Community Visits and Outings Around West Union
Local residents including Clara Miller and Esther Durscher spent Sunday together near West Union. A number of families from Mason City, Independence, Clutter, and surrounding areas visited relatives, enjoyed picnics on the Turkey river, and relaxed with boat rides, swimming, croquet, and meals. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Miller, Rev. C. B Hjortholm, and L. Kneeland among others visiting Clermont, Mason City, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Miller
Esther Durscher
West Union
Albert Kelly
Mason City
Clermont
Kelly
Ed. M. Gass
Ronella
LeRoy
Postville
W. G. Frederick
Adolph Frederick
Alice
Anna Knudson
Mabel Knudson
Edna Pribyl
Eleanore
Turkey River
William J. Nelson
Melvin Johnson
Grown Hill
Dover Mills Neighbors Attend Visits and Picnics
Residents from Dover Mills and nearby towns share weekend visits. Clarence Learn family from West Union, G E Brause guest Ed Johnson, and M Zurbriggen family visited Mildred Rowland. Several families joined Farm Bureau and Masonic picnics at West Union and Clermont, with multiple local stops and short trips to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Learn
West Union
Chas. Learn
G. E. Brause
Ed Johnson
Farm Bureau
M. Zurbriggen
Mildred Rowland
H. K. Johnson
Will Matthews
McGraw
Wisconsin
J. C. Matthews
Marian Scott
H. E. Johnson
John Learn
Durwood Davis
Clermont
Aubrey Guyer
Castalia
E. G. Guyer
R. F. Learn
Chas
Learn
Fragmented Quote From Woman's Home Companion Fiction
Fragmented OCR text cites a line about Mary Queen of Scots and happiness. The readable portion hints at a character's remark on not trading places, suggesting a fiction piece in the Woman's Home Companion. Details are incomplete but indicate literary dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Queen of Scots
Woman's Home Companion
Regis Happy” Rater
Practical Politician and Local Business Notes
The item notes a practical politician who shakes hands before an election and afterward. It mentions Lofstuen's Tire Shop doing top repairs and advertising auto accessories. Olaf Bergs visited the T. C. Ruroden home, and a sales books firm promotes Mc Casky and Crosby-Wirth lines with low prices and superior quality in The Elgin Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCasky
Crosby-Wirth
U. S
Elgin Echo
Original American ideas on siding and shingles emerge
Early settlers introduced siding and shingles from abroad, but American builders refined the methods to suit native architecture. Cedar and pine dominate modern shingles and siding, often stained for appearance and weather resistance, with natural insulation boosting winter comfort and summer cooling.
Wedding Gifts as Legal Debts in British Isles History
An old practice shows wedding gifts resembled debts due back to donors. Invites asked for gifts seen as repayable obligations, recorded by a wedding clerk, and sometimes transferrable or signable. In Scotland penny weddings, guests financed the marriage, turning nuptials into a business venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brtish Isles
Scotland
Detroit News
Persian wedding custom ends in horror over eaten feast
In a Persian wedding tale, groom Multaiy Nabred Din sees the bride in a mirror then returns to sweets, only to find guests ate all the refreshments. He staggers away, lamenting that the gnesta may have eaten the food and possibly the bride, as he leaves through a back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Multaiy ‘Nabred' Din
R. C. Hutchinson
Asia Magazine
Mendelssohn Bartholdy Birth and Life Highlights
Immortal musician Jakob Ludwig Pelix Mendelssohn Bartholay born in Bamberg Germany February 3 1809 died Leipzig November 4 1847. Son of Abraham Mendelssohn banker and grandson of Moses Mendelssohn philosopher. Born Jewish baptized Christian and named Bartholdy. Renowned composer conductor pianist and organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakob Ludwig Pelix Mendelssohr Bartholay
Bamburg
Germany
Leipzig
Abraham Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn
Bartholdy
Village bachelor delays wedding due to rain
A village bachelor, long pursued by many, plans to marry a willing widow but fails to appear on the wedding morning. The next day he visits her home looking sheepish as she begs why he did not come yesterday. He explains rain kept him away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehe
Temperature ranges for lava and rocks at Kilauea
A fragment explains lava temperature near 1000 degrees Celsius at Kilauea surface and contrasts melting points of basalt and sandstone. Basalt melts at lower temperatures than sandstone, which may melt around 1700 to 1800 degrees Celsius depending on purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilauea
Not Mixed Curse Insect Devastation Turns To Delicacy
In the Tientsin-Peking region of China grasshoppers devastate fields causing food shortages. Yet locals and travelers alike now view the swarms as a delicacy, turning a pest into a table treat amid the famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin-Peking
China
No Complete Leisure Even for Richest Man
A humorous note on the paradox of leisure for a rich man. The author lists endless daily duties from meals and personal care to bills, taxes, maintenance, and social duties, arguing that even wealth cannot grant true free time. The piece ends citing E. W. Howe's Monthly.
Explosive Engine Concept Early Steam Era Ideas
The text traces early thoughts on explosive engines from 1980 Huygens describing a powder driven cylinder to raise a piston and lift a weight. It notes no record of operation, contrasts with the 1705 steam engine using steam to lift a piston, then atmospheric pressure for work, and mentions a long gap before rotary motion was pursued.
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Huygens
The Complicated Mother Teaches Fractions to Sophia
A mother explains fractions using halves and quarters to Sophia. Sophia answers correctly by counting on her fingers, then asks about tiny snips, prompting the mother to defer further lessons to the teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Mother
Kangaroo Superstitions Among Aboriginal Tribes
Aboriginal tribes hold kangaroos in superstition, seeing warnings in their behavior. An old man roo approaching signals nearby danger and readiness for battle, while many roos seated around a ramp foretell serious camp dangers. During initiation, boys were forbidden to drink from a water hole except through a hollow roo bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Bacon and Shakespeare Authorship Theories
The piece outlines three main grounds for the Bacon theory of Shakespeare’s authorship. It cites limited textual parallels, alleged cipher signatures in plays, and a postscript letter from Sir Toble Matthews to Bacon after January 1021 as supporting evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Shakespeare
Toble Matthews
Puzzled Billy Asks Why Tree Is Tree
A four year old named Billy debates language with his mother asking why a tree is called tree while indoors a switch is called a switch. He notes the word t and the switch words and wonders about naming in daily life. The anecdote preserves a child’s curious view of home and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Biilie
Teus Wife Servant A true wife in her husband’s house
Ruskin reflects on a wife as a servant yet a queen within her husband’s home. She purges his darkness, strengthens him toward truth, and guards his dignity amid worldly clamor, guiding him to praise and peace through shared endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
Lutheran Church Notes Services and Programs
Divine services in Norwegian at East Church 11 o'clock and in English at West Church 9 30 a.m. Luther League program at 8 p.m. Sunday school at 9 o'clock. G. Gunsten, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church
West Church
A.m. Luther League
G. Gunsten
Olson Family Leaves for Wisconsin Visit
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Olson and Barnabetta departed Monday afternoon for Phelps Wisconsin to visit Mr Olson's parents and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Olson
Barnabetta
Phelps, Wis
Mr. Olson
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Clermont Enterprise
Echo
Agnes Bilden
Fayette County
Iowa
Lloyd Anderson
Royal Smith
Clutter
Oregon
John Mylan
Chicago
R. E. Mylan
Alfred Miller
L. Kneeland
Agnes Kneeland
Lulu Shaw
Wesley
A. D. Nelson
Jens Halverson
Chisago City
Minn
C. Kneeland
Wm. Kelly Sr
Mr. Kelly
Elmer Houg
Orville Swenson
Donald
E. E. Bear
A. S. Hoag
Tom Olson
Esther
Mra
Jacob Bilden
Christine
E. E. Bilden
J. &. Bilden
Dover Mills
Alemite Service
Lofstaen
Virgil Rolfs
A. R. Grimes and
Moriticello
Lizzie Sedoien
West Union Hospital
Nick Jergens
Minneapolis
Fred Mylan
John and
William Mylan
Myrtle Hoag
St. Olaf
Thelma Christianson
Axel Berg
Gilman, Wis
Anton Kohls
B. W. Conner
Elmer Kohls
Kohls
Charles City
Bernard Hills
Wm. Horan
Des Moines
Roy Shea
J. F. Shipton
J. H. Shipton
Maringo
T. F. Shipton
Alta Vista
G.A. Seese
Detroit
Mich
John Shipton
L. D. Hungerford
Waucoma Park
Carl L. Ober
Ward Tup‘Sita
Ned” Mechetson
Henry Hjelming
George Smith
Reider
Lavenda: Smith
Fred Johnson
Burdette Carol
T. C. Buroden
Ole Christianson
Albert Christianson
Gladys
Albert Thompson
Henry Thompson
Oscar Thompson
Enoch Mork
Gilbert Paulson
Ben Frautchy
Thomas Mork
Christ Houg
Louisville Tires
Lofstuen
Olaf Berg
T. C. Ruroden
Ty Albert
E. W. Howe
Teus
Lutheran Church Notes
Eddy
Eddy’s White Lead & Paint Co
Pierce St
Milwaukee
Wis
Business Directory
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
Clermont, Iowa
L. L. Carr
Farmers Savings Bank
R. V. Brandt
Farmers Savings Bnk
N. H. Nelson
Freiburghaus & Company
G. H. Hackman
Sires Attentio
Clermont, Lewn
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