Illyria Social Roundup With Local Families Visiting
Elgin and surrounding area residents shared Sunday visits with relatives and friends. Names include Gehring Rothlisberger DeSert Foxwell McKellar Shaffer and Yost with travel to Manchester Run. Several haying duties and paint work noted as residents circulated among West Union Lima Elkader and Wadena communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gehring
Elgin
Chas Rothiisberger
John Rothisberger
Nina DeSert
Ed Gehring
Max Modberry
Floyd Pettarsup
Volga City
Stephen Rothlisberger
L. A. Grimes
West Union
Andrew Yearous
Leonard Humphry
Fred Rothlisberger
Fred Robchert
Elkader
Witt Young
Grandpa Young
Wadena
Glen McKellar
Waukon
Lydia Kerr
Watahoo
Lima
Amy Richarnia
Mra
L. W. McKellar
Seroel Shaffer
Ray Shaffer
Volwa City
Jacob Ghring
Cheery Valley
Fred Schneider
Lester
Florence
DeSart
Alfred L Ee
Manchester
Id Gehring
A Iken Johnson
Eile
Grace
Mary Foxwell
Earl
Helen Robls- Herger
Local social notes and Sunday visits in the community
A long list of Sunday dinners and calls notes neighbors visiting neighbors. Ida Moore returns home to stay with her mother Mrs. C Wenger while many households including Reichert Kilngman Chapman Foster Medberry Rothisberger Yearous Rothise berger and others are mentioned as hosting guests or sharing meals. Recovery wishes go to Mrs Gotfred Frieden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Moore
C. Wenger
Fred Reichert
O. P. Turnbull
Peter Larson
C. J. Kilngman
Amelia Strong
Harold and
Reynold
Mra
Martha Chapman
Allan Foster
Harold
Charlotte Medberry
Fayette
Stephen Foxwell
Grace
Jeasia Medberry
Yuyette
Jakie Yearous
John Rothilsberger
Walter Rothisberger
Chas Rothlisberger
Fred Ensign
Melvin Gregorson
John Probert
Doris
Mildred
Yearous
Cedar Falls
Andrew Yearous
Fred Burrow
Ben Dennler
Cheery Valley
Cathryn Ogle
Stephan Rothisberger
Gotfred Frieden
Cheery Valley Residents Socialize Across Homes
Harry and Leo Hanson spent Saturday night at the Jake Christen home. Mrs Louisa Christen visited Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Dennler and Mrs. Henry Robinson and daughter Ruth who came from Postyitle to visit at parental Jake Reihhart home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Wells
Postville
Adolph Hanson
Jake Christen
Thoa
Hanson
Mra
Thos
Hien
Martin Hanson
Fred Yost
Puiger
Jake
Lawrence Gehiring
George Butthofer
A. E. Lichtpbach
Will Baumgartner
Rock Valley
Ben Hofer
Ide Dennler
Joe Frieden
Edwin Hangon
Alex Baumgartner
Harry
Leo Hanson
Louisa Christen
Fred Dennler
Henry Robinson
Ruth
Postyitle
Jake Reihhart
Scenic highway through Mill Grove praised countywide
Residents and visitors in the county and neighboring areas laud the scenic highway from Arlington to Wadena and the Caro drive from Wadena to Elgin. With excellent road conditions, trips along this new route have increased, as Jay Richards counted nearly seventy cars in three hours on a recent Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Grove Hollow
Arlington
Wadena
Elgin
Jay Richards
Robbins Hill
Pressure Cooker Highlighted By Home Economics Experts
A pressure cooker is praised as a kitchen aid for hot weather and quick meals. Town State College home economics experts note meats cook in half the time of open kettle methods, saving time, labor, and fuel while keeping flavor and safety through steam pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Uniform color term traced to British military dye origin
A note explains the phrase Bhak and its journey from India via England. It discusses how the term related to the earthly clay color used for uniforms and the protective light chocolate dye adopted for British soldiers and sepoys by the British government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bngland
Alarm Bank Alarm System Tested In Toronto Branch
An electric site alarm was installed inside the Bank of Hamilton branch with hidden buttons and a street siren. A test in a Toronto branch triggered immediate police response as four officers rushed to the bank ready to confront robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Hamilton
Toronto
Delaneys Visit Waterloo Guests and Local Events
Mr and Mrs W C Delaney arrived Monday from Waterloo and stayed at the Harry Becker home then visited his parents in Clermont Gomi ice cream Ils a food Try a quart of Purity Stoehrs Drug Store Pretty new gingham and percale aprons Behorl Co Dance at opera house Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Delaney
Waterloo
Harry Becker
Clermont
Gomi
Behorl & Co
Opera House
Mickie Says FMB Dont Like T Br Bothered GeneWin
Subpacket of a garbled message references subscription near and warns some subscribers about breaking two or three verses. The text is unclear and presents no coherent event or identifiable entities beyond vague names.
Eskimos Learn to Paddle Their Kayak Craft
Greenland experts describe the kayak built from sealkin with a tapering hull and mid deck combing. Eskimos wear a waterproof shirt over clothing, slide into the fragile boat, and paddle with skill to right and propel the craft. They practice turning and staying even keel, mastering the voyage in Arctic seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Fm Gomermiult
Eatimos
Greetland
Anx Pomeraault
Bea
Poor Place to Hide Money in French Peasants Gun Hoax
A pair near Lorient hid 6 1 000 francs and a 600 franc note in a shotgun barrel. A neighbor borrowed the gun for a hare hunt and the missing cash was uncovered when the wife revealed the neighbor used both charges and failed to shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorient
The McGuffey Readers and Language Change
A Pittsburgh Gazette-Times excerpt discusses teachers' leniency toward modern speech, contrasting it with the old McGuffey readers. It notes the era's language was stilted yet non corrupt, praised for solid literature and absence of slang, which fades when overused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soto
McGuffey
Sfth
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Expressa Dragon Files on Bird and Insect Speeds
The text notes swift speeds over 100 mph, racing pigeons cruising at 60 mph on short hops, golden plover and pheasant speeds, and the dragonfly reaching about 30 mph in rapid dashes. It mentions a bee beating wings over 600 times per second, implying high travel tempo in small flappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expresa Dragon
Insecta
Beas
Cane Dingley Sees City Service Slow and Canned Food
West traveler Cane Dingley notes city dining quirks in a New Yorker anecdote. He recalls a pork and apple sauce order delayed by a waiter who blamed a fresh can opening. The piece contrasts local service with canned freshness concerns reflected in a New York Sun vent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cane Dingley
New Yorker
Afralé
New York Sun
Hatmakers Protest Indignant Expressions Across Cities
In Philadelphia a hatmakers society met at Independence Hall to denounce writers and speakers using a provocative phrase about hatters. In Chicago taxi drivers protest denounces a former member now driving, amid public scorn for chauffeurs. Omaha jackrabbit hunters petition Congress to ban such expressions. San Antonio’s crutch makers strike against vaudeville comedians for cruel remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Independance
Society For the ‘Protection of Hatmakers
Chicago
The
Indépendent
Blackstone
Dave
Cara
Omaha
Congress
Thoase
San Antonio
Symbols of Creation in Ancient Scarabs
The article traces Scarabs as sacred beetles in Egyptian gems, coins, mummies, and art, noting they symbolized creation and sun forms. It explains circular shapes and gold hints linked to the sun god, with scarabs cut in stone used as seals and amulets and drilled for stringing.
Makeup of the Human Body and Mineral Content
The article notes that calcium forms bones, sodium and chlorine create common salt, magnesium circulates in blood, and sulfur resides in bones and teeth. It states the body is about three tenths water with one fifth carbon and mentions other mineral totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reston
Beaten Hawk Traveled to Washington with Sauk Chiefs
Fragmentary recall of a Black Hawk figure living near a small reservation. In 1887 he led Sauk and Fox leaders on a trip to Washington where officials gave honors at Fanueil Hall. The governor’s reception mirrored statehouse ceremonies as women and children observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigck Hawk
Black Hawk
Culet Oni
Forpes
Reviuk
Bin
Washington
Wade E
Angual Warrior
Fanéull
Commonwealth
Ot Austin Ogg
Intelligence of Elephants Reveals Hidden Behaviors
The piece notes elephants are highly intelligent even in the wild. Males often allow humans to approach closely, while females with young show defensive behavior. A caveat is the belief elephants are blind at close range, contradicted by observed trunk aloft postures and cautious retreats when threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butt
Supérvisore Work Route Praises New Iowa Highway
Arlington News reports on a statement praising a planned highway improvement from Cedar Rapids to Center Point and Arlington to Clersiont. Major Cy Robbin and Joe Clermont are noted in the discussion of future road surfacing and gravel upgrades. The piece compares the route to a mountain country highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 3
Con Greeny
Dar Rapids
Dhet
Cy “Ee “Robbin Joe Clermont
Dhe
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Arlington
Clersiont
Linn
Fayette
Tyro Smiler
Sept Hills
Winnebagoes
Iowa
Arlington Newe
Well-known People Married in Postville
Mrs Hulda Miller of Clermont and Mr Louis Schutte of Postville were united in marriage at the Lutheran patronage in Postville last Thursday evening June 29. They will reside in Postville where the groom plans a furniture undertaking business. Many friends wish the bride happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Miller
Clermont
Louis Schutte
Postville
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