Waukon High Orchestra Night Highlights Student Awards
Students earned honors as the Waukon High Orchestra performed Friday. Si pcholar ehtlp Ulwer Town Mabel Benni son received two awards. the Juniors sold most tickets for the program winning a half holiday. The Intermediate class planned a Thanksgiving program but illnesses shortened rehearsals.
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Aohoel
Agento
Etty End
Pehodl
Waukon
Atgh
Colenburg
Aga Fon
Ulwer
Mabel Bennison
Robert Steele
Intérsfiediate
Waukon High Orchestra
Ladies Aid Bazaar Announcement
Members of the Ladies Aid Society notify that the annual bazaar will be held on Friday December 12. All articles must be given to officers on or before that date. Patrons and donations for the fancy work booth are welcomed by order of the president.
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Ladies' Aid Baxaay
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mortgage Mortgages Rise to 26 Billion in the United States
The Hand Working Mortgage report from the National Association of Real Estate Boards shows farm, home, and business property mortgages increasing by about one billion dollars annually and totaling nearly 26 billion. The figure surpasses the country’s total money in circulation plus U S treasury gold and silver reserves, and excludes loans and bonds tied to coal, timber, mineral lands, railways, transit, and industrial plants.
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United Sta Tea
National Association of Real Rstate Boards
U. S. Treasury
No Sleeves Fashion Verse From Des Moines Era
A satirical verse laments bold fashion among women with bare arms and legs. It notes heat and fur attire while noting a local consolidation of Des Moines papers into The Tribune-News and recalls the Evening Tribune and Des Moines News lineage and long history.
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Des Moines Evening Tribune
The
Register and Tribune Company
Des Moines News
Tribune-News
Eoening Tribune
Road death and injury totals in 1924 compared with earlier years
The article reviews road accident data from January to July 1924 showing 3 481 people seriously hurt in 3 180 accidents and fatalities down from 1923. It notes a rise in injuries and crashes since 1923 but a drop in deaths, speculating on effects of safety campaigns or weather conditions on driving activity.
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Towa
Durfimst
Agotdenta
Nevarthelima
Pafor
Family Reunion Brings Lehman Clan Home After Twenty Two Years
Mrs Rudy Lehman hosted a reunion in Bigin with her children Dr Gua Stoehr of Chicago Mrs Will Cooley Decor shw Arthur Stoehr and Adolph Lehman of Bigin gathered for the first time in 22 years The family hopes for another gathering soon A town note reports an unsigned letter from Hecho kin and funeral news for Joe Mounce formerly of Bigin Center Point was listed with obituary details pending.
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Rudy Lehman
Bigin
Gua Stoehr
Chicago
Will Cooley
Hecho
Joe
Moance
Joe Mounce
Center Point
Mouneca
John Erickson Dies After Short Illness at 60
John Erickson aged 60 died at his home in Illyria Township on Wednesday November 19 at 9:30 AM after a brief illness. Born in Sweden August 24, 1864 he immigrated in 1800 and married Bertina Rierson. The family moved to Waves area, ten children survived along with sixteen grandchildren and siblings in Norway and Minneapolis. The funeral included thanks for assistance and floral offerings from the family.
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John Erickson
Illyria
Waa
Sweden
Bertina Rierson
Coupé
Norway
Minneapoliis
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Meetings
Sunday November 30 includes English service at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. Prayer meeting of the BY, P. A. at 7 30 p m. English service at 3 p m. Ladies Aid Society to meet at the parsonage with the minister family on Wednesday December 3 at 7 p m. Brainard meeting Thursday December 4 at 8 p m with church prayer meeting.
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Parene
Ladies’ Aid Society
Brainard
Pioneer Woman Gone
Anne Thorsen, aging ninety years and seven months, longtime settler near Clermont Iowa, died at her son Andrew's home Monday evening November 17 after supper. Born in Norway in 1834 she emigrated in 1856 and married Thor Thorsen. Survived by two sons, a daughter, two stepsons, three stepdaughters and many relatives. Funeral held at the family home then at East Clermont Lutheran church.
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Anne Thorsen
Iowa
Andrew
Norway
Thor Thorsen
Ote
Elgin
Clermont
John Broke
Fiter
Embrio
Belle Creek Club Hosts Evening of Drama and Dinner
The Belle Creek Community Club held a special evening at Mrs Lola Yearous home on Friday November 21 honoring their husbands. Eight members staged the play How the Story Grew with a cast including Kata Rotts Nelle Reusser Ina Ruchdagcel Hath Olson Huldah Bauman and others. After the performance Darlene Yearous Margy Christ Flosale Kiple Esther Kinte and Anura Sands gave readings and a vocal duet. Music contests and conversation followed, ending with a chicken supper for all attendees.
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Belle Creek Community Club
Lola Yearous
Charac
Reasevee Kata Rotts
Blow
Nelle Reusser
Mra
Doolittle
Nelly Christ
Taylor
Ina Ruchdagcel
White
Olson
Show
Huldah Bauman
Darlene Yearous
Margy Christ
Flosale Kiple
Esther Kinte
Anura Sands
Corn and Poultry Show Planned by Elgin Club
The Elgin Community Club met Tuesday and decided to host a two day Corn and Poultry Show this year. A date is not set yet, but organizers aim for the first week in January and will share updates as plans develop.
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Elgin Community Club
Mulching Bush Fruits With Straw Protects Late-Season Plants
Farmers consider deep straw mulch for raspberry and other bush fruit plants this fall. Cover patches with straw or soil to protect tender varieties and allow plants in November to bend easily with sap, enabling next year’s growth without cultivation.
Iowans Grow Fourth-Ravored Crop Potatoes
Potatoes rank as the fourth most important crop in Iowa. Annual production is about 100,000 bushels, not counting those used primarily for home consumption. This amount is roughly half the potatoes bought locally each year.
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Iowa
His Great Fear Uncle Joshua in a Neighborhood Horse Tale
An old countryman, Uncle Joshua, is terrorized by neighbor rumors of a shady horse deal. He responds coolly, declaring he will do nothing, since the truth he fears is the rumors about him. Credits Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Joshua
Josh
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Poultry Feeding Rules For Winter and Farm Notes
Winter requires careful feeding to prevent waste. Extension rules urge culling old hens, keeping best stock, mating smartly, selling unfit cockerels, treating fowls for lice and mites, avoiding overcrowding, and planning breeding for the year. Reconstruct hen houses this fall and seek purebred stock sources. Mrs. Harry Baldwin of Manson, Iowa, will visit relatives and arrive around December first for two weeks. Local Elgin stores advertise buckwheat flour and corn meal from Weibel Mill Company. A Clermont couple named their baby Bill after his birth on the first of the month.
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Poultry Extension Department
Harry Baldwin
Manson
Washington
Baldwin
Iowa
Elgin
Weibel Mill Company
Gqlermont
Bill
Entertain A C 0 Hosts Honor Guests at Dinner
Entertain A C 0 hosted a Friday evening dinner on November 7 to honor Miss Marion Gea bey and Mrs. Gerald Duncan who have been teaching at Rock Falls. A delightful time followed with chorus practice as the group parted to resume work. Attendees included Marion Van Horn Helen Kelly Geraldine Schori Besse Johnson Mary Hannon Grace Miller Verna Yunker Harriet Mosby Edith Frieden Doris Brown Ada Miller Marion Beobey Mia Duncan Martha Dayne Hagel Bortner Collegian.
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Helen Kelly
A.C
Marion Geabey
Gerald Duncan
How Would You Like to Live in China or Japan
A readable fragment discusses Chinese and Japanese social customs alongside a note on rising flour prices. It cites practices of hospitality and greetings, mentions idol worship and personal affection, and records Mrs Griver celebrating her eighty ninth birthday on November 26 with greetings from friends and relatives.
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China
Japan
Thanksgiving Day church notes at the Point of Origin
The Church at the Point of Origin schedules Thanksgiving Day service at 10 30 a m in the M E church with sermon by Rev Lau er in a program that includes a Sunday service at 10 00 p m a Haworth League at 6 46 p m and an Oak in a Flower Pot reading at 7 30 p m First quarterly conference planned for Friday November 28 at 7 40 p m Rev Kerwin to visit Friday December 5 Bible class includes Roll Call Christmas Thoughts Scripture Luke 11 and a program led by Mya John Baldwin Preyercessesercess Hoalstenson. The session features Christmas stories and prayers with Mrs EL Patterson Mrs DeSart Mrs Henderson and others. Letters from The Woman's Friend and Marie Kijae missionary in India are noted with Mrs Henderson and Mrs Patterson hosting.
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Kerwin
Mya
John Baldwin
Preyercessesercess
Hoalstenson
Meadames
Berg
Fritz
Wm. Patterson
Klingman
Mrs Hofer Celebrates Eightieth Birthday With Family
Mrs Hofer was surprised on Monday November 17 as friends and family gathered to mark her eightieth birthday anniversary. Children and grandchildren joined in a picnic dinner and social hours, with thanks offered for the many kind wishes and cheerful greetings.
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Hofer
Cream Routes To Let On Saturday November 29 1925
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co board will lease cream routes to Iowa bidders for one year starting January 2 1926. They may reject any or all bids. M Luchsinger, Secretary. Plus reports on gas fuel experiments by Scania-Vabis in Malmoe and humorous printed legends from Minnesota highway experiences.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
Crea
Iowa
Tvery
Hlizabeth
Ford
Minnesota
Henry
Lincoln Leagin
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings across Osage township
Residents and neighbors travel to Osage Streetindsy, Inwood, Nora Springs, Clermont, Cresco, and Monona for church, meals, and parties. Notable names include Loftsgards, Olson, Anderson, Relerson, Jacobson, Capper, and Capper families. A Dorcas Society meeting and an Extension meeting with Agent Combs are reported.
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Gilvert
Osage
Inwood
Landsgard
Lena Clarks
Gon Quentin
Nora Springs
Thelpa
Nela Anderson
O. K. Olson
Claramont
Marlon
Exiwin Olson
John Wald
Familly
Lou Relerson
Martha Tollefson
Cornelius Relerson
Weat Union
H. T. Loftegard
Oscar Olson
Wagner Township
Melvin Olson
Harry Gunderson
Monona
Bakke
Oaslan
T. T. Loftsgard
Dorcas Society
Chris Anaderson
T. L. Loftsgard
Alfred Gisinon
T. H. Skarahoug
Decorah
Arm Bureau
Center School
Aventage
Combs
John Walt
St. Olaf
Marth Nelson
Creaco
Echoes Update on Thanksgiving Week Observance
This week the Echo force will celebrate Thanksgiving away from the shop to avoid inconveniencing anyone. Several items of correspondence were omitted due to lateness. we will publish them next week if possible.
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Echo Force
Butterfly Tarts A Curious Australian Dish
Natives of Australia catch millions of butterflies yearly using smoke fires. They suffocate the insects, collect them in baskets, dry them in ovens, sift out the wings, and bake them into a tart enjoyed by connoisseurs.
Record Fandy Family Near Carroll Reports Large Births
A Towalves area family near Carroll welcomed a record number of children, with ten boys and twelve girls among the offspring of Mr. and Mrs. John Raters. The report notes the household’s size and references local farming context, including oat feed practices. The tale mentions the Weibel Mill Company and a business trip, hinting at local economic ties.
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Towalves
Carroll
Tover
John Raters
Eturdy
Inialate
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Vy Durang
Baptist Church
Mount Shasta
Minneapolis
Welbel Mill Company
Wm. J. Griver
Ner Jaevetttieth
M. Luchsinger
Scania-Vabla
Malmoe
Fopeke Capital
Viethr
Rom
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