Elgin Cardinals ride homecoming high in sports
The Elgin Cardinals celebrate a strong homecoming week with a 14 to 4 win over Wa dena and a 3 to 2 ninth inning victory over West Union. Star pitcher Greg Gehring delivers standout form while Joe Becker drives in the decisive run. Local figures Fred Hanson Harold Dick Kiple and Constable Herb Falk are noted in social tidbits.
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Farmersburg
Elgin
Ieeeeas
Mariel Grimm
Elgin Cardinals
Wadena
Wayne Gilson
West Union
Joe Becker
Greg” Gehring
Calman
Fred Hanson
Stoehr’s Drug
Fred Ol
Harold
Dick" Kiple
Hawkeye
Lindburgh
Herb Falk
Pontville
Herb
Oak Grove Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Harry Gilson and Mr and Mrs Clifton Powell called at Clarence Hofer’s home Sunday evening. Merle Fox of Forest City and family were supper guests Saturday in Reuben Howard’s home. Jake Hoover John Luchsinger and family visited Melchr Luchsinger’s home. Bert Allen dined with Mrs Wm Kohls Friday. Balz Kamm of West Union visited Rob Wilson Saturday evening. Merle Fox and family W A Fox Ann Anderson and Marle Snipp all Forest City dined with Ed Boyle Sunday.
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Harry Gilson
Clifton Powell
Clarence Hofer
Merle Fox
Forest City
Reuben Howard
Jake Hoover
John Luchsinger
Melchr
WA. Fox
Ann Anderson
Marle Snipp
Ed Boyle
Martin Hanson
Alma
Gladys
Robert
Rosa Schlupp
Ed LaValle
Postville
Alma Friederich
Clermont
Fred Butikofer
George Christen
Walter Butikofer
Jake Friederich
Ernest Christen
Frank
Christen
Jake
Lucy
Elizabeth
John
Will
Lillian Christen
Bert Thoman
Lawrence Leonard
G. Friederich
Jake Butikofer
Minnie
Rose Friederich
Ed Butikofer
Fred
Dan
Leslie Frieden
la Grange
Lawrence Grimm
Elgin
Harold Schneider
Lucille
Aden
Leslie
Albert Schupbach
Elmer Dennler
Volga
Jake Dennler
Ern Lerch
Near St. Olaf
John Palfer
Albert Butikofer
Reuben
A. E. Schupbach
Adolph Hanson
Margie
Junior
L. Christen
Ern Gerch
John Pulfer
Baby
Oakville
J. Fischer
Chris Dennlet
Local Visits Spur Weekend Gatherings Across Iowa
Mr and Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher and Mr and Mrs Bert Allen stayed with Mabel Holzer in Elgin last Sunday. Clarence Kohls visited Westgate with the Kohls family, and O C Christianson hosted in Elkader Tuesday. Eldred Patterson Albert Dummermuth and Herbert Dummermuth plus families joined Judy Conner's home Sunday. Homer Dill visited Bert Allen Sunday evening. Genevieve Wilson of Dubuque spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents Rob and Mrs Wilson.
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Roy Leuchtenmacher
Bert Allen
Mabel Holzer
Elgin
Clarence Kohls
Westgate
Wm. Kohls
Elkader
O. C
Homer Dill
Genevieve Wilson
Dubuque
Rob. Wilson
Cheery Valley social roundup visits in Postville area
A stream of local residents gathered at Ed LaValle's Postville home and nearby houses for Sunday visits and Tuesday social calls. Numerous families including the Friederichs, Butikofers, Christens, and Hansons shared meals, talks, and hospitality amid a week of visits and babysitting duties across the Cheery Valley community.
Illyria Social Guests and Weekend Travels Note
Illyria items list guests visiting area homes including Frieden and family at Elgin Henry Trie den home. Visitors include Harlow Chapman Lamont Leone Hetzel Arlington Martha Chapman and others touring area towns. Vigla Foxwell helping in Elgin. many attended Elkader fair and Elgin homecoming. Fayette resident Mrs. Charlotte Medberry mentioned.
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Will Frieden
Henry Trieden
Elgin
Harlow Chapman
Lamont
Leone Hetzel
Arlington
Martha Chapman
Nancy Ernat
Floyd Emmet
la Crosse
Wis
Gertrude Miller
West Union
Ruth Rothlisberger
Rose Frieden
Leslie
Fred
Danny
Grimm
Social rounds and family visits across several towns
Waterloo guests Mrs Ella Kerr and Lydia Frieden visited Mrs Lulu Rothlisberger as relatives gathered for weekends. Oakville and Cheery Valley families, including Fischers, Yearous, and Chapmans, joined in visits and a Puffer baby’s hospital treatment. Attendees came from Elgin, Elkhart Indiana, Janesville, and Cedar Falls for kinship gatherings and a family picnic in Elgin.
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Town City
Chas. Teed
Elkhart
Ind
Chas. Chapman
Gottfred Frieden
Rose Frieden
la Grange
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas
W. L. Peters
Arlington
Andrew Ernst
Sloan
Arthur Yearous
Yearous
Charles City
Betty
Marie
Ruth Schneider
Fred Rothlisberger
Ferry Medberry
Volga
Chas. Medberry
Albert Dennler
J. D. Shaffer
Max Medberry
Elgin
Elle
Foxwell
Warner Whitford
Fayette
Charlotte Medberry
Myr
Harry Palmer
Janesville
Wis
C. D. Chipman
Albert Schupbach
Cheery Valley
Junior
John McMillan
West of
Waterloo
Farmersburg
Ina Kohler
Jerome Yearous
Lena Hunsberger
Jacob Yearous
Jim Yearous
Harry Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Florence Bisbing
John Neuenswander Lof Payette
Walter Othlisberger
Donald
Rothlisberger
Jim Klingman
Wadena
G. Wenger
Glen McKellar
Monticello
Minn
Incorporation Laws in Early Ohio Put to the Assembly
In the early Gage era of Ohio all articles of business incorporation were granted solely by the general assembly. If groups like the Noble Daughters of the Wednesday Afternoon Pinochle Club and Strawberry Village wished to incorporate, the assembly had to pass a special act granting incorporation.
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Ohio
Gage
General Assembly
Crystal Cave in Pennsylvania’s Reading to Allentown area
Crystal Cave, opened in 1878, Near Reading and Allentown, claims to be the oldest operating cave in the state with continuous service.
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Pennsylvania
Reading
Allentown
Crystal Cave
Foreclosure Notice in Fayette County Iowa 1934
Elgin State Bank of Elgin Iowa files equity petition in Fayette County District Court against George Craft and Lilah Craft seeking foreclosure of a mortgage on extensive described real estate for 373.08 plus interest costs and fees. The notice warns defendants to answer by September 2, 1934 or default and judgment will be entered. W. H. Antes represents the plaintiff.
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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
West Union
W. H. Antes
Presidents and Third-Term Ambitions
The piece discusses whether any president could or did serve a third term. It cites Theodore Roosevelt as a possible exception based on his partial term after McKinley’s assassination and notes later that many spokesmen argued it shouldn’t count as a first term. It also notes General Grant’s rumored third-term aspirations and his unsuccessful nomination bid.
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Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
General Grant
Pecan Trees From Seed Growth Outlook Described
The article explains growing pecan trees from seed, noting soil quality influences success and that seed-grown fruit production is slower than grafted trees. It estimates about fifteen to twenty years to bear pecans from seed.
Marriage Ties to Longevity, German Study Claims
A German doctor’s investigation of 124 centenarians finds marriage linked to long life with only three unmarried among them. The study notes that all male centenarians were smokers while none of the female centenarians smoked.
Oldest Documented Vessel Saltsen of Providence
The Saltsen of Providence Rhode Island is the oldest documented vessel with American registration. Built over a century ago at Poughkeepsie New York, she was owned by the American Oyster Company.
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Saltsen
Providence
R. I
The
American Oyster Co
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Discovery of Florida by Juan Ponce de Leon
On March 27, 1518, Juan Ponce de Leon, a Spanish soldier and adventurer, landed in Florida on Easter Sunday and named the region Florida, meaning Feast of Flowers.
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Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
Our Hopes of Happiness in Ai Ho's Chinatown Saying
Ai Ho the sage of Chinatown argues strife is unworthy of our moral path and that happiness in a future life rests on the happiness we create in the present life. He frames contentment as action and duty within the community.
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Ai Ho
Chinatown
Elevators in Caverns Bring Shenandoah Caverns a Rise
Elevators in the Shenandoah caverns of Virginia bring new heights to the underground tour. The innovative lift system offers quick access for visitors and adds a novel attraction to the cavern experience.
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Shenandoah Caverns
Virginia
Planets and Health in Astrological Beliefs
Astrologers link Mars and Venus to moral character while Saturn and the moon govern the body. The sun and Saturn or satire combos indicate other traits with the moon and Venus shaping matter. The sun aspects relate to a man's health and the moon to a woman's health.
Drake Circumnavigation Led by Small Fleet of Five Ships
Sir Francis Drake completed the first English circumnavigation from 1577 to 1580 with a squadron of five ships the largest being under 100 tons to manage the voyage.
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Drake
Globe
Francis Drake
Cold Baths and Winter Flu Skeptic Notes
A health expert argues that frequent cold baths in winter rarely prevent flu, yet Panch quips that people still take cold baths. The remark frames winter bathing as a paradoxical solution and adds a humorous aside.
Horsepower in India Surpasses Animals in Work
In India horsepower includes horses asses mules oxen buffalos and elephants used for work. The piece notes the extensive use of animal power across farms and transport scenes reflecting traditional labor roles.
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India
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