Fishing Trip Reflections on Rest and Loudly Claimed Trophies
The piece humorously details a fishing excursion led by Thom Brookhart and others. It notes the ritualized deception about fish sizes, the elaborate preparation, and the comical fishing schedule from 4 AM to evening, plus the claim that fishing is more about respite than catching. It also paints the northern Minnesota lake region as scenic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uanally
Der
Mr. Brookhart
Minnesota Lake
Clarence Berkhoff Becomes Proud New Dad in Town
The crowded town cheers as Clarence Berkhoff announces he is now a father. The note captures a moment of joy amid everyday wisdom and reflections on work, kindness, and personal growth through brief musings and cheery encouragements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Berkhoff
Berk
Daughter Quips About Time in Aged Family Scene
The dialogue captures a daughter teasing her mother about historical eras, noting the setting is 1940 not 1937. The exchange hints at nostalgia and social change reflected in a domestic moment.
PRESS PORTRAITS AND REGIONAL GATHERINGS
Emily Post notes forks on the road as Louisville Tines and Hawthorne host events. Norbert Dautremont and daughter Rita visit Cedar Rapids guests at C V Dautremont home. Miss Irma Beranek, former Mercy nurse, visits her mother in the area. Families from Lone Tree and Des Moines spend Wednesday with local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Post
Louisville
Albert Bekker
Lone Tree
Georges Deatteh
Orville
Betty Rowe
Arthur Siders
Hazel
Babe
Ilona City
Anna Walter
Earl Walton
Margaret Streb
Mary
Loretta
Des Moines
R. A. Knittel
Anna Yeaugy
St. Mary’s
Iowa City
Yessy
Riverside
Official Elevator Greeting at Music Hall
A gorgeously uniformed usher met the operator with an austere good morning in the Music Hall elevator. The operator noted he had already said good morning, and the usher replied that this was official. The New Yorker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Public Sale in Missouri Pike County 1848 Auction Notice
Public outcry sale planned on September 29 1848 on premises near Coon Creek and the old Mission road. Items include six yoke of oxen with yokes and chains two wagons beds Negroes and other household goods farming tools and animal and fur stock. Also notes on a separate witty exchange about borrowing trouble and a letter with a long owed 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Missouri
Holt Accepts Cresco High School Athletic Coach Post
Riverside reports Howard T Holt former Riverside high school superintendent 1993 to 1978 now appointed Cresco high school coach He will also teach Latin and economics and coach football and basketball His Wadena tenure included a championship football team Mrs Anna Walter returns to Riverside to her daughter's home after a six month California visit with relatives.
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Riverside
Howard T. Holt
Wadena
Iowa
Thaa
Hgh
Creses
Hott
Anna Walter
Parl Walton
California
W. T. Negus
Inglewood
Cloyd
Basement Tuesday Evening Attendance Boosts Treasury
A small town class noted a good turnout on a Tuesday evening with a fund-raising sum added to the treasury. Mr and Mrs H J Robess, visiting their son Rev M Robeson, returned to Beloit Wisconsin, on Thursday morning. Rev Mr Rot drove them home and returned Friday evening.
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H.J
Robess
Rev
M. Robeson
Beloit
Wisconsin
Rot
Farmers Use Crow Scarecrows High Fjord Farms Norway
Farmers on high fjord farms in Norway deploy scarecrows to deter crows while seabirds like seagulls disrupt crops and feed. The snippet notes unconventional use of birds and humanlike figures to protect fields along coastal farms.
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Norway
Cotter Sunday School Holds Ice Cream Social
Mr and Mrs Harvey Strayer of Rock Island spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Ward Fuller as the Cotter Homebuilders Class hosted an ice cream social at the church during June.
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MM. A. Rohesen
Cotter
Harvey Strayer
Rock Leisnd
Mes
Ward
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal the Home Party Newspaper
Washington
Counte
Shannon
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News Editor
North
Marion Avenue
United Press
France
National
Iowa Daily Press Association
Deg Moines
Towa
Thomps Brookhart
Ralph Scott
Eddie Squire
Doctor Alcorn
George McDaniel
Davenport
Eddie Squires
Thomp Brookhart
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Py Today
AJAX
Bob Lytle
Dixie Dugan
Oh,dormie
Pei
de Telegraaf
New Yorker
Mrs. Smith
Mr. Smith
Weller
John B. Webb
Tonawanda
N. Y
Webb
Howard Holt
Cresco
Washington Dairy
Wiste
America
Scaregulls
Z. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Epfly
Magic
Chet
Magicnet
Universal Gas
Oxfords
Busby-Atchison
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