Local residents and visitors mark Fourth of July in Lefstuen area
Theresa Sheehy returns from Chicago after a teaching year while John Sheehy of Valentine and a host of relatives and friends from Waterloo Chicago Mason City Minneapolis Argyle Wis Spillville Festina Cedar Falls join community gatherings. Visiting families include the Mahops and Pringles with many others sharing holiday time and a note on Harold Landsgaard's summer vacation from Lubke store. The Junior MacDowell Club of Clermont meets with awards in senior and junior divisions announced.
Community Notes of Dover Mills and Surroundings
Dover Mills residents spent weekends and Sundays with relatives and friends across Clermont Randalia and West Union. Local families visit St Paul and Chicago connections. Rose Guyer and others attended area gatherings. Ellen Bilden finished her Highland school term with thirteen students and plans a program next Sunday.
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E. G. Guyer
Oscar Meisner
Bikader
Ezra Rowland
Ed Johnson
H. K
St. Paul
Rose
Russell
Lawrence
Lyle Guyer
West Union
G. B. Branse
H. K. Johnson
R. F. Learn
Farm Bureau
Turner Farm
Randalla
John Nelson
Millard Nelson
Russell Graver
Chicago
J. ©. Matthews
E. 0. Wagner
R. F
Rose Guyer
Aubrey Guyer
Walter Warnke
Oliver Rowland
Bill Schneider
Randalia
Arlene Johnson
Clarion Hanson
Werner Meyer
Ozeian
Teo Larnon
Floyd Bergerson
Russell Guyer
Ellen Bilden
Highland
Highland Church
Sys
Young People's Luther League Meeting Schedule
The Young People's Luther League will meet Sunday evening July 18 with program including Song Society Scripture Reading and Prayer. Secretary's report Vocal and piano items by Elwina Belschner Anne Mae Anderson John Larson and parochial school children. Convention report Signy Hong and Lloyd Anderson. Senior class collection and closing. Read all the ads. It pays.
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Young People’s Luther League
Song
E. Report
Fiano
Elwina Belschner
Anne Mae Anderson
John Larson
Signy Hong
Lloyd Anderson
Bilden family hosts guests at J E Bilden home
Mr and Mrs Hans Bilden and family Peter and Martin Bilden visit J E Bilden home with Decorah Argyle Wis and E E Bilden families. W F Miller return from west trip to Colorado and California to visit children. Mae Carlin hosts W C O F with cards social, high score Mrs Tom Cummings, second Mrs Herman Griebenow, refreshments served.
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Edward Everson
Argyle, Wis
Hane Bilden
Hans Bilden
Peter and
Martin Bilden
Alfred Vikesland
Decorah
E. E. Bilden
J. E. Bilden
W. F. Miller
West
Colorado
California
Mae Carlin
Tom Cummings
Herman Griebenow
Volcano powered hotel heating plan proposed in Hawaii
Dr. Jaggar of the Walinn Volcano Observatory says steam from four drilled holes in heated rocks beneath a new Hawaii hotel could heat water in a giant boiler to warm the building. The steam carries corrosive acids that could erode metal, but a noncorrosive boiler is planned.
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Hawaii
de T. A. Jaggar
Walinn Volcano Observatory
Jaggar
Discovery of Razorite Unearthed in Mojave Desert Mines
A new mineral named razorite, a borate, was found 80 to 800 feet underground in the Mojave Desert, California. It occurs in quantity sufficient for commercial exploitation. Early uses include glass and sanitary ware glazing, with chemists exploring further applications.
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Mojave Desert
California
Senator Borah Quip on French Diplomacy Recalled
The quote likens French diplomacy to an absent minded girl at a Petting party. A gullible suitor asks if he is the first man she kissed and she replies that yes, with a baffling remark about many men asking the same question.
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Senator Borah
Vermonter Surrenders Land for Daughter’s Tuition Endowment
A Vermonter deeded 1 100 acres to Laser Seminary to cover four years of his daughter's tuition. The seminary plans to plant 600 000 pine and spruce trees on the property and expects the endowment fund to grow materially from the deal.
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Laser Seminary
Yuankee
Humanity After Wedding Footage Sparks Outrage
A letter to the Florida Times Union reports a bizarre incident where a crowd mourns the couple’s nuptials, insisting the phrase humanity be removed from the ceremony. The verbatim dialect highlights social tension and ceremonial disruption.
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Liza
Dawsey
Florida Times-Union
A Quiet Place Lady Meeting An Old Acquaintance
A brief Detroit News quip has a character noting plans to visit a cemetery. The exchange frames the cemetery as a lovely place where people are dying to be buried, reflecting a darkly humorous tone. The line names Mr. O'Brien and Pat-Saure in a social snapshot.
The Hero Buck
A cryptic quote defines an orster as the fellow who would lay down his life for country Private Suke described as ready to serve, a notion echoed in Kennebec Journal commentary.
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Buck
Orster
Suke
Kennebec Journal
To Be Sure Widower Question Sparks Local Quip
A playful exchange prompts a definition of widower as the husband of a widow. The remark spotlights a light moment in a small town, reflecting everyday humor and familiarity among neighbors.
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Sis
Pine Cone Hunt Fuels Seed Service in Minnesota
The federal demand for pine seed drives a cone hunting boom in northern Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest. Across 190000 acres, men, women, and children search forests for Norway and white pine cones. The Forest Service pays $1.50 to $2.50 per bushel for Norway pine and $1 to $1.50 for white pine. Hunters scour ground, climb trees, or follow red squirrels storing cones for winter.
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United States
Minnnegota
Chippewa National Forest
United States Forest Service
Saved Whites From Indian God's Wrath Legend Told
An Athabascan elder named Jack Woodman recalls a coastal god Negedhu threatening a flood to wipe whites from the Pacific coast. He pleaded for mercy, explaining ignorance of forest practices, and persuaded the deity to spare the settlers.
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Pacific Coast
Jack Woodman
Jack
Pacific
Negedu
The Lucky Company Earl Carroll Tells a Road Show Tale
Impresario Earl Carroll laments havoc from movies on road companies. He recalls a Colorado town winter visit by several luckless road troupes that left debts unpaid, and one villager jokes they must be a first class company since they all wore overcoats.
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Earl Carroll
New York
Colorado
George
Seasickness Haunts Sailors Aboard BerenGarcia Ship
A New York reporter recalls aboard the BerenGarcia that even strong ships cannot prevent seasickness. An Irishman groans amid the waves while his cabin mate insists seasickness never killed anyone, as the man clings to a hopeful plea about life and death.
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Dean Winteruns
Medical School
New York
Casey
Tom
Blacksmith Edward Schneider Nears Retirement After Four Decades
Edward Schneider of Butlingtan Vit, a blacksmith for forty years, began learning the trade at fifteen and plans to keep shoeing hearses as he nears his seventieth birthday, saying retirement would not suit him.
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Edward Schneider
California Sardine Pickers Provide Large Canned Supply
California fishers produced about 140000000 cans of sardines with fish oil and by products. The article highlights the contrast with the common belief that most sardines come from Spain or other European countries.
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California
Spain
Norway
Uiai
States with Navy School Ships Training Men
Only three states operate school ships for naval training Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania Residents of the state may apply only This article notes state restrictions and limited availability for training ships used to prepare sailors
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United States
Olaitain
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Entitled to Crow and Corner Stone Invitation
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a quarrel over a remark about a woman described as an old hen. A reply questions the insult and points to her notable recognition as she has been invited to lay a corner stone.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Undelivered Goods and a Senator’s Questioned Funds
A fragment quotes Senator Sorghum debating policy costs. He notes a comparatively useless amount spent and calls it scandalous waste. The passage hints at budget concerns and political rhetoric in a debating session.
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Sorghum
Change in a Chorus of Quiet Joy
A contributor muses that happiness is found in small gestures as a companion replies that nothing could bring greater joy. The exchange hints at shared warmth and the taboo of grand declarations, framed within a gentle, reflective moment.
Lutheran Church Services and Children's Festival
West Highland Lutheran Church hosts Luther League at 8 p m. Divine services begin at 10 80 a m in Norwegian. A picnic dinner follows with an afternoon program by the children.
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West Church
Highland
Defining Air Travel History of Aeronautics and Aviation
The term aeronautics covers the science and art of flying machines. Aviation is the branch covering airplanes and heavier than air craft. Aerostation is the branch covering balloons and lighter than air craft.
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Aviation
Aeronautica
Aerostation
Alr
Average Step Length in Av arnga Men on Level Ground
Readable OCR fragment notes the natural walking pace of av arnga men on level terrain. It mentions length in laches and implies a standard measurement concept without providing precise figures or corroborating data.
Echo Office Offers Adding Machine Rolls and Supplies
Echo Office promotes heat quality adding machines and office supplies at cheaper prices than out of town competitors. It markets Rolla and related items as cost effective for local businesses seeking value.
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Rolla
Echo
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Waterloo
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Marie Hoffman
Mrs. C. A. Hoffman
Charles Kelly
Mason City
Mrs
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Albert Pringle
Sedalia
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John Mylan
R A. Mylan
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Donald
Minneapolis
Hans J. Larson
Harold Landsgard
Lubke
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Elsie Lindgren
Cedar Falls
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A. S. Hoag
Ole C. Peterson
Gladys
Sadie
Nels Riester
Inga
Anna Larson
Spillville
Festina
MacDowell Club
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G. Gunsten
Emma Gunderson
Lavanda Carr
Thelma Reierson
Rita Rounds
Lois Brandt
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Gretchen Rolfs
Chrystal Miller
Dover Mills
G. E. Brause Fam
Lofataen
Irvin Olson
Hays
Lester O'Brien
Byron Yauslin
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. A. Cheeseman
Jean
Elkader
J. T. Kelleher Home
Tom Colliton
Geo. Peasley
Walter Miller
Buffalo Center
Apent
J. F. and
Karl Miller
Ed Gass
LeRoy
Josephine Koevenig
Postville
Adolph Frederick
Adolph Frederick and
Alice
Ben Shepherd
Trust
Lutheran Church Services
Esse
R. V. Brandt
Farmers Savings Bnk Clermont
N. H. Nelson
Calis
Iowa
L. L. Carr
Farmers Savings Bank
Clermont, Iowa
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
Freiburghaus & Company
Clermont, Lowa
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