World Tour With Mrs Hughes to Prussia and Germany
Mrs Hughes travels from Elginethin through Fayette County to Prussia and Germany describing the Garrison church and tombs of Frederick the Great and the Soldier King, Sanssouci Palace, Voltaire rooms, and the royal gardens. She notes Roosevelt and Geraldine Farrar visits, the palace theatre, and ardent details of Ber dinity.
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Czar
Russia
Theodore Roosevelt
Kaiser
Geraldine Farrar
Caruso Lang
Farrest
Berdin
Germany
Laws Won’t Stop Deaths at Intersections
An insurance indemnity payout after a Jefferson auto collision highlights human error at street intersections. The article urges drivers to slow down, exercise caution, and avoid reliance on stop signs, noting fatalities prompt calls for laws but true safety comes from attentive driving and delaying speed at intersections.
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Jefferson
Use Gloves in Dressing Rabbits to Prevent Tularemia
The state department warns hunters and handlers to wear gloves when dressing rabbits after four tularemia cases were reported. Tularemia often enters the body through cuts or skin contact, and gloves can prevent infection. The article also notes historical public debt figures from 1913 to 1937 for context.
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State Department
Charming home wedding in Iowa ties Mayme Buchanan and Oscar Benson
Miss Mayme Buchanan and Oscar M. Benson wed at the Buchanan residence in Sebride on a Wednesday afternoon. They left for Chicago with Dr. and Mrs. Schaif of Dows who had attended a wedding in Waterloo. Phoebe Conner born in Greene county Wis in 1849 died in 1908 at age 59. Funeral details follow amid county news on roads, bridge work, and stock shipments.
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Mayme Buchanan
Oscar M. Benson
Sebride
Toamas Buchanan
Iowa
Chicago
Schaif
Dows
Waeterloo
Phoebe Conner
Greene County
Wis
Elgin
John DeSart
Opera House
Gene Stahl
Harrington Place
Gunderson
Joe
Chas. Holzer
Helper
County Line
Schori Bros
Elizabeth Rothlisberger
Illyria Items and Local Happenings Digested
In Illyria on Tuesday evening Iowa Eleven to Face will be held Friday afternoon at Nebraska in Final Game 2 30 from the Alyria church John E Boleyn suffers blood poisoning from a cut on his left hand A blaze threatened John Schmid’s home but extinguished before barn adjoining was lost An aide may move to Des Moines for an interurban road job Nurse Ella Lehman cared for Eldred Patterson ill with pneumonia Benson wedding plans for Thanksgiving Day A hot water heating plant installed at the German Baptist parsonage Ern Loertscher killed a large bull snake Alden Pinney jokes a 1940 platform of Buick wins and perks each Friday and holidays
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Illyria
Iowa
Nebraska
Alyria
John E. Boleyn
John Schmid
Mr. Schmid
J. E. Boleyn
Des Moines
John
Ella Lehman
Wilbur Patterson
Eldred
C. M. Benson
Bride
Aug. Benson
Hawkeyes to host Huskers in 24th Iowa clash
Nebraska travels to Iowa Stadium for the season finale with Iowa, their 24th meeting dating to 1891. Both teams seek an atoning, evenly matched finish as nine Iowa seniors bid farewell, including Capt. Jack Eicherly and Bob Allen, with high school squads invited to attend.
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Nebraska
Minnesota
University of Iowa
Iowa Stadium
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Huskers
Jack Eicherly
Bob Allen
Chuck Brady
Frank Balazs
Bob Herman
al Schenk
Jim Kelly
Glen Olson
Wilbur Nead
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Quiet Week
The piece notes a game with many young athletes likely attending and mentions Ruth Reed returning to school after illness. It also records Walter Wenger of Cedar Rapids visiting Elgin to see relatives and friends, reflecting a typical small town update of events and movements.
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Walter Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
Progress Club Meeting Hosted by Elizabeth McMillan
Elizabeth McMillan hosted the Progress Club meeting Monday evening at the Albert Dummermuth home with medicine as the topic. After business, Gladys Yearous read a paper on Dr. Florence Sabin and the motto to do today what should be done today, tomorrow has its own duties.
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Elizabeth McMillan
Progress Club
Albert Dummermuth
Gladys Yearous
Florence Sabin
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Margaret J. Strauch
Round the World
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Fayette County
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Frederick the Great
Napoleon
John Sebastian Bach
Sanssoci
Voltaire
Frederick
Immortalis
Umouis
T Palace
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Mitter
Orangerie
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Ibis
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Doorn
Frederick pTeat
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ardens
Europe
Ber
N Commission
Uti
OWA
Ender
Echo
Alden Pinney
Feller & Baumgartner
Prunes
Zac
Soc
Ruth Reed
Elgin State Bank
Perfes
Chevrolet
General Motors
John Falb & Sons
Elgin, Iowa
Falb Motor Co
Postville, Iowa
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