Thompson & Waters Sale Dates Schedule
Thompson and Waters announce weekly auctions every Thursday at West Union Auction Exchange. Upcoming sales list February dates and seller names including Lena Clark Gunder Mrs Edmund Leven shagen Monana Mrs Frank Kelleher Elkader Les Leeland Monana Boyer Bros Elgin Gilbert Folsom Postville Otto Fischer Postville George G Nickels Wadena.
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Lena Clark
Gunder
Edmund Levenshagen
Monana
Frank Kelleher
Elkader
Les Leeland
Boyer Bros
Elgin
Gilbert Folsom
Postville
Otto Fischer
George G. Nickels
Wadena
West Union Auction Exchange
Great Nations Peace Festival in Boston 1869
John Tasker Howard notes the Great National Peace festival held in Boston in 1869 to celebrate nationwide peace. A colossal 50,000 seat building housed a 10,000-voice chorus and a 1,000-piece orchestra, with President Grant and other notables in attendance for a five day event.
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John Tasker Howard
Boston
Grant
Curved Ball Invented in 1865 by Cummings
A claim states the curved ball, known to Hasetal fans, was first used in 1865. It credits William A. Cummings with the invention after he conceived the idea while tossing clam shells.
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William A. Cummings
Senator Breene to seek death penalty abolition bill
Senator Breene of Webster county announced plans to introduce a bill to abolish the death penalty for first degree murder. A companion bill will also be filed in the House, he said.
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Breene
Webster County
How a bill becomes law and a county political contest
The article outlines legislative steps from introduction to governor signature and publication, noting delays from committee and floor actions. It reports the second House contest in Woodbury County favoring Democrat Mrs. Frank Elliott with a 25 percent majority, and confirmations seating Rep. T. H. Brodersen in Ida County. It also mentions an ongoing contest over Rep. H. P. Eckerman’s Scott County seat.
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House of Representatives
Woodbury County
Frank Elliott
House
Phil Roan
Lee County
Raymond S. Hill
Elliott
Ida County
T. H. Brodersen
H.P. Eckerman
Scott County
Democrat
Reorganization plans reshape Iowa state government
The 48th Iowa General Assembly debates a wide reform agenda to economize and realign agencies. Social security and unemployment codes, history and libraries would join a governor led group, while the state library commission would be eliminated and museums renamed. The geology department and state geologist office face elimination amid broader consolidations.
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48Th
Iowa General Assembly
State Historical Department
State Libraries
Supreme Court
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Library Commission
State Memorial Historical and Art Department
State Memorial Museum of Art and History
State Traveling
State Law Library
State Medical Library
Department of Geology
Office of
State Geologist
Iowa State University
State Government Faces Broad Changes By Legislature
The article notes elimination or consolidation of many state departments and commissions, with bills proposed by Senators Breen and Bekman to make constitutional offices appointive under the governor. Other measures aim to scrap party circles on ballots, move primary dates from June to September, adjust convention timing, and nominate all lower state offices by party conventions.
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Breen
Bekman
Hopkins
Guthrie County
Rep
Morrissey
Claypool, McFarlane
Marion Busy Bees Hold Meetings in January 1939
The Marion Busy Bees 4-H club met January 21 at Mrs. Ern Lerch’s home with nine members and Mrs. Joel Clark. Talks on 4-H value and health and home furnishing were given. Beverly Larson was replaced as historian by Gladys Hanson. January 28 meeting installed officers Mildred Butikofer president Deloris Larson vice president Arlene Schoien secretary-treasurer Corrine Schoien news reporter. Lunch followed with seven members and guests present.
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Marion
Marion Busy Bees
Ern Lerch
Mildred Butikofer
Meritt Hamilton
Mildred Butikafer
Deloris Larson
Arlene Scholen
Corrine Sehoien
Hamilton
Mae Clark
Agnes Cunningham
Corrine Schoien
Henrietta name tugs Teutonic roots and royal ties
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer traces the given name Henrietta to Teutonic origins meaning ruler of the home. The note surveys royal connections from Queen Henrietta Maria to Henrietta Anna, duchess of Orleans, and Lady Henrietta Churchill, duchess of Marlborough, highlighting its historical use among nobility.
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Henrietta
Henry
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Henrietta Maria
Henry [V
France
Charles I
England
Henrietta Anna
Orleans
Suffolk
George II
Henrietta Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Duchess of Marlborough
Arousing Your Curiosity in Uncle Eben's Rhetoric
A brief quip from Uncle Eben on curiosity, noting how chatter fuels a desire to know more. The line captures a folksy lesson: discussion often sparks questions and curiosity about hidden meanings.
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Eben
Cornstalk pasture and farm livestock trends in 1930s
The notes discuss pasture as costly feed for high producing dairy cows, hog populations on U S farms from 1923 to 1938, and egg handling without refrigeration. It covers feed loans, corn production seals, bull breeding efficiency, can hygiene, swine breeding collaborations, rural youth interests, and anticipated farm income and consumer price effects for livestock in 1939.
Afghan Hound History Decades in Silk and Bloodline
The Afghan hound, once bred by Arabian sheiks, rose to prominence in ancient Egypt as the monkey faced hound and vanished after Egypt fell. British officers rediscovered it in Afghanistan during World War I, where natives used it to hunt leopards and deer. Its long hip bones aid jumping over rough terrain and its high tail aids tracking through dense brush.
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Egypt
Afghanistan
Egyptians practiced grass blowing over 4000 years ago
The article notes that grass blowing was a practice among ancient Egyptians dating back more than four millennia, indicating early agricultural or landscape management techniques.
European Buzzard Hawk Compared With Turky Buzzard
A writer notes that the European buzzard is a hawk from the Azores to tall trees and cliffs. It hunts small animals snakes and insects. Historically falconry era term insult to call a man buzzard suggested slow and stupid.
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Azores
Washington Post
Brass and steel pins made in old process
Pins are formed from wire reels and cut to length, then hammered to raise a head. White pins are plated and dried in sawdust, polished in drums, while black pins are steel enameled. The head end is shaped and the point filed to length.
Coconuts Form After All Coconut Trees on Islands
Fragmentary text describes coconuts forming on coconut trees in the Philippine Islands. Rafts are paddled down streams to where a pap er is anchored. Papers are placed aboard and sent to another part of the world.
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Philippine Islands
New Home Financing Hint and Odd Fragments
The fragmentary text hints at FHA financing offers for a new home plus assorted unrelated lines. It mentions Bellamy Brand Hog Tonic priced at $2.00 per hundred and includes stray quotes, a forest preserve sign, and a stray exclamation about echoes in a noisy scene.
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Bellamy Brand
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Ben Weibel
Main Street
Frank Greenley
Celia Meyer
Martin Wenger
Mary Benson
A. G. Bauder
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Falk & Sons
N. E
Edge
Hill
Oelwein Nursery Co
Oelwein
Towa
Echo
Wm. F. Baumgartner
Oscar Holden
G.N. Schori
Fayette
O'Neill Drugs Company
Elgin Echo Office
Thompson & Waters
Busy Bees
United States
Federal
Swine Research Laboratory
West Union
the Echo
Shaw-Walker
Cosby-Wirth
American Salesbook Co
Irving-Pitt and
National Book Co
SHAW
MARSH
Shaw Walker
THE
Elgin Echo
Semsat Concarneat
Ona Bes Maviany
Europe
Elgin Farmers Coop
Max Medberry
Mgr
Roy Knight
Asst
FHA
Hermana
Lil
Wilmetta
Tor
Martin-Senour
Schori & Kuster Ler. CO
Elgin, Iowa
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis Publishing Co
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