Oak Grove social notes mention multiple local visits
Walter Kohls and family called on EA Boyle and other neighbors Wednesday. Christ Holm traveled to Castalia on business. Mrs John Shaffer and Mrs Carl Yackman visited Herry Gilson. Wm Brabham and Ward Brabham hosted and visited in several homes. Ed Conner delivered a horse to Postville. Reuben Howard hosted dinner for Marshall Allen and family. Julia Bartholomew from West Union visited Ben Brabham's sister. Several families shared Sunday afternoon or evening visits at various homes.
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Walter Kohls
Ea? Boyle
Christ Holm
Castalia
John Shaffer
Carl Yackman
Herry Gilson
Wm. Brabham
Ben Brabham
Ward Brabhm
Will Kohls
Ed Conner
Postville
Marshall Allen
Bonday
Reuben Howard
Julia Bartholomew
West Union
Mis
Wm. Kohls
Bert Alen
Tommy Howard
Jack Shaffer
Hans Winkler
Robert Wilson
Bert Allen
Josephine DeSart
Ruth Mosby
Mary Frances Starr
Elgin
Faye Brabham
Clara Winkler
Genevieve Wilson
Pretty Lady Seeks Attention on the Street Scene
A fragmented verse describes a stylish woman strolling the street, a salesman teasing an attachment for a typewriter, and a manager cautioning interruption during work. The piece paints a social vignette of fashion, poise, and public attention with ironic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunebh
Dresed Co Fine
Abandoned Michigan Farms Tell of Hard Times and Hope
A reader recounts a road trip through northern Michigan noting 60 abandoned farms across a 160 mile stretch amid scattered cultivated plots. He relays farmer remarks on why farms fail and urges perseverance, blaming market pressures and uncertain farming knowledge while hoping business will rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Murey
Michigan
Lahore
Hin
Editor's Discretion Shapes What Becomes News
The local publisher often grants or denies notices to keep peace with those who fear exposure. The country editor faces pressure from families and communities and must balance truth with harm. The public sees the editor as a guardian of privacy amid the storm of news.
Advice to Mothers From a Domestic Receipt Parody
A fragment presents a satirical domestic receipt urging mothers to preserve children by combining them with dogs in a grassy field. The directions mix whimsical elements like brook water, pebbles, flowers, sky, and sun, ending with a bizarre baking step and cooling in a bathtub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Grocer
Letter Puzzle About the Letter H
A quirky excerpt muses that the letter H is unlucky and yet essential, noting its conflicts and ends with a wry claim it marks existence, ease, and love, while contrasting debt and peace in a wordplay paragraph.
Gas Dentist Exchange Sparks Dental Mishap
A brisk cartoon caption notes a patient admitting to breaking off a tooth while explaining it happened from shifting gears on an all day sucker. The dentist questions the incident in a humorous exchange. The gag hinges on a tough youngster and a playful misstatement about the cause.
Editor Tolerates Criticism Yet Rewards Pimering Poultry
A fragmented note complains editors control over content and profits from favorable ads. It cites a poultry picture story with a price of 31.50 and mentions Flea, Mili Company. The writer urges readers to report seeing the item in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mili Company
Local notices and events fill Elkader area scene
The Elkader Register lists community happenings from theater and gatherings to visits and animal sightings. It notes the Little Cladhopper at the Opera House, home talent play at Elgin, visits by Patterson relatives, and a garter snake incident at the fair grounds. Also covered are hospital expansion plans in Cedar Rapids, oyster shell sales, sawmill work, glasses lost, and river work slated for February with early start due to Congress. Local reflections on Sunday traffic on the Mississippi and a proposed free bridge are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Boyle
Prisellas
Jeorge N. Schon
Hans Winkler
Gottfred Kurth
Oelwein
Euward C. Olsen
Near Weat Chtan
George ‘. Sehorl
Little Cladhopper
Opera House
Auary
Jennie Anderson
Helmel
4Yren Patterson
Alpha
Patterson
Nontt
Elgin Opera House
Dantaey
Curtrin
Lust
C. BP
Stoehr
Weibel Mil Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Louisiana
Weibel Mill Company
Henry Jungblut
H. D. Yack
West Union
Wm. Davidson
E+kader
John Falk
Joe Robinson
Volga City
Loftsgard Bros
Lofti
Elgin
Baptist Church
Pease
C. C. Miller
Clermont
Tawa
Walther
Minerva
Welbel
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Congress
Mississippi
The
Sabula
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E. Schori
Oak Grove
Lowe
Eaco & Seal of
Minnesota
Family Circle
GEO. E. Schori & CO
Klondike
Buckeye
Tryes Wu
Chas. Feller
Iowa
Call Or Us
Yours Truly
Halstenson
Stoehr Drug CO
Rae Resalk
Schori Ae Oaeee Lumber Coo
Hawkeye
Elgin Echo
M. C. Hovey
R. Aya
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