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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1923

Page

5

Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Guests Across Town

A stream of visits and weekend guests fills area households from Cheery Valley to West Union. Notables include Ida Friedes at Pred Frieden route, Herschel Shaffer in Volga City, and Jack Shaffer hosting. Andrew Yearous leaves for Prairie du Chien for appendicitis surgery. medical concerns appear with Fremont Ogid and others. Community events include a Washington Birthday dinner by the Cemetery Association and a church text meeting set for March 16.

Wall du Chagollan Alfen Petera Ida Friedes Christen Bros Cheery Valley Harry Ratchert Leonard Golly Weat Union Leonard Humphry West Union Rod Rothlisberger Fred Rothlisberger Lansing New Albin Deat Chas Haboger Walter Wenger Cato Mane Wenger Fremont Ogid Jerome Yearons Harold Strong Fred ‘RothUshers Gor Rothisberger The John: Rothlabarger Eola Mons Markc Frieden Rody Tschontz Gottfred Frieden J. F. Bhatter Gons Tommy J.D Jack Shater Jacob Yearons Gladys Jarome Yearons Cecil Hilda Klingman Guttenberg McCregor Merie Frieden Lola Hanson Bertha Hofer Washington Cemetery Association Tyrta Shaffer J. M. Shaffer

Illyria Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Planning

The note lists Sunday school at 1 40 p m and church services at 2 30 p m It also mentions planning for spring plantings and stock handling to gain profit while considering spiritual life improvements.

Illyria

Local Social Notes From West Union Area

Cecil Lripp is on the sick list. John Burk was a West Union passenger Tuesday. Mrs. Chris Dennler and daughter visited West Union Monday. Mrs. Bidney Patterson entertained the Ladies. Ald Sorlety Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Boyle called at Frank Lyons home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Yorn Boyer visited the Will Barker home Sunday. Freddie Grestoger went to Biour City Monday to enter a mechanical school. Mrs. Albert Dummermuth and Mrs. George Hyde called at George Craft home Tuesday. Paul Patterson, student at Went Union, has been ill at home with the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bartlett hosted Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bartlett and family Sunday at Geo. Branaberry home. Mrs. George Tripp, Mrs. Clarence Tripp and daughter Cecil visited.

Cecil Lripp John Burk West Union Chris Dennler Daughtar Bidney ‘Patterson Ald Sorlety George Boyle Frank Lyons Yorn Boyer Q Will Barker Freddie Grestoger Biour City Albert Dummer

Local Social Notes From A Small Town Party List

A jumble of names and visits detail neighbors hosting dinners and casual gatherings. Clara Knudtson hosts a birthday afternoon with guests including Enoch Mork and Elvena Jenson. residents, such as Mrs. Edwin Olson and Mable Nosejapeot, share meals and calls across Clermont, Osage, and Saint Olaf locations.

Cheery Valley Social Roundup

Elmer Haumgarther visited Sunday at the Jake Dennler home. Theodore Hanson called at the George Leuchtanmacher home Tuesday. Mrs. Toffeld Lehman spent Saturday with her mother Mrs. A. L. Butikofer. Loules and Elmer Dennler and Ed die Bodmer were guests Friday to Sunday at the Ben Hofer home. Julie Kurth and family and Mr. Jané Mra Will Frieden dined Sunday at Mrs. L. Christen John and Poil Bonsard. Frank Christen and Carl Leuenberzer called Monday at the Emil Moore home. John and Paul Bossard, Gertrude Muller and Carl Lamberger arrived from Tofingin, Switzerland and will stay at the L. Christen home while seeking work. Gottfreb Frederick expresses thanks for the postal card shower as neighbors and friends provided support.

Lenk Kjosa Clara Knudta Bupday Enoch Mork Thoraday Sparenter K. B. Mork Elvena Jenson Scaller Otto Hanson Houg Ands Dioner Sanday Edwin Olson Clermont John Halverson Dnier Gunder Géntrad Aibert Antha Hanie Batunday Norway Opsanit Stalee Hia Queer Nyborg Mrs. Nyborg Elmer Haumgarther Jake Dennler Theodore Hanson George Leuchtanmacher

Kelley Dies at 75 After Years at County Home

Tren Kelley, aged seventy five, who had spent forty years at the county home, cut his throat with a ragged ligature he kept hidden for three years. He died Saturday morning in University Hospital, Iowa City, where he had been brought the day prior seeking relief from his life.

Cyr Kalle University Hospital Iowa City

Fragmented OCR notes on captivity and beard plucking practice

Fragmented text details a person in captivity described with garbled phrases about nervous acts, repeated hair plucking, and wandering between a hut and surroundings. It mentions a sequence of daily repetitions and odd behaviors, but the passage is fractured and unclear.

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Birds Die Off in Fields and Woods Revealed

A fragment describes parties and talk then shifts to a reflection on birds dying in the countryside. It notes sparrow remains found in a hollow tree and predators like weasels and martens scavenging, concluding death of wild creatures is common, with no great mystery.

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Old New Land Lady’s Cosmetic Guide

A fragment from the Boston Transcript describes a vintage list of beauty aids titled for Six Gentle Virtues. It details items like Light, Second Innocence, Third Modesty, Pitt rath, and Sixth Gentleness as products or salves claimed to improve complexion and beauty, reflecting historical cosmetic lore.

Boston Transcript

Living Without a Head and Ants’ Long Life

The text notes that living without a head is possible for certain ants, with some colonies surviving into a fifteenth year and others showing remarkable resilience after injury. It describes cases of headless ants living for days or weeks, with one decapitated ant reportedly surviving four days and a submerged ant reviving after drying.

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The Oddities of Progress in a Dazed Chronicle

A fragmented draft recounts a mix of consumer brands and civic progress, listing toothpaste brands and grooming items alongside road paving figures and January events. It juxtaposes household products with infrastructure quotes, implying public notices and an uneven tale of modernization.

Unreadable OCR Snippet Sparks No Clear Sports Item

Fragmentary text shows misread names and quotes, no identifiable teams or outcomes. Content lacks coherent event, date, or location to establish a valid sports card summary.

Orphan Home Support Drives Offer Aid to Needy Children

A March 18 event promotes relief for destitute orphans through voluntary contributions at the county line. Organizers urge residents to support the Orphanage and Christian Home efforts, citing hope for the little ones and inviting gifts to aid the cause. Mrs. Rody Lehmen plans to return from Decorah next week, with welcome gatherings at homes in Bigin. Friends expected to attend.

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