Local Drifts and Visits From Wagner Township
Waldo Embertson of Wagner township visited in the T. J. Olson home at the week’s start. Several residents including Henry Gishton and Johnnie Erickson transacted or enjoyed visits in nearby homes. The district reports a blizzard closing schools Friday and a short vacation for teachers and pupils.
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Waldo Embertson
Wagner Township
T. J. Olson
Henry Gishton
Clent
Thedday
Johnnie Erickson
Oscar Nyberg
Elmer Osmundson
Clermont
A. O. Nyberg
Mellien Loftsgard
Elgin
Alfred Gisleson
Yvannie
Oscar Nyborg
Joe Lind
Lou Reierson
C. J. Anderson
Dorcas
Hilda
Alice Hong
Helmer Loftegard
Gladys Odegard
Carl Ode
Gladys Amundson
Ole Gisleson
Find Money in Cash Register in Nearby Towns
Merchants in two towns about twelve miles from Windsor report cash register thefts last week. One seller cleaned his machine before delivery and found a five dollar bill hidden inside, prompting cautious checks by local merchants.
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Windsor
Colesburg Isolated by Snow Drifted Roads and Disruptions
Colesburg a northeast Delaware county village was completely cut off last week due to drifted roads leaving residents low on coal and food. No in or out movement by car or train for two weeks, with last week’s end hampered even for team and sled. Petersburg nine miles south provides most supplies. the situation risks worsening with ongoing isolation and weather.
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Colesburg
Delaware County
Petersburg
Cash Drawer Slip Yields Hidden Funds Across Three Merchants
A coin slipped behind a cash drawer and lodged in a register. Merchant one found $1.84 after cleaning his machine. A third merchant, prompted by a friend, found $84 in money and checks. The total reached about $8.00 in cash with the rest in checks, including a $44 check from five years ago. the issuing firm remains in business, so the sum won’t be lost.
Byers Named on Standing Committees in Legislature
Hon. W. F. Byers Fayette county's representative in the Iowa state legislature has been appointed to eight committees. The eight include fish and game, labor, military, public utilities, roads and highways, school and text books, and ways and means.
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W. F. Byers
Fayette County
Iowa
Bill
House of Representatives
Curbside crackups and kitchen cures in old time ads
A collage of quirky lines and sales pitches from a bygone era. Promos urge insulation for garages, home improvements, and coal orders, interwoven with humorous conversations, rustic sayings, and light social jests reflecting daily life and consumer culture.
Dance and Dilemmas Spark a Quiet Home Change
In a family tale, the Gleasons attend a country club dance. Grace Hayes declines James Gleason’s marriage proposal, fearing change. Later, Grace overhears conversations revealing a shift toward home and stability, altering plans for the younger set and signaling new bonds.
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Tom
Grace Hayes
Tom Sheeringly
Gleasons
Jim Gleason
Gleason
James
James Gleason
Grace
Jimmy
Mabel
Jim
Strychnine Poisoning Suspected in New Year Death
Miss Lucena Boyd of Dysart died on New Year’s night after eating an apple from her cellar suspected of containing strychnine. Coroner Barrows ordered a chemical analysis. the inquest ruled the death accidental amid evidence that poison was placed near a rat hole to kill rats.
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Dysart
R. C. Barrows
Belle Plaine
Iowa City
Union
By Trial and Error Electric Discovery in Danish Experiment
A Danish electrical experimenter reports a definite electrical charge in 9 kiss,-Cleveland Tain Deuter. The finding emerges from iterative testing, signaling progress in early electrical experimentation.
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Cleveland Tain Deuter
January Cold Storage Report Shows Higher Meat Stocks
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports larger cold storage holdings of apples, American cheese, eggs, beef, pork, lamb and mutton, with smaller stocks of creamery butter and poultry. Total meat stocks reach 857 million pounds this January, up from 666 million pounds a year earlier.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
To Pan Out And The Origin Of Paying Out
The phrase to pan out traces to washing gold bearing gravel in a pan to separate gold pieces from other matter, a 19th century practice in rivers and mining camps. The expression describes the result when the mixture yields the desired gold grains.
Subscribe Offer for Telegraph-Herald and Echo at Home Office
Advertises a combined subscription deal for the Elgin Echo and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald at the Home Office. Echo is $2.00 yearly and Telegraph-Herald $4.00, with both for $5.00, saving $1.00 on new or renewal subscriptions.
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Telegraph-Herald
Echo Office
Elgin Echo
Dubuque
Postponed Hearing on Iowa Road Bond Law Delayed
The state supreme court has postponed the hearing on the Iowa road bond law until February 8 and it is expected that a decision will not be issued until the April 1 session.
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Baumgartner
Mel Kohler
C. B. Schori
Geo. H. Falbail
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
Iowa Commissioners
Jefferson Highway Transportation Company
Hawkeye
Tarbot
Silver Leaf Ledge A. F P
A. M
Prometian
Ben Schneider
Delbert Lyons
Ossian
State Supreme Court
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