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Ane Addisi
Reriet
Schaeffer
Pandehith
Strauch
Echo
Phang
Elgin
John Sutter
How an Iowa editor views Congress
In a college press essay the author notes rising mortality within Congress and predicts three more deaths before the 74th Congress convenes January 3, 1935. He reflects on life’s brevity, citing a 1995 year old sequoia trunk exhibit outside the National Education Association building to contrast fleeting human achievement.
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House of Representatives
Pacar
National Education Association
California
Fayette County Court News Highlights Local Health Drive
Fayette county supt L G Meyer offers a free summer physical examination for children ages five to ten, funded by Christmas Seal funds, with no compulsion and multiple county locations. Also reported are liquor and burglary arrests, a robbery suspect linked to Elgin drugstore thefts, and the upcoming May 19 third annual Fayette county school Play Day at the West Union fairgrounds drawing up to 5000 attendees.
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L. G. Meyer
Fayette County
Cchildren
Meyer
Joseph Durand
Nehring
Donnan
Hawkeye
Gus Gundacker Shoe
Moody
Gundacker
Elgin
Stoeher
L. G
Fay+ette county
Fair Grounds
West Union
Cardinals In Practice Game Emphatic Win Over Cheery Valley
The Elgin Cardinals won 7 to 5 in a Sunday practice contest against Cheery Valley. Pitching duties were shared by Gehring Gilson and Anderson for Elgin. Henninger pitched for Cheery Valley. George Anderson leads a 23 man squad including Roy Steele Bob Steele Joe Becker Fred Henninger Cliff Frank L Kiple Louis Klingman Eddie Klingman Howard Shaffer Walter Lehman Paul Zurbriggen Wayne Gilson Elmer Meyer Ed Shalton Kenneth Evans H H Wolf Herman Reuben Schupbach Richard Gehring Len Simek Kenneth Gross, with two Clermont players among them. The season opens Sunday at West Union.
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Elgin Cardinals
Cheery Valley
Gehring
Gilson
Anderson
Elgin
Henninger
George Anderson
Roy
Bob Steele
Joe Becker
Fred Henninger
Cliff
Frank
L. L. Kiple
Louis
Eddie Klingman
Howard Shaffer
Walter Lehman
Paul Zurbriggen
Wayne Gilson
Elmer Meyer
Ed Shalton
Kenneth Evans
H. H. Wolf
Herman
Reuben Schupbach
Richard Gehring
Len Simek
Kenneth Gross
Clermont
West Union
Elgin High's Fourth Annual Spring Concert Delights Crowd
Elgin high school's annual spring concert Friday May 4 at the auditorium featured a large appreciative audience. The program opened with the school band performing five pieces followed by a mined chorus and the boys glee club. The cornet quartet and girls sextet entertained, then a clarinet trio joined by soprano Erma Grether. Marian Patterson sang two numbers before the girls club performed and the band closed. Mr Jorgenson earns praise for leading the music program and students showed strong cooperation.
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Elgin High School Musical Union
Floyd Frieden
Kenneth Evans
Signy Hanson
Marian Lehman
Harold Weibel
Ernestine Holzer
Lillian Krueger
Rose
Jorgenson
Funeral attendees travel long distances for birth of Geraldine Ann
Louis and Mollie Schneider and families close to the event, plus numerous relatives and friends from Sabetha La Grange West Bend Oelwein Castalia Maynard Volga City Strawberry Point Waterloo West Union and Wa terloo gathered for the funeral of Geraldine Ann Martie born the prior week. Mrs Rausch formerly Ann Bevan, primary teacher last year, noted among attendees.
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Louis Martie
Louis, Amon
Uhblrick
Lena Strahm
Ernest Ulmer
Sabetha
Kansas
Ed Grimm
Eli Sutter
Nioma
Fred Reitz
la Grange
Louis Schneider
Sadie Telshaw
Mollie Schneider
Darlene
Jos. Bannart
West Bend
Mary Wander
Oelwein
Will Sutter
West Union
Elgin
Price of animals has not come down
A Boston Herald report cites Daniel J Kate at Franklin Park noting wild animal prices like leopards and hippos remain high. He explains costs rise from capture, guides, transport, port handling, ocean shipment, quarantine, and long waits before arrival, inflating the final price.
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Daniel
Kate
Franklin Park
Boston Herald
Anothan
Ehisa
New, York
Athenia
Boston
Littleton
Agates Found Along Maine Coast Attract Attention
A Portland Press Herald report notes a Maine coast mineral bulletin describing agates washed onto beaches from Duck Pond to Jonenport. The fortification and clouded varieties show bar like markings, while moss agates with feathery moss patterns fetch jewelry makers.
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Maine
Maine Cogat
Sacheols
Portland Press Herald
Mons
Duck Pond Beach
Portland
Bogue Bluffs
Jonenport
Stamp Mix Up Provokes Laughter in South Seas
Detroit News notes a stamp error in New Zealand dependencies where overprints read Tehae Silent meaning Thief Shilling instead of Yehae Silent meaning One Shilling. The misprint caused unusual merriment among natives upon arrival of a new supply.
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South Seas
Dependency
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Niew
Saya
Detroit News
Americans in Berlin Foreign Colony Totals Released
The Berlin foreign community totals 121000 with 3000 Americans living in the city. American arrivals in the capital exceed 8000. Poland furnishes 28000, Austria 20000, Czechoslovakia 16000, Russians 8230, British 2200, with 463 deaf Chinese and 451 Japanese among others.
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Berlin
Reich
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Councilors in mall village near Bilbao elect mayor by draw
Three councilors in a mall village near Bilbao, Spain, tried to elect a mayor by themselves. Each voted for himself, none would back another, so a drawing of lots determined who would hold the office.
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Bilbao
Spain
Fragmentary Political Snippet Reflects Observational Tone
A partial quote shows a state official urged to stand firm and keep focus on heritage. The odd phrasing suggests a transcription error or corrupted OCR from a historical page. The readable bits point to a ceremonial or rhetorical moment involving duty and vigilance.
Crash Comes After Get Rich Quick Dream
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a failed scheme with a warning about risk. A speaker recalls losing money when the bottom fell out, while another notes receiving daily letters from a husband, hinting at personal and financial strain. The piece reads like a clipped news column excerpt.
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Washington Stat
Sunday Evening Services At Apostolic Church
Sunday evening services were held at the Apostolic church led by Rev Edward Grimny and Rev Jos Bannart. Local Want Ads note park commission seeks to delay playground use until new grass grows and seeding establishes the space.
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the Apostolic Church
Edward Grimny
Jos. Bannart
Shieser
Henry Sitesi
Glarus
Wis
Rudy’ Yiinker
Beresfoford
T. W. Dean Jas
Tille ‘Lang
Santa Cruz
Calif
Lang
Remsen
Dean
Independence
The Cats of Malta and Their Rat Guard Work
The article notes Malta relies on specially trained cats to guard underground granaries from rats that could ruin stores. It contrasts with Hong Kong before the war where many cats were used to protect the city from rats. It stresses cats must be well fed and cared for to perform such work.
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Malta
Government of
Hongkong
Baptist Mission Society Meeting at Edwin Krueger Home
The Baptist Mission Society gathered at Edwin Krueger’s residence on Wednesday of this week. John James Winkleman spent Sunday in the home of Mrs Celia Read Hizon and her daughters.
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The
Baptist Mission Society
Edwin Krueger
John James Winkleman
Celia Read
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