Social notes from East Highland families and visitors
East Highland reports a weekend of visits with Hollis Whiting and Crawfordsville relatives at the Omer Bath and Riverside homes. Local families including Mr. and Mrs. Clement Rummel Hart and Clementine, James Swailes, and DeWayne Wieland celebrate a tenth birthday. Weed poisoning illness and job activities are noted among residents.
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Frank Minecer
East Highland
Hollis Whiting
Robert
Mildred
Martha
Charles Andrew
Arthur
Crawfordsville
Omer Bath Home
Riverside
C. S. Cummings
Clement Rummel
Hart
Clementine
Anna Rath
James Swailes
James Dvorak, Jr
DeWayne Wieland
Frank Mineer
Evelyn Mineer
Lone Tree
Frank J. Mineer
Gary Gene
R. A. Stolley
J. K. Swaitles
Ernest
Roy Taylor
James Dvorak, Sr
Edison Inventor of Mimeograph
Edison is credited with inventing the mimeograph and with patent number 180857 issued on August 8 1876. The note highlights the invention by the famous inventor and cites the patent dating.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
The Legend of Rufus Drake of Lirio New Mexico
Boris Avery recounts Rufus Drake a prospector who built Lirio New Mexico after a string of luck and losses. Drake bought El Alhaja saloon owned by Nate Paxton, then squandered winnings in gambling until finally vanishing after a brilliant but doomed wealth cycle.
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N Lirio
N. M
Rufus Drake
Rufe
Lirio
Boris Avery
Rufe Drake
Boris
Rio Grande
Nate Paxton
el Alhaja
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Nate
Rafe
Chance
Rufus
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Rafe Drake
Wisconsin Leads in Electric Fence Regulation for Farm Annuals
Electric Fences Wisconsin becomes the first state to enact a law governing the use of electric fences on farms for annuals. The measure aims to set safety standards and enforcement provisions statewide.
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Wisconsin
Ancient Arabian City Rises With Clay Skyscraper Towns
First photographs reveal Shibam in Hadramaut, a six century city where 10 to 14 story clay towers loom over a desert valley. German explorer Hans Helfritz notes 7,000 residents and sun baked bricks built without a framework, connected by underground passages.
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Arabian Desert
United States
Hans Helfritz
Shibam
Arabia
Arabian Sea
Hadramaut
Potluck Dinner Hosts Draw Wide Local Attendance
Havre residents hosted a cooperative supper with Harry McConnell and family entertaining many neighbors including A B Carr Martyn and Betty of Brighton Roy Gordon Clara Johnnie and others. Extended visits followed at multiple homes as community members gathered for birthdays and weekend hospitality.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Harry McConnell
Harold
A. B. Carr
Martyn
Betty
Brighton
Roy Gordon
Clara
Johnnie
Charliee Connell
Richard Leet
Wilma Martin
Helen Carr
Phylis Carstensen
Perry Beatty
Myral Smith
Harold Booth
Ottumwa
Sam Wittings
Lydia Ridter
Wayland
L. G. Jugenheimer
BE. G. Mason
Edith Barnett
Ceaur Rapids
Will McBride
Leona Edgar
Howard
McBride
Edgars
Martin Westen
Harold Wilson
John Baer
Reinhart Knaak
Frank Knaak
Hedrick
Vertin Westen
August Zieglowsky
Dorothy
Davenport
Will Frakes
Fairfield
Frank Pratt
Harmony News Briefs and Birthday Celebrations
Harmony residents report soybean hay work by Edwin and Charles Griffith Walter Longer Lyle Kelsey Laver ance Muck and others. Several visits and birthday anniversaries mark a weekend with relatives at the Ralph Kelsey home and nearby farms. Community activity centers on farm chores and family gatherings.
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Harmony
Edwin
Charles Griffith
Walter Longer
Lyle Kelsey
Laverance Muck
Chas. Schiebel
Chas
Richard Schiebel
Ed Heck
Griffiths
Ed Libe
Doyle Plecker
Ambrose Gilpin
Floyd Stover
Everette Schnitz
Clarence Fletch
Elixir Long Sought by Medieval Alchemists
Medieval alchemists pursued the Elixir Long Sought believed to prolong life and grant eternal youth. The quest spanned centuries as scholars sought a substance to defeat age and death.
Gringo term traced to Mexican war era depictions
Texas Mexican linguists trace the word gringo to the 1846 48 Mexico United States conflict. They say Mexican interpretation linked gringo to US troops who sang Green Grow the Grasses during the war.
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Mexico
United States
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R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Martha Foster
Harold Putnam
Marion S. George
Lester B. Krabill
Kyle
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Fred Bauer
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Brown
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Washington Independent School District
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Georgs Pields
Ethel McCreedy
Harry Bowles
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P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
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State Bank Corner
Washington St
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Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
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W. H. Fulton
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J. O. Brown
Walter Kiesey
Aaiuadhic Mart Pratt City Fire
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Beee
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Marian &. Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
O. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
Will Dupuis
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Seherman
West Main St
Ambulance Service
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
W. Livingston
Everpady Plumbing Shop
Lowa
Arabian City
Harry McConnells
Haskins
Jos Rich
Virgil Wittmer
S. C. Wittmer
Raymond Sankey
W. R. Longer
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Moline
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C. O. Burris
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Winfield
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Chas. Schiebdel
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Della Miller
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Joe Parizek
George Parizek
West Liberty
Wilford Dohert
Iowa City
J. W. Longer
Will Kos
Will Longer
John Holmes
Arthur Griffith
Mae Burney
Glen Anderson
Mrs
Ronald Horn
Ed Heek
Dixie Dugan
By Striebel & Mevoy
Papi
McNaught SynDicate
Caesar
Ing
Jim Hotle
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