Home Chautauqua Delights Crowds In West Iowa
The two night home chautauqua drew larger audiences second night. A five day program featured music readings and a play The Diaka and a lecture by Rev W J Alexander D D promises to close Olgb’s first home chautauqua. Also reported is the long awaited death of Loainy Musband’s husband Bertram Schmidt who died in Butte Mont two decades ago and notified on his death bed. Fayette County Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautasaua
Maria
Mosby
Leona Oleson
Mary Hanson
Geraldine Achori
Winnifred
Schmidt
Miss Hanson
Mixé
Frances Skarshoug
Nas
Ty, Kohler
Phyllis Kohler
Arleta Gehring
W. J. Alexander
D.D
Olgb
Loainy Musband
Dyersville
Bertram Schmidt
West
Thiere
Gascade
Butte, Mont
Fayatte
County Union
Musical program shines as town brass quartet performs
On Wednesday a brass quartet led by Rev. Butler opened a purely musical evening with operatic selections and strong ensemble. Miss Frances Skarshoug played piano as a four-woman and four-man ensemble entertained with choruses, solos, and a dialect piece. The show, praised for quality, continues Thursday with junior performers under Georgia Mae Bechqrl, featuring many local youths and a large cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Thoma
W. W. Luce
Max Hunsberger
Allience
Frances Skarshoug
Cams
Francea Skarshoug
Florence Berg
Ernestine Schori
Georgia Mae Schori
Clarence Schor
Fay Klingman
Harold Greenley
Glen Schori
Proestine Schori
Georgia Mae Bechqrl
Helen Timmings
Edna Hunsberger
Dorothy DeSart
Lillie Gruver
Ruth Mogby
Virginia Wertz
Grace Patterson
Josephine DeSart
Gertrude Grether
Elizabeth Schupbach
Josephine Kalel
Busy Month at Postville Hospital July Reports
July proved a busy period at Postville Hospital with efforts across surgical care. Procedures included appendectomy six, hysterectomy one, salpingotomy three, uterine suspension two, and rhabdomyoma removal.
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Postville
Medical conditions and tests listed in a historical note
A historical note compiles numerous medical terms and procedures including asthma anemia thyroidectomy post operative complications and fractures. It lists laboratory analyses such as gastric and basal metabolism blood counts urinalysis cultures and imaging like X ray treatment for chronic eczema and cancer.
What's Your Hurry A Street Safety Poem
A rhymed plea warns against speeding and reckless driving. It questions why drivers rush, the harm caused, and urges slower, safer behavior to protect others on the streets. The verse emphasizes that everyone has a right to be on the street and that delaying a bit can prevent violence and tragedy.
Pioneer Oil and Gas stockholders meet over failed Winneshirk drilling
Paul Koren, president of the Pioneer Oil and Gags company, calls a stockholders meeting for July 27 to address losses after a 3200 foot drill bit broke and was not recoverable. Funds are exhausted. the Winneshirk county oil venture is not a wildcat, the company insists, and pledges best efforts to salvage the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Koren
Pioneer’ Oil and Gags Company
Winneshirk
Decorah
House Fire Hits Hooch Holm Family Home Early Week
Report states the Hooch Holm family house burned the first of the week. Mr and Mrs Chris Christenson and their two daughters are visiting from Minnesota as guests in the Jud Conner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooch Holm
Chris Christenson
Minnesota
Jud Conner
Proclamation Issued by Elgin Mayor August 1923
The document dated in Elgin Iowa on August 1923 is a formal proclamation signed by Mayor W Hughes. It records official action or announcement by municipal authority and bears the city seal and signature of the mayor. The text confirms the administrative duty completed by the city government.
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Elgin
Iowa
Illyria Community Day Set With Multiday Program
The Fourth Annual Illyria Community Day will be held at the Illyria church on Friday August 17 with sports races a farm Bureau talk a dinner platform program singing readings and an address by Dr. J P Van Horn The Ladies Aid Society will sell lunches and ice cream candy and gum will be available A lighting plant will illuminate the grounds in the evening. organizers invite Wormer residents to attend and consider it a Home Coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illyria
Farm Bureau
J. P. van Horn
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Grimm & Schupbach
Wormer
Henry Ford eyes Waukon iron mine shipments
The Henry Ford Co seeks Waukon iron ore with a Detroit office request for a local map and ore samples. J G Minert gathered ore specimens from the Waukon mine and sent them to Detroit as the Democrat notes. The piece hints at iron used in Ford vehicles and freight cars, suggesting industrial ties in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford Co
Waukon
J. G. Minert
Detroit
Democrat
Jim
Troy
Ford
Henry
Waukon Democrat
For Sale Three Shorthorn Bull Calves
Three shorthorn bull calves from tested cows are for sale. Call Jacob Gehring. Neighbors of the D Caes family near Stacyville report a ptomaine poisoning incident with the Caes matriarch and seven children affected after ice cream. she died, aged 41, Belgium-born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gehring
D. Caes
Stacyville
Baptist Conference Program Dates At Dying Church
The Baptist Conference runs August 14 to 19 at the Baptist church in Dying with English sermons except Sunday morning in German. Rev H F Hoops from Racine opens August 14 at 8 pm, followed by alternates and speakers from Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Iowa and Ohio with various sermons reports and youth programs. A Friday afternoon talk by Prof Meyer and Mrs Neelen precedes dinners and suppers in the church.
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H. F. Hoops
Racine
Wisconsin
L. Holzer
Milwaukee
A. G. Lang
Baileyville
Ilinois
A. Fall
Muscatine
Towa
W. Schmidt
St. Paul
Minnesota
F. Heineman
St. Bonifacing
H. Weihe
Kreug
Burlington
Iowa
J. Meier
George
F. Bartel
Sheboygan
G. Weldvogel
Steamboat Rock
H. T. Donner
Cleveland
Ohio
W. Kuhn
Chicago
Thlmais
F. W. C. Meyer
Rochester
New York
Judge Neelen
President Harding Dead and Coolidge Inaugurated
The nation learned Friday of President Warren G. Harding's death after assurances his illness had passed. The report attributes the sudden pause to apoplexy. Inside pages, the Echo covers Coolidge taking the oath of office.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Calvn Coolidge
The
Echo
Bonus Warrant Return For Iowa World War Vet Widow
State Treasurer Burbank received the first of the state bonus warrants sent to Iowa veterans abroad. The $106 voucher was issued to Marian Friem of Batgdor Vel Bettenberg Bohemia for a World War service payment. A dinner honored Miss Laura Bucher with guests Mrs Stoehr Miss Eleanor Schneider and Miss Marie Falb. A highway project between McGregor and Marquette will be graded and surfaced with crushed rock after more than $1200 was raised by subscription.
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Iowa
0. P. Stoehr
Laura Bucher
Gus Stoehr
Eleanor Schneider
Marie Falb
McGregor
Marquette
The Old Fashioned Church Declares Its Virtues
A critic argues the church is old fashioned for upholding marriage fidelity, modesty, purity, temperance, and respect for property as a trust. It rejects gambling and lavish advertising while asserting timeless moral aims. The piece urges Christians to value these traditional pillars and resist modern temptations.
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Times
God
Christ
Hawkeye and Clermont Win In Local Baseball Action
In Little Eight play two games were reported Hawkeye fell 5-2 to Volga City, while Clermont edged Postville 4-3 in ten innings. Other matches set for coming days include Postville at Elgin and West Union at Arlington with additional pairings listed. Millinery update: Mrs. W. R. Blake buys Blein Millinery, plans new stock and a grand opening next Wednesday August 5 in Elgin, inviting local ladies.
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Bue
Volga City
Hawkeye
Clermont
Postville
Gaties
Sinary
Elgin
West Union
Arlington
Union City
Westgate
W. R. Bhikke
Blein
B. J Bowen
Poxseaston
Des Moines
Blake
Baptist Church Notes and Local Incident Report
Sunday church plans list English service at 10 a m and 3 p m service at Bummer plus 11 a m Sunday school and 8 p m young people meeting with a printed program in this issue. Friday notices invite all to conference and Bible school contests while Primaries’ chair dedication drew a large crowd. In a separate item, William Kaufman of Colesburg, age 76, died after an angry bull attack while driving cattle near the pasture. Welbul Mill Company appears at the end in terse closing.
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Bummer
Wm. Kaufman
Colesburg
Kaufman
Welbul Mill Company
Fayetts Cavity Veteran Reunion to Meet in West Union
The forty third annual Fayetts Cavity Veteran association reunion will be held in West Union next week on August 14 and 15. The campfire speech will be by Hype Hancork. Meetings occur at courthouse square with potential adjournment to Legion hall due to inclement weather. Public invited to the campfire program Tuesday evening featuring Francis Loftus, Harvey Smith, J M Jennings, Bonita Humphry, Shaffer’s Martial Band, and remarks by H P Hancock.
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Fayetts Cavity Veteran Association
West Union
Hancork
Court House Square
Legion Hall
Bust
Francis Loftus
Harvey: Smith
America
Mula Quartette
Shaffer
J. Mi. Jennings
B. H. Estey
Ray
J.M. Jennings
Bonita Humphry
Payette County Fair Plans Include Contests and Events
Plans for Payette County harvest festival near Payette August 16 outline a full day of activities. A $30 horseshoe pitching contest offers prizes of 15, 5 and 6 dollars. An noon dinner precedes a platform program by Hon. J HW Anderson. A baby contest at 2:30 and a 3:30 Farmersburg versus Strawberry Point baseball match follow. Evening races feature children and adults, Calmar band concert, free moving picture show “Quincy Adams Sawyer,” with fireworks finale.
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Payette County
Aerse
Anderson
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Comiu
Shaffers Have Picnic With Fifty Plus Attendees
Shaffer family and friends enjoyed a Sunday picnic in the woods south of town. About fifty or more were present for a day of games, conversation, and a large picnic dinner. Attendees included J. D. Shaffer and wife, Jack Shaffer and family, Israel Shaffer and family, H. B. Gilson and family, Ben Schneider and family, Mrs. B. D. Welch of Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Syl Shafer of Alma, Samuel Greenley and Harl Jaquette and family of Clayton, and Ray Schaffer and family of Volga City.
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Shaffer
J. D. Shaffer
Jack Shaffer
Israel Shaffer
H. B. Gilson
Ben Schneider
B. D. Welch
Elgin
Sy] Shaffer
Alma
Nebraska
Samuel Greenley
Harl Jaquette
Clayton
Ray Scaffer
Volga City
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Rae Home
eHdurangUs
Marvok
I. F. W. Hughes
Baptist Conference
Harding
Hawkeye -Eyisseereis West
Nlon Pias
van Ee
Baptist Church
West Union Band
J. M. Jennings
H. P. Hancock
Osgtrander
R. Z Lathmer
Frank Downs
Basle
Franus Loftus
Frimets Vortua
Miforian
Olivers
Shaffers
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