Social notes and local anecdotes from Elgin area
Mrs Harold Hangartner of Clermont and Mrs Edgar Riser of Postville visited Mrs Anna DeSart on Sunday. Dr Frank Mack bought a new Chevy and tested it on a 36 mile Hawkeye run through heavy snow. Franc DeSart followed pheasants and quail near Elgin. H C Heston raised funds for feeding game birds amid deep snow last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hangartner
Clermont
Edgar Riser
Postville
Anna DeSart
Frank Mack
Hawkeye
Franc DeSart
Elgin
H. C. Heston
Cheery Valley Community Notes Run Through January
Cheery Valley news lists sicknesses and doctor visits, neighbor calls, school teaching in district 8, and social gatherings. Local families including Frieden, Schupbach, Christen, Hanson, and Dennier are mentioned with visits, parties, and caregiving through mid January. Notes cover illnesses, travel, farm work, and winter weather warnings with reflections on PPE and road safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Frieden
Esther Friederich
John Schneider
Ella
Amelia Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Alice
Alma
Gladys Hanson
Jake Christen
Ernest Christen
Thos. Hanson
Louise Butikofer
Niema Schupbach
L. Christen
Albert Schupbach
Lena Schupbach
John R. Schmid
John Schmid
Mr. Schmid
Fred Schmid
Wisconsin
Emil Moor
Anna Schupbach
Elgin
Stee Pre Everthett
Mons Day
Ellen Hanson
Frank
Jacob Christen
Elkader
Martin Hanson
Jake Dennier
John Dennier
Adeline Lehman
G. Friederich
Jake Butikofer
Lydia Dennler
Bertha Hofer
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Des Moines
George Pulfer
Anna Dennler
Sam Dennler
Frank Christen
Florence Friederich
Filla
Lucy Christen
Martha Chepman
Jerome Yearous
Adolph Baumgartner
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted as world’s popular laxative
The article recounts how Dr Caldwell prescribed a herb mixture now known as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claimed to cure constipation and related symptoms like bad breath and low energy in men, women, and children, praising its non griping formula and long history of use. Today the product remains sold in bottles seeking to replicate the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Anderson
el Centro
California
Elgin
New Mexico
Mr. Anderson
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America
Figaro
Falb’smeatmarket
Die
Justling
Schori & Kuster
Elgin, Iowa
Gan
Bill Booster
Cheery Valley
Viola Foxwell
J.C. Schmid
August Marks
Elwood
Nebr
Henry Topp
Mrs. Topp
Frank Kohler
West Union
Halver T. Loftsgarta
Dakota
Walter Kohler
George
Jennings
New Hampton
Verne Lehman
Cedar Rapids
George Richard
Ida Lehman
le Porte City
Lene Meyer
Long Beach
Roan Schlupp
Amelia Muehlenthsler
Elisabeth Christen
Him Luke
Berg's Inn
Henry Ernst
George Pollitt
Alfred Jacobs
West Bend
Frank Gehring
Franklin Street
Enya
Otto Kruger
Elgin Opera House
THE
Esther Ralston
Warner Oland
C. P. Haggie
Bancroft
Wall Street
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