Public health nurse offers free in-school health services
Rod Gross urges citizens to support county public health nursing as essential, noting its proven ability to protect families from preventable diseases. The West Union Red Cross Chapter plans to fund a year of nurse services in loyal communities, urging cooperation with Miss Maa Campbell to maximize impact in schools.
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Rod Gross
Publcc
Teading
West Union
Red Cross
Misa Maa Campbell
M. J. Breckner
Chim
Read the ads for any need from horse to railroad ride
An aged verse urges readers to study the ads for purchases from hobby horses and rocking chairs to cars and seeds. It extols the ads as a means to buy or trade items, promising profit and solutions, ending with a sign-off reference to a place name.
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Pemoerat
Calorado Springs
Students Return Home From Several Colleges
Weibel, Pendred Harring and a group from Cornell and Up-T lows University arrive this Wednesday evening. Edith Grether Gordon Maspy Leo Soligh from Cedar Rapids Business College also join. The event welcomes them home for a big dinner and a happy vacation. Mrs Frane DeBart is the cause of her disability.
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Eee Weibel
Pendred Harringbh
Anime Rowe
Coden
Rapith Buslings
Edith Grether
Gordon Maspy
Leo Soligh
Thia
Cornell Collage
Farmeat
How We Fire The Furnace In Cold Weather Tips
Practical guidance on maintaining efficient furnace fires with coal. Emphasizes starting new coal in front of older coal, keeping a thick fire in cold weather, using ash beneath to control burn rate, ensuring tight doors and proper drafts, and firing at regular times to avoid overheating or waste.
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Hox
Akperta
Iowa’ State College
Why Be Jealous and Celebrate Others' Success
A exhortation to overcome envy by rejoicing in others achievements. It argues jealousy shrivels the soul while magnanimity expands character. True success comes to those whose spirit is large enough to receive it and share in others prosperity.
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Earth
Ufe
Credit Discontinued and Civic Righteousness Voice
A 72 year old man near Grundy Center was trapped by barbed wire on a fence during an attempted climb at night and endured 34 hours hanging head down before discovery. He is in precarious condition at Carpenter Hospital. A 178 acre tract south of Lincoln Way was bought for 63000 dollars for husbandry experiments. Mrs MS Vs Jackson visits Mendiapolis to see ill father Chris Baldwin.
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R. Smith
Stout
Carpenter Hospital
Grundy Center
Hila
MS Vs. Jackson
Mendiapolis
Chris Baldwin
Turkeys Worth More Than Peacock in Almanack Style Note
A fragment notes that the saber hued turkey is eight steps more valuable than the gaudy peacock and that beauty is the sole measure. The text references Alsep and Richard, with a dated Almanack flavor.
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Turkey
Water Mains Beoing Late
The town works on water mains delayed by trench caving as crews lay pipes. In Postville the city performs taps with lead pipes under contract at a cost of 00 dollars. West Union uses owner dug trenches or hired work with permits, paying for pipe and connections. Elgin Council weighs options to minimize first cost for residents while ensuring fire protection and water supply.
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Postville
West Union
Elgin Council
Algin
Eagery House
Postville Triumph Over Elgin In Gridiron Clash
Postville and Elgin high schools met on Elgin grounds last Saturday with a hard fought game. A Postville fumble recovery returned for a touchdown gave Postville a late lead, sealing the win as time expired in the final quarter. Elgin, though outweighed, fought well and showed improvement since the previous contest.
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Postyive
Elgin
Postville
G ‘Gamle
Soma Long Sale Prices From A Bertson Sale
Auct Berg reports prices from the Soma Long Sale held on November 16. Boars ranged up to $50.50 with second and third choices at varied levels. Two year old sows sold around $62.50, Sven gilts $25.00, six gilts $4.00 each, a lone three year old sow $20.0, seven gilts at $56.09, and older sows from $108.00 down to $20.00. Corn around 98 to 8 cents per bushel. Feed prices listed as 60 ha per unit. Berg Auct.
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Bertson
Jouly
Sven
Berg
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu and Bazaar at City Hall
Thanksgiving menu offered at the Baptist church includes roast chicken with dressing mashed potatoes gravy green beans and pie. Bazaar follows the dinner at City Hall at 2 p m. Prices listed for adults 60 cents and children 28 cents. A note on Iowa apples and corn markets discusses prices and orchard value. Quaker Oats Fort Dodge plant to shut down for an undefined period affecting about 400 workers. November 29 and 30 events noted by the Business College at Waterlog, Iowa.
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The
Baptist Church
Fort Dodge
Fort, Dodge
Quaker Oats Co
Lind Businés College
Thanksgiving services and events at M. RY church
The M. RY church held morning services with Rev. Weitel preaching at 10:20. A Friday night church meeting was announced, hosted by Mrs. Albert Schori and others, with a plea for donations to cover expenses. Upcoming events include Friday eve film The Littlest Rebel and December 10 Fighting Roosevelts program. Sunday schedule features 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. worship with subject The Triumph of the Vanquished, Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. Un-Christian America A Menace and a Challenge, led by Gerald Schort, Breaning service at 7:30 with The Bilder Son.
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M. RY
Weitel
Hillmon
Finch‘ford
Masdames
Albert Schori
Ed Klingman
Fred Berg
F. C. Hillman
Roosevelts
Epworth League
Americea
Gerald Schort
Thanksgiving Program at Baptist church noted
Thanksgiving program presented by the Baptist Young People's Society at the church on Sunday evening November 29. It includes Group No 3 with Esther Reusser as captain, a Illustrated Song Service, roll call by secretary, Bible verses, a double duet by Katie and Rhita Bauman with Amelia Hackman and Celia Rennison, Lydia Ruesser essay, solos, a dialogue, extraordinary Thanksgiving featuring Ben Baumgartner and others, a cornet solo by Max Lehmann, and a male quartet with Gethe, Kelser, Frieburghdus, Schaer attending.
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Baptist | Young Peoples’ Society
Hsther Reusger
Cartain
Katie Bauman
Rhitl Bauman
Amelia Hackman
Celia Rennison
Wis
Lydia Ruesser
Hans Keizer
Ben Baumgartner
Fileda Yenney
Wilma Kohtes
Otto Krueger
John Durscher
Wesley Miller
Rarth Bauman
Cornet
Max Lehmin
Hang Grethes
Hang Gethe
Hang’ Kelser
C. L. Frieburghdus
Jake, Schaer
Song
Brackin Sells Pigs With Prize for Best Gain
In August Jack Brackin sold two pigs to Clayton County Pig Club members at Elkader with a $20 prize for the greatest gain in pork. Elmer Olson won the prize with pig gains over two pounds per day. a Blackhawk boy earned second money and nearly matched him.
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Brackin
Jack Brackin
Clayton County Pig Club
Elkader
Elmer Olson
Responsibility and beet sugar industry in Iowa noted
An editorial discusses the rise of responsibility with higher positions and the need to prove capability in current work. It reports Iowa’s three beet sugar factories at Mason City Belmond and Waverly at full capacity with 4600 acres of beets nearby and three shifts of 200 workers each. It also notes Robert Peters and wife planning a December trip to Florida for health and winter relief in West Union.
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Iowa
Mason City
Belmond
Waverly
Robert Peters
Florida
Peter
West Union
Conditions Exist A Chicago Letter Details Wool Trade Trends
A Chicago correspondent notes two Chicago buyers traveled to Montana and neighboring states to purchase wool and returned with cash. Farmers and traders who held wool would not sell at any price, while hides, rubber, wheat and cotton show varied futures. Hides and rubber demand collapsed, rubber falling to one sixth of prewar value, leaving many commodities effectively in limbo.
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Chicago
Montana
Swine Show and Grand Opera Leave Des Moines Short
Des Moines experiences losses on events as the National Swine Show and a grand opera fundraiser fail to cover deficits. Hog breeders and 34 states backed the swine show with about 4500 short, while 40 prominent citizens’ pledges of 500 each for the opera produced an eight thousand dollar shortfall after 40 sponsors reduced by 40 percent.
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Des Moines
Ben
Clermont Man in Auto Accident Near Tylarson Bridge
Clermont resident Mr. Miller nearly died when auto lights failed and he steered toward the bridge edge between Tylarson and John Richoff stores. The front wheel dropped off, railing damaged but held, preventing a fatal outcome.
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Clermont
Miller
Main Street
Ty. A. Larson
John Richoff
Calmar Courier
Twenty Years Ago November 88 Local Notes and Visits
Twenty years ago on November 6 it was six below zero with seven inches of snow. Hurl Kinney tested the ice on a turkey live or and fell through. Flo was rescued by companions with long poles. John Chirat Jr and Isan Clermottt attended painting parties. John Palb went to Decorah to see Princess Chie and saw her. Mrs. Bifort Hunsberger visited cedar rapids and her niece Cornelia Bueler at business college. Pierce Moser visited Elgin. he is leaving a paint and wallpapering business at Fairbank and finds success there. Rose Garber left Elgin for paint jobs in Illinois while visiting relatives. Sam Greenley and Fritz Butberger bought the Barrett and Diddy drag lines at West Union. The Domino band received instruments. a band of eighteen was to be formed. Alonzo Ely had closed his business. Charley South at the depot handled large poultry shipments for Thanksgiving. A birthday party honored Amelia Biter’s fourteenth birth anniversary. An Anies Sunday sociable was held at Hotel Bryant to benefit church treasuries.
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Hurl Kinney
Turkey
Flo
John Chirat Jr
Isan Clermottt Thin Wook
John Palb
Decorah
Chie
Bifort Hunsberger
Cedar Rapida
Cornelia Bueler
Pierce Moser
Elgin
Pierce
Fairbanka
Rose Garber
Painta
Ilinois
Sam Greenley
Fritz Butberger
Barrett
Diddy
West Union
Alonzo Ely
Busines
Charley South
Mrs. Biter
Rome
Amelia Biter
Hotel Bryant
Population of Orphanage Grows at Christian Home
The Christian Home Orphanage in Council Bluffs Iowa reports a rising inmate count since January 1 despite more adoptions. A 250 daily average, no endowment, no agents, and sole reliance on voluntary contributions sustain this nationally known, nonsectarian facility serving homeless and destitute children and aged women. Thanksgiving donations are urged to support continued humane care.
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Christian Home Orphanage
Council Bluf
Council Bluffs
Lowa
Women to Serve on Juries After Election Says Attorney General
Attorney General Hayner rules that women who voted on November 4 will be called for jury duty. In many precincts no women’s names may have been certified by election judges. After votes are tallied judges select 5 to 100 names per precinct, certified to the county auditor, then placed in a box to be drawn by auditor, clerk, and recorder for jury service in each court term.
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Hayner
Community thanks following bereavement helpers
Neighbors who assisted during our time of bereavement are gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks to Mrs Chila Pummermuth and children for comfort and to the Ralston shops at Berg for support.
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Chila Pummermuth
West
Ralston
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Elgin Caonving Company
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Bigin Canning Company
Gus Gunderson
Racetrack
Otthers
Gunderaon
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