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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1929

Page

7

Sunday Visitors and Local Family News in Clermont

Alder Lake area notes list visits by Alemite Service and Lofstuen families. Journeys include James Carlson from Blanchardville to Inez, Olaf Houg and sister Julia Krammen, and Mrs. Henry Rear with relatives. New baby Marian Katherine arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Probert. Numerous relatives and neighbor households feature in social rounds and hospital visits at West Union.

Olaf Houg Julia Krammen A. S

Lutheran Church Notes Highland Services English and Norwegian

Divine services in English at 10 o clock and in Norwegian at 11 o'clock East Church Luther League program at 7 30 p m West Church Demonstrated song service by the Sunday school at 7 30 Penn Priscilla Working Band to meet in church parlors on Wednesday Oct 9 Hostesses Mrs Dugstad Mrs Candee Mrs H Landsgard and Mrs L H Largon

Highland Church East Church A. West Church Penn Priscilla Dugstad Candee H. Landsgard L. H. Largon

Triangle Art Club Hosts Evening Meeting

Mrs. Frank Fay hosted the Triangle Art Club on Thursday evening September 26. Miss Andine Vasby read Joyce Kilmer's poem The House with Nobody in It. Helen Grover reviewed John W. Alexander's painting The Pot of Basil and Frances Cline detailed the Grand Canyon of the Colorado with pictures. A dainty lunch followed.

Frank ‘Fay Triangle Art Club Andine Vasby Joyce Kilmer Helen Grover John W. Alexander Grand Canyon Colorado Frances Cline

Luther League Sunday Program and a Clermont Tragedy

East Clermont Luther League program for Sunday October six at 7 80 PM led by Mrs George Rounds of Clermont. Mrs Rounds formerly Elizabeth Burke died Saturday at Rochester hospital Sunday morning at six after hospital admission Friday. She leaves husband and four children oldest 12 youngest 2, all residents of Clermont.

East Clermont Luther League George Rounds Clermont Satay Rochester Mirin Hospital Rounds Eliza Beth Burke

S. & S. Club Resumes Season With Readings and Songs

The S. & S. Club resumed their season last Saturday meeting at Mrs. R. V. Brandt's home. Members shared vacation experiences in roll call. Mrs. L. L. Carr read a paper titled The Holy Grail. Guest Mrs. Frank Taylor sang two vocal selections.

R. V. Brandt L. L. Carr Frank Taylor

Clermont Community Notes Mixed Social Visits and Club Formations

Local visitors include Mr and Mrs W R Blake Mrs Fred Hoyt and families Mary Quinn and relatives hosted here from Farmington and Nora Springs East Clermont Lutheran church installed new art glass windows The Eastern Stars met at the Masonic Temple with hostesses A R Simpson Marian Scott and Viola Roland John Crowe family moved from Waterloo to occupy the former Dr Brandt residence A new women’s club formed in Clermont plans monthly meetings and community improvements Mae Crowe presides with J F Cooley Louise Miller and Lizzie Crowe elected officers The club sponsors a teachers reception at Clermont Public Schools on Friday Oct 4.

Masonic Temple A. R. Simpson Mia Marian Scott Viola Roland Clermont Mae Crowe J. F. Cooley Louise Miller Lizzie Crowe Clermont Public Schools

Wise person will not touch pitch in scandal warnings

The text explains the saying touch pitch and notorious defilement. It notes the correct lines come from Ecclesiasticus chapter XIII, not Proverbs, and that apocryphal writings are not in the canonical Bible. It warns that a man of good character may suffer odor of scandal by association.

Goblet of Friendship Never Yet Exhausted

Dan Beard reflects in the Pictorial Review on drinking from symbolic cups of Youth Love Ambition and the service to man. He notes the sacred chalice of Friendship as essential, claiming without it Youth and Love lose meaning and happiness hinges on service.

Dan Beard The Pictorial Review

Movement proposal would tattoo birth data on infants

William de Grant proposes a law to tattoo date birth place and name on every baby as a living passport. Proponent says it would provide ready identification and prevent future passport and misidentification issues. Capper's Weekly details the plan from Pasadena California and its potential societal effects.

Wiliam de Grant Pasadena Calif Goldiers Groves de Graat Congress

Modern Methods Coloney Leader Claims Nile Path

Dr Spencer Lewis leading a colony to the Nile to settle in antique manner. He tells a San Francisco reporter that modern methods weaken and narrow us. A San Francisco mother comments on record knowledge and union education appears as a point in the fragmentary remarks.

Spencer Lewis Nile San Francisco Ct Ma Gur Marie

Costly Omelet on Amador Highway Becomes Local Oddity

Manuel Lopez drove along with 120 dozen cars when a collision with J B Williams car forced a costly omelet sale. Williams paid for the huge omelet consumed on the Amador county highway near Jackson California. The event priced at 25 reun.

Amador County Jackson Calif Manuel Lopez J. B. Williams Willems

Match industry shows high earnings per penny

A Capper's Weekly note states that 18 match factories in the United States earned nearly $26,000,000 in last year’s sales and paid out more than $24,000,000 in wages. The piece humorously suggests that even a cent per box can boost profits, highlighting the value of small consumers’ choices.

United States Avages Capper

Goggles for Dog Motorists Sell in London

Thousands of dog goggles are being sold in London as pets take to motoring. Owners report dogs enjoy driving but dislike eye grit. Famous dogs like the Prince of Wales’s Collie, Lord Nickenhead’s Jane, and Tallulah Pankhead’s Napoleon are cited as seasoned motoring fans.

London Prince of Wales Corn Lord Nickenhead Jane Tallulah Pankhead Napoleon

Europe trip prompts family study and economy

A Washington Star exchange questions whether family travel to Europe stimulates study. The kad father answers yes and specifies economy as the focus of this education. The brief dialogue frames travel as a learning opportunity tied to practical financial lessons.

Europe Washington Star

Variety of Eras Anna Demin 1928 Across Four Eras

The note equates the year 1928 with multiple calendar systems spanning Mohamaiedan 1946-47, Japanese 2587-88, Jewish eras AGRR-89, and Byzantine 7436-47, illustrating diverse era conversions. The passage highlights cross era dating and the complexity of era reckoning.

Anna Demin

Can't Be Ned Marriage Takes All The Poetry Out

Edith ponders marriage as a barrier to romance, noting that if love is lost to practical concerns it cannot be a failure. The line hints at tensions between sentiment and social expectation in onetime courting.

Ned Edith

That's Plenty Witey What did you ever do that

A fragmentary lament questions actions toward others in a terse line, suggesting moral judgment. The wording implies criticism of baneful behavior and urges accountability, with a archaic or dialect tone echoed by the phrasing.

Gene

Dover area social news and family visits reported

Mr and Mrs E O Wagner and Ray Matthews spent Saturday in Independence. The Learn Matthews and Mc Graw groups traveled to McGregor for a Will Matthews family gathering and a picnic. Mrs McGraw returned to Wisconsin for the winter. G C Havenstrite and son attended Donald Moore’s funeral at Frankville. Thelma Scott of Chicago visited her brother Marian Scott. Mrs Mary Scott of near Wadena visited her daughter Thelma, who returned to Chicago Sunday. H K Johnson and family visited Brause near West Union. Johanna Borland and son of Oelwein visited Ed Johnson. Henry Johnson and three children from Montevideo visited relatives here and Eldorado, planning to return home this week. J C Matthews and R F Learn attended the cattle congress at Waterloo.

E. O. Wagner Ray Matthews Independence R. F. Learn J. G. Matthews Mrs. McGraw McGregor Will Matthews Moore Thelma Scott Chicago Marian Scott Mary Scott Wadena Thelma Miss Scott H. K. Johnson G. E. Brause West Union Johanna Borland Oelwein Ed Johnson Henry Johnson Montevide Minn Eldorado Henry Hanson Minnesota J. C. Matthews Waterloo

Subscriptions Offered For Echo And Telegraph-Herald

The Elgin Echo and Dubuque Telegraph-Herald subscriptions are advertised at a combined rate. New and renewing customers can get both papers for 5.00 per year, saving 1.00 compared to separate prices of 2.00 for the Echo and 4.00 for the Telegraph-Herald.

Elgin Echo Dubuque

See Lofstuen for Auto Accessories Visit Note

Mrs. Frank Taylor of Hillsboro visits with her sister, Mrs. L A Carraid, and family as they discuss shebarns.

Lofstuen Frank Taylor Hillsboro L A Carraid

Hootch Nearly Costs Man Light in Waverly Tale

George Stickney, an employee of Goodrich & Gallagher Co., drank a liquor shot and nearly went blind within an hour. He was rushed to Mercy Hospital where doctors drained his stomach to remove the poison, saving his sight. He vows to learn who supplied the bootleg liquor.

George Stickney Mercy, Hospital Stickney Goodrich & Gallagher Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clermont Enterprise Echo Mies Agnes Bilden Fayette County Iowa Alemite Service Lofstaen Julia Anna Brorby Thomas Olaon James Carlson Blanchardville, Wis Inez Hans Bilden Henry Rear E.E. Rear Thomas Houge Elmer Houge Orsian Leonard Lofstuen Theodore Loftegard Louise Amundson Hartland Albert Les Guy Probert Misa Marian Katherine Anton Groth St. Ansgar Mis J. F. Miller Edna Grace West Union Hospital Clara Miller Luella Kathryn Grover Fayette Ellen Bilden Susanna Priest Edward Bilden Garden Grove California Gur Groth Word Juline Johnson John Erickson Knudt Groth East Clermont Lutheran Mission Society West Congregation Ole Blockhus Chrystal Mary Haas Anna Mae Karl Miller Lutheran Church Albert T. Reid Hamner Honest Lofsmuen W. R. Blake Oeelwein Arthur Kelleher Dean Simpson Fred Hoyt Pat Sullivan John Jacobson Gust Jacobson Nora Springs G. L. Oftice Leonard Lofatuen T. L. Houge T. F. Quinn Farmington, Minn M. Quinn John Crowe Dr. Brandt Ben Ray Peasley Cedar Rapids Tony Colliton Dover Mills Telegraph-Herald Avestors Optometrist West Union, Iowa Clermont Business Directory DR. I. C. Jerdee Clermont State Bank Farmers Savings Bank Clermont ICWA Farmers Savings Bnk Clermont N. H. Nelson Freiburghaus & Company G. H. Hackman Clermont, Iewa
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