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Newspaper

Spencer News

Location

Spencer, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1913

Page

8

Local Society Notes and Weddings in County News

Miss Mayme Williams and Charrice Jurin wed at Spencer ATit jay. Bailey and Beanye Mills families visited A Penny home. Herrin home hosts and church attendance noted. Webb and Halstead families join Sunday services. Smiths host at Spon Nmas. Gylsen visits. Sioux Rapids shoppers, Gust Lien hosts Sunday. Mart ships Seattle Pivot hoge to Chicago. Lyster home near Greenville. Hazel Smith teaches Pee Oak scholars. Dorothy Duboly and Fong Tangott visit reacher Jon Whiteford program.

JK. Bailey Beanye Mills A. Penny Sie Clarence Herrin Snonag Herrin Halstead Webb Smith Tug S. RK Ea Emi Gylsen Kang Duesday Ee Naeener Sarveld Christena Beatrice Jtavel Sinttiy Sioux Rapids Atin Mart Seattle Chicago L. G. Lyster Taut Olson Greenville

Christmas Returns and Holiday Visits Across Seldon and Surrounding Areas

Jessie Gordon spent Christmas with her parents at Seldon. Joe Reid left for Aves to bake in short tours at the state college. Alvin Schoenewe tends the creamery during his absence. Rohlf and Meta Scharnaberg visit relatives from State Teachers College. Bernice Gordon of Sheldon also visits. Kathryn Koeumke of Lew is home for the holidays. Phiel of Tawand and others planned Christmas programs. large crowds attended services at the Litheran church. Mrs. Albert Webler returned from Keystone. John Geerles visits relatives at George, Iowa. Mrs. Mountiaih visits relatives at Alwona. OC Muster spends Christmas with relatives.

Jessie Gordon Seldon Joe A. Reid Aves State College Alvin Schoenewe da Rohlf Meta Scharnaberg State Teachers’ College Shes Bernice Gordon Sheldon Albert Webler Keystone John Geerles Lele George Iowa Mountiaih Alwona Muster

Local notices from Garfield area Christmas travel briefings

Garfield and nearby families share holiday visits and travels. Bertha Warner returns Wednesday from an absence of seven weeks in Minnesota. Stearn couple arrive after a trip, followed by visits from Lepan Adrian and family. Mrs Behubert comes home after a Sunday stay with relatives. Isaac Woodford and family visit H L Woodford. Eliga Cogan and kin spend Christmas in Monnerovg. Woodard visits A Stearns. Stearns leaves Saturday to visit Harris relatives. Jeremiah Baker of Mores City visits uncle Trauis Laker.

Eliga Cogan Monnerovg Woodard Far Stearns Harris Jeramiah Baker Mores City Trauis Laker

Lake Center visit and local teaching lineup noted

Lake Center residents and Masons attend a show at Ruthven Way night. Teachers depart for home last weekend. Mrs Pinkly teaches grammar, Miss Whiteford the intermediate. Cora Mason enjoys a two week home vacation. Harry Taylor and family travel visiting relatives. Ralph Whiteford family return from Cadac Rapids. program features a passing evening.

Thimboldt Aisue Reinbeck Tow Smnesh Whiteford Jay Hayden Uuthven Saber Lake Center Bhotr Wailrine Belag Wridays Pinkly Grawmar Joan Feiss Capayr Lona Whitefurd Cora Mason Harry Taylor Lona

Christmas Visits and Family Gatherings in Lopezan Center

The community shares Christmas with extended families and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Myers visit their son Will Myers while Claude and Ebb Neinkly families spend the holiday with Gen Browns. W. Gano and relatives visit George Roluruls and Phillips home hosts a Christmas event with Mel and Mesciel Anderson visiting neighbors before heading to North Dakota. Josie Bearcua visits her cousin in Primboistury. J C Roberts and family attend Teiv Towes Sunday, Sultan attends a medical visit in Colfax for a munabisn.

Dodie Josie Bearcua J. C. Roberts Ware Tew Ftowes Sultan Colfax

Explorer Risks Life In Arabia Tomb Exploration At Petra

Dr Palmore and a guide and soldiers secretly entered Mount Hor near Petra in Arabia Fatrea seeking Aaron's tomb. They found a bare cenotaph chamber with Hebrew inscription eroded by lime and a hidden cultural vault behind a curtain. They descended to confirm the tomb then escaped before dawn.

de. Williams Palmore St. Louis Mount Hor Arabia Fatrea Aaron Moses Jane Patrea Malmore Serapte Seata Altura Deny Nawahd Dr. Palmore Petra

Market for Sharks Liver Oil Opens in Malaya Trade

The article describes a proposed small export trade of shark liver oil from Malaysia to Europe and other regions. It notes sharks entering lagoons to mate in October, being speared by hunters, with sizes from seven to fifteen feet. A shark eleven feet long yields about eleven feet around its body and roughly five gallons of oil. value cited is 78 dollars per ton.

Malayala Europe Rome Barrier Reef Atotla

Angling for the presents at children’s parties

A playful party sketch describes a fishing game for kids. Curtains hide two tables with gift prizes each labeled for recipients, while an elder dangles a string and rod to hook a present. Children “catch” items, some jokey prizes, and take turns awaiting real gifts.

Lote Walt Leiden

Birds and Fashion: Peacock Hosiery and Feathered Motifs

Readers observe a London fashion trend featuring bird themed items and embroidered peacock patterns. The piece notes peacock petti coats, snake stockings, butterfly brooches, and bright color handkerchiefs as daring eccentric accessories without endorsing real feather use.

London

To Mars Clothes Neatly

Instructions describe methods for marking clothing with embroidery or ink for quick, durable labeling. It discusses using durable thread, ready stamped names, and delible ink that does not require ironing, advising on edge hemming and minimal wear.

Bowie Lava Arles

Great Clothing Sale Signals New Era for Wm Flindt Co

In 1913 Spencer marked a notable business milestone as the Wm Flindt Company closes its long running shop. O N Stromberg Rex C Hubbard and Arthur E Bjornstad take over The Wm Flindt Company to carry forward the People’s Clothes name with honest value and courteous service. They pledge to maintain old customer trust and welcome new shoppers while offering improved value and attention. The message closes with wishes for a Happy Prosperous New Year.

Iowa Spencer Wm. Flindt, Clothier Clay County Wm. Flindt Tlindt O. N. Stromberg Rex C. Hubbard Arthur Bjornstad 3 Corporation Wm. Flindt Company Peoples Clothes Hiva WM. Flindt CO Q. N. Stromberg Arthur £. Bjornstad

Old South hotel ruins recalled in Scribner tale visit

John Gainworth's Scribner's piece revisits a former finest hotel before the war, now a crumbling ruin. The narrator wanders marble corridors, eerie arches, and a guiding torch reveals relics of a vanished era, with memories and specters amid rust and water drips. A later note mentions Mrs Frederick Brenning, a woman who makes cigarettes with a gold monogram and now operates a small factory.

John Gainaworth Scribner's

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News OF the County South Headland Towiss Mayme Williams Charrice Jurin Spencer Atitjay Gust Lien Senday Dorothy Duboly Fong Tangott Reacher Jon Whiteford Everly Kathryn Koeumke Lewis Numa Phiel Tawand Istimas M. Ok Churedies Perth Wessington Springs Bell Fis Daupiber Phonas Heidt Columbia Nebraska Kosarelues Eran King Garfield Wasa Bertha Warner Jome Tron Minnesota AK. Stearn Bern Mors Lepan Adrian Traveligk A i Wwaoterd Lawson Marathet Adis Behubert Varie Elatives Isaac Woodford H. L. Watcdford Losan Leeroy Tion Hia the Tome OF Peacocks Parrota Flauncew Arthur FE. Bjornstad Ec’y and Treas Frederick Hrennig Charles Cedert Frederick Brannig
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