Local and Personal News From a Busy Day
Many residents travel for visits and events including Mrs. W T Hollen to Ainsworth and J W Maxwell to Havre. A steady stream of callers, visits, and departures records Vienna bakery ads, painting offers by Louis Baird, church and school events, and travels to Cedar Rapids Ames and Philadelphia.
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Mennonite
Wayland
Cedar Rapids
Ella Schowalter
Baja Wenger
Mabel Wenger
Ray Roth
Walter Waldo
Nick Roth
John Conrad
S. M. Musselman
Elephant in a Circus Tale From Daddy’s Bedtime
A father tells children a long tale about an elephant named War M6 fjok who terrorizes a royal court in England. The beast frees a buried prince, punishes evil keepers, and is eventually poisoned by owners to end her tyranny, provoking varied reactions from the listeners.
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Daddy
Enid
England
Siam
Tong Tromk
Tiny Joo
Djek
Jack
Evelyn
Lottery at Crosby's Opera House 1867 Chicago Fire Ends Fortune
The January 21 1867 drawing offered big prizes including the opera house and notable paintings like Bierstadt's Yosemite Valley. A. H. Lee of Prairie du Rocher won the grand prize but later offered Crosby $200,000 to buy the theater, which was paid from lottery proceeds. The opera house burned in the 1871 fire.
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Crosby
Opera House
Chicago
Uranus TH. Crosby
Massachusetts
Kansas City
A. H. Lee
Prairie du Rocher
Wil
Bierstadt
Yosemite Valley
Lee
Not a Celebration A travel gag in Kioto
George Ade walks with a guide in Kioto Japan and spots a grand procession. The mournful crowd in gay robes carries banners and drums. Ade asks about the dead but learns it is a marketing stunt for tooth powder in a cautionary note on advertising.
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George Ade
Kioto
Japan
Ade
Chicaron Record-Herald
How to keep lard fresh with honey
Instructions from Mrs Russell Vans of Brownsville Tennessee advise stirring about a tablespoonful of honey into every six to eight gallons of lard after removing the dried fat. This tip appears in the Home Department section of National Magazine.
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Georgia Hay Jones
Greenville
Tenn
West Chester
G W. Hay
Albert Escher
Mr. Todd
Russell Vans
Brownsville
Home Department
National Magazine
Mrs Hammond to Wear White Satin for Coronation Ceremony
Mrs John Hays Hammond plans a white satin gown for the coronation ceremony with a diamonds emeralds tiara and necklace once owned by Catherine the Great. Her extensive insured wardrobe includes a robin egg blue court gown and a gold cloth gala dress with raised embroidery for royal events.
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John Hays Hammond
England
Mr. Hammond
United States
George V
Hammonds
Duke of Aosta
Italy
Henry
Germany
Karl Frans
Austria-Hungary
Johann George
Saxony
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Roumania
Fushimiya
Japan
Chon
China
Servin
Mra. Hammond
Queen Mary
Duchess of York
Queen Victoria
Oldest Newspapers in the World Highlighted
The Tsing Pao or Peking News is cited as the oldest paper issued regularly for about 1,400 years with a circulation near 10 000. It notes severe penalties for printing errors until recent times. A second Chinese periodical Kin Pan is said to be 1,000 years old.
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Tsing Pao
Peking News
Kin Pan
Population Rise in Seoul Amid Japanese Policy
In Seoul the capital of Chosen the Japanese population grows by about 3000 monthly as education efforts in Chosen receive vigorous attention from the Japanese government.
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Seoul
Chosen
Korea
How to Save Tablecloths from Wear
A brief guide on folding tablecloths widthwise to reduce wear. It explains that folding along the width prevents the fold from always appearing in the same spot and wearing out fabric faster.
Old lecturing dominie defies critics with cosmic miles
A stern dominie boasts of precise astronomical figures recalling 702,048,025 miles from the sun. Critics probe the calculation and he maintains with authority that the numbers prove his theory, challenging others to disprove him.
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Dominie
Dominis
How to Make Salad Sandwich
A simple guide to assembling a salad sandwich with chopped celery mayonnaise and shredded lettuce. Spread the mixture on thin bread slices for a light, quick lunch option.
How to Mix Shellac
Shellac comes in two coors orange and white and can be obtained in stakes at hardware and drug stores. Put some into a bottle and cover with alcohol set in a warm place for several hours shaking occasionally. Thin with more alcohol as desired. Keep the bottle well stopped as the alcohol evaporates readily.
Removing Rusty Nuts With Heated Wrench Method
The article describes a method used by marine engineers to loosen rusted nuts on pipe flanges. Heat an open end wrench to almost red hot and apply to the nut, allowing heat to transfer to the nut while minimal heat reaches the bolt, then twist off. If the nut still binds, it must be cut away with a chisel.
Cost of Public School Education in Germany Per Student
The average annual cost for each pupil in Germany’s public schools is 12.86 dollars. This figure reflects per student spending across the German public education system.
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Germany
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Louis Bairhead
The
Vienna
Fairfield
W. T. Hollen
Ainsworth
Mrs. Gray
Louis Baird
Eod
J. W. Maxwell
Havre
C. M. Maxwell
James
Centerville
Miss N. Darlington
City
St. Louis
C. O. Fullerton
D. Kk. Hethcote
G. W. Bishop
R. C. Garard
Marion
Muscatine
Mr. Garard
James Lees
Ft. Morgan, Colo
George Peck
W. G. Beaird
W Neal
State Sunday School Association
Howard Sitter
W. F. Jacobs
Crawfordsville
John Mitchell
John Cunningham
Ella Hamilton
Anna Hamilton
J. T. Matthews
J. M. Acheson
Blairsville
Minnie Conner
Ames
State College
Newell Dwight Hillis
New York
George Gordon
Stafford
Kansas
James Gordon
Ida Gordon
Washington, Penn
General Assembly of
United Presbyterian Church
Louisiana
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Dean Huysmans
Nellie Hebner
Keota
John Brinton
Brighton
Fred Steck
Don Hampsher
West Side
Bury
C. A. Boice
Des Moines
Dr. Spessard
Rowan
Vienna Bakery
James Leese
Fort Morgan
Colorado
LaVern McCoy
Audie Holmes
Cod
Allie Rownd
Elizabeth Bell
Minneapolis
Minn
K. A. Burnell
Nellie Wilson
Fairfield High School
Lula Moran
Ed Hummer
Ivan Hummer
Iowa City
Estella
Ida Cavender
Burry. Potter
Florida
W. J. Southwell
Minneapolis, Minn
Jeanette Jamison
Burlington
Methodist Church
Mary Bryant
Washington High School
Independence High School
Harry McCall
John McCall
Gary O'Loughlin
J. W. Bishop
Harry Bell
Col W. B. Bell
Pelican Rapids
Wis
J. P. Kirkpatrick
Jennie Kirkpatrick
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Stena Hansen
Cedar Falls
Rhea Fread of
Mrs
Elmer Mason
A.S. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
W. D. Pyles
Howard Benn
J. T. Dale
Henrietta
Texas
T. T. Maxwell
J. T. R. Nash
Minden
Nebr
T. J. McElhinney
General Assembly
Farnce Bridger
Bridger
Clayton Brady
Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Northern Baptist Convention
General Convention of Baptists of North America
Baptist World's Alliance
Oxford
Tim
Oxfords
Harwood & Son
King
Alo
Sol. Rich & Co
Jones
Oriez& Speer
Iowa
Frey
West Side Square
Washington
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