Baumgartners to Visit Rock Valley for a Month
Mr and Mrs Wm Baumgartner depart Friday for Rock Valley to visit relatives for a month Ed Klingman will run the barbershop in their absence Mel Kohler and Dr H S Hadsel traveled to Iowa City for a medical exam Dr Hadsel says he is not ill but prefers prevention County Attorney Martin M Cooney Wear Union and Judge H B Taylor Waukon were in Elgin pursuing district judge candidacies They emphasize Fayette county delegation and securing a majority to win the nomination
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Wm. Baumgartner
Rock Valley
Ed Klingman
Mel Kohler
H. S. Hadsel
Iowa City
Martin M. Cooney
Wear Union
H. B. Taylor
Waukon
Elgin
Fayette County
Woman’s 4 Week Diet Claim With Kruschen Salts
A 1929 letter from Mrs. Fred Barringer of Lewistown Montana claims rapid weight loss using Kruschen Salts. She says starting at 256 pounds, four weeks later she weighs 289 pounds and feels better, noting reduced hunger and increased activity. The ad promotes an 85 cent four week bottle at Stoeher Drug Store and others nationwide.
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Fred Barringer
Lewistown
Montana
America
Billings
Thad
Stoeher
Hagenbeck-Wallace to Show at Oelwein July 12
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus brings sensational acts to Oelwein on July 12 with The Great Wino firing from a cannon, Wilno the human bullet, Clyde Beatty training over 30 big cats, Aage Christiansen with hyenas and leopards, plus the Hodgins Family riders, Flying Herberts, Matsumoto troupe, Montmarte acrobats, Jess Sisters, and the Nortons. The Golden Orient will open the program with a story of old Japan.
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Oelwein
Wino
Wilno
Clyde Beatty
Aage Christiansen
Arenic
Albert Hodgins
Flying Herberts
Matsumotos
Montmarte
Jess Sisters
Albertas
Hauser
Nortons
Clown Alley
Japan
Warn Against Blackleg And Hog Cholera
Veterinary practitioners warn that young cattle on overflow pastures should be vaccinated against blackleg. Reports of hog cholera outbreaks from twelve localities in eastern Iowa over the past week urge vigilance. Vaccination is 100 percent preventive and prudent hog raisers will vaccinate their pigs as weanlings, the least expensive method.
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Iowa
Negro Babies Color of Newborns Described
The article notes that the typical dark coloration of African babies does not develop fully in the first weeks after birth. Newborn infants of this race are usually reddish chocolate or copper in color.
Displaced Labor After Shoe Sewing Machine Introduction
A historical note describes how the first sewing machine for making shoes shifted work, enabling a man to do as much as sixty previously by hand, signaling a leap in productivity and labor displacement.
Want Ad Rules: Emphasize best feature and price
The notice urges advertisers to highlight the top feature of the offer and clearly state the price. It stresses concise wording and concrete details to attract readers and support quick decision making.
A True Index for Town Growth Through Newspapers
A True Index argues that a town's strength rests on its newspaper and public patronage. It asserts good papers attract settlers and business, while poor papers reflect weak citizenship. It urges local businessmen to support clear, readable newspapers and invest in advertising as essential for success.
Equinoctial Storm Not More Frequent Says Bureau
The weather bureau states there is no reason storms should be more frequent or severe at the equinox, debunking the equinoctial storm idea. The origin of the notion is uncertain, though it traces back at least to 1748 in some form.
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Weather Bureau
Bureau
Tate the well which supplies Thee with water.
A fragmentary note refers to Tate as the well that provides water to Thee, urging caution and avoidance of casting stones.
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Tate
Danger of choosing laxatives by guesswork
Caution urged against picking laxatives for symptoms like bad breath headaches dizziness nausea and stomach gas. Rely on a doctor's judgment. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin marketed as safe and effective after trials, claimed as the world’s most popular laxative.
Ocarina, the little wooden musical instrument
The correct name for the small wooden instrument often misnamed weett potato is ocarina. It is a tone producing wind instrument with a simple fingered layout used in various folk and traditional music contexts.
Art of Giving as Imaginative Sympathy in Gifts
A Woman's Home Companion passage defines giving as more than objects. The true gift lies in the giver's imaginative understanding of another's desire and the personal effort to select something that fulfills it.
Test of Will Power Chronicle Phrase
A terse note from San Brecinco Chronicle claims you can develop will power without mail or testing, urging practice and crowd participation while discouraging investigative stops.
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San Brecinco
Chronicle
Automobile picks out familiar dunes with one tense pen
An ex aide to toy makers identifies familiar dunes and mentions a single tense pen in a fragmented account. The brief item notes unclear terms of automobile selection and a personal reference, yielding a cryptic, splashy local brief.
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Richard Brackin
Elgin Opera House
THE
Rio Grande
Warner Baxter
Mary Duncan
Antonio Moreo
Paramount
Dennis King
Jeanette MacDonald
Warner Oland
0. P. Heggie
Lillian Roth
O. P. Heggie
France
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Schori & Kuster
Falb’s Meat Market
Elgin, Iowa
Aan
Mee
Fanny
Harding
Felix
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