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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
1
Eldora residents share Sunday visits with relatives and friends. Center school and School No. 6 host events on February 26 and 28 featuring music, readings, recitations, dialogues, and a program including moving pictures and a road discussion. Local residents noted include L. L. McDowall and Darrell Kellum with updates on health and duties.
The column reports a cold spell with 12 below wind chill near Lawrence Jergusen’s home and a newborn at Vitleson named Robert Lawrence. It lists illnesses including Mrs Margaret Lyhk, Marjory Northrup, and the Northrups, plus many local visits, chores, and social events involving Cedar Rapids, Eldora, and surrounding families.
The notice lists residents of Hardin County including Omar Hubbard family Mildred Knowles and others on the sick list. Fred Raab G V Clack attended the Oldham sale. Arthur Knowles ill. P Will Sonnings and wife visited G V Clark’s home. Several others, such as Ethmer Reed Marie Donald Cady, Herman Elerding, Carl Carlson, Gerd Clark, Clinton Hunt and families, and local visitors were mentioned as sick or visiting friends in nearby towns.
Dr W O Coffe, a renowned eye ear nose throat specialist based in the James Hotel Building, announces a 10 day treatment that he says completely healed him of chronic head and nose catarrh, deafness, and head noises after years of suffering. He claims further success with several patients and urges readers to mail their names and addresses for the remedy. Also included is a road notice from Hardin County Iowa, detailing highway establishment procedures and timelines with a January 1928 deadline and a list of local supporters.
Mrs Roy Reiley and Mr and Mrs Roy Reiley of Ames hosted a Sunday gathering at Miss Cynthia Stuarts for Miss Margaret Reiley marking her seventeenth birthday. A number of Margaret’s girl friends attended at her aunt’s Thompson home. Darla and Harold Huston returned to school after illness. The Kennedy and Gardner Co delivered a plane Monday to TK G Bullis, and Mr Bond the District Sunday School Superintendent gave a sermon at Wiltschurch.
Family visits and daily life notes fill a brisk column. Little Wallace Bump remains under doctor care while Clint Congerman hauls wood to the Hillhouse farm. Mr and Mrs Leffingwell were Sunday visitors at William Sullfede’s home. Miss Glymn Brightwell spent last week with cousin Winnie Osthi mer at Eldora. Ulysea Nicolet sawed wood Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Brant and Edna visited Frank Bates home Thursday. Mrs Clarence Wilke and daughter returned home after three months with her mother in Atlanta New Jersey. Miss Margaret Wilke visited with her brother Wesley Wilke. Miss Beasie Thompson visited J Englund home Monday. Mrs Will Clingerman has been on the sick list. The Quarterly Conference was held Sunday after the regular service. The midweek Prayer Service will be held Wednesday evening at Will Clingerman’s home.
Roscoe Myers and wife with two sons Irvin and Carl, joined by Mrs Carrie Lloyd and Lena from Rutabary visiting Frank Myers. Irvin stayed with grandparents for winter. Henry Shulty and his two sons Alfred and George are out after illness. Florence Stinnee works for Me Brathg west of Union. Ben Myers seeks summer work. Re A Skinner family away. John Crogser recently on the job but sick. Hard to parse, locals discuss wood, farm duties, and weekly tasks.
The report describes a northwest blizzard with snowfall and local social visits. Dan Moors and family and Guy Porter visited Henry Shultz's home Sunday. Frank Myers and Henry Shultz called on Union Monday. Jess Condiff visited Ralph Lawin's home Monday evening. George and Alfred Shultz returned to school after illness.
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