Cheery Valley area social notes extend through Sunday visitors
The Cheery Valley News lists numerous visits and gatherings around Volga City including the Leuchtenmacher family visiting John Schrampfer home, Walter Butikofer in John Friederich home, and many relatives at various residences. Births, hospitalizations, church attendance, and community events such as a reception for Ernest Baumgartner are noted with several Chicago and Elgin connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leuchtenmacher
John Schrampfer
Volga City
Walter Butikofer
John Friederich
Emil Frieden
Decorah
Ernest Meyer
Leo
Thos. Hanson
Wi. Baumgartner
Elgin
Adolph Baumgartner
Bert Thoman
Will Nydegger
Fred Nydegger
Hulda
Reuben
Edwin Hanson
Jake Christen
Clarence Hofer
Harry Frieden
Martin Hanson
Presbyterian Church
West Union
Peter Swederski
Chicago
Albert Schupbach
Levi Frieden
Decorah Hospital
Frank Christen
Lillian Schneider
Lewisa Zaugg
Elizabeth
Lillian Christen
Ellen Hanson
Albert Butikofer
Do Not Play Games in the Streets Lions safety plea
A Lions Clubs safety message urges children to avoid street play and use playgrounds or vacant lots instead. It notes streets suit vehicles, not kids, and emphasizes legal protection when using designated play areas. The article promotes switch to safe play spaces in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Clubs of
Towa
Fruit not a hybrid shows origin in Asia and islands
Pathfinder Magazine states the grapefruit is not a hybrid. It traces the fruit to Southwestern Asia or Malay and Polynesian islands and notes its introduction to the West Indies and Florida by early Spanish colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder Magazine
Asia
West Indies
Florida
Local social notes from Clermont area events
Clermont residents and guests attend picnics, visits, baptisms, and garden tours. Social ties feature Ossian, Cedar Falls, Lawler, West Union, Oelwein, Crown Hill, and Montauk with names like Melaney Rafferty Gunderson Crowe Gunderson Jensen and Olson. The Northern Clayton Garden club tours several gardens ending at Hillcrest Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Garden Club
Montauk
Crown Hill
West Union
Wealth Needs Wisdom Quote From Washington Star
A Washington Star quote notes wise men accumulate wealth yet require greater wisdom to turn wealth into happiness rather than anxiety. It cites the sage of Chinatown, Hi Ho, as a source for this reflection on money and contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Home makers corner ideas for kids rooms and food uses
A compact home care column covers safe child play areas with smooth linoleum flooring. It shares shirred eggs baked in individual dishes, uses for old net curtains in sun suits, refrigerator storage tips, melon rind odor prevention, avoiding bananas in refri gerators, and several jelly leftover uses in desserts and spreads.
Liberty's Aim Progress and the Power of Freedom
A concise reflection on liberty and power noting that a people may bear the name of freedom without its substance and spirit. The text emphasizes the essential link between growth of power and true liberty, attributed to Channing.
Muskrat Worker Not Idle, Says Naturalist
A naturalist explains muskrats stay constantly industrious building food caches and shelter while never engaging in leisure activities, portraying the rodent as a tireless creator.
First Emperor of Brazil Proclaimed in 1822
The son of King Joao VI, left as regent in Brazil when his father left for Lisbon in 1821, was proclaimed first emperor of Brazil on October 12, 1822. Joao VI recognized Brazil’s independence in 1825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasil
Pedro
Joao VI
Portugal
Brasilo
Lisbon
Brazil
Frazil
Eyesight of Owls in Daylight
Owls see in daytime but not as well as at night. They are nocturnal birds with eyes adapted for darkness, so bright daylight partially blinds them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe Brothers
First Home Powered by Electricity Linked to J Pierpont Morgan
The National Electric Lighting Association notes the first private residence lit by electricity belonged to J Pierpont Morgan, director of the Hudson Electric Illuminating Company of New York.
Ancient Curse on Tablet Found in Hertfordshire Cemetery
An inscribed leaden tablet uncovered in a Roman cemetery in Hertfordshire, England bears a curse directed at a specific Roman woman. The artifact suggests ritual marshalling of posthumous vengeance linked to the buried site. Archaeologists date the tablet to the Roman period and study its inscriptions for social or religious context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertfordshire
England
Local residents share visits and illness notes
Lena Gerber was ill last week but is came better now. Joe Miller of California spent last week at his parents in Miller. Thos Powers and family of Waterloo visited at Wm Kellys Thursday. George Peasley of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend at Tom Colliton’s. Rev Joseph Gassner of St Louis visited cousins G P and L L Rounds and Mrs Brady Paulson. Mary and Margaret Quinn went to Minneapolis to attend cousin Wm Macklen’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Gerber
Joe Miller
California
J. W. Miller
Thos. Powers
Waterloo
Wm. Kelly
George Peasley
Cedar Rapids
Tom Colliton
Joseph Gassner
St. Louis
G. P
L. L. Rounds
Brady Paulson
Mary
Margaret Quinn
Minneapolis
Minn
Wm. Macklen
Clermont Enterprise Post Office City Listing
The Clermont Enterprise is entered in the post office at Clemont Iowa as second class matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Enterprise
Clemont
Fayette County
Iowa
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Cheery Valley News
Rose Friederich
Philip Boland
Elkader
John Grimm, Sr
la Grange
Missouri
Thomas Pollock
Ernest Bruellman
West Bend
Christ Gregerson
Lena Schupbach
Friederich
Rosa Baumgartner
Thos. Hanzon
Christ. Dennler
MecGregor
Celia Dennler
John Grimm
Sam Yost
Rosa Schlupp
Lola
Alma
Alice Hanson
Eliza Friederich
Ernest Baumgartner
Ethel Mae Thoman
Eva Mae Frieden
Burgess-Dugstad Lbr. Co
Clermont, Iowa
Onborne - Et Ee
Fanny
Olu
Sou Wits
Notion Counte
Clermont
Wm. Melaney
Ossian
Wm, Rafferty
I. C. Jerdee
Emma Gunderson
E. E. Bilden
Herman Rolfs
Albert Halverson Home
Dan Burke
E. J. McCue
John Crowe
Agnes Crowe
Lawler
Loretta Rafferty
Ruth Flynn
Cedar Falls
Wm. Rafferty
Margaret
Oelwein
Mary Dwyer
Fair Grounds
Harry Gunderson
Lutheran Church
Ronald Burdette
Melvin Olson
Elizabeth Helgerson
Russell Larson
Dorian Lauretta
Knudson
Innes Larrabee
Romelda Gass
Lavanda Carr
Helen Hastman
Lucille
Phyllis Lubke
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
the Homemakers
Quaker
Weibel Mill CO
Elgin, Lows
DE Luxe Sedan
DE Luxe Tudor
Victoria
Ford
Ford Motor Company
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