Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Market prices from 18 years ago include hogs at 8.25 to go, veal at 10c, butter at 33c, potatoes 50c, corn 63c, oats 42c. Petermany and Fred Fink head to Ames to prep for the school year at the college. Henry Schellhorn trades town and Waterloo properties for W H Steege’s 80 acre farm east of Tripoli, with values cited. Join Berlin and wife return from Leroy Minnesota visit. other local transfers include farm rentals and purchases near Buck Creek and Moeller addition. several residents noted in social calls and employment moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petermany
Fred Fink
Ames
Henry Schellhorn
Waterloo
W. H. Steege
Tripoli
Shellhorn
Joule Pink
Joe Lien
Herman Koeneke
Fremont Creamery
H. J. Hankner
Carl Koch
Henry Matkhiecen
Moeller
Wm. C. Schultz
Chris Hagenbuch
Buck Creek
Berlin
Leroy
Minnesota
Noah Brough
Clarence Arnemann
John Fink
Mabelle
Malina Meier
Stanley
Oelewin
Community Notes and Local Appointments in Tripoli Area
Rev and Mrs J M Cameron return from vacation spent partly in Wisconsin. Delbert Lawless of Waverly buys jewelry stock of late C D Couse and will become a citizen of Tripoli. Mr and Mrs Wm Bany and Mr and Mrs Henry Hesse visit Elgin Minnesota. Ernest Schellhorn of Douglas township marries Miss Eldora Niedert of Readlyn at Readlyn. Mr and Mrs H W Bockhaus and sons Howard and Woodrow return from Minneapolis after two weeks with relatives. Edwin Towne resigns from Tripoli Mercantile Co and moves to Waterloo to attend business college. Roy Harvey leaves Waterloo as he resumes fireman job on Illinois Central. Walter Sommer cuts thumb severely while cutting wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Cameron
Wisconsin
Delbert Lawless
Waverly
C. D. Couse
Tripoli
Wm. Bany
Henry Hesse
Dunkerton
Elgin
Minn
Any
Ernest Schellhorn
Douglas Ownship
Eldora Niedert
Five Years Ago Robbery at Night in North Town
A September 7 1927 incident reports three bandits storming into Jack Schultz’s house in the north part of town early Sunday evening. They forced him from bed with two revolvers and took cash from his clothes, totaling about 240 dollars. Mrs Jean Purdune and Elston Caver of Cedar Rapids visited with Mr and Mrs J B Franklin and Dorothy L Green. Mr and Mrs Henry Oltrogge and Mr and Mrs John Mines left Saturday for Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Schultz
Jean Purdune
Elston Caver
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Franklin
Missorothy L. Green
Henry Oltrogge
September Interlude Teas with Open Sandwiches allure
In September the focus shifts to light entertaining with simple afternoon teas. Sand wiches provide a refreshing note, leaning toward pretty and dainty opening selections rather than hearty summer fillings, highlighting the charm of open sandwiches.
Fresh Currant Cream Cheese Sandwiches Delight
Fresh currants mashed with cream cheese and crushed pineapple with cream cheese, and thinly sliced strawberries sprinkled with powdered sugar, then placed between buttered homemade bread. A unique filling combines cucumber celery pineapple and black walnuts chopped and mixed with French dressing for another tasty option.
Dates and Nuts Filling For Sandwiches
September BY BETTY WEBSTER notes how dates and nuts chopped with cream cheese make a rich filling. The blend pairs well with sandwiches, offering a creamy texture and sweet, nutty flavor.
A New Salad Recipe With Pineapple and Pimiento
A simple salad combines 2 cups drained crushed pineapple with 1 cup diced celery and 2 chopped red pimientos. Drain pineapple and cut celery. chop pimientos. Mix with mayonnaise and serve on crisp lettuce.
Grape Jelly Making Instructions
This excerpt outlines a grape jelly recipe using six pounds of grapes and water. It instructs crushing the fruit, boiling with water for 30 minutes, straining the juice, adding one pound of sugar per pint of juice, cooking until boiling, then pouring into glasses and sealing with paraffin.
Notdorf Visitors and Attached Attendees Reach Heights
Ton Heights NL hosts visitors from Beecher Illinois and Naperville Illinois with daily calls and extended stays. Mr. Olrogge's sister Mrs. Berlin and husband join, while Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart Albers travel from Beecher to spend time with local residents. Chas. Hofer of Naperville arrives to visit Mrs. Herman Pries. Eichmann Goodenbour and Bertha Lewis return from Chicago after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Lewis
Chicago
Baking Hints for Ham with Scalloped Potatoes
A vintage cooking note outlines layering sliced potatoes with butter flour and seasonings in a buttered baking dish. Milk covers the potatoes then ham is placed on top and baked for at least an hour. It also suggests baked apples with dates nuts cinnamon and sugar as a dessert option.
Bonnet-Brown Corp Copyright Notice 1932
Copyright notice for The Bonnet Brown Corporation dated 1932, issued in Chicago. Indicates ownership and rights reserved for the company and its publications. The brief notice reflects standard corporate copyright practice of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnet- Brown Corporation
Chicago
Legal Transfers Prepared by Bremer County Abstract Co
Transfers listed for the week ending September 3 1932 include Charles Roehl to George Mundtrom for 1 dollar a lot in auditor's plat section 4 92 12 and sheriff transfers to Kate McCoy Conray et al for 225 dollars in Cretzmeyer addition Waverly plus other parcels. Several other deeds show one dollar consideration with varying fractional interests and lot descriptions in towns including Tri Poli Plainfield and Clarke's Tri Poli. Paddy is defined as unhusked rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Abstract Company
Charles Roehl
George Mundtrom
Bremer County
Kate McCoy Conray
Cretzmeyer
Waverly
J. T. Harrington
T. D. Harrington
A. H. Panzer
Tripoli
Clarke’s
Commission Acts on Pheasant Season in Iowa
The Iowa fish and game commission restricts pheasant season this fall to two days with a one day bag limit of three male birds only. Open dates and counties will be announced later between November 15 and December 1. County openings depend on landowner petitions and bird counts. final dates and counties will be published after data is compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Des Moines
Fish and Game Department
U S Duck Laws Rule Over State
Federal migratory waterfowl regulations govern in Iowa when they restrict more than state laws. The Iowa fish and game commission adopted federal rules as far as Iowa law allows. State laws only govern if they provide extra protection beyond federal limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Fish and Game Commission
Conservation Education Aims to Cut Game Violations
The Iowa fish and game commission promotes conservation through public education, engaging 4 H club boys and scouts, distributing pamphlets and booklets such as Know Iowa's Hawks and Management of Upland Game Birds in Iowa, to foster hunting and fishing betterment. Yet deliberate violators remain, resisting education, while birds are presented as a benefit to mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Department
Boy Scouts
Iowa
Department For
Birds and their worth protect habitats and people
The passage extols many bird benefits including eating weed seeds and insects, protecting crops and forests, enriching the senses with song and beauty, guiding mariners and fishermen to fish, harbor birds cleaning refuse, game birds providing food and sport, and carrion eaters removing decaying matter. It ends with a call to protect birds.
How Long Do Trout Live Dolly Varden Reaches 19 Years
A California fishing bulletin from the Izaak Walton League notes a Dolly Varden trout at the Mt. Shasta hatchery living to 19 years. The fish weighed 13 pounds at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Izaak Walton
Two Ducks Granted Federal Protection for Upcoming Season
The Ruddy Duck and Buffle-Head Duck receive complete protection under the migratory waterfowl regulations due to severe drought losses. Detailed color marks for male and female Ruddy Duck aid identification. the species dives when pursued and takes off with a rapid bee-like flight.
Ruddy Duck Size Described As About Fifteen Inches
A field note states the Ruddy Duck is not a large duck with adults reaching roughly 15 inches in length. The description emphasizes a modest size for the species.
Bullhead Fish Thrive in Various Waters at Rock Rapids
Roscoe and Leon Pettingill of Rock Rapids prove bullheads adapt to many environments and multiply quickly. Early this year five or six adults were released into a sandpit on the Pettingills’ land and thousands of small bullheads were later captured when the pit was seine'd by a game warden to prevent winter smothering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
Leon Pettingill
Rock Rapids
Pettingills
Iowa River Catfish and Pike Catches Reported From State Rivers
A roundup of recent catches across Iowa notes Henry Bader of Belle Plaine with a nine and a half pound catfish on the Iowa River at Chamber’s Bridge. KE. H. Schilling of State Center hooked a twelve and a half pound great northern pike at Spirit Lake’s Templar Park dock. A fourteen pound great northern pike was taken from West Okoboji by Clem Mikesh of Ottumwa. Monticello anglers had strong luck with Bill Skelley taking nine bass on the Maquoketa River, John Wilkens and Teeter Adamson landing three smallmouths. William Pugh of Deception Hollow and William Fisher of Lehighton reported an eight-pound Des Moines River catfish and a 28 inch great northern pike. Near Ft. Dodge, a popular Des Moines River hole yielded a fourteen-pound catfish for W. H. Talley, a prior eleven-pound catfish having come from the same spot. Near Knoxville, locals Jay Collins, Jay La Follette, and William Leaty said bass jump into boats on the Des Moines River. A fishing trip near their home ended with a bass leaping into the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bader
Belle Plaine
Iowa River
Bader
Chamber's Bridge
KE. H. Schilling
State Center
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji
Clem Mikesh
Ottumwa
Monticello
Bill” Skelley
Maquoketa
John Wilkens
Teeter
Adamson
Des Moines
William Pugh
Deception Hollow
William Fisher
Lehigh
Des Moines River
Ft. Dodge
Fishermen Return With Large Catfish Haul
After a successful trip, the men returned with sixty pounds of fish, mostly channel catfish.
King Takes Pikes and Breams in Historic Stafford Fish Pool
An old London Tit-Bits piece recounts King Arthur era sport at Stafford where Ralph de Yaymer kept a fish pond by the eastern gate. The arrangement split catches: the king claimed the pikes and breams, while Ralph and heirs reaped all other fishes and eels that came to the hooks.
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Stafford
London
Ralph de Yaymer
Ralph
Corinths changing fortunes in ancient times and trade
Corinth was a major ancient city visited by Paul though its former prominence waned after Roman depredations in 146 B C. Caesar repopulated it in 46 B C with Italian freedmen, dispossessing Greeks. Augustus later named it capital of Achaea.
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Corinth
Paul
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Achaea
Origin of the term Hot Dogs traced to toasting dogs
A reader asks how the nickname hot dogs arose. The carven wood toasting dogs from the eighteenth century held spits before the fire for cooking meat, linking the term to cooked sausages and home commerce from merchants.
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Betty Webster
H J. Metcalf
Information State Fish and Game Commision
U. S
Lumbago
Sciatica
Miles
Dr. Miles
A. E. Everett
Telphone
A. M. Stegeman
Sorg Drug Store
E. C. Claus
Paul Schober
Bankers Life Insurance
Buhr
G. A. Tjernagel Chiropractor
F. W. Hale Res
Sumner
West Door Syndicate Building
Fred Rewoldt
Frederika, Iowa
Office Bank Bldg
H. W. Krueger
Ambrose Bldg
Tripoli Produce Co
M. M. Kingsley
First National Bank Bldg
Waverly, Iowa
Herman Kleiss
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