Local notes and social updates from Eldora area
Letters from world correspondents Robertson Schaoer and Earl, tidbits on visits by Mrs Free Nelson and Mrs Kid wifer, sickness, funeral attendees from Macy and Strahorn family, travels of Jobo Windecker relatives, Alta Brown and Stella Windecker, various travels and health reports, a bankruptcy petition by A Tiffany, a wedding near Alden Henry Busse and Anna Van Geren, Plan to move to Aplington, reading by Maud O Harrow on April 26th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schaoer
Snr
Earl
Eldora
Free Nelson
Juse
Milliken
Macy
Ron Strahorn
Alogera
Dennis
Jobo Windecker
Freeport
Inots
Alta Brown
Cedar Falls
Stella Windecker
I. Klopp
Ina Stotzer
Buckeye
Quiggle
Milo Hendricka
Waterloo
A.&. Tiffany
Davenport
Mra. A. Busse
Aldep
J. A. Arends
Buffalo Center
Z. J. Boreham
Rev. Aukermsu
Mra. A. M. Whaley
Marshalltown
E. W. Barber
Dreyer
Richard Lindaman
Wellaburg
Nellie Findley
Alden
Henry Busse
Misa
Anna van Geren
Aplington
Mr. Busse
Mias Maud O’harrow
Primary election call and local notices in Geneva township
Republicans in Geneva township cheer a central committee decision to let residents express governor preferences at the upcoming primary held Saturday. The item notes various local activities and brief personal items including illnesses and travel, with several residents mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Township
Central Committee
Eliza Hayes
H. A. Raymond
Steamboats Rock
Parson
Geo. Kwall
Dell and
Edna
Clint Maurer
Lucile Benson
Mis
Grace Koeefe
Lincoln
Neb
Eliaz Notte
C. L. Kiefer
Chapin
Bulls For Sale And Real Estate Ads In Waterloo Iowa
Classified sale notices list bulls for sale and farm real estate offers. Items mention Andrew, John Haller, a 80 acre farm two miles west of Faulkner, and a George Tulpe residence at State Street and Second. Contact details and locations include Waterloo Iowa and Geneva Routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WerLp
Poe
Faulkger
John Haller
Geneva
Fos i Bali George Tulp
State Street
Peeree Tap
Waterloo
Iowa
Huad County
Community Notes On Local Visits And Bazaar Proceeds
Smith and John Argent families appear content and cheerful as the Indies of the old society host a bazaar and supper. Net proceeds totaled 56 dollars to support planned church work. Various residents travel and visit, including Faulkner and McGrath, with updates on friends and family in Rockwell, Hampton, and nearby towns.
Notable 19th Century Figures and Royal and Scholarly Appointments
A collage of brief notes lists J Lathrop Allen a nine year old inventor in New York and Col William F Cody named as an instructor to Royal engineers balloon companies in Aldershot England. It mentions Dr William Osler as a delegate of Oxford University Press, a Norwegian donor funding an estate in Orkedalen, and a meteorological station on Mount Tsukabe near Tokyo. It notes Nahum Mier Schalkewitz as a leading Jewish writer who died in New York, Sigmund Neumann a young playwright in Frankfurt, and Professor John Bassett Moore's world renown in international law. It also reports Colonel Samuel Adams Drake’s death and reviews claims about speech of monkeys with Sir Richard Burton cited as origin. Ernest Haecker is noted as a German believer in a monkey language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lathrop Allen
United States
New York
William F. Cody
Royal Engineers
Aldershot
England
William Osler
Johns Hopkins University
Oxford University Press
Hfinakon
Orkedalen
Ia Thangs
Norway
Yamashime
Hag
Mount Tsukabe
Tokyo
Japan
Folk
Nahum Mier Schalkewitz
Dumas
Sigmund Neumann
Gymnsium
Frankfort-on-the-Main
John Bassett Moore
Columbia
Samuel Adams Drake
Kennebunkport
New England
Middle West
Professor Garner
Richard Burton
Ernest Haecker
Why Genius Fails to Talk Plainly
A literary exchange notes that genius often avoids plain speech. Two voices discuss the misalignment between high creativity and clear expression. Urban scenes hint at practical concerns like boarding and money from a Chicago paper.
Firebug at Work Threatens Varina Firestorms
Incendiary fires struck Varina near Spencer in Pocahontas County last week. A store blaze was followed by fires at four more places, with residents guarding the town overnight. Coal oil used in multiple cages hindered progress on the suspect. Earlier, the De Wolf and Wells elevator burned, with a nearby flame started again. Varina, a small town of about eight hundred, faces an unclear incen diary perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varina
Spencer
Pocayhontas County
Alzens
de Wolf & Wells
Variua
Usefulness of sharks as a public ocean servant
A Pearsons Magazine excerpt defends the shark as a humble, hardworking ocean scavenger and sanitation worker. It argues the shark chiefly consumes carrion and only rarely captures living prey, with most “meals” including dead or discarded items. The piece contrasts popular myths with evidence of the shark’s practical role in cleaning the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovelist
Pearson's Magazine
Jealousy and gossip echo through old club life
A clipped collection of pointed paragraphs and anecdotes on jealousy, manners, and public critique. It cites a harsh newspaper rebuke of Holmes with a noted act of restrained revenge, contrasting social fault lines, family conduct, and the echo of scandal in private lives.
Parkets Chicago Markets and Shipments Report
Parkets Chicago markets see varied activity as Heeotpha and other shipments press on. Traders note fluctuating prices while cargoes move through major hubs, with officials monitoring congestion and delivery timelines amid evolving demand.
Miscellaneous Proverb Fragments and 1906 Illinois Central Travel Rates
A collection of proverbs and adage fragments mixed with a 1906 rail excursion notice from the Illinois Central. The text includes travel rates to Des Moines and western destinations, dates of sale, and contact for H J Paers, Division Passenger Agent, Dubuque Iowa. The piece blends aphorisms with formal itinerary and ticketing details from a historical timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointe
Des Moines
General Assembly Presbyterian Church
Illinets
Ohio River
Los Angeles
Cal
Imperia Council
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Minnesota
South Dakota
Manitoba
Western Canada
Illinois Central
H.J. Paers
Dubuque
Iowa
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Toledo Firm
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh they cannot cure. The document, dated December 6, 1886, notes the product is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Selling details and testimonials are offered, with the company based in Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Novary Posse
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Tas
A. N. Gerdes
Gerdes Windmills
Cleves, Iowa
TCMN
CHUAY
Neva
Ald
Andrew Easier
Area Ra
ABC
the Hall OF Fame
Weason
Roomerton
Whatleigh
Chicago News
Jess
Cupid
Atchison Globe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr Holmes
Chicago
Ener
Eis
Ackley
Pemren E Bere
Fhdes
Minots
Pike
Fairy Tale
Diemer & CO
the Fair Store
MES
Gontinle
Fara
Frodden Lumber Company
Main Street
E. Coordes
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