Elgin News Highlights Local Social New Year Planning
This Elgin column lists numerous Christmas and New Year visits with families and friends from nearby towns including Oelwein Postville and West Union. The report notes residents traveling for gatherings in late December and early January, with several hosting and visiting households. It also mentions battery trade offers from Gamble Stores and that Fayette County Union did not publish last week. Renowned reader Joe Thoman of West Bend renews long-term Echo subscription.
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Fayette County Union
Echo
Joe Thoman
West Bend
Elgin
The
Baptist Church Notes January 5 Church Meetings
Baptist Church notes list Sunday schedule with German service and communion at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. dinner at 12 16 p.m. junior meeting 12 45 p.m. committee 1 p.m. church meeting 2 p.m. reports heard trustee elected every member urged present. Thursday prayer meeting 8 p.m. choir rehearsal 2 p.m. New Year 1930 greeting. thanks for program success and invitation to all meetings.
M. E. Church Notes and Ladies Aid Meeting
The M. E. Church holds hours at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Snyder Thursday afternoon with a covered dish lunch and a short program before the business meeting. The Ladies Sunday School class meets Friday at Mrs. H. B. Steele’s home. Joe Snyder, Pastor.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Illyria Church Notes and Norway Lutheran Services
Regular services listed for Illyria and Norway Lutheran churches. Sunday school at 10 15 a m worship at 11 16 a m with pastor J Strandford, Rose Manel M noted. January 5 Norway service 10 30 Norse Marion 7 30 Young People January 12 Marion 10 30 English communion Bt Olaf Chapel 7 80 English service details.
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Norway
Norse
Marion
Young People’s Ser
Olaf Chapel
Home Economy Notes On Dressings and Dishes From Simple Pantry
A compact guide outlines versatile uses for Thousand Island dressing as a basic mayo based sauce with chopped picks from a pantry. It also mentions quick preserves with citrus fruits, milk desserts, and easy toasted cheese sandwiches using stale bread, plus making twice baked bread crumbs from crusts for soups and salads.
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Thousand Island
Wise Person and the Touch of Pitch
A reflection on the saying touching pitch and defilement. The piece notes the misquotation and clarifies the original source from Ecclesiasticus, explaining it is part of the Apocrypha and not in the standard canon.
Goblet of Friendship and Sacrament of Service
Dan Beard writes in the Pictorial Review about consuming life’s fulness. He lists Youth, Love, Ambition, and the key role of Service to Man. The golden chalice of Friendship lends meaning to Youth and Love, completing the moral liturgy.
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Dan Beard
Pictorial Review
Movement to tattoo birth data on infants gains pace
William de Graaf of Pasadena California promotes a law requiring all parents to tattoo date place of birth and name on babies bodies. He claims the marking would serve as an ever ready passport and aid identification avoiding unknown graves mistaken identities and prrce port problems. Capper's Weekly is cited.
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William de Graaf
Pasadena
Calif
de Graaf
Modern Methods and a Nile Colony Plan
Dr. Spencer Lewis advocates settling a Nile colony adopting antique ways and shunning modern methods. He tells a San Francisco reporter that modern methods dull people and reduce labor to mere machine minder work. He cites educational concerns claiming Mamie’s musical education is unique and mocks contemporary opinions.
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Spencer Lewis
Nile
San Francisco
Mamie
Nob Hill Mather
Costly Omelet on Amador County Highway
A novelty largest omelet was served near Jackson California after a collision on the highway. Manuel Lopez driving with 120 dozen eggs in the car lost control and collided with J H Williams who agreed to pay $25 for the omelet created from the crash. The report notes the meal was served without coffee.
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Amador County
Jackson
Calif
Manuel Lopez
J. H. Williams
Williams
Penny Business Sparks Match Industry Boom
A Capper's Weekly snippet notes that buying a cigar with a free match pack or a matchbox for a penny represents a tiny sale with big industry. It highlights 18 U.S. match factories posting nearly $28 million in sales and over $4 million in wages last year, underscoring the profitability of pennies in a large market.
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United States
Capper
Goggles for Dog Motorists Hit London Market
Thousands of dog goggles go on sale in London as pets show a love for motoring while avoiding eye grit. Notable canine fans include the prince of Walesa' Cora, Lord Birkenhead's June, and Tallulah Bankhead's Napoleon, all enjoying the new gear.
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London
Prince of Walesa
Cora
Lord Birkenhead
June
Tallulah Bankhead
Napoleon
Replenishment Europe trip prompts family study
The Washington Star quotes a father answering a child about travel to Europe and its effect on learning. He affirms that such trips encourage study, and the child asks what kind of study. The father replies simply that it is economy.
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Europe
Washington Star
Eras Mapped Across Time in 1928 Reference List
The note lists how the year 1928 in the Variety of Eras aligns with several calendars: 1346-47 in the Mohammedan era, 2687-88 in the Japanese era, 6688-89 in the Jewish era, and 7436-87 in the Byzantine era.
Can't Be Ned Marital Romance From Poetic Lineage
A quirky note hints at a marriage decision with a playful twist on names. The fragment references Hdith and a reaction to poetry yet suggests a union rather than a breakup, in a whimsy tone typical of a regional newspaper brief.
That's Plenty Whitey in Courtroom Exchange
The judge questions a remark about benefiting others as a confrontation over a marriage. the dialogue suggests a charged courthouse exchange rather than a clear legal ruling.
Frost Tolerance of Citrus and Banana Varieties
Frost tolerance varies by plant type. Orange trees can endure brief slight frost, while banana and watermelon perish instantly.
Gentle Power in Gentleness Shaping Real Strength
A note from American Magazine reflects on gentleness as a hidden power surpassing force. It argues restraint and steady resolve yield lasting impact beyond brute strength, invoking mythic imagery of Thor to contrast direct blows with quiet influence.
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Thor
American Magazine
Has Its Uses The Appendix as a Sideline for Medical Pros
The text argues the appendix, though often viewed as useless, can be a profitable sideline for medical professionals. It presents a blunt, provocative view with a tone reminiscent of practical medical commentary.
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Aage
Half Evil Progress at the Frat Age
A fragment from Fuller warns that no man is fully evil at once and urges stopping the progress of sin within the soul at the fraternity house age. The text frames sin as increasing the farther it advances.
Funeral attendance for Mrs Speeds noted in Oelwe
Mrs R W Muehlenthaler Mrs Ray DeSart and Mrs Chas Felter attended the funeral of Mrs W J Speeds in Oelwe Saturday in a family attendance noted by local observers.
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R. W. Muehlenthaler
Ray DeSart
Mra Chas. Felter
Oelwe
W. J. Speeds
Power of Journalist Quoted Lesson in Press Power
A quoted remark credits journalists with broad influence and warns that hostile newspapers pose greater danger than many bayonets, reflecting on the press as a tutor of nations and regent of sovereigns. The passage underscores fears about media power and its impact on society.
No Real Worth in Pretence of Authority
The Washington Star quotes I Ho the Sage of Chintown decrying empty power as mere counterfeit value, arguing authority without merit yields no real advantage. The remark frames authority as illusion rather than substance.
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I Ho
Chintown
Washington Star
Never Resident of Capital George Washington
The statement notes that George Washington had limited involvement in choosing the site for the National Capital and that he purchased property there but did not reside in Washington.
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Capital
George Washington
National Capital
Washington
Mark Twain Praises Friendship in Life’s Treasure
Mark Twain, quoted in the American Magazine, reflects on friendship as a treasured gift and states he would withdraw all charges against life. The remark frames friendship as a noble, guiding force in his view of existence.
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Mark Twain
Dinner Guests at John Falb Home
Mr and Mrs C S Kniel and daughter Verle, and Honorine Otley of Fayette were dinner guests Saturday evening in the John Falb home.
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Ruby and
Mabel Olson
Chicago
Ole J. Olson
Donald Dwyer
Lloyd Peterson
Palmer Bartholomew
West Union
Thos. Howard Sr
Albert Dummermuth
Herbert Demmermuth
Jud Conner
Lorenz Schatz
Wear, Union
Andrew Dummermuth
John Falk
Fred C. Schuits
Postville
B. L. Morriz
John Falk Nent
Dubuque
St. Stalbaum Home
Frank Capper
T. J. Capper
Chas. Capper
Vern Sires
Preston
Ed Riser
F. L. Sires
Elmer Schori
Gon Car
C. 8. Halstenson
Bess Stohr
Mel Kohler
Otto Herrling
Gon Arthur
Wadena
Lyle Herrling
Detroit, Mich
Mary Henson
Ern
Schori
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Freddie
Hane Keleer
Gertrude Grether
Palmer
Iowa
Harry Wenger
Mira
Hans Winkler
Clarenes
Ed Schmid
Oelwein
John Lyford
New Hampton
J. C. Schmid
Gamble Stores
Roy Bakeman
Phillip
South Dakota
Bakeman
Elles Benson
Nick Bakeman
Mrs
Amil Snyder
Jack Halverson
Clermont, Bunday
Floyd Arnolds
Manchester
Chris Schweitzer
Archie Howard
Des Moines
Mrs. Thos
E. Howard
Louis Becker
Alice
Joe Becker
Atlantic
Dr. Roy Becker
Melvine Hoover
Nurae
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Wenger
Norman
Frey
Freiborghans
Wuchlethaler
Mex Lehman
Gus Hackman
Carl Hackman
Wm. Kroger
Baptist Church
M. E. Church Notes
Illyria
Utheran Services
J, Strandford
Rose Manel
Bureau of Home Economica
Big Penny Business
Mékomb
Poultry Tribune Experimental Farm
Makomb
American Steel Products CO
Dudley Street
Macomb
Illinois
Kohler’s Store
Elgin, Iowa
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