Local Elkhorn area notes and town gossip roundup
A long, fragmented hometown column reports visits by Kimballton and Elkhorn residents to Atlantic and Des Moines, farm sales, livestock trades, and new business plans. It mentions a new boiler for the West Hamlin creamery, a drug store proposed for Elkhorn, a wedding anniversary celebration, a Denmark returnee, and a funeral in Elkhorn. It also notes a firehouse scene, a hospital-like incident, and social visits at farms near Sharon creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
West Hamlin Creamery Co
Adolph Samson
Soren Peterson
Denmark
America
Asa
Seven Day Adventist Church
Toating
Jewel Maladies and Changes in Precious Stones
A Jewelers' Circular Weekly article explains how precious stones react to heat and light. It notes rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnet, topaz, opal, and pearls show color and structural changes under exposure. Diamonds are less sensitive but should avoid intense flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haa Heer
Paris
The Helpful Woman and the Market Myths in a Lesson
A humorous tale contrasts a anxious husband fearing ruin from wheat price drops with his wife who quips about thrift. She urges prudence and even a shift to modest pleasures while he imagines grand meals. The piece ends with a proverb on digestion and thrift, citing a Broadway businessman’s frugal habits and small gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullens
Phore
Charles
Washington
Mars
Wall Street
The Grand Schemer and the Crofoot Utopia Power
A bold con is revealed as Major Crofoot schemes a self supporting home for orphans and elderly, funded by subscriptions and a supposed utopian power engine. A visitor to canvassers is duped into a $2 exchange, exposing manipulation, with the major pursuing further deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron the Nowe
Temn
Crefeot Utopia Power Company
M. Quab
Slick
English visitors entertain four footed dependents
An Kaulne Danguet describes a dinner party hosted by English guests who traveled from London to countryside to entertain their four footed companions. The menu included chopped apples and carrots and slices of white bread with a few handfuls of sugar.
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London
Proper Return
A pithy boast about deception with a streetwise quip. The speaker notes that those who feign virtue are equally false, delivering a terse critique in a Philadelphia North American voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wall Street Operated Upon in Grapevine Brief
A terse exchange references A Wine Gulf and Briggs with a remark about an operation. Griggs calls it a great mistake while Tarper’s Bazar notes a surgical sounding line. The fragmentary item hints at a financial or social page snippet with oblique references to people and a medical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Wall Street
Griggs
Tarper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kimdalston
Elahom
George Peterson
Ole Fredvigkson
Peter Anderson
Yente
Anton Kjiemp
Peterson & Co
Sharon Creamery
Hans Pabricus
Ake Jacobsen
Extra
Kimballton
Peter Axelsen
Alvis Henriksen
Audubon
Henry Paulsen
Nis Larson
Jolly Eiihorn
Atantic
Hendvig Hendrixsen
Gray
Kimbailton
Landon Chris Jensen
Este Jemen
Atlantic
Joe Larsen
Theresa Grumstrap
Ann Moulgaard
Sanday
Wim. Vigers
Nye Stephenson
Maine
Sam Fanborg
Des Moines
Lars Hansen
Chris Larsen
S.C. Pederson & Co
Rastous Hansen
Elkhorn Lumber Company
S.C. Peterson
Jens Johson
John Johnson
Joe James
Hans Madsen
Omiaba
Evrick Iverson
Grimlors
Prose, & Co
Hikhorb. Lon
W. C. Elliott
Claus J. Larsen
Stoosevelt
Carl Schrader
5. Q. Pederson & Co
Carl
Nels Jensen
Rasmus Heidegaard
Shavon Creamery
Township Separator Creamery Co
Peter Peterson
Tans Lansen
Joho Wns
Levi Downs
Cloaks
Sais
Hans
Martin Esbeck
Omaha
Jens Hansen
West Hamlin Creamery
Toppy
Mickle Sarey
Sen
Elkbarns
Mee
Wilkie Harrenbars
P. Kane
Boston
Eckhorn
Momlay
My. Nelson
Chris Peterson
Elkdown
Terry Eatherline
Mya. Peterson
Dante O'Connell
National Library of Ireland
Daniel O'Connell
O'Connell
Dr. Miles
Nevine
Iowa
Broadway
New York
Iis Trust
Loch Major Crofoot
Servne
DEA
Weromoods
Crotout Utopiary Power Company
Livat
Uren
Aken
New York City
New York Sun
Haworth and
Deere
Deere and Canton
Esbeck Bros
Kimballton, Iowa
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