Community Notices From Mt Olive Beyond Cherokee
Mt Olive news reports visitors and relatives across Cherokee area. Families such as Swigert Nelsons Leber Leber Otting Johnsons and Petersens are listed with hospital stays funerals and visits in Diamond Center Sioux City and Alta. Reverend Minor and Reverend Gillet are noted in hospital and church events with local services and meetings continuing this week.
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MT. Olive News
Adee Johnson
Albert. Swigert
Axel Nelson
Deradee
Minn
Albin Nelson
Kinbrae
John Colquist
Pete Peterson
Chas, Sawwell
Glenn Leeds
Shirley
Raymond Sawyers
Sioux City
Minor
Sioux Valley Hospital
Harry Bengtson
Tick Otting
Galva
Otting
John Leber
Cherokee
Edgar Johnson
Leonard Anderson
Ruth Johnson
Melvin
Marvin Johnson
Bethlehem Luther League
Frank Becker
Pete Jensen
Donald
Homer Anderson
Florence Schafer
John Swanson
Richard Peterson
Diamond Center
West Metwegor
Kenneth Stiencke
Elk Baptist Church welcomes new members and funeral attendance
At Mt Olive Sunday evening Elk Baptist Church admitted ten youths by vote for baptism later. Names include Lilian Hansen Charlene Hahn Gerald Hahn Virginia Minor and others. My and Mrs John Tonner joined by letter. Frank Jordan funeral attended by area residents in Aurelia. Porter families held a reunion at Harold Allen home with many relatives attending a picnic lunch.
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Elk Baptist Church
Mt. Olive
Lilian Hansen
Charlene Hahn
Gerald Hahn
Virginia Minor
Keith
Kenneth Ohlson
Day
Maynard Nation
Helen
Francis Hendrickson
John Tonner
Frank Jordan
Aurelia
Porter
Allen
A. Simmons
Lorne
Luvern Holmes
Marcus
East Afton and Elk News Roundup
Mrs. Wm Booth reports social visits and travels among East Afton and Elk residents. Lightning damaged a roof and rug at the Jay Petton home. Funeral services for Frank Jordan were held in Aurelia. Several families visit relatives across nearby towns including Aurelia Britt Larrabee and Armstrong with updates on health and departures.
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Eric Gerrets
Fonda
Urany McGowan
Jay Petton
Charles Dyslin
Minnesota
Chester Dyslin
Lew Dyslin
California
Fred Tigges
Walter
Mary Amendt
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
Frank Jordan
Aurelia
Florence Soost
Hawarden
Karol Gard
Miss Soost
Mrs. Gard
M. Hines
Jim McManus
Alfred Stieneke
McManus
Gahlen Dyslin
W. J. Dyslin
Larrabee
Arany McGowan
Chester Williams
Britt
Williams
McGowan
Herman Caboth
Chris Caboth
Jack Caboth
Armstrong
Bertha Demarest
Ammon Sexton
Local visits and social notes highlight Hanover week
Miss Lois Huyett travels from Chicago to visit the Schulke home while Mr and Mrs John Holtz spend the weekend with the Hage family in Lakefield Minnesota. Carlson and Wahlstrom visit Waterloo relatives as other residents host guests from Davenport Omaha and Sioux City. A concert by Fredric Cesander is planned October 11 at 8 pm with a free will offering to aid the church organ fund. Henry Schulke and wife celebrate their 22nd wedding anniversary.
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Lois Huyett
Chicago
Des Moines
Kansas City
Missouri
Walter F. Schulke
John Holtz
Henry Hage
Lakefield
Minnesota
Robert Carlson
Elmer Wahlstrom
Highview
Waterloo
Eunice Bahr
Helen Zwemke
Omaha
Leslie Millard
Arthur Dreier
Emma Hinkeldey
le Verne Specketer
Walter
Congregational
Henry Schulke
Man Mistook Thread Label for Plaster
A man named Smith shaved and cut his cheek. He asked for sticking plaster but was directed to his wife’s sewing basket. At the office everyone teased him about a label from a thread spool reading Guaranteed 300 yards long.
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Smith
Hiring a New Cook Delayed by Reference Checks
A prospective cook asks about job success and explains the delay as she reviews references. The dialogue notes ongoing hiring steps and pending verification before a decision.
Pennyworth of Toffee and a Lesson in Manners
A family note from London Answers Magazine describes Mrs. Jones with a credit account at a corner shop. Her son Johnny, sent for errands, asks for “Penn'orth o' toffee” and claims he is paying, prompting the shopkeeper to remind him to say please.
Absentminded Husband Sparks Wives’ Worry
A Hudson Star joke notes a young wife distressed by her husband who leaves tips after every gesture. The friend suggests it is habit but the wife fears the odd habit extends to kisses at coat and hat delivery. The humor centers on mistaken affection and repetitive acts.
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Hudson Star
Proper old woman seeks gardener with reference
A careful elderly woman hires a new gardener. When asked for references the applicant admits no prior references because he hit one of the warders, a remark noted by the Vancouver Province.
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Vancouver Province
Society Fashion Debates Rule of Dress Codes
In a sharp exchange, critics argue that elite society women follow fashion rules for status. The retort claims wealth buys freedom to wear less, sparking debate on propriety, income, and public perception in fashion circles.
Little Bessie Finds Grandmother’s Cat Beautiful
A child recalls visiting grandmother, noting pets were not allowed. She meets a yellow and white cat, describes it as very beautiful with pale brown fur trimmed in white, and shares the impression with neighbors.
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Bessie
Esperanto Adopted by Doctor Zamenhof In 1887 Publication
A Rus sian physician named Zamenhof published the first Esperanto work in 1887 under the signature Dr. Esperanto. The language was developed as a planned international means of communication.
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Zamenhof
Retention Shields demonstration by H L Hoffman in Cherokee
Rupture expert H L Hoffman former Redlich associate will demonstrate his Perfect Retention Shields in Cherokee at the Lewis Hotel on Monday October 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Medical note warns ruptures protruding are dangerous and recommends Hoffman’s shields as sanitary waterproof and durable. Address listed Minneapolis Lincoln Building for home office and inquiries.
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H. L. Hoffman
C. F. Redlich
Minneapolis
Minn
Cherokee
Lewis Hotel
Lincoln Bldg
Habits of Polar Bear and Origin of Radio
A brief discussion on polar bears describing how they roam ice floes and hunt for food during seasons. It then explains the Latin origin of the word radio from radius and its shift from a combining form to a common verb and noun with radio and broadcasting.
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Robert Reitz
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Frank Radle
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Chas. Leeds
Madison
South Dakota
Floyd Allen
Margaret Juber
Rev. Gillet
Carl Magnusen
Alta
Lincoln Hahn
Hahn
Artemus Boothby
Quimby
John McGregor
Florida
LeRay Goettsch
George Leber
Geo. Leber
Gillet
Will i
Hammer
H. M. Montgomery
Boyd J. Linkey
Jas. C. Rae
Marcus, Lowa
Republican
Stile Representative
Frastir
Cherokee County
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Kennedy
Gand Wed
NBC
SiXwla
Guarantee Oil Co
Aurelia, Iowa
Illinois Central
Mindrs Central
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