Girl Accidently Shot Near Arlington By Foster Son
Nellie Thomas 18 was shot by Walter Voshell 26 while prowlers haunted a Voshell home near Arlington. He fired after returning inside, injuring her left arm and breast. doctors say wounds are mostly superficial except the arm. The couple married Monday in West Union after news of the incident.
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Nellie Thomas
Mercy Hospital
Thomas
James Thomas
Oelwein Country Club
George Voshell
Arlington
Walter Voshell
Young Voshell
Miss Thomas
Voshell
Arize
Fayette Man Peter Graf Dies by Suicide
The Fayette community was startled and grieved Tuesday night by the news that Peter Graf, age 62, committed suicide by hanging from a tree limb on the Graf homestead. His health had been poor and worry over deflation-related issues may have contributed. He was born September 21, 1868 and was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Peter Graf
Ripple Orchard
Graf
Trade at home among friends in Clermont district
Clermont local news notes social visits and illnesses among residents including Frank Frisbie’s recent paralytic stroke, stronger reports in the past days, guests at Mrs C Wenger’s Illyria home, and several family gatherings. The item also lists illnesses, hospital stays, fishing trips, and a 14th wedding anniversary celebration with many attendees from Decorah Ossian Castalia and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Berg
Henry Wilson
Lot Decorah
Nina Simerson
Hans Sanvold
Merle Wolfs
Peter Wolfs
Henry Hanson
Ossian
Mra. Mons Hanson
Castalia
N. Nelson
Henry Vellersven
Gunder, Myr
Henry Larson
Postville
Martin Nelson
Elsie Lindgren
A. Halverson
Gerhard Halverson
E. Helgerson
Melvin Anderson
Henry Gilbert
Lovie Amundson
Clermont Milling and Osage Visits Highlight Local Notes
Local notices show accounts owed due by July 1 with settlement calls. Clermont Milling Store and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Godfrey of Osage visit Arthur Nelson’s home as Eldine stays two weeks. Families from Phelps Wis and Waterloo share visits, illnesses, and dinners across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Millinery
Glen Godfrey
Osage
Arthur Nelson
Eldine
Nelson Home
Manufacture of Sickles Supports English Town
The sickle, an ancient agricultural tool, is still widely used worldwide. Consborough, Yorkshire, England, produces about 12,000 sickles weekly from steel sourced 14 miles away in Sheffield, with local workers shaping and finishing the tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Burma
South America
Poland
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
Peru
Consborough
Yorkshire
England
Sheffield
China
Insurance Growth in 1929 Amid Surging US Coverage
Careful estimates indicate about 7,000,000 persons insured in the United States. Total life insurance in force stands near 103.6 billion dollars, with life insurers’ assets around 17 billion. The 1929 asset rise of 1.089 billion marks a record gain, nearly matching the industry’s early century asset base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dickens Home Razed in Boulogne France
Boulogne sur Mer officials approve destruction of the Villa Moulineaux once housing Charles Dickens for three years and several works. The ruinous building, where Dickens wrote Little Dorrit Bleak House and Hard Times, will be razed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
Villa de Moulineaux
Charles Dickens
Boulogne
Imagined angels in a family Bible scene
A narrator recalls Bobby gazing at a picture of angels amid clouds in a family Bible. The exchange wryly notes that angels are rarely seen on Earth, joking that they must be wedged in Chicago ribines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Chicago
They Don't Live Long Bird Funcer Bulletin Note
A brief Union Pacific Bulletin fragment notes a bird that refuses to fly and prefers to sit, playfully describing a sweet young thing among pigeons as a humorous aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Bulletin
Extravagant Talk Between Lovers Over Hips
A brief exchange shows flirtation as one speaker insists on praise of the others hips, while the companion teases back about sampling. The lively dialogue captures playful romantic banter with bold compliments and teasing reflects.
Mit Noodles Once A Summer Widower Well
An Inverness Courier item features a humorous string of exchanges about domestic life and a second hand car. A summer widower jokes about no spouse and cooking while a neighbor and a car owner weigh simple, everyday questions in lighthearted fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sin
Inverness
Bait and Visits Note Weekend Socials Readily
Orvin Glesne spends a few days visiting the Frank Frisbie home. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller Jr and family of Independence were Clermont callers last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Nelson and Mr. and Mrs Albert Lubke traveled from Eldora to spend the weekend with home folks. Mrs T N Loftsgard and children visited relatives in Clermont Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Milton Miller spent Thursday at the Alfred Wenger home. Victoria Wikan assists at the Bruckner Cafe. One our want ads for quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvin Glesne
Frank Frisbie
Wesley Miller Jr
Family of Independence
Clermont
Wm. Nelson
Albert Lubke
Eldora
T. N. Loftsgard
Mrs. Milton Miller
Alfred Wenger
Lutheran Church Notes West Clermont Services Schedule
Lutheran Church notes list divine services in English at West Clermont in town nine forty six a m with Luther League at eight pm and East Clermont Norwegian service at eleven. Highland Church English service at ten thirty a m led by Stanley Knutson student of theology from St Paul. after services a picnic dinner and children's festival in afternoon. invitation from Pastor G Gunsten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont
Town
East Clermont
Highland Church
Stanley Knutson
St. Paul
G. Gunsten
It pays to trade at home in Waterloo
Donald Gress returned to his duties at Waterloo Saturday after spending a few days with home folks. Mrs Will Rafferty left for Toma Wis to see her sister Julia Daly who is seriously ill. Dr L F Gordon of Marengo visited the McGreevy farm with his son and mother over Sunday. Mrs M J Cahalan of Gedar Rapids is visiting her sisters Agnes and Elizabeth Crowe this week. Mrs H L Gordon and daughter Jean of Oelwein visited at the Mec Greevy and Priest homes Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crowe
Trene Rafferty
Cedar Fails
Will Rafferty
Emma Wegal
New Hampton
Cedar Falls
Mary Ritchie
St. Paul, Minn
Albert Schave
Donald Gress
Waterloo
Toma, Wis
Julia Daly
L. F. Gordon
Marengo
McGreevy Farm
M. J. Cahalan
Gedar Rapids
Agnes and
Elizabeth Crowe
H. L. Gordon
Jean
Oelwein
MecGreevy
Priest Homes
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Harry Gunderson
Mia
Isabelle
Mrs. C. Wenger
Illyria
George Larson
West Union Hospital
Rosa Muehlethaler
Katie Bauman
Emmet Nichols
Long Gerber
Willis Gress
Katherine Traner
Victor Cooley
West Union
Lansing
Edward Burt
Charles
Leonard Larson
Wm, Buddenburg
J. A. Erickson
Norman
Henry Follett
Frank Pringle
Mad Hen Lake
McGregor
Ol Faithful
Elle
Louis Olson
Phelps, Wis
Ruth Olson
John Moen
Elizabeth Jorgenson
Willis Gross
Hanriet Nichols
Ross Muehlethaler
Arnold Eagman
Elgin
Mary Haas
Lena Gerber
Lena
A. T. Anderson
Marian
Lars Bilden
Jennie Erickson
Jorgenson
Olson
Clermont, Iowa
Abe
Harvey P. Marshal
Mary
Gerald Niles
Jerry
Limpy Lannigan
Shea
Mary Marshall
Sylvia Allen
Emily Paisley
Emmy
Florence Ainslee
Stella
H. P. Marshall
Crestdale
Harvey P. Marshall
Pleasant Valley
Clarence Kohls
Karl Miller
Edwin Bauman
G. H. Hackman
Iowa
Cassie
Lucian Apperman
Janet Larrabee
Margaret Conner
James Larrabee
Lavanda Carr
Duane Peterson
One
Old Memories
Amos 'N Andy
Arthur Baltz
Clifford Kittleson
Aileen Aanes
Larson
HB. Greenley
James Powers
Julius Paulson
Penelope
Victoria Wikan
Lutheran Church Notes
F. H. Hatch CO
S. Lofstuen
Mgr
Anderson & Tatro General
R. V. Brandt
Dentist Xray Gas
Farmers Savings Bnk
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
DR. L. L, Carr
Farmers Savings Bank
Clermont, Iqwa
N. H. Nelson Embalmer & Funeral Director
Lows
Freiburghaus & Co
Embalwer
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