Looking Backward In the Leader's Files Eighteen Years Ago
August 12, 1914 notes recall Ernest Kammeyer spraining a leg from a fall off a short ladder while threshing at the Louie Cote home. Others injured include Kanter with a broken left arm, Will with a broken elbow, Norman Keding hurt at threshing, and Herman cut while cleaning grain equipment. Mrs. Bostwick and husband travel to Parker, S D, with a stop in Clear Lake. Miss Minnie Miller leaves Schultz department store. Tripoli markets list hogs, veal, hides, butter, eggs, potatoes, oats, corn, and wheat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kammeyer
Louie Cote
Oo Kanter
Rudolph Juing
Will
Oyue
Norman Keding
Herman
Bostwick
Parker
South Dakota
Thos
Loveland
Clear Lake
Llory Tegtmeier
Webster
Will Tegtmeier
Minnie Miller
Schultz Department Store
Tripoli
Local events mix of fire, injuries and farewells in town
Burns and accident reports mingle with social news as residents note a creamery reopening after a blaze, a Main Street runaway truck narrowly averted, and illness and deaths among neighbors. Community figures include Emma and Bertha Ladave traveling to Waterloo, Lafayette Gunsalus dying at a bridge crew site, Bertha Guhlow's death, and Norma Warnke’s eighth birthday celebration. Also reported are sales of a Watkins business, baccalaureate attendance by Oscar Hankner and Lorenz Krueger, and a wagon accident injuring Stanley Koch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tic Bremer Creamery
Emma
Bertha Ladave
Waterloo
Art Bunger
John Erman
Ned
Ing
Kleiss
Herman Zander
Will Schirring
Palentine
Na Mors
Chas
Berlin
F.C. Olrogge
Bertha Guhlow
Louis Guhlow
Lafayette Gunsalus
Waverly
Fred Warnke
Norma
Oscar Hankner
Lorenz Krueger
Gates Business College
Louie Brandenburg
Edward Hornburg
Anna Hornburg
Herman Kleidan
Amelia Eichmann
Chicago
S. J. Moser
Watkins
Rudolph Piegers
Stanley Koch
J. A. Koch
Art Tegtmeier Farm
Five Years Ago August 10 1927 Raymond Buls and William Kelling
Brief archival note recalling events from five years prior on August 10 1927 involving Raymond Buls and William Kelling with sparse details.
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Raymond Buls
William Kelling
Sandwich Variations for Refreshing Summer Meals
A guide to light and hearty sandwiches for hot days. Details include egg combinations with or without mayonnaise, fried egg with lettuce, chicken sandwiches with tomato or bacon, cold veal and lamb options, cucumber with lettuce and buttered toast, roast beef with watercress, tomato, and mayonnaise, and versatile fillings using mayonnaise and green onions or olives.
Predicted Hurricanes From Forecaster Browne in 1932
Washington long range weather forecaster Herbert Jan vrin Browne says 1932 will be a notable hurricane year. He notes several Pacific typhoons and storms in India China Bengal and Mauritius and expects more as the season advances.
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Herbert Janvrin Browne
Washington
Pacific
Philippine
Indo-China
Bengal
Mauritius
Atlantic
Wisdom Phrase Origin From The Bald Man and the Fly
An old tale notes that Phaedrus coined adding insult to injury in The Bald Man and the Fly. A bald man swats at a fly and strikes himself, while the fly mocks the self-inflicted harm, highlighting the proverb’s humor.
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Phaedrus
August Cheese Tomato Sandwich
Butter bread slices then layer American cheese on top. Add a slice of ripe tomato then crispy bacon. Season to finish the sandwich with a savory, classic combo suitable for a quick meal.
Cooking Hints for Summer Meal Combos
A compact list of warm weather meal ideas including corn beef hash with poached eggs, corn beef with creamed potatoes and horseradish sauce, sausage with potato chips, creamed chipped beef with fresh peas and mashed potatoes, and cold meat with potato salad and iced tea.
Macaroni with Tomatoes and Melted Cheese
A simple kitchen note outlines cooking macaroni then adding seasoning and grated cheese. Tomatoes are halved and broiled briefly before serving with the pasta.
Summer Pudding Cherry Roll Recipe
Washed pitted cherries folded into biscuit dough then rolled and trimmed. Steam the roll for 3 hours on a plate and serve hot with foamy or hard sauce.
Dried Beef On Buttered Toast With Spanish Sauce
A simple dish combining dried beef warmed then served over buttered toast. The sauce is made by sautéing green pepper, chopped onion, and stewed tomatoes with seasoning, then simmered ten minutes before ladling over the meat.
Foamy Sauce and Egg Mixture Recipe Steps
Butter and sugar beaten until creamy. Separate eggs add yolks with vanilla. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold in last. Separate eggs and combine with flavoring to form a foamy sauce base.
Bonnet Brown Corporation Copyright Notice 1932
Copyright notice for The Bonnet- Brown Corporation dated 1932 issued in Chicago. The line indicates ownership and legal protection for works created by the company during that period. The text emphasizes authorship and territorial scope within the United States.
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Bonnet- Brown Corporation
Chicago
California bans live goose decoys despite wider permission
The text notes that a nationwide limit of 25 legally usable implements exists, but California prohibits live goose decoys due to local conditions. Investigators from the Biological Survey say a shortened 1931 season averted a potential irremediable disaster.
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United States
California
The
Biological Survey
Two Months Open Season on Ducks and Geese This Fall
The 1931 drought forced a shortened one month duck and goose season in Iowa this year but measures approved by Secretary Hyde and signed by President Hoover extend the open period from October 1 to November 30 in multiple states. The bag limits vary by species with a 15 duck daily limit and a total of 30 ducks, while Ruddy and Bufflehead ducks remain protected. Crappie identification focuses on dorsal fin spines, noting six for Common Crappie and seven to eight for Black Crappie, with Black Crappie favored in northern clear waters as Calico Bass.
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Iowa
Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Hoover
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
New Fish Discovered in West Okoboji Lake
A new fish species named the Branded Top Minnow has been discovered in West Okoboji Lake by researchers from the local Fish Institute. The finding marks a notable addition to the lake’s aquatic biodiversity and prompts further study.
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West Okoboji
West Okoboji Lake
State survey by Fish and Game Commission under conservation plan
The State Fish and Game Commission conducts a statewide survey as part of its 25 year conservation plan. The fish description remains unavailable but will be provided in a future Outdoor Iowa issue.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Outdoor
Iowa
Fish and Game Rescue Reaches Across Counties
State Fish and Game Department crews rescued thousands of young sunfish crappies and catfish along the Little Sioux river near Linn Grove with deputy wardens Rooker and Holst reporting a total of 48 800 fish saved to date. In Atlantic eleven bushes were rescued in one day.
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State Fish and Game Department
K. M. Rooker
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Linn Grove
Little Sioux
John F. Holst, Jr
Tertiory
Atlantic
Proper bass fishing approach and tips from G. K. J.
Read G. K. J. in the Fort Dodge Messenger Chronicle on how to lure bass without splash. He warns that hasty casts and shadowing scare fish, recommends fishing with shade, and notes bass hide in stone houses with rocks in streams. Patience and constant effort are key to success.
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Fort Dodge Messenger Chronicle
Do Fish Sleep and Rest Like Mammals
The article notes that fish cannot close eyes but may undergo periods of activity followed by rest. Bureau of Fisheries experiments with special apparatus suggest such inactivity equates to physiological rest, though depth and duration vary.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Black Snake Does A Second Story Job
While patrolling the Des Moines river below Ottumwa deputies Coon and Huston stopped at Clifton Bridge and found a wren house in a tree with a black snake hanging from its opening. They pulled the five and a half foot reptile from the box, noting five enlargements indicating wrens eaten. The snake climbed the tree to reach the house, an unusual tree climbing behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Geo. B. Coon
Taylor Huston
Clifton Bridge
Huston
Elephants Decayed Teeth in Ivory Trade Tales
An East Smithfield ivory warehouse holds a vast tusk collection, mostly from elephants with some mammoth tusks. Decay seen in both elephant and mammoth teeth is widespread, sometimes affecting tusks nearly to their tips. Such decay implies severe dental pain and occasional tusk breakage.
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East Smithfield
London
England
Dry spell drives 20000 Spaniards northward from Lorca
In Lorca on Spain’s Mediterranean coast a prolonged drought spans seven years with no rainfall. More than 20,000 people have relocated seeking wetter latitudes as weather experts struggle to explain the unusually dry conditions in this district.
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Australia
South America
Lorca
Mediterranean
Spain
Bremer County Abstract Transfers Week Ending August 6
Legal transfers prepared by Bremer County Abstract Company list Maud Franklin Kiefer and others transferring 7 acres plus 24 acres new in section 12 92 12 to A G Koch. Includes property locations and ownership changes for the stated week.
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Bremer County Abstract Company
Maud Franklin Kiefer
Et al
A. G. Koch
Childs boast prompts rank talk in sandbox quarrel
In a sandbox exchange, Sue and Jackie brag about their fathers careers a major and an officer sparking a brief comparison. The Louisville Times notes that medical science extends life but is aided by the agility of pedestrians in everyday life.
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Sue
Jackie
Louisville Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cold Lamb
Betty Webster
H. J. Metcalf
Information State Fish and Game Commission
Black Snake
Dr. Miles
Miles
Antebam Piles
E. C. Claus
A. E. Everett
Telphone
A. M. Stegeman
Sorg Drug Store
Paul Schober
Bankers Life Insurance
Buhr
G. A. Tjernagel
F. W. Hale Res
Sumner
West Door Syndicate Building
Fred Rewoldt
Frederika, Iowa
Office Bank Bldg
H. C. Moeller
Insurance and Collections
H. W. Krueger
Ambrose Bldg
Tripoli Produce Co
M. M. Kingsley
First National Bank Bldg
Waverly, Iowa
Herman Kleiss
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