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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1934
Page
6
In Apia Samoa a washday scene contrasts tropical imagery with modern washing using Oxydel soaking for fifteen minutes. A background sign marks the path to Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave on the island, where the famed writer died in 1894.
The Northeastern Iowa Press Association issues a free 100000 map folder highlighting Northeast Iowa and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. It promotes Mississippi River scenery, dams and locks, river bridges, Indian mounds, scenic drives and many attractions across McGregor Lansing Guttenberg Elkader Monona Postville Strawberry Point Marquette Waukon and Prairie du Chien.
A humor item where a wife urges her seasick husband to focus on the shore and tells him to call for help only when a bus appears, reflecting light nautical comedy.
The town council of Tripoli Bremer County Iowa will meet August 6 1934 at 8 pm at town hall. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the expenditure estimate prepared by Town Clerk A W Buechele. Taxable valuation 1933 673817.00 money s and credits 363790.00
The Board of Directors of Frederika Independent School District will meet August 7, 1924 at 8:00 p.m. at School House. Abundant details list Bremer County Iowa. Taxable valuation 374,724 and credits 46,816. Number of school age persons 112.
Twenty five years ago July 15 1909 Rienk Belkema died after months of heart trouble Miss Mabel Meier visited Clarksville to see Miss Wamsley Mr and Mrs H J Wynkoff left for Petersburg Neb to join relatives and travel to Seattle Ray Palmer returned from Old Mexico where he worked as civil engineer Elmer McKeown visited Waterloo with his father Grant McKeown traveled to Waterloo to spend the weekend with his son
A Fayette wedding of interest was Miss Olive E Caudle and Wm C Martin at the bride’s home. Others travel and visits noted include Hale taking a vacation at Tripoli Mercantile. Families journeyed to Neenah Ripon Milwaukee and Wayne. Market rates from a decade prior list eggs 23c heavy hens 16c broilers 18 25c hogs 6 70 sows 6 veal 6 8 cocks 8c geese 10c ducks 13c.
Five years ago on a farm four miles southwest of Tripoli Mrs. Herman Pichelman, 50, was killed early Tuesday by an accidental shotgun discharge while her son Stanley, 18, tried to shoot a skunk threatening poultry. Local news also lists travelers and market prices from July 17, 1929, including Mayor McCumber's two week western trip and varying live stock and egg prices.
Week ending July 13 1934 notices show transfers: Aug Mahlzahn to Walter Mahlzahn and others for $1 with description in section 15 93 12. Florence Williams et al to R M Jennings for $1 Lots 3 and 6 Block 11 Janesville. Bertha Pagel to Arthur W Pagel for $1 Lots 8 and 4 feet of Lot 7 Block 2 Orris Wescott's Addition Sumner. Bertha Ganske and husband to Herman Peters for $1, 1/2 interest in Lots 11 and 12 Block 20 Readlyn. J A Hall and wife to Adelia Terry for $1 Lots 6 and 7 Block 2 Horton.
Betty Webster offers practical summer advice on materials like pongee for clothing and home items, glass mending with oxalic acid solution, stain removal for linen, moth prevention for furniture and feathers, and fern care with daily watering and weekly soaks, urging readers to follow simple steps for beauty and upkeep.
A historical recipe describes making an upside down cake with brown sugar butter pineapple peaches apricots or apples, eggs milk flour and baking powder cooked in a frying pan then served with whipped cream. It also provides a vanilla ice cream recipe using cream sugar and vanilla for freezing.
C Koch spent Thursday evening with Mrs Erwin Bunger and daughter Darlys. The Block and Will Block couples joined Mr and Mrs Ernest Mueller of Waverly at the Martinsville home of Rev and Mrs Alvin Mueller. Herman Biermann and Willis Segebarth were Sunday dinner guests at the Fred Brase home along with the Kuhrt and Brase families for an afternoon visit.
South of Tripoli families hosted and visited over the weekend with relatives in Waterloo and Chicago. Several residents and guests from Waterloo, Waverly, Oran, and nearby towns were mentioned visiting relatives, attending gatherings, and travels to Iowa City for hospital updates.
Warren Towns P Siegfried Struck of Old Tripoli called at the home of his daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur Hennings last week Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Henry Drape and daughter spent Tuesday evening at the home of the latter's aunt Mrs Wm Wente and sons. Mr and Mrs Henry Hennings and family visited at the Ed Hage now home in Readlyn Sunday. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Lavern Krueger was christened Sunday receiving the name Romaine Lavern.
Rev and Mrs Gerhard and family, from near Ackley, visited the Hennings, Oestman, and Pries households after church. Hesse, once Bre church pastor for seventeen years, delivered a mission sermon in Fredericksburg before returning home. BE. L. Y. P. s honored Mildred Hennings on her 16th birthday with games and lunch.
Foley and Warry Taylor are seated with John Lair and Linda Parker for the WLS Barn Dance during Farm Week at the fair. The program, including the sunconnet cir act, will be free to fairgoers as part of a long list of performances.
The document appears to certify a financial summary by Bremer County Treasurer SP W. C. Hoth, with Deputy E. H. Brandt signing. It notes a fund receipt totaling 1,120,012.58 and confirms the above report as a correct summary of treasurer transactions during the period.
The first concrete pavement in the United States was built in Bellefontaine Ohio in 1892 and 1893. The early main pavement strip served Perrcheron horses at the hitching rack near the county courthouse Buchanan for Glasses Waterloo.
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