Local and Personal News From Potter Area
Mrs. Orlando, Mrs. Olson and Miss Olson visited here in an automobile from Potter on Tuesday. A. I. Phelps and family return from Denver. J. C. Wolfe and daughter May and her husband traveled from Lodgepole. Albert Pettit of Elm Creek visits Will Pettit and family here. N. E. Medlock and wife return from Denver, neuritis healed. Lee Howard and mother from Sunol with sister Delila Dyke and Gwenyth visit A. K. Greenlee. Mrs. J. A. Nicholson and Donald return from Wellington, Kansas. she plans to move to Council Bluffs. Mr and Mrs McKinley Bryan and bride arrive at homestead near Glenda, Wyoming, camping gear shipped earlier. Agnes and Gertrude Van Driel of Chicago visit sister Mrs. S. A. Schmitt. social service workers touring the West.
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Lee Howard
Sunol
Delila Dyke
Gwenyth
Portland
Oregon
A. K. Greenlee
Agnes
Gertrude van Driel
Chicago
S. A. Schmitt
Knee Deep in June by James Whitcomb Riley
A nostalgic poem about longing for carefree days in June under an apple tree. The speaker imagines lying in shade, listening to birds, and enjoying simple pleasures away from work, hoping a loved one would join in timeless summer respite. The piece evokes early American rural imagery and childlike, lyrical mood.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Eye and Temper Savers: Needlework Rules from Home Companion
A Home Companion writer advises needlecrafters to work in cycles of fifty minutes on and ten minutes off to rest the mind. He stresses proper light direction with light from the left, and recommends plain backgrounds and sober colors for white or light lace work. He also suggests a black non glossy apron and avoids patterns on clothing to prevent distraction.
Celebrated Bachelors in Arts and Letters
The piece notes several notable bachelors across art and science including Handel Reynolds Turner Sir Janae Newton Cavendish and authors Pope Goldsmith Lamb and Macaulay. It explores Goldsmiths bachelor life as fitting, Lamb’s bachelorhood from affectionnot choice, and Macaulays satisfaction with sisterly love as a substitute for marriage.
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Handel
Reynolds
Turner
Janae Newton
Cavendish
Iustriots
Pope
Goldsmith
Lamb
Macaulay
Twickenham
Wordsworth
Lord Macaulay
Hannah
Charles Trevelyan
Mental Twilight and the borderland of mental health
The piece describes mental twilight as a gradual shift into dis ease where it is unclear if a person is truly ill. It advises timely consultation with a doctor and cautions that early treatment is more effective before full symptoms appear. It also notes that a conscious sense of organic well being is the best test of mental health.
Our Old Paper Currency and Its Fractional Notes
The piece notes fractional currency as small denomination paper money issued during the Civil War era after specie suspension. It explains how silver coins vanished from circulation, Congress authorized notes of 10 25 and 3 cents in March 1868, totaling up to 50 million dollars, providing relief though much becomes worn and unredeemed.
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Congress
Cracked eggs threaten quality and safety
When eggshells crack even slightly, germs and molds enter and spoil the contents. The eggs possess a protective gelatinous coating that blocks air and pathogens. once pierced, keeping quality declines immediately.
Three Naval Victories Feature on Sailors Collars
Ttig stated the three white collar lines in the United Kingdom signify Nelsons three naval victories the Nile Copenhagen and Trafalgar.
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Ttig
United Kingdom
Nelson
the Nile
Copenhagen
Vrafalgar
No-grounds cottage deal sparks territorial talk
The Baltimore American notes a wry exchange about a cottage purchase with scant land. One character defends the deal, denying any selfish aim of territorial expansion, while the other questions the agent’s persuasion.
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Baltimore American
Plight of Six Orphans Touches Calvin's Heart
Topeka Kansas July 18 Corporations may be soulless as is supposed but an incident shows Union Pacific railroad acting with kindness toward six orphan children whose parents were killed by a train. After a coroner's jury cleared the railroad, attorney R W Wait uncovered the children's plight leading to a letter to Union Pacific officials and President Calvin. The company lifted two mortgages, bought a new motor truck, and paid funeral expenses totaling 8 764.
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Topeka
Kans
Jinis
Jins
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Pred Walley
Tie
Farley
Vern
R. W. Wait
Yopeka
Blair
BR. RK. Calvin
Falley Farm
Mrother
Acarunulans Known For Skillful Slings In Greece
Ancient slingers from Greece used lead balls and stones in warfare. In the plain of Marathon many projectiles were found, bearing inscriptions with names and epithets and the warning Look out. Order your Tandam Disks early as they will be hard to get. S. A. Schmitt Implement Co.
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Greece
Marnathon
S. A. Schmitt Implement Co
Looking Glass and Wine Glass Use in Fanaticism Argument
General Funston noted to a newspaper correspondent that even the looking glass and the wine glass have uses. The looking glass reveals our defects to ourselves, the wine glass reveals them to others, illustrating a measured critique of fanaticism.
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Funston
No Great Damage: A Quip on Hearts and Engagements
A Louisville Courier-Journal remark notes a comic line about a woman said to have been engaged seventeen times and a heart likened to an Indestructible toy. The quote, framed as banter, casts light on social attitudes toward romance and wit.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
After the Ceremony Money Back Wish
Life quotes a bride asking if she can return a wedding present given by her aunt and recover the money, reflecting practical concerns about gifts and refunds after a marriage ceremony.
The road to success is as easy as the road to ruin
A short reflective line contrasts easy paths to success with equally simple routes to ruin attributed to Benjamp Franklin, offering a cautionary note on choices and consequences.
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Benjamp Franklin
Supper Guests and Local Visitors Noted
Supper guests included Mr Loebe and family and Miss Nagen gast Mrs Ed Walsh, Dennis and Agnes Walsh drove to Sidney. J. M. and J. C. Kreader traveled to Sidney on Saturday on business. Will McMullen hosted Sunday callers Mr and Mrs James McNulty, Mrs McGrath and daughters Loretta and Bernice. Hie Eckert family, Livoni, and Ruetter of Sidney visited Foster home Friday evening. Doris Davison and John Eckert with family visited Foster Sunday. Louis Peterson and Lillian Messick joined Dalton goers Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. L. Weed
Herb Foster
Sims Home
Dave Peterson
Vaughn
Fremont
J. C. Kreader
Torrington
Wyo
Louis Peterson
Dan Keenan
Pat Kindlan
Whit Oleson
Dalton
John Eckert
Ed Donaghy
Pat Keenan
Dennis Walsh
Mike Fox
Jim Kindlan
Kreader
McNulty
Sam Eckert
Walsh
Dan
Sidney
Collie Wreader
Gurley
Ickeiles
Rollin Pitts
John Davison
Lillian Messick
Reddington
Weed
James McNalty
Loebe
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Orlando
Mrs. Olson
Miss Olson
Potter
Mrs. A. I. Phelps
Denver
J. C. Wolfe
May
Lodgepole
Albert Pettit
Elm Creek
Twephew
Will Pettit
N. E. Medlock
J. A. Nicholson
Donald
Wellington
Kansas
McKinley Bryan
Bride
Glenda
Wyoming
Orchard
Len
Peewee
Bluejay
Ming
Joseph Rodman Drake
Calvin
Union Pacific Gists
Slingers of
Nolan
Haheler
Nebr
Arington Stock Company
Monarch of
Anaphone Caliope
W.H. Weeden & Son
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