Homecoming and Old Settler Reunion in Clermont
Letter from Ole Erickson of Uvdal Numedal Norway greets Clermont residents and visitors for the Homecoming and Old Settler Reunion. He recalls changes in Clermont, compares life abroad, notes roads and tech progress, and wishes a joyous gathering. Alice Frederick visits Postville. Luther League convention reports 13 pastors 7 pastors wives 48 delegates 167 visitors plus additional concert attendees.
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Clermont
J. A. Erickson
America
Cler Mont
Cost of a Line of Type in the Weekly Newspaper
The Bowie Arizona Tribune notes the cash cost per line for editorial content in the 12,000 weekly papers. It ranges from about 1.875 to 2.5 cents per line, affecting poets and editors alike as authors hope for free copies while editors decide what to publish.
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United States
Bowie, Ariz
Tribune
East L L Follows Program At East Clermont Luther League
Sunday evening September 1 at Yebeck the East Clermont Luther League presents a program with song society invocation by Rev Gunsten society secretarys report reading Arthur Helgersc convention report reading Marjorie Larson vocal solo Genevieve Anderson reading Archie Johnson piano solo Trene Erickson Bible verses Helmer Lyngaas remarks Rey Gunsten collection and closing are listed as part of the event.
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At & yYebeck
East Clermont Luther League
Gunsten
Arthur Helgersc
Marjorie Larson
Genevieve Anderson
Archie Johnson
Trene Erickson
Helmer Lyngaas
Rey
Clermont Calendar and Local Visits
August 29 Thursday buttermakers meeting. September 1 Sunday Rosary Society meeting. 2 Monday council meeting. 3 Tuesday C E S meeting. 4 Wednesday Priscilla Working Band meeting Royal Neighbors of America meeting. Mrs Jorgenson announces fall term in music starting Sept 6. Rae Mr and Mrs Jesse Phillips of West Union visited Louie Olson home Sunday. Supt Lenhart and family moved into former Supt Cottrell home. Louis Gassner of St Louis visited cousin Mrs Brady Paulson last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Albert Kelly visited Mason City last Friday. Mr and Mrs Charles Kelly returned home Clear Lake last Wednesday.
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Buttermakers
Rosary Society
Council
Priscilla Working Band
Royal Neighbors of America
Mrs. Jorgenson
Rae
Jesse Phillips
West Union
Louie Olson
Louis Gassner
St. Louis
Brady Paulson
Albert Kelly
Mason City
Wadena
Charles Kelly
Clear Lake Jast
Wm. Kelly, Sr
Yes It Pays Advertisement with Misspelled Sale Bill
A farmer’s retirement sale notice, printed with many garbled items, lists dozens of items including 41 head of cultivators, 120 shoveling boats, 8 piano mares, and a DeLaval cow cream attachment. The printer’s cider-fueled error adds humorous misreads and impossible items, suggesting the sale occurs at night between noon and day.
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Poland
China
Farrow
J. I
Nui
Alumni Meet at Clermont High School Gym
The cler mont high school alumni association met in the school gym Monday evening August 26. A small crowd attended and officers for the coming year were elected: Mrs Beulah Lubke president, Mrs Grace Simek vice president, Elsie Lindgren secretary, Merle Moen treasurer. They voted to hold the next banquet during commencement week.
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The
Clermont High School
Beulah Lubke
Grace, Simek
Elsie Lindgren
Merle Moen
B P Wom ens Club Meeting and Farm Notes Compiled
The Business and Professional Women's Club met at the city park on Monday for a 6 30 picnic supper with thirteen members and two guests and a business meeting afterward. Local farming tips discuss feeding oats and barley to hogs, corn replacement, and cautions about scab in barley to avoid illness.
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Business & Professional Women's Club
City Park
Evelyn Dugstad
Myrtle Amundson
Elizabeth Priest
Two Pollee Forces In London City And Met Police
London maintains two police forces the City police serving the old City area and the Metropolitan police covering the wider metropolitan district. The City force handles a small, historic core while the Met protects the broader region.
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London
City Police
Metropolitan Police
Old London
No More Birthdays Japan founders seek eternal youth league
A fragment notes a “35 league” in Tokio inviting anyone agreeing to stay thirty five years old forever regardless of actual age. The text references gender and sexuality terms in a biased, unclear context. No further concrete facts or names are present.
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Japan
Tokio
Wich
Huge tunnels bored in Boulder Dam project
Large bored tunnels in the Boulder Dam project are described as vast enough to allow an average five story house to pass through without touching the roof or sides, illustrating the scale of the excavation.
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Boulder Dam
Brain Vitamin Found in Calves Brains Diet Approved
A claim states a brain vitamin exists in calves brains and that this diet is approved by aclence. The report presents the unusual nutrient claim and its approval status with uncertain sources. Further verification is needed for scientific validity and official endorsement.
Mosquito Reproduction Factoid
A female mosquito can lay between 100 and 400 eggs in a single batch, depending on species and conditions.
Clermont Lutheran Churches Schedule and Meetings
Divine services in English at 10 a m and in Norwegian at 11 a m at Clermont Luth Church East Church hosts Luther League Sunday eve at 8 o clock West Church mission society meets Thursday Aug 29 Hostesses include Mrs Geo Washburn Mrs W B Miller Mrs Louie Nelson and Mrs Cornelius Olson Priscilla Working Band meets Wednesday Sept 4 Hostesses are Mrs Geo Washburn Mrs E E Bilden Agnes Bilden and Mrs Oscar Reierson
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Highland Church
East Church
Luther League
West Church
Mission Society
Geo. Washburn
W. B. Miller
Louie Nelson
Cornelius Olson
Priscilla Working Band
Musett
Agnes Bilden
Oscar Reierson
Local notes and visits around Clermont and St Olaf
Gunder News reports a series of social visits and family gatherings from Clermont and nearby areas. People include George Landsgard family, Mrs Nelson and Tina, Selma Odegard, Mrs Olson and L Reierson, and many others. The item mentions choral union in Clermont, confirmations at Marion church, travel to Pattan Wisconsin, and a move of Melvin Nelsons family to Boscobel Wisconsin for a meat market purchase.
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George Landsgard
Herman Scholen
B. Nelson
Tina
O. K. Houg
St. Olaf
Selma Odegard
Dr. J. Neasham
Ossian
O. K. Olson
L. O. Reierson
Choral Union of the
Decorah
Clermont
Emil Gulsvig
Bessie Anderson
V. Fisherback
Pattan
Wis
Verna Odegard
Lawrence West
Lillian Loftsgard
H. Amundson
Marion Church
O. K. Hoag
Donald
Burdette Wold
Faithful Alsatian Dogs Guard Blind Masters
The breed chosen for guarding its blind master is the Alsatian known for fidelity and gentleness. Only the females are used for this exacting task due to their superior obedience and devotion.
Working Glass QGlage as versatile material
The material can be forged to resemble iron in weight and strength, spun as fine as silk, absorb X-ray readings, mimic wrought iron, or be crafted to resemble diamonds.
Cloth From Asbestos Properties
The text notes asbestos as a mineral mined from the earth that will not burn, rust, or disintegrate and mentions it can be woven into cloth weighing one pound per square yard.
Rise of Nile Floods Near Egypt Reported
Annual Nile floods rise along the riverbanks in Egypt, with water levels reaching about twenty feet, impacting nearby communities and crops as crews monitor the historic surge.
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Egypt
Nile
Arabs Introduced Opium To China in Ninth Century
A historical note states that opium was introduced to China by Arabs in the ninth century AD, marking an early instance of cross regional drug trade.
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China
Fayette County Women on State Committees
Mrs H C Houghton Jr of Red Oak announced Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs committees and Sept 25 27 as the first full council meeting dates in Des Moines. Mrs William Larrabee Clermont designated for advisory work and placed on finance and state fair committees. Mrs A S S McMurray Oelwein named to the endowment committee.
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H. C. Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Des Moines
William Larrabee, Jr
Clermont
A. S&s
Paulson's violin shown at homecoming program
George Paulson of Clermont built a fine violin with sumac top and walnut back and neck. It was brought to West Union for Archibald Sowden to test before Clermont homecoming. Sowden said the tone matched the instrument's good looks.
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George Paulson
Clermont
Ill timed squawk hits Detroit as housewives push price cut
A Detroit area movement by housewives calls for a twenty percent reduction on meat before they will purchase farm products for meals. The piece notes Detroit’s reliance on farmers for demand and contrasts it with the strong pay in automotive work, suggesting a tension between agricultural costs and urban consumer power.
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Detroit
Postville Herald
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Ole Erickson
Uvdal Numedal, Norway
Alice Frederick
John Burrow
Postville
West Clermont Lutheran Church
I AM IT
lJoone
Peck
Drug Store
Iowa
East L. L. Program
Fall Music
Supt. Lenhart
Supt. Cottrell
B. & P. Women’s Club
John Kalstad
Mort Pery
Thelma Christianson
Lubke
Ben Conner
Betty
Anton Kohls Farm
Nellie Sheehan
Gerald Gutcher
Masonics Temple
M. J. Hartman
Detroit, Mich
Mr. Hartman
Fayette
Ernest Larson
Elgin
Arthur Loftsgard
Emil Larson
Sabula Gazette
Clermont Luth
Gunder News
Gladys Christianson
C. J. Peck
Justin Howard
Cedar Fails
Norma Opland
Near Gander
Mrs. Martin Nelson
Harold Landsgard
Doris
Minnesota
Canada
Mrs
Melvin Nelson
Maryon Halverson
Henry Herwig
Genevra Herwig
Finance Co
St. Paul
Minn
Bescobel
Fayette County
Paulson
Holmen, Wis
Trene Slattery
Fr. Holub
Otter Creek
Mary Agnes Paulson
George Rounds
Nellie Murphy
Grand Forks
N. C
Frank Leehy
Blooming Prairie
Jim Calahan
Ed Dugstad
Chester
Austin
Mrs. Dugstad
Mrs. Halver
Mr. Dugstad
Rosa Jones
Esther Moe
E. E. Bilden
Louise Leibner
Bess Tschantz
Childrens
Fred Tschantz
George V. Larson
Kathryn Ann
Anson Priest
Elizabeth
Prairie du Cien
Wauzeka
Henry Ostlie
Nels Glesne
Elkader
Gus Gunderson
Tillie Swenson
Ruth Glesne
K.C. Mitchell
Tarkio
A.J. Thompson
Tolwiche
Wash
Anna and
Andrew Gunderson
John Learn
Gilbert Hanson
Ilinois
Alberta
Opera House
Louie
Farmers Savings Bank
J. F. Miller
Pres
Clermont, Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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