Belleville area summer socials and farm changes noted
Local notes report Bev McHenry hosting guests from Scrivner and Hill families. Frank Young retires from farming after a public sale. County officials assist unloading a government road tractor. army trucks arrive on favorable terms. Residents visit Topeka, Colorado, and nearby towns for fairs, business, and church events. Multiple farm rentals, moves, and school plans unfold in Belleville and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Young
Frank
Norway Township
C. G. Aspegren
Board of County Commissioners
Belleville
Wilson Brothers
Washington Township
Topeka
Roy Coons
Liberty Township
Colorado
Frank Benyshek
Cuba
Welter Shaw
West of Munden
Harry E. Bail
Liberty Twanship
M. E. Churen
Lloyd Johnson
John H. Griffin
Sandy Rieman
Kansas City
H. H. Huntsinger
Local notes from the farm and church gatherings
Charles Currie works for Harry Gile this week. Several residents cut corn. Mrs. Olive Barleen and baby visited Mrs. Garbry. Gertie Gile and Effie Walters spent time at George Waters home. Claude Dodge and son visited O. Dodge in Belleville. Farmers Union hosted an ice cream and cake supper at Highland school with songs and a dialogue by Lone Tree and Highlands children. Helen and Irene Englet sang. Mis oldie Eastman stayed with Bertha Ainsworth. LeRoy Gile visited home folks. Lon Eagles brought their Overland home from Scandia. P T Gile and family hosted dinner. T S Walters, George Walters, Floyd Walter and families attended. Dave Lindahl and Clifford spent Sunday at Dave Thomas home. Annual Sunday School convention at U B church in Norway Sunday at 2:00 pm old time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Currie
Harry Gile
Robt. Hyder
Clare Wright
Chas
Barleen
Olive Barleen
Baby
Garbry
Gertie Gile
Effie Walters
Geo. Waters
Claude Dodge
Bellevillé
O. Dodge
Norway
Dr Doran Free Medical Consultation Tour In Belleville
Dr Doran a licensed Kansas physician conducts a one day free consultation later in the week at Yankee Inn Hotel Belleville from 9 am to 4 pm. He travels to towns offering home service examinations and promises non surgical treatment for many ailments while noting he does not operate for chronic appendicitis gall stones ulcers of stomach and adenoids. Married women should attend with husbands and children with parents. Address Medical Laboratory of Dr Doran 336 336 Baton Block Minneapolis MN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
State of
Kansas
Medical Laboratory
Dr. Doran
Baton Block
Minneapolis
Minn
Ed Seabolt Subscriptions Mentioned In Note
A terse note mentions Ed Seabolt and a subscription, with brief informal references to sharpened tools and filing saws. The fragmentary text suggests a casual reminder or inquiry about subscribing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabolt
Rain of fish and birds a recurring oddity across history
The piece catalogs historical reports of fish and other creatures supposedly falling from the sky from 1866 in Stanstead to 1896 in Baton Rouge and anecdotes from Aberdale Wales and Singapore, noting scientific explanations while listing notable sightings and local testimonies about extraordinary showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanstead Parish
Merry England
Popular Science Magazine
Baton Rouge
John Lewis
Aberdale
Wales
Alexander von Humboldt
The
Andes
Thealives
Singapore
Bengal
Boston
Connecticut
Fire Ties Lithuania Faith to Ancient Fire Worship
A discussion links religious fervor to fire imagery in Lithuania. The article notes hearth-centered rituals, the role of the oldest woman in tending family fires, and pagan vestal traditions shaping Christian language about faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lithuania
Opera Stars Struggle With Heavy Expenses
A letter asks why grand opera stars seldom save much money. It notes heavy costs and cites a performer wearing a milkmaid outfit rumored to have cost two thousand bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehind
An Alley Dialogue on Schooling and Job Prospects
A humorous dialogue shows An'Allick the Boss refusing employment to an applicant who laments failing arithmetic and blames his grammar school education. The applicant acknowledges the fault lies with his father for sending him to a grammar school.
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Scandia
Scandia Mergantile Company
Bev. McHenry
Mesdames
Poplar Grove
Ollie Bettis
Laura Barnhart
Nina Ferguson
Bert McHenry
Agnes Gamble
Rydal
Gamble
H. A. Lewis
Mont Hill
Frank Larson
Anton Ofstad
South Dakota
Joseph Kanel
Manden
Lars Norgard
N. P. Petersneighty
Ofstad
Frank C. Laws
Register of Deeds
Ozark Country
Missouri
Wm. Segerhammar
Apeandia
Segerhammar
Robert ‘McHenry
Dresden
James McHenry
Bild Tattly
Elmér Nichol
Nichols
Oregon
Carl Norgard
Mrs. Eastberg
Victor Frans Johnson
Minnesota
Harley Lewis
Ed. Simmons
Herbert Scrivner
Arraba
Scrivner
Marion
Johnson
Henry H. van Natta
Omaha
John Jehlik
Tudor J. Charles
Republic
Otto C. Nelson
Floyd Bartlett
Ray Haney
Ray
Seneca
Charles Novak
Rytych
Lake
Munden
John Jehlck
Prank Laws
Prof. Thomas
Garrison
Manhattan
Union News
Emery Johnson
Rasmussen
Mr. Drake
Ike Smith
Archie Larson
Concordia
Abe Johnson
Ed. Swhercinsky
Jap Morehead
Hebron
Morehead
Gladys Householder
Ralph Bowersox
Claude Goodwin
Agricultural College
Neatus Sandell
James Mallory
del Goodwin
Illinois
Union
Burr Oak
Will
Union Valley
Hreshing Company
Bwent
Crome Bowersox
Elleville
Albert Sandell
Kenneth Thomas
Clark
Mallory
Fred Moe
Salina
Chas, Reeds
Albert
Gust Sanflell
Tom West
J. T. Johnson
Landblade
Jamestown
Frank Goodwin
S. H. Baldwin
Canada
Guy Gardner
Washington
Lee Bowersox
Gladys Househoulder
John Hubbard
Berne Ewing
Wayne
Ingraham
Alvin Milner
Paul Milner
Nitus Sandell
Charlie Sandell
Tims
J. W. Plotner
A. W. Segerhammar
G. A. Nystrom
A. R. Morey
S. J. Summer
B. P. Williamson and Son
Scandia Journal
Yankee Inn
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