Local and Personal News From Estherville and Nearby
Local notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling for visits or work. Mr and Mrs Joseph Wise visit Regina in Estherville before returning to Sherburn. James Burns in Algona visits. Oscar Nelson returns to Estherville. Roy McNeal and daughter Ruth visit Dunnell and return. Mrs J Robinson of Manley visits son Chas. Mrs J Strait travels to Iowa City for specialists. Families Beauman Gardenier and Parkins motor to Spirit Lake. Delia and Ethel Larson visit Thompson. Ole Anderson and Clara Ellia honeymooning in Estherville after marriage at Iowa Falls. Anderson tied to Rock Island. Maude Rose visits Des Moines. Anton Fisher plans to repurpose a wooden structure on Lincoln Street and hopes to build a brick building nearby.
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Joseph Wise
Joliet
Ilinoia
Sherburn
Minnesota
Regina
Roy McNeal
Ruth
Dunnell
Aice
J. Robinson
Manley
Towa
Chas
J. B. Strait
Towa City
V. J. Beauman
R. E. Gardenier
Percy Parkins
Spirit Lake
Sunny
Delia
Ethel Larson
Thompson
Ole Anderson
Davenport
Andrew Lande
Frank Ellis
Iowa Falls
Esthervife
Anderson
Rock Island
Clara Ellia
Frank Elli
Maude Rose
Thureday
Des Moines
George Rose
Anton Fisher
Lincoln Street
A. C. Peterson
Baltimore
Peterson
Department of Iowa
General Military Council
Odd Fellows
Peterdon
Dolliver
Estherville
Helen Cole
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
C. Jackson
Des. Moines
East Lincoln Street
F. J. Meyer
Halfa Consolidated Schools
Estherville Census of Local Notables and Arrivals
Estherville residents and visitors are noted in a dense roster of names. Tom Larson travels via Estherville en route to Mankato. Mrs. Ed Hayes seeks residence property. Mrs. Walter Torbet visits New York City. Miss Grace Turner returns to Iowa City. several families and neighbors are mentioned moving, visiting, or attending events. Des Moines, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Des Moines trips appear alongside local postings about real estate, engagements, and church notices.
Learning to Be Miserable Blessings on the Little Folks
A reflective note extols blessing the untroubled by misery and urges kindness. It contrasts smiles and bright faces with the effort to do good for others, encouraging the cultivation of the best in oneself. The excerpt reads like a devotional musing on happiness through selflessness.
Tokyo planners seek to triple city population by absorbing suburbs
A Tokyo special committee proposes expanding the city to 226 square miles by annexing suburban towns. The Tokyo Asahi says this merger will create the largest city, absorbing areas such as Shinagawa Meguro Shibuya Harajuku Yodobashi Nakano Osaki Sugamo and other communities into Greater Tokyo under one administration.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Asahi
Osaka
Yokohama
Kobe
Kyoto
Nagaya
Shinagawa
Meguro
Shibuya
Harajuku
Yodobashi
Nakano
Osaki
Sugamo
Change of style and leap year adjustments described
The text explains the 1752 reform adjusting the legal year to start January 1 and dropping 11 days after September 3, with Sweden and Tuscany making similar changes. It notes Russia and Greece still used old style and that 1800 not being a leap year adds two more days, totaling 18 days between old and new styles.
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Fiest
Sweden
Tuscany
Russia
Greece
Atlanta School Board Reverses Bible Reading Policy
At a regular meeting the Atlanta board of education reversed its recent order requiring Bible readings and the Lord's Prayer in city public schools. The action followed the board reading an 1873 address by Senator Joseph E Brown, a former Georgia governor and early board member, arguing against enforcing Bible use in schools.
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Atlanta Board of Education
Itd
Amicable Action in Ejectment Mentioned by Lawyers
A Collier's Weekly quotation notes a legal term used when a tenant is removed for nonpayment or abuse of premises. The phrase "an amicable action in ejectment" is discussed as a real estate lease trope. Mr Hohenzollern is contrasted with this idea in a humorous context.
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Hohenzollern
Germany
Wiliam
Pigeon nest found near London building sparks comment
In a bustling London area a pigeons nest containing hairpins was noted in a playful exchange between Mrs Styles and Mr Styles. Mr Styles quips that many nearby women likely could not keep their mouths shut.
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Mrs. Styles
London
Failure Always Has Its Price in Law on Suicide
A Vancouver Sun reader note argues a London magistrate’s remark on the right to take one’s own life reflects a troubling legal inconsistency. The writer notes the moral soundness yet questions a law that punishes an attempted suicide despite the intent to end one’s life.
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London
Vancouver Sun
The End of a Perfect Day in Farm Battle
The speaker warns that the upcoming farming year will not be smooth, with obstacles likened to wildcats and bears. He urges resilience and confidence, claiming the true measure is to stand at harvest time and declare he did what he promised.
Ship Tonnage Concept and Calculation Explained
This excerpt defines ship tonnage as the vessel’s internal cargo capacity measured in tons. It notes tonnage is calculated from 100 cubic feet per ton for freight capacity or 40 cubic feet per ton for another estimate.
Wanted cook notices in death column joke
A humorous London Telegraph quip about a wife scanning death notices to find cooks seeking new employers, while the husband jokes she meant want ads. The exchange contrasts death columns with employment ads, highlighting mistaken focus in classified sections.
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London Telegraph
Protestant Kiss in Lord's Supper Service
The text discusses religious observances and mentions Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss. It notes that Paul urged believers to greet one another with a holy kiss and that some Protestants still include the kiss in the communion service.
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Judes
Paul
Scotland’s Oldest Church A Chorth at Blenle
Believed oldest public worship house far from Elgin Scotland dates to 1150. Tradition says it retains an ancient Celtic bell of hammered brass.
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Algona
Oscar’ Nelson
McGregor
Tom Larson
West Bernd
Mankato
Nook Phen
Pam
Ed Hayes
Armstrong
Walter Torbet
New York City
W. W. Scott
General Chemical Company
John A. Torbet
A. Torbet
Dickinson Methodist Seminary
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Torbets
Harrngsburg
E. B. Haskell
St. Paul
Jay Johnston
K. of P. Lodge
Elks’ Hall
Grace Turner
State Hospital
LeRoy Turner
H. S. Greig
South Dakota
John Osgood
Orleans
Ole Bragg
Grace Crim
Richmond
Virginia
C. W. Crim
Grace
M. 7. Groves
Fred Parsons
Nellie Merriott
Ethel Walker
President Wilson
League of Nations
Frances Murphy
N. P. Walker
Blakey
Roy
Chicago
Dorothy
Rush
J. P. Kennedy
Cedar Rapida
John Ross
Anoka
A. Fisher
Armatrong
Wm. Foshier
Alice Stinson
Minneapolis
Harry Sorenson
A. R. Markley
Toe
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Laanes
Bam
Ifford Cayler
Dalliway
Mestherville
Grand Theatre
Arnold
Quick's
Greater Minstrels
The
Golden Gate Quartett
Wilcox
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Signor Novey
America
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Pacific Coast
Ellummer
West
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