Locals note visits and schooling across towns
Probert Axelberg son of Judge and Mrs H P Avelberg visits at home during holidays then departs for Pittsburg to finish at Pittsburg Tech. W E Bennett, once of Washburn, now Rhinelander hotelier, arrested for selling moonshine and runs City Hotel. Walter Holmquist returns from Kansas City to study architecture and opens an office in Pittsburg. Ryder Olson returns from Detroit after boom and plans to stay awhile. A birthday party honors M E Doyle with a surprise and refreshments. Leo Roy visits from Noelville and returns to Ontario. Ed Ravey of Minneapolis visits Washburn on market business, notes local business improving. Inaugural ceremonies at Madison to install state officers next Monday. Rural school salaries cited as demand for better pay. Estabrook Furniture buys Washburn Music agency for Sonora phonographs and OKeh records. Washburn Music closes. Paul Ungrodt initiates at Lawrence College and becomes VP of Tau Alpha Sigma chapter. national Phi Kappa Tau convention in Indianapolis includes a banquet at Appleton Hotel.
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Paul Ungrodt
Washburn
Phi Kappa Tau
Tau Alpha Sigma Society
Lawrence College
Ungrodt
Lawrence
Tau Alpha Sigma
Indianapolis
Appleton Hotel
Material Arrives for Anchor Ship Building Plant
Construction at the Anchor Ship Building Co. plant progresses as material arrives daily. A smaller yard crew last week due to unfavorable weather slowed work, but conditions have improved and the current organization is expected to remain intact despite possible future crew cuts until business stabilizes.
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Anchor Shipbuilding Co
Organist vacancy draws bid from long-time music teacher
A northern vicar advertising for an organist received a reply from an experienced music teacher who notes he has held both roles for several years and offers his services. The message ends with a courteous formal tone and a brief sign-off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ya . L
Pearson’s Weekly
Rift in Love's Lute Over Installment Ring
A honeymoon spoiled as the engaged woman discovers the engagement ring was bought on installment payments while arranging housekeeping funds.
Congregational Church Schedule Adopts Weekly Meetings
Congregational Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 with Supt Mrs Stapleton, preaching at 11, week night service on Wednesday, and Mens Club meeting on the second Monday monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
G. H. Waters
M. Stapleton
Norwegian Lutheran Church Watch Meeting and Services
Pastor Christiansen announces a New Year Eve watch from 8 to 12. Services Sunday at 10 30. Engoe at 2 30. Annual business meeting set for Monday January 3 at 8 PM.
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Christiansen
Engoe
Government Films Offer Free Educational Motion Pictures
The U S Department of Agriculture markets motion pictures as time saving teaching tools for farmers and home demonstrators. With 112 subjects and 460 reels available, films reach 700000 viewers yearly and can be borrowed at no cost beyond shipping, with Circular 114 detailing borrowing and buying options.
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Massachusetts
Nebraska
Great Plains
North Atlantic
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
State Colleges of Agriculture
Farm Bureaus
Chambers of Commerce
Womens’ Clubs
Lms
Director of
Extension
State Agricultural College
Beehive myth sways Napoleon to adopt imperial emblems
The tale says Napoleon sought an ancient emblem beyond fleur de lys and chose golden bees from a grave find at Childeric. In truth the bees were mere harness ornaments on war horses, their "wings" and "legs" attachments. The real bees were a curiosity sent to Louis XIV.
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Napoleon
France
Childeric
Louis XIV
Principal Inspired by Seventh Graders Description
Four grade seven pupils wrote descriptions of people with one daring piece about the principal. The line Our principal has: four cold and steely eye amused teachers and the principal. A timid girl then quipped that a better description could exist if the author hadn’t to sign his name.
Pelima Lake Leaks After Years of Stability
A Popular Mechanics article notes Pa melia lake in western Oregon burst its basin last summer after a long period of reliable water supply. By season’s end the surface had shrunk to a few acres as water drained through fissures in the bottom, likely caused by subterranean disturbance.
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Pamelia Lake
Oregon
Popular Mechanics
Appetite and appetite in eating dialogue
A parent asks why greater consumption is said to increase appetite. The son answers affirmatively that eating satisfies appetite, then the parent notes the paradox that more eating is perceived as a larger appetite. The exchange explores a linguistic or philosophical idea rather than a factual event.
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Pop
Spaghetti Manners Patch For Husband Mocked
Yonkers Statesman notes a humorous exchange about Mrs Bacon-And and Mrs Egbert debating if a husband has improved table manners after attempting spaghetti. The gag ends with the couple deciding to give up spaghetti rather than risk further lessons.
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Bacon
Ancient Races Played Ball Before Modern Baseball
The article traces ball play from ancient Egypt where a leather ball was used on the Nile over 40 centuries ago to Greek admiration and a statue for Aristonicus. It notes ecclesiastics linking ball tossing to Easter symbolism and the spring of nature, contrasting with modern baseball’s American origins.
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Bent Hassan
Nile
British Museum
Aristonicus
Totem Poles Tell Story of Northwest Coast Sculpture
The article describes the northwest coast tribes using carved wooden totem poles as heraldic columns. Each clan depicts myths and traditions with animals or figures, such as the Bear, Raven, and Whale clans, turning a single pole into a full narrative.
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Mexico
Northwest Coast
Power of Poise and Self-Control
Orison Swett Marden argues that poise is power and self mastery under all conditions. A calm mind ensures physical and mental comfort, efficiency, happiness, and success, while anger or fear disrupts harmony and hampers performance.
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Orison Swett Marden
The
New Success Magazine
Impressive Coal Mine Drum and Deep Shaft Record
The article notes a colliery drum winding rope up from the pit at nearly 60 miles per hour, with a 160 foot circumference and 200 ton weight. It cites Yorkshire Main colliery as a deep shaft example nearly 1000 yards deep with long horizontal distance, rope priced at $10 per yard, three and a half year life, and daily rope inspection. shaft accidents described as rare.
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Yorkshire Main
Strange Leases in London Ground Rents and Dukes
A correspondent notes bizarre lease arrangements in London where ground rents are as low as fourpence yearly to the duchy of Cornwall, paid in an envelope costing twopence with twopence paid to acknowledge receipt. He adds a North London lease lasting until the death of the Duke of Connaught with no other date.
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London
Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy
Duke of Connaught
Earth Not a Perfect Sphere Explains Flattening
The earth is not a perfect sphere. Its pole to pole diameter is shorter than the equatorial diameter. Though called round, the earth is an irregular sphere slightly flattened at the poles due to rapid motion in a plastic state.
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Earth
Equator
Napoleon's One Big Quality In Wells Outline Of History
Excerpt analyzes Napoleon Bonaparte as a figures who dominates imagination beyond mere notoriety. It compares his blunt directness, lack of religion or duty, and relentless aggression to rivals such as Marat Talleyrand Moreau and Alexander, arguing his appeal rests on deeper human factors rather than scale.
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Napoleon
Marat
Talleyrand
Moreau
Hoch
Czar Alexander
Waite
Outline of
H.G. Wells
Hotel Men Not All Bad Says Anti Salo on Leader
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League defends hotel owners in San Francisco warning against broad robber band accusations. He recalls a Nevada旅旅 tale of an engineer robbed then relieved when a mounted messenger returns his missing wallet with a note from the villainous landlord.
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Sa‘eon League
San Francisco
Nevada
Wilds
Ice Stored Water in Ashland Using Frozen Summer Reserve
Engineers in Ashland Oregon test a novel winter to summer water storage method by piping freezing water high on Mount Ashland. Ice walls formed by damming and gradual thawing are expected to supply summer needs, avoiding a $100,000 storage facility.
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Ashland
Ore
Mount
Tom Moore Stars in Stop Thief Comedy Capers
Sunday screening features Tom Moore in a buoyant playful comedy with bright gags and a high spirited chase to a dazzling climax. Also includes a Mack Sennett comedy for a lively pair of film laughs.
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Tom Moore
Mack Sennett
The Rose of Nome Screen Show With Gladys Brockwell
A Tuesday showing features actress Gladys Brockwell in The Rose of Nome. Local patrons are invited to attend the screening at the cinema for an evening of classic film.
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Nome
Gladys Brockwell
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W. E. Bennett
Rhinelander
Bennett
Walter Holmquist
Kansas
Peter Holmquist
Walter
Catsnage Institute of Technology
Pittsburg
Ryder Olson
Detroit
Ryder
M E. Doyle
Fourth Street
Mr. Doyle
Doyle
Leo Roy
Ravey
Minneapolis
Madison
Capito
John J. Blaine
John G. Siebecker
Supreme Court
Sbalbo
Indiana
Estabrook Furniture Co
Washburn Music Co
Sonora Phonograph
Okeh Records
Harold Estabrook
the Furniture Co
Sonora
Union Meat Market
Department of Agriculture
Power of
Peise
Temple Theatre
J. Stuart’ Blacktons
Robert Warwick
Secret Service
Paramount Artcraft
Olson & Olson
Bray
and. Berge
Fox
Henry Johnson
Bentzen
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