Mt Olive and Spring Afton News Highlights
Mt Olive residents report visits and travels including Mrs Porter and Mrs Feddereron from Sioux City, Miss Edna Georke teaching in Aurelia, and trips to Perry Holstein and Aurelia. Nearby Spring and Afton items mention hog sales, shelling progress, school teaching changes, and local visits among Phelan, Ruebsam, Buddenhagen, and Kolbagen families.
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MT. Olive News
Porter
Feddereon
Sioux City
Edna Georke
Aurelia
Fred
Allie Knight
Olin
Iowa
Dean
Beresford
South Dakota
Fedderton’s
Mt. Olive
Harrison Dukes
C. M. Jones
Russell
Glynn
Holstein
Spring and
AFTON
John Beck
John Thomson
Larrabee
Roy Phelan
Arthur Tilton
Earnest Schewin
Roy
Chas. Hammon
Detrich Honabruch
Charley
Will Ranebeam
Pettengill
Arthur
Esther Siegle
Elmer Phelan
Faye
Evelyn
John Stief
Henry Kolpin
Bryan Phelan
John Stablefield
Cherokee
Cecil Loucks
C. H. Schnell
Lou Crane
Ida Grove
Herman Keertji
Dietch Girls
Will Ruebsam
Alexander
Ed Kolbagen
Sunny
Kansas
Has Learned Value of Thrift by Madame Genee
World famed ballet dancer Madame Genee extols thrift during wartime. She kept to one new dress since the war began, altering old gowns to stay decently clothed, donating the savings to Prince of Wales funds. She worries postwar dressmakers may miss her patronage.
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Madame Genee
Prince of Wales
Vaults of Corn Exchange Bank Shine With Optical Guards
New York branch vaults at Eighty Sixth Street and Broadway are protected by an elaborate electric light and mirror system. Mirrors on the floor reflect all activity, and a vertical mirror lets the night watchman view the passage between vaults and outer walls.
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Corn Exchange Bank
Eighty- Sixth Street
Broadway
New York
Spad Soars Beyond Fokker For 125 MPH Record
French press touts a new spad aeroplane as the world speed leader at over 125 miles an hour. The swifter spad outpaces the German Fokker's 100 mph. The fragile looking but powerful biplane demands expert pilots due to its high speed and delicate handling.
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France
Retiring Master Joshua Gusiness Warns of Early Sunrise
The text mentions Master Joshua Gusiness and a retiring note. A character named Tompkine asks to wake at daylight but warns the sun should not rise too early, implying a morning routine tied to daylight. The passage centers on a mentorship figure and a cautious approach to time.
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Mere Joshua
Unexpected Visitor Stirs Quiet Cherokee County Estate
A suit filed in Cherokee County Iowa seeks to quiet title to the Northwest Quarter and West Half of the Southwest Quarter in section 4 township 91 north range 39 west. Plaintiff claims title through deeds dated 1909 and 1912 from Robert Bruce Rutherford and wife, tracing ownership to J C Lockin Joseph. Defendants include H A Catlin and several spouses and unknown claimants adjoined to the land. The case, filed November 20 1916, requests removal of adverse claims and confirmation of plaintiff's fee simple title. Court clerk I F J Carpenter certifies publication in The Aurelia Sentinel for four consecutive weeks.
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JC W. Drew
Drew
C. W. Drew
Wm. R. Pease
Pease
Henry W. Catlin
Catlin
Gen. Catlin
Guy Catlin
H. A. Catlin
Catin
District Court
Cherokee County
Iowa
Robert Bruce Rutherford
J.C. Lockin
Joseph
State of
Cherokee
Molyneux & Maher
I. F. J. Carpenter
Aurelia
Rural Typhoid Decline Tied to Clean Water Practices
Federal health efforts reduced rural typhoid deaths by eliminating water pollution sources. Berkeley County West Virginia cases fell from 249 in 1914 to 40 in 1915 while Orange County North Carolina dropped from 30 to 17. Pollution arose from polluted wells and preventable sources, now stoppable.
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Clites
Berkely County
West Virginia
Orange County
North Carolina
Quotations on History and News in a London War Benefit
A dialog notes history as guide to future while daily news remains unfinished. The excerpt recalls a London war benefit where three queens attended a poker game, remarking that such cards are strong to have on hand.
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London
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Mitchell
J. S. Mummert
Aurelia, Ia
John Sawwell
Sioux Falls
Perry
Mrs. Sawwell
J. L. Coppoe
Chambers
Nebraska
Arthur Ruebsam
Lydia
Jennie Phelan
Ella Stablefield
Elsa
Minnie Buddenhagen
Joseph C. Lockin
Ernestine Sisson
Laurie
Mother
Dad
Maggie
Marjorie
Helen
Nike
Bill
Jimmy Dale
Mr. Howell
Robert
Cousin Robert
Timmy Dale
Deuce
Biggs
Kitty
Puss
Slaters
Howells
Beckwith
Buck
Fairchild Brothers
Illinois Central
East B
WES
Gers
Www
C. Waddell
Baumann
J. C. Baumann
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
R. V
Alta, Iowa
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
Gene Clark
T. W. Teeling
A.B. Daniels
E. Knettle
A. B. Daniels
Live Stock Commission
Hartford Accident
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance
Aurelia, Iowa
Buena Vista County
F. H. Crepps
J. C. Lockin
H. Creppe
Fred J. Kohlhagen
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
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