East of Elgin Last Week Letter Highlights Local Visits
Merril Johnson spent Monday night with Clara Nelson. Shoppers from Oelwein visited the Lew Martie and Nelson households. The Henry Wilson family joined at the Erick Halverson home for Sunday. Several girls attended a party at Albert Schupbach. This week Thelma Groth stayed with grandparents AP Olson. Louise Meyer closed school with a picnic, and many attended Olaf Berg’s silver wedding. Celia Martie looked after George Metzger home duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merril Johnson
Clara Nelson
Lew Martie
Celia
Lydia
Ole M. Reierson
Oelwein
Myrtle Buroden
Julius Johnson
Henry Wilson
Erick Halverson
Adeline Lehman
Anton Anderson
Signey Hanson
Winifred
Thelma Groth
AP. J. Olson
Christian Nelson
Paul Ol
West Union
Selma
Myrtle
George Hanson
Louise Meyer
Olaf ‘Berg
Martin Groth
Mr. Groth
Clermont
Bernice Wilson
Celia Martie
George Metzger
Mrs. Metzger
Postville
Selma Nelson
Fashion Note Men are the best judges of what looks well on a women
A brief fashion note from American Magazine asserts that men are the best judges of what looks well on a woman, reflecting period attitudes on style and gendered taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Note
Speculation on Precolumbian Contact by Ancient Inhabitants
The article discusses theories that First Americans communicated with Old World peoples before Columbus. Pathfinder Magazine cites a Latin American investigator claiming discoveries near Esternidus include inscriptions in Egyptian hieroglyphics and Phoenician signs, with drawings suggesting Mongolian influence. Mercado reports seven years of excavation yielding over 10,200 pieces, including a replica of the tower of Erbel and a stone figure, with Aztec or Mayan inscriptions among the finds.
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New World
Old World
America
Pathfinder. Magazine
Rldo
Esternidus
Dor
Istice
Pumice Stone Used as Substitute for Razor
A historical note describes pumice stone as a substitute for shaving tools. Samuel Pepys in May 1662 records daily use to trim and smooth his face, aiming to save time. The text also mentions Arabs in Valestine using pumice stone after shaving with broken ginsa bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Pepys
Raywell
Marsh
Portsmouth
Valestine
Sing Sing prison and Ossining history origins
The Kansas City Times traces Sing Sing Prison to Ossining New York, noting the town’s original name Sing Sing and its 1901 change to Ossining due to the penitentiary’s notoriety. It explains the name derives from the Sint-Sink or Sinsing Indian references meaning the stone, and debunks tales of a friendly Indian named John Sing Sing.
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Sing Sing
John Sing Sing
Early European Mint in Portugal and Gothic era links
The records describe a mint for making rotes at Ementa in Portugal set up by the Suevie Goths between year 43 and 457. The text suggests jewelry and coins of Portugal may bear dates well beyond two hundred years. The piece ends with a hint to sell it via a Want Ad.
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Ementa
Portugal
Cheery Valley social notices highlight family visits and gatherings
Elizabeth Frieden spent Thursday to Friday with Ellen Hanson in Cheery Valley. Ernest Lerch and family visited Eliza Friederich’s home Sunday. Adolph Baumgartner and son Ernest visited at Wm Baumgartner’s in Elgin Sunday. Numerous neighbors attended parties, dinners, and church-related get-togethers at various local homes including the Dennler, Christen, Friederich, Leuchtenmacher, Odegard, and Hanson households. Regular refreshments, hospital runs, and school program evenings are noted among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Frieden
Ellen Hanson
Ernest Lerch
Eliza Friederich
Adolph Baumgartner
Ernest
Wm. Baumgartner
Elgin
Rose
Wigin
Decora
Anna Denner
G. de ‘Dennler
Ellen
Edwin Hangen
Jake Christen
L. Christen
Albert Friederich
John Friederich
John Dennler
Elkatier
Elmer Baumgartner
Earl Gene
Martha Chapman
Guernsey Smith
Jake Dennler
George Leuchtenmacher
Gladys Odegard
Werner Karrer
Chas. Odegard
Louisa Butikofer
Edwin
Edna
Lola
Gladys
Alma Hanson
Elizabeth Friedden
Bernard Gerler
Thos
Hanson
Sam Schneider
Herman Schupbsch
Arthur Friederich
G. Friederich
Will Lerch
Georgia Meyer
Anna Rennison
John Pulfer
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Walter Demmler
Osk Grove
Ruth
Niema Schupbach
Ed Metzger
Rob, Smith
Near West Union
Florence
Ella Friederich
Anna Friederich
Birthday and social visits noted in local notices
Mrs. Ernest Lerch marked a birthday anniversary on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Gottlieb Dennier assisted Mrs. Levi Frieden with some work last Thursday. Elizabeth Frieden spent Saturday at the Martin Hanson home. Spent Wednesday at the Emil Frieden home.
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Ernest Lerch
Jake Butikofer
Gottlieb Dennier
Levi. Frieden
Elizabeth Frieden
Martin Hanson
Emil Frieden
Huge Soft Ties And Bold Color Contrasts In Fashion
Fashion notes large soft ties feature across garments from sweaters to coats. Designers mix bold color contrasts and modern silhouettes, emphasizing eloquent bows and sweeping sleeve details in the latest looks.
Proftin and Treasury Profits from Lost Pennies
A brief item notes government gains from pennies lost in circulation totaling about 810000 to 850000 yearly. It suggests 5000 pennies are lost annually and the treasury does not redeem them, pocketing the difference.
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United States Treasury
Acre Measurement And Theories On Ground Level Shapes
A fragmented report discusses how the government acre is measured on level ground and compares areas. It notes a difference in areas between shapes such as angles and triangles and mentions terms like lad ta and sebelah in a garbled transcription.
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Acre
Algeren
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Falb’s Markets
Fineapple
Erecgs
U. S
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
Opera House
Harry Langdon
Alice White
Kinograms — News
Laura LaPlante
James
Man Who
Lene Smith
Wall Street
Cheery Valley
Lucy
Elizabeth Christen
Frank Christen
Elgin Savings Bank
Imes
Albert T. Reid
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