Community Sundays and visits fill Valley households
In Cheery Valley neighbors and relatives shared visits across towns. Jacob Christens entertained company Sunday while Alfred Kirkeberg stayed at the parental home. Several callers included Mrs. Louisa Christen at Clermont and John Butikofer visiting with his son. Other gatherings featured Jacob Dennler, Gilbert Petersons, Adolph Baumgartners, and the Hanson families, with numerous Monday and Sunday calls and a Rock Valley trip for Edwin Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Christens
Fred Dennler
Jacob Dennlers
Alex. Baumgartners
George Christen
Sacob Dennlere
Alfred Kirkeberg
Louisa Christen
Clermont
John Butikofer
John
Albert Meyer
Louisa Nydeggar
Adolph Hangoris
Gilbert
Edwin Hanson
Rock Valley
Theodore Hanson
Gilbert Peterson
Marie Grimm
G. Metzgar
Ellen Hanson
Adolph Hansons
Bert Thoman
Louisa Dennier
Sam Hofers
Jacob Chin
Elmer
Lucy Christen
Lucy Nydeggar
M. Lachsinger
Jacob Dennler
Lydia
Thos
Hanson
Ben Hofer
Rosa Mayer
Adolph Baumgartner
Hulda Mayer
Thos, Hanson
Ed Larson
Martin Hanson
Will Lantz
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Fast Cough Relief
Summer coughs and colds signal low vitality and can lead to throat and lung troubles including consumption. Dr King’s New Discovery relieves coughs and colds promptly, prevents complications, and soothes with antiseptic action. Get 60 cent or 1 dollar bottles at your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
West Union Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Edna Knight visited at the Knid home in Elgin while G A Stoshr of Elgin toured the city. Yeomen prepare a large tent at the Fair Grounds for headquarters and urge members to register for a souvenir. A barn on the C D Markham property was struck by lightning Tuesday evening. the fire company and Jupiter Plagius helped extinguish the flames. J W Bopp reports rainfall totaling .95 inches Saturday night and 2.80 Tuesday night, a boon to Iowa pastures and vegetables. Chas Carr, Decorah division road master, has opened an office in town above the Racket store. Mrs Win Boyle turned 79 with a surprise party hosted by her children. S O’Neil and family and Frank Boyle and families attended from Elgin amid a festive gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Knight
Knid
Elgin
G. A. Stoshr
Yeomen
Order
C. D. Markham
Jupiter Plagius
J. W. Bopp
Iowa
Chas, Carr
Decorah
Flour and Feed Trading Ad Warrants Readiness for Grain Trade
A brief vintage style notice announces wholesale and retail flour and feed services. It touts electric power use and readiness to handle wheat and other grain in exchange, inviting customers to bring grist for trade.
Clermont News items mix society notes and advice
Notices from Clermont include M W Cahalan in Elgin, Frances Graver visiting Cedar Rapids, and President Pearson of Iowa State College at Montauk. Elizabeth Crowe’s vacation return, Win Larrabee Jr. at Des Moines, and a birthday gift of a Studebaker for Mrs S W Appelman. Also health advice on constipation and Dr Kings New Life Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Graver
Cedar Rapids
Pearson
Iowa State College
Montauk
Elizabeth Crowe
Forest Lake
Minn
Win, Larrabee Jr
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
English Greetings in Henry VIII Era Praise and Piety
Erasmus admired England for hearty wishes both good and bad yet he valued the good wishes most. English greetings center on divine blessing a good morning or evening a graceful good day and a final farewell God be with you often shortened to goodbye, reflecting piety and social warmth.
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Erasmus
England
Poaching in Vosges Uses Snuff To Trap Rabbits
Organized poachers in the Vosges district France use straw snuff at rabbit warrens to drive rabbits from their holes. As rabbits emerge they sneeze violently and collapse, allowing the thieves to collect large numbers for Paris markets.
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Vosges
France
Paris
Returning a Favor War to the Knife Warlike suburban remark
A suburban man recalls a feud phrase about Blinka sending axle grease for a lawn mower and a retort directed at his daughter. The anecdote illustrates lingering petty conflict in a humorous, sharp exchange via a Lippincott's tone.
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Blinka
Lippincott
Beard Defense and Social Bias through the Ages
The article surveys English views on beards from the eighteenth century to 1960, citing Ward and later writers. It notes Scriptural and artistic defenses, the beard as throat protection, court fashion laws, and prejudices against bearded barristers including Vice Chancellor Bacon. It mentions Judah Philip Benjamin as a notable bearded exception with a mustache and goatee.
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Janen
Agalnat
Inna of Court
Inna
Bacon
Ike
The
Tate
Judah Philip Benjamin
Q. C
Benjamin
London Chronicle
Tolstoy a Man of Wonder and Paradox
Summary of Leo Tolstoy as a complex figure. He mingled in soldiers camps and royal courts yet preached simple living and democracy. A landowner who endorsed Henry George ideas, he remains described as a Christian ascetic and woman hater with a large family.
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Tolstoy
Rusalah
Inalde Avery
Royaity
Fashion
Bohemia
Caucasus
Yasnaya Polyana
Eynay
Moscow
Henry George
London
Everyman
Plans To Rent Or Buy A Farm This Fall In West Union
A local notice urges readers to plan for fall farming needs offering farm rentals and sales. The agent promises many farms to list, abstracts, title checks, and installment options. Also offers town property on small down payments with easy terms and loans on various securities.
Deafness Facts From a French Statistician
A French statistician reports that males are more subject to ear issues than females. Among middle aged, two of seven have unequal hearing between ears. Among children under fifteen, four percent show ear disease and six percent have notable hearing deficiency. Disease liability rises to age forty then declines. Of France cases treated surgically in one year, about sixty seven percent were cured and thirty percent permanently improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Independence of Solitude and Duty, Emerson Quote
The text emphasizes independence of solitude as the measure of greatness over public opinion. It argues that truly great individuals follow personal duty amid crowds, maintaining sweetness and inner resolve despite others claiming to know what is right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himer
Uncivil Language and Currency in 17th Century Slang
The piece discusses racial stereotypes in a humorous voice, noting deacon quarrels and pieties while lampooning clergy hierarchies. It cites a City Star item about Bob and Cob and explains the term cob as a Colonial era coin worth four to six shillings, via Camden chronology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Essex
Camden
London Chronicle
Wonderful Colorado Vacation Offers Cheap Board and Travel
A late 19th or early 20th century travel pitch touts two weeks in Colorado with seven dollars weekly for board. It promotes rest from noise and dirt, highlights the Rock Island Lines limited train to Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, and invites readers to consult travel experts or write to Hal S Roy in Des Moines for details on hotels camps boarding places and trip planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Rock Island
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Rockies
Hal
Roy
Rocksland Lines
Des Moines Life Building
Des Moines
Old Vinton farm offers 175 acres near West Union to Elgin
The listing describes the Old Vinton farm between West Union and Elgin with 175 acres including 150 acres tillable and 26 acres timber, a 19x36 main house heated by hot air, electric light, and R F D, a 76x54 barn, a hog house, outbuildings, and a large spring. Several other farms are detailed along the Clermont, Elkader, Brainard, and Elgin areas, noting acreages, improvements, wells, springs, and prices around 85 to 200 per acre, with multiple fields, timber, and orchard features.
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Old Vinton Farm
West Union
Elgin
Clermont
Highland View Farm
Brainard
Rigin
Elkader- Wear- Union Road
Wadena Road
Ridge Road
Eldader
Union Road
URS
Jorchard
Moser
Eaey
Wadena
Fayettte
Rigi
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Cheery
Valley News
Leane Baumgartner
Adolph Baum.gartners
Elgin Roller Mills
Weibel Sros
Clermont News
Enterprise
M. W.cahalan
5. W. Appelman
Studebaker
Pius X
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Duke of Buckingham
Alresford
Brabbe
Mancheater
Rusala
Hawkee
Congress
Kangaa City
A., Akers
Harrington Elgin
H. S. Hadsel, M.D
Citizens' State Bank
C. O. Fothergill, M. D
Feoueetio
Residgeve
Dywey Hotel
Wenege Bros
Maple View Farm
Clermont View
Egin
Elkader
Highland Store
Fim
Ideal Stock Farm
Higin
Turkey River
J. C. Rounds
Gander
Postville
Aoil
Dewey Hotel
Frank Miller
Wast Elgin
Elgin Land Agency
Weibel Bros & Hughes
Breenly & Phillips
Towa
Hori Bros. Ealers
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