Local Notes and Visits From Rockford to Tripoli
Mrs. Augusta Hommema of Rockford and Mrs. Bertha Lewis of Coggon visited Tripoli for Mrs. Eichmann's funeral then shortened trips to relatives. August Meyerhoff and Matthi as families held anniversary and reunion picnics in local and nearby parks. A birth announced, and a pike fishing find sparked local curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Hommema
Rockford
Ill
Bertha Lewis
Coggon
Carl Eichmann
Tripoli
F. W. Eichmann
Alpha Fern Strempke
Jesup
Meyerhoff
Frank Weick
Mary
Garretson
Waterloo
Bobby Thran
Herman Noack
Westgate
Paul Matthias
Matthias
St. Paul's Y.P.S
Wildwood Park
Oelwein
Paul Schneider
E. C. Matthias Farm
Florence Eichmann
Arnold Steege
Will Steege
Fred Dorn
Denver
Lieb Miller
Waverly
Griese
Sumner People Share News From Across Regions
Marvel Wolfgram undergoes appendicitis surgery at home. Many locals visit relatives in Iowa City Chicago Philadelphia and Wisconsin while others travel for work illness and family events. Community reports cover visits, operations, and social calls among Sumner residents and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel Wolfgram
al Wolfgram
C. J. McNally
Iowa City
Mercy
Forest City
Billy Hoth
Irene Duebendorffer
Centerville
S. M. Johnson
John Hochberger
Chicago
George Roth
Mrn
Aurora
Air
Social Roundup Highlights Farmstead Visitors and Baptism
Mrs Carl Briersman of Waterloo visits. Families from Waterloo attend Gottlieb Miller funeral in Waverly. Many neighbors host and visit in Waterloo area. Geraldine Caroline born to Lorenz Zander with sponsors Henry Zander and Fred Biermann. Engagements and calls at homes of Biermanns, Grebens, and Gerlachs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meier
Nebraska
E. J. Studt
Waterloo
Torgler
Herbert Otto
St. Matthew and
Zion
H. F. Beevers
Gott
Carl Briersman
Conrad Meyer
Herman Miller
Ewald
Adella Rewoldt
Illinois
Evelyn Biermann
Geneva Grebien
Will Grebien
Geneva
Charles Pinch
Mary
Fred Bergman
Louie Rodemeyer
Waverly
Ernest Hoppenworth
Helene Gerlach
Lillia Rohrssen
Gottlieb Miller
Herman Lahman
Fred Lahman
Ernest Quade
Augusta Hooper
August Drewis
John Nuendorf
Anna Kappmeyer
Carl Westendorf
Clarence Westendorf
Lorenz Zander
Geraldine Caroline
Henry Zander
Fred Biermann
C. G. Gerlach
Zander
Gladys Biermann
Chas. Ladage
Louisa Shellhorn
Meta Hooper
Herman Pines
Will Oberlieu
Thomas Sievers
Herbert
Otto Behrens
Mother Behrens
Men Laud Silent Woman Yet Eschew Her As Wife
A reflection notes that while men praise a silent woman, none desires her as a wife or sweetheart. The comment contrasts public admiration with private romantic preference, highlighting social expectations and gender norms of the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgar Allen Poe
Mis Country
NEW York Morning Sun
Poe
Atlantic
Chile
S.G. Averill
Long Island
Kenneth Peters
Minneapolis
United States Customs
Sumner
Sumnerites
Emma Wehrmacher
F. K. K. Brown
W. A. Wehrmacher
Harry Reinhart
Osceola
Henry Archon
Ruth Bender
New Hampton
J. Wolff
Lenderson
New Hamp- On
Ralph Hurmence
Newton
Iowa “ Telephone Company
Pinte Schwerin
Henry Schwerin
Wm. Molumby
West Salem
Wis
Fred Frank
Readlyn
August Mi Ing
J. W. Bonnell
Riceville
Bonnell
R. A. Bonnell
Lucile Pagel
Milwau
Kee, Wis
Bill Pagel
Claire
Alice Mae Mueller
Alfred Mardorf
Clear Lake
Robert Metzgar
Grundy Center
D. BE. Chadwick
J. M. Murphy
Robert
David
Claire Chadwick
Mario Capelli
West Union
Fred Bonovsky
Kansas City
Salome
J. P. Murphy
Thos. Murphy
Frank Hatch
Cedar Falls
J. F. Brayton
Paris
John
Virginia Creager
Nettie Creager
Verla Schuknecht
Esther Ludwig
California
Black Hills
Yellowstone
R. V. Price
Keokuk
Suzanne
Fred Sell
Ernest Marks
Prairie du Lac
Charles Marks
Marks
Canby
Minn
Otto Rieck
Frank Lang
Betty
Cedar Rapids
Frank Pagel
Correst Haag
Will Hagenburg
Wilma
Des Moines
Victor Lindstrom
Geo. Caldwell
Wayne
A. C. Olson
Julian
Evelyn Postal
Hayfield
Will Bathke
J. W. Donaldson
Dennis
Lenora Morris
Edna Fox
Nashua
Billy Topp
Charles Schmidt
Margaret Robinson
Fairfield
Rex
Siegel
Frank Lund
Webster City
Lund
Kittenball Games
Spring Fountain
Frederika Fremont
Bowery
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