On the Spot Snapshots and Local Notes in Weekend Column
A jumble of quick vignettes from community life features Mrs Greely and Mrs Grether in domestic scenes, Eve Crowe preparing for the day, Frank Kiple sidelined by illness, Gus Boyer chewing tobacco, and a poker night with a big prize. The piece closes with reflections on weather, charity, work, a Junior Class play, memories of an old production, and a radio joke about fast news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Weibel
Harold
Mra. Forest Moore
Wilson hosts 26th wedding anniversary at Wa dena area home
Strong and family with Mrs Amelia Strong attended the 26th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Wilson at their home near Waldena. Other local families hosted and visited in the weekend including Bundsy Gilson and Robi Wilson families. Florence Thoman visited and Robt Wilson senior plans winter stay with son Robt Wilson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nydegger
Henry Matthys
Clifton Powell
Harry Gilson
Wayne
Jack Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Oelwein
Florence Thoman
Harald Strong
Sig Emdahl
Dan Daniaison
Eldorado
Sig Hope
Mia
Robt
Wilson
Ida Mattocks
West Union
Sunday visits and family gatherings reported in Oak Grove
Herbert Dummermuth and family and Albert Dummermuth and family called Sunday to see Mrs Emery Dummermuth who had fallen and broken her ankle last week and was taken to Iowa City Monday. Wm Boyle and George Boyle and families spent Sunday in the Frank Boyls home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dummermuth
Albert Dummermuth
Emery Dummermuth
Iows City
Wm. Boyle
George Boyle
Frank Boyls
Eldred Patterson
Nora Patterson
Eldred Dummermuth
Floyd Patterson
Volga City
Ward Brabham
Louis Dennler
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Melvin Gregorgon
Song
Volga
Wm. Kerr
Henry Matthys
John Howard
Sig Emdah
Dan Danialaon
Eldorado
Harold Bennett
Silas Wilson
Harold
Thanksgiving supper at Wlyria church and local visits
The community page notes a Thanksgiving supper at Wlyria church with a sermon by Rev. Snyder to follow. It lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings including Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McKellar hosting in Elgin, a Nov 21 wedding of Leo Rothlisberger to Nettie Finch ter in Oakville, and many neighbors visiting relatives and helping on farms across Oakville Lamont and Elgin, with extended family travel and celebrations in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlyria
Snyder
L. W. McKellar
Geo. N. Schori
Elgin
Leo Rothlisberger
Nettie Finchter
Tofield Fisther
Oakville
Illinois
Ed Palfer
Viols Foxwell
Rothlisberger
Les
Bride
Harlow Chapman
Lamont
Marthe Chapman
la Fonda Hermen
Lester Chase
Willis Pardee
New Hagerman
New Mexico
Lulu Rothlisberger
Will Frieden
Will
Thos. Pollock
Arthur Yearous
David Bartelma
Cresco
Guy Whitford
Volga City
W. S. Rothlisberger
Chas. Medberry
Kenneth
Max Medberry
Fred 3Utikofer
Cheery Valley
Gottfred Frieden
Wilma Steinmetz
C. Wenger
Jerome Yearaus
Martha Chapman
Wilbert Lehman
Ida Frieden
Albert Dennler
Rex Medberry
Walter Medberry
Ed Medberry
Elmer Frieden
Casper Blunier
Ralph
Elmer Blunier
Dorothy
Melba
Harrow
Roanoke
Rachael Frieden
Rosa Baumgartner
Louis Butikofer
George Butikofer
Local Socials Note From Elkader and Arlington Visits
Hazel Helgeson and near Elkader guests. Mr and Mrs Klingman visited Chas Doty. Nancy Ernst and son Guy and Mrs Arndt visited Bert Benson. I F Shaffer family visited Alden Peters in Arlington. Carl Gehring family and Alton Medberry family with John Rothlisberger dined with W S Rothlisberger. Mrs Martha Chapman visited Levi Pulfer Saturday. Ruth and Otis Rothlisberger visited Elmer Lemhke Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Helgeson
Elkader
C. L. Klingman
Chas. Doty
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Arndt
Bert Benson
I. F. Shaffer
Alden Peters
Arlington
Carl Gehring
Mra
Alton Medberry
John Rothlisberger
W.S. Rothlisberger
Martha Chapman
Levi Pulfer
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Elmer Lemhke
Local social notes from Cheery Valley News Loraine area
Community members and families shared visits and hospitality across numerous homes including the Christen Butikofer Frieden and Friederich households. The record notes Friday through Sunday gatherings with relatives from Roanoke and nearby towns, meals, and house-cleaning help.
Meaning of Serendipity and its origin
The term serendipity refers to finding valuable things by accident with sagacity. Coined by Horace Walpole from The Three Princes of Serendip, a fairy tale where the princes continually make unintended discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Walpole
Three
Serendip
Animals That Live Longest
A historical note on longevity of animals lists the whale at up to 500 years, followed by the tortoise at 850 years and the crocodile at 800 years. It cites the elephant at about 100 years, then a sharp drop to theilon at around 40 years.
Sub Slower Under Water Undersea Travel Speed Gap
A submarina can travel only about one third as fast under water guided by a periscope as when it travels on the surface.
Brainerd Items Reflect Family Visits and Illness
Mrs EB B Grimes cared for her ailing mother Mrs Sarah Helms last week. Cecil Tripp returned from Scotch Grove after two weeks away. Sheldon Moats of Scotch Grove visited the Frank Lyon and Ray Gilbert households. Tripp and Moats spent Saturday evening at the Wm Nutting home. Bartletts hosted D H Craft last Saturday. Glen Boyer and Beat rice Boyer visited Chas Appelman. Robert Barker and Cheatley Boyer dined with J L Bartlett. Lois Boyer spent Sunday with Grace Peters as Joe Peters and family visited Chas Peters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. B. Grimes
Sarah Helms
Cecil Tripp
Scotch Grove
Sheldon Moats
Frank Lyon
Ray Gilbert
Cecil
Tripp
Glen Boyer
Beatrice Boyer
Chas
Appelman
Robert Barker
Cheatley Boyer
J. L. Bartlett
Lois Boyer
Grace Peters
Joe Peters
First Houses in Toronto Built by French in 1749
The first Toronto dwellings were erected by the French under Count Gallasonniere to establish a trading post. Known as Fort Rouille or Fort Toronto, the site reportedly comprised five buildings within a stockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Gallasonniere
Fort Rouille
Fort
Jefferson proposed Northwest Territory names for government
Ohio's Luck Ohio nearly received a grand title such as Syl vania Michigania Polypotamica or Peliapin. These names were suggested by Thomas Jefferson when he chaired a congressional committee proposing a plan for governing the Northwest territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Buddhist Monastery in Maine Tibet Notable High Elevation
The Buddhist monastery in the Maine Tibet region stands at 17 000 feet, claimed as the world’s highest inhabited place. Located in the Bimatays mountains of central Asia, it marks extreme altitude life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Tibet
Bimatays Mountains
Central Asia
England completes St Mary Redcliff restoration
England's notable parish church restoration of St Mary Redcliff in Bristol is finished. Queen Elizabeth praised the church as the fairest, the godliest, and the most famous parish church in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
St. Mary Redcliff
Bristol
Jumping Beans Used by Mexicans for Destiny
Reported superstition holds jumping beans consulted by Mexicans to decide weddings revolutions and assassinations. If the bean jumps toward them it signals yes. if it jumps away, no.
Fossil Corals Fool Scientist With Insect Nests
A fragment notes how fossil corals resemble bees or wasp nests, fooling the discoverer. The passage hints at misidentification and the deceptive similarity between fossils and insect constructions.
Forest Lands in the Philippine Islands Count 40 Million Acres
A report notes forty million acres of forest lands in the Philippine Islands. Authorities outline the expanse and potential for timber resources and conservation plans amid colonial administration considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Tramps Seek Newspapers for Bedding in Season
The piece notes that during certain seasons tramps visit newspaper offices to obtain old issues for bedding. It claims some read pages to sleep and spread sheets on the floor to stay clean, concluding that a tramp asking for newspapers is a clean tramp.
Radio Artists Whine, Public Slams Inaction
A harsh critique blasts the public for ignoring the discomfort of radio performers, accusing society of numbness as artists suffer without aid or empathy from listeners and officials.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Bungay
Dale DeSart
Feller
Walt Kohls
America
Oak Grove News
Carroll Klingman
Ralph Shaffer
Wadena
Lew Meisquire
Fred Rothlisberger
Frank Kohler
Jerome Yearous
Albert Kohler
Ed Pulfer
Lulu Rothisberger
C. M. Klingman
Cheery Valley News
Loraine
Butikofer
Ed Metzger
Frank Christen
Margaret Dennler
Harry
Lydia Dennler
Walter Butikofer
George Christen
Eleanor Butikofer
Ed la Valle
Lois Benson
Postville
Rosa Schlupp
Martin Hanson
Elmer Butikofer
Ed Metz
Jake Butikofer
Ern Meyer
Leo
Weat Union
Hanson Bros
Pat Minihan
L. Christen
Erma Butikofer
John Pulfer
Mabel Dennter
Joe V. Schneider
Arthur Friederich
Fred Butikofer
Jake Lehman
Ernest Christen
Walter Christen
Gladys
Lillian Christen
Alma Hanson
George Leuchtenmacher
E.R. Withell
D.C
Iowa
R. P. Strauch
West Elgin
Nite Figin Opera House
Elgin Firma
Grimm & Hellum
Elgin Echo
Mel Kohler
Falks’ Garage
John Berndt
Elgin Bakery
Max Thoma
Wenger's Cafe
Stoehr Drug Store
F. R. Berg
Terkelian Bros. &. G. Lehman
Becker Barber Shop
Wailt’s
Coffee Cup Cafe
Elgin Furniture Store
Weihel Mill Co
F. BD. Welch
Schori & Kuster Shr. Co
Elgin Poultry Co
Elgin Post Office
Phil Moser
The
Ambassador Dance Orchestra
Oklahoma _ Cowboys
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin, Iowa
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