Brainard area social visits noted this week
Mr and Mrs Lewis Becker and daughter were guests at Chas Peters home. George Boyle and daughter visited Frank Lyons family. Fred Veasy visited Jim Bartler home. Marian Fatterson stayed with her brother near West Union. Doris Lyons stayed with Cecl Tripp. Joe Peters and family visited Peters in law and Aunt Rowland. Sidney Patterson family visited Paul Patterson. D H Craft and Dorothy visited Arthur Craft in Illyria. Roy Burnside of Lima called on Jim Bartlett. Marian Tripp and daughter visited George Tripp in Cedar Rapids and returned Sunday. Jim Bartlett left for Town City seeking medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Becker
Sid
Reuben Howard
Chas. Peters
George Boyle
Frank Lyons
Fred Veasy
Jim Bartler
Marian Fatterson
Paul
West Union
Doris Lyons
Cecl Tripp
Joe Peters
Roy Burnside
Lima
Jim Bartlett
Marian Tripp
Cedar Rapids
George Tripp
Decorah Winneshiek County Fair Adds Daring Features
The Winneshiek county fair runs August 14 to 17 with Derby running races in true Kentucky style, Whippet Racing dogs from Calgary, nine big circus acts, and the McHahon Carnival Company on the Midway. The Decorah Pain management promises a bigger, hotter fair with many free attractions and a strong baseball feature pitting the Winneshiek Giants against Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
McHahon Carnival Co
Decorah Pain
Jack Tracey
Calgary
Canada
Winneshiek County Fair
Winneshiek Giants
Iowa
Sioux City
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Giants
Traveling Book Yet Better Than Goods of Poetry
A reflective line from Aldous Hustey in Along the Rod praising poetry’s universal reach. The self immolated tourist theme appears, noting poetry’s power to move hearts and be cherished in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winselt
Aldous Hustey
Business Man Appeal Through The Columns Of This Newspaper
A local editorial voice urges entrepreneurs to advertise in the paper to reach the community's best residents. It argues patrons respond when prices are clear and competitive, and urges merchants to communicate offerings directly rather than blaming readers.
Weekend visits and travels of Postville and Waterloo residents
The record lists Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koevenig of Postville, Mae Harrington and Phyllis Kohler visiting Waterloo on Sunday, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greenley with their son Robert of Decorah visiting Frank Greenley’s home. They left Monday with Mrs. Frank Capper for Chicago friends. G. S. Whitford and family from Chicago came Saturday to visit the Latters. Z. D. Shaffer and Illyria friends joined. Whitford returned Sunday. Gertrude Grether and Helen George of Cedar Falls hiked to Elgin for a weekend at the Grethers’ home. George Hanson was seen with a bandaged hand after an incident with a pitch, noting it was an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Koevenig
Postville
Mae Harrington
Phyllis Kohler
Waterloo
Charles Greenley
Robert
Decorah
Frank Greenley
Frank Capper
Chicago
G. S. Whitford
Z. D. Shaffer
Mr. Whitford
Gertrude Grether
Helen George
Cedar Falls
Elgin
Hans Grether
George Hanson
Fragmentary notice on shoe sale and related details
A garbled fragment references a shoe sale or part of a shoe and a person linked to the transaction. It mentions purchase action, some payment or price aspects, and an unclear outcome. The readable bits imply a shoe sale event but lack concrete names or dates.
Coal shortages and humor fill a summer page
In lighthearted quips and local notes, readers are reminded of coal shortages in winter, jokes about talking husbands and peanuts, and small town updates. Uncle Ned’s warning, a farming dig start by Joe V. Schneider, and M. V. Kiple finishing touches on the Elgin area farm home are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Ned
Joe V. Schneider
Kenny
Pegey
M. V. Kiple
Clarence Torkelson
Elgin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmer Boyer
Town City
Charles Capper
Erma
Business Man
Firesto
Oldfield
Elrestone
Bt Care
Tone
Femaal
John Faith & Sons
Elgin, Iowa
By Albert T. Rei
Elgin Opera House
Wm. F. Miller
Sporting Goods” With
Richard Dix
Jackie Coogan
Partners In Crime
Legion of Condemned
United Chautauqua
Clermont, Iowa
Lundberg-Scott Company
The
Swanee Blevere
Amg
Cr. L. Bargderfer
New York City
Royal Holland
Morris Anderson
Royal Holland Bell
Bob Morningstar
New York
By Tad
Citizens State Bank
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