Elgin area classified items at local hardware shop
Room table for sale by Geo Metzger of Elgin. Wanted shoes repaired at reasonable prices by Geo Schrampfer of Bilgin. Oil burning heaters on display at Feller's Hardware, West Elgin, with 1239 models available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Weigel
Carl Hackmann
Elgin
Feller’s Hardware
West Elgin
Stie
Geo. Metzger
Geo. Schrampfer
Bilgin
Eee
Feller
Hdw
Halloween Lessons And Class News From Primary Rooms
Early explorers topic noted with English descent figures and a focus on conversation improves writing. Verlie Bailey shared California stay and pen pal introductions from foreign countries. Hygiene class used microscope to view blood drops and flies wings. George Bovis donated blood for study. Second Primary reports Halloween poems recited and party with games and lunch. Third Primary notes Thanksgiving poster projects and geography booklets. Primary rooms mention K C Club with rules and motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bny
England
United States
Verlie Bailey
California
George Bovis
Grd
York City
San Francisco
Phyllis Pinney
K. C. Club
Winter 1938 39 cattle outlook and seed corn notes
The article notes higher expected fat cattle marketing in winter and spring 1938-39 than last year. It argues small grower seed corn stays viable against large firms and mentions storage practices for dahlia tubers and lamb butchering tips. It also highlights legume stands, winter hardiness, and corn sealing for farm programs with livestock feeding and commodity delivery details.
Agricultural Tips and Local News From Iowa
Advice on treating sore shoulders in work horses and collar fit, a report on the first Japanese beetle sighting in Iowa at Fort Madison, guidance on mulching strawberries before frost, and notes from Iowa State College on an experiment with yearling steers and linseed meal looking for the “bloom” factor linked to fattening cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fayette County
Grant Lauer
Eladorado
Iowa State College
Local Social Notes From Area Homes And Trips
Mrs. Mary Skarshaug and A G Bauder were dinner guests in the C J Gison home Tuesday evening. Lillian Nelson and Woodrow Hyde were dinner guests Tuesday evening of the Wayne Gils on couple. Ruth Mosby of West Union visited her father Samuel Mosby over the weekend. Max Hunsberger Edna Maxine and John Lantz were on a business visit in Dubuque Friday. Clarence Schneider moved Friday into a Main street house vacated by the Ern Baumgartner family. Zella Boyle and Bob Miller of Oelwein and Ruby Boyle of West Union spent the weekend with their parents the Shel don Boyles. Walter Bovis drove to Mason City Thursday to meet his wife, who had been visiting in Swea City. Mr and Mrs Bovis returned home Friday. Mrs John Falb entertained a birthday dinner Tuesday for John Peter Falb son of Mr and Mrs G H Falb. The G H Falb family attended. Mr and Mrs Harry Pace plan to spend the winter in California and will be accompanied by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Johnson. The latter is their daughter Harold Conner accompanied by Mrs Bertha Kiple. Mrs Eldred Patterson and Mrs Bert Allen drove to Rochester Minn Tuesday to see Mrs Jud Conner who entered the clinic Sunday. Mrs Bert Allen called to see Mabel Holzer at the hospital. Jud Conner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bovis
Mason City
Swea City
Mrs. Bovis
Harry Pace
California
Lloyd Johnson
Harold Conner
Bertha Kiple
Eldred Patterson
Bert Allen
Rochester
Minn
Jud Conner
Mabel Holzer
Jud Con
Elgin Hawkeye Football Injures Gene Schori
Gene Schori sustained a broken bone and a cracked shoulder in last Thursday's Elgin Hawkeye game and will miss high school sports for a month or more. Wi F Becker and George Anderson attended Dad's Day in Iowa City and watched the Iowa Purdue game, which ended in a tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Schori
Elgin-Hawkeye
Wi. F. Becker
George Anderson
Iowa City
Iowa
Purdue
800 Big Fish Exhibit At Old Pumping Station
The Guttenberg Press notes about 800 fish from nearly 40 species will be shown at the old pumping station starting next Tuesday. Collected by the federal bureau of fisheries, the display is expected to run for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Guttenberg Press
Carthage College Halfback Sprints 103 Yards for TD
Record run by 128 pound sophomore Charles Hopson of Metropolis Illinois and Winoison from Carthage College grid team. He sprinted 103 yards for a touchdown starting from behind his own goal line, believed to be the season’s longest on national fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ill
Charles Hopson
Metropolis
Winoison
Carthage College
City Named for Chief Oshkosh Chief On-Kosh Origin
The town in Wisconsin named for the famous Menominee leader On-Kosh emerged from an 1830s election held in a settler’s kitchen. Whites and Indians settled on honoring the chief, later known as Oshkosh, reflecting a shared vote and local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wia
On-Kosh
Wolves Won't Unite Against Their Own Kind
A discussion notes that wolves form packs for taking on prey like horses or reindeer but do not unite to fight other wolves, a behavior attributed to humans as unique and notable.
Weather conditioning houses promise cheap warmth
Fragment from a 1920s classified style note promotes weather conditioning to beat drafts and cold. It includes an offer for free estimates and hints at a home improvement service alongside unrelated humorous lines and ad snippets from the same page.
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C. Ll. Klingman
R. P. Strauch
Thho
Harry Miller
Gottlieb Pulfer
Elmer H. Larson
W. E. Lubbers
Luana
March of Time
Rainbow Supreme
Jos
Shindelar
Stockyards
Calmar
Schneider
Cottage Studio
Oecelwein
Elmer Pinney
Orvin Thompson
Postville
Thore Thompson
Wadena
Echo
Echo Office
Elgin Echo
Fort Madison
St. Louis
Chicago
Mary Skarshaug
A. G. Bauder
C. J. Gison
S. K. Langsdale
Phillips House
Alfred Imhof
Lillian Nelson
Woodrow Hyde
Mrs. Wayne Gilson
Ruth Mosby
West Union
Samuel Mosby
Max Hunsberger
Edna and Maxine
John Lantz
Dubuque
Clarence Schneider
Main Street
Ern Baumgartner
Zella Boyle
Bob Miller
Oelwein
Ruby Boyle
Sheldon Boyle
John Falb
John Peter Falb
G. H. Falb
Ner and
Frank Rota
Indiana
Carter
THE
Gtr
Rhee
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Bovenholdts
Co. H. Miller
Waucoma, Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Tran
W.E. Anderson
Arlington
Republican
Martin-Senour
Schori & Kusterler. CO
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Opera House
Jack Case
Bar 20 Ranch
Rex
Buck Smith
Elgin State Bank Capital
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