Founding Day Observed by Odd Fellows in Waverly
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Waverly marks its founding anniversary with a large event this Wednesday. Northeastern Iowa Odd Fellows Association includes 51 lodge groups and about 10,000 members across multiple counties. 12 hundred visitors from out of town are anticipated for the celebration, with the Community Club backing arrangements and local businesses preparing window displays and a city sightseeing trip.
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Meg Lith
Order of Odd Fellows
Waverly
Northeastern
Iowa
Odd Fellows Association
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Allamakee
Bremer
Butler
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Floyd
Howard
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Worth
Odd Fellows
Busness
Independent Republican
Local Pioneer Matriarch Celebrates 85th Birthday Milestone
Mrs. Reed, mother of Win Reed, longtime resident and beloved figure in this town, marked her 85th birthday this month with family at her home. The celebration underscored her status as one of the early settlers in the area and a respected community matriarch.
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Mama Reed
Win Reed
Pioneer settler turns years into health and travel tales
The article recalls Mrs. Reed living in Payette County after travels from Volga City to Austin Minnesota in 1865 and back, aging boldly with good health. It notes a 9 year old boy in Wigin who, after getting a lift from a conductor near Clermont, was given apples by passengers on the way to Elgin, leaving him with a kinder view of people.
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Volga City
Austin
Minnesota
Leter
Payette County
Oklahoma
Reed
Ralston
Elgin
Frankie Topp
Ted
Clermont
Postville
Tom Howard
Forest City
Ada Fox
Rob Smith and Son
Rick Conner
Towa
Rolte Arrow
Herbert P. Gilletta
Editor Seeks Profit as Free Advertising Ends
A rural editor asserts business methods now govern papers, no longer free advertising. Grafters pressured for favors are rebuffed, with confidence that top rates will prevail. Court notice in Fayette County May 8 1921 seeks probate of C L Freiburghaus will in West Tinton Town.
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Fayette County
C. L. Freiburghaus
West Tinton
Resemble Promised Man In Mississippi Coal Bin Incident
Two Black workers in a Mississippi coal bin quarrelled when one struck the other on the head with a lump of coal. The injured man, regaining his senses, asked who hit him and they exchanged taunts. The incident is recounted with racial slur language from the New York Evening Post.
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New York Evening Post
Mules From War Contract Leave Harrington in Debt
Hundreds of southern Iowa farmers sold mules to Harrington of Lathrop Missouri under a World War I government contract. After the war he held 8,800 animals, fed on oats costing 75 cents a bushel, and faced a drastic mule price slump. Estimated loss nears $400,000 even if sale of stock succeeds.
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Iowa
Harrington
Lathrop
Mulea
Poatville Herald
Wear Grandad's Hat and the Advertising Paradox
A compact, old fashioned admonition on advertising, arguing that one should advertise for practical reasons such as tradition, cost, or skill, and that avoiding ads because of fear or ignorance leads to folly and missed opportunity. The piece links reluctance to advertise with other illogical stances like not paying rent, abandoning cigars, or doubting scientific facts.
Staged Robbery Kidnapping At Sinois Central Depot
Wednesday morning two masked bandits entered the Sinois Central depot at Independence and fired a shot at Station Agent Dodge. They seized a sack of registered mail, kidnapped Dodge, and fled in a Ford. Four miles out of Waterloo they ditched Dodge and pressed on, seeking the registered sack.
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Brit Pond
Sinois
Independence
Dodge
Waterloo
Town Hall Meeting Aims To Form Local Baseball Teague
A meeting of baseball boys is scheduled for Friday evening at the Town Hall to organize a team and decide if Higin joins a small town league. Elgin is likely to join, promising good games for locals this summer. All interested are invited. rain yesterday gave way to a warmer day.
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Higin
Elgin
A Postponed Task and Debt, Poor Richard Jr Almanack
A compact moral note from the Almanack urges delaying tasks to avoid regret, stating that postponement grows trouble while borrowed money yields no relief. The snippet invokes the voice of Poor Richard Jr. and reflects early American didactic tone.
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Richard Jr
Elgin Canning Com Notice contracts 1921 pack
The Elgin Canning Company notice states acreage can be contracted for the 1921 pack with payment set at $8.00 per ton. The notice emphasizes readiness to contract and the pricing detail. The item appears among other community notes including a birthday celebration and local discussions on birds and agriculture.
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Sease
Elgin Canning
Town lights arrive for Postville business district
The post mentions new globe lights for the Postville business area, to be installed along curbing at 9000-28, funded by local merchants. It contrasts town growth with remarks about self-reliance and rural prosperity, noting school and railroad cost concerns and agricultural topics from various editorials.
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Postville
Dubuque
Ingersoll
Sibley Tribune
Morida
Iowa
Ths
EBC
Thompson
Arlington
Seth Tanner
Ehild
Minnesota
Virginian
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Washington Post
Habeger Foils Burglar at Methodist Parsonage
Elgin resident Hazel Habeger awakened by a burglar at the Methodist parsonage last night. The thief disabled the electric lights to avoid identification, then fled the vestibule leaving no witness but edible items missing from the refrigerator. Town City Press Citizen reports.
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Bllix
Town City Press Citizen
The Seven Ages Of Man As Folly And Insight
A compact riff on the seven stages of human knowledge. The speaker mocks self awareness by tracing progression from ignorance to confident misbelief and finally to apathy toward knowing. It twists Shakespeare's idea with playful misgivings about knowledge.
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Shakere
Buried Hen Emerges After Two Weeks Discovery
Arlington News reports Woolsey recounts a quirky tale of a yellow hen found alive after being buried for two weeks. He notes the bird began laying again and showed no lasting injury after escaping from stacked fodder on a stack, illustrating remarkable resilience.
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Woolsey
Arlington News
Fair Woman Faire and the myth of human wholeness
A fragmentary verse and prose mix claims man was whole until a nap revealed missing bones. Advertisements from Minnesota flour mills promise refunds and guarantees. Notices note Jake Frederick seeking rheumatism treatment in Prairie du Chien and Mrs Elmer Gage visiting Elgin.
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Otis
Seal of Minnesota
New Prague Flouring Mill Company
New Prague
Minnesota
Jake Frederick
Prairie du Chien
Elmer Gage
Elgin
Saving in 1920 Turns Attention to Thrift in U.S.
The article notes Americans saved more than before in 1920 with savings banks seeing gains across the Midwest and Western states while Wisconsin posts the highest increase at 26 percent. It contrasts savers’ share of wealth, notes low savings rates versus world averages, and predicts rising dollar buying power encouraging readers to save.
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Lftter
Aperivan
Ohta Neal Tye
Tunis
M O E Church Notes and Week's Activities
M O E church notes outline Thursday prayer meetings at 8 pm and Roosevelt point on churchgoing. District Bible Story Contest held at Fayetteville Monday. pastor attended Fayette conference and returns Friday noon. Reminders include Sunday school, morning worship, Epworth League at 7 16, evening service at 8, and plans for special music.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Fayette
Epworth League
Messers Thoma
Weihel
Soto
Ruby Robbins
Soho
Harry Ghsoo
Why Pick On The Other Fellow?
A fragmentary opinion piece lampoons amateur economists predicting price reversion to prewar levels. It lists alternatingly exaggerated price targets for coal, rail fares, rent, gas, phones, meals, labor, freight, and consumer goods as a satirical gauge of inflation fears and public sentiment.
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N.Y
Flour advertisement from Weibel Mill Company catalog
An old billhead style flour ad touts patent flour brands including Crystal and White Pearl with prices near three dollars, offering free town delivery. It asks customers if they use the brands and invites orders by phone.
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Northwiest
Minnesota
Weibel Mill Company
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Caurar
DAD and Son, Inc
Dad
Nmiss Habeger
Miss Hazel Habeger
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