Church Notes and District Conference Announced
Prayer meeting held weekly with Thursday evening sessions. Epworth League social Friday postponed from last week. Local donors donated twenty eyes for a hospital case. Dubuque district Bible Story Contest on April 11 at Fayette with Mar garet Yenney representing Elgin. If win, advances to Davenport conference in fall. District Conference runs April 12–14 in Fayette. Attendees urged. leaders and pastor participate. Sunday services promise fine music and sermons from local clergy. Theodore Roosevelt quote on church attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Dubuque
Fayette
Elgin Sunday School
Margaret, Yenney
Davenport
Ladies’ Aid Society
Rochester Couple Wed in West Union License Ceremony
Arthur Rehweinkle of Rochester Minnesota and Misa Ruth Pinney of Elgin were married in West Union. The ceremony occurred at the DeSart home with Rev. Parker officiating. Afterward the couple and relatives visited, then returned home while planning to move to Rochester to farm. The bride, a respected teacher, and groom, known for honesty and industry, receive well wishes from Elgin friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rehweinkle
Rochester
Minnesota
Misa Ruth Pinney
Elgin
West Union
Mat DeSart
Rev. Parker
Elmer Pinney
Sorenson
Wast Union
Groum
Rehweinkle
Notice of partial sale and debt settlement request
Notice to Lettie stating a part interest in the garage was sold to son George Palb and that all book accounts should be erased at noon. Debtors are asked to call and settle immediately. A peculiar closing line invites customers to Evans' to see Armor Plate hosiery next time near the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Palb
Kalb
Armor Plate Hosiery
Evans
Prominent Citizen C L Freiburghhaus Dies
C L Freiburghhaus a longtime town leader and prominent furniture dealer died after a heart ailment. He built a thriving business with son in law F Muehtethaler and planned a Clermont expansion. He and his wife celebrated forty years of marriage on March 21 with family at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Freiburghans Bigin
Freiburghaus
F. €. Muehtethaler
Clermont
Christian L Freiburghaus Dies at 65 in Elgin
Christian L Freiburghaus, born around 1856, emigrated to America at eleven, built and led a Elgin furniture and undertaking business, forming C. L. Freiburghaus & Co after selling half stake to Pred C. Muehlethater in 1915. Survived by wife Rosa Hiltbrunner, eight children, three sisters, one brother, and ten grandchildren. Funeral at Baptist church April 10 with Reva Stoeckman presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Digin
Ind
Elgin
Jarree
Pred C. Mueblethater
C. L. Freiburghaus & Co
Rosa Hiltbrunner
Baptist Church
John Bauman
Figin
Christ Miller
Clermont
Rudolph Miller
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Gottloib Freiburshaus
Ramona
South Dakota
Christian L. Freiburghaus
Seed Package Promises and Proverbs Mixed in Almanack
A reflection on how moral maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanack relate to modern seed packaging. The line hints that not all advice applies to images on seed packets, suggesting a clash between traditional sayings and contemporary labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jr
School News Reports Absences and Activities
Students miss school due to sickness including mumps and severe cold. Josephine Kaiel, Ghidys Feller, Thomas and Alexander Pollack are absent. Joe Patterson and Emma Frederick return after mumps. Teachers attend a Waterloo meeting. An operetta Yanki San is planned for April 15 by the Girls Glee Club. The class adopts French blue and gold with white carnation as colors. motto Backbone vs Wish bone. seventeen in class. High School and cram room fund subscriptions for Country Gentleman to buy school equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Kaiel
Ghidys Feller
Mary Patterson
Constance
Hutchinson
Thomas
Alexander Pollack
Waterloo
Joe Patterson
Emma Frederick
Glee Club
Nina DeSart
Delbert Lane
Helen Gruver
Eneath ¢Rade
Firemen Dinner Planned by Elgin Cemetery Association
The Ladies Cemetery Association met at Mrs. Ero Schori to plan a cemetery cleanup and a dinner for firemen at Falb Hotel next Thursday evening April 14. Tickets cost 50 cents adults 30 cents children. menu includes roast beef pork loaf mashed potatoes and more. Volunteers organized kitchen dining and ticket duties to ensure a successful fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Cemetery, Association
Ero Schori
Kalel
Board of Trustees
Falb
Ern Schori
Tom Knudéson
Elgin Fire Department Benefit Ball Promises Party Night
The newly organized Elgin fire department plans a benefit ball on Thursday April 14 with Carpenter's orchestra. Proceeds buy fire alarm equipment and other gear. A 6 to 8 pm supper by LCA ladies at the Fath Hotel precedes a midnight dance. Also a Rustic Minstrel Show and basket social planned at U B Church Wagner Township next Friday April 8 to raise funds for Wagner School No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department of
Elgin
Carpenter
U. B
Wagner Township
Wagner School
Local paper avoids gossip in favor of uplifting news
The editor explains that a reputable small town newspaper records good deeds and hopeful incidents while withholding scandal that wounds families. Publicity of disgrace is withheld to protect the community, since tolerance requires courage rather than sensational gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becaush
Cow Breaks State Dairy Record At Waterloo Area Farm
O L Hamer of Hagle Center road three miles south of Waterloo achieves a state record for milk and butterfat from a senior four year old cow White Beauty Cow. In 865 days the cow yielded 1 123 pounds of butterfat and 22 485.2 pounds of milk. County breezers report other county records, but this is the first above 1.00 pounds of butter per year. The record reflects the cow’s care and four daily milkings, with testing by Mr. Hamer in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Hamer
Waterloo
Hagle Center
Batheria
Hamer
Fifteen W.W. members stranded after Clinton bridge dash
Fifteen members of a group marching by train to a convention crossed the Clinton high bridge into Iowa and immediately returned aboard the first eastbound freight. Police dispatched officers to the bridge to intercept the group as they carried W.W.W. literature and banners.
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W. W
Clinton High Bridge
Iowa
Agai
McKinley
Afteen
Printing office cadence and press timing in 1920s era notes
A fragmented glimpse shows the printing offices set to two to print, with minutes before going to press and concerns that people might not grasp the effort behind setting type and the workflow. The note mentions Guttenbergs Press and faces questions about the timing.
Missing words hint at farewell in many tongues at Bauman store
Fragmentary dialogue mentions farewell in French and other languages. Izzy cites carbolic acid as a joke while They compare phrases. The passage ends with a sales pitch claiming lower grocery bills if bought from J. H. Bauman & Sons.
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Tsay
Pat
Izzy
Payette County Road Work Advances on 36 Mile Route
Payette County moves forward on a 36000 road improvement program in Fayette Omata. Whelan Shirey Co of Omata holds the grading contract for about 32 miles with four and a half miles added due to existing graveled sections. Main routes include Oelwein to West Union via Maynard and Fayette and another from Oelwein to Strawberry Point area. County crews, led by Henry Martin, plan graveling West Union to Clermont and a west stretch to Elgin as part of broader efforts to keep roads first class until hard surfacing. The Lime Kiln school area work is being widened and straightened with other improvements along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Whelan-Shirfey Company
Omata
Fayette
Strawberry Point
Maynard
West Union
Clayton County
Othe Strawberry Point
Voxity
Clermont
Elgin
Henry Martin
Town and Country Unite for Prosperity and Property Rights
A thinker argues that towns and counties depend on each other for life and markets. He warns that without local governments and private property protections, laws falter and business halts. He compares severed ties to signing a desert contract and urges mutual commercial understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
Max Thoma
Mrs Printy Dies After Illness In Chicago
Mrs EAL Printy, wife of Dr BF A Printy of Chicago, died after a week long illness at Mercy Hospital Elgin. The couple, formerly of Vera Stubt, were married about six years ago in Elgin, where they had lived. Funeral services were held in Chicago with interment in a local cemetery, leaving many friends in Elgin to mourn her loss.
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Miro
Bern Stal
Ulleagn
Eal
Arriyisa
Wftlivbed
Lady da Mercy Hospital
Count
Vera Stubt
Elgin
A. Printy
Chicago
Thellindis City
Obituary Mrs Halstencon Died After Brief Illness
Mrs Halstencon died at 3 30 Wednesday morning March 30 after a brief illness of about three days the cause was acute strangulation of the body. She was born April 19 1861 in Marriott township Clayton county Iowa and married KS Halstenson February 1 1880. Survived by husband two daughters and siblings. Funeral held Saturday at Gunler church with interment in Gitnder cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halstencon
Rash Fmt Cs
Ds Coshouk
Redebivyes
Umd
Marie Anderson
Mariott Township
Clayton County
Towa
Ove Aliiehter
Mra von
Gilliav
Aendehi Tien
Anderson
Wausa
Nebraska
HB. Paige
Weat Gillin
John Bereksen
Eikader
Elalatenson
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Gun Ler
N. Arversen
Gitinder
Pitnder Register
Mes
Halstenson
Elgin
Flour and brand survey prompts home delivery details
A fragmented consumer inquiry lists flour brands and prices, asks about delivery to cover areas, and mentions certification and products like White Pearl and Cinderella flour. It hints at store price parity and possible brand tuning questions for a local audience.
Take Notion Pen Wnap Town Council
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a town council event and a call to action. Names and details are unclear, but references to a nearby community and property issues suggest a local civic notice or meeting teaser. Further readable facts are limited in the source.
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Bagle
Theodore Roosevelt
Lettie
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Reva. Stoeckman
St. Paul
Wedel
Aplington
Hillman
Elgin Cemetery
Elgin Canning Com
Pany
Firemens’ Dane
Pete Gee
Ivze
J. H. Bauman &] Sons
Payette County
Northwest
WDC
Niles Ty Pudi Gry
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