Among Our Neighbors Onter Flue Weather Preparations
Local notes report preparations for winter with farmers cutting corn and gathering crops. Visits include Mrs. E Fuller at Sharp school and Mrs. Gus Gilbertson in Estherville. J M Sharp bought a Hine road wagon. families travel, trade livestock, and move plans include Windom relocation. Community mourns infant loss. Grandma Merriott improves.``
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fuller
Sharp School
Gus. Gilbertson
Estherville
J. M. Sharp
Walter Crowell
Frank Finley
Illinois
Maud Richards
Sharp
Mr. Herrick
Datghter
Mars
Cylt
Daat Aveek
Ae Chickasaw
Jtarlan Willey
Alo
Masytor Tome
Sweet
Luddies Aid Society
CC. Rosenberger
N. A. Andrews
Winslow
Laws
Sea Ae
Chiviraris
Grandma Marriott
Anne Kimble
Lown
Etta Potter
Fredricksberg
Mr. Adams
Merriott
Grandma Merriott
George Merriott
Superior Yucaday
B. F. Taylor
A. O. U. W. Lodge
Cure Catarrh Now Hyomei Still Boon Relief
A local notice urges Betherville readers to treat catarrh promptly with Hyomei to prevent chronic, offering a complete outfit for a dollar and extra bottles for sixty cents. The ad claims no stomach dosing, just breathing the vapor, with a guarantee from B. S. Shadle & Co. plus business college promo and a stream of local society notes and small classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betherville
Shadle &Co
The Beautiful River Becomes Allegheny Name Origin
Captain Celeron first white descender of the Allegheny and Ohio claimed lands for France. In 1749 he buried a lead plate at the Ohio and Chautauqua confluence, noting France’s possession and naming the river Belle Riviere or Beautiful River. The piece discusses discovery claims, French and English rivalry, and how the river came to be known as the Allegheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Celeron
Ohio
France
Chickasaws
Detroit
Niagara
Lake Champtela
Warren
Chautauqua
Belleriviere
Allegheny River Names and Sugar's Endurance Report
Frederick Post notes that Allegheny derives from the Delaware or from an ancient tribe called Alleghans, with variants Palawa Kunki and Pallawi Thoriki. The piece then cites Sir Martin Conway praising cane sugar as superior for exertion, supporting endurance with Demerara sugar as top fuel and accounts from Mount Cook ascents where brown sugar sustained climbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Post
Allegheny
Ohio
Mississippi
Schoolcraft
Colden
Allegan
Lewis Evans
Evans
Pittsburg
Martin Conway
Aconcagua
Demerara
Mount Cook
Malcolm Hoss
Alpine Journal
Ross
Origins and meanings of surnames in historic naming
The article explains how surnames developed from patronymics, occupations, and place or natural features. Examples include Thomas Williamson, John Smith, and John Wainwright, tracing how inherited names distinguished individuals with common first names across communities.
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Wyckoff Piano Co
Sioux City
Iowa
Kimball
W. HE. McNerney
Estherville Jewelry & Music Co
Estherville, Idw
Ayer
Ayers
Dean
Conen
Hyde Park
Maay
Onter
J. E. Fuller
Ryan Lake
Norman Inman
Shellsburg
N. Inman
Emmett
Stein
Isaac Anderson
J. D. Weir
Huntington
Raleigh
O. H. Keehler
Roy Ridley
Harold Lamb
J. A. Anderson
S.T. VanHmen
David Zaetsh
Windom
Chas. Schultz
Ratherville
J.A. Anderson
Carson
I. J. Robinson
Sam Waters
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
U. S
Midway
Walter Willets
Mrs
Ethel Grenis
Will Irwin's
L. Taylor
Gruver
I . G. Ay Nrowois
Thomas
John
Thomas Johnson
William
Thomas Williamson
Menaley
John Smith
John Tinker
Nike
John Wainwright
Piers
St. Tenia
Lice
Williams & Anderson Druggists
Superior
Pee Norsy
Littell
Walter’ Crowell
Ken
Barber
McClure’s
Easterant
Bett
Jay Johnston & Co
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