City News Briefs Signal March Events and Appointments
Local notes report road work supervision by HE. W. Wonds in Beatherville, a new Northwestern Mutual Life company line near Armstrong, and a Ward 3 caucus in the old laundry building. Trustees approve road contracts, a hotel foundation work update, and a Rathbone Sisters convention setup. Also listed are town meetings, social notices, marriages, land bids, and a wallpaper sale at Sha-Alle’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westwour
Wales Autre
HE. W. Wonds
Beatherville
Alex Peddie
John Godden
Board of Supervisors
Emmet
Dickinson Counties
Wai Spirit Lake
Dickinson
Thomas Buckman
Kalo Brick and Tile Co
Purely Personal Local Appearances and Visits Noted
A string of short notes lists residents and visitors across Iowa and nearby states. People like Miss Vashti Wilcox, Mrs. Seth Tranchett, Joe Mendelson, and Miss Caroline Marble are noted visiting relatives or teaching engagements. Travel mentions include Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Algona with several farm and business visits. Local stores and students are referenced, along with a few job moves and town transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mencelsen
Des Moines
Momdsay
Chiquet
Brark Dodge Rossemucer Suns
Td Backoam
Bunlalo Center
Dean Patterson
Algous
Seth Tranchett
Cedar Rapids
Vashti Wilcox
Dolnver
Chas. Liven
J. RR
Alexander
N.d. Lee
John Golla
Fannie Noe
Dolliver
Joe Mendelson
Oransky & Mendelson
Dorothy Blakey
Leonard
Josephine Lee
Ringsted
P. A. Gerberich
Daupghter Florence
Alexandria
Minn
Jess Cox
Brady Sommin
Brownell Jacobson
Gruyver
Smoening
Caroline Marble
Near Armstrong
Wa, Conn
Ida Miller
Tartley
M. BW. Sealey
Conn
Mes
J. C. Mishier
Precport
His
Francis Grierson Quotes on Creative Power in Critic
The excerpt discusses how sentiment and emotion drive artistic achievement and the need for form to grasp ideas. It cites a pitch of enthusiasm as essential, notes the value of the creative instinct, and uses an electric bolt metaphor to compare lightning to insight. The passage reflects mid-20th century critique language about art and intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian
Francis Grierson
Critic
Outbreak News Spread by Local Revolutionary Riders
In May 1775 Berkshire residents promised speedy intelligence from Boston by riders who would relay news to Tyringham or Sheffield. Jacob Van Deusen agreed to ride first on May 8, followed by Mark Hopkins, with alternating days and a weekly twice schedule, excluding Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Courier
Boston
Tyringham
Sheffield
Josiah Smith
Springfield
Jacob van Deusen
Mark Hopkins
Insect Speed Shatters Bird Swift Myth
A naturalist notes house flies beat their wings 800 times a second and travel about twenty five feet in that burst, reaching speeds that could cover a mile in 33 seconds if kept. When alarmed, insects can gain as much as 160 feet per second, astonishingly outpacing swallows in a dragonfly chase observed by observers.
Water Pitcher Cover and Paper Wrapping Trick
A method to keep water in a common pitcher using cotton batting between two sheets of wrapping paper Circling the edges forms a cover that sits close to the stand to trap air This cover aids sickrooms for both water and milk pitchers Also mentions devotion and a judge in unrelated text
Trunk of the Dead lecture referenced in Loyalist plea
Apparent discovery reveals a plea for Rich Grove Loyalist ties at a May 10 1808 extension. London Notes and Queries notes a Egyptain discovery, while Cardiff Mail humorous quip and Success Magazine quotation follow, outlining environmental influence on even the strongest individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hla
Thales
Ufe
England
London
Wall Paper Sale Ad by F. S. Shadle & Co
A bustling city ad promotes 15¢ wallpaper with swell patterns from F. S. Shadle & Co. Also touts Dean's Regulates a laxative for constipation digestion and appetite, priced at 25 cents per box, urging readers to ask their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Shadle & Co
Dean
City
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Brief City News
Marth Sixth Street
Meatherville Marines
Matherville Jagdeo Mo
Nimreds
W. RR. Nickerson
Estherville
White
Fred Hints
Woman's Club
Mert QC
Mead
Helen D. Hanson
Wetherville
Mert
St. Jamies
Geo. Augtiv
Andrew Anderson
John Walverson
North Dakota
Mr. Anderson
Qupllv
Underwood
Taal
North Star Chapter
O. HK. Os
Apo
Haanl
Sha- Ale’s
Mre
Fray
Flora
Vitonka
Sam Bo Reed
Mauve
Miss Diesel
Midford
Fld. Clinite
I.dywin
Graver
Mies Bersie Armedeci Oeend Ter Minnecapeélis Rida
Gi Wl Myers
Water Town Waterday
Anah Bachman
University
Merbert Nichols
Mason Q City
Hig
Memorial College
Chas. Bartlett
Wesley Robb
Arthur Pitcher
Janek Creek Township
Miss Comstock
Mankato
Alice Stinson
Low
Wheelock
Deo
Vindicator
Alpona
Algyonw
Joa
Gai
Wargo
Mars
Gabe
Jack
Ecuador
Williams & Anders Quaman & Woltteu
Wallinot
Piasene
Biden Baa Seton
Fenan
Tanjamin Dudley
Robert Morrin
Asnackondrin
Cardiff
Wodertaker
Onre Anerroundingas
Hiven
Success Magazine
Thomas
Lony
F. S. Shadle Drug Co
Gro
Williams & Anderson
Jing Eag
Petore
Ourling
Herman G. Graat
ER. T. Hobbin
Ladie
Express
Valenciennes
Brown Maslin
E. T. Hobbin
Estherville, Iowa
St. Paul
Duluth
Points
Minnesota
Manitoba
Ontario
Montana
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Great Northwest
GC. W. Moup
Con
Midigralou
Borrateawrite
Hockwell
Pullman
Northern Pacific Railway
A. M. Cleland
St. Paul, Minn
H. E. Fister
Vorturiig Ecco
Dume
Olnt Anko
Frank Monahan
Mutinet House
East Main
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