Want Ad Rates and Classified Notices
Contains rates for want ads, insurance details from German Mutual Fire Insurance Assn Eldorado, good green alfalfa for sale, requests for pigs, hay, and rawleigh route ads. Includes club offer for newspapers, typewriter paper, and various local notices. Mentions locations Elgin Clermont Eldorado Freeport and individuals Rothlisberger Thorson Lauer Reuben Mark Alfred Holzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Mark
Elgin
Alfred Holzer
Closed Season on Fish Limits Catches to Select Species
A local fisherman asked the fish and game department about what fish may be caught now. Officials replied that carp gar quillback buffalo dogfish and bullheads are allowed with bullheads being the only game fish until the open season on May 15. This notice may interest others as well.
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Fish and Game Department
Plants That Irritate Skin and Poison Ivy Lead
A list of about seventy native plants causes skin irritation. Included are nettle primrose cowhage nasturtium emartweed oleander sumac and others. Poison ivy stands out as the worst offender and the only American disease.
Part of Solomon's Temple Theory in Historical Writings
A fragment discusses the waiting place of Iw trys as a thought tied to King Solomon's temple. The note suggests historical speculation about temple design and the mage or priestly roles behind ancient construction narratives. Further context is limited in the fragment.
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Solomon's Temple
Iw Trys
King Solomon's Temple
Fragmentary note on a path and talk
A fragmentary line hints at feet moving along a path as someone contemplates talking. The text is incomplete, offering limited context and no clear names, places, or events.
Letter from Fred Biermann reflects on 1913 to 1919 era
A long letter from Fred Biermann discusses a presidential parade with Wilson and Marshall, notes deaths of several figures since 1913, and recounts Johnson era memories. It also covers Huston visiting Washington for tax collection schooling, remarks on Constitution Avenue’s canal history, and muses on the vanity of prominence versus humility. Local notices list family moves, illnesses, and community happenings in Elgin and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Marshallard
Judge Carr
Earl Bronson
Henry Bronson
Manchester
Mr. Kerberg
Fred Biermann
Elgin notices of illness meetings moving homes and business changes
Frederick Lauer was ill and confined to his home Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Sam Lehman hosted a quilting party this week. Lois Lehman visited her parents in Elgin. The Marion Telephone Company held its annual meeting at the Elgin town hall last Saturday morning. Gladys Miller has been sick the past week and Missed school. Walter Wenger has been ill for a week and confined to bed at Mrs. Dena Dummermuth’s home. Dr. H. H. Wolf attended a Decorah hospital staff meeting Tuesday afternoon. Hans Keiser remains ill at home for the past week. W. F. Kohler reported the Harry Trude sale was very successful with stock bringing good prices. Dan Sutter and family plan to move March 1 from a farm north of Clermont to the West farm vacated by the Schave family heading to Castalia. J. A. Boleyn reopened his hardware store in West Elgin with Frank Gehring as clerk. Mrs. H. D. Yack went to Elkader to visit her sister Mrs. Wm. Walthers and return Friday with Serene. N. W. Evans advertises his business for sale due to health and climate change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Frederick Lauer
Sam Lehman
Lois Lehman
Farmersburg
L. G. Lehman
Marion Telephone Company
Elgin Town, Hall
Gladys Miller
Harry Miller
Walter Wenger
W. F. Kohler
Harry Trude
Dan Sutter
Clermont
George Schave
Castalia
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
Frank Gehring
H. D. Yack
Elkader
Wm. Walthers
Yack
Serene
N. W. Evans
The
Echo
Hawthorne on Puritan Punishments and Past Emancipation
The piece reflects on Hawthorne's sketches of colonial New England revealing harsh public punishments such as whipping and public display. It contrasts romantic nostalgia with grim daily life, arguing for appreciation of modern emancipation and urging readers to study daily life in past eras through Hawthorne’s pictures.
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Daniel Fairfield
Dorothy Talbys
New England
Nathan- Jo] Hawthorne
Old New England
John Proctor
Elizabeth
Dally Ving Ag
Hawthorne
Earth
Bell Syndicate
Water with meals supports digestion and cleansing
An advertisement claims water with meals aids stomach fuices and digestion. It suggests adding Adlerika for bloating to cleanse poisons and wash both upper and lower bowels, and mentions a leading druggy style.
Soybeans as Nutrition Powerhouse in Orient Markets
Soybeans in the Orient are mainly used for human food. Their protein yield per pound rivals meat, eggs, cereals, and navy beans. A proposed Agricultural Adjustment Act would make cattle a basic commodity, allowing Iowa farmers to cull unprofitable stock under a House-passed bill.
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The
Orient
House of Representatives
Iowa
First Ming fish reference in 1707 book "Political Economy"
Fragments note Gil James Stewart's 1000 page work published in 1707 titled Political Economy, claimed as a first in Ming fish discussions. The text is garbled but points to an early long treatise by Stewart introducing economic topics amid unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firet
Gil James’ Stewart
Prohibition Era Counts of Saloons Breweries and Distilleries
Estimates cited place the number of saloons at 177,700 and breweries at 7,000 with 296 distilleries before prohibition in the Bates United era context. The figures illustrate the scale of alcohol-related businesses prior to the nationwide ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belora
United
Bates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Want
Ada
German Mutual Fire Insurance Assn
Eldorado
W. S. Rothlisberger
Alphia
Thorson
Henry Lauer
Apper’s Hatchery
Cleve Erhardt
Echo and Enterprise
Dubuque
Rawleigh
Fayette
Clayton
West Union
Monona
Rawleigh Co
Dept
Freeport
Adv
Girligag
Huston
Charles D. Huston
Internal Revenue
Washington
Treasury
Mr. Huston
Grant
Smithsonian Institution
Roosevelt
Constitution Avenue
C. P. Stoehr
Freeport, Jr
Hulds Stoehr
Brockhausen
Christ
East Scott News
Oelwein Register
William Bailey
Garden Prairie
Glen Schori
Chicago
National League of Junior Accountants
Des Moines
Glen
Geo. N. Schori
Marie Schupbach
Sahara
Lorenzo Muehlethaler
Edward Krueger
Muscatine
Clarence
Herbert
Earnest Holtz
Krueger
L. B. Carter
Lodge
Lola Smith
Maynard
Leo Schori
Marie Mosby
Walter Falk
Geraldine Schori
Bal
Syndicate
Merice Roe
Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
America
the Atlantic Monthly
Arling
Ton St
Boston
Cleveland
OWA
Ohio
David B.ingalls
Abe
Magazinne
Citetter Homes & Gardens
Hollywood Movie Mag
McCall's 'S Magazine
CiPathfinder
Pictorial Review
Radioland
Rr Erie Aml
Damerican Poultry
Farm Journal
Cl Capper
ClHome Circle
Lon Steesibers
Town and Stars
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