Illyria Community Weekend Guests and Visits
Roza Reitz and Cathryn Ogle visited, with many neighbors hosting family gatherings across Cheery Valley, Waterloo, Volga City, Oak Grove, Elgin, Rendalia, and nearby towns. Multiple Sunday dinners and rock parties circulated among the Frieden, Medberry, Rothlisberger, Klingman, and Chapman families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roza Reitz
Cheery Valley
Marie Frieden
Cathryn Ogle
Waterloo
Fremont Ogle
Adolph Hanson
Hans Friederich
C. L. Klingman
Chas. Doty
L. W. McKellar
Will Berger
J. Hummell
Volga City
Carroll Klingman
Viola Foxwell
Perry Medberry
Floyd Ernst
Iowa City
Nancy Ernat
Edna
Lola
Harry
Aden Hanson
Geo. Christen
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Gottfred Frieden
Rose Garber
Elgin
Vina Dodge
Cedar Falls
Chas. Medberry
Sam Butikofer
Rob. Lehman
Lena Hunsberger
Chas Medberry
Fred Rothisberger
Oelwein
Frank Humphry
West Union
Ivan Medberry
Lima
Jakie Yearous
Juanita
Ada Woman Works As Technician In Decorah Hospital
Hazel Davia travels to Decorah to fill a hospital technician post for about a month while the regular employee is away. Mrs. Mary Watson of Platte, 5 D arrives to stay with her aunt, Mrs. Ann Cooley, who has been ill for two and a half months but is now able to be up though not resumed with household duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Davia
Decorah
Mary Watson
Platte
Ann Cooley
Dog friendship through ages stars in varied legends
The Philadelphia Record notes how dogs have long been praised as faithful companions from Adam’s era to modern heroes like Buck and Bob the dog. It cites classics and a host of canine figures to illustrate dogs’ loyal, understanding nature and their role in literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Paradise
Mane
Ftrom
Albert Payson Terhune
Bunnybank Collier
Peary
MacMillan
Byrd
Bob
Ulysses
Philadelphia Record
Choate Speech At Savage Club Delights London
Sir James Crichton-Browne relays how Joseph Choate, while ambassador in London, refused to speak but yielded to vociferous demand at the Savage Club. He delivered a witty oration, as Lavery painted his daughter’s portrait the next morning and she recalled her father’s two days of preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ef. Choate
James Crichton-Browne
John Lavery
Choate
London
Lavery
Kanosog City
Tamerlane Tomb in Turkestan Reveals Ancient Mausoleum
Relic of Tartar rule in Turkestan, the tomb of Tamerlane stands out, its acorn shaped top and mosaic work praised as unparalleled. Built 1400 to 1404, the sarcophagus bears an inscription naming Emir Timour Kurgan as the illustrious and merciful monarch, conqueror of all the Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamerlane
Tartar
Turkestan
Asia
Emir Timour Kurgan
Most Southern City Punta Arenas Claims World Southern Spot
Punta Arenas in southern Chile is cited as the most southern city by latitude, at about 53 degrees south, ahead of Ushuaia which lies roughly five degrees farther south but is described as only a village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Arenas
Chile
Ushuaia
Tierra del Vuego
Junta Arenas
South America
Jewish Cheese Method from Esther Levy Book
In the Washington Star description of Jewish Cheese from Mrs. Esther Levy’s Jewish Cookery Book five quarts of new milk are heated with five pints each of cold and hot water, a little sugar and rennet until whey forms in 20 minutes. The curd is skimmed, left on the card, then ladled into a vat, pressed with a weight as whey drains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Levy
Washington Star
London's Finest Quadriga at Hyde Park Corner
Londoners praise the Quadriga as the finest sculpture in the capital as part of the Hyde Park Corner group. Erected in 1010, the monument is England’s largest cast piece, weighing 38 tons with each of the four horses at six tons. The winged Peace figure atop stands 14 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hyde Park Corner
England
Peace
Comic Club Window Gaffe Ends In Car Stop
A man reads easily to Roberts and friends at a club window when a street car arrives. Perking and his wife and sister alight. Question arises who is his wife. Roberts quips she is the one he didn’t help off the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Perking
Nobdy
Why Some Stay Single
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dialogue involving Mary and a householder about coming in late through a latch, a missing key, and a cousin's lodging. The garbled lines hinder clear facts or a coherent event to summarize beyond the interaction about entry and lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Oak Grove social notes listing many local visitors
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited neighbors across the week. John Howard spent Wednesday at Harold Bennett’s. numerous callers visited Bert Allen, Henry Holzer, and Frank Boyle households. Lyle Wilson hosted and traveled with family to nearby homes. extended families from Randalia Kenosha Chicago Wan ken Probert joined dinners and gatherings throughout the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard
Harold Bennett
Lena Hunsberger
Marthe Chapman
Ella Foxwell
Bert Allen
John Nydegger
Henry Holzer
Ed Boyle
John Baldwin
Frank Howard
Lyle Wilson
Vern Northrup
Arlington
Gust Kohls
Randalia
Wm. Kohls
Barbara Ann
D. C. Dean
John Luchsinger
Harry Gilson
Clifton Powell
Cresco
Warren Joyce
Frank Crooks
Walter Kohls
Jack Heckel
Quasqueton
Ward Brabham
Frank Boyle
Palmer Bartholomew
Ben Brabham
Lyle Granger
Kenisha
Wis
Patterson
Chicago
Frank Lyons
Geo. Boyle
Anna Anderson
Robert Wilson
Funeral and homecoming notes from Fayette and Elgin
Mary Frances Hoyt spent the weekend at her mother's Fayette home for a former teacher’s funeral. Mrs. C. O. Torkelson and family were guests at Olavus Larson’s near Elkader. Madison relatives for Arnold Bauman’s funeral returned home midweek. Ernest Etter of Menahga supports Elgin homecoming in late summer. Most responses favor late summer dates before teachers and students depart for duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Hoyt
Fayette
C. 0. Torkelson
Carl Torkelson
Ole Torkelson
Olavus Larson
Elkader
Ernest Etter
Menahga
Minn
Echo
Elgin
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Eigin
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Higin Savings Bank
H. S. Hadsel
Frank Mack
Elgin, Iowa
R. A
Crider
Schori Brothers
Depot
Etgin
Lowe
Qffico
Old Fellow
Ogon
Dr. Roy F. DeSart
J. D. Shaffer
Towa
Lorence Bigler
Postville
J. Neasham
Chiropractor
Blgin, Iowa
Jakie Yearous, Jr
Migi
Ada
Firestone Batteries
John Falb
Elgn, Iowa
Gly
Oak Grove News
Elgin Echo
Lynn Probert
Wankon
Guy Probert
Marian
Edgar Kimball
Weibel WT
Madison, &. D
Arnold Bauman
Barbo
Munyon
ErOnr
Ron Pigge Sayines
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
Franklin
Elgin State Bank
Ernes “Chori
Trust
Samuel Mosby
B. J. Baumgartner
Gordon Mosby
Walter Ehler
Idna Huyseeger
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