Local social notes mix with political jab at voters
PIA Eileen Hofer visits Dale Holmes home while Levohn Acklin visits Swan Iowa. Josephine Kniel spends weekend with West Union parents. Several families host dinners and gatherings near Elkader and Tyler Texas. Ed Metzger visits West Union wife in hospital and predicts her swift recovery. A letter criticizes voters for poor officials. Farmers report good corn stands on river bottoms. An Elgin Opera House opening dance on Monday June 16 features Fred Dexter's Pennsylvanians. George Howard family hosts supper guests. Decoration work at Baptist church nears completion with praise for decorators.
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Elgin Opera House
Fred Dexter
Illyria social notes feature wide Cheery Valley visits
Numerous local residents and relatives attend gatherings across Cheery Valley and nearby towns. Guests include Junior Schupbach with Robert Schneider, Mr and Mrs C L Klingman at Chas Doty home, and many family groups visiting in Volga City, West Union, Elgin, Fayette, and Arlington. The Epworth League event, cemetery association meeting, and lectures are noted amid Sunday and Monday social rounds.
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Junior Schupbach
Cheery Valley
Robert Schneider
C. L. Klingman
Chas. Doty
Walter Rothlisberger
John Probert
Volga City
Will Ensign
Salt Lake City
Utah
Walter Humphry
West Union
8. H. Foxwell
June Kerr
Fayette
Eliza Habeger
Abe
Eli
Elgin
Levi Puffer
Reynold Strong
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Carroll Klingman
Arthur Chapman
Carl Gehring
Leroy
Virtus Yack
Thomas Pollock
Jacob Schneider
Jacob Gehring
Bert Robbins
Eleanor
Will Robbins
Waterville
Mich
Grace Foxwell
Anderson
Snyder
George
Ella Peters
Kenneth Medberry
Clarence Thoman
Crésco
Robert Ernst
Arlington
Leroy Rothlisberger
The
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
Chas. Medberry
Ruth Rothlisberger
Edna Hanson
Frank Thorman
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Branct
Elkader
Will Stirk
Near West Union
John Rothlisberger
George Butikofer
Fred Schneider
Lola Hanson
Hilda Meyer
Glen McKellar
Manilla
L. W. McKellar
Alden Peters
Des Moines
Kimball Garage
Andrew Yearous
Eugene Woodworth
Fort, Wayne
Ind
Floyd Patterson
Chas, Rothlisberger
Archer Roberts
Mary Wander
Oelwein
Chas. Kohler
Virginia
Remsen
Jerome
Rex Medberry
Gene
Earl
Walter Ernst and Family
Mra
Permelia McCann
Practical Household Canning Tips And Outdoor Picnic Prep
Practical guidance on hot packing for home canning and preserving food in the fridge, plus tips for oven drying stale bread, making and packing picnic meals, and readying a portable picnic kit. A brief note warns against rubber band shooters suitable for kids and cautions on aiming.
Elgin Socials and Local Visits Highlight Week
Hattie McKellar guests at L W McKellar home. Neighbors visit in various homes across Elgin and Clermont area with extended stays from New Hampton and Fargo relatives. Elgin street sprinkler praised for frequent use. Local sports fan John Berndt follows Elgin Cardinals. A humorous bricklayer joke echoes workplace chatter. Towa dairy cattle figure noted. Coolidge word-rate remark appears. Family gatherings connect Elgin, St Ansgar, Grand Junction and nearby towns during weekend visits.
One Prescription Made Dr Caldwell Famous
A historic note on Dr Caldwell and his 1885 prescription that cured common constipation symptoms. The piece traces how he wrote the remedy for coated tongue bad breath headaches gas and more, leading to fame by 1888 as his Syrup Pepsin became widely available in drugstores.
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Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
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Pia
Eileen Hofer
Near Gander
Dale Holmes
Levohn Acklin
Swan
Iowa
Josephine Kniel
Mrs. C. S. Kniel
Sam Lehman
Reuben
Hugh Casper
Rudy Possehl
John Thie
Burlingtn
Fh. Lauer
William Reich
Mary Lehman
Tyler
Texas
George Vaughn
C. &. Kniel
W. C
Ed Metzger
Clermont
George Howard
Louis Martin
Frank Lyons
Doris
Mamie Howard
Joe Peters
Chas. Peters
Arthur Patterson
Lewis Becker
Reuben Howard
Melvin Boyer
Wm. F. Miller
C. C. Christ
Baptist Church
Srorcelarle Stationery
Illyria
Tom Mix
Weibel Mill CO
Hattie McKellar
Hans Reiner
Aplington
C L. Hulsinga
Edward Schmid
El‘kader
J. C. Schmid
Mrs
Gus Gunderson
Andrew Thorson
John Lyford
Katy
New Hampton
Martha Berg
Fox Lake
Til
Milo Halverson
John Berndt
Elgin Cardinals
John
Oscar Gunderson
Rose
Bette
Fargo
N. D
Mr. Gunderson
Towa
President Coolidge
Emmett Nichola
Ward Price
Thelma
Tom Moon
St. Ansgar
Edwin Kruger
John Bauman
Richard Bauman
Grand Junction
Colo
Rosa Muehlethaler
Katie Bauman
F. C
Kohler’s Store
Packetheads
Bill
Joe
George Stone
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