Beulah Buck Quartet and town arrivals noted
Local mention highlights Beulah Buck Quartet stars and a string of visitors and events. John Coyle travels from Corsica to visit kin, Farr farm sale at 375 per acre, Mrs. Hillebrand from Webster arrives, Dr. Sutton visiting from New Hampshire, and other residents coming and going as winter events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Buck Quartetts
Neil Robertson
Omaha
Buck Quartetts Consert Co
March's
John Coyle
Corsica
S. C
Frank
E. Melien
John Schlauter
Hillebrand
Webster
Wm. Backer
Dr. Sutton
New Hampshire
L. J. Conger
Ted Lenderink
Emerson
Nebraska
G. G. Douglass
Moesch
Goo
W. Smith
J. W. Ford
Ontario
Canada
N.J. Brown
Browz
James EH. Yrautt
Lake Nebhagamon
Wisconsin
M. E
Grandma’s
Centralia
Illinois
Evening Sentinel
Presbyterian Church
Iva Beulah Buck
Akron Opera House
Trench Work Underway To Connect Mains At Mill Power House
Construction is underway on a trench from First and Reeds streets to the mill power-house to lay the new connecting water mains under the old system of direct pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks- Morse
Beloit
Wisconsin
Mail
First
Reeds
Died at Home McCusker Family North East of Akron
Mia Frank McCusker died December 14 1908 at the family home northeast of Akron after weeks of illness from heart trouble. A deaf mute, she left six children and a faithful husband. Funeral held yesterday at 2 pm at the home, Rev C Plummer officiating. Interment in Riverside cemetery. Relatives from Rock Rapids Iowa Cherokee Iowa and George Iowa attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCusker
Akron
Mia
Frank McCusker
Deceasad
Fnally
Paul
Martin Anderson
Lown
Glock
Plummer
Riverside Cemetery
Ray Ellig
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Mise Myrtle McCusker
Alexandria
Cherokee
Jens
Mary Clarkson
George
Born Ason to Local Couples on Dec 1908 Dates
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hamilton northwest of town on Saturday December 12, 1908. A son arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green south of town on the same day. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Max Frederickson on Monday December 11, 1903. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hegg west of town on Wednesday December 16, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin
Hhis
Wallcott
Iowa
Big Sioux Bridge
Sunny South
Opera Houses
Erase
J. L. McCorkell
C. M. Hilliker
LeMars
Petit Jury
J. Biddlesome
Opera House
Rasmussen's
Gladden
A. L. Bennett
Ghatsworth
C. A. Hamilton
Floyd Green
Max Frederickson
Louis Hegg
Medals for Bravery From Uncle Sam May Be Awarded
The Philadelphia Press notes the United States may award medals and a gold enamel button for bravery on railroads and in life saving. The president, with Interstate Commerce Commission input, would grant honors upon eyewitness affidavits and a five member committee approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Batte
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japanese Compositors and the Typing Challenge
K Sugimura editor of Tokyo Asahi Shimbun notes with admiration for linotype machines but cites Japan's forty seven letters and over 3000 Chinese characters as beyond any machine. He explains Tokyo presses require compositors to walk the room to fetch characters, unlike Western workers who stand at a single case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Sugimura
Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Japan
Tokyo
Insane Woman Demands Fashionable Straitjacket Sleeves
In Bedlam a manager asks about a woman’s ruckus. The keeper explains she objects to her straitjacket not for comfort but to swap it for one with newly arrived fashionable sleeves. The scene shows the oddity of desire within the asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedlam
Insane Asylum
Miss Gadde’s Trade: In Everybody’s Business Markets Scandal
A quip from the Catholic Standard and Times notes Miss Gadde’s Burden in public life. She is said to retail scandal as a social commodity, mixing business with gossip in a sharp, era-typical jab.
A Sufficient Reason and Bohemian Magazine Exchange
A brief fragment from Bohemian Magazine remarks that Brooke-Gunson speaks plainly while Lynn notes a lack of synonyms. The exchange hints at accountability through actions and a call for genuine words over euphemism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke—Gunson
Spade
Lynn
Bohemian Magazine
Practical Auctioneer Listings Near Akron
J J Aalfs offers public sale services with reasonable terms and contact details. The notice lists auction dates and locations around Akron including Chas Christianson, Fred Dirks, Joseph Huckert, and others at multiple farms and rural intersections in Iowa and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Chas, Christianson
Cuthaine Farm
Fred Dirks
Joseph Huckert
Dick Dirks
Chas
Willer
B. Youngquist
Hyer Johnson
Ruble
Iowa
Mrs. Nall
Chatsworth
Del
Waterbury
B. B. Taylor
John McBride
Alcester
P. A. Peterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palmer’s
Biddlecome
Akron Lumber CO
Akroo
Ateworth
Big Sioux River Valley
Akron Milling Company
Savings Bank
Akron Savings Bank
O.q. Bitapy
Cashler
I. H. Younusmom
Asat
Geo. Way Robert Réas Thomas Stinton Boyson Ross
A. C. Stevenson
Town
Sioux City
Taday
Bishop
Marge
Fairfax
United States
J.C. Button
First National Bank of Akron
J. J. Aalfs
Xmas Millinery
E. J. Farnham
N. M. Hansen
Straub
Zno
G. H. Moorton
Fuone
Clark-Gilley Building
N. J. Brown
B. A
Baker Building
Tht National Bank
A. W. Peterson
Ollie
Adame
Hilliker & Son
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