Maywood reminiscence letter outlines family tales and memory
A fragmented reminiscence from Nettie BL Phillips recalls a Maywood life, postmasters, neighbors, and distant kin. The narrator mentions marriages, a nurse’s note, an aunt, and community ties, weaving personal history with local places and people. The letter also hints at faded connections and a wish to share more in future installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laele Joe Cushman Mentiort
Josiah Cushman
Wallares
Nettie BL Phillips
Meteorites and the great Diablo Canon find described
The article estimates daily meteors entering the atmosphere and details vast finds like the Canon Diablo Aziz meteorite, a 27 and a half ton specimen unearthed from Greenland bedrock. It notes a crater about 4000 feet across and 600 feet deep with thousands of fragments nearby. It discusses meteorite types and the sounds associated with atmospheric entry and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geenland
Canon Diablo
Aziz
Fragments from the cosmos and comic quips mix in strange dialogue
A passage blends ideas of meteors and space lore with humorous lines about marriage, dictionaries, and census jokes. The snippets feature playful banter on fresh meanings, prompts from a census taker, and mismatched conversations between characters, ending with an odd tale about a nun and a man.
Dayling Conversation Fragments About Hunger and Reach
A fragmentary exchange featuring Dayling discussing hunger and closeness. One speaker offers to embrace, while the other questions the motive, suggesting a humorous or intimate undertone in the brief dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sree
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St. Maywood
Wits
Syrague
Pratt
Pete Fe
T Lewis Hinds
Haimeons
Owe Inca
Namlyr
Maro Omar
Seamtars
Aurelius Beauty
Fulton
Walters
MELON
The
New Wonder
Dixie Queen
Stone Mountain
Kleckley Sweet
Excess
Klondyke
Monte Cristo
Pearless
Milwaukee Market
Osage
Minnesota
Sudan
Becker Seed CO
Main Ave
Clinton, Iowa
Dayling
L. B. Hussey
M. D
Savanna, Illinois
Greison
Main St. Tel
Pape Funeral Home
Iowa
Mlinois
Pershing Blvd
Clinton, Ia
Scovill School
Sterling, Illinois
Clinton, Ioy
Illinois Utilities
Mt. Carroll
Elec
Hotpoint
Thor Troning Machines
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