Local business and people notes from Elkhorn and Kimballton
Kimballton Elkhorn area activity includes Elkhorn dentist H A Elmquist offering full services opposite Julia Petersons. Carpenters remodel Jens Schouboes home near Sharon Store while Hans Nielsen renovates his Kimballton store. Poplar timber yard gains shelter. local dealers sell buggies. agents promote Henry Buss paints and wallpapers. Emma Dacken of Marlan visits Elkhorn. pool man heads to Council Bluffs. Mrs Larsen travels to Harlan to visit parents. Esbeck buys Kratzer buggy. Chris Larsen attends business in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Council Bluffs
Julius Larsen
Poplar
Harlan
Andrew Esbeck
Lars Esbeck
Kimballton
Kratzer
Esbeck & Company
Chris Larsen
Sap Eere
Local Elkhorn area notes and projects in brief
A flood of small town items from Elkhorn and Kimballton Iowa recounts social visits including Hans Madsen and his wife. business moves such as Chris Hansen adding rooms and Hans Johnson joining Poplar lumber yard. bridge work on Indian Creek and a new bridge nearby. a storm adjuster settling claims. Memorial Day events at Elkhorn Grove. road improvements by county supervisors. and local farming activity with crop prospects, social gatherings, and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Jerry Miller
Andreas Johnson
8. P. Kane
Elkhorn
Council Bluffs
Niels Ps Hoegh
Kimbailton
Indian Creek
Chris V. Jensen
Hikhorn
Bray
Omaha
Joss
Chris
Elkhord
Lutheran League
Hans Johnson
Poplar
Peter Rasmuseen
A. C. Sorensen
Julius Peters
Andrew Wighten
Mies Dorthea Sorensen
Christen Nelson
Bergreen
Fadder Land
Nelsen & Christensen
Dustling
John Boberg
Sharon
Jens Christensen
Hans Bonnteen
Hhis Farm
Kimballton
Dedham
Clay Township
Paul Nelson
Elkhoro Grove
Cyclone relief totals and a funeral in Clay Township
Funds received for cyclone Sufferers reach over eleven hundred dollars with committee members still awaiting returns. Del Fish dies of appendicitis at his brother John Fish’s home in Clay Township, aged eighteen, leaving a grieving mother and a family plot in Clay Township Cemetery. A joke from Judge Austin about a guilty defendant and a lawyer’s ten dollar fee closes the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Fish
Elkhorn
John Fish
Cay
Clay Township
Hope
Counin
Austin
Milwaukee
Chicago Chronicle
Invention of the Steamboat and Robert Fulton Clermont
The Clermont on the East River marked the first practical steamboat carrying passengers and freight. Though steam propulsion ideas trace to Salomon de Caus and earlier experiments by Rumsey Fitch and others, Fulton earns credit for inventing the steam vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
East River
Salomon de Caus
William Henry
Pennsylvania
Conestoga River
Albany
Marquis de Toaffroy
James Rumsey
John Fitch
Clermont
Man and His Skin Desquamation and Bathing
The article explains skin renewal via desquamation, comparing human skin shedding to that of lower creatures. Frequent bathing keeps pores open, aiding health and beauty as epidermal cells continually renew and push outward.
Copper in Cheese Color Indicates Copper in Milk
The green hue of Italian cheeses arises from copper in milk kept in copper vessels. Milk in repose absorbs copper, and the degree of acidity is measured by the dulling of polished copper surfaces. Dr Mariani tested twenty five samples of green parmesan and found about 0.8 to 3.8 grains of copper per two pounds of cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariani
Inherent Dread of Cats For Dogs
The instinctive fear cats show toward dogs is humorously shown by stroking a dog then caressing a newborn kitten with the same hand. The kitten immediately spits and wriggles in fear, its instinctive dread evident as it distinguishes the dog’s scent after generations of evolution.
Sleeping In Japan and a Cold Cure Claim Ad
Quick notes describe sleeping directions in Japan and a posted compass diagram in homes and hotels. An advertising claim extols Ong Minute Gough One as a rapid remedy for coughs colds croup and throat troubles with testimonials from J H Bowleg and Nick Dofing & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Maya J. H. Bowleg
Groveton
Nuh
Nick Dofing
Danish Patriot Day Rites Prompt Kimballton Sale
HANS MADSEN promotes June 5th as patriotic Danish celebration in Kimballton urging free prices and fierce sales. He hails King Frederick VII and notes the stone of freedom. Store touts light garments for hot sun, cheap options, and women’s fashion with black outfits for a neater meal presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick VII
Denmark
Frederick
Kimballton
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. A. Elmquist
Julia Peterson
Carpenters
Jens Schouboe
Hans Nielsen
Vig
Atlantic
Simuday
Henry Buss & Co
Prtex Maurer
Kimballton, Ja
Emma Daken
Marlan
Nels Jensen
Iowa
Chris Hansen
Mads Walters
Nelsen and
Christensen
Dens Rasmussen
Wadmer Rasmussen
Peter Jensen
Wattles
Thomas Smith
Elkhorn Meat Market
America
M.N. Esbeck & Co
Low Deering
M.N. Esbeck & Company
Elkhorn, Iowa
Hans Madsen
Mercerized Coods
Kimballton, Iowa
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