Ring in Health With Christmas Seals
A 1929 Christmas seal story traces bells, tuberculosis fights, and the Danish origin of tuberculus seals. Emily P. Blaseli of Wilmington popularized the US effort, raising funds to support tuberculosis hospitals and prevention, with national groups joining in across states to educate and combat the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadness
Town Oper
Pac Dle
Tiberculogia
Copenhagen
Emily P. Blaseli
Wilmington
Delaware
young National Tuberculosis Agaoci _ation
National Basy
Local residents gather and move houses in small town notes
Mrs. Nels Olson and daughter Mary visit Roy Dietz in Oelwein. Ed Schmid of Davenport and Mrs S W Rubger of Randalia visit with their mother Mrs C T Schmid. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wedd and son live upstairs at Melvin Boyer home after moving from the Martin house in West Elgin. Quarantine hits Albert Dummermuth home near Brainard as Eldred contracts a light case of smallpox. John Durscher Sr. treated for stomach obstruction at West Union hospital. Ida Baldwin returns to Waterloo after three weeks visiting, with family driving to fetch her. Rock Island bus detour reshapes local routes. Community legal action seeks to bar Interstate Power Co from interfering with radio use at home. Pocketbook with cash and checks lost then found at Clermont station after search with Ted Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Olson
Mary
Roy Dietz
Oelwein
Ed Schmid
Davenport
S. W. Rubger
Randalia
C. T. Schmid
Sidce
Fred Wedd
Melvin Boyer
Martin
West Elgin
Feller
John Durscher
West Union Hospital
Ida Baldwin
Waterloo
Harry
al Fairbank
Paul Allen
Elkader
Strawberry Point
No. 18
Where
Clermont
Rock Island
Postville
McGregor
Ring in a Year of Health with Christmas Seals
The passage notes Christmas seals spreading health messages nationwide during December. It promotes tuberculosis awareness and early detection while describing millions of decorated letters and packages traveling across the country to deliver the message ring in a year of health with Christmas seals.
Illyria area social notes and upcoming events
Edna Hanson spent the weekend with the Ernest Meyer family near West Union. Many local families hosted guests from New Hampton and Elgin. Pupils enjoyed a two day vacation as teachers attended a Des Moines meeting. A box social is planned for district No 2 on Friday evening November 15. The Wide Awake Sunday class will present Mary's Castle in the Air at Thanksgiving. Cemetery association and Ladies Aid meet November 20 at Mrs. Jim Yearous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hanson
Ernest Meyer
West Union
Cathryn Ogle
Alberta Miller
New Hampton
Fremont Ogle
Elgin Public Schools
Des Moines
Hazel Rothlisberger
Fayette
Gottfried Frieden
Albert Butikofer
Cheery Valley
J. J. Snyder
Amelia Strong
George Butikofer
Geraldine Yearous
Helen Dennler
Clara Holzer
Jerome Yearous
Martha Chapman
Sammy
Adolph Hanson
Elizabeth Foxwell
Wadena
Clarence Frieden
LeMars
Elmer Frieden
Fred Schneider
Ruth Rothlisberger
Rev. Snyder
Elgin
Will Frieden
M. Y. Kipley
Will Christ
Jim Yearous
J. D. Shaffer
Fred Rothlisberger
Lansing
Edith Holzer
Chas. Medberry
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
Subscribe For Your Telegraph-Herald At The Echo Office
Subscriptions offered for the Elgin Echo and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald at the Echo Office. Echo is 2.00 annually, Telegraph-Herald 4.00, both for 5.00 total, saving 1.00. Applies to new subscriptions and renewals. Elgin Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph-Herald
Echo Office
Elgin Echo
Dubuque
Community Socials And Visits In Brainard Area
The Will Barker family and the Melvin Boyer family spent Sunday in Rochester Minnesota visiting the Fred Veesey home before returning home. Cecil Tripp was a supper guest at Sidney Nutting's Thursday evening. Mrs Frank Lyons has been ill the past week. Vern Boyer hosted Mrs Melvin Boyer and Floyd, Frad Wede of Elgin, and Will Barkey family at a Friday chicken dinner. Mrs George Tripp visited Di H Craft Thursday afternoon. Glen Boyer and Elmer Boyer families visited Vern Boyer last Sunday. Clarence Boyer and Clarence Jones of Fort Atkinson called at Vern Boyer’s Sunday afternoon. Mrs Glen Boyer and Marjorie Barker were supper guests at Sidney Nutting's. The Ladies Aid Society plans a play at the Baptist church soon. Mrs D H Craft and Dorothy visited Friday with Frank Lyons. Sidney Patterson visited the Frank Lyons home last Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Barker
Rochester
Minn
Melvin Boyer
Fred Veesey
Cecil Tripp
Sidney Nutting
Frank ‘Lyons
Hue
Vern Boyer
Floyd
Frad Wede
Elgin
Will Barkey
George Tripp
di H. Craft
Glen Boyer
Elmer Boyer
Vern
Ladies’ Aid Society
Baptist Church
D. H. Craft
Dorothy
Frank Lyons
Local visits and ads fragment from Waterloo area
Fragmentary newspaper item notes Mrs Glan Boyer visiting Waterloo on Sunday with Ira Cherry family and Mrs Arthur Patteradit visiting Sidney Nutting home. Mentions Mrs Martin Hovey and Beverly driving to Delwein, plus a wooden ware ad asking if higher priced machines sold and demonstrated at Fellat's Hardware West Bigin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glan Boyer
Waterloo
Ira Cherry
Arthur
Sidney Nutting
Har
West Bigin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curisttmas
S&al-Ed
All Saints
Hastings
England
Hi. W. Falk
Standard Oil
Ted Peterson
Herb
Illyria
Sagetagoe
Brainard
Sidney Patterson
Elmer
Boyer
Quaker. Oats Company
Weibel Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
Copper Hatcheries
N. E. Iowa
Quaker
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