Clermont News Items Highlight Local People and Events
Miss Nellie Calahan visits Caspalio. Dr. Berry of West Union treated by a doctor. Knudt Anderson visits sister Maggie. Norwegian Lutheran bell arrives. Will Maloney of Ossian travels between trains. George Miller to Cedar Valley Seminary Osage. J W Miller ships six two year old steers averaging 1183 pounds. Mrs R W Blake active in millinery. Mrs Hanson of Spencer visits Clermont. Mr Chester and Fred Bigler enjoy a hunting outing. Mr and Mrs N H Nelson host visitors from Wisconsin. Mike Sullivan returns from Lavina Montana. Lavina cows prosper. Dr Carr and Dr Schmidt operate for gallstones at Postville hospital. Mrs A M Anna and Mrs William Larrabee tour Chicago. F K White hears of M O Taylor's death. Taylor built Clermont M E church. Mr and Mrs Henry Ostlie visit father A E Gunderson in Iowan City post hospital operation. Gunderson to return home. Dime Society M E church chicken pie supper well attended. G M Smith P E Burke James Case Martin Kelson all from New Hampton register at Commercial. hunting trip planned with Bigler. Fred Bigler hosts guests, miscue narrates. Martin Houlihan and uncle Martin Murphy visit Clermont. Mr Murphy visits after twenty years. Power plant Draws former Clermont residents. Jessie Hills marries James Powers at Catholic parsonage Rev Father Hehir presiding. Powers travel to Elgin and Chicago. couple to reside in Mrs Knudtson house. Bride a Fayette County teacher. groom a prosperous Clermont farmer owning land.
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Nellie Calahan
Cas- Palio
R. PB
Berry
West Union
Knudt Anderson
Maggie
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Will Maloney
Osslan
George Miller
Cedar Valley Seminary
Osage
J. W. Miller
R. W. Blake
Robert Hanson
Spencer
John Crowe
H.B. Chester
Fred .Bigler
N. H. Nelson
Nelson
Thro Johnson
Fennimore
Wisconsin
Mike Sullivan
Lavina
Montana
Mike
Dr. Carr
A. ©. Hoffman
Postville Hospital
Carr
Schmidt
A. M
Anna
Wiliam Larrabee
Chicago
F. K. White
M. O. Taylor
Postville
Jessie Hills
Chauncy Hills
James Powers
Father Hehir
Earth
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief for Rheumatism
The ad claims rheumatism and allied pains stem from blood congestion. Sloan's Liniment penetrates to relieve congestion, restore warmth, and end pain. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home, offering 25c to $1 options and a 26c size.
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Sloan
Otto Meisner Quits Farming for Digin Restaurant Venture
ELIKADER Otto Meisner plans to leave farming and relocate to Digin to enter the restaurant business. Karl Barthel traveled to Iowa City Friday to visit friends and watch the Ames Iowa game. The German church ladies cleared 277.40 at their bazaar dinner and supper, surpassing last year and marking a record for church events. Jake Reinhart brought home a Dakota turnip weighing fourteen pounds and about a foot in diameter, now in Kramere Market window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Meisner
Digin
Karl Barthel
Iowa City
Ames-Iowa
Jake Reinhart
Dakota
Kram
Debate on Euthanasia in Chicago Sparking Divisive Views
In Chicago a debate over whether to end the life of a deformed infant surfaces, with a physician acquitted after a trial for neglect. The piece notes Sparta’s stance on the unfit and questions whether society should actively intervene, suggesting relief in some cases but acknowledging courage gaps in acting.
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Chicago
Cowd
Sparta
Cewlar Rapids
Street Beggars In Rome Remembered Tale From Papal Days
An anecdote from Princess Lazarevich in Pleasures and Palaces recalls W. W. Story’s London tale of Roman beggars stealing from pockets with sly precision. A scarlet red silk bandanna edge peeks from Storys coat prompting a ragged imp to cry out in mock outrage Mean! Mean! Shame!
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Rome
Papal
Princess Lazarevich
Palazzo Barberini
W. W. Story
London
Small Japanese Houses and Local Notices Collide
A short discussion notes Japan's small house size tied to climate and culture. Nearby items report Claud Fothergill and family’s visit from Monticello, a store ownership transfer in Illyria, a funeral in West Union for Elizabeth Thompson, a Fayette county selling ad, and Florence Berg visiting from Fayette.
Character Told by Nose Nosography Describes Noses and Personalities
The text outlines how nose shapes reveal character and habits. It links long noses with merit and power, straight noses to seriousness, Roman noses to adventure, wide open nostrils to sensuality, and cleft noses to benevolence. It cites St. Vincent de Paul, Catherine de Medici, Elizabeth I, and others.
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Napoleon
Caesar
St. Vincent de Paul
Catharine de Medici
Elizabeth
England
Great Field for Novelists in Industrial Life
A colorful sketch asserts Pennsylvania’s urban industrial scene offers vast material for fiction. The piece notes sharp social contrasts and diverse racial mixtures between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, suggesting endless subjects for a novelist like Balzac or Meredith Nicholson.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Donstoyetsky
Balzac
Willes- Barrs
Meredith Nicholson
Atvlantic Monthly
Minute bend in steel bar measured by U S Bureau of Standards
A three foot long steel bar of three and a half foot diameter is measured by a sensitive device from the U S Bureau of Standards. The bar is bowed by tiny weights, with mirrors creating concentric rings where each ring equals one ten thousandth inch of deflection. The system detects bends as small as one twenty thousandth of an inch, expanding circles with each movement.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Second Girl Wins Out in Matrimonial Chase
A New York woman confronts a deceitful fiancé who borrowed money to marry her rival. After a dramatic custody of affection and a jail scare, the intended husband sparks a courtroom flashpoint, then is rescued by the second bride who raises funds to free him, and they wed.
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New York
Ahe
Two Movements Essential for Social Progress
The text argues humanity advances through a balance of change and stability. Constant revolts push for new paths while orderly structure sustains society. Progress requires harmonizing newer impulses with older structures to prevent petrification and maintain functioning social order.
Don't Spill the Milk. Learn from Our Accidents
A reflective piece urges readers to accept fault for everyday mishaps and avoid blaming luck. It advocates assessing errors in commission or omission, learning from them, and taking steps to prevent repeating mistakes in the future.
Miss Edna Knight Visits Aunt in Illinois Newsitem
West Union town notes report Miss Edna Knight traveled to Waukigan Illinois last Tuesday to see her aunt Mrs Jennie Thompson. Fire department responded to a kerosene stove fire at Frank Kohler home causing minor damage. Fire department was able to extinguish quickly. J H Overbeck of near Elgin visited, reporting son George Overbeck raised 8664 bushels small grain and 1200 bushels flax on lands near Foster and Gregg counties ND. Fredericksburg installs continuous electric lighting by C Miller and Sons of Clermont. An improved ac controller system is highlighted as best yet for a town its size. Public subscription exceeds 1000 dollars with substantial local labor donated.
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Edna Knight
Waukigan
Ill
Jennie Thompson
Wm. Boyle
Frank Kohler
J. H. Overbeck
Elgin
Argo-Gazette
George Overbeck
Foster
Gregg Counties
N. D
Fredericksburg
C. Miller & Sons
Clermont
Iowa
Dr King’s New Discovery Aids Coughs And Lung Trouble
Careful people see that coughs are stopped by Dr King’s New Discovery 60c and 1.00. Remains on the market for 46 years praised by youth and old age for soothing healing qualities. Pneumonia and lung trouble arise from delayed treatment. Money back if it fails.
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Dr. King
Cheery Valley News Social Roundup
Cheery Valley News notes a series of Sunday visits and weekend calls. Walter Christen is afflicted with pink eye. Alfred Schlupp visited Christen Bros. home. Ide and Louisa Nydegger visited Joe Friedens. Fred Ritz called at Jacob Dennler home. Sam Butikofer visited Adolph Hansons. Frank Christen called at G. Frederick home. Lena Pulfer visited Albert Schubach. Mathew Leuchtemacher plans a few days with relatives in Egin. Jacob Kurt and family spent Saturday at Jacob Christens. Martin Minnihan visited his mother in Volga. James Boyle visited his ill mother in West Union. Jacob Christen and son Johnny returned from a week with relatives at West Bend.
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Walter Christen
Alfred Schlupp
Christen Bros
Ide
Louisa Nydegger
Joe Friedens
Fred Ritz
Jacob Dennler
Sam Butikofer
Adolph Hansons
Frank Christen
G. Frederick
Lena Pulfer
Albert Schubach
Mathew Leuchtemacher
Egin
Jacob Kurt
Jacob Christens
Martin Minnihan
Volga
James Boyle
West Union
Jacob Christen
Johnny
Weat Bend
Want to Close That Deal Promptly
A terse warning urges swift action to seal a business agreement without delay, highlighting risks of delays or missed opportunities if someone stalls or procrastinates in finalizing the deal.
Illyria Notes of Thanksgiving Visits and Local Socials
Illyria items recount a mild Thanksgiving week with church attendance, family visits and travels. Lena Wenger visits Mrs. M. D. Guyer, Clara Thomson and Mrs. Yearous visit relatives, and several families from Elgin West Union and nearby homes are noted visiting chacun. Fred Rothlisberger and Ruth Nydeggar return from a California trip with pleasant remarks.
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Lena Wenger
M. D. Guyer
Clara Thomson
McGregor
C. Yearous
Take Care Of That Itching Eczema Border
Do you regard that itching as a serious thing It is Fight it with Dr Hobsons Eczema Ointment The disease can cling on for months and years Scores of grateful users say why did we waste those months and years It is not an experiment It is healing Buy a box today to fight the beginning of eczema 60 a box.
Christmas Card and Calling Card Orders at Echo Office
Leave orders for exclusive steel engraved hand decorated Christmas cards and corresponding cards with monogram or initial engraved calling cards at the Echo office before Thanksgiving. Call to see samples.
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Lana
Echo Office
Dr Kings New Life Plus Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Plus as a laxative to purge poisons from the body. It claims relief from symptoms like craziness spots before the eyes blackness and Mala feeling by morning after one dose. The piece also reports the death of J H Kerwin a Olwein clothing shop owner and mentions Thanksgiving visitors Paul Doan and wife visiting the Doan home.
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Dr. King
Magazine Subscriptions Offer for 1915 16 at Ecuo Office
Mrs F W Hughes offers service and value for money with the new 1915 16 magazine list. Combinations include Mothers Magazine Home Needlework American Magazine of Wee Women Home Companion at 2.00, Everybody's Magazine McClure's Pictorial Review, plus many other options. Single magazines available. Plan early for Christmas gifts. 4
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F. W. Hughes
Ecuo
Mother’s Magazine
American Magazine
Woman’s Home Companion
Everybodya' Magazine
McClure’s
Pictorial Review
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonial pledge
A 19th century advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal medicine taken to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It includes endorsements from local bankers and mentions a 75 cent bottle price and free testimonials.
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Hall
For Sale: Big Polish China Spring Boars Bargains
For sale are 26 large tl type Poldna China Spring boars noted as big and growing with arched back and good head. They are priced as great bargains and worth the money. Come and make your selection, place orders and we guarantee satisfaction. Ep AUDER gin, Towa, Nee
Mrs Appleman to Sell Elgin Property and Livery Stables
Notice states Mrs Appleman will sell Elgin property including lots housing a livery stable and garage. Purchase terms at five years with four percent interest. Inquiries directed to Mrs B W Appleman. Also mentions fourteen tramps quartered in the city bastile of Ocweiin Friday night and a note on the “Weary lies” lodging act allowing a warm place for the night before wandering again.
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Appleman
Elgin
B. W. Applemyl
Oclwein
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