Local Socials and Visitors Visit Highland Area
Illyrian TEMS Mr and Mrs Rd Gehring enter Saturday Bikader Ellen Foxwell returned home from Charles City last week Mr and Mrs Bert Benton open Sunday near Little Port Mrs Wenger and daughter Leni were guests at Herberts for Sunday dinner Max Guyer and family visited Robert Peters home last Friday Lillie Kingman and Glen MacKellar returned to the TU at Fayette last Sunday. Clarence Coventry family making farewell visits before moving to California. Bible Story contest at church drew fair attendance with Helen Rothlisberger Ast Harl Rothlisberger 2nd Grace Paxwell 3rd judged by Miss Upton of Flynn High School.
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Rd Gehring
Bikader
Ellen Foxwell
Charles ‘City
Bert Benton
Littleport
Wenger
Leni
Herbert’s
Max Guyer
Robert Peters
M. M. Prouty
Elkader
Lillie Kifngman
Glen Mac Kellar
T. U
Fayette
Will Potock
Bim
L. W. MacKellar
Thomas Kerr
Waterloo
John Kerr
Agnes
Clara
Stephen Rothligberger
F. L. Robbins
Oelwein
Jakie Yestous Jr
Thomas Richards
West Union
Albert Colburn
Israel Shaffer
Mia
Amelia Strong
Iona Harold
Reynold
Otis Rothilsberger
Ernest Meyer
Hilda Klingman
Highland School
Clarence Coventry
Harl Rothlisberger
Grace; Paxwell
Miss Upton
Pristetpat
Flynn High School
Alyria Orchestra
Messrs
Harold and Reynold Strong
Otis Rothllsberne
Out under way and social visits across towns
Mr and Mrs H and Landsgard spent Sunday with Filkport visitors included John Wold and M Lottscard. Rev N Arveson guests at Lind. Kirkeberg and Menry visited Gilbert Peterson at Postville. Oscar Nyborg installed milking machines at Loomis Bros and Even Lions. Hundreds attended Clermont confirmation. Neighbors attended events at Elmer Anderson and A O Wold homes. Alphie Thorson finished school term with a Center school picnic. Emma Johanson out on enforced hospital vacation for tonsillitis. Various visits and car sales noted across Dubuque and Prairie lu Chein regions.
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Christ Anderson
Elmer Anderson
Clermont
Elling Houg
Walter Loftisgard
Prairie Lu Chein
Wisconsin
Nelson & Lotagard
Mes
Peteyvsan
Wigher Township
J. Hi. Skarshoug
Cornelius Relerson
Dubuque
Agnes Wellers
Robelson
C. K. Hows
Alphe Thorson
A. O. Wold
St. Olav
Alphie Thorson
Emma Johanson
Postville Hospital
Ralph Gunderson
Guoda
Kuudt Christianson
Alma Nesteby
Sophie Landagard
Landsgard Bros
Dr Hadsel Visited Between Friday and Saturday
Dr H B Hadsel visited the area spanning Friday to Saturday, staying briefly and meeting local residents. The note records a short, informal stop rather than a formal engagement or event.
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Dr. H. 8. Hadsel
Staunch Slovak Urges Freedom Through Education
In a Slovak village a man explains his choice to stay uneducated under Magyar rule to resist assimilation. He later emigrates to America, learns English through eight schools, earns papers, and returns briefly before war interrupts. The piece reflects language, identity, and resilience amid shifting borders.
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National Geographic Magazine
Medici Legacy Links Moneylending To Medicine
The Medici family shifted medieval moneylending to a recognized profession. Averardo de Medici, noted commander under Charlemagne the Great, slew the giant Igello whose iron clubs inspired a three ball heraldic emblem. The Medici coat of arms and the term medicine trace to their influence on healing arts.
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Averardo de Medici
Charlemagne the Great
Igello
Medtet
Prodigies of the Past and the Lost Art of Childhood Genius
The piece reflects on extraordinary child prodigies from history and argues that such feats are becoming common. It cites examples like poets, artists, and diarists achieving remarkable early mastery, suggesting a shift in what counts as exceptional talent.
Freight by Air Ingland Leads Early Aviation Era
Ingland is credited as the foremost aviation nation. In 16 months 82,000 passengers and 200,000 pounds of freight covered 1,000,000 miles in 48,000 Highth. A London to Paris round trip could be done in six hours for about £90, contrasting with $40 by rail. An aero firm runs a Key West to Havana passenger service, charging $150 one way New York to Boston.
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Ingland
London
Paris
Rat
The
Aero Company
Key West
Havana
New York
Boston
Rabbit Leather Tested for Shoe Uses
Sumpter rabbit leather recently imported from Amatealia was examined by the United States Bureau of Standards to gauge suitability for shoe uppers or other uses. The leather showed about one fourth the strength of calfskin and tears easily, though it offers cheapness and could serve for fancy uppers not requiring durability, and may be useful for mings and novelties.
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Amatealia
United States Bureau of Standards
Preparing Soil for Tobacco
Preparing soil for tobacco. To Browning the soil must be cleared of weeds seeds and insect larvae before transplanting. Previously fires were used to clear the surface. now a canvas cover with live steam from a road roller is used. A high temperature is maintained for two hours.
Cheery Valley Social Roundup of Sunday Visits
Bertha Hofer and Lola Hanson spent Monday night visiting. Various locals including Louise Muehlethaler Ellen Hanson Alta Dennler and Bernice Chase visited relatives and neighbors across Cheery Valley and nearby towns. Families from Straw Berry Point West Union and Wadena shared Sunday gatherings with the Dennler, Han son, Frieden, Baumgartner, and Lehman households. Reverend Edward Grimm traveled to Illinois to meet relatives from Switzerland.
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Bertha Hofer
Lola Hanson
Himil Dennler
Momps
Louise Muehlethaler
Gottlieb Dennler
Ellen Hanson
Mima Meyer
Alta Dennler
Sam Butlkoler
Bernice Chase
Martin Hanson
Louisa Dennler
Strawberry Point
Adolph Hanson
Ly Christen
Jake Frieden
West Union
Fred Frieden
Thos
Hangon
Henry
Alex Baumgartner
Fred Reitz
Prairie du ‘Chien
Will Meisner
Levi Frieden
Jake Dennler
Mrs. Schlupp
Will Chase
Wadena
Edward Grimm
Higin
TiInois
Switzerland
Rob Lehman Familly
Jake Christen
Frank Christen
Fred Rélie
Ern Leroh
Notice of highway vacation in Fayette County Iowa 1921
Notice is given that the Commissioner appointed to view and report on the expediency of vacating a highway in Fayette County reports in favor of the vacation. Objections or claims for damages must be filed in the County Auditor’s office by noon July 6, 1921. Witness dated May 7, 1921 by County Auditor CG P Chambers.
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Iowa
Fayette County
Ward Brabham
Robert Wilson
Israel
F. Shaffer
Christian Schweltszer Jr
Arthur Gage
Jeremy
Éver Dir
Alo Brabham
Christian Schweitzer Jr
Israel F. Shaffer
A. D
Chambers
County Auditor
Fire siren trial shows limited townwide hearing
The city tested the new fire siren at noon and six pm on Monday. Mayors called edge-of-town homes to confirm audible sound, but most residents reported not hearing it. City Council seeks a siren heard by all times and places.
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Fayette County
Grinnell
Community Notes and Local Mentions From Oelwein Area
Reports from Oelwein and nearby towns recount visits and illnesses including Mrs John Benson and Rose Garber in Oelwein, Mrs F J Moore returning to Waterloo, Mrs Harnack from Postville, and Mrs Hastman at the Himil Snyder home with no improvement. Mentions of rain every day, a lumbago case for Jud Conner, and a high school ball team’s recent results. Also notes on Mrs Rudy Yunker’s illness after a Florida trip, Western Stars meeting at Masonic Hall May 15, Cedar Rapids Business College students returning home, and Clara Bauman’s Mayo Clinic diagnosis and possible country rest.
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Atili
John * Benson
Mies
Rose Garber
Oelwein
Clem Schmid
A. Eologie
F. J. Moore
Waterloo
Harnack
Postville
Jud Conner
West Union
Luapo
Tal
Rudy Yunker
Florida
Schmid
Christ
Egin
Cedar Rapids Business College
Walter Kohler
Lyle Wi Lehman
Minerva Weibel Gehring
C. Randall
Waukegan
Thitois
Elgin
Arnold Bauman
Clara
Rochester
Mayo Hospital
Bigin
Haxol
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Emall
Éfgut Saurkmers
Ted
Chatterton
Fivelyn
Diariot
Macaulay
Millais
Cheery Valley
Albert Pinney
Ernest Pater
Pinney
Kansas City
Missouri
Washington State
British Columbia
Pfister
Will Kennel
Burlington
John Det Sarthoma
Raj
J. Wesley Miller
Clem ‘Wilson
John ‘Waldron
Will Y. Bilttes
Asso
Sats
Oscar L. Gregerson
Ae Sank Belena Aga
Eanhorg
Peraca Calted
Chaktask
Lehman
Clara, Mont
Center Streets
Mrs. Smith
Volga
D. Welch
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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