Layette for Junior Sparks Family Struggles to Save
Peggy and Tim face tight finances as they plan a thirty-five dollar layette for newborn Junior. Tim purchases a costly vase to please Peggy, later revealed as a windfall sale funds replace it, allowing Peggy to buy the layette with seventy-five dollars from Rufus Page’s sale proceeds and twenty-five dollars extra, fueling hopes for Junior’s education and future.
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Eggy Connor
Vin
Vegey
Hiefletin Bank
Tim Jr
Peggy
Corsin
Maria
Tim
Alice
Morse
Pozxy
Gordon
Milon
Desay
Junior
Megg
Pegsy
Thad
Peg
Rufus Page
Veggy
Layette
Life
Veasy
Fayette
Ereo
Rutis
Vars
Windsor's
Grasshopper Mice Help Control Insect Pests
USDA notes grasshopper mice prey on harmful insects over vast western ranges. They resemble white footed mice but are stockier with terrier like vocalizations. nocturnal and capable of cleaning kitchens and greenhouses of roaches. often return to cage at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Insurance dispute over van replacement policy and stranded sharks
A reader recounts an insurance talk where a claim for a smashed van led to a push for a second hand vehicle and policy cancellation, while Field and Stream notes on sharks describe basking and whale sharks as large, sluggish, and harmless, often stranded by tides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Campen Heimer
Tle
Arctic
The Fox and the Dog in Naturalist Thought
In a fragment from The Hook of a Naturalist the fox is portrayed as a being allied with humans, a servant and friend to people. The text contrasts the fox with the raccoon as a red rascal, clever and wary, meeting in green places, while praising the dog as a respectable, intelligent companion.
Dolores Jean Edwards born in CoppoCK area
Mrs Roy Edwards welcomed a baby girl named Dolores Jean on Monday afternoon in CoppoCK. The Mise weighed 9½ pounds. Several locals attended the Graham show to see the Siamese Twins. Community notes record visits, travels to Dixon and Minneapolis, store care, and road work progress on the Washington Coppock route as fall weather arrives.
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Coppock
Roy Edwards
Dolores Jean
Edwards
Bessie McKune
Graham
Lloyd Abrogast
Wm. Volger
Jean
Dixon
Illinois
M. Spahn
E. E. Nichols
Minneapolis
Minn
Roy
Ym. Kurtz
Washington
Fred Cold
Beulah McKune
Roy Bawards
R.H. McCarty
Rex McCarty
Mildred
Helen
Phillip Bratton
Alice
Hugh Bishop
Warren Davis
Gleeder Cold
Charles Stone
Manuel McKune
Colleen
Washington County
Washington-Coppock
P.O. Davison
Joan McKune
Dr. Ailen
Wayland
Mr. Brown
Mr. Rawn
Douglas versus Andy Kaufman
Sunday social notes list names including Douglas Kaufman and Andy Kaufman. Mr and Mrs B W Eicher and families dined with Kaufman brothers. Stalders and Stalder families visited, Tony Kaufman hosted Louie Kaufman and others, LeRoy Kaufman joined Joe Stalder, and Gust Glanzme attended lingering Sunday remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
B. W. Eicher
Kaufman Brothers
Joe Stalder
Fred Stalder
Emil Stalder
Tony Kaufman
Louie Kaufman
Jake Reese
Andy Kautmson
LeRoy
Agust Glanzme
Kaufman Family Social Roundup From Local Labor Day Weekend
Sunday gathering at Jacob Kaufman home includes Mr and Mrs Joe Kaufman, Leong and Louie Kaufman scheduling a Shenandoah trip. Grandparents Beese and Boese host relatives while mother away. Andy Kaufman assists Albert Beese. Amos Good quilts midweek. Andy and baby visit Pete Lauher.
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Andy Kaufman
Robert Mathew
Louie Kaufman
Jacob Kaufman
Joe Kaufan
Leong
Shenandoah
Richard Kaufman
Richard Boese
Uma
Grandpa Boese
Archie Kaufman
Grandpa Kaufman
Bred Stalder
Albert Beese
Amos Good
Baby
Pete Lauher
Cotter Players Present The Wild Flower of the Hill
Wyman Oct 3 report notes Cotter group staging The Wild Flower of the Hill for local audiences. Community items include missionary society meeting plans, chicken supper fundraiser, and updates on neighbors, farm bureau lessons, a closing sale, and local visits. Willing participation from families and clubs highlighted amid fall events and friendly notices.
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Neil Kracaw
Richard
Franklin Center Teachers Hold Meeting at Harmony
Franklin Township teachers met at Harmony last Wednesday evening to compare notes and discuss ongoing work. Attendees included Miss Smith Vera Harvey Lillian Harvey Telford Coulter and Combs. Lillian Harvey, though not teaching in Franklin township now, attends to keep her certificate. George Fulton assists at his son’s home as Mrs. Clarence Fulton nurses a broken wrist from cranking a device.
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John Sheetz
Mes
Will Sheetz
Ottumwa
Dale Atkinson
Cedar Rapids
Lowa City
Rose Gilbert
George
Greeley Gilbert
Katona
Jack
Harry Blasden
Art Dawson
Black Forest
Germany
Charotte
Jeanne
Hoyle
George Bartholomew
Franklin Center
Frankelin Township
Harmony
Miss Smith
Vera Harvey
Lillian Harvey
Telford
Coulter
Great Russian Fair in Nizhny Novgorod Draws Crowds
The Veter Lautair fair is hailed as the greatest event in Nizhni Novgorod Russia. It runs from the first week of August through the last week of September, showcasing the city's famed Volga fairs and attracting visitors from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nizhnil-Novgorod
Russia
Volga
Diamond Dyes Advertise Bright New Dress Colors
A nostalgic ad promotes Diamond Dyes promising bright dresses and home textiles with even true colors. It claims easy use and no re-dyed look, thanks to pure anilines, asserting higher cost of production but equal price to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iic
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Hoss
Finder
London
Andy Kaufma
Nomions
Farm Bureau
J. K. Dunn
Havre Beauchamp
Elizabeth Williame
Crawfordsville
J. , Humphreys
John McCebe
Ellis Jones
Racine
Wis
W. Humphreys
BAYER
Baye, Ets Ran
Sonuill
Iowa
Rimary
Werner Service
Etunay
Simeos
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