Christmas Week At Elgin With Guests From Ridgeway
A fragmented Elgin item notes Kalel family gatherings and visitors from Ridgeway for Christmas week. Mr and Mrs Ole Olson host most of their children at home while Ella remains in Des Moines for work. Visitors include Mrs Bopp Smith Fred Knight family from Ridgeway, Dr and Mrs Keiser Nora of Sioux City and others. The piece mentions theater at Opera House with vaudeville and dramatic plays including The Old Grouch Hell's Garden Her Good For Nothing Husband, plus a bridge lamp giveaway and matinee pricing.
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Ole Olson
Ona
Ella
Des Moines
Mabel
Ruby
Chicago
Mra
Y Keiser
Nora
Sioux City
Cage
Mrs. Depot
Craw ‘Avery
Hell's Garden
Bridge
Sapir
Local notes on a fast week for Herald and town figures
The week saw Herald printing pressures for a second edition with two days to publish. Citizens Bank staff fell ill and were replaced by Cappet assisting Kohler. Ben Meisner and St Louis enticed by a successful coon hunt yielding two large raccoons and a purseworthy small possum. Lin Mélénet reports siblings taking twelve raccoons this season in Clayton County.
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Deak
Herald Force
B. I. Baumgartner
Cand
Simestine Schori
Citizens’ State Bank
R. J. Cappet
Wiet Kohler
Lou
Ben Meisner
Thia
Lin Mélenet
Clayton Oo
Nativity Services and New Year Observances Noted
The notice outlines a nativity service starting at 9 p m on Monday December 81 with continued service into the new year. A revival will be delivered during the day with prayers and choir offerings.
Community notes and farming tips from a small town
A patched text from a local page shares holiday greetings and civic appreciation, then moves to farm and home guidance. It covers attitudes of visitors, park decorations, and charitable spirit, followed by practical advice on livestock, crop care, pest control, and poultry management, ending with cautions on tree care and safe garden mixtures.
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Pete
Theasehe
Bethlehem
St. Paul's
Household hints and recipes from Farmers Bulletin notes
An assortment of kitchen tips and recipes including rabbit and Jerusalem artichokes ideas, menus and a Rotate soup recipe from the Bureau of Home Economics. The piece also mentions Leather 58 shoe care guidance and Fred Knight assisting at Kiel grocery after illness, with a brief local scene.
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Bureau of Home Economics
U. S
Department of Agiculturs
Poultrymen Use Milk To Boost Egg Laying
A Iowa State College extension survey shows 12 of 122 long flock keepers fed milk to laying hens in November. Two flocks in the state reported milking 760 gallons to their layers last month, including a 500 hen flock. Four of the six highest producers used milk, signaling belief in the practice.
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Woomer
Corn Belt
Towa
Iowa stock proves superior at Chicago livestock expo
Iowa wins 71 championships and 130 first prizes at the International Livestock Exposition, outpacing Illinois with 35 championships and 103 firsts, Indiana with 22 and 49, and Ontario with 21 and 42, in a multi state field of 36 states and Canada. Arata Berg's sale opens Saturday. Carla Lehman and her mother dined with Mr and Mrs Sau Gehman on Christmas Day.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Illinois
Aevond
Indiana
Ontario
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Chamberlin
Lake
Chamberline
Grandy County
Arlington
Kalel
Tuteds
Mrs. Bopp
Smith
Fred-Knight
Ily
Ridgeway
Elgin
Fsb
Bank of Courtesy
Snyder
An c
Fred Knight
West Union
Iowa
Usl
Citizens State Bank
Vestbak
Mel Kohler, Elgin
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