Town News Notes From STRINGTOWN Aug. 24
Ed F E Bicher held a well attended sale on Aug. 21 with strong demand. Clergy from Bluffton Ohio preached at local churches. Donnelson hosts Mennonite conference while Widmer family hosts 11th annual Conrad reunion with 425 attendees and varied program. Multiple local families report travel, marriages, farm auctions, and moving plans amid farming notes and frost forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Ed FE. Bicher
Rev. Musselman
Rev. Rosenberger
Bluffton
Ohio
P. R. Schantz
J. H. Witting
J. Rich
D. 8
Graber
Musselman
Rosenberger
Eicher Church
KB. KE. Eicher
J. G
Conrad
Ben G. Widmer
Wayland
Ruth Widmer I
Peoria
Ill
Dave Eicher
Springdale
Arkansas
Stahley Selma and
Eldon Rich
Newton
Kansas
Frank Picher
Manson
Iowa
Widmer
Salem
Oregon
Adn Mre. Graber
Williams County
Rev
Wellman Area News Briefs Highlight Fair Day and Local Events
Otto Asman returns from a westward trip with a newborn son and Marion Bell, while neighbors head to North Dakota fields for harvest. West Liberty fair drew crowds with the Wellman Boys band. John Webble reports a pleasant 16 day trip with good fishing and generous deeds. Local visits include Eardley Bell Jr. and James Bitting in Washington business. Perrin’s son injures an arm when car crank backfires. Families from Long Pine Nebraska visit, and H D MacGugin and wife travel from Des Moines for shopping.
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Helen Schroeder
Marengo
Iowa
Joe Nick
Frank Steel
de Molay Club
Wellman
Park Hotel
Carl Robison
Washington
Tressa Jane Phillips
Charles Toppan Johnson
I. J. Winter
Earl
Arthur Webster
Kenneth Steinger
Nevada
Geraldine van Ness
Benedict
Parnell
Harry Weth
Colorado
Weth
G. W. Klockenteger
Seibert
Colo
Herbert Hamilton
James Lewis
Magdalena Wells
Michigan
Jim
Lewis
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Flora Wells
J. F. Wells
Missa Welle
Schuyler
John Warye
Kalona
Northern
Minnesota
Mises Edna Schauf
Peter Schauf
Coe College
L. C. Miller
Weston
West Liberty Fair
C.J. Brenneman
Louis Schroeder
Williamsburg
Otto Asman
West
Marion Bell
North Dakota
West Liberty
Wellman Boys
J. G. Webble
Dakotas
John
Eardley Bell, Jr
James Bitting
Perrin
W. A. Anderson
Matt Anderson
Long Pine
Nebraska
H. D. MacGugin
Des Moines
Clay Sunday School Picnic Delivers Successful Day
On the Clay church lawn the Sunday school picnic featured an elaborate noon meal served cafeteria style with iced tea, homemade ice cream and cakes. Rev. J K Montgomery of Grinnell spoke after dinner as attendees enjoyed barnyard golf and various contests with prizes awarded in multiple events.
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Clay
Church Lawn
J Kk. Montgomery
Grinnell
Enos Reedy
Cedrick Wolcott
Tiny Tots
Dick Meacham
Edith Meacham
Ruth Robinson
Vera Woodford
Clarence Zwickly
Howard Pepper
Mayme Petersen
Pierson
Iowa
Wallace Savare
Des Moines
Perd Brier
Shia
California
Glen Brier
E. Riley
Compton
Cal
Washington
G. A. Stannard
Ray Woodford
Bert Smith
A. J. Morgan
Chautauqua unfoldings and Miriam Franklin troupe visit
Crawfordsville August reports visitors from Washington Des Moines and Sumner attending chautauqua events. The Miriam Franklin players presented a full program with Sunshine Bob Hansen performing impersonations and a dramatic finale Extravagance. Mrs Burris returned from Illinois while T H Barnes hosted relatives and other locals attended the Bubble performance drawing the largest crowd yet.
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Chas. Hass
Washington
Nellie Strain
John Smylie
Murray Smylie
Chautauqua
Murray
M PD. Yard
Davidson
Gracie Lease
Des Moines
Miriam Franklin
Reader
Sunshine Bob
Hansen
Jessie Copeland
Mr Martin
Miss Franklin
Percy McAfee
Viola
T. H. Barnes
Louise
Ruth Barnes
Reynolds and Monmouth Sr
T. J. Long
Sumner
J. Cocklin
T. W. Rickey
St. Paul
Minnesota
Mildred Johnson
Town City
T. E. Maxwell
Wall
C. Burris
Illinois
Cleaning White Furniture With Baking Soda Solution
White furniture can be cleaned by dissolving baking soda in warm water and applying with a soft cloth. Rub with a dry cloth afterward to remove finger marks and dirt. Use about one teaspoon per pint of water.
Dreams and Reality in a Cottage Promise
Louise Winters frets over rainy weather and delays as her children Kenneth and Elsie stay out. She recalls a dream of a life with a fairy prince and two imagined children, Elsie and Kenneth, until a tragic train accident alters her sense of reality. The tale ends with her realizing she may be a lonely, true believer in that dream.
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Louise Winters
Kenneth
Eisie
Price
John
Fisto
Iittle
Elsie
Fairy Prince
June
Burt
Disparity in Prices Peril to Farm Industry Says Wallace
Secretary Wallace warned thousands of American farmers face bankruptcy as wheat prices stay well below production costs. He urged higher farm product prices and noted high costs in wages taxes freight and metals. He doubted government fixes and warned a gradual export decline is likely while Europe will continue to buy U.S. wheat for some time.
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Wallace
Washington, D.C
Europe
United States
Aquitania
Near East
Athens
S. Jay Kaufman
New York
Kaufman
Constantinople
Greece
American Red Cross
Syria
Palestine
Aremenia
Centerville Boys Boosted by Iowa Success School Stenography
Centerville youth McMahon leaves truck loading to join the Iowa Success School in Ottumwa. After training he becomes a stenographer earning a starting salary above 1200 dollars a year. Fellow student Hadden seeks promotion with a 2460 dollar yearly pay, prompting another placement. The campaign highlights the school’s role in securing business positions in Southern Iowa.
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Centerville
Iowa Success School
Ottumwa
McMahon
Tom Hadden
Tom
Iowa
Lowa Success School
Inseparable Heart Letter to Babu Ghose in India
Postal workers faced a baffling address from Hasinabad to Ramnathpur for Babu Praganath Ghose in district Twenty four Perganas. The plea instructs Postanan to deliver only to the addressee and warns against misdelivery in a handwritten note.
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India
Babu Sibnath Ghose
Hasinabad
Ramnathpur
Babu Praganath Ghose
Perganas
Carp Reach Century Mark Says Old Age For Fish
A local fishing note claims carp can live to about a hundred years. The piece discusses longevity for common carp and notes age estimates cited by observers.
Scotland Receives Ellisland Farm From Edinburgh Benefactor
The farm of Eieland near Dumfries, tied to Robert Burns and his poems Scots Wha Hae and Tam o Shenter, is given to the Scottish nation by the will of a recent Edinburgh owner. Buildings are to remain as they were during Burns era.
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Eieland
Dumfries
Burne
Tam O Shenter
Edinburgh
Robert Burns
Straight Thinking Clears the Path to Resolve Deadlocks
The piece argues that clear straight thinking is essential to avoid deadlock in decisions. It warns that loose or misdirected thought leads to stalemate and only personal effort can break this mental impasse.
Snaffle and curb bits contrasted for stopping horses
A four-rela bit known as a snaffle bit is used on the snaffle. If a quick stop is needed the curb can be pulled, bringing the horse up immediately and more painful and powerful.
There’s Only One Method in Women’s Determined Speech
A quote from Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton notes that when a woman has something to say and is determined, the only way to handle it is to let her talk. It compares words to steam released from a boiler and asserts men cannot corral her thoughts until she has spoken freely.
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Gertrude Atherton
Lazieest Peopl. Svautians Live Inaccessible Mountains
The Svautians, likely the tallest people, inhabit a remote range between the Black and Caspian seas and have made no civilizational progress in 2,500 years. Their invarkable rule prescribes holiday observances four times weekly with saints' days as extras.
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Black
Caspian Seas
Elviliga
The Fast Runner Antelope Fights a Changing Landscape
Nature Magazine notes the pronghorn as the continent’s swiftest runner living on open plains. Its keen senses once protected it, but fences and modern firearms now threaten its survival as human settlement expands.
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Nature Magazine
Tle
Fle
Honest China Preeners in New York Outing
Chinese precincts in New York invite white guests while taking their watches along. The Hip Sings reportedly leave their watches at home when white visitors attend.
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New York
Hip
Topaz Stone Color Variants and Sacred Placement
The article notes Bragl produces the finest yellow topazes with a diamond like clarity while Siberiare yields blue tinted stones. It explains the topaz as the second stone in the Jewish high priest's breast plate.
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Bragl
Siberiare
Begdad’s Star Worshipers Read from Ends to Center
In Begdad a religious sect known as the staro worshipers pray toward the north star and baptize each Sunday. They hold a sacred book that can be read starting at either end and proceeding to the middle.
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Begdad
Wordsworth’s Voice Lifts Mind and Heart to Grandeur
J C Squire reflects on Wordsworth’s poetry and prose, noting a voice of unsverassed grandeur that touches the deepest unexpressed thoughts. The poet appeals to the laboring intellect and sensitive heart, offering the enjoyment of noble insight and uplift.
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J. C. Squire
Watch Big Things Not Small Details Shape Life
A reflection on how constant focus on minor matters wastes time and erodes the sense for large life goals. It urges readers to value larger principles and work honestly to gain perspective through deliberate self assessment.
Wife Always Late Guide Gime Yellowstem
A quirky dialogue fragment from Wisconsin includes Mr Smithers urging his wife to look down into a geyser before the next eruption while insisting time must be late. The exchange reflects a playful domestic scene amid a quirky setting.
Noted writer praises American relief work after Near East trip
A writer returning from the Near East lauds American relief efforts, citing camps, orphanages, and workers. He praises contributions and plans autumn lectures while recovering from cholera. Selamat reports in a Town feature.
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America
Kaufman
New York
Selamat
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