Local Society Notes Brighten Thanksgiving Season
Mrs Lina Pitre of Walnut Grove and Mrs Bertie Robb of Burlington care for a weakening Lambright. The society event at the Harry Stra hero home drew many, with visits from Isaac Lambright and others. Numerous village residents and visitors are listed with social calls, visits, a Sunday school start in Dagle City, L A S supper planned for Thanksgiving, and several marriages and arrivals mentioned amid hospital and home scenes.
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Lina Pitre
Walnut Grove
Micopesota
Bertie Robb
Burlington
Kanenas
Mr. Lambright
Stella Windecker
Mra
Harmon
Harry Strahorn
Harry Strahero
Maude Kennett
Lowa Falle
Ao Aid Society
V,t
J. L. Millikee
M. Griggs
Harry Brown
O. Griggs
Baby
Alden
Mesars
Baez
Parker
Loe
Local Notes and Visits Across Iowa Communities
Reports from Dubuque Waterloo Ackley and nearby towns detail visits relatives attendance at events and school notes. Several residents travel to South Dakota for land and court duties while others return home or await teaching duties. A mistyped array of names and places records community routines and health concerns including three children ill with pneumonia and a baby boy born to George Johnson and wife.
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Primua
Waterloo
J. Sessler
Shefield
Sam Patterson
J. Copeland
Jacob Ruiter
South Dakota
Henry Ruet
Harry Bengeoie
Wom
United
Mason City
Ray
Dickhoff
Minois
Harry Vosa
Supreme Court
Ft. Dodge
George Johnson
Ben Ackerman
Chicago
J. Vatleotine
Suto
Michels
Ackley
Marrion
John Aldtoger
Tillie Lang
Milford
Joe Kenioger
Hanig
Wealey
Jobo Ammann
Ed Spengler
Jim Blake
Gract
Ed Ryan
Leo
Iowa Falls
John Carrell
Mary Mahoney
Tra Boddy
John Thies
Bradford
Neighborhood blooms with black beautful plan in Brooklyn
Brooklyn homes embrace window boxes and planted trees under the black beautful plan. Twenty two trees on Henry Street and forty three on Joralemon Street mark early progress as families form the Boys' Protective League to guard greenery. Iron bands and window rings support boxes enabling blinds to close. Florists across the city offer box care for a moderate fee.
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Brooklyn
New York Tribune
Henry Street
Joralemon Street
Florista
Lava
St Louis Beauty Scheme Seeds for Children Garden Boost
In St Louis a botanical club leads a city beautification drive with seed envelopes offered through churches and seed companies. Each 2 cent package lists 16 seed options and full planting directions, with resulting distributions via Engelmann Botanical Club and mayoral merit diplomas for participating children. Instructions include making a window box with sun, soil, and plant tips for morning glories nasturtiums calliopsis marigolds petunias or pinks, with daily watering and spacing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Botanical Club
Engelmany, Botantea Club
Engelmann Botanical Club
Bella Wells
Beautifying School Grounds and Patriotism Push
The New York Mail and Express argues schools should advance beyond flying the national flag to beautify their grounds and surroundings. It notes aesthetic improvement as a natural extension after establishing usefulness and patriotism, likening it to instincts seen in ancient Greece or modern Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
Greece
Japan
Excellent Plan to Beautify Towns Through Child Planting
The article praises schemes that urge serious children to plant sowers and beautify towns and cities. It argues such efforts yield long lasting results beyond seasonal flowers and will impact children as they grow, inspiring future self reliance and broader civic awareness.
Women Smokers In Ireland Compared to England
A London Chron piece notes Irish women, especially older countryside workers, rarely smoke cigarettes. They favor a short cutty pipe and strong Limerick roll tobacco. It is common for men to pass a lighted pipe to a woman for a draw, a habit tied to hunger pangs in famine days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England
London
An Old Man and Four Wives Epitaph Tale
A lecturer jokes about an economy theme with a humorous tale of a man who lost four wives. To save costs he plants each Christian name on small stones above graves and uses a single central stone marked For Epitaph See Large Stone, linking inscriptions to a single epitaph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Efester
Edith
Press influence sparks cleaner cities in photo-driven drive
A Seattle editor used photographs of refuse dumps near wealthy residences and filthy city corners to spur rapid cleanup while facing protests. The piece argues periodicals can reclaim streets, cites Southern California need for garbage collection, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sales pitch and money-back claim.
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Seattle
California
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Ray Lithbridge
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C. F. Hillman
Beatrice
Dumont
Abbott
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Tweedily
August Britzel
Grundy Center
Jobo Britzel
Misa Heariette Frerida
Austinwile
Aleter
Ben Abban
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Mra. Hanawalt
A.B. Norman
Alice Cowls
Mise Alice Swope
Des Moines
Fred Stock
Lindey
Sebo Johnean
Auntinville
Opera House
Frank Goodell
Martin
Antonetta Krawer
Finley Boxzi al
Dubuque
RB. Martin
Aplington
Grant Township
Emery
South Dakotas
Enterprise
Geo
Wessels
Chas Greeohof
Mise Fillka Kruge
Doho Dally
John Schuer
Wye Buojer
Henry Olt
Hoff
Henry Verveen
Miller
M. Murphy
Old Mexico
Hall
FP. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Florida
Porto Rico
Cuba
Central America
New Orleans
Hammond
Vicksburg
Misa
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mexico
Jacksonville
Birmingham
H. J. Phelps
Ilinois Central Railroad Co
Bank Building
Iowa
N. P. Bingen
Acktey
W. Ns
Ackle
DeWitt
S. D. Breuning & Ca
Pollard
Carnation King
Hidera
Lowe
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