Akron area notes and social items in January update
Special correspondence from Union Creek South Carolina reports on road conditions and corduroyed lanes as snow melts. Local residents include Hira Ellis Bessie Muha Akron Leater Mable Bennett Chatsworth. real estate bids for Hoschler land due February 1 with T J Reeves and court clerk. Social mentions: extended visits to St Peters St Paul Minnesota Fort Dodge, wedding trip rumors, obituary mix up corrected by Will Bonney fiddler. Albert Valin Big Springs P r business. Mrs Geo Bonney visiting Wisconsin relatives. Henry Smith and son Dan Armour trip. crokinole club formed. Lutheran church plans addition to parsonage. August Peterson and Oscar Erickson visits. oyster supper at EH Lindblom. Miss Gusta Leif with Henry Rossbach. Pastor Nilson sermon on Light Fellowship Purity. Big Springs male choir praised. Pat Lindblom leaves for California. prayers at Lindberg home. Christian Culture class at church.
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Hira Ellis
Bessie Muha
Akron Leater
Mable Bennett
Chatsworth
Frank Nordega
J. Reeves
St. J. Reeves
Bik Point
Hoschler
T. J. “Reeves
Big Springs
Misa Louise
Gust Erikeon
St. Peters
St. Paul
Minn
Ft. Dodge
Bruce
The
Courier
Bonney
Grandpa Bonney
Will
EH Lindblom
Albert Hirlof
Gusta Leif
Henry Rossbach
Nilson
Mia
Avg
Johnson
Akron
Pat Lindblom
California
Fairy Land
Stilhope
Millnerville Milange Special Correspondence Busy Social Notes
Beautiful weather and good roads frame the week in Millnerville as residents recount visits and illnesses. W W Lewis of LeMars stayed with the Wilsons, Millner from Morning Sun traveled to the paternal home, and Orrin Knapp made a five hour trip to Merrill then Le Mars. The Vanderham party from Akron appeared with Mr Burns of Belfast, Ireland, describing a runaway scare with no injuries. Webb Vanderberg family visited LeMars, while Van Sickle Larrabee and Benson solicited trade here. Creamery stockholders from Akron met January 13 to discuss funding for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore D. Vanderham
Akron
Burns
Belfast
Ireland
Vanderham
Webb Vanderberg
Bertha
LeMars
Big Springs Sprouts
January has been favorable with fine weather as Mr. Jug conducted business at A. W. Johnsen's on Tuesday, according to special correspondence from Big Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jug
A. W
Johnsen
Washington Locals News and Local Updates
Washington locals report a new daughter to Chas Rowe and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Nettinger hail the daughter as a hero. Mrs Homer Norton and her niece visited Dalton friends Wednesday. Fike Ottman held a big sale on the 9th. Dal ton Evangelical church Lines Aid meets at Mrs Cavangle’s Friday. Hog shipments continue in the pleasant weather. C H Kluckhohn bought the Wilhelma farm south of Dalton, 174 acres, paid 64 per acre to John Goetzinger of Remsen last spring. the Atwood child is ill with lung fever and bronchitis. Blakeway of Crathorne did business in Dalton Saturday. George Calhoun spent part of last week in Sioux City. M F Brodie took poultry from Plymouth yard at Dalton. Old Calboon farm rented to Mr Bosle near Seney. Tullus Witt to move to LeMars, bought Dr Kueny residence.
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Homer Norton
Dalton
Fike ‘Ottman
George Calhoun
Sioux City
M. F. Brodie
Plymouth
The Stovepipe Hat Originator Arrested in London
A contemporaneous report recalls John Hetherington, a London hatter, arraigned for breach of the peace after wearing a tall silk hat in public. He faced bonds of 500 pounds as crowds fainted and a man was injured. He claimed a right to wear his own headpiece.
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London
John Hetherington
Hetherington
Strand
the Crown
Ants and Bees Use India Rubber
When para rubber trees are tapped, large black ants cut out pieces of rubber and carry them away. Bees in South America cut bark of resinous trees to cause sap flow. The gum is used by bees as a ready made wax for their nests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Ireland's crime rate keeps falling in official stats
Ireland continues to far outdistance other European countries in crime absence. Official statistics for the year show a 10.2 percent decrease in minor offences compared with the preceding year. The line about pleasing disappointment ends the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Inet
Offenkes Ag
Hog market chatter from early stock notes in LeMars archive
Fragmentary remarks mention G G Koenig and John Wilken in LeMars discussing hogs and cattle profitability. References to white hogs, red hogs, Poland China, and a skeptical view of hogs vs cattle as a profitable venture. Six weeks prior to slaughter, a described wealthy man notes cattle business more profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Koenig
LeMars
John Wilken
Hood
Poland
Mickley Family Pioneer of Lehigh County and Liberty Bell Carrier
Resident of Mare and proprietor of the Mickley inn in the northwest Sylvania area died last Thursday. The Mickley family, with roots tracing to 1733 in Lehigh County, includes John Jacob Mickley who carried the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown in 1777. The family has a long military and revolutionary record, with genealogical ties to France and Germany dating to 1444.
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Mare
Mickley Hi
Northwest
Sylvania
Wis
Mickley
Lehigh County
Pann
Tevalutior
Aeaa
America
Continental Army
Liberty
Philadelphia
Allentown
John Jacob Mickley
Jacob Jacques Michelot
Michelot
Metz
Lorraine
France
White Hill
Pennsylvania
United States
Country
Germany
Norway
Entertaining Fiction in Daily Chicago Record Features
The Chicago Record offers a high grade serial story in every issue providing a convenient daily installment. A short illustrated humorous tale appears on the editorial page. Readers of the Record-Herald enjoy a reliable source of pleasant entertainment through its ongoing fiction.
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Chicago Record
Chicago Daily
Chicago Record-Herald
Akron Domestic Loan Association opens for subscriptions
An absurdly fractured historical piece discusses a proposed savings plan by Akron Domestic Expense Building and Loan Association. It urges diligence and thrift, citing Proverbs on gathering in summer to avoid want in winter, and extols the virtues of saving, prudent living, and avoiding debt for future security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Towa
Akron Domestic” Expiey
Outh
Capno
Sluggard
No Reserve Spared and Rainy Day Stock Offer
A provincial plea urges saving and debt avoidance by investing in the Domestic Vocal Building and Loan association of Akron. The secretary M. Ay Aanes promotes subscribing for stock to prepare for future emergencies, urging readers to act in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loan Association of Akron
M. Ay Aanes
Taken up pig found on ice above lower bridge
A pig was taken up after it fell on the ice above the lower bridge and injured its hind legs. The owner may recover by identifying the property and paying charges. Inquiries should be directed to Alanson Baker, southwest of Akron. 21.3t.
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Lower Bridge
Alanson _Baker
Akron
Little Boy's Life Saved by Chamberlin's Cough Remedy
Dort Denon of Inwood Iowa credits Chamberlin's Cough Remedy with saving her son's life after a bout of severe coughing. She bought the medicine from A E Steere in Goodto and gave it every ten minutes until the child gagged and spit up phlegm. she believes the dose prevented a fatal choking episode. E F Cobb, Druggist, offered the remedy for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlin
A.E. Steere
Dort Denon
Inwood
Iowa
E. F. Cobb
Fragmented Advice On Courtship And Social Graces
A garbled excerpt advises on social conduct praising vanity and material aims. It warns against arrogance and suggests maintaining appearances, courting attention, and leveraging influence at work. The text references women, compliments, money, and the idea of being deemed important in one’s workplace.
Short History of a Country and Musical Interlude
A Peruvian gentleman Carlos Escribana is credited with a 100 word history of Peru winning a gold medal from the Society of the Founders of Independence at Jima. The piece argues for concise national histories and lightly mocks brass bands and social antics with a humorous aside on courting.
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Senor
Carlos Escribana
Geatleman
Society of the Founders of Independence, Jima
Peru
Man Versus Bear Ends Bear's Career With Pick Handle
Lee Hersey of Gleneyre Colp near Laramie Wyoming faced a she bear guarding a flour-ruined cabin. In a tense pursuit the bear chased, Hersey used a pick handle to strike the animal, then shot the cub and finally killed the she bear weighing about 500 pounds. Hersey credits the pick handle with saving his life and claims the feat unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hersey
Gleneyre Colp
Laramie
Wyo
Mr. Hersey
Medicine Bow Range
Heney
Acei
Hersey
Madame Brain
Mra. Brain
Thevsey
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