Sunday Dinner Guests Among Local Families
Mr and Mrs Jake Ratzlaff and Mr and Mrs Abe Loewen hosted Sunday dinner at the Dave Ratzlaff home with multiple guest families from S M Cressman WEgele and F W Achte plus Mrs Minnie Eilert of Iowa and P Krause. Several local households visited each other across the day with extended family members and neighbors, including Achtemeier Wegele Zubick and Friesen relatives and a Newton visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Ratzlaff
Abe Loewen
Dave Ratzlaff
S. M. Cressman
Je.wegele
F. W. Achteseier
Minnie Eilert
Iowa
Od P
Henry Funkner
Henry Zubick
H.E. Wegele
Pieros
A. J
J. B. Friesen
J. T. Loewen
D. F. Ratalaff
Lily
Achtemeier
al Qirours
I. T. It
George G. Rempel
Jacob Rempel Mily
Endicott
Luduis Kasse
Wisconsin
Family Portrait Weekend Drive to Fair
A brief note describes a family outing with Mr and Mrs C Q Pier and their daughter Helen during an automobile trip to a county fair. The group enjoyed a sunset drive and the day’s simple pleasures amid the season’s festivities.
Three Englishmen Choose Martella Tower Home
Fragmentary lines describe a tower near the lugland estuary with a moat and eight dungeons. The passage mentions William mist and Henry Cole and refers to artists and etched works, as well as a Murrow iron gang. The text is garbled but implies a historical house with defensive features and distant sea views.
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Lugland
Curee
William Mist
Stratford
Benjamin Cole
Henry Cole
Right and Left Handedness: A Historical Debate
The article surveys theories on why people favor one hand. It cites hereditary and physiological explanations and notes debates about instinct versus environment. It mentions beliefs that left handedness related to war usage and eye or foot dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boule
Quips and Observations From a Lighthearted Collection
A compact survey of humorous maxims and social musings on work, language, fashion, punishment, aging, taxes, editors, and politics. The sayings touch on manners, gender, experience, and public life with a folksy voice and wry humor.
Beatrice Weekend Travel and Family News
Mr and Mrs Max Nider and Miss Isabelle Steer drove to Beatrice Saturday. Miss Agnes Thiessen, lately at Pickerel, returned home last week. Mrs Shultz of Tobias sews for Mrs Steer this week. Mr and Mrs F E Seng visited Beatrice Thursday to attend a sister in law's wedding. Letters from H T Fast say he wife and son Robert enjoy California and will stay with Mr and Mrs H C Janzen during most of the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Nider
Isabelle Steer
Beatrice
Agnes Thiessen
Pickerel
H. T. Fast
Robert
California
H. C. Janzen
A Snippet on Truth, Tone, and Early Breakfast Jests
A reflective note mocks taking sides in debates with lines about drum hearing and bank charges. It quips a neighbor’s smudge on the nose and his harsh language provoking reactions while contrasting early risers with their waiting spouses.
Masked man arrest in Broken Bow overturned by judge
Hank Leggett was arrested in Broken Bow for appearing in public with a mask. Emerson Purcell testified at home and convinced the judge that the man was Hank Leggett, exposing the arrest as mistaken identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Leggett
Broken Bow
Emerson Purcell
Hank
Commentary on Biases Shapes Written Opinions
The speaker argues that personal prejudices largely color what they write and say, acknowledging a lack of purely sound judgment and urging reflection on subjective influences.
Town Editor Stands Against Payback Gossip
A local editor laments fueling public cruelty and urges responsibility, warning that feeding smears under one’s own name harms the town and credibility. The piece calls for cautious, fair reporting and personal accountability in heated situations.
Senate proves world is round to Columbus style judges
A satirical note contrasts Columbus and the US Senate calling out crooked politics. It suggests towns remove misleading road signs to prevent travelers from wrong turns and cites Adam Breede arguing that thriftier men may offer steadier homes after marriage than spenders.
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Columbus
United States Senate
Adam Breede
Ancient Authors Had Variety of Interests
A Hyderabad library owned by Doctor Syed M P D Kassim showcases ancient writings on longevity, turning stones and pearls into shapes and colors, preparing for long fasts, and growing teeth. It reportedly includes palm leaf manuscripts in many Indian languages and a Vedic-era work describing a wireless telegraphy with distant stone plates and no wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syed
M. PD. Kassim
Jahagirdar
Pasteur Hall
Pathargatti
Hyderabad
Scientific American
India
Rediscovered Clerkenwell Well Unearthed Under London Shop
Workers digging under a Farringdon road shop floor uncovered the fabled Clerks well once used to supply water to the street. A leaden suction pump remains were found near a Roman wall fragment, substantial enough to form part of a new building’s foundations.
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Clerkenwell
London
Farringdon Road
The Great Mogul and the Indian Provinces
An 18th century overview describes India as six large provinces Bengal Bombay Madras the Northwest Provinces and Oudh the Punjab and Burmah with governors under the viceroy who serves the king emperor. It recalls rulers such as the nawab of the Carnatic peshwa of the Marathas the emperor of Delhi and the mahara jah of the Punjab among others.
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India
Bengal
Bombay
Madras
Northwest
Oudh
Punjab
Burmah
Peeping Tom Charged After Night Eavesdropping Incident
A young man in Rochdale England faced magistrates on a charge of unlawfully listening by night under walls and infirmary eaves to hear nurses. He resisted arrest and was struck by a hammer during capture. the case cites an old common law offense of night walkers and eavesdroppers.
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Rochdale
England
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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