Wadena Community Notes Honor and Remembrance
Wadena events span missionary program with songs and talks led by Mrs. Lyal Whittenbaugh and Rev Westerberg, a May 1 Waterloo trip to hear a renowned contralto, and club gatherings with prizes. Nearby obituaries recall Fleming L Askey of West Union and Elizabeth Jane Cox Askey of West Union, reflecting on family ties across Fayette and surrounding communities.
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Elizabeth Kohler
Wednson
Robert Frey
M Ston
India
Bough
Holt
Rev Westerberg
Mother Macree
Robert Klingman
Bobby Dean
Wm. Moore
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Donna Clothier
Arthur Herrling
Anna Fennell
Loretta
Waterloo
Philadelphia
Mesdames Lyal Whittenbaugh
Robert Whittenbaugh
Ray Herwig
H. T. Holt
Will Frey
Alfred Johnson
Adolph Weber
A. J. Knutson
Will Young
Roy Leonhart
Dawson Clark
Dora Frey
Mary Dicy Leonhart
Independence
Brody
Mothers’ Club
J. R. Wood
Mayme Molumby
Keen-O-Bridge Club
F. H. Everett
Ed Raftis
Will Jones
Frank Welch
Walter Jellings
Maynard
Fremont Clark
Warren Ainsworth
Oelwein
Nina Davis
Fayette
Schneider
S. V. Carnock
Dubuque
P. W. Re
Earlville
Ebenezer
Denver
Wadena
Virginia
Fear of Punishment Among Guiana Indians
Indians of Guiana fear supernatural punishment for murder. A hostile spirit enters bodies of serpents or jaguars and pursues the culprit for weeks, causing illness, dislocation, or death as punishment.
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Guiana
Obituary of Carl Sever Halstenson of Elgin Iowa
Carl Sever Halstenson aged 72 born July 21 1866 in Clayton county died May 5 1939 at home in Elgin He married Louise Thoma Sept 26 1890 and had three daughters Clara Myrtle and Bess Survived by widow two sisters two brothers and two grandchildren Funeral services at St Pauls Methodist church conducted by Rev J C Warton with interment in Elgin cemetery Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes from family
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Poor
Earlville
Fayette County
Anna Canine
Aurora
Manchester
Wadena
Emma Jennings
Arlington
Mabel Gray
Omaha
Neb
Nora Harris
Hopkinton
Rose Christeleit
Volga
Alice Gage
Fayette
Grace Loucks
Jesse
Isaac
Elk City
Okla
Presbyterian Church
L. R. Westerberg
W. F. Moore
Robert Frey
S. M. Jennings
Westerberg
J. H. Wilson
Clyde King
D. B.‘Jenings
Chas. Oldfather
Carl Sever Halstenson
Sever
Gro Halstenson
Clayton County
Elgin
Louise Thoma
Clara
Elmer Schori
Myrtle
Mel Kohler
Bess Stohr
Iowa
Minnesota
St. Ansgar
Clermont
Ufe
St. Paul's Methodist Church
J. C. Warton
Elgin Cemetery
Lyle Light
Selmer Groth
Arthur Groth
Adolph Groth
Will Groth
Joe Groth
Gustav Peterson
Mankato
Minn
Wm. Groth
Tom Groth
Alma Groth
Nellie Halstenson
Decora
Carl Schori
West Union
Cecil Chilson
Anna Haggensick
Gladys Jacobsen
Elkader
Florida claims largest tomatoes spark new controversy
West Palm Beach photograph by Herb Foster shows Blanche Broca biting into a four and a half pound tomato from the local crop. Florida boasts the biggest tomatoes, a claim echoing last year’s "long corn" debates as harvest continues for Northern salads and sandwiches.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Herb Foster
Florida
Blanche Broca
Blossom Queen Hardin Selected as Apple Queen
Mabel Curtis, 16 year old, chosen in fall 1935 to serve as Apple Queen of the 1934 crop by Hardin Lion's Club members. Special CFI photo provided to the Echo by R. Grant.
Baumgartner Passes Away Aged 44 Near Elgin
Leslie Baumgartner son of Rosa Baumgartner died at age 44 near Elgin on a May day in 1895 after a life largely on the home place with family. He left a mother, brother Joseph, sister Mrs Ernest Friederich, two nieces and three nephews. Funeral at home conducted by Rev Ben Wiegand and Emil Moor with burial in Apostolic cemetery south of the Baumgartner home. Casket bearers were six cousins including Martin and Edwin Hanson Levi Frieden Dan Sutjer Leonard Moor and Ernest Baumgartner.
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Baumgartner
Rosa Baumgartner
Elgin
Baummgartner
Ernest Friederich
Joseph
Ben Wiegand
Taylor, Ma
Emil Moor
Apostolic
Martin and
Edwin Hanson
Levi Frieden
Dan Sutjter
Leonard Moor
Ernest Baumgartner
New York billiard champ elopes with 17 year old
Joe Chomaco, 38, world three cushion billiard champion from New York, fled to Clinton Iowa with 17 year old Gatie Carson after meeting in Chicago. He won the crown in a three month round robin tourney this winter and now must feed two months with his cue.
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Joe Chomaco
New York
Clinton
Iowa
Gatie Carson
Chicago
Joe
Thanks for kindness in our time of sorrow
We are deeply grateful to friends and neighbors who came to our assistance. Your acts of kindness have been a great comfort. We extend thanks to one and all from Mrs Rosa Baumgartner Joseph Baumgartner Mr and Mrs Ernest Friederich Harp and family
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C. S. Halstenson
Rosa Baumgartner
Joseph Baumgartner
Ernest Friederich
Harp
Most Peculiar Natural Spring of Iceland
The great geyser of Iceland, famed for its long activity, nearly died around 1910. Collier's Weekly notes that for years it erupted when about 40 pounds of soap were added, making its behavior unusually responsive to the soap trigger.
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Iceland
Collier's Weekly
Green tinged Canaries emerge from yellow dominance
Original canaries were green tinged, a rarity as yellow became predominant. Early specimens showed green tones, hinting at ancestral coloration before selective breeding shaped modern plumage.
Swiss Cheese Eyes Can Be Produced Elsewhere
The formation of eyes in Swiss cheese results from gas produced by bacterial action during fermentation. The U S Department of Agriculture has shown that Swiss cheese can be produced in other regions without Swiss atmosphere or grass by using bacterial starters.
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Gaa
Switzerland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Airplant Resembles Dagger In Dry Coastal Deserts
The Peruvian airplant is described as resembling a small Spanish dagger. It grows without roots and travels with the wind. It supposedly absorbs atmospheric gases to become a hard, rubbery, spiny plant, surviving in coastal desert conditions.
Sage of Chinatown on babies learning to talk
Hi Ho says a baby takes two years to learn to speak and the rest of life to stop talking, a quip attributed to the Chinatown sage about speech and restraint.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Hand Kissing Greeting Observed In European Households
In Col ler's Weekly a writer notes the longstanding European custom where all servants greet the master and mistress each morning by kissing their hands, a practice observed in many large households.
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Coller
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