East of Elgin Social Visits Spread Across Towns
Oscar Nelson and family spent Saturday at the Mrs. Christian Nelson home. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Martie and daughters Celia and Lydia, and Gladys and Glen Reierson visited Rosa Baumgartner at West Union hospital Thursday. Martin Groth and family visited G Groth in Clermont Sunday. Reiersons visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Lou Martie Wednesday through Saturday evening. Rosa Baumgartner of Elgin visiting the Lou Martie home this week. George Hanson family and H H Gilbertson visited Ole Blockhus near Clermont Sunday. Lou Martie and Celia called on Henry Mast near Fayette Saturday. Louise Amundson resumes teaching parochial school after a vacation. Knudt Olson family near Gunder visited Lou Martie Sr Sunday afternoon. Mrs Rob Wilson Sr of Elgin visiting daughter Mrs Hans Winkler.
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Oscar Nelson
Christian Nelson
Lou Martie
Celia
Lydia
Gladys
Glen Reierson
Rosa Baumgartner
West Union Hospital
Martin Groth
G. Groth
Clermont
Elgin
Sam Lehman
Anna Schupbach
Baby
Jake Butikofer
Philip Leuchtenmacher
Gus Olson
Elkader
Hilen
Edna
Alice Hanson
Geo
Leuchtenmacher
Rosa Schlupp
Martin Hanson
Dan Sutter
Ella Friederich
Eliza Friederich
Lawrence Bogenthal
Dubuque
Bernard Gerber
Ben Frieden
Emil Moor
Alice
Thos. Hanson
Jake Christen
Georgia Meyer
Louis Lehman
Lena Benson
Elmer
Colorado Springs
Martha Friederich
Alma Hanson
Ellen Hanson
Harold
Ernestine Friederich
John Friederich
Ernest Baumgartner
John Dennler
Ghullsberg
Wis
G. Dennler
Dan Butikofer
Albert Butikofer
Hans Friederich
Frank Christen
Celia Meyer
Guernsey Smith
Joe Lantz
Walter Butikofer
Ellen
Edwin Hanand
L. Christen
Lew Dennler
Oak Grove
Alma
Jake Frieden
West Union
Fred Rothlisberger
Adolph Hanson
Ethel
Dorothy Herman
Tigria
Walter
la Grange
Edwin Hanson
Werner Karrer
Em Christen
George Leuchtenmacher
For Sale and Lost Notices from Elgin and Surroundings
Classified notices list wants for work and farm help, sales of corn and potatoes, livestock and supplies, rentals, lost tire, grain bags and milking equipment, plus cheap hardware and used items. Names include Max Thoma, Dale C Holmes, Orville Bunting, Donald Gilson, Adolph Bur oden, Jacob Gehring, Henry Erickson, and Torkelson Bros. Elgin Iowa area items dated in local column style.
Cheery Valley Social News From the Leuchtenmacher Home
Saturday and Sunday gatherings at the Leuchtenmacher home feature numerous visits. Families from Elkader, Dubuque, McGregor, and nearby towns share meals and hospitality with the Leuchtenmachers, Friederichs, Hansons, and Christens.
Odd terra cotta animals in European park ornaments
In many public parks and private gardens across Europe, terra cotta figures of animals and queer birds, turtles and frogs mingle with quaint gnome-like statues. The figures are tucked among flowers and shrubs, resembling fairy tale illustrations.
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Europe
Ragweed Pollen Causes Hay Fever In Iowa Measured
Ragweed blooms in August and September in Iowa producing a cloud of yellow pollen carried by wind to towns and highways. Immunization with pollen extracts can prevent attacks if started three weeks to three months before exposure, while avoidance and keeping windows closed reduce symptoms.
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Iowa
Timothy
No Cheers The Engagement Announcement Draws Cold Reception
A terse note from Farm and Fireside recalls the public reaction to an engagement declaration, describing the reception as cold with little support from older generations. The item emphasizes social friction surrounding a matrimonial announcement.
Fragmentary remark on a section writer in a magazine
A clipped quotation from a Woman's Home Companion section writer likens a person to a cat’s tail being threaded through the head without bending. The odd phrasing reflects a dated, informal critique embedded in a larger text.
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Eo Aimple
Anya
Camouflagers Credit Birds for Slavery of Camouflage
The piece contends that birds deserve credit for camouflage, noting their nests blend with surroundings without conspicuously using materials. It suggests observers rarely detect hidden nest-building, praising natural camouflage.
Leading Food Fishes The Herring Tops World Economies
The herring is cited as the world’s most important economic fish, with cod ranked second. Cod catches range from small to large, with several specimens weighing up to 400 pounds and a few reported at 140 pounds, illustrating wide size variation in the fishery.
Punishment by Burning Auto-da-fe in Inquisition
The auto-da-fe marked the ceremony and pronouncement of judgment by the Inquisition followed by execution. The term auto-da-fe came to denote the burning of a heretic through this ritual.
Best lawn mowers and office supplies at Feller's Echo Office
Feller's Hardware offers top lawn mowers at moderate prices and Echo Office stocks adding machine rolls and lather office supplies. They tout quality and cheaper prices than out of town office supply houses.
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Feller
Echo
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E Baumgartner
H. S. Hadsel
Dr. Frank Mock
Elgn, Iowa
Schori Brothers
Depot
R. A. Crider
Max Thoma
Batic
Dale C. Holmes
Orville Bunting
Donald Gilson
Adolph Buroden
Firestone Tire
Rim
Postville
Elgin Echoy
Hall Roberts’ Son
Lehman’s Hardware
Jacob Gehring
Oliver
Elgin Echo
Pleasant Street
Falb
Farmers’ Savings Bank of Cleromat
Henry Erickson
Inquire
Torkelson Bros
Tfp
Citizens State Bank
Cheery Valley
Chicago
Great Northern
Terest
Ral
Redgh
Jackson, Dearborn
Quincy
Sts
Father
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