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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
4
The Cheery Valley page lists numerous visits and gatherings at homes of the Baun gardner Leuchtenmacher Christen and Dennler families. Friends and relatives including the Friederichs, Dennlers, Pulfers, Meisners and Harrens share Sunday dinners, Wednesday calls, and weekend hosting near Elkader and Elgin, with several mentions of hospital and travel.
GUNDER WAY T T Loftsgard and family dined with Mr and Mrs Osea Olson in Wagner township. Ernest Arvesan of St Olaf visited C J Andersons. Abel Mark and daughter from near West Union joined Mr and Mrs Melvin Olson for Sunday dinner. Many from the area attended Golmar Bros circus unload in Postville. George Hanson family visited Johnnie Hellum. C J Anderson and family visited K E Mark and L T Loftsgard households. S Houghome, B Nelson families and Olavus Tollefson from Decorah dined with Mr and Mrs A O Ward at St Olaf. Gilbert Loftsgard and Knudtsen of Inwood spent Sunday in McGregor. Dorcas Society to host ice cream social on E Mark lawn Saturday evening July 12. Henry Wellerson and son spent Sunday with Henry Erickson. Peter Erickson, lately injured, operated on Friday and slowly recovering. LeRoy Larson of St Jens visited E Gulsing Sunday afternoon. Opperud of Osage, visiting here, returned home.
Mrs Strong and son Harold, and Mrs Martha Chapman and family spent Sunday at Elkader. Israel and Jack Shaffer, Fred and Otis Rothlisberger and Leonard Humphry spent Thursday evening at Lew Brandt's near Garnayillo. Mr and Mrs Harry Reichert entertained a houseful Sunday. Wallace Peters and sons Russell and Auldin attended the picnic at Steward farm near Maynard Saturday. Nancy Ernst and Family spent Sunday at Littleport. Reynolds Strong was a dinner guest Sunday at the Israel Shaffer home. The Ladies Aid and Cemetery Association met with Mrs Chas Rothlisberger last Thursday. Next meetings will be with Mrs Will Frieden, Wednesday Aug 13. Marie Schneider visiting uncle Lawrence Gehring near West Union. Mane Schuphach of Elgin visiting Gotfral Frieden home. Iola Davis spent Saturday night at Tarael Shaffer home. Mr and Mrs Predlothlisberger with family and Res, and Mrs Butler and son Bulby were dinner guests Friday at Lawrence Mackellar home. Mildred Vorutous has gone to Rochester for surgical operation. Mary Pulfer of Cheery Valley is ailing five days at Potter Mis. Thomson entertained her father and two sisters at Clerhout Tuesday.
Christian notes urge reflection on Jathers as members plan their Sunday routine. Sunday school begins at 10 o clock and church services are at 11 20 o clock, guiding parishioners in worship and study.
Fragmentary OCR shows a quarrel where a wife’s maid quits after being asked if a bath is ready and arguing about bathing frequency. The dialogue implies tension over daily baths and the maid’s farewell from employment.
A terse remark on a tactic seen in gendered flattery. The piece notes a man praising a woman by saying she does not show her age and questions the idea that praising numbers provides safety, suggesting traditional views on gender and intellect are challenged.
About 4 000 people in Tonkin Indo China are employed in lace manufacture in the region’s lace center. Styles include craponna cluny Venice Irish and filet laces. France purchases most exports though much is carried away by tourists or parcel post. Customs list 1922 lace exports to France at 2 835 000 francs with similar value from other routes.
Detroit News reports Dr Helen Mitchell, chief dietitian at Battle Creek Sanitarium, warns that dieting by young women under twenty five risks spinal curvature and deformities from mineral deficiency. She urges a balanced diet with protein minerals and vitamins, plenty of milk and vegetables, and careful food choices to avoid excess fat.
J M Ailton of Kershaw Lancaster county reports success grafting tomato stems onto jimson weed plants. The resulting tomato is firm fleshed, drought proof and blight resistant, offering potential for commercial scale.
Submarine cables total 500000 miles valued at 500 million dollars, about a thousand dollars per mile. Lifespan ranges 30 to 40 years depending on conditions. Annually around 10 million messages travel global cables with speeds up to 100 words per minute, most in code.
A Boston Transcript fragment portrays Ronald Stoward domineering over his sister Muriel, forcing her to fetch and carry, and crying when she leaves for the winter with their aunt. The mother questions their constant fighting and perceived lack of love.
The foreman recounts handing a paper to Sandy about a subscription to buy a wreath for Jack Stuart, who died last week, with coworkers contributing a shilling each. Sandy replies that paying will square the debt, noting Jack owed him a bob.
A brief exchange shows the applicant confirming he applied two weeks earlier and the manager seeking an older candidate. The dialogue highlights a focus on age for the office boy role and ends with the phrase The Safety Value.
The Will Barker family visited the Melvin Boyer Home in Brigtt last Thursday. Johnnie Boyer of Ft Atkinson and several others joined Elmer Boyer family for Sunday gatherings. Additional visits included West Union and Hawkeye residents at Elmer Boyer home. Jim Bartlett and two sons are constructing a schoolhouse in Illyria township. Roland Bartlett and Harvey Howard hosted a picnic. Vern Boyer and family were guests at Elmer Boyer home.
Clermont reports show visits by Will Vinton family of Dallas Oregon and Miss Esther Hauge of Cedar Falls. Herman Johnsons move to Chicago for work, a West Union sheriff detains alleged bootleggers, and a large Ku Klux Klan meeting draws 600 to 1800 in the Foll ett pasture southeast of Clermont. A Wisconsin car crashes at Blunt hill leaving the driver injured. Ben Fox residence fire prompts neighbors and fire department response.
After a speech new members joined amid normalities including a cross burning amid a local group. A letter from Dr L Gart describes a June 28 journey through Denver Colorado Springs Santa Fe Grand Canyon and Petrified Forests with desert heat and dusty roads. Auto accidents near West Union and Clermont involved Grace Miller and Hauge Hving. A stalk borer pest threatens crops across Town and surrounding counties, with life cycle details and control via weed destruction and fall plowing advised by Dr C J Drake.
Special short term rate advertises Des Moines Daily Capital from now until January 1, 1925 for $1.26. New subscribers may obtain through the Echo office. promotion claims ability to order any paper or magazine published.
Marion Township Clayton County Iowa board of directors will meet August sixth 1924 at eight p m at Center school Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures ELMER H LARSON District Secretary Expendts Income Taxes Expended Expended tare other the 1023 1932 Bar 1925 Sources 1925 Raised General 10106.72 3106.72 7000.00 3026.28 7732.99
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