Clermont News Briefs Paint Local Life And Losses
Local notes report visits from West Union Bur Oak and Oelwein residents, a Montana land trip, a hospital treatment for appendicitis, births at Peter Johnson home, and a basketball team success. Patrick Dulin of Great Falls Montana dies. funeral at the Catholic church and interment in the Catholic cemetery. Deceased longtime pioneer with family ties to Oskaloosa Iowa and Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Butler
Oelwein
Hory Anderson
Jack Halverson
Montana
Eugene McCue
West Union
Brick City
Anderson Mosby
Roy Pettit
Postville
Hospi al Dubuque
BW. Appleman
Carr
Peter Johnson
Breckner
Waucoma
Postylile
Patrick Dulin
Mary Clarke
Great Falls
Dennis
John
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure
Readers are told that catarrh is curable at all stages by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The makers promise to pay one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Jeda
Ohio
All Drug Stata
Guyria items show local visits and events around town
Ed Kohler traveled to Iowa City while Mabel Gehring visited home folks. M. D. Guyer hosted visitors from Ft. Dodge and Cedar Rapids. Local residents attended church events, helped with chores, and planned a chicken pie supper on February 4 at Illyria church. Lena Wenger aided M D Guyer, and Murt Kingman from Timber Lake visited. An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver health and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gehring
M.D. Guyer
Ft. Dodge
Edgar Kimball
Elizabeth Kimball
Dr. Hadgel
Robert Peters
Max Guyer
Jason Bailey
Jerome
Mildred Yourousa
Fayette
H. B. Gilson
C. L. Klingman
Illyria
Mart Drey
China Wenger Jr
Berta Hauser
Cedar Falls
M. D. Guyer
Lena Wenger
Murt Kingman
Timber Lake
Sou H
Dakota
Elkport Area News Chronicle Socials and Travels
County seat panel reports Albert Allen and son Ray and others headed to Chicago for the Auto Show. John MPennett back from West Union recovering from illness. Martin Kilmeman from Dakota visits Highland and Guyton county relatives. P Moser of Nimda visits Elkader and Elgin relatives. Harry Friend returns from West Union. wife improving. Attorneys Davidson Schmidt and Brown attend Masonic meeting in Clinton. Phalas visits Dubuque. Rudolph Rentschler and Mable Beech wed January 26 at ten with Ernest Winkler as Attendant. couple to live near Elkport.
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John Mpennett
West Union
Gid
Martin Kilmeman
I Kader
Dakota
Wodalin
Highland
Guyton County
P.M. Moser
Nimda
S. 1
Wm. Patow
John Hagensick
Elkader
Elgin
Harry Friend
James Dunn
Robi
F. Schmidt
H. D. Brown
Clinton
H. C. Phalas
Dr. Pahlas
Dubuque
Rudolph Rentschler
Mable BH. K. Beech
By. Parsonage
Franke
Ernest Winkler
Nora Rentschler
Elkport
Dr King’s New Discovery Teaches Cough Remedy Claim
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for children’s coughs and colds. It asserts Pine Tar with soothing balsams, mild laxative effects, antiseptic action, and lung support for adults and elderly. It urges immediate treatment to prevent serious lung trouble.
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Dr. King
Cheery Valley News Social Roundup
Ole Aasen sr on the sick Ist. Lena Pulver spent Thursday at Jac ob Denniers. Gottlelb Kurth visited Ben Hofers Sunday. Gottlelb Denner entertained company Sunday evening. Fred Dennier called at John Luchtenmachers Sunday. Julia Boyle spent an evening at B M Bensons. Jacob Fréderick visiting at Oscar Frieden home. WI Schupbach callers at West Union Saturday. Theodore and Edwin Hangen callers at Jim Boyles Saturday evening. Mrs Jacob Reinhart returned from weeks with relatives at Elgin and Clermont. Those at Thos Hanson home Sunday: Frank Celia Louisa George Christen Joseph Leslie Willie Baumgartner Gilbert Peterson.
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Ole Aasen Sr
Lena Pulver
Jacob
Theodore
Edwin Hangen
Jim Boyles
Jacob Reinhart
Elgin
Clermont
Thos Hanson
Frank
Celia
Louisa
George Christen
Joseph Leslie
Willie Baumgartner
Gilbert Peterson
West Union Notes From The County Seat Papers
Miss Marie Boyle of Elgin visits West Union this week. Frank Kohler and wife travel to Elgin to see his ailing mother. Rev. Bradley of the Wesleyan M B church has moved to a parsonage after his marriage in Dundee. C W Bopp and family visit West Union. plan to return to Detroit indefinitely. Mrs. W A Dorland injured by a fall on icy streets. head gash and other injuries keep her bedridden. Minnie Fox slips on ice in front of the Princess theatre, fractures small bone near the left wrist. cared for by her sister Mrs John Riley. doctor planned to cast the injured finger.
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Marie Boyle
Elgin
Frank Kohler
Bradley
Wesleyan M. B
Dundee
C .W. Bopp
Oolwein
Detroit
W. A. Dorland
Minnie Fox
Princess Theatre
John Riley
Nimber Ina
Too Much For The Witness In Courtroom Jest
A famed judge uses sly humor to probe a bewildered witness in a tricky street crossing scene. He asks ultra simple questions about which vehicle she saw first as a stage cab and brougham crowded the street. The witness, wearing spectacles, meekly confirms she answered in few words.
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Chicago News
Flight of a Suspicious Character Before Judge Broyles
In a courtroom scene from Case and Comment a tall Southern man, Peter Cooper Hagges, stands before Judge Broyles. An officer explains Hagges was found hiding on Decatur street and under dirty clothes in a band laundry. Hagges blames unpaid rent demanded by his wife.
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Judge Broyles
Decatur Street
Peter Cooper Hagges
The Better Judge
In a tale from London Answers an Oldham amateur Handel production under Sir Charles Halle faced a clash with bassoonist George Seel of Ashton-under-Lyne. Halle ordered omissions, but Seel ignored them, claiming Handel’s higher authority and prompting a quip about Handel being a better judge than the conductor.
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Oldham
Handel
Charles Halle
London
George Seel
Ashton-under-Lyne
Halle
George
Halla
Seel
Aya
Light Therapy Claims Cure Through Skin Exposure
The article explains that light rays are absorbed by the translucent skin, heating tissue deeper than convection heat. It cites Prof. B C Titus stating light heat can penetrate two inches or more, making electric light baths stimulating for elimination and beneficial to skin and kidneys.
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B. C. Titus
Air Calma the Wave Helps Docked Vessels
Compressed air is claimed to be more effective than ail for subduing rough seas. Air conveyed from tanks to the ocean bottom at a pier aids landing vessels in storms. The system is expected to be installed at major docks soon and used along storm-prone coast sections. Several large ships already feature compressed air apparatus.
City Boys Versus Country Lada
The Indianapolis Star discusses how city boys often display greater physical stamina than country boys, while noting a Civil War tradition that city youths endured harsher privations. It argues the country boy’s drive to win city-life prizes fuels his effort, whereas city youths see them as routine and not worth extreme sacrifice.
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Lada
Indianapolis Star
Stale Beer Schemes and Brave Baker’s Dozen
Sir Robert Baren-Powell’s Indian Memories recounts early service in India with Sir Baker Russell a major turned colonel known as Baker’s Dozen for unorthodox methods. A notable tale has the boxer and marksman Ban Hagan revealing his secret: storing stale beer under his bed to drink first thing each morning to preserve health and nerve.
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Robert Baren-Powell
India
Baker Russell
Hussara
Mafeking
Baker
Sir Robart
Ban Hagan
CHECK REIN WAS TOO TIGHT IN TRIAL STORY
An aged negro porter, nearly eighty, is arrested on a trivial charge and discharged. The vendor notes the man’s lack of court experience as the clerk administers the oath. He asks if he may stand offset from the road, highlighting dazed nerves and cultural tension in a courtroom scene.
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Goa
Testing Quality of Ale Through Historical Ale Conners
An old chronicler recounts medieval ale conners testing sugar content by tipping a tavern bench and judging spillage. It references Shakespeare’s era, a tester's leather clothing sticking to benches, and Harmon Gansevoort of Albany using leather wash as a brewing zest. The tale blends humor with early brewing lore and sanecdota.
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Shakespeare
Harmon Gansevoort
Albany
N. Y
Not the African Variety Lion Tale
Not the African Variety narrates Snooks the hunter boasting of lion fights. A heckler challenges his claim, prompting a dramatic retort about lions in their wild state. The punchline reveals the beasts were “dondallons,” a local joke misnaming African lions.
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Snooks
Africa
Fairy stones unearthed in US reveal crosses from caves
The United States Geological Survey notes metaurolite or fairy stone found only in Virginia and North Carolina. Red brown and brownish black crystals occur as single and double crosses. Demand exists for crosses used as watch charms and locket pendants, tied to a legend of fairies shaping them after Christ's death.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Virginia
North Carolina
Christ
Self-Control Comes First as Leadership Trait
A Chicago American editorial argues self-control defines leadership. It notes a veteran fighter calmly walked away from an undersized aggressor, praising restraint over reaction. The piece asserts disciplined self-mastery distinguishes leaders from those who act on base impulses.
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Chicago
Decayed Teeth Linked to Widespread Illness and Degeneracy
A historical claim warns that decay fuels harmful germs entering the body through a decayed tooth. It asserts germ-laden matter fosters disease such as tuberculosis and pneumonia, and that poor mastication from decayed teeth leads to malnutrition and overall physical, mental, and moral decline.
Breaking It Gently About a Well Shooter
A stale tale from southwest Kansas recalls a well shooter who carried nitroglycerin. His wagon tipped from a bridge, plunging to rocks fifteen feet below, scattering him and his team. A friend attempted to break the news softly to the widow Mrs Loop, joking about his return for supper.
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Kansas
Well Shooter
What Is a Barmecid Feast in Bagdad's Tale
A historical note on the Barmecid dynasty under the Abbasids in Bagdad. Persians dominated early Abbasid leadership with Mansur and Khalid as key figures. The tale recalls Harun al Rashid and the slaughter of the Barmecid family at a feast, creating the proverb.
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Bagdad
Ctasiphon
Mansur
Harun-al-Rashid
Khalid
Jaffar
Harun
William Warfield
Harper'a Magazine
Emblem of South Africa and the springbok
The springbok, adopted as the emblem for the South African contingent in Europe, was named by Dutch settlers for its habit of leaping. It is a common antelope across the Union, with prodigious herds that migrate in dense masses, sometimes sweeping rocks and even entangling lions, guided by instinct toward fresh grasa.
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South Africa
Europe
Capa
Rhodesia
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