Social and Club Notes from Eldora Community
Club notices and social gatherings list numerous groups. Mrs. Glen Jones hosts Business Girls. Kozy Klub to meet at Mrs. Frank Petty’s home. Kensington afternoon. several bridge sessions. readers include Ramsay from Ottumwa. various society duties and corrections noted. many meals and programs across church and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Girls
Glen Jones
Pee
Kozy Klub
Frank Petty
Eldora
Ramsay
J. ¥. Hardin
Geo. Ramsay
Ottumwa
Percy Mackaye
Washington
Cemetery Society
The
A. Palmer
Tom Johnson
Glora Jones
Robinson Quick
Home Sewing Starts As Haas Store Promotes Spring Fabrics
The Haas Store showcases a large spring fabric selection for home sewers. Women gain wide choice including French Ginghams Crepes Ratines and silk Crepes as they expand spring and summer wardrobes. Also a note: FOR SALE About 75 chickens. Phone 18 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas
Dismal Prospect of Grandmothers at Home
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a young couple with two children who leave with one child, leaving a three year old alone at home. The boy peers out the window and sighs that everyone has gone and he must stay with many grandmothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henkle-Kaplan
Louise Henkle
Alden
John Kaplan
Eldora
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ellsworth College
Aborn Drug
L. J. Rice Drug Store
Wise
Toe Fagg
Meader
Mr. Kaplan
Chicago Tribune
Staten Island Geography Summary
Staten Island lies in New York City as part of Richmond County. It sits about five miles from Manhattan’s southern edge and is separated from Long Island by the Narrows. The island covers roughly 70 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
New York
Richmond
New York City
Manhattan Island
Long Island
New York Bay
Pointer for Auto Drivers
A brief advisory urges motorists to keep clear and drive safely, noting it is better to maintain six inches of road space than risk a fatal accident and burial. Senior road safety guidance emphasizes caution and prudent driving practices for all motorists.
Beans' Nutritive Value and Calorie Content
A pound of beans represents a food value of 1 600 calories. This note highlights the high energy yield of beans as a staple, emphasizing their nutritional usefulness for sustaining meals and daily activity.
Legend of Grand Canyon myth from Detroit News
The Detroit News outlines two Native legends about the Grand Canyon. In one, Pack-I-Unsea-wi forms the canyon with a flint knife and big stick, draining the earth into the Sunset sea. In another, a great chief is guided by Tayweonts to a he may view a blessed land, then a river is rolled into the gorge to deter return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Tayweonts
Tagwoats
Canyon
Colorado
Detroit News
Countries free of snakes across the world noted
A brief survey lists nations with no native snakes including Ireland New Zealand Canada Patagonia Iceland and islands like Japan and Tasmania while noting occasional venomous insects and spiders in some regions and a few rattlers near British Columbia in the US border areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
New Zealand
Canada
United States
Llere
British Columbia
Patagonia
Iceland
Japan
Tasmania
Widow's cousin marriage debate at archdeacon's meeting
At a meeting chaired by an archdeacon, a curate argued that a man could not marry his widow's cousin, insisting widow's sister was wrong. The archdeacon asserted a man may marry his widow's cousin but not his widow's sister, while the curate pressed how any marriage is possible if his wife is a widow.
Man With Six Senses At Notodden Norway
In Notodden Norway a man named Halvorsen is said to possess a sixth sense. Police have used him to locate stolen property buried far from the scene. He accurately described locations without leaving his room and once pinpointed a lost dog’s location miles away in a valley. He is also claimed to have found iron ore beneath deep snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notodden
Norway
Halvorsen
A Problem for Burbank
A father smokes in a chair as his son Georgie asks if planting a pit will grow into a tree. The father assures yes, claiming oranges would grow from a lemon pit if waited long enough. The boy hesitates, noting the oddity of an orange tree from a lemon pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Dennison
Staira
David Alexander
Grundy Center
Wallace Doud
Bert Schultz
Harold, Martin
Georgie
Father
Puzzling a Candidate Delivers Time Question in Debate
In a rural district campaign remarks, a parliamentary candidate asserted that any question can be answered with yes or no. An old farm laborer then asked for permission to pose a question and inquired what time it was, prompting a simple, practical moment during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maister
London Telegraph
Election Ruling on Rural School Directors Election
County Superintendent Steinberg cites a change in statute affecting the election of rural school directors. A State Department statement to all county superintendents explains under chapter 47 acts of the 40th General Assembly there will be no election of certain officials, reflecting a shift in governance. Francis, the State Superintendent, is noted in opposition to the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Steinberg
Francis
40Th General Assembly
Rural school directors extended terms to March dates
May E. Francis explains changes in 1924 rural school director terms extending July expiries to the third Monday in March in following years. No March 1924 election means vacancies would be filled by appointment under the law. Cities towns and consolidated districts unaffected as they follow the old March third Monday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May E. Francis
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Schlampp
M. D. Kennedy
Kensington
Ladies’ Society
Ladies’ Society of the
Congregational Church
R. W. Adams
Marian Nuckolls
Missionary Societies
Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Fred Sprain
Methodist Society
Brokenmaker
Eva Fuller
Eva Protheroe
Emma, Huhn
Leonard McDonald
St. Mary's Aid
St. Mary’s Aid Society
Utopia Club
Agnes Panthen
Meta Dobbrunz
Clara
W Society
Asa Rodd
Chester Vigars
W. W. W. Society
Methodist Church
Geo. Cowger
the Grand
Howard
Great Lakes Naval Station
West Virginia
Meadames Chas
Moser
Emily Brooks
Cal Boylan
Schwark
Junie Wiesner
Arnold
Hawthorne Club
James L. Brown
Hawthorn Club
Oldham
Hand
Edgar Guest
House
Russell Strickler
Parton
Wm. Schumacher
Thos. Larson
Wayside Inn
Snyder
Four H
Ardis
Iva Mae Starr
Ruth
Florence Gast
Ruth Gast
Eldora Township
Farm Bureau
Earl Brooks
Capry
Current Events Club
A. D. Davis
Joe Mohr
Davis
Soper
Chita
Hardin
Geo. Ramsey
Mackaye
Gwendolyn Martin
Nettie Winters
Helen Tuttle
Kegley
Dowell
Jessie Wilson
Slee
Winters
Martin
Whiting
Bridge
Jas G. Bales
Geo. Starr
Tfaye
Bales
Wanda Beary
Lillian’ Schmidt
Frances’ Nuckolls
Church of Christ
Clifford Hough
J. F. Hardin
Eldoral
Robert Yarwood
John Peisen
Pauline Catherine Hansen
Claus Hansen
Otto Balvanz
Tresken
C. E. Guenther
Marg
Aret Hansen
Agnes Balvant
Albert Roll
Fred Hansen
Fred Zielske
Mareh
Parker Davis
Marie Farrow
Union
Kinney
James Reece
Fort Dodge
Ida Moser
Keeneman
Rev. Kinney
Davzes
Frances Willard
Memorial Fund
Harwood
Clark
Carter
Boys’ Training School
P. E. Q. Star
Ella Stewart
Elan Stewart
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Iowa
Weslyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Jay S. Newcomer
L. J. Rice
J. R. Winnett
F. H. Herrald
J. C. Boyd
Raymond Haas
S. W. Needham
Florence Staines
Geo. Fitch
Ole Skjarsen
Legend OF
GRAND
Burbank
Haas Company
New Spring Apparel
Pictorial Review
Vogue
la Suisse Voile
Down Stairs
Mount Vernon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!