Community Notes and Social Events in Wadena
Wadena area reports club gatherings at the Mattocks and Everett homes with prizes awarded in E A and married folks card clubs. The telephone office moved to the D J Raftis insurance office. A new creamery project begins with foundation done and walls planned. May 16 installation services for Rev Carnock noted. Various visits, lunches, and engagements across Elkader Ryan West Union Waterloo and Charles City locales. Senior Day at Fayette and upcoming junior-senior banquet in Klingman hall May 8 hosted by United Brethren ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Raftis Insurance Office
Joe Marold
Dyersville
Joe Lyons
Strawberry Point
John Fay
Charles City
George Fay
S. V. Carnock
J. M. Frey
Wm. Whittenbaugh
W. F. Moore
Will Whittenbaugh
Roy Leonhart
Irene Shover
Ryan
James Shover
F. H. Everett
E. A. Card Club
Pearl Doland
W. D. Mattocks
Lulu Hunsberger
Ella Raftis
Marcia Knutson
Leta Mavis Knutson
West Union
The
Presbyterian Church
Virginia Herwig
Betty Minihan
P. W. Minihan
Elkader
Mildred Minihan
Auction Bridge Club
Arthur Herrling
Rita Leonhart
Rita Kuhnes
Ray Herwig
Donna Clothier
Fayette
Lawrence Whitcher
Velma Everett
Earl Carpenter
Leona Welch
Fred Klingman
Waterloo
Will Haskyn
Volga
James Bowles
Eddie Fenner
Ray
Ronald
Boone
Ross Whitcher
Everett Patrick
Understanding Iowa Children and the Movie's Influence
The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station advises parents and teachers to check theatre health hazards, select suitable films, discuss movies to build judgment, and treat cinema as one of many recreations. It urges critical view of ideas from films and a rich outdoor life for children.
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The
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Queen Victoria Inherits Throne After William IV
Victoria ascends to the throne succeeding her uncle King William IV. Her father died young, leaving her as the sole heir and next in line. The line of succession rests on Victoria as the monarch despite the early loss of her father.
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Victoria
Thane
Kng William IV
Kid Prevashy
Queen Victoria
Don Henry Auto Repairs in Wadena Iowa
Auto repair and welding shop in Wadena Iowa offers acetylene welding metal turning and related services with contact phone 26011. The notice thanks customers for their business and notes appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Iowa
Villa Louis opens 1987 season in Prairie du Chien
Despite cold rain nearly 700 people attended the opening of Villa Louis for the 1987 season in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. About 25 carloads of visitors arrived via the Mississippi River bridge from the town side. Illinois contributed a large turnout but Wisconsin provided the bulk. Tea was served on glassed-in verandas as Gay Nineties themed guides narrated the setting. The Villa will remain open daily and close in the fall.
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Villa Louis
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Mi River
Towa
Mlinois
Wisconsin
Ant. Tate
Snuff Taking as Aristocratic Georgian Habit
The piece notes that in late Georgian to early Victorian days snuff taking was performed with air and aplomb, admired by onlookers. Snuff boxes became fashionable, replacing cigarette cases, while smoking in public was viewed as vulgar.
Ancient strigil used by athletes after bathing
The strigil served as a bronze or ivory scraper used by ancient athletes to remove oil after bathing and anointing the body.
Substitute for Cocaine Stovaine Anesthetic Use
Stovaine serves as a cocaine substitute in medical practice. It is used in ophthalmology and as a spinal anesthetic in operations.
Subtle Chinese staff cuts at lunar new year purge
A Shanghai United Press correspondent notes that Chinese shopkeepers quietly dismiss staff during the third day of the lunar new year. Workers learn fates by kowtows and a posted list while pawnbrokers may use a feast to trigger sudden layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai United Press
China
Africa as Original Source of Leprosy and Disease
An excerpt argues Africa originated leprosy and trachoma spreading to the Americas via enslaved people. It notes crude treatments among Native Americans, rites involving buffalo skulls, early starvation and scurvy, and suggests endocrine diseases may have existed. The piece contrasts African disease resistance with white protection through modern medicine and ponders long-term preventive impacts.
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Africa
America
P. M. Ashburn
Hygeia
Goiter
Honolulu chemist bottles ginger lei fragrance
A Honolulu chemist developed a process to preserve the scent of leis, bottling ginger’s fragrance which previously resisted traditional oil extraction methods. The method captures the distinctive mid-Pacific lei aroma, offering a novel perfumery approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
mid-Pacific
Honolulu
Field marshal baton inscription to King Edward VIII
The Duke of Connaught handed the field marshal baton to King Edward VIII at Buckingham Palace. The inscription reads His Majesty King Edward VIII, field marshal, January 21, 1936.
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Duke of Connaught
Buckingham Palace
King Edward VIII
Early Koran Found in Russia
A manuscript copy of the Koran dating to shortly after 622 was found at Chimkent and turned over to the public library at Alma-Ata, capital of Kazakhstan, the Moscow News reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Chimkent
Alma-Ata
Kazakhstan
Moscow News
Fortification and ratification in classroom rhyme
A teacher explains fortification as a big fort and ratification as a big rat, while students named Willie and Jack respond with their own answers, illustrating a playful discussion of words.
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Willie
Jack
Back Patter She Praises Chest Development
A Montreal Star cartoonish quip applauds a man’s chest emergence, noting “that bulge” as an object of self-patting praise. The remark reflects humorous gendered compliment and sportslike vanity in a light editorial tone.
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Montreal Star
Boa Constrictor Boards Ship Near British Guinea Deck
A large boa constrictor was found basking on a ship’s deck just after departure from British Guinea. The reptile was lassoed to the engineer for control and removal. The incident disrupted sailing briefly while authorities handled the animal.
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British Guinea
Carnations for Mother's Day at Elgin Furniture Store
A stream of local items notes carnations and Mother's Day sales at Bird's Drug Store Elgin with boxed candies and flower orders. Community updates cover visits, births, and social events across Elgin Clermont Shellsburg and nearby towns.
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Elgin
Waseca to Minneapolis trip marks wife’s operation
Swen Swenson remained with his wife as she undergoes an operation in Minneapolis on Thursday after a Sunday night arrival. Lyle Wilson and wife leave for Fairfield where Wilson will serve as Des Moines Register representative, with the Wilsons honored by friends and a tabletop lamp given as a going away gift. Many friends and relatives listed then travel to Guttenberg to hear Kay Kyser orchestra, following Elkader dinners. Mother's Day flowers offered at Bird's Drug Store in Elgin.
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Waseca
Swen Swenson
Minneapolis
Lyle Wilson
Fairfield
Wilson
Des Moines Register
Wilsons
F. M. Frevert
L Heston
Reuben Schupbach
Jane Fahey
Betty Wenger
Georgie Stillman
Dorothy Olson
Kathryn Strauch
Guttenberg
Kay Kyser
Aragon and Trianon
Chicago
Elkader
Cutty Stool Defined in Scottish Presbyterian History
The cutty stool was a low stool of repentance used in Presbyterian churches in Scotland. Sinners sat on it before the entire congregation during services and faced rebuke from the minister before regaining church privileges. The term appears in Reformation era stories.
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Scotland
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Pooul Nowe Erie
Eon
Eeeive
Wm. Nelson
Frank Welch
J. H. Wilson
A. J. Knutson
Dorothy Minihan
Don Henry
George Anderson
Chas. Grover House
Roy Schram
Emil Snyder
Luella Miller
Shellsburg
Mrs
J. F. Miller
Clermont
Ezra Rowland and
Oliver
Near West Union
Reuben Hackmann
Bird’s Drug Store
C. R. Stone
Collins
Mary Skarshaug
Earl Kiple
Earl Eaton
Theodore Reusser
R. R. Reusser
McGregor
Ern Baumgartner
Anna Elizabeth
Decorah Hospital
T. Stewart Cleworth
Savanna, Sr
Sabula High School
Cleworth
M. E. Church
Sally Rose
St. Louis, Mo
Carol
Cedar Rapids
Tofield Heck
Bird
Elgin Ae
Donald Gilson
Elmer Christen
Vernon Knight
Same
Clarence Winkler
Louis Sutter
Iowa City
Shirley
Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Paul’s
M E
Edwin Anderson
Ray DeSart
R. A. Crider
Sam Lehman
Lola Schmid
N. M. Fritz
Frank Boyle
George Boyle
Wm. Boyle
George Howard
Lee Matthys
George Stansberry
Lawrence Howard
Grace Peters
Dela Howard, Sr
F. C. Muehlethaler
L Supt
D. R. Roberts
J. G. Bauman
C Jorgenson
Misses Crowe
Wegner
Olson
Steinmetz
Lindaman
Peterson
Scholz
Oliver Torkelson
Sven Swensson
Roy Swenson
Lavon
Minn
Dr. C. J. Swenson
W. C. Falb
J. F. Bailey
C. B. Schori
Leo Sehori
H. W. Falb
H. H. Wolf
Gordon Mosby
Walter Kohls
Harold Conner
Donna Wenger
Geraldine Schori
Edna Hunsberger
Marie
Homasote
Ben
Tom
Schori & Kaster Lumber Company
Elgin, Iowa
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Elgin Echo
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