Installed Officers of the D A Lodge for the Year
The D A lodge installed officers on January 16. Officers named include President Magelaine McDonald and Vice Presidents Ann Crinklaw and Alice Palmer. Other positions filled are Secretary Dora Wing Brevary, Financier Elizabeth Rucker, Usher Nellie Wallace Franzen, and Organist Minnie Allen, with various duties listed. Repair costs for the church amount to 486.67 with building, carpentry, and materials itemized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magelaine McDonald
Ann Crinklaw
Alice Palmer
Dora Wing
Brevary
Nellie
Wallace
Elizabeth Rucker
Elsie- Franzen
Hasel Bryant
Francis Crinkins
Rose Barber
Ada McDonald
Minnie Allen
Grace DuVall
CL Clark
McDonald
Wright
Joe Beckman
Eno
C. R. Beacken
R. Arner
H. Green
Russell Andrews
Obituaries of Audry Henderson and David Bloom in 1924
Audry C Henderson born March 26 1887 in Hodweman county Kansas died January 25 1924 near Gallup New Mexico from railroad injuries aged 36. Survived by sisters H L Picts and Mrs Fred Slaughter and brothers A A Henderson S W Henderson R E Henderson with interment in Wymore Nebraska. David Henry Bloom born November 22 1888 Center Co Pennsylvania died January 23 1924 Steele City Nebraska aged 85. Survived by wife Sophia Candy, four children, two sons John Backus Minnesota and George Steele City, seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral at Presbyterian church in Steele City with interment there.
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Audry C. Henderson
Hodweman County
Kansas
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Wymore
Nebr
Mamie Gillam
Audry
Gallup
New Mexico
B. R
H. L. Picts
Jetmore
Fred Slaughter
Marmouth
North Dakota
A. A. Henderson
Elisa
Idaho
S. W. Henderson
Dacoma
Oklahoma
R. E. Henderson
Fairbury
David Henry Bloom
Center Co. Penn
Steele City
Neb
Rock Grove
Nil
Sophia Candy
John
Backus
Minn
George
Bloom
Jewel City
Kans
German Reform Church
Orangeville
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Davis
Steele City Cemetery
Not Worth a Rush and the Bonanza Word Origins
A reader notes misread sayings about not worth a rush and explains the term bonanza. The author traces origins from carpet days and honored guests to mining jargon used for rich ore discoveries.
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Bonanza
Seniors Prep for Graduation and Hoops in Hanover Trip
The Womans Club loaned twelve standard encyclopedias to the grammar room to ease lookups. Seniors plan their graduation, while boys and girls basketball teams aim to win in Hanover Kansas tonight and face Plymouth next Friday after beating them on their floor. The math and science classes study geometry and electricity as pupils discuss exam questions and future plans. A new Boys Athletic Association rule requires shoes off racks near gym floors to protect the surface.
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The
Womans Club
Plymouth
Boys Athletic Association
Local Visit Notices Span Friends and Relatives Nearby
Delbert Davis spent Sunday at his father's. Ray Justin and family visited one day last week with C. Justis'. Mr. and Mrs. George Simmons visited Sunday with relatives at Hanover. Mr. Tincher of Diller spent few days last week with the Hagerman family. Miss Faye Stanton, teacher of Joy Creek, spent the weekend with home folke near Morrowville. Miss Lucile Jaedieke, teacher at Liberty, visited Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Hanover. Mrs. Rena Mowry returned home recently after a short visit with her sister Mia. Bixby and friends at Geneva and Lincoln, Nebr.
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Delbert Davis
S. Ray Justin
C. Justis
George Simmons
Hanover
Tincher of
Diller
Hagerman
Faye Stanton
Joy Creek
Home Folke
Morrowville
Lucile’ Jaedieke
Liberty
Rena Mowry
Mia
Bixby
Geneva
Lincoln
Nebr
Local Names Recorded In Community Notes
Edgar Williams works for John Malady this week Frances Jamee starts at Rose Hill School. Mrs Cora Cuthbert spent Sunday at Lather Breazeais. John Malady and Tom Goca appear in the notes. Paul Compton McCallen assisted with a move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Williams
John Malady
Frances Jamee
Rose Hill
Cora Cuthbert
Lather Breazeais
Tom Goca
Secaieeeceman
Paul Compton McCallen
Sakae Leager and neighbors share weekend visits
Sakae Leager at Dry Branch returned home Saturday after a weekend visit with Mrs. Wm. Compton and son Rowe Malady Vivian O Neil and Minnie Malady at the Charley Compton home. Bill Jones Sr. and family called Monday at Mrs. Reyreid farm vacated by Walter James who moved to his home. Roads remained impassable and traffic hindered by wagon and team. Mildred Hotchkiesa spent Saturday and Sunday with the nix at Fairbury and was surprised when her California bound brother arrived for a month.
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Sakae -Leager
Dry Branch
Saurday
Wm. Compton
Rowe Malady
Vivian O'Neil
Minnie Malady
Charley Compton
Endicott
Bill Jones Sr
Mildred Hotchkiesa
Nix
Fairbury
California
Ancient throwing stick linked to defunct American cultures found
A spear throwing stick, 18 inches long with holes for fingers, was unearthed in Ozark caves in Missouri and Arkansas. The simple weapon may connect prehistoric Americas with distant civilizations from Peru to the Arctic, showing universal use across western hemisphere cultures.
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America
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Arkansas
Peru
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Patecuaro Lake
Mexico
Law not Stevenson’s forte
Robert Louis Stevenson, famed Scottish writer, was an advocate by training but never practiced law. Lord Shaw of Dunfermline recalls Stevenson at the Edinburgh bar, a nervous figure who earned only a single guinea for a petition service instruction before fading from legal work.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Edinburgh
Lord Shaw
Dunfermline
Thomas Shaw
Stevenson
Mirage in History
A mirage is an optical illusion where distant objects appear inverted or displaced by atmospheric effects. It is often seen along the Western or Camade regions and around the United area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ot Camade
United
Adver of Adlerika for Stomach Relief and Constipation
An advertisement from Arner's Drug Store touts Adlerika as a remedy to expel sour poisons and gas from the upper and lower bowels. It claims the product removes foul decaying matter, guards against appendicitis, and improves digestion with ingredients like buckthorn bark and glycerine.
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Adlerika
Arner’s Drug Store
Adv
Town Pests At College Toy Home For the Frat and Proms
A fragmentary account notes college life and campus events with playful slang about a shy student and the line of campus pranks. The brief mentions gossip around frat activities and proms in a local college town.
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Thin Sweet Childain
Meally
Proves One Thing and The Think About Snippet
Jed Tunkins says a man who laughs at his own jokes proves he has a patient and cheerful disposition. A quoted line suggests the value of getting to law and hints at lessons about recognition and response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Tunkins
Haunting Hare Escape At Station
A country man transporting two live hares by rail loses control at a station. He sets the basket outside, one hare escapes and the man chases it while joking about ticket honesty. The scene ends with the man claiming he has the tickets.
First shepherds and the rise of village life
A single shepherd needed help to tend a flock leading to scattered huts and caves forming early villages at pasture edges. As communities grew they developed laws and customs, while the discovery of spinning wool into yarn and weaving cloth spurred manufactures and trade.
Road to Honor and Fortune Among Diverse Public School Pupils
An OCR fragment notes Emerson on recognizing greatness and humor. It mentions a Vancouver public school with pupils from varied nationalities attending, illustrating a melting pot in education. The text references clever women and social observations about humor and sighting points of jokes.
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Feet
Hime
High Enuire
Emerson
Vancouver
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Steele City Press
Witenes
Ender Af Oungreas
Marck
Steele City Markets
Bosonter
Jts
Grace and
George Duvall
Depot
S. Taylor, M. D
H. Rathjen
C. T. Whitney
Prop
D. of A. Lodge
France
French Academy of Sciences
Paris
Farmers:State Bank
Bone-McLucas Lumber Co
Sempson, Mar
Sophia Bloom
G. E. Bloom
Fima Bloom
Xine
Huston
Mr. Hartigan
Russell
Andrews
Harry Allen
Howard Pickering
Rocky Hollow
Hollenberg
Law Not Stevenson
United States
Union Pacific System
Missouri River
Herbert C. Hoover
R Gray
Law
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