Local notices and community updates from a small town
Perc Murphy visits Modena and a Kansas City trip. Mr and Mrs W here a week. Rev Middleton earns praise from a large crowd. Lewis Rowan and Nellie Crawford wed at Unionville. Chautauqua at Long Grove August 11 to 16 with ticket price $1. Frank Vorhes in Lineville. Children’s Day at the Methodist church. Harley Starr buys a Reo automobile. Orndorf of Ravanna locates here. Miss Metta Scott to Chicago for summer college. Joe Mills moves to an 80 acre Dawn farm. Grace Cooey visits family. Allen Kelso back on crutches after leg injury. J W Cozad visiting in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perc Murphy
Modena
Weaver
Ra- Ba
Kansas City
Thos. Middleton
Lewis Rowan
Nellie Crawford
Harper
Unionville
Chautauqua Association
Long Grove
Metta Scott
Liberty
Chicago
Warrensburg Normal
Joe Mills
Dawn
Grace Cooey
Lucerne
George Scott
Allen Kelso
Sewal
J. W. Cozad
Corydon
F. E. Cozad
Social News Tidbits From Nearby Towns
The item notes Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harris visiting Unionville Calera on Wednesday. Charley White and John Baughman were in Centerville on Tuesday. Hoskin brothers Lewis and Sambo spent Tuesday night with their father Mike in Cincinnati Iowa. Mrs. Dover remains gravely ill. Fern Barnett of Mendota stayed with Miss Martha Ryals last week. Emma Johnson dined with Davidson on Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Perry Kelley visited alster and Mrs. Jimmie Carter on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Harris
Unionville Calera
Charley White
John Baughman
Centerville
Lewis
Sambo Hoskin
Mike Hoskin
Cincinnati
Iowa
Dover
Fern Barnett
Mendota
Martha Ryals
Emma Johnson
Davidson
Perry Kelley
Alster
Jimmie Carter
Suny
Mendota Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mendota scene includes Mr and Mrs Andy Baugher visiting at Dell White's home. Leroy Brown buys A F Williams property and plans to move in. Mrs James Baugher returns home after illness. Sunday school at Friendship continues well. Several residents visit relatives, including George White with Miss Purkeypile and Miss Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Baugher
Dell White
Leroy Brown
A. F. Williams
James Baugher
James Bishop’s
Friendship
George White
Robert McClaren
John Brown
B. D. Bates
Fred Brown
Bert Allen
Oscar McAnelly
Warren van Dyke
Roy Fowler
John Sumpter
Nola Leck
Lowel Perkins
Joes Vincent
James White
L. L. Brown
Family visits and social gossip in Shady Lane area
Shady Lane residents including Mrs. Ervin Valentine and sister visit Sunday. The Hill and Kopfer households host gatherings with relatives. Neal Culler and family join Dick Parson's Sunday outing. Vada Hill visits Greta Clapper. Alpheus Houston remains ill. Mrs. Fred Roberts visits her mother J W Ward. Dave Noland family join G T Christian's. Large crowd attends Concord meeting on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Alexander
Ervin Valentine
Glen Hill
Allen Hill
J. E. Kopfer
S. J
Fred Roberts
J. W. Ward
Dave Noland
G. T. Christian’s
Concord
Pleasant Notes From Mt Harmony Community
A fine rain fell Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Rose and children and Mr and Mrs Marion Speak visited at Fred Speak’s home. Tone Anders bought a new auto. Miss Roxie King spent time with her uncle and family. An ice cream supper was held at the Anders home Saturday night. Albert and Fred Cassady Lawrence Small and Cate Guffey left for Kansas. Raley Mundon and Cora Lawson and Ola Rose visited Ola King’s home Sunday. Fred and Mrs Speak welcomed a daughter born June 10. Joe Terrel and Golda Jones were married Sunday at Golda’s home. Sunday services were held at the Victory conducted by Revs Andrews Bessie and Roe. Ethel Lawson Josie Munden and Bessie Baugher visited Janie Kelley Sunday. Mrs Irving Davis and children visited in Iowa. Lincoln Davis drove them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rose
Marion Speak
Fred Speak
Tone
Anders
Roxie King
Ola King
Albert
Fred Cassady
Lawrence Small
Cate Guffey
Kansas
Raley Mundon
Cora Lawson
Ola Rose
Joe Terrel
Golda Jones
Fruit of Evil Associations
A clipped reflection warns that associating with mean people distorts perception and trust, suggesting moral caution and social caution in dealing with harsh influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Great Secrets of a Small Farm Growth through Poultry and Garden
The author shares a family’s path from a 12 acre rented farm to self sufficiency in 18 months. Starting with a few hens and ducks, profits from broilers and poultry, plus an apple orchard and garden, funded a larger chicken house and a cow. The article stresses starting small with poultry garden and berries and expanding as success and market demand allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eate
Make a Successful Garden
The article advises placing gardens for efficient work, with long rectangular plots to cut cultivation time. It stresses mechanized farming over hand labor and suggests arranging permanent fruit trees and berry bushes to ease yearly maintenance.
Tobacco Sprays Show Strong Aphis Control
A Washington station report promotes tobacco sprays as effective against many aphids on house plants, blackberries, and other crops. It notes superior water-based contact action and a fumigating effect that can reach protected aphids, with strong recommendation to apply early for oyster shell bark louse and other pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y 4
L. Melandsr
Washington Experiment Station
Big Factor in Incubation Causes of Low Hatch Rates
The article discusses mystery around why artificial incubation yields lower hatch percentages than natural setting under hens. It notes conjecture and experiments, highlighting a trend that excess ventilation may reduce hatch outcomes. It cites authorities suggesting higher carbon dioxide around naturally hatched eggs and questions its role in incubation success.
Use of Green Fertilizers in Soil Renewal
The article argues that plowing under green crops such as pepe, oats, clover, alfalfa and other graesés, along with liberal use of barnyard manure, is the best method to renew depleted soil. It suggests crop rotation prevents deterioration and notes that keeping livestock to produce beef, mutton and poultry can enrich land over time.
Planter Advice Urges Early Replacement for Corn Seed
Farmers are urged to replace a faulty corn planter before planting. A poor planter proves costly and should be tested with this year’s seed to avoid delays when planting time arrives.
Bean Growing In New Territory No Strict Rules
In extending bean growing into new territory there are no positive rules to be followed. Simply try out some of the different varieties and watch results.
Rainy weekend sent locals outdoors for fun
A welcome rain visited the area on Saturday drawing residents out for small town gatherings. Multiple visits and social calls dominated the week with relatives stopping by and neighbors sharing moments from Exline Milan Mendota and nearby homes.
Sunday social visits across Blue Ridge area noted
Blue Ridge community recorded a series of social visits. Opal Fightmaster attended Sunday school at Bethany. Mrs Danner visited relatives Monday evening and Friday evening. Ora Morlan visited Leeper family Monday night. Selah and Lennah Hackney visited their cousin Opal Fightmaster Sunday evening. Meri Corbin visited Carence Hunter home Sunday. George Fightmaster and Hackneys visited Leo Hackney Sunday evening. Rock Schnelle and Oren Godfrey hosted visits. Selah Hackney visited her brother Willie last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Fightmaster
Bethany
Walter Danner
Wm. Hackney
Ora Morlan
Joseph Leeper
J. Selah
Lennah Hackney
Miss Opal Fightmaster
Merit Corbin
Carence Hunter
Concord
Water Danner
George Miller
George Fightmaster
Leo Hackney
Rock Schnelle
Oren Godfrey
Selah Hackney
Willie
Sunday Social Notes at Sandy Creek
Rain relief eases nerves at Sandy Creek while families visit and visitations occur. Floyd Brice and Tom Hall shared Sunday conversations. Ruth Morgan Minnie Hill visited Eva and Hazel Brice. Children’s Day program at the M E church featured a splendid display. Golda Hall Edith Ruth Watson Erma Mabel Young called on. Loren Hall visited Mrs Lucy Stout. C C Hall and Jim Hall were neighbors during Monday evening calls as Mr Hall remains in poor health.
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Floyd Brice
Tommy Hall
Ruth Morgan
Minnie Hill
Eva
Hazel Brice
M. E
Golda Hall
Edith
Ruth Watson
Erma
Mabel Young
Sundaly
Loren Hall
Lucy Stout
Milan visit and local notes from Saturday
Pollock W A Matkins and wife traveled to Milan on business Saturday. The Chapel Sunday school held Children's exercises the Tth and reported a fine time. James McDonald shipped two cars of stock last week. Della Schnelle sewed at her mother's from Thursday until Saturday. Oh that fine rain Saturday morning, some glad to see it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Matkins
Milan
Chapel
James McDonald
Della Schnelle
Ways to Truth and Courage Across Thought and Feeling
The passage contrasts reaching truth by reasoning and by feeling, asserting profound truths come through love and intuition. It quotes F W Robertson on loving to understand, and Richter on the behavior of timid, frightened, and courageous people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F W. Robertson
To Start Even Mose Confirms Stingy Wealth Plan
A playful exchange features Mose challenging wealth equality while a partner deflects with a joke about spending a 50 cent coin. The scene captures urban dialect and comedic improvisation.
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Mose
Serenity Beet Pesaion in Discourse Sparks Right Cause
A literary remark notes that Serenity Beet Pesaion disrupts and confuses a rational discussion, muddying the moral clarity of a just pursuit. The quote emphasizes how misplacement of a name or idea can derail principled debate.
Geniue and Madness Quote
A compact opening line presents Seneca’s view that true genius requires a touch of madness, underscoring the paradoxical link between brilliance and instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Artificial Eyes The Making Of Artificial Eyes
The article describes eight distinct processes involved in making artificial eyes, each demanding patient skill and considerable art.
There Is Nothing Like a Trip to Yellowstone Park
Promoter extols Yellowstone Park as an unrivaled vacation spot offering a six day stage tour with daily stops at hostelries and camps. Describes geysers, high waterfalls, and vivid geology and invites readers to request a booklet with maps and pictures, offering planning help with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
National Park
Sam
N. T. Wynn
B. L&q. RR
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Martin Effect
Attem
H. Howard
van Fossen Produce Co
North Lincoln
James Funnell
O. P. Jump
Bert Mills
Wm Jump
George Auten
Frank Funnell
Arthur Stroud
Jesse Mikels
Maggie King
Exline
Ella Daily
Near Milan
Timothy Dany
Jim McDonald
Blue Ridge
Sandy Creek
Pollock
Richter
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