Local notes from Wallingford and surroundings
Wallingford and nearby towns report daily lives with frequent visitors and family care. Dr. Quammen teft for North Dakota Tuesday morning. Residents visit relatives in Estherville Des Moines and Huntington. Social events include chicken pie socials and a Woodmen cement walk. James Reed and Blanche Horton wed at the bride's home on Thursday September 22.
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Wallingford
Quammen Teft
N. Dakota
John Johnson
Eric Sando
Fallow
Mr. Celly
Spencer
Irwin
Celly
Messra
Gunderson
Anderson
Lewis Aanonson
Sando
Estherville
Mr. Rierson
Oliver
Barlowe
Brown
Isberville
M.S. Sevatson
Dora Heidecker
Bushnell
South Dakota
Chas
Lena Larson
West Bend
Algo
Dolliver James Reed
Blanche Horton
Emmetsburg
Bridea
Wedding Tour and Local Socials Near Dolliver
Parker South Dakota hosts a short wedding tour with departure for Wyoming in October. Local visits feature Mr and Mrs Jake Taylor of Glover and a Reed Horton wedding in Emmetsburg. Epworth League social planned for Friday. Ladies Aid Bazaar in Dolliver on November 12. many residents attend events and return from travels.
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W. O. Dowden
Canada
Armstrong
Epworth League
I. Coleman
Ladies Aid Society
Dolliver
Woodman Hall
B. Reed
C, EK. Sullivan
A. H. Pickell
Aid Society
Joe Gronstal
Eatherville
Mr. Thompson
Estherville
Local Social Notes From Estherville and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Rosenberger and Mra Higinbotham shopped in Estherville Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Rodenbrodt were Sunday visitors at the KF M Pickell home. Mr and Mrs Phil Peak visited Wm Nehring Sunday. Mr and Mrs E M Pickell welcomed a new boy Sept 24. Graves shopped in Estherville Saturday evening. Mrs Wis Reid and daughter Mrs Roy Merriott returned from Naperville Illinois. Stella Questad, student in Forest City, visited home from Saturday to Monday. Born to Mr and Mrs Sewall a boy on Sept 26. J H Taylor and daughter Vivian visited the Pickell home in Dolliver Sunday. Strube Bros Music House advertises pianos on easy terms.
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George West
Wm. Nehering
Grover
Hid. Miller
W. F. Clapper
Cal Bank
Montana
Ann West
Armstrong
Chas Rosenberger
Maxwell
Carolyn Miller
Dora Moltzen
Chas. Rosenberger
Ralston
Hetherville
Rob Weat
Geo. West
Margaret Maniece
Estherville
Mra
George Weat
Rosenberger
Mra. C. Higinbotham
Fred K Rodenbrodt
KF. M. Pickell
Phil Peak
Wm. Nehring
E. M. Pickell
P. H. Graves
Uncle Sam Urged to Guard Migratory Birds Nationwide
Following the National Conservation Congress in St Paul, farmers, sportsmen, and landowners nationwide join a campaign led by the Audubon Societies to press Congress for a uniform federal protection of migratory birds. Leaders say federal guardianship is needed to prevent extermination of game and wild birds and to support agricultural prosperity. The Weeks Bill proposal is cited as a path to federal regulation without interfering with resident-bird laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
New York
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
National Association of Audubon Societies
Audubon Organization
St. Paul Congress
Congress
Washington
United States
William Dutcher
The Curious Comatose Patient and the Doctor
An English physician famed for mental disturbance expertise is called to a recurring case. A highly excitable patient falls into a comatose state when startled, only waking after the shock subsides. On a late call, the doctor arrives to find the scene and remarks with interest and a cheerful tone.
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Hkel
Whistlers Waya Somnolent Dinner Party Anecdote
A tale about James McNeill Whistler who slept at a dinner, at a hotel dinner, in a cab, and through most of a theater performance. Edwin A. Abbey was present at the dinner. The next morning he asked what Abbey had said, showing Whistler’s indifference to others’ remarks.
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Whistler
Edwin A. Abbey
Abbey
Charms and old rites in Cornwall England
A century ago Thomas Q. Couch described Cornish beliefs where children pass through earth holes and ash saplings for cures. The ash tree is praised for healing and protection, with legends of curing hernias by fasting and passing through a slit in an ash sapling before sunrise.
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Cornwall
England
Thomas Q. Couch
Halley's Comet Mention Traced to Talmud Texts
A French scientist asserts Halley s comet was known to Talmud authors long before Halley era citing a Palestine duo Gambiel and Joshua who voyaged at sea The tale notes a bright star appearing every seventy years that misleads martyrs and explains flour provisions for a prolonged journey
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Palestine
Gamblel
Joshua
Gambiel
Martirers
Falkland Islands as Remote Corner of British Empire
The Falkland Islands stand as one of the most little known and distant parts of the British Empire. They are described as a southern suburb near the pole, about 600 miles from the Antarctic end of America, Cape Horn. A former governor, Sir William Robinson, quipped that he would have hanged himself if a suitable tree existed there.
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Falkland Islands
South Pole
Antarctic
America
Cape Horn
Sir William Robinson
London Standard
How Like a Man Mrs Nocknoodle Oh Norris Moment of Temper
A humorous exchange finds Mrs Nocknoodle urging perpetual gentleness from Norris while he erupts in mock outrage asking if he is ever as good as he is in that moment. The scene highlights domestic tension and the comic contrast between affect and action.
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Mrs. Nocknoodle
Norris
Mr. Nocknoodle
Remark About a Son's Piano Talent With Toes
The exchange notes a boy praised as a wonderful piano player who can use his toes. Jones answers that the boy is fifteen, while Brown mentions a younger child who can also play with toes, age one.
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Jones
Brown
Liquidizing Dry Work This Speechmaking
A brief wry remark appears to reflect on preparing a speech as a draft of words. The exchange suggests a humorous scene where one speaker teases another about drafting a speech while both keep a casual, repartee tone.
Wheat shipment from Chicago to lakes in 1838
The first wheat shipment from Chicago via the lakes occurred in 1838. It consisted of seventy eight bushels and faced uncertain outcomes. The phrase provides a glimpse of early trade risks and hopes for a robust grain transport era.
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Chicago
the Lakes
Local farmers eye frost risk at Spirit Lake fair
Farmers report light frost in the region while warning that a killing frost could arrive any time. Mr and Mrs Wim Foshier enjoy the Spirit Lake fair as the Jens Petersen family retreat to their cottage. A Palo Alto County farmer, Onie Oqus on, died by his own hand last Wednesday after taking strychnine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wim, Foshier
Spirit Lake
Jens Petersen
Palo Alto County
Onie Oquson
Sheriff Sale Notice in Emmet County Iowa
Sheriff Burner announces a court ordered sale of five acres in section 1 township north range 3 west in Emmet County Iowa to satisfy a judgment against Carrie Rockne and A B Rockne et al The sale will occur October 3 at ten in the forenoon at the front door of the Court House in Estherville Iowa The outstanding debt is 541.04 with 1940 costs and advertising costs to be added bidders pay cash to receive title upon completion of sale
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Lowe
Halet County
John Menzies
Carrie Roekne
A. B. Rockne
Perth
Emmet
Iowa
Court House
Hstherville
Ala
Burner
Sherif
Administrator's Notice of Estate Appointment
The undersigned has been appointed and commissioned by the District Court of Hannet County in the State of Towa as administrator of the estate of Ed. H. W. deceased. All claimants must present sworn, clearly stated claims to the Clerk within legal time to be allowed or proved. Heirs and estate debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated at Mstherville on September 28, 100. Donahobe Administrator.
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Puliie
District Court
Hannet County
Towa
Ad- Malnistrateix
Ed. HW
Bona Hue
Mstherville
Ann
Donahobe
Dolliver Savings Bank Asset and Liability Statement
A historical bank statement from Dolliver Savings Bank in Emiet County lists assets including cash on hand as well as notes and bonds. It details capital stock, deposits from customers and banks, and various liabilities. The document is signed by cashier L. P. Stillman and notary H. M. Butler with attestations from directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Licayo
Noese Bull
Bt Bank
Gedar Raplas
Teh Cues
Jowa National’ Bani
Bes Molness Ii
Teuate
Bheryille
Ibe
Firat National “Bank
Iin Iudebury
Dexpense Uecour
LUA Bilst
Winnouwnt
Amott Denand
L. PB. Stillman
LL. P. Stillman
H. M. Butler
Humet
Jno
P. Kirby
M. K. Whelan
O. J. Sullivan
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JC Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Republican
Mrs. Merklin
Mrs. F. Maneie
Center Township
Mrs. Geo. Wert
Alfred Brungvold
Ellsworth Township
J. A. Anderson
B. D. Bartleman
Sioux City
Frank Maneice
Frank
Lewis Dobbie
Des Moines
H. Koenecky
Across the State Line
Aug. Koenecky
Huntington
Eddie Koenecky
Ole Anderson
Esstherville
Severs
Miss Hudson
Chas, Logue
M. F. Rewey
Dobbie
Canton
Eddie Kuenecky
Martin Peterson
A. 5. Anderson
Wicks
A. C. Snyder
Indiana
Minois
August Peterson
Chas. Schultz
Henry Weir
Dunnell
Strube Bros. Music House
Peter Bergeson
Swea City
Joe Krebsbach
Wand
Kossuth Co
Ed. Bergeson
Peter
Hainson
Armatrong Journal
Rugby & Lee's
Strubs Bros. Music House
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Inter Ocean
Farmer
Benjamin Franklin
North 6Th Street
He van Hender
Bank of Estherville
F. H. Rhodes
Davis Shoe Store
Dolliver Savings Bank
Emiet
UTZ
Tuk
Nt Pls
Brane
Lows
Wuner Gounty
I. A
Rugtiv & Lee
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