Local social notes and entertainments in Elgin and area
Florence Erickson visits Elgin as an Elgin caller. Local families welcome newborns and returning travelers, with moves to Iowa City summer school and plans to settle in Elgin. Out of town guests from West Union Waterloo Cedar Rapids Minn. Texas and S. Dak. visit John Falk and George Vaughn homes. City readers urged to see Such Men Are Dangerous at Elgin Opera House on Sunday June 15 with two showtimes. Monday show canceled due to spring dance.
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Elgin Opera House
Why editors should not mold small town opinion
A Fayette Leader critique argues editors should present news fairly without forcing local opinions. The piece notes citizens can sign their views, but editors risk backlash when dictating town discourse. It cites local roads near Elgin and a booze shipment case as context for town life and public concerns.
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Fayette
Burg
Red Haired Cat Exhibited at Croydon Show
A dark red coated male cat, claimed to be unique, was displayed at the Croydon show by H C Brooke. The animal, unlike common colors, has hair entirely red due to pigment imbalance, and is noted for a quick temper and tendency to bite and scratch.
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Croydon
England
H. C. Brooke
Mr. Brooke
Locusts Turn Up Planes In India And Egypt
A 1920s periodical notes Locusts attacking airplanes in India and Egypt, clogging radiators and engines. An aviator scattering a swarm was forced down after a locust entered the air intake. pilots faced overheating risk as swarms disrupted flights. The summary also cites rising natural gas production and value from 1922 to 1927, noting United States output increasing from 725 billion to 1,445 billion cubic feet and value from 196 million to ? 255 million.
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India
Egypt
United States
Ancient Baby Carriage Sews Maine History into Attic Treasures
Augusta Maine displays a sixty five year old wooden ribbed baby carriage recently unearthed from attic storage. The carriage features large wheels a tilt top with fringed edges and a seat sized for a seven year old, highlighting a notable local artifact.
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Augusta
Maine
Costly Proposition in Farmer Scarecrow Jibe
A humorous exchange pits Mrs Tapp against Mr Tapp as they joke that farmers keep a man scarecrow because they cannot afford a woman one, highlighting rural humor about labor and expense.
Fragmented dialogue hints at quirky references and odd memories
A terse exchange touches on early influence, erratic behavior, and a quirky birth under a crazy quilt. The waiter praises eggs as the best in years, suggesting a slice of everyday life with half-formed anecdotes and casual banter.
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Teo Quinn
Bob
Sherman
Open the Gates to New Customersadvertise Mr and Mrs Orran Bane
Open the gates to new customers. Orran Bane and family of Onida 8 D came last Tuesday for a visit in the parental Henry Holzer home. Mrs Josephine Moellerman and daughter Ruth are spending this week in the Philman Embertson home near St Olaf. Mrs Harvey Kruse and son left Monday for Farmersburg to visit until Tuesday when she will go to Detroit. Davis county president Auxiliary and Mrs Retz Arlington attended the Legion and Auxiliary meeting at R A Crider home Friday evening. Melvina Hoover returned to Presbyterian hospital Waterloo after visiting Elgin and West Union relatives. Mrs Don Yagel of Long Beach California came Tuesday to visit in A M Weibel home. Mr Weibel and sons and Mrs Yogel plan to leave for Chicago later this week to visit in Ray Heins home.
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William Reich
Mary Lehman
Tyler
Texas
Geo. Vaughn
Minneapolis
Richard Bauman
Grand Junction
Cole
Fairbault
Minn
Fred E. Schori
Caroline Bauman
Mra
Orran Bane
Onida
8. D
Henry Holzer
Josephine Moellerman
Ruth
Philman Embertson
St. Olaf
Harvey Kruse and Son
Farmersburg
Detroit
Melvina Hoover
Presbyterian Hospital At
Waterloo
Elgin
West Union
Don Yagel
Long Beach
Canf
A. M. Weibel
Potato Protection For Home Gardens Using Lime Dust And Bordeaux
Guidance on protecting potatoes from early blight late blight and hopperburn using copper lime dust or Bordeaux mixture. Details purchase options for Bordeaux mixes home mixing or commercial products. Describes liquid spray methods knapsack or pressure sprayers and ensuring both leaf sides are covered. Also covers insect protection with lime and Paris green dust or milk of lime in liquid form and application methods.
Local Couple Guests at Capper Home
Mr and Mrs Fred Falk of La Crosse Wisconsin were guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Boise Capper inPosatville Herald.
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Mra
Boise Capper
Pastville
Lena Benson
Fred Falk
la Crosse
Wis
Posatville
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Bill Booster
Miles
Florence Erickson
Postville
Lorena Schatz
Lloyd Swartly
LeMars
Hans Grether
Harry Heston
Tempe
Arizona
Clifton Meatey
John Jr. Falk
Iowa City
Martin Wenger
Cedar Rapids
F. S. Wertz
Albert Lea
H. French
Postville Herald
Mark Acklemer
Wheeling
W. Vic
Onida, S. D
John Falk
B. Schori
Loraine Carpenter
Gertrude Carpenter
Rock Island
Rexall Drug
Stoehr Drug Co
Elgin, Iowa
Colorado
Yellowstone
California
Golden State
ROTH
Rock Island Vacation
Travel Service Bureau
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Iowa
Nome
Elgin Savings Bank
THE
Elgin Echo
R. P. Strauch
Fayette County
Fortonal
Borroniar Association
Wadena
Illyria
Argo Fay
Chicago
Clinton
Towa
Wlinsig
Frieda Freiburghaus
Virginia Doty
Center Point
Estes Park
Colo
Miss Freiburghaus
Edgewood
Ottumwa
John Eggiman
Mary
Sam Yost
Esther Bracker
Marie
Margaret
Pearl Grimm
McGregor
Sparklers
Prunes, Per
Publix
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
Elgin Furniture Store
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