Clermont Post Office Listing Note
A brief note records the item being entered at the Clermont Iowa post office in Fayette County as second class mail matter.
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Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
3
Mystery Death Shrouds DeLong Farm History
A Maynard farm scene tied to Sam DeLong’s death sparks suspicion over whether it was natural or foul. The DeLong property, once owned by Dan Shook and later by Rosas Ashbaugh, carries rumors of a missing man and a concealing wagon with a large box. Three deaths linked to the farm prompt renewed questions and local memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam de- Bong
Maynard
de- Thong
Rosas Ashbaugh
Ashbaugh
DeLong
Sam DeLong
Dan Shook
Shook
Elam
Fayette
Men Jaud the silent woman none of them wants for a wife
The line hints at a social yarn about men preferring lively partners while a silent woman is deemed unsuitable as a wife or sweetheart. It notes age and the idea that being too old to learn makes one unsuitable for romance, framing it as a social verdict rather than a narrative event.
Skeletons Reveal Early Indian Race
Four skeletons found in a general pit southeast of Albert Lea, Minnesota, are believed to predate known Native American inhabitants. University of Minnesota scientists say skulls show non Indian or white features, with oblong heads and slanted eye sockets, suggesting a now rare race. The remains, about three feet underground and well preserved, include a crude brass ring near a skull opening, indicating significance and value to anthropologists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
General Pit
Albert Lea
St Paul Pioneer Press
University of Minnesota Scientiata
University
S & Rose
Sextuplet births traced across six countries claim
Dr Berthold Laufer of the Field Museum notes no quintuplet records in the United States while listing documented sextuplet births in China and other nations. He cites 1574 Ekwang-ping fu and 1805 Kwet-chou as six-child cases, plus seven girls in Chi-li 1627 with all but one dying. Doubtful 1600 German case and other dubious reports also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berthold Laufer
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Ekwang-p'ing Fu
Chi-H
Kwet-chou
Chi-li
Ho Kiew
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Doctor Laufer
Italy
Africa
Japan
Boston
Musa
London
England
Hamein
Germany
Levant
Statue of Rameses II Found in Tanis Egypt
A six foot black granite statue of Rameses II, the biblical Pharaoh, was unearthed by a French expedition in the third court of Ramesses temple at Tanis. The sculpture shows the king with the sun disk, a child hieroglyph, and the reed-sign, guarded by the falcon-headed Harun, with other buildings from his era revealed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rameses II
Mxodus
Tanis
Egypt
Bibteat
Diak
Harun
Rameses
Eyelid Crutches Aid Ptasia Sufferers
W A Summers of Lansdale Pennsylvania writes in Collier's Weekly about platinum eyelid crutches. The devices attach to spectacle frames and fit in the lid fold to lift and support the upper eyelid in a natural open position.
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W. A. Summers
Lansdale
Collier'a Weekly
Diffuse Brownian Motion Recalled In Water Jar Demonstration
Leonard Eckmann reports in Col Ner's Weekly from Yonkers New York how minute particles diffuse in water, kept in constant motion by collisions with squid molecules. He notes gold particles dropped over 90 years ago remain dispersed today. Columbia California eyed as leased ghost city in a 14 year historical site plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leonard Eckmann
Yonkers
New York
Col Ner’s Weekly
Columbia
Calif
California
Parade of Quality Advertisements and Local Responsibility
A local Oklahoma context urges continuous advertising for business growth and emphasizes citizens duties to support home commerce. James Barrett of the Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel voices that citizenship brings obligations, urging widespread use of local ads to guide shoppers toward quality, value, and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James £. Barrett
Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel
Oklahoma City
America
Clayton County Supervisors Tap Six Appointments for 1935
The Clayton county board of supervisors adjourned last Saturday and named six year 1935 posts. All incumbents were retained except E W Hahn as county engineer. D E Hoover became county engineer at 125 a month Feb 1 1935 to Feb 1 1936. F L McCreary and Harry Schulte kept their posts but with salaries cut from 1200 to 1000. Milton Uecker reappointed assistant engineer salary up to 95. Ed Larson hired as three month courthouse janitor at 80 a month. Ray Cousins retained as county garage mechanic at 100 a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
E.W. Hahn
D. E. Hoover
F. L. McCreary
Harry Schulte
Milton Uecker
Ed Larson
Ray Cousins
Exchange fair for useless gifts at Washington bureau
The National Clearing House for Duplicate and Use less Christmas Presents invites exchanges of items deemed useless. Listings include fur trimmed radiator cap, damaged Pinchot mustache cap, adjustable false teeth, red corduroy house pajamas, seven ribbed umbrella, radio and talking machine with Congressional Records, painting of the Coliseum, rayon burlap stepina, old igin watch, baby golf sticks, patent static eliminator, combined cookstove fridge and bed, volumes of poetry, misc puzzles, and a max silencer for mothers in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nchfdaucp
Washington
National Clearing House
Colinium
Rome
Pathfinder
How the States Got Their Names
A compact survey notes that over half the U S states derive names from Indian words. It lists Alabama Arizona Arkansas Connecticut Idaho Illinois Lews Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Wisconsin plus Indiana and New Mexico. It explains Mexico from an Aztec war god name merxitli, Oregon's name debated, and other states named for persons places or descriptive foreign terms like Colorado red and Florida flowers.
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United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Idaho
Illinois
Lews
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin
Indiana
New Mexico
Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New Jersey
Colorado
Florida
Naming Plymouth by Plymouth State
Naming Plymouth, Macs, Plymouth, State, was named for Plymouth in England. The English port at the mouth of the Plym River gave the name to the town connected to early Pilgrims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
State
England
Gas detector plant flags gas in air
A carnation plant is described as a more sensitive gas detector than standard chemical devices, reacting to certain gas components in air within a residence. The plant’s leaves are said to glow or alert when gas is present, suggesting potential home safety applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Gaz
Editor Toasts and Tax Talk Highlight Iowa Briefs
A county editor toast at a journalism gathering praises editors with humor. Farmers learn pork processing tax rules: tax owed on sales from 300 to 1,000 pounds, tax on total beyond 1,000, and tax payable in Des Moines. Winneshiek County reports Seventeen residents receive old age assistance, with distribution aimed at population share of Iowa seniors over 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Collector of Internal Revenue
Osage Press
Winneshiek County
Iowa Safety Patrol Returns Profit to State
Iowa motorists face enforcement actions as the state safety patrol reports 1994 eleven month overload collections totaling 479 661 11 dollars with patrol salaries and car depreciation at 67537 67. Lew Wallace says average per patrolman 27474 overages, fines not included. Patrols will summons drivers with dirty or illegible license plates for court appearances. Trade at home among friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
State Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa
State Highway Patrol
Justice Court
Motor Vehicle Department
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Clermont, Iowa
Elizabeth Priest
Jews Press Association
National Editorial Association
Hird
Delong Farm
Peach
Clermont Directory
Clermont Nation’s Farm
J. A. Erickson, Sec’y-Treas
Vedera Land Bank
Commmisisioner’s
Eray
R. V. Brandt
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Farmers’ Savings
Bank
L. L. Carr
Clermont State Bank
Millard
Servics Clermont
IGWA
J. C. Anderson
Clermont, Lows
G. H. Hackman
Cut Flowers
Lows
N. H. Nelson
Johnny
Willie
Wille
Jim
Stochr
Elgin
Brick City Pharmacy
Bigler’s
Wadens
Echo and Enterprise
Washinton
Pimeens
Cunningham
Iowa Safety Patrol
Mazda
Central States
Power & Light Corporation
Dr. Mile
Dr. Es
Chas. W. Webb
India
Miles
Bewrehold
Audra Seybold
Dayton
Lapwal
J. le Kester
Shickahitay
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