Clermont area ads and local notices flicker in daily paper
Classified items show real estate for sale and rent in Clermont and Elgin. a six room house with two lots advertised as reasonably priced. Other notices include dependable pump repair service, plumbing work, and a farmers notice moving calf shipments to Saturdays. A collision near Elkader left Mrs Schmid bruised but unfractured while Mr Schmid remained uninjured. both are back at work.
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Ed Schmid
Elkader
Elgin
World’s largest tree near Healesville stands tall
A massive tree in Healesville Victoria Australia rises nearly 200 feet high with a girth of 62 feet. It can only be spanned by 15 people holding hands, illustrating its enormous size. The fragment hints at a notable botanical landmark celebrated in local press.
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Sweas
Magnificent program at Elkader fair promises thrills
The Elkader fair unveils a strong line up with a night show, free acts, and fast racing. Wednesday features Lakeside Giants and Elkader Brewers in a Maquoketa Valley league playoff clash, plus kittenball with Volga girls vs McGregor. Thursday hosts Strawberry Point vs Elkader all stars while Friday offers auto racing by the Illinois Speed Association and a dramatic head-on collision stunt and a board-wall motorcycle run. Admission remains 26 cents for adults and autos, children free.
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Elkader
Lakeside Giants
Kader Brewers
Volga Girls
McGregor Girls
Strawberry Point All Stars
Elkader All Stars
Illinois Speed Association
AARA
Elkader Fair Management
Homecoming Committees Public Information 1920s style
The piece lists Homecoming committees with chairmen and members for General, Reception and Housing, Program and Entertainment, Parade, Decorations, and Finance and Soliciting. It ends with a string of anecdotal jokes about cemetery sales, a carnival refund, and a duck egg lie in hot weather.
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F. C. Muehlethaler
Mel Kohler
John Falb
J. J. Snyder
L. B. Carter
R. W. Muehlenthaler
R. P. Strauch
L. C. A. and
Girl Scouts
Clarence Kohls
F. ©. Mueh
Marie Mosby
B. J. Baumgartner
Gordon Mosby
B. Schori
Elgin State Bank Sues Craft for Mortgage Foreclosure in Fayette
The Elgin State Bank of Elgin Iowa files an equity petition in Fayette County asking foreclosure of its mortgage on real estate described by multiple parcels in Section 30 Township 94 North Range 7 West. The suit seeks first lien priority, sale of the mortgaged property, a receiver, and other relief with a default deadline of September 2 1934.
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Fayette County
George Craft
Lilah Craft
District Court of
Iowa
Elgin State Bank of
Elgin
G. W. Tripp
L. Hitch
Laura J. Munger
Vida Bartlett
L. L. Bartlett
R. W. Helms
Baptist Church
Towa
District Court
West Union
Fragmented Quotations On Life And Society
A jumble of aphorisms and quips touches on dissatisfaction wealth morality crime humor and ambition. The remarks range from social critique and human folly to everyday behavior and the pace of modern life, noting gossip dreams fatigue and the contrast between city noise and past era transit.
Paris Adds Enormous Thermometer to Eiffel Tower Night Sky
Paris observers report the Eiffel Tower now features a giant thermometer extending above the clock. The instrument shows temperatures from minus ten to plus twenty degrees centigrade, roughly 14 to 68 Fahrenheit, marking a notable addition to the tower’s night profile.
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Eiffel Tower
Jacopozzi
Paris
Orm
London Sunday Observer
Argentina Plans Locust Wall to Halt Invasion
Argentina aims to build hundreds of miles of smooth galvanized iron sheeting as a wall to deter a locust swarm. The project costs about 2.5 million dollars for sheeting and hundreds of thousands for construction. The plan includes a polished barrier and trapping pits to destroy locusts that reach the wall.
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Argentina
Domastic Cattle Run Wild on Queen Charlotte Islands
Cattle on the Queen Charlotte Islands have reverted to wild behavior near Brittah Colum bia coast. Loggers sailors and fishermen visiting the islands report remarkable cattle activity and odd tales of their doings. The piece notes practice makes porfoat and includes stray dialogue about an old man eating pie with a knife.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Brittah Columbia
James
John
Dust So Five Eighths Well How's Your Mother in Law
A fragment features a prankish exchange about a mother in law with playful dialect. The line hints at humor and social tone typical of casual conversations. No further context or events are provided.
Elgin Local News: Visits and Social Roundabout
Elgin residents hosted and visited relatives in Hawkeye and Elgin with Chicago visitors stopping by. Several Minnesotans and Cedar Rapids residents spent weekends with local families as old ties are noted. Melon Day in Thomson NL announced for August 22 as a community highlight.
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Sabula Gazette
Geologists Say Earth’s Crust Still Shrinking
Scientists report the earth’s crust continues to shrink with mountains originating from the sea. The wrinkling process is estimated at about one hundred million years old.
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Earth
Parson and Rastua Discuss Joining the Church
In a brief exchange, Rastua explains his work on Mule-Hide roofing and fencing a watermelon patch as motivation to join the church. The note mentions manufacturing fine fila ments for electric lights by drawing wire through a tiny diamond hole and cites interior paint prices and color choices.
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Rastua
Pahson
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Richard Krueger
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Hulda Stoehr
Otto Stoehr
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L. L. Kiple
Kiple
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Roy Rothlisberger
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