Victory Celebration Draws Large Concordia Attendance
A large crowd attended the Victory Celebration in Concordia despite bad weather. School was dismissed at Norway as students preferred to join the events. Numerous social visits and gatherings are noted among local residents and families across nearby towns.
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Goldin Eastman
Helen
Irene Engle
Concordia
Norway
Russell Ewing
North of
Scandia
Eid
Cattle Saved After Alfalfa Feeding in Union County
Albert Anderson saved all of his cattle after they bloated on alfalfa on Monday. A Red Cross meeting was held Monday evening at the Union Valley school house to streamline township Red Cross operations. The column lists visits and activities among local families: Fred Basset and family in Belleville, Ora Morehead of Washington township with Jap Morehead, Will Durham the Republic mail carrier dining at Columbus Owens, Merle Yeager and family at John Clark’s, Mrs. Bert Bowen and daughter with Mrs. Archie Larson, Arthur Coldazier becoming parents to a six and a half pound daughter born Friday, Oct 10, 1919, and various social visits to Belleville, Republic, Scandia, Courtland, and Formoso. The item notes J. T. Johnson purchasing the Clarence Lash property and plans to move soon, Tongue extractions for Archie and Charlie Larson, Dr. McFarland performing the operation, trips by Ralph Bowersox and family to Scandia, and new Ford cars. An investment ad offers three lots with house and barn in Scandia, water and repair needs, with J W Plotner as contact.
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Albert Anderson
Red Cross
Union Valley
Union Township Red Cross
Fred ‘Basset
Belleville
Charles Reed
Ora Morehead
Washington
Tno
Jap Morhead
Will Durham
Republic
Columbus Owens
Merle Yeager
John Clark
Bert. Bowen
Archie Larson
Arthur Coldazier
Chas
Red
Isaacson
White Rock
Kackley
Roy Westrick
H. O. Marshall
Bostwick
Nebraska
Mary Campbell
Mrle Yeager
Marjorie
Cléla
J. T. Johnsons
Clarence Lash
Scandia Lumber Yard Urges Odd Jobs Before Cold Weather
Local lumber yard calls for repairs and pre-winter work. All materials available at Scandia Lumber Yard to prepare homes and structures for the upcoming cold season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Pure White Shorthorn Bull For Sale By Hugh McGowan
Six year old pure white registered Shorthorn bull with a quiet disposition. Come and see him at Hugh McGowan's farm.
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Hugh McGowan
Reformers Learn From Reform Reformers
A dialogue centers on a modern reformer who aims to educate other reformers to see that not every action that pleases someone else is inherently wrong. The exchange questions motives and suggests a tempered approach to reform.
Comets And Meteors In A Whisper Of Jazz
A girl asks how to account for comets and meteors and a professor answers with a playful line about the music of the spheres attempting a little jazz, hinting at whimsy in science.
Fate versus effort builds lasting success in life
A Philadelphia Ledger observer notes that bitter resignation or blaming fate blocks advancement. The truly worthy earn respect by persistent effort, proving character against odds. Success comes from personal merit, not inheritance, while a noble family tradition inspires ongoing striving.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Emerald origins and sacred lore from ancient India
Scientific debate on emerald colors contrasts with Indian belief that emeralds come from heaven. Forbes notes a firefly legend where a glow on grass turns into an emerald worn in a ring, fueling Buddha worship and priestly reverence. Today no fireflies become emeralds yet emeralds keep money flying.
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India
Forbes
Buddha
Blue Sun Timed Rarity Described From 1888 Eruption
The Kansas City Star cites an 1888 August record of a blue sun seen after a major eruption near Batavia. A night darkness blanketed Batavia with lamps lit in late afternoon as volcanic dust obscured the sun. The sky then cleared to reveal a deep blue sun disk seen across a wide equatorial arc.
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Java
Kansas City
Tron
Batavia
Equator
Birds Hold Dances in South American Habitats
Reports from the Detroit Free Press describe South American birds gathering in mossy clearings for periodic dances. The rupicola leads a circle ceremony with orange and scarlet plumage as it steps to the center and performs a minuet like courtship before leaping and whirling.
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South America
Detroit
Free’ “Press
Transfiguration by Raphael Echoes Emerson on Art
A critic cites Raphael's Transfiguration as an exemplar of simple grand art. The calm, benignant beauty is said to touch the heart and feel as if meeting a familiar friend, matching Emerson’s praise of plain dealing in great work.
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Raphael
Jesus
Emerson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised as cure
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by acting through the blood to mucous surfaces. The proprietors offer 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co. AT.% discounts: None.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Knocker Has It Pretty Soft In This Verse
The fragment hints at a flexible boxer’s punch style with hard and soft blows. It reads as a cadence about a skilled slugger capable of varied technique and timing. Strong language suggests a playful or instructional note on fighting stance and rhythm.
Hauling and Plowing Offered by Albert Snyder
Short classified note offers hauling and plowing services by Albert Snyder. Promises prompt, reasonable-priced work and invites contact by phone.
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Albert Snyder
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Lon Engle
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Marie Bowling
Floyd, Walters
Gertie Gile
Raunday
Effingham
Walters
Chevrolet
Himer Higle
Robt. Hyder's
Helen Engle
Florence Yerger
Charlie Currie
Bern Ewing
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UNION
Fenton Houshalder
Floyd Houshalder
Anona Owens
Rexford
Kang$as
Durham
Lois Larsen
Ruth
Courtland
I. Bowersox
Ed Swiercinsky
Tom Schercinsky
Jap Morehead
Sea J. W. Plotner
Fisk
Ine Abney
Osw.co
Erators
Acre
B.P. Williamson & Son
Farmers: Co.Operative Shipping
Aés’n Scandia
Kansas
A. .W.,.segerhammar
G. A. Nystrom
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Col
Mont Harding
Webber, Kan
Humanity In Art
A. D. Fortney
W. Bobo, M.D
F. & M. Bank
Morey
PR. J. West
Justice Court
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Acandia Lodge
Rob’t. Rickabaugh
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