Mooreton News Highlights Local Activity and Travels
Peter McDougall left for Fargo to attend the Postmasters' convention while Florence Hoffner rode to Wahpeton. Frank Weit rode between Wahpeton trains. Will Thiel bought a Reo from Leiness & Kirus. George Riley visited Wahpeton and nearby towns. Smythe brothers visited Barney, and many townsfolk attended a Mantador ball game. Adeline Smith and Elizabeth Chernich left for Wahpeton for Summer School.
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Mooreton
Peter McDougall
Fargo
Postmasters
Florence Hoffner
Wahpeton
Frank Weit
Will Thiel
Reo
Leiness & Kirus
George Riley
Earl Symthe
Barney
Ralph
Saturn
Adeline
Elsie Smith
Earl Smythe
Mantador
Sunda
Adeline Smith
Elizabeth Chernich
H. Merrill
Wolverton
Lowry
Chas. Hein
Hankinson
Chernich- of
Camp Life Notes At Wievana Lake
Mrs. Piper reports a six pound pike catch recently while sarfd lies hinder visits. Bessie hopes for quick fishery relief. Walker left for Fergus Falls after a short Kill Kare visit. Mrs. Easterday from Fergus Falls joined Irvings on Clitherall Lake and met Forkner family. Warm days boost bathing. children enjoyed their first dip Friday. Shes Purdon and family moved into the camp for the season as Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson and others stayed busy preparing for camp life.
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Wievana
Piper
Bessie
Walker
Fergus Falls
Shes Purdon
Dickinson
Howells Declines Mining Offer Over Name Value
The New York promoter offered William Dean Howells the presidency of a mining company for 25000 a year. Howells refused, saying he knows nothing about mining or finance. The promoter replied that no work would be expected, only to use his name.
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Dean Howells
New York
Howells
Mr. Howells
Bing
Naas Bwat
Rnold Bennett
Farey
Mara
Bennett
Porta
New Cat
Apprenticeships and church notices from a colonial era transcript
The clipping discusses English and American colonial slavery and apprentice labor, noting white and Indian boys serving as apprentices in New England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It covers family integration and traditional farm work before machinery, then shifts to a Congregational church calendar with services, meetings, and a pastor’s leave, followed by a devotional quote about why deep streams run still.
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England
New England
Fingerless Gloves and Ancient Glove Puzzles
Fragmented text ponders early ideas of fingerless gloves. Mentions Vesuvius era musings on keeping hands warm and dexterous at meals. Referenced names appear garbled, offering a fragmentary glimpse into historical glove usage discussions.
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Vesuvius
Anthenseus
Speed Parting Bride Rice Tradition Adopts Silver Slatery
The notice describes a new wedding custom where guests toss rice or small tokens after the bride. Instead of rice, tiny paper slippers and a silver salver are used, with a floral offering from the florist. The practice mirrors a British influence featuring decorative items as the bride departs.
Learn to Be Happy in Daily Life Teachings
A brief, reflective note suggests AM men can learn happiness easily by living among those who bless life, as the teaching of happiness spreads through daily blessings and shared outlooks.
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Globe Service
Chamberlain
Agnes
Buy
Useless Without Understanding Meeting of It All Willam James
Fragmentary OCR note hints at a discussion or meeting involving William James and a broad concept of universal understanding. The text references dogs and cats in libraries and conversations, implying a philosophical or speculative context rather than a concrete event. No clear date or location.
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Willam James
Notice for cement walk construction on school ground
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned readers for the laying of cement walks on the Science School grounds until noon Wednesday.
Fragmented 1912 notice and ad digest from Houston Post
A damaged interleaved 1912 notice and ad fragment mentions a contract for a project with a five percent payment, completion by September 1 1912, and right of rejection reserved. It includes stray quotes and references to relief tablets, Church or public notices, and a hotel advert for the New Beaufort with rates 75c and $1.00 per day opposite the post office.
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Treaateaigeet
Tote Wit Pre
Chas
B. Pesees
Im the World
Geel” Hill
Wana
Houston Post
Cas. E. Qi
Beaufort
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Cecil White
Wolfe
Mra
Clarence Rink
Odge J. A. Johnson
Court of Appeals of
Kanessy
Johnson
Lara Talon
Kansas City
Abe
B. Apotheker
White Goods Makers
Anton
New York Dispatch
The
Philadelphia Record
Gallagher
Bitter Root Inn
Mont
Wiliam Smith
West Virginia
H. M. Christenson
Robert' Stevenson
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