Pigeons on shoulders inspire subway inquiry
A crowded hour ride prompts a man to ask a stranger why pigeons sit on his shoulders. The rider replies they boarded at Lich Sureet. A string of light anecdotes follows, including a waiter with a carrot behind an ear and a banana replacement, plus other short vignettes and a Fayette County real estate list from June 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lich Sureet
Fayette County
Halvorson, LaNora & Hus
Emanuel
Asres Larson
Clermont Alealey
James H & Wf
Josephine Mealey
Il Oelwein
Pleggenkuhle
Herman & Wf
Clarence Pleggenkuhle
King. Joseph & Wf
Roscoe
Oelwein
Fox
Harvey L & Wf
Albert C Fenner
Grandview
Stensbol
Marvel & Hus
Clifford
Fred J Campbell
McGoon
Ohlinger
M. K
Everard Stegszall
Knox
A. D
Leailen
Marjorie Knox
Wadena Pollock
Reba H
Perry C Pollock Jr
Ry & W
Houg
Emma
Sylvan
Lillian B
SWSW
TEN
Alving
Rolf
Louis L
jPalmer & Wf
G.A. Oehvrein
Meissen
Josephine M
Kelsey
oFry Gyd
Martin
Gelwein
Clermont Obituary and Community Notes Chronicle
Long obituary notes birth in Norway for Christian Nelson, death at his Clermont area farm May 30 1945, and widow Martha Manson. multiple children and grandchildren listed. Gilbert Ostlie born Norway 1859 dies May 30 1945. extensive survivor list, church and local affiliations noted. Additional items include memorial day visits, Boy Scout Camporee reports, and various social and family notices from Clermont and surrounding towns.
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Christ FP
Nelson Christian Nelson
Nels
Helen Nelson
Gran Hadel
Norway
Clermont
America
Martha Manson
Lilien
Anna Mae
Henry
Bessie
la Vera Palas
Ethel
Tilmer Thompson
El¢in
Melvina
Fritz Lauer
West Union
Helen
Farrell Bass
Fayette
Erskine
Minn
Nelson
Gilbert L. Ostlie
Gilbert Ostlie
Lars Ostlie
Sam Erickson
Anna Jacobson
Archie
Saare v
Pein
Alma Anderson
Hazel Olson
Helen Yauslin
Blendie Dander
Clara Olson
Gladys Halverson
Elgin
Lievd Ostlie
Waterloo
Hilda Aanes
Christina Kittelson
Evan Lien
Atrs
Gunder and Clermont Telephone Company
Schutte
Postville
West Clermont
Anna‘pelle Loftsgard
Joyce Amund
Milo Olson
Marion Olson
Leo Ostlie
Alden Anderson
Vernon
Harvey Anderson
Betts Follett
Hiram Olson
Wm. Hitch
Lloyd Ostlie
Thomas Lien
Leroy
N. N. Larson
Duluth
A. J. Lindberg
Minneapolis
Clarence Nygaard
Larry
Stanley
North Oak
A. O. Nessett
Clermont Protestant Cemetery
Gunder Nygaard
Ella Sophia Ostlie
East Clermont
Gunder N.gaard
Glen
Ostlie
Clarence
Swekton
Calif
Penetrating Treatment Claim for Athletes Foot
A promotional piece touts a penetrating liquid for athletes foot, arguing surface treatments fail. It endorses undiluted alcohol and a product described as Tool j made with 90 percent alcohol. The ad urges buying 35 cents worth at any drug store today.
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Tool J
Pfeiffer
Retirement Pay Benefits Families Show Impacts Across Households
The document outlines Old Age and Survivors Insurance effects on families, detailing how benefits reach wives and widows, and showing numbers for dependent parents, children, and surviving relatives. It highlights coverage of retired workers and dependent family members under the program.
Beneficiaries Mostly Women Feeding Children Nationwide
Mr. Miller stated that over three fifths of beneficiaries are women, a pattern seen across the nation’s 1,120,608 recipients, highlighting women as the primary caregivers in feeding programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Invasion Prep Grows as Allies Increase Air Strikes
Allies intensify preparations for invasion with Superfortress raids while Osaka arsenal and other war plants pledge intensified output. Home front mobilizes as factories switch to farming to boost food supply. Want-Ads Bring Results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osaka
Tired Kidneys Offer Sleepless Nights Pills Ad Claim
Tired kidneys disrupt sleep and cause fatigue. The ad promotes Doan's Pills as a long time remedy, claiming they purify blood, relieve kidney-related discomfort, and provide lasting relief. The message urges readers to consult a doctor and use the product, noting millions of users over four decades.
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Ugt
Vie Catia
Doan
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Dick Tracy
Sanerman
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Dr. Menry
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Tennessee
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Alma Anderen
Blanche Wander
Yeeth
Arenie Ostle
Nygaard
L. T. “. Olson
Arthur E. Olson
Oscar Lien
Henry Kittelson
Clifford Kittelson
Lloyd Aanes
Clarine Olson
Gladys Yaustlin
Lvonne Wander
la Vionne Swenson
Clarence Tatro
Hiram: Crowe
Son
South Dakota
Vern Pratt
Wauroma
Vernon Lofisgard
Gerald Schupanitz
Gerald Kitteson
DeWayne Joinson
William Cooley
Duane Anderson
Donald Gutcher
Dan Rounds
James
Triem
I Jmoore
Father Cooney
McGregor
Elmer Stukford
Reuben Hackmann
Oliver Rowland
Dorris Winter
Matha Zurbriggen
Sumner
Wm. Niebel
Creago
Zurbriggen
Mbp
Wiebel
Arlene Johnson
L.inn Halverson
Elvira Johnson
Albert Halverson
Paul Wells
Milk
Mary Washburn
Jerr
Grandma
Henry Hartman
Louise Meyer
Oixer Shultz
Buddy
Elxader
Harold Bennett
Meyer
Bennett
Jem Arlene‘ Johnson
Gerald Lestina
Hiram Crowe
Virgin
Chaene Tatro
Carl Schori
California
Airs
Ole Benson
Just
Swan's Furniture
Textron
Oelwein Daily Register
New England
Jwnior
Carol King
Doris Dodon
Georgiana
June Arden
Trudy Wall
Martha Manning
June Bentley
Mie Benett Am
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