Out Gundebur Way Dinner Guests At Gundersons
Harry Gunderson and family from near Monona were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Melvin Ofgan on Thursday. Many locals attended the dedication of the new Lutheran church near Osage on Sunday. Helen Stolle from near West Union is visiting her aunt Mrs Edwin Olson. The Johanting moler barn burned Saturday evening. Lena Kjosa assisted Mrs Selmer Groth last week. Martin Groth and family visited at T J Olson's. Emil Weibel of Fairbank and H T Loftsgaard hosted dinners. Numerous neighbors shared meals Sunday. Clarence Kirkeberg hosted company Sunday. A J Olson and family and Mrs L Embertson visited the Olson home. E B Landsgaard called at Arthur Landsgaard’s. W C Bender and Beatrice and Mrs Davis of Wankon dined with the Nelsons. Edwin Olson spent Sunday evening with Harry Stolle near West Union. Oliver Skarshoug and Mickelsons from Decorah were guests at the Nelson home. Young people attended a basket social at Hast Clermont Lutheran church Friday. George Hangon of Madison SD visited N Nelsson Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gunderson
Monona
Melvin Ofgan
Osaj
Helen Stolle
West Union
Edwin Olsen
Will Johantingmoler
Lena Kjosa
Selmer Groth
Martin Groth
T. J. Olson
Emil Weibel
Fairbank
H. T. Loftsgard
Emily Hoag
Myrtle Olson
Alma Nyborg
Lillie
Julia Wettleson
Clarence Kirkeberg
A. J. Olson
L. Embertson
Wagner Towneship
Olson
E. B. Landsgard
Arthur Landsgard
W. C. Bender
Beatrice
Davis
Wankon
B. Nelson
Edwin Olson
Harry Stolle
Oliver Skarshoug
Mickelson
Decorah
Hast Clermont Lutheran Church
George Hangon
Madison
South Dakota
N. Nel
Glycerine Mixture For Gas On Stomach Adierika Claim
Simple glycerine buckthorn bark and other ingredients in Adierika are said to relieve gas on the stomach quickly. The advertisement claims it acts on both upper and lower bowels, removes all gases and poisons, and aids obstinate constipation while guarding against appendicitis. City Drug Store, Migin, Iowa.
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City
Migin
Iowa
Local residents visit over weekend and near neighbors
Ida Wenger and Fay Brabham traveled to visit relatives in the area. Calls and visits stretch across Etkader Oak Grove Cedar Rapids Higin Oelwein and West Union as teachers attend a meeting in Oelwein. Multiple families host and visit surrounding homes with Rothlisberger Strong Klingman and others hosting gatherings.
Festina community notices and social guests
Festina and nearby towns feature a Sunday of family visits as F Shaffer and family dine with Mrs Martha Chap while Mrs Rose Zaugg hosts at West Bend. John Rothilsberger and Leo join supper at Witl Stirka near West Union. C L Kingman and family visit Elgin. Marie Florence and Lester Gehring visit Mrs C Wenger. Jerome Yearous visit Harry Reichert. Mary Zaugg visits Gotfred Frieden. The Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid meet with Mrs Will Pollock on Thursday October 16. A church Community Day was enjoyed last Saturday.
Local visits and travels in Iowa communities
Mr and Mrs Martin Hovey and two sons drove to Delwein Sunday. Leo Boyle and family returned to Cedar Rapids after a few days with relatives. Marlon Tripp of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Andy Good of West Union visited George Tripp. Sidney Patterson and daughter Marlon called on Mrs B Patterson in Elgin. Sidney Nutting attended a W C T U convention in Cedar Rapids. Glen Lowry Fred ericksburg and Benest Sisco with George Johnson of Oclwein visited Arthur Craft. Fred Veasy Monticello visited Elmer Boyer. Louise Burk of West Union leaned at the George Tripp home. Sarah Helms and Charles Craft visited Will Carmichael near Lima. John Craft Jr and two children of West Union were guests at D H Craft. Jim Bartlett and Mrs Holland Bartlett were in West Union. Clara Bartlett, visiting D H Craft, went to Cedar Rapids to live with daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hovey
Delwein
Leo Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Marlon Tripp
Andy Good
West Union
George Tripp
Sidney Patterson
Marlon
B. Patterson
Elgin
Sidney Nutting
Glen Lowry
Fredericksburg
Benest Sisco
George Johnson
Oclwein
Arthur Craft
Fred Veasy
Monticello
Elmer , Boyer
Louise Burk
Sarah Helms
Charles Craft
Will Carmichael
Lima
John Craft Jr
D. H. Craft
Jim Bartlett
Holand Bartlett
Clara Bartlett
Leo Bogle
Old Timers Defeat Bootleggers in Bazeball Tilt
Clermont notes show the Old Timers winning a close 9 to 6 baseball game against the Bootleggers. The match featured a seesaw battle with the Timers, though battered, pulling ahead late. Also reported are a birth at West Union hospital and injuries at a crusher site.
Cheery Valley Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Guests
Cheery Valley reports show Mr and Mrs Wil Baumgartner visiting family Sunday at Adolph Baumgartner's home. George Christen von Reuben and others from West Bend visit Elkader area friends. Several families including Bossard Dennler and Christen were guests at Bert Thoman and Hofer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Baumgartner
Adolph Baumgertney Hinme
George Christen
von Reuben
Ben Hofer
Will Zaugg
Clarence
Mary Zaugg
Sarah Imhott
Emil Bruedman
Ela
Eli
West Bend
Thos, Hanson
Eilen
Elkader
Paul Bossard
John Bossard
L. Christen
Ernest
Bert Thoman
Jake Dennler
Laurie
Elmer
Lydia
Small Town Social Roundup At Local Homes
Local families and relatives visited one another across Strawberry Point Elkader and adjacent areas. Connections included Bertha visiting the Don Leonard home near Strawberry Point with Mr Dehmer. Sam Lehman of Elgin and Mrs Pred Friederich’s family sharing Sunday. and numerous calls at the Frieders and Hansons homes.
Editing a Newspaper Is a Snap, Says Editor
A lighthearted piece notes the challenges of running a paper with readers praising or criticizing every choice from ads and church attendance to wedding write ups and window decorations. The editor quips that newspaper work is easy, calling it a snap despite constant raps and visits.
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Washington
Mixed Up His English Dutius Fritz Reflects On A German Friend
A German factory owner misuses English leading to a comic exchange. He plans to catch his foreman by arriving early, but the foreman is already there. The boss remarks that the foreman is now first at last, highlighting the language mix up.
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Dutius Fritz
Scrub Bulls Cost Illinois Farmers Big Income Gap
A survey of 577 Illinois farms finds scrub bulls cost farmers 243 dollars yearly for milking scrub cows and other tasks, while pure bred bulls yield an average net income of 1102 dollars annually. The study links scrub bulls to poor farm management, and towns are pushing to eliminate scrub sires.
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Illinois
Wheat Crop Good Yields Rise From Last Year
Spring wheat yields reach 16.7 bushels per acre versus 12.9 last year and a 13.9 year average. U S spring wheat production stands at 247 404 000 bushels, up from 224 787 000 on August 1 and 213 000 000 last year. A stray line notes kindness and criticizes a banker who blocks helpful credit.
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United States
Giant Cromwell porter carved in Windsor Castle stone
The Windsor Castle inscription shows a round letter O about five inches across, carved high up on a wall near the Norman gate. Tradition links it to Oliver Cromwell and his porter, but a likely tale suggests the giant carved his master's initial during idle hours. The porter supposedly preached at Windsor parish, remained through the Restoration, and valued a Bible gifted by Sweat Nell of Old Drury.
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Windsor Castle
Oliver Cromwell
Windsor
Cromwell
Sweat Nell
Old Drury
London
Maya calendar dates traced to ancient epoch from 613 B C
The Pesbady Museum at Harvard announces the final solution of Maya chronology. Dates such as August 6 613 B C and December 10 580 B C anchor the system, with equinox and solstice markers. Papenque tablets push calculations back to 3873 B C to reconstruct the Mayan natural year.
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B. C
Pesbady Museum
Harvard University
Detroit News
Papenque
Fortune Ivory and Elephant Deaths at the Graveyard
The article explains ivory as a valued product and notes few elephants reach old age or are hunted for tusks. It claims elephants seek a natural burial site, the elephant cemetery, to die among skeletons, and suggests discovering such bones could yield wealth in tusks.
Materialism and public taste at a Columbia reception
Professor Stephen Duggan muses on materialism in an era of commercial judgments as critics gauge value by sales. An anecdote recalls Sir Henry Irving in Hamlet, where two businessmen debate the show and a speculative tale about buying damaged raincoats for five dollars a dozen and selling them for seventeen each.
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Stephen Duggan
Columbia
Sir Henry [Irving
Hamlet
Orat
Sir Henry Irving
Not Old Age Surely 4 minister mat a parishioner
A parishioner and a minister engage in a paradoxical exchange about aging. John responds that his other leg remains sound, challenging the notion that old age brings universal decline. The humor hinges on the misdirection of age and infirmity.
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John
Green Stuff Poultry Chat Sparks Egg Plant Plan
Mr Subbubs asks if hens are laid back. His wife cites a poultry specialist who says feed them green stuff. When pressed for specifics they choose to feed egg plant, despite no clear instruction.
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Mr. Subbubs
Town People Define Farmers Welfare Through Trust
A reader notes that farmers win confidence not by diplomas or wealth but by fair dealing and tidy friendships with townspeople. An obituary mentions a widow fleeing a fall pivot, while a Kansas exchange cites a cow feeding incident. editors brandish odd anecdotes about social conduct and sly mischief in rural life.
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Kansas Exchange
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Gundebr Way
Ida Wenger
Etkader
Mra. C. Wenger
Fay Brabham
Oak Grove
Leone
Jane Kerr
Mrr
Fred Mason
Don
Cedar Rapida
Wm. Grover
Charles
Higin
Will Kerr
C. L. Klingman
Mamie Humphry
Stephen Rothlsberger
Agnes Lepley
Oran
Chas. Rothligberger
Fred Schneider
Oelwein
Leta
Alpha
H. Foxwell
Oelwin
Join Davis
Fayette
Surrey
Amelia Strong
Fanny Bracker
Gotfred Frieden
Levi Pulfer
Chas. Ritter
Chicago
Fred Reichert
Harry Reichert
Herbert Herman
Magon City
Waa
Arthur Herman
Co. L. Klingman
Sarah Imhoff
Rose Zaveg
Mise Mary Zauge
Lew Lloyd
John Rothilsberger
Martha Chapman and
Clermont
The
Enterprise
Wm. Larrabes Jr
Iowa Federation of Women
West Moines
Millard Johnson
West Union Hospital
Lellh Sebmont
Postville
W. R. Blake
Floyd Harvey
Floyd
Mrs. Erickson
Cheery Valley
Bertha
Don Leonard
Strawberry Point
Dehmer
Fred
Edwin Hanson
Fred Dennler
Henry Kurth
Ben ‘Frieden
G. Dannley
Hikader
Ellen Hanson
Martin Minihan
Jake Frieden
Hanson
Ben Hoter
Vivian Irene
Dan Sutter
G. Friederich
Jake Christen
Fred Nydegger
Digin
Gladys Odegard
Adolph Buroden
Reuben
Lucy Christen
Gon Clarence
Hans, Priederich
Materialism
Stewart's Holstein “Auction
Maynard
Sir Pietertje Ormsby
Mercedes
Tritomia Pietertje Ormsby
Paul Raggie
Whse
Sir Johanna Fayne
NCGON
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard, Iowa
Kes
Fcar
Pocohantas
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
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