Clermont Notes and Community Highlights
Local column from Clermont Fayette County Iowa reports social visits including Louise Miller and Chrystal Yonker, Lena Brecht's return to St Peters rectory, and Rev Gunsten's double silver anniversary events. Also mentions health updates for Mrs Wickham and Mrs Burt, arrivals of J. M. Sullivan party, and upcoming church observances.
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Louise Miller
Chrystal
Rudy Yonker
Elgin
Mlgris
Lena Brecht
Holy Cross
St. Peter’s
Elizabeth Priest
Ed Wickham
Pocaxtin
Gunston
Pine Pulp Paper Moves Toward Newsprint Supply
An experimental laboratory in Savannah Georgia reports progress in making paper from pine pulp aimed at securing a steady supply of newsprint from the great southern pine forests. The work seeks to utilize pine pulp as a practical material for daily newspapers.
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Savannah
Aviation Hotel Opens at Rutbah Wells Desert outpost
A hotel for air passengers opens at Rutbah Wells in the Syrian desert, the only water source within 200 miles. British troops recently flew from Irak to Port Said and halted there for 18 hours to rest.
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Desert
Rutbah Wells
Syrian Desert
Irak
Port Said
First Hand Knowledge on Backyard Tent Pitches
A Boston Transcript quip notes a man with a large family pitches a tent in his yard to persuade them to take turns camping. He jokes that by the time he finishes, nobody will want to camp next summer.
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Boston Transcript
Sketchy Exchange Sparks Storekeeper Banter
A humorous exchange between a storekeeper and a young bride centers on drawing a chicken for her, with the bride declining the offer and commenting that the description was sufficient. The scene showcases witty dialogue and social etiquette in a lighthearted stall-side moment.
Aren't We All Short Story Writer Answera Quote
A London Answera quotation comments on a boy who writes home with the same short story every time, reflecting a meta joke about his writing habit and self-deprecating tone.
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Answera
London
Typist Archival Gaffe Reveals Fatal Position Loss
A terse exchange reveals a fatal mix up as a typist claims she recorded the speaker exactly as said. The remark about being too accurate implies the accuracy cost someone their job, with the phrase boas gran mar echoing a misheard or garbled name in a historical clipping.
Miscellaneous Iowa Weekend Visits and Cherry Box Note
District notices recap trips to Clear Lake Decorah and West Union as Arthur Helgerson Irene Helgerson Ames Olson A D Fenguinon George Dibble and Arthur Meckelson with Dale Hanson appear among weekend visitors. A curious cherry measure states a peck equals eight boxes weighing one and a quarter pounds each, implying eight boxes per peck.
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Sal
Arthur
Irene Helgerson
Clear Lake
Ames Olson
A. D. Fenguinon
West Union
George Dibble
Arthur Meckelson
Dale Hanson
George Hamre
Decorah
Short Tail and Peter Rabbit debate scents and eyes
Peter Rabbit and Short-Tail clash over a mysterious smell and Tiny Short-Tail’s preference for small eyes. Short-Tail boasts his scent and practical nose and ears while dismissing big eyes as a nuisance, as Peter questions the logic and hunts for the source. The scene ends as footsteps approach.
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Short-Tall the Shrew
Peter Rabbit
Jerry Muskrat
Peter
Short-Tall
Reddy Fox
Red-Tall
Hawk
Hooty the Owl
Carene-Gaybody
Short-Tail
T. W. Burgess
West Union Area Social and News Roundup
Orlando Kittleson spent a week in Chicago and returned Thursday. Mrs H W Buddenberg of Castalia visited to help care for her daughter Mrs Ed Burt. Junita Joyce cut her head at school last week and needed stitches. Buddenbergs visited sister in Clermont. family updates and travel to Chicago for outings noted. Wool clip lighter this season with about seven and a half pounds per fleece delivered to county pool. Local visits from Dubuque and Mason City residents. Columbia University alumna Esther Carlin returned for the summer. Continuous family movements include trips to Benson Illinois and a report on local social ties and health.
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Orlando Kittleson
Chicago
H. W. Buddenberg
Castalia
Ed Burt
Junita Joyce
Wilbur
Harvey
Melvin Buddenberg
Ed Bisisdell
West Concord
Minn
Ed Collins
Gon Edwin
Fred’. Bigler
Mra
Harold Landegard
Doris
Elgie Burt
Don
B. F. Douglas
Mason City
L C. Jerdee
Emma Grossman
George Cook
West Union
Esther Carlin
New York City
Columbia University
Chas, Hoffman
Marie
Benson
Illinois
Harry Raney
George Cowles
Dubuque
Len Simak
J. T. Kelleher
Ray
A. Cheeseman
Jean
Elkader
Glen ¥Auslin
Clarmont
McGreevey
Gordon
L. F. Gordon
James
Postville
Tom McGreevey
Savanna Gordon
Clermont
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Clermont Enterprise
Iowa
John F. Cooley
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Fayette County
Atlantic City
Joss of Arc
Joan of Arc
Rheims Cathedral
Rheima
France
Hamish Polworth
Joan
Dunfermline Abbey
Pathinder Magazine
Clermont Directory
Millard
J. C. Anderson General
R. V. Brandt
Clermont, Iowa
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
L. L. Carr
Farmers’ Savings Bank
N. H. Nelson
Clermount
G. H. Hackman
Japan
Tokyo
Nagoya
Engineers
Colemen Lanier
Coleman Lamp and Stove Company
Wichita, Kans
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Calif
Westinghouse
Centralstates P. & L. Corp
Elgin Echo
the Buyer's Guide
Post Office
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