Elgin Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Elgin residents shared visits and gatherings as Roy Smith and Evelyn Johnson helped with housework, quilting parties were hosted, and local families entertained relatives from St. Paul Waterloo Clermont and Garnaville. Travelers included Maynard business trips and a band concert in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Smith
Etkader
John Falk
Evelyn Johnson
Gus Krueger
Harry Becker
H. S. Steele
Chris Wenger
Thos. Knudtson
Max Thoma
S. W. Kuster
R. P. Strauch
H. W. Falk
Maynard
R. W. Muchlenthaler
Erma Jane DeSart
George Snyder
Waterloo
Moellering
Garnaville
A. M. Weibel
Floyd Knudtson
St. Paul
Minn
H. T. Knudtson
Frank Greenley
H. B. Greenley
Linda Lou
Clermont
Decorah
Chas. Greenley
Eda Zurbriggen
Logansport
Indiana
Lowell Sitter
Chicago
Elgin
Mel Kohler
Batoffe Club
Leo Schori
Falb
Echo
Julius Johnson
M. J. Blockhus
Mr. Johnson
Iowa State College
Ames
Wm. Walthers
Ekkader
Leo Walthers
Chas. Stich
Ilo Mae
St. Olaf
Serene Yack
Wadena
H. D. Yack
Wack
St Pauls M E Church Service and Sunday School
J J Snyder minister leads St Pauls M E Church with Winifred McMillan pianist. Worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 12 o clock.
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J.J. Snyder
Winifred McMillan
Syria Church Schedule Highlights Grace Foxwell Pianist
The Syria church lists Grace Foxwell as pianist for Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m.
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J.J. Snyder
Grace Foxwell
Lutheran Church Notes March services and dates
Norway English services at 9:45 and 11 oclock on March 27. April 3 schedule includes St Olaf Chapel at 9 oclock English service and Marion at 11 oclock English service. Marion at 7:30 Luther League. All are welcome. Dr S J Strandford is pastor.
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Norway
St. Olaf Chapel
Marion
Luther League
S. J. Strandford
Elgin Baptist Church announces weekly services and events
Pastor Paul F. Zoschke leads Sunday worship at 8 pm with organist Lillian Schroeder. Sunday school at 11 am and evening service at 7 46. B Y P U at 8 46. Mid week service Wednesday March 30 at 7 pm. Stereoticon pictures on Christ's sufferings. Choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Friday April 1 B Y P U business meeting and social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Schroeder
Christ
Two Kinds of Conversation by Hi Ho Sage of Chinatown
A Chinatown sage named Hi Ho explains there are two kinds of conversation. One aims to learn from others, the other to deceive. He contrasts genuine dialogue with deceitful discourse.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Grant’s Politics Maturity Before Presidency
General Grant showed little interest in politics prior to his presidency and had cast a vote for a presidential candidate only once. The note reflects the era’s view of Grant’s early political engagement.
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Grant
Gas Logic
Big Little Smaller and Least by Mabel Betsy Hill
Library notes praise a new children’s book for under ten readers. The story follows four sisters Alice Amy Abby and Little Ann as they try many pets from pollywogs to a pig before finding the right one. Colorful illustrations cheerful text and simple vocabulary suit young readers.
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Mabel Betsy Hill
Alice
Amy
Abby
Little Ann
Plb. Roschke
Richard Malliburton's The Flying Carpet travel essay
Richard Malliburton takes readers on a globe trotting journey by air in The Flying Carpet. From Timbuctoo to Fez Morocco the Holy Land Galilee Baghdad and Arabia to Borneo and Manila the author invites travel lovers to explore distant lands and exotic cultures through vivid scenes and adventurous narration.
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Richard Malliburton
Rivas
Timbuetoo
Fez
Morocco
French Foreign Legion
Holy Land
Galilee
Baghdad
Arabia
Mt. Everett
Borneo
Manilla
Notice to creditors of Harriet E Mac Kellar estate
The estate of Harriet E Mac Kellar deceased of Fayette county Iowa will soon be closed. Creditors must present claims at once and anyone indebted to or having property belonging to the estate should notify Samuel Mosby administrator.
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Harriet E. MacKellar
Fayette County
Iowa
Samuel Mosby
Thanks to Elgin Firemen for Quick Response
Mr and Mrs Abe Habeger express gratitude to Elgin firemen for their prompt arrival Monday evening when their home was threatened by fire. Although assistance was not required, the residents found comfort in knowing help was available and ready.
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Elgin
Abe Habeger
Snow fears grip Hannibal troops in harsh Alpine trek
Reports describe Hannibal era troops terrified by snow as they crossed the Alps. The Fayette Leader notes many reader-sent fragments about local visits, family gatherings, and travel plans from towns including Elgin West Union Waukeegan Ames and Manchester with multiple weekend visits and celebrations.
Pronunciation of Bourbon Across Regions
The piece notes differing pronunciations of Bourbon in English and French contexts. It contrasts the royal France pronunciation Boor-bon with the Kentucky variant Ber-bun, highlighting how Kentuckians use the latter as a regional identifier and a test for locals.
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Bow
Bourbon
France
Kentucky
Bourbon County
Blood transfusion in history and ancient references
Transfusions have a long history with references in ancient Egyptian and Greek texts and mentions in Ovid. The practice is not a modern invention and shows a long continuum of interest and experimentation in medical science.
Weekend visits and funeral notices across Clermont and area
Agnes Crowe spent Saturday to Sunday at her Clermont home while relatives gathered in Farnhamville and Cherokee. Locals attended Roy Tatro’s funeral in Clermont as families visited. Notices correct a prior bank foreclosure item, stating Elgin State Bank seeks a mortgage foreclosure on H. S. Halstenson’s Clermont estate and denies personal judgment against C. S. Halstensen.
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Velma Greenough
Fayette
Ed Medberry
Lois Lehman
McGregor
L. G. Lehman
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Esther Durscher
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
George Vaughn
Louise Little
Chas. Capper
Lewis Thoma
Joan
P. F. Zoschke
Elmer Kohls
Lawrence
Iowa City
University Hospital
R. M. Krone
H. H. Wolf
Mr. Krone
Mr. Yeager
Chicago
W. C. Falk
Arthur Stoehr
Adolph Lehman
London Mills
Paul Schneider
Merrill
Wis
Bill Barske
Antigo
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Wisconsin
Fox Lfays
Louise Baumgartner
Louis Lehman
Albert Schori
John Neuenschwander
Guy Whitford
Volga City
Carl Reeder
Waukegan
Ill
Clive
Marshall Helms
Warren Harrington
Postville
C. J. Harrington
Ethel Kohler
Inlaw
William Weibel
Ames
State College
John Lyford
Elma
Edward Schmid
Manchester
Lulu Schmid
Edward Schmid, Jr
Bert Thoman
Wilbur Lehman
West Bend
Louis Schafer
Schafer
Agnes Crowe
Clermont
Margaret Davis
Farnhamville
Cherokee
Bertha Frisbie
Gus Gunderson
Allen Habeger
Roy Tatro
Buffalo Center
Elin
Heleen Scholz
Genevieve Dunkle
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Jack Brackin
Lime Springs
Falles
John Anderson
Jeanette Lindaman
Aplington
Harriet Peterson
West Union
Elgin State Bank
C. 8
Halsionsen
H. S. Halstenson
C.S. Halstensen
Ade
Steel Bridges Over St Lawrence Route Replaces Fortifications
Collins Landing New York March 189- a project to build five bridges across the St Lawrence and Thousand Islands linking New York to Canada. The work restores the Mohawk trail famed in James Fenimore Cooper novels. About 75 percent of workers are Mohawk men from nearby reservations, rebuilding the ancestral path in concrete and steel for modern use.
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Collins Landing
St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands
New York
Canada
Gouth
Pheasand Islands Bridge Authority
James Fenimore Cooper
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Ruth
J. Olson
Brody
Kohler
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Syria
Lutheran Church Notes
Elgin Baptist Church
Library Notes
Hannibal
Alps
Ruth Schupbach
Floyd Arnold
Ed Bortner
Chris Schweitzer
Edna Dummermuth
Ossian
J. B. Miller
Florida
A. C. McNeill
Oakeland
Robert W. Hoover
Warner & Hoover
Wm. M. Scholl
Dr. Scholl
Stuart
Kellogg's
Northrup King & Ferry
Elgin, Iowa
NORGE
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler, Prop. Furniture and Undertaking
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