Thanksgiving News From Mason City Area Families
Several residents and relatives shared Thanksgiving gatherings across the region. Albert Kelly and Chas Kelly of Mason City visited Wm Kelly, while Mrs Buddenburg and Mrs Simpson attended a funeral in West Union. Students Phyllis Dibble and Helen Larrabee spent Thanksgiving at home with family, and Archie Roiss returned from Ames for the holiday. The article notes a family reunion, school reopenings after a two week grade closure, and improved health with fumigation to curb an epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Wilbur Buddenburg
A. BR. Simpson
Mire
George Beighle
West ‘Union
Local families gather for holidays and community events
Mr and Mrs C Matthews wed at R F Learn home while Elizabeth Rounds visits her parents near Cler Mont. Ed Johnson visits his sister near West Union. A Thanksgiving basket social at Wolf school raises 38 dollars. Neavick and Kerkestue families host relatives, and Jersey cattle sale at Sherman dairy farm draws Clarence Learn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.matthewa
R. F
Eihiel Nelson
John Nelson
Eilizabeth Rounds
Fravik Rounds
Clermont
Ira Rose
Near Elgin
Ole Kerkestue
Wolf School
Ed Johnson
G. E. Brause
West Union
Ezra Rowland
Fame
H. K. Johnson
Adolphia Neavick
Local social notes and visits from Clermont area
Mrs. Hes Lofstien plans auto accessory service at Lofstien’s Tire Shop. Mrs L Eneeland spent Sunday with her daughter’s family. Herschel Rolfe visited his uncle A G Grimes in Monticello last week. John Burke of Cedar Rapids stayed Thanksgiving with the L L Rounds. I H Skarstaug called in Clermont and handled farm business near Gunder. Col C B Robbins and family from Cedar Rapids spent Thanksgiving at Montauk. Mrs Wm Kelly traveled to Mason City to see Mrs Albert Kelly who is improving. Irene Opperud returned from Toledo to visit Dorf Opperud for Thanksgiving. Mrs E E Appelman will winter in Brownsville Texas with daughter Mrs W S White. Mrs Bertha West and family, Mrs Ole Christianson and daughter, and Oscar Larson and Anna Gundersin visited Oelwein last Tuesday. M J Kroma of Woolboro NH and Patrick Kroma of New Market NH stayed with Pat Sullivan’s, plan winter in South Pasadena CA. Visitors at Bert Friebel home included Sauncy, Machon, James Moore of Milwaukee, James W Sloan of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs L Friebel of Detroit. A death notice reached Clermont of John Cornely of Whittier CA, 86, who had been ill only a few days. the Cornelys wintered with their daughter Mrs Bertha Dorland after moving west.
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M. J. Kroma
Woolsboro
New Hampshire
Patrick Kroma
New Market
Pat Sullivan
South Pasadena
Calif
Msnerance
Wis
Bert Friebel
Homie
John Cornely
Whittier
Cornely
California
Bertha Dorland
Clermont
Quotable Shorts on Matrimony, Manners and Mirth
A collection of wry maxims and observations on love, manners, and daily life. It riffs on courtship, family arguments, thrift, and the quirks of gender roles. The piece notes how clever phrases, humor, and practical tips shape social behavior and domestic life.
Lutheran Church notices and Priscilla sale schedule
Sunday school at ten next Sunday. Y P five shillings and English services at seven thirty a m. Priscilla sale on Saturday afternoon. The Priscilla Working Band meets Wednesday December 11. Highland Church confirmation follows services. G Gunsten, Pastor.
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Priscilla Sale
Priscilla
Highland Church
Triangle Art Club Meeting Recites Poems and Reads
The Triangle Art Club gathered Nov 26 at Miss Andine Vasby's home. Mrs. Helen Gruver read Courtin by Lowell, and Fable on the Mammouth Cave. Vasby presented Dogs by Dicky Lithograff and The Octagon House. Guests Viola Roland and Mrs. Candee attended. Cards and refreshments followed.
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Triangle Art Club
Andine Vasby
Helen Gruver
James Russell Lowell
Robert T. Dicky
Viola Roland
Jingoism Critique and Seaplane Car Experiment
Dr Ralph Sockman of Madison Avenue Methodist Church in New York condemns jingoism as a trigger of anger and war noting its tragic consequences. A Winnipeg man uses seaplane pontoons on his car to travel on water and achieves a 5 mile per hour cruise, with a modified propeller and marine shaft between floats.
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Ralph Sockman
Madison Vasenuex Methodist Church
New York
Vwid
A.twatheon
Doctor Sockman
Winnipeg
Dirt Stores Add High Price Tag In City Window
In New York City a dirt store advertises dirt at surprisingly high prices defying the old saying dirt cheap. The sign promises “Dirt -To come a oqguard” and notes a clear price for the dirt, suggesting the item is valued despite its humble origin.
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New York
Pelee Priterton Chargar
Cannibal Fish Incident Report From London
A garbled London piece describes a strange scene near a river bank with talk of a cannibal fish and a disrupted night. It references an interview with Chen and a wife who reportedly had nothing to say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erkenthoel
Bang
Wees
Varis Fashion Mandate Spurs Girth Movement Remark
New York Mayor Walker comments on Varis order by noting a return to a broader standard for feminine Syures. The remark frames the policy as a shift toward greater body girth.
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Varis
Walker
New York
Do I know you in Town Asked Doubtfully
A young woman asks, puzzled, if the speaker recognizes her, replying with a fragment about saving someone named Ife and a vague prior connection. The dialogue hints at secret history and uncertain recognition in an urban scene.
Glory and honors in a wartime exchange
A terse dialogue reveals two speakers, Luinks and Sinke, debating glory and recognition. One speaker dismisses desire for honors while the other longs for financial support, with mutual restraint on ambition and fame. The exchange hints at personal values amid conflict.
Farm and Livestock Health and Care Notes from the Field
Information supplied by the U S Department of Agriculture covers using cottonseed meal, disinfectants for poultry houses, dressing harness leathers, and handling avian tuberculosis in flocks. It advises disposal of diseased birds, cleaning the chicken house, pasture rotation, and managing lungworms in sheep calves and pigs with improved sanitation and dry feeding.
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North Central States
Christmas Seals Sale Starts In Clermont County
Last Friday the sale of Christmas Seals began. The Clermont TB association is represented by Mrs. Wm. Larrabew Jr who mailed the seals to residents. Forty percent of funds raised stay in Clermont for local health needs and children’s services.
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Clermont
Wm. Larrabew Jr
Local Harvest and Thanksgiving Guests Noted
Millard Bear, who husked corn for John Peterson near Forest City, returned home last week. Mr and Mrs FE McCue Lizsie McCue Kate Sheehan of West Union and Nellie Cavanaugh were Thanksgiving dinner guests at the Dan Burke home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Bear
John Peterson
Forest City
FE. J. McCue
Lizsie McCue
Kate Sheehan
West Union
Nellie Cavanaugh
Dan Burke
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The
Clermont Enterprise
Echo
Agnes Bilden
Fayette County
Iowa
Krth
Soren Wita
Mr. End Mes
Albert Kelly
Chas, Kelly
Mason City
Wm. Kelly
Phyllia Dibble
Ames
Ezra Dibble
Innes Larrabee
Chicago
Wm. Larrabee Dr
Helen Sampson
Osage
Donald Tuttle
Gerhard Hong
Dubuque
Mrs
A. S.hong
Helen Larrabee
Grinnell College
Wm. Larrabee Jr
Archie Roiss
State College
Roger Henderson
Clarence Graver
Franz Appelman
Roland Roggensack
Charles Dempster
Dorothy Henderson
Hes Lofstien
Alemlte Service
Lofstien's Tire Shop
Mra. L. Eneeland
Alfred Miller
Herschel Rolfe
A. G. Grimes
Monticello
John Burke
Cedar Rapids
L. L. Rounds
I. H. Skarstaug
Gunder
Col
C. B. Robbins
Lewis and
Julia
Montauk
Irene Opperud
Toledo
Dorf Opperud
Bertha West
Ole Christianson
Thelma
Oscar Larson
Anna Gundersn
Oelwein
Confucius
Henry Horne
Germany
Max Mengeringhausen
Hmself
Lutheran Church Notes
G. Gunsten
Pastor
Uncle Sam
Albert T. Reid
Luinks
the Echo Weekly
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Mae
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Business Directory
DR. I. C. Jerdee
DR. L. L. GaAkk
Ned Bank Clasans
Gorpeytl
Clermont, Iowa
Dr. R. ¥. Brandt
Farmers Savings Bok
N. H. Nelson
Freiburghaus & Company
G. H. Hackman
Calla
Clermont, Lows
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