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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
8
E R Withell D C chiropractor promotes chiropractic care highlighting X Ray imaging and Neurocalometer assessment. The notice emphasizes professional services and diagnostic approach offered by the practitioner.
Syria items note Cedar Rapids and Indianapolis visitors dining with the Klingmans. A West Union picnic honors Jerome Yearous, Mrs. Herzberg and relatives. Dawn Swale and Lavern Hyde wed, with a shower and dance that evening. Local clubs and visits follow, including 4 H, relatives in Oelwein and Dundee, and many family gatherings with Frieden and Glass families.
Rural families and relatives gathered in farms near Volga City Elkader and Dundee for Sunday visits and dinners. Many guests included Medberry, Yesrous, Yearous, Wenger, and Lembke households with extended family and 4-H groups. Community members also noted school closures and church services in the area.
The raccoon washes its food and shows how water access matters. Young raccoons in confinement have nearly starved for lack of water to wash their meals, highlighting the importance of hydration and feeding practices.
A concise note explains that Jerusalem is said to derive its name from a word meaning abode of peace, linking ancient language roots to the city’s peaceful connotation. The claim reflects common etymological explanations shared in historical references.
A long list of Sunday and Monday social visits in Oak Grove includes Mr. and Mrs. John Durscher and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rothlisberger at Frieden and Peters homes, numerous calls at the Frieden and Gilson homes, and family dinners with extended relatives visiting from West Bend, La Grange, and Arlington.
A farmer cites a simple method to kill Canada thistles by mowing them very close between August 14 and 17. He claims last year’s patch had no thistles after mowing this way, noting some farmers may doubt the idea but it could be effective and easy. Water weighs more than ice and expands about one eleventh when freezing. one volume of water becomes roughly 1.0008 volumes of ice.
Community guests from Cedar Rapids, Castalia and West Union gathered for weddings, anniversaries, and picnics. Readers attend W C T U regional conference, church notes from Brainard include Sunday services and a temperance program by the youth.
Mrs Gilman Knudtson of Sioux Falls was called to care for her ill father A Q Nyborg. T T Loftsgard and family visited in Mable Minn. Tone and Joan Odegard stayed with Nicholie Martie family. Mrs Harold Skarshaug of Ames visited relatives in Olson home. Mildred Odegard helped with house work. H E Landsgard and Doris spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs B Nelson. John Hellum and Kenneth Hellum also mentioned.
Snippets show Sunday visits to P. K. Peterson and John Hellum homes. The Dorcas Society will entertain at church parlors Saturday afternoon May 27 with Mrs. Loftsgard Tina Nelson and the Houg sisters involved. Wedding of Lillian Meyer and Arthur Eller occurred Monday at West Clermont church.
A special CFI photo from Aberdeen credits Orrin Pierce who, despite being 91, joined the Civil War reunion at Gettysburg last year and marched seven miles in the G A R convention parade at Des Moines. He hopes to attend the encampment again this year, while Li Po is noted as a great Chinese poet born in 701 A D by critics.
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