
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Chas. Ellis
City Hall
The
Hugh Cooper
Cherokee
Oklahoma
Early Weather Shifts Improve Ground Readiness for Planting
A warm spell faded with Sunday’s drop in temperature and lingering frost risk. The week saw heavy rainfall with 13 inches over Thursday and Saturday nights aiding ground conditions, boosting soil moisture and corn planting prospects while snow flurries diminished.
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Mercury
Town Knocker Urges Quarantine Asserted by Judge Pettingell
A terse quotation from Judge Pettingell compares the town knocker to a smallpox case, underscoring the demand for rigorous quarantine measures and public health vigilance.
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Pettingell
Newspaper Fame Not One Path to Popularity
The quote notes several paths to popularity, but running a newspaper is not among them, attributed to Blue Mound Sau.
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Blue Mound Sau
Pen harem skirt details uncertain in hip pocket count
Quote from Mack Cretcher notes lack of clarity on whether the pen harem skirt includes two hip pockets or only one. cannot confirm supplier specifics.
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Mack Cretcher
Tax debate roars as Jamestown residents raise dogs and duties
The Jamestown Optimist notes a long standing question over which provokes louder protest the barking dogs or the taxes residents must pay. The remark frames local tension around public funding and pet ownership in the community.
Man hunts three counties for horse match
A man travels across three counties seeking a suitable match for a horse he favors while a woman searches a town shop for silk fabric to pair with it. The piece suggests a broader, catch as catch can approach to matching boys and girls for life as noted by the Lawrence Journal.
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Lawrence Journal
Law on Passing Pedestrians from Faster Vehicles
A rural note from Spring Hill New Era states the law requires a slower vehicle to yield and share the traveled portion when overtaken by a faster vehicle, effectively giving half of the beaten path.
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Spring Hill
Hair prices fall for American women amid plague and hunger
An obscure note claims hair for American women will be cheaper as it is cut from Chinese women who die of the plague and those who starve, suggesting most women prefer the old price.
Dark side outlook quoted by C J Dillon
A quip about choosing gloom and self-reliance with a wry note that no help comes from beyond. The author signs as C J Dillon.
Advertising echoes: small space wins, wide spread alarms
A reflective note on advertising asks readers to compare speaking softly to friends with spreading a message across a page. It suggests restraint earns attention while full-page blitzes provoke a townwide reaction.
Dr Miles Heart Remedy Reputedly Helps War Veteran
Charles Holmes of Walton Delaware County New York testifies that after suffering heart trouble and stomach distress he found relief with Dr Miles Heart Remedy. He reports better sleep appetite and energy and notes he is almost 68 and a veteran of the rebellion with wounds from the war.
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Miles
Charles Holmes
Charles. Holmes
N. Y
Walton, Delaware Co
N.Y
Town residents visit store over undisclosed trouble
The Clay Center Times notes locals will come to the store to view the issue, stating there is no point in continuing discussion and that the matter will resolve itself.
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Clay Center Times
Training a Collie to Obey Hand Signals
Professor Li Ross notes a puppy trained to stop on hand signals and follow the arm will become more trustworthy than the average hired man. The method emphasizes clear gestures and consistent cues to build reliable behavior.
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Ross
Union Belief in Strength and Brotherhood
An old editorial urges unity and neighborliness, warning isolation harms business and health. It asserts people cannot live by bread alone and stresses the noble, practical value of the brotherhood of humanity.
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Brotherhood of Humanity
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J.O. Anderson
Journal
Bank of Scandia
C.V. Hageman
John A. Freeburg
Zimbalmer
Kansas
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank
GC. S. Morey
H. S. Cooper
A. R. Morey
J.J. Smith
M. A. Preble
Fred Anderson
Western Winds
Humphreys
Moes
Garmans
John Wells
Wm Bell
Jay Bells
Mrs. Everett
Jane Brown
Des Moines
Leonard Aspegren
Secandia
Dist
Eva Hohr
Clifton
L. C
Baldwin & Lash
Monuments
Belleville, Kans
Betty Lysholm
Lutheran Church
O. Tillers
O. F. Brewer
F. Reynold
Excelsior Springs
Mr. Lehn
F. A. Nelson’s
Severt Lehn
Bertha Rimel
Europe
Peter Pehrson
Hugos Girls
Lindsborg
Mr. S. Lehn
Spokan Wash
Paul Tiller
Elsworth
Frank Wagner
Rimels
Belleville
Jack
Brotchie
Manhattan
Montrose
Bank Scandia
General Banking
G. W. Nimocks
J. H. Sandell
MR. Man
Itate Island
J. A. Merrill
Pearly Gates
C. J. Dillon
Tam
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart, Ind
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