Old Time Bug Remedies In Iowa Swarms
The piece notes kerosene as a century old bug repellent and vanilla on skin to deter gnats, with modern officials cautioning against kerosene. It cites Isobel Mack and Penny Madison of St. Luke's Hospital and Bob Vavra of Squaw Creek Golf Shop, plus Linn County data on mosquitoes black flies and picnic beetles.
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Indiana
Isobel Mack
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Penny Madison
St. Luke’s
Madison
Bob Vavra
Squaw Creek
Marion
Vavra
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Six Iowa County families hold 16th annual Marengo reunion
Descendants of Shaull Slaymaker Sweden helm Rumple Rosenberger Mouser gather in Marengo at the 4-H Club building for a pot luck dinner and coordinated history. The six families trace roots to Germany and Virginia with intermarriages and early Ohio and Iowa settlements. Community events include officers elected, family trees shown, and news of births deaths and illnesses shared alongside weather and crop notes.
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America
Company E
24Th Iowa Infantry
Isaac Vorhes
O.K. Mason
Rufus W. Rosenberger
Martin S. Shaull
J.N. Rosenberger
J.N. Shedenheim
William Delaney
G.W. Rosenberger
Maj
Leander Clark
George Alexander
Iowa County
Marengo
Shaull, Slaymaker
Swedenhelm, Rumple, Rosenberger, Mouser
4-H Club
Mildred Shaun Rudasill
Des Moines
Rudasill
Iowa
Germany
Nicholas
Catharine Schaul
Schall
Philadelphia
Nicholas II
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Rosenbergers
Mousers
Atlantic
Seneca County
Ohio
Schleiermacher
Radasill
Pennsylvania
John Anthony Rosenberger
Hartford Township
Nicholas Mouser
Sumner Township
Rosenberger
John A. Rosenberger
Ohio Methodist Church
Ladora
William Rumple
Rufus
Iowa City
George Duffield
Matthias Slaymaker
Jesus
J.N.W. Rumple
Orienteering Workshops At Indian Creek Nature Center
The YWCA and Indian Creek Nature Center co sponsor two orienteering workshops on June 16 at the Nature Center junction of Otis and Bertram roads SE. Morning session 9 to noon for 9 to 12 year olds. afternoon session 1 to 4 for adults and families. Pre registration with YWCA ends June 14.
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YWCA
Indian Creek
Otis
Bertram Roads
Manny Patterson
Patterson
Dorothy Topie
Indian Creek Nature Center
U.S. Geological Survey
United States
Sunday Saunter at Indian Creek Nature Center
Short stroll event on June 17 invites visitors to a leisurely two hour walk to Indian Creek and the herb garden. Wildlife sighting includes a barred owl salamander and turtles with a barn and silo tour. Starts 2 p.m. Admission free for members 50 cents for non members.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Indian Creek
Chariot Racing Draws Thousands at Pocatello Event
About 7,500 fans packed the Bannock County Fairground in Pocatello Idaho for the world chariot championships. Modern chariot racing uses two two‑horse teams on a 440 yard dirt straightaway. Racers vie for trophies and horse blankets rather than olive garlands as historians trace the sport to Wyoming in the 1930s.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Bannock County Fairground
Ron Carter
Carter
Pocatello Racetrack
Rome
Darry Harris
Chariot Racing Association
Intermountain West
Wyoming
Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vicki Shannon
Dick Freeman
Linn County Extension Service
Gorsch
Denver Daniels
Margaret Daniels
John Rosenberger
Edna Neary
Lois Craig
Esther Sutton
Freeman
McKellar
Mack
Sondrol
First
Dupont
Sondrol’s Variety & Hardware
1St Ave
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