Oak Grove Social Roundup With Local Guests
Oak Grove notes list numerous visits and guest appearances. Mr and Mrs John Barnhouse hosted supper at Beryl Boleyn home. Wan Boyle visited with his parents. Several families including the Millers and Lorraine Miller gathered at Tim Thoman home. Others visited Holzer and Thoman households, with multiple Friday and Thursday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barnhouse
Beryl Boleyn
Wan. Boyle
Frank Boyle
J.B. Miller
Milton Miller
Lorraine
Tim Thoman
Silas Wilson
Henry Holzer
Carol Wilson
Tommy Howard
Bert Allen
Archie Howard
Hans Winkler
Robt. Wilson
Clarence Hofer
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Harry Gilson
Ward Brabham
Clifton Powell
Robi. Wilson and Sons
Math DeSart
West Union
James Wilson
Clyde King
Illyria Residents Share Visits and Local Events
Illyria hosts visits from Roy Halverson and G E Medberry while Marie Frieden thanks well wishers from Iowa City Hospital. A Washington birthday supper at the church on Feb 21 precedes the program. Fire destroys the Guernsey Smith farm house. Howard family escapes with goods. Farm bureau meeting postponed to March 11 with same program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Halverson
Elgin Ia
Harold Kimball
Marie Frieden
Iowa City
G. E. Medberry
Ed Medberry
Washington
Wm. Kerr
Oak Grove
L. Klingman
Guernsey Smith Farm
Geo. Howard
Howards
Leo Rothlisberger
J. D. Shaffer
Walter Rothlisberger
Wilma Steinmetz
Elgin
C. Wenger
Viola
Thomas Foxwell
J. D Shaffer
Harry
Ida Frieden
Paul Larson
Gottfred Frieden
Marie
Farm Bureau
Social Roundup from Cheery Valley Community
Hilda Meyer stayed Monday night at the Ben Dennler home and several residents visited friends across Elkader Elgin and Postville. Mrs. Mary LaValle left for Postville after caring for her mother Rosa Schlupp, with multiple calls and visits noted among neighbors including the Christen, Leuchtenmacher, and Dennler households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Meyer
Ben Dennler
Mary LaValle
Postville
Rosa Schlupp
Lucy Christen
Lydia Leuchtenmacher
Gus Olson
Elkader
Walter Butikofervis
Ida Christen
Elgin
Ray Klingman
Fred
Edwin Hanson
Geo
Walter Butikofer
Emil Moor
Clarence Schneider
J. W. Schneider
Adolph Elvera
Fred Butikofer
Ben Dennier
Local Family Notes and Church News From Brainard
Brainard area notes report illnesses and visits at several homes including Arthur Patterson and Opal Howard. Death of Mrs. Sarah Helms February 7 with funeral at Baptist church. Weather disrupts Sunday school and services. Community members host meals, birthdays, and visits, and a wood bee supplies church and parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Patterson
Opal Howard
Joe Peters
Raymond Mays
Nutting
Sarah Helms
Baptist Church
Willis Lyon
Sidney Nutting
Robert Barker
Elgin
E. G. Boyer
Donna
Hubert Cummings
Donna Cummings
George Mueller l
Beatrice Boyer
Brainard
Glen Bayer
Alton Medbery
Chesley Bayer
District No.4
Genevieve Peters
Clara Bartlett
John Howard
Arnold Hope
Robert Bowers
Herman Boyer
Russel Boyer
Glen Boyer
Sidney Patterson
Revy
G. A. Thomas
Elmer Boyer
Real Estate Transfers in Clermont and Elgin Areas
Three week summary of transfers from W J Rogers abstract office ending Feb 7 lists transactions: John Falk trustee to Ole Benson TD for $850 in Conner's addition to Lutra Elgin units 5 6 7 26 27 28 B and Elgin. Louise Miller guardian to Anna Mae Baechler and Alfred Baechler LGD $1 000 Und 1-2 L 165 34 95-7 Clermont. J F Milel et al to Anna Mae and Alfred Baechler Ex D $1000 L 165 84-95-7 Clermont. Leo Beucher trustee to Martin M Cooney TD $1800 E 1-2 NW and all lying N of river NE SW 28-95-77. The note ends with a wry line about lenders worrying when borrowers default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers Abstract
John Falk
Ole Benson
Conner
Lutra
Elgin
B & Elgin
Louise Miller
Anna Mae
Alfred Baechler
Clermont
Guardian
Anna Mae Baechler
LGD
J. F. Milel
Leo Beucher
Martin M Cooney
River
Sugar From India to World Diet Over Centuries
Sugar cane originated in India where cultivation spans thousands of years. Alexander’s reports of a honey not from bees sparked curiosity. from India cane spread to Persia and later Europe. Sugar remained expensive luxery until the 17th century when global demand grew with tea coffee and chocolate, driving plantation expansion in the New World and the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Alexander
Mediterranean
Chicago Tribune
Persia
Europe
Near East
New World
West Indies
Kiln Drying of Lumber Provides Faster Cheaper Seasoning
The article notes kiln drying largely replaced air seasoning in the United States. Air seasoning delays manufacturing as timber sits for seasons to reduce moisture, risking warp. Kiln drying uses artificial heat to precisely adjust moisture, yielding quicker, more uniform results for furniture.
Stone chair at Westminster Abbey hides Scottish crowning stone
In Westminster Abbey a carved chair shelters a stone once used for crowning Scottish kings. Brought to London from Scone near Perth in 1296 after Edward's invasion, the relic is linked to legends including Jacob's dream of angels. Pearsons Weekly notes the tale and its royal connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scone
Westminster Abbey
Scotland
London
Perth
Edward
Jacob
Heaven
Earth
Pearson's Weekly
Interesting Churches in London
Interesting churches dot London with odd placements between modern premises and hidden lanes most dating from the seventeenth century after the 1606 great fire. St Bartholomew's Smithfield near Newgate survived the fire and is over eight centuries old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
City of London
St. Bartholomews's
Smithfield
Newgate Street
Smallest Known Animal Penny Shrew Details
The penny shrew microsorex hoyi winne wani weighs 2.9 grams and is native to Europe and Asia. It feeds at night on insects worms and slugs. It is described as pugsacious and voracious and produces five to seven naked blind toothless young in a litter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Wouns
Sealer Used To Prepare Surfaces For Painting
The term sealer refers to a coating that fills the pores of highly absorbent surfaces before painting. It reduces required coats by preventing oil absorption and helps create a more uniform and stronger film.
Fragmented Nostalgia Jokes on Work Life and Play
A quirky collection of quips on work discipline fun and misdirection. It mixes jokes about study, trains, thieves, stuttering, cats, salesmanship, and a Spartan cliff gag. It reads like brief humor snippets from a late era page with playful puns.
Smooth Seas and the Value of Adversity
A concise adage notes that uninterrupted prosperity cannot forge skill or happiness. Like a stormy sea, hardship tests the voyager’s faculties and sparks invention, prudence, resolve, and fortitude to navigate challenges and grow.
Giant snails vary greatly by region and size
British snails are small compared with foreign varieties. In Zululand snails can reach kitten size. Some tropical species have shells up to eight inches long and certain South American types lay egg masses the size of pigeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zululand
Elgin Study Club Hosts Meeting and Library Report
The Elgin Study Club met at Mrs. Louis Klingman home to discuss The Jews in America. Officers reelected were Mrs. Max Thoma as president and Mrs. Fred Muchlethaler as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Max Thoma
Fred Muchlethaler
C. B. Schori
Paul Zoschke
Louis Klingman
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E. R. Withell
D.C
M. L. Knutson
Optometrist
Iowa
Oak Grove News
Illyria
Cheery Valley News
Tyne
Oscar
Sparta
Echo
Sale Bilis
Elgin Opera House
Merchants
Collegiate Ramblers
Annval
Ole Jensen
NPM
Carter
ACE
Farmer’s Autos
R. P. Strauch Agent
Elgin, Iowa
ACE Mutual Insurance Association
Des Moines
The
L. C. Smiths
Underwoods
Remingtons
A. L. Riley Company
New Hampton, Iowa
R. P. Strauch
Wadena
Pleasant Valley
Syria
Highland
Marion
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Helen
Stern Bell Telephone Company
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