Wanted Rates and Notices Column Advertisement Blurb
Classified column describes 1c per word weekly prepaid notices and 7 1 2 cents per line if unpaid. Includes a large scale Home Business Rawleighs opportunity with $17,000,000 resources, 40 years, no experience needed, and supplies. Also advertises two iron clad incubators, 150 egg capacity, Alfred Ruskdaschel in Elgin, Illinois.
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Rawleigh
Rawleigh Company
Dept
Freeport
Sea Alfred Ruskdaschel
Elgin R
Elgin Iowa Classifieds Mixed Ads and Notices
A collage of small notices and ads from Elgin Iowa listing items for sale such as Delco light plants washing machines and good oak wood plus offers on corn fodder milking machines dictionaries and office supplies. Several entries include contact names and locations in Elgin and nearby areas with dates of publication and price details.
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Delco
John Grimm
Elgin
Iowa
Curing Country Hides Methods and Salting Advice
The text explains curing country hides with imperfect methods and salt guidance. After removing the hide, cool, dry, dark storage is advised until the animal heat escapes then salt promptly. Keep clean and dry, avoid water and freezing, spread hides flat, and apply fresh salt heavily, especially on thick areas like the head and neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Lost Siberian Colony Hints Spark Expedition
A scientific party plans to search northern Siberia near the Indigirka mouth for a supposed 16th century lost colony. Reports by M Zinglaoff and Arosin claim traces of remnants speaking old Russian within a small group, possibly descendants of refuges who fled persecution.
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Siberia
Lfe
Leningrad
M. Zinglaoff
Arosin
Moscow
Recognition of Debt Greece Owes to Potato
Greece marks a potato centenary with a government proclamation and an official effort to grow and distribute the new crop. An Irish expert, Stevenson, directed cultivation near Aegina, with thousands of meres under cultivation and transport arrangements to deliver the potato to regions across Greece.
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Greece
Ilrt
Aegina
Stevenson
Ireland Reviving the Harp Amid Decline in Popularity
Musicians in Ireland strive to revive the harp once a favorite national instrument, with the Royal Dublin Society hosting a recital to showcase its role in chamber music. Bach’s concerto appeared on the program, and leading Irish musicians welcomed the instrument’s return, though younger players deem it old fashioned as harp entries dwindle.
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Ireland
Royal Dubln Society
Bach
Trish
Mosquito Bite Cures Claim Emergence as Friend
J F Marshall director of the British Mosquito Control Institute states a certain mosquito type has been used in paralysis cases with notable progress. Fever from a bite reportedly lessens paralysi and some complete cures were claimed.
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J. F. Marshall
British Mosquito Control Institute
Woman Driver Seeks Fender Fix to Hide Husband
A female driver collided with an embankment and bent a fender. She goes to a garage asking a mechanic to repair it so her husband won’t know it was bent. The mechanic declines to fix it but offers a plan to restore the fender so she can ask her husband how it happened.
Hungarian woman bears three generations at once
In Vos county Hungary a peasant woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter each gave birth to a son on the same day, making the elder a mother grandmother and great grandmother at once, per Vaavarmegye.
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Comitat
Vos
Hungary
Vaavarmegye
Hog herd helps guard sheep against dogs, says Wakefield farmer
Clarence Willey of Wakefield offers a solution to the sheep ratning problem. Ny A. Gehag found that turning out a few hogs with his sheep keeps dogs away, as hogs forage peacefully with the flock and prevent dogs from approaching.
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Clarence Willey
Wakefield
Ny A. Gehag
Mustard or muzzle wiser than betting at dog races
A colloquial quip notes it is wiser to muzzle a dog or apply mustard than to gamble on horse racing. The Cincinnati Enquirer style line reflects a cautionary, humorous take on wagering. Readers are reminded of prudent choices over risky bets, with a regional newspaper tone.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Divorce Suit Sparks Noisy Courtroom Quip
A satirical exchange in a divorce dispute features a wife accusing the husband, followed by a sharp retort about evidence. The spouse claims to have recorded conversations in their sleep, turning private remarks into courtroom fodder.
A Hint The Maid Dont Let Father See You Violin
A fragment from a playlet scene shows a maid warning against her father catching a boy and the boy confessing he cannot resist her, with humorous misfires and misunderstandings in a casual household setting.
Mother and Son Die Within Three Days in Wisconsin
Mrs. Fred W. Schmid of Elgin aged 88 and her son Fred of Clarno Wisconsin aged 65 died within days of each other last week. Mrs Schmid lived east of Elgin and died January 15 1930 after illness since Christmas. Funeral services were held at the home and Apostolic church with Rev. Imhof in English and German. Burial followed in the cemetery south of the church.
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Fred W. Schmid
Elgin
Fred
Clarno
Wisconsin
Ead
Augusta Maria Block
Arnswalde
Germany
America
Monroe
Clayton County
Mrs. Schmid
Glorno
Wis
Emma
Johnny
Herman
Mary
Anna
John R
Apostolic Christian
Apostolic Church
Alfred Imhof
Fred Schmidt Dies at Clarno Wisconsin After Illness
Fred Schmidt died at his Clarno Wisconsin home Friday night, January 17, from a hernia. He would have turned 65 on January 26. He married Lizzie Trimm of Clarno. they lived on a farm near Elgin early married life and later in Clarno. The couple had no children but cared for several orphans as their own.
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Fred Schmid
Clarno
Wisconsin
Fred Schmidt
Hoe
Lizzie Trimm
Wis
Elgin
Michael Block
Binte
Local Postville Horse Shipment To New York
A 28 head carload of Postville horses shipped to New York City by express marks the town’s first such shipment in years. BH Foote of NYC, aided by Lee Folsom of Luana, bought and shipped the horses from Clarno area farms, paying just over $4,000. One farmer, a 22 year veteran of 30 years on a Clarno farm, had suffered a stroke two years before and was left lame. Funeral services for the farmer were held Monday in Clarno Wisconsin.
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Postville
Express
New York
Clarno
Wis
BH. H. Foote
New York City
Lee B. Folsom
Route 1
Luana
Foote
Postville Herald
Card of Thanks for Kindness Matters
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and words of sympathy during our mother's illness death and burial. Your deeds are deeply appreciated.
Calmar business men form credit association
The Calmar business men recently formed a credit association to restrict credit to deserving customers. Delinquent accounts are posted at regular meetings and shared with all members to deter nonpayment across stores. Mr and Mrs Ted Hungerford of Arlington visited Calmar, and he refereed the Elgin Postville basketball game Friday evening.
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Calmar
Calmar Courier
Ted Hungerford
Arlington
Tim and Phil Leahy Take Two Month California Drive
T. J. and Philip Leahy longtime Union township cattle and hog feeders find themselves out of stock and plan a motor tour to California for about two months. They expect to start the last of this week, unaffected by yesterday’s snow. Philip Leahy obtained an excuse from grand jury service to allow departure west this week.
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T. J
Philip Leahy
Union Township
California
Argo-Gazette
A Man's Dilemma Delays Bed To Loaf Longer Day
A local wag jokes about a man so lazy he cannot choose between lying in or rising early to extend his day for more loafing. The quip plays on procrastination and the humor of reluctance to start daily tasks.
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Er Elgin Savings Bank
Hi. S. Hadsel
Dr. Frank Mock
Eigin
Towa
R. A. Crider
Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
Wm E Baumgartner
Schori Brothers
Chiropractic
Neasham
Palmer
Bauman
Main St
Red
Frank Peterson
Geo. H. Gale
Peterson Monument Co
East Third
St. Winona, Minn
ISOS
Lorence Bigler
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
West Union
Jowa
Melvin Nyborg
Dale Holmes
Schori Bros. Elgin
Ridpath
Hoho
Feller
Qeoar Nyborg
High Echo
R. P. Strauch
Echo
L. Fuelling
Rolla
Bales Books
McCasky
Crosby-Wirth
U. S
Elgin Eche
Siberian
Fleasant Valley Township
Russell Larson
Clifford Kittleson
John Larson
Clarence Johnson
Cedar Rapids Gazette-Republican
Schmid
Tim
Phil Leahy
Hadsel
Roy F. Desart
Citizens State Bank
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