Local notes from Struble and nearby towns
Struble by special correspondent reports visits from Akron residents Mr and Mrs Russell Waterbury at the Otto Oltmann home. Chas Baack hauled hogs to Sioux City. Evelyn Nicholson and Miss Nicholson plus Ralph Becker travel from Marcus to Long Beach California. A boy, Harold Baack, injures hand in wringer. Dr OToole serves Le Mars. Mrs Mabel Mueller sprains ankle in Sioux City. Jimmie McDougall visits Le Mars. John Westhoff Jr. receives doctoring. Oltmanns visit Sioux City. Sewage and drifted roads keep Sunday services canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Waterbury
Akron
Otto Oltmann
Chas. Baack
Sioux City
Mabel Mueller
Evelyn Nicholson
Hubert Berner
Ireton
H. Vander Brink
G. J. Popken
C. Pageler
Craig
Ralph Becker
Marcus
Auto
Long Beach
California
Harold
W. F. Baack
O'Toole
le Mars
John Westhoff, Jr
Jimmie McDougall
Verne Keough
Chas. Noble and Son
Gerald
Grant Center Community News Summary
Mr. Gert Siebens of near Bruns ville is confined to bed and seriously ill. LeMars shoppers visited the Siebens and Kruse households. John Wegen was seriously hurt after a fall in a cellar. Louis Bruns hauled hogs to Sioux City. Hennings and Molzen families hosted and visited friends. George Kruse spent days with the Bill Kruse home due to unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gert Siebens
Brunsville
LeMars
Walter Molzen
Bill Plueger
Herman Kruse
Kiemme
Caus Siebens
Hilbert Hennigs
Lloyd
Aitrichs
John Wegen
Bladder Irritation Warning Promises 25¢ Remedy
An old warning advertises a 25 cent remedy using buchy leaves juniper oil and six other drugs made into green tablets to flush acids and impurities. It claims relief from nocturnal urination irritation and related symptoms, with a money back guarantee after four days if not satisfied, urging readers to ask their druggist for Bukets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spotts & Post
Social Visits and Caller Notes from Local Homes
The column lists numerous visits and callers at local homes including Charley Plueger, Marvin Doering, and Eddie Plueger at the Hilbert Hennigs and Claus Siebens homes. Mr and Mrs Bill Plueger Sr spend weeks in Struble with relatives. Dr Meerdink of Craig called at Ed Plueger’s home. Hilbert Hennigs and family visited Dirks and Siebens households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruse
Charley Plueger
Irred Plueger
Hilbert Hennigs
Claus Siebens
Marvin Doering
Bill Plueger
Struble
Eddie
Clarence Plueger
Jack Dirks
E. &. Dirks
Eddie Plueger
Craig
Dr. Meerdink
Ed Plueger
Lloyd
John Lubben
Elly Borchers
Bill Dirks
Local Visitors and Social Calls Chronicle in Seney Area
Fredonia residents and neighbors visited in Seney and nearby towns this week. Visitors included Mr and Mrs John Koldenhoven in Seney and family guests in the Richard Koldenhoven home, plus numerous calls to Remsen LeMars and Spencer area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Keizer
Marshall Rees
Seney
John Koldenhoven
Richard Koldenhoven
Whitewae
Harold Kloster
Son Lavern
Near Marcus
Chris Kloster
Andrew Bogh
Remsen
T. Kloster
Ole Anderson
LeMars
Axel Peterson
Bob Lundgren
Mike Ludwig
Ted Weibesch
Wiersch
Ed Vander Stoep
Johnnie Koldenhoeven
Alton
Ray Bogh
Herb Larson
Niels Petersen
Neils Petersen
Spencer Hospital
Arthur
Isabella Meis
Joe Meis
Friay
Westfield Bond Sale Sets Record High Bids
In a Saturday sale the district sold 24000 in school building bonds across three series from 1939 through 1956 with varied yearly par values. Bidders included Veith Duncan Worley and Wood Davenport White Phillips Davenport Carleton D Beh Des Moines Jackley and company Des Moines Akron Savings Bank and First National Bank Akron. Jackley and company posted the highest bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veith Duncan, Worley and Wood
Davenport
White Phillips Corp
Carleton D. Beh
Des Moines
Jackley and Company
Akron Savings Bank
First National Bank of
Akron
Elmhurst Herald notices and school notes 1937 item
Local items report bond de nominations and family moves. Death of Mrs. Frank Hoffman in Elk Point. church and club gatherings. school notes detail attendance, promotions, and classroom activities across grades in Le Mars area with community events and a Bible verse exhortation.
Treator Irwin Simons Welcomes Fine Son
Mrs Irwin Simons welcomed a fine son at their home west of Treton on a Saturday. Other items note Otis Wandling farm sale relocation to Treton awaiting weather to depart for the west coast, Marvin Manegel visiting from Long Beach, Frank Sinkey returning to Lismore, John Johnson returning from Hamburg, Mildred Johnson injured in a stairs fall with no broken bones, Mrs Frank Noon visiting, Adrian Hav erhall children’ s accident with a meat grinder, Melvin and Robert Bergsma visiting LeMars, and snow plow workers affected by gas fumes west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Simons
Treton
Otis Wandling
West Coast
Marvin Manegel
Long Beach
California
Paul Kasch
Frank Sinkey
Lismore
Minn
John Johnson
Hamburg
Iowa
Marl Campbell
Mildred
Harry Johnson
Frank Noon
D. R. Stewart
Adrian
LeMars
Plymouth District Notes and Flu Closures
Ray Schultz returned home from Minnesota where he visited his sister. Donald Deniston accompanied him. The Stanton district No 4 school with teacher Miss Opal Fischer has been closed several days due to many flu cases. Wilma Leola and Violet Fischer visited their parents Sunday. Plymouth No 4 Parent Teacher meeting was postponed because of poor road conditions to an unspecified future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman
Annie
Clara Chapman
Sioux City
Francis
Leonard Hoffmann
Frank Hoffman
Elk Point
S. D
Th Ladies Aid
Ned Spaulding
Wayne Lilly
Hawarden
Bertha McCue
Opal Hummel
Florence Kapper
Phyllis Smith
Riversioux
Ray McCue
Barbara Kruck
M. W. Conway
Westfield
Chas. Briggs
Sioux
Adolph Buryanek
Lothie Masonholder
Roy Dreezen
Cecil Harrington
Earl Micheal
Vic
Herb Sargent
Ray Ogden
Alternat H. B. Lilly, Jr
Mary Spaulding
Iowa City
Des Moines
A. Hummel
Omaha
Perry Libby
Stevens
M. D
Libby
D. F. Connoly
Nellie Butcher
Frank Reed
Laura Belle McLaughlin
Phil van Vleck
Art Anderson
St. Catherine’s Guild
Christine Peterson
LeMars
Annie Chapman
Evalene Mohr
Fred Schmalle
Schmalle
Ray Schultz
Minnesota
Donald Deniston
Stanton District No 4
Opal Fischer
Wilma
Leola
Violet Fischer
Plymouth No. 4
Pilgrim Tercentenary stamps debut without U S name
The 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary commemorative stamps marked the first U S postage issue since 1847 to omit the words United States and postage. The stamps feature a design centered on the Pilgrim narrative, reflecting the anniversary celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S.S
U. S
Self-distrust as a danger to confidence warned
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown cautions that self-distrust stems from intimate information and may prompt others to withhold confidence. He argues this failing is dangerous as it undermines trust and societal openness. The remark uses a reflective, cautionary voice characteristic of Chinatown commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Battle of Wounded Knee in 1860 clash near Drennan
Report describes a December 2 1860 engagement at Wounded Knee Creek where troops from the Seventh Cavalry and 800 Sioux led by Sitting Bull and Big Foot attempted disarmament. A center precipitated fighting, ending with a large portion of the band destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
Drennan
Cheyenne River Reservation
United States
Seventh Cavalry
Ulgtoot
Sitting Bull
Wounded Knee Creek
Big Foot
Teeth Tell Age of Deer in Tooth Wear
The age of deer is determined by the teeth. They get permanent teeth about the age of three, after which they wear off gradually with increasing age. Some have been known to wear down to the gums.
Strength for Our Duties
A reflective editorial urging that motives and sentiments are meaningless unless they empower a person to fulfill everyday responsibilities with diligence and virtue, reinforcing the link between inner ideals and outward conduct in routine life.
Desert Island of Fiction Echoes Life on Sand Shelves
The desert island of fiction is likened to an atoll in its finitude and monotony. Closest inspection reveals a dull, restricted outlook and a life washed by repetitive surf alike, with sanded shelves above the tide line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atoll
Darwin and Galapagos Islands Link to Evolution Thought
Islands associated with Charles Darwin link to his ideas on evolution and natural selection, sparked by the varied and unique animal life found in the Galapagos a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Galapagos Islands
Charles Darwin
Heeled Heir Louis XIV Wore Elevated Shoes for Height
In the seventeenth century Louis XIV of France had heels added to all his shoes to appear taller, a fashion choice reflecting courtly display for stature and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis ‘XIV
France
Eleventh Century Varnish Made by Theophilus Monk
A medieval varnish, unthinned and applied hot, was created in the eleventh century by a monk named Theophilus Presbyter. It was spread with the fingers since brushes did not exist at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophilus
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A. E. Linderman
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Ore
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Clayton Theodorf
Wm. Boisen
Bader
Earl Wells
Mesdames R. S. Miller
J. R. Carr
Jesse Yates
E. A. Linderman
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G. Bergsma
R. Abey
R. Jones
W. F. Johnston G
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Wm. Millers
F. Taylor
J. Smith
Alice Taylor
Hila Smith
E. A. Bader
Minnie Blunt
John
Jesus Christ
God
Holy Ghost
Holy Spirit
Commander R
le Mars Globe Post
Louette Burkett
Wilbur Tucker
Ronald White
Robert Harrison
Wilbur ‘Tucker
Joanne Bogh
Alice Boyle
Clara Belle Boyle
Gail Crowley
Arlouine Gallagher
Margaret Green
Arlene Grosenheider
Ruth Mauer
Lucille Nelson
Delores Steintadt
Helen Trauffer
Joan Wiliging
Jacqueline Abel
Willis Delperdang
Wen Downing
Donald Knecht
Richard Koerner
Delno Pinney
Gene Schroeder
John Urban
Dwight Wiobers
Marlyn Bonnema
Donald Grahiman
Northland
Denno Finney
Joyce Albrecht
Clark
Lois Ann Oliver
la Venne Lannon
Phyllis Adler
Betty Lou Kilker
Dorothy Lorenzen
Mary Gertrude Moran
Ruth Newendorf
la Vonne Sanow
Beverly Tower
Plainview
Neb
Stevenson
Florence Anderson
Florence
Donald McMaster
Richard Rees
Wayne Robb
Alfred Rounds
Florence Andersen
Evelyn Donlin
Helen Franks
Robert Roberts
Kern Baack
Joyce Cooper
Dolores Hoskey
Mildred Nussbaum
Childred Witt
Randall Butler
Central School
Randall
Marjorie
Thomas Aldrich
Jenn Electric Co
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Heino Burjes
Harry Carley
Joe Brangwin
Norm Verager
Glenn Schipper
Lee Schipper
Kenneth Vetter
Verne Yoch
Jeanette Brandsma
Dorothy Hansen
Shirley Myers
Margaret Geary
Vernon Rosendahl
Jane Treptow
Clothespins
Jane
Cess
Joan van Nimwegen
Lorraine Donlin
Geraldine Simeon
Billy Bradley
Jack Koerner
Webster Lorenzen
Shirley Heidbrink
Vincent Pavlik
Helen Schueller
Treior
Plymouth-Stanton
LeMars Hatchery
First National Bank
C. van Zyl
Ford
Universal Credit Company
LE Mars Motor Company, Inc
Union Hotm
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