Social Visits and Local News Highlight Late August
A flurry of visits fills the week with Mr and Mrs Arthur Dibble and daughter June joining Mr and Mrs Sam Mosby and Ruth in Mc Gregor. Nearby, the Meyers, Wengers and Pollitts share gatherings and travel, while Millinery stores tease new fall hats in Elgin and Clermont. Illyria district teacher Leone Kerr begins year No 3 in district 1 as Ce cil Clark looks in from Rockwell City after a Rochester Mayo operation for Elmer Meyer shows steady progress.
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Arthur Dibble
June
Sam Mosby
Ruth
McGregor
Leone Kerr
Illyria Township
Elgin Area Residents Take Trips And Announce Moves
Old Atatomers remain loyal as Mrs Anna DeSart and Dorothy visit Olwelh. Sunday trips to Strawberry Point to view the flagpole. Mrs John DeSart suffers a forehead cut after a fall near Thoma’s store. John Jr and W C Falk with L B Carter bring four Chevrolet cars for Falb garage. Daughters June and family prepare to move to Spokane Washington. Several families travel for work and schooling changes with appointments in Janesville Rochester Des Moines Moorhead and Tennant. The Schneider School near Elgin adds furnace and plans for September start under Georgiz Meyer.
Trees Age Variously Says Forests And Mankind
The text notes that aspen trees young at fifty can be old for some, while others start at that age. It claims average tree lifespans around two hundred years, with some trees living two to three thousand years and mentions India’s dragon tree as about a thousand years old.
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India
Salt Bath Cure for Rheumatic Ailments and Nerves
A salt bath helps rheumatism sciatica neuralgia lumbago and related pains. Use warm water and massage muscles with the salt gently but firmly. The treatment soothes inflamed joints and calms nervous strain.
Not Part of Dominion Newfoundland’s Imperial Status
Newfoundland is described as a separate entity of the British empire with its own parliament and government. It issues its own money and bonds independently of Canada, while maintaining a similar relationship to the empire as Canada.
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Dominion
Newfoundland
Canada
The Unfulfilled Wish From Hi Ho in Chinatown
An ad style line quotes Hi Ho the mage of Chinatown judging an unfulfilled wish as a source of mild regret. It notes realization would bring sorrow, suggesting Eternal Wisdom directs what mortals should seek, per the Weabington Star.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Weabington Star
New Era Dawning in Cotton Picking
The 1080 season may prove an epoch in agriculture with a Kentucky test showing the fastest colored cotton picker gathering 45 pounds in 2 hours 21 minutes, and a machine unloading 54 pounds in two minutes. The device gathers cotton far faster than hand labor, about 70 times as fast, and fifteen machines will be tested this year possibly revolutionizing the cotton market.
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America
Kentucky
Ideals of Democracy From Puritans in The Puritan
The Puritans fostered democratic ideals, says The Churchman. Tolerance evolved from belief in a right and wrong, yet the Puritan saw himself as God’s instrument. He asserts all men before God are equal with an inalienable right to their views. Democratic government and reforms trace to Puritanism.
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Churchman
The
Puritan
Ras Taffari Maintains Royal Menagerie in Addis Ababa
Reports from Abyssinia describe Ras Taffari as regent turned emperor with a medieval ruler air. His Addas Abeba grounds host a diverse menagerie and he personally tends cubs, admiring lions and other big cats. He claims descent from Sheba and Solomon, shaping his royal image.
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Abyssinia
Ras Taffari
Europe
Ras
Addas Abeba
Ethiopa
Sheba
Solomon
Beasts
Ancient City Doura Excavations By France And Yale
The French government and Yale university coordinate to uncover the ancient city of Doura on the Euphrates. Excavations reveal parchment records shedding light on 800 A D and Parthian civilization, preserving official names and city data. Ant hills in New Mexico and Idaho yield mineral and quarry insights aiding geology. State and federal cars in Brazil switch to alcohol to bolster gasoline supply and curb prices.
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Utie
Yale University
Doura
Euphrates
Ant
Little
Florida
New Mexico
Bugy Little Workers
Idaho
Ant Hills
Brat
Dangerous Vacations and Dream Destinations
A Woman's Home Companion piece cautions travelers about ill prepared trips that drain both funds and spirit. It asks readers to imagine an ideal vacation spot with ample fishing, dry mosquitoes, and courteous hotel service, presenting a light guide to safer, more enjoyable travel ideas.
John Writes He Threw the Hammer 200 Fast
The fragment reports a claim that John threw the hammer at a swift pace, with dialogue indicating surprise and a mention of a difficult moment for Joshua. It cites a quotation attributed to General Dawes via the American Magazine about responsibility to face consequences.
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Mirandy
John
Joshua
Brooklyn
Dawes
Dover Mills News Update of Local Social Visits
Local residents share visits and meals across Fayette and nearby towns. Families including the Guyers, Johnsons, Learn, Wagner, Matthews, Gruver, Johns, Rear, Olson, Mark, Larson, and Benson spent Sundays at relatives’ homes or called on neighbors. Trips included a Minnesota visit by Olson and Mark party, with chatter about upcoming gatherings.
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Wette
Harvey- Guyer
Fayette ,Apent
E.G. Guyer
H. K. Johnson
Hara.Rowland
E. 0. Wagner
J. C. Matthews
Russell Gruver
Ellen Rear
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rear
Louie T. Olson
John
Mark
Minnesota
Gladys Larson
Rose Guyer
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Martin Wenger
Celia Meyer
Ida Meyer
Harold
Melbert
Kat] Meyer
H. W. Barnhart
New Hampton
George Barnhart
Castalia
H. S. Steele
George Pollitt
H. W. Steele
Dubuque
Vivian Kamps
Pollitt
Louis Koevenig
Postville
C. J. Harrington
Elgin
Clermont
Cecil Clark
Rockwell City
Hana Grether
John Jr. Falk
Clifton Mealey
Iowa City
Georgia
Elmer Meyer
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Scien Magne
Young Stock
Schumacher
Weibel Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Echo
the Buyer's Guide
Post Office
Anna DeSart
Dorothy
Strawberry Point
Pole Altter
John DeSart
Thoma
Johnnie Etter
Janesville
Wisconsin
John Jr
W. C. Falk
L. B. Carter
Wis
Falb
Spokane
Wash
John Lyford
Joan
Tennant
Iowa
Robert Krogman
Margaret
Oak Park
Lloyd Swartly
Des Moines
le Mars
H. E. Taylor
Waukon
West Union
Myrlin Feller
Moorhead
Feller
Anna Rennison
Boise
Rennison
Louise Sehori
Washington
Oregon
F. E. Lehman
Gon Frederick
la Porte City
Richard Brackin
Ella Lehman
E. Hunsberger
Schneider
Georgiz Meyer
Dover’ Mills. ‘News
BE. G. Guyer
Mrs. Benson
Victor Guyer
Torkelson Bros
Elgin Savings Bank
Crosley Radio
Westinghouse
U. S
John Grimm
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
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