Elkader Sale Barn Schedules Weekly Livestock Auctions
Elkader Auction Exchange promotes Tuesday community sales at Elkader Sale Barn with livestock sold by head or weight in the pavilion. A. J. Johnson serves as clerk and John Heffernan as manager. Bife ro Trucking advertises prompt dependable local or long distance service by Emil Schneider of Elgin Town.
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Elkader
Elkader Auction Exchange
A. J. Johnson
John Heffernan
Emil Schneider
Elgin
Town
Iowa Governor Proclaims 1936 General Election Offices
Governor Clyde L. Herring proclaims the November 3, 1936 general election to fill federal, state and judicial offices across Iowa. The proclamation lists presidential, vice presidential, U S Senate, Iowa Senate and House seats, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general, agriculture, railroad commissioner, supreme court judges, and district judges, plus a constitutional amendment on state census. The document is signed in Des Moines with the state seal.
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Clyde L. Herbing
Iowa
A. D
United States
Congress of the United States
State of
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court of
State of Iowa
Congress
First
Second
Third
Fourth Congressional District
Fifth Congressional District
Sixth Congressional
Seventh Congressional District
Eighth Congressional District
Ninth
General Assembly
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dubuque
Lee
Linn
Polk
Pottawattamie
Scott
Woodbury
Fale
Eighth Judicial District
Twelfth Judicial District
Thirteenth Judicial District
Fourteenth Judicial District
Fifteenth Judicial District
Seventeenth Judicial District
Twentieth Judicial District
Twenty-first Judicial District
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
European Cowboys Predate American Frontier Imagery
European cowboys roamed wide regions before America was discovered. Gypsy riders on the Camargue in southern France and Mortobagy plainsmen in Hungary hold a comparable picturesque status to United States cowboys.
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Europe
America
Camargue
France
Mortobagy
Hungary
United States
Atlantic Ocean Surface Area and Width Notes
The Atlantic Ocean spans about 41,000 600 square miles of surface and reaches a width of 5,000 miles. It is narrowest between Brazil and Africa with a distance of around 1,000 miles.
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Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Africa
Scarlet Fever Clarified by Sydenham in 1076
Scarlet fever was accurately described by Sydenham in 1076, distinguishing it from smallpox and measles, clarifying historical confusion that had long persisted in medical descriptions.
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Sydenham
Fayette County Sheriff Proclaims 1936 Election Offices
I H J Nehring Sheriff of Fayette County Iowa proclaims that at the general election on November 8, 1936, county offices to be filled include County Auditor Treasurer Clerk of the District Court Sheriff Recorder Attorney Coroner and a Board of Supervisors seat with terms 1937 and 1988 to fill a short term vacancy. West Union, Iowa, October 20, 1936.
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State OF
Iowa
Fayette County
I. H. J. Nehring
Iown
Board of Supervisors
West Union
Howland Island Named From Lookout On Whaling Vessel
The Department of State notes Howland Island was discovered by George B. Netcher in 1842 and glimpsed again in 1848. It was officially possessed in 1857 in the name of the United States. The name came from Netcher’s lookout who first sighted it.
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Howland Island
Department of State
George B. Netcher
United States
Howland
Netcher
Monopoly on Pyrophyllite in North Carolina
A North Carolina firm is believed to hold a near monopoly on the mineral pyrophyllite. The mineral is essential in the production of chinaware and lead pencils, giving the company a dominant position in the industry.
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North Carolina
Love and Immortality Belief in Immortality from Tenderness
Love makes people believe in immortality because there seems not to be room enough in life for so great tenderness.
Special Honor for Royalty In Chinese Records
The article notes how emperors names in Chinese documents were ceremoniously raised in print. It explains the name Canna and its unclear connection to plants. Cannas originate from tropical America and Asia and are valued for their stately habit, large leaves, and showy flowers in cultivation.
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Tropical
America
Asia
The Kalmucks A Nomadic Warrior People
The Kalmucks are a nomadic Mongol race of fearless horsemen and soldiers, Buddhist in religion, who inhabit parts of China Siberia and Russia. Though small in stature they have been noted as fierce warriors for centuries.
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China
Siberia
Russia
Scorpions Through Time Remain Structurally Similar
Scorpions show no essential structural differences between ancient carboniferous fossils and their modern relatives, remaining largely unchanged through deep time while maintaining friendly coexistence with their environment.
Hummingbird Uniques Suprise Backward Flight Feature
The ruby-throated hummingbird stands out as the smallest bird and the only one capable of backward flight.
Nations Seek Monopolies In undeveloped regions of earth
The piece discusses enterprising nations aiming to secure monopolies in undeveloped regions rather than engaging in peaceful competitive commerce. It notes that "A. D." marks the year of our Lord and explains "ad" and "ante diem" in date usage.
Cord of Wood Defined as Eight by Four by Four Feet
A cord of wood is defined as eight feet long four feet wide and four feet high. This standard measure establishes the volume of stacked firewood for sale and inventory.
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Want
H. D. Yack
Eliza
Rothlisberger
Sea Grether
Weibel Mill Co
Berkshire
Howard Medberry
Morris
Hulda Stoehr
Johnsons
J. E. Bilden
Henry Frieden
Postville
Grether
Towa
Atfe
Ed Fahey
Echo
Seal) Artest
Alex Miller
R. A. Crider
Elgin, Iowa
Hutchinson
Elgie
Elgin State Bank
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Roa Sears
Sears
Sears, Roebuck
Figare
Fas
Haan
Fatent
Post
Bor
Sandy
Schori & Kuster LUMBER _ COMPANY
Wm. Pritchard
Thoman Corner
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Walter Pritchard Orvin Thompson
First National Bank
J. H. Cline
Republican
Supervisors
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