Abrams Visits Wellsburg Saloon Men Face Closure
Wellsburg correspondents report a shock to saloon keepers as Abram s visit fuels talk of closures for up to a year. The note details accidents, local hires and small town happenings from Grundy county and nearby towns, including a blast accident, a grocer convention in Waterloo, new births and job changes, plus plans for a hotel and barber shop renovations.
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Wellsburg
Abrams
Milwaukee
Grundy
Abram
Dirk Aykes
Ir. Coolman
Schrage
Waterloo
George Tiddens
Henry Schneiderman
Voss
Lamm
Sparta
Wisconsin
BE. DeGrooa
John Haenkes
Honken
F. DeGroot
E. DeGroot
Geneva Notes and Local Social Updates
Geneva items record resident illnesses visits and travel. Orilla Reeve is confined at home with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs Kate Bubst hosts cemetery society on May 1. Willis E Smedley attended a district conference in Thelkewell. W H Gregory moved to Kansas. Mrs Hanice Manifald went to Chapin for ill daughter Hedges. Widespread minor notices include farm sale near Chapin and summer visitors from Minneapolis and Monmouth. Bucken's Arnica Salve advertised for ulcers wounds and piles. Hats by Anna Loosa.
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Geneva
Orilla Reeve
Kate Bubst
Cemetery Society
Dadswell
Edson Gillett
Hampton
Ley
Willis E. Smedley
Thelkewell
W.H. Gregory
Kansas
Hanice Manifald
Chapin
Hedges
Rick
W. Adams
O. Royer
Minneapolis
M. Royer
Coronation Rumors and Local Notices Mix in Iowa Fragment
The item collates scattered notes from era papers about royal coronation timing for Edward and Richard Davis, a Panama coal purchase rumor, Amelie Rives upcoming novels, and Al Johnson’s railroad tastes. It also lists Iowa local chatter on Dr. Dean’s eye cases, farm moves, visitors, fines for game fish, and community tidbits plus an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Richard Marding Davis
Loston Globe
Mr. 7
Pierpont Morgan
Atlanta Journal
Amelie Rives
Denver Post
al Johnson
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
New York World
Lipton Yacht Race and Notable Household Hints
The New York Yacht Club plans a Shanweek II defense decide to name the defender Constitution if Lipton fails to win. Minnesota Times notes a constitutional defiance in yacht racing. Household hints cover wardrobe care and fabric cleaning with kerosene and magnesia for delicate lace, plus tips on removing powder from the face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Oimaha Bee
New York Yacht Club Syndicate
Lipton
Minneapolis Times
Lightning Losses Hit Farms and Churches in Iowa Season
The Inwa weather bureau reports total losses from lightning at $47,204 with $38,040 on buildings and $9,254 on livestock. Thirty-five buildings were struck, including twenty-two barns, ten dwellings, two churches and one school. Many barns burned, especially August and September, with three quarters destroyed. None had lightning protection. Dr. L. W. Dean presented on causes of blindness in Iowa children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School For the Blind
Vinton
Dean
Tle
Ife
Inwa Weather Bureau
Hampton News Roundup of Visits and Local Happenings
Theodore Thomas Faulkser and wife spent Sunday at I Wagner s. Clara and Cecil Steffen visited friends. Gaston and Adaline IL guests called on I Wagner s. Rev. Brooks attended district conference in Rockwell. Nellie Murphy of Rockwell visited Jim Burns. Mrs J French called to Rockwell for sickness of Mrs H Sawyer. Mrs Geo French and Mrs Simon French went to Rockwell for district conference. Riley Nichols improving after illness. Jacob Pfaltzgraff Jr visiting relatives at Geneva. Retta Hawver of Avedale visiting here. Simon Long of Rock County Minnesota visiting his brother Norman Long. Mary Cunningham returned to Hampton after visit. Mrs C A Strohl and children staying with Beaconsfield family. Bert Hartson had a bogey accident, breaking two ribs. Rev W Q Smith and family moving to Manchester to lead U B church next year. Frank Collins and Ada Alkens wed at German Evangelical parsonage in Hampton. Theo Ahrens’ daughter bride. Groom described as industrious. best wishes expressed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Meda Dickey
Faulkser
Theodore Thomas
I, Wagners
Clara
Cecil Steffen
Damon
Riley Nichols
Jacob Pfaltzgraff Jr
Geneva
Retta Hawver
Avedale
Simon Long
Rock County
Minnesota
Norman Long
Mary Cunningham
Hampton
C. A. Strohl
Beaconsfield
Iowa
Bert Hartson
W. QO. Smith
Manchester
U. B
Frank Collins
Ada Alkens
Smith
Theodore Ahrens
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Campbell
Lena Luiken
Whitten
Pete Wheeligan
Buchanan
Black Trank
J. A Gregory
Fred Weiss
van Gerpen
Dalen and Weiss
John Shuckrow
Monmouth
Parenote
P. A. Danforti
LeGrange
Buckien
C. F. Prander
Anna Loosa
The
Hawkeye State
J. W. McCoy
Oklahoma
Bert Wiseradt
Popejoy
Taunt Pennington
Owasa
Wickham
John Hathaway
Town Falls
Windards
Osh
Osh Commissioneas
Ville
Erien DeBerg
Here
John Klausen
O. Krominga
Aplington
Brace
Clarence Austin
Chas. Stockdale
Jne Crook
Chicago
Washington Township Horse Company
Kk. C.V. O
Saturday Evening Post
M. M. Austin
Winchester
Indiana
King
Pitts
London
Liverpool
Wny
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toleca
Colorado Springs Gazette
Chicago Record-Herald
L. W. Dean
University of Iowa
Old’s
Otton
Sagrples
Gold
Heath & Milligan
Carrey's
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