Lacona Notes From County Correspondence
County correspondence lists weekly office deadlines and local social visits in Lacona Chariton Indianola Des Moines Rhodes Newbern Liberty Center and Plainville. Notable items include visits by Miss Vashti Thorpe Mrs B F Rodgers Rev Brodt Rev Gibson and families, care of illness and travel, school opening prep and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stanley
Indianola
G. Schindler
Des Moines
Vashti Thorpe
Colorado
Gladys Miller
Chariton
Harlan Riggs
Newbern
Lacona
Lanti Miller
Miss Deming
Rhodes
Louis Hoffman
Rev. Brodt
Jefferson
Webster City
Rev. Gibson
Cooper College
Alter
Maude Rodgers
A. J. Rodgers
Ethel Wilson
Daota
B. W. Stokesbury
Liberty Center
J. A. Pogue
George Starr
California
Sadie Snuggs
Kate Pressly
Black
Young
J. C. F. Frerekson
Alice Threlkel
Dot Gray
B. F. Rodgers
F. M. Myers
A. Ralston
A. L
Clinite
J.W. Starr
Brown’s
Derby News Notes and Local Visitors
Derby social notes list residents and visitors including George James ice cream sold by J C West restaurant and several Chariton Humeston and Avery travelers visiting family and conducting business. Measles illness short work return noted and bank building second story demolition underway with Osborn of Chariton overseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George James
J.C. Westfall
Walter Wolverton
Hameston
Bank
Osborn Man
Chariton
Local Lucas residents note visits and travels this week
Lucas residents report a flurry of visits and trips. Mrs Ida Davis of Keb spends the week with her father Tho Daniels. Several Lucas folks journey to Des Moines Monroe City and What Cheer for family matters and events. A bolt strikes Red Men hall causing a fire and seven buildings burn. Many locals attend church events and school functions while others visit kin in Chariton Ottumwa Osceola and Hartzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Davis
Keb
Tho Daniels
Red Men’s Hall
Summer social notes from Russell area
Savilla McDowell and Cecil Apgar attend summer school at Russell. Roy Meadows family spent Sunday with sister Mrs. Thos Avitt. Flossie Carson visiting Chariton. Charley Savage spent Sunday in Chariton. Will McDowell and wife of Chariton visited mother Mrs. Fanny McDowell. Al Poush and wife visited daughter Mrs. Maud Carson. Denia Anderson of Bethany Mo visiting uncle Carl Anderson. Mrs Lina Lafavre of Belinda and Bonnie McCorkle visited Harry Miller Wednesday. Harry Miller and daughter Merle spent Wednesday in Russell. E H Selby and daughter Ollie of Belinda left for Boulder Co to tend seriously ill son Fred with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savilla McDowell
Cecil Apgar
Russell
Roy Meadows
Thos. Avitt
Flossie Carson
Chariton
Charley Savage
Will McDowell
Fanny McDowell
al Poush
Maud Carson
Denia Anderson
Bethany
Carl Anderson
Lina Lafavre
Belinda
Bonnie McCorkle
Harry Millers
Harry Miller
Merle
E. H. Selby
Ollie Kere
Boulder
Colorado
Fred
Local notes mix travel, family news and appointments
Mt. Pleasant resident Anna Cadagan visits her uncle Jerry Cadagan while others plan farm purchases in Lucas county. Rev J McGaughy tours eastern states on vacation. Funeral for Rev J L Johnson’s mother held at the M E church. Various residents travel to Kansas, Colorado and Iowa for visits and work changes. C H McGaughey to fill Union office foreman post as G A Mattock departs for Abingdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Cadagan
Mt. Pleasant
Jerry Cadagan
Atlantic
J. D. van Noy
Virginia
Lucas County
J McGaughy
T. F. van Nice
Christian Church
J. L. Johnson
M. E. Church
J. McGaughey
Mt. Ayr
Bobbie Harding
M. E. Parsonage
Aurora
Farm life and a $50,000 kiss scheme
The quiet of rural life can breed mean plots as a farm boy connives with nature and contemplates a $50,000 kiss for a schoolteacher. The text presents a moral warning about pitfalls hidden in ordinary life.
NEWBERN Local Notes and Social Whispers
Della Worley and Anna Graves are on the sick list. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Bert Snell at I Snell s home and Nellie Inbody of Boone at H Inbody s. Melville Bell and wife visited A J Clapp. Tom Tice of Des Moines guests W M Bearden s. Chariton visitor Mrs Blackburn at P D Mason s. Threshing hum in the region daily. Cratty families from Cloud visited J H Cratty. William Jerden and son left for Des Moines to work. Post office status clarified as money order office. Reverend Baird preached at C P Church. Lecture postponed to the 17th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Bevard
Ruana Turner
Chariton
J. E. Lockwood
Derby
J. W. Sprott
Messrs
E. M. Souder
H. S. Ekleberry
A. K E. Dunn
W. B. George
Humeston
M. E. Shuck
Des Moines
Mises Gertie Brown
Justin Westfall
Ida Dunn
T. H. Hyde
J. L. Taylor
Nellie Inbody
Boone
H. Inbody
Melville Bell
A. J. Clapp
Tom Tice
W. M. Bearden
Mrs. Blackburn
P. D. Mason
James and
George Cratty
Cloud
J. H. Cratty
William Jer D and Son
M. BE
Rev. Baird
C. P. Chuch
Oakley News Highlights Local Visits and Church Milestone
Oakley updates note Martin Howard on sick list. Mrs. Williamson, formerly of Oakley, visits north of Chariton. Seth Peterson returns from Fort Dodge for a short home visit. Grace Shillig of Chariton visits Oakley, Olive James travels to Chariton, Viola Burgett to Chariton. Rev S Farlow preaches at M E church and administers baptism to several. fifteen admitted to full membership. Mr and Mrs Fox visit Chariton. Carrie Fletcher and two children visit Burgett family. A physician considers locating in town as threshing delays continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Peterson
Fort Dodge
Grace Shillig
Chariton
Oakley
Olive James
S. Farlow
M. E
Fox
City of
Carrie Fletcher
Burgett
Wisdom and the dangers of omnipotence and foreknowledge
Excerpt from Pearson's Weekly arguing that absolute power, foreseeing all, or prolonging life would ruin humanity. It imagines unlimited life leading to overcrowding and endless conflict, noting that even benevolent rulers could wreck the universe without perfect knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Pearson’s Weekly
The Parental Plot in a Quiet Washington Moment
A Washington youth notes his mothers deep conversation with another woman. A Washington girl jokes they may be holding a steering committee meeting as the scene unfolds in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Washington
Chicago Tribune
A Hint to the Average Man About Love and Happiness
A Massachusetts journal reflects on dating wisdom suggesting men wasted effort pursuing unkind partners. It argues that channeling energy toward healthier options would yield greater happiness and better relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Mass
Those Girl Friends Quip Echoes Welfare of Others
The Ohio State Journal quotes a dialogue where one friend rejects a proposal saying it was last night’s idea while the other notes the speaker’s constant concern for others. The exchange highlights social manners and domestic humor in a column item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Hope Springs Eternal in a Fisherman Tale
A traveler meets a solitary English fisherman who has fished for fifteen years in the same stream. When asked about bites, the man recalls a fine bite five years ago in that very spot, yet remains patient and content with the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Master of the House Conflict in Chicago Tale
Mrs. Ferguson demands control of the household and fires the hired girl. Mr. Ferguson professes authority but refuses involvement, claiming only to be the master of the house while tensions rise in the kitchen upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago Tribune
Sam Book Title Suggestion by Clergymen
Revelation of a hymnbook project where Rev Samuel Longfellow, a poet and compiler, sought a title with help from a fellow clergyman and finally proposed naming the work the Sam book, guided by a third minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Longfellow
Remark on a Careless Husband in Stray Stories
A witty exchange between Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. Buns about a husband’s careless habits. Mrs. Baldwin frets he may lose his head, while Mrs. Buns jokes he has already lost most of his hair in a lighthearted Stray Stories moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Bearded Man Seeks Transplant Cure for Bald Spot
A humorous note from Louis Stas compares transplanting an unnecessary beard from a chin to a bald pate. The quip implies a facial hair fix for a smooth head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stas
Willie learns about flies and brushes from Aunt Nan
Willie, flushed from play, asks about flies and their brushing. Aunt Nan explains that flies use hairs on the underside of their feet as tiny brushes to keep clean, rubbing their legs to remove dust. Willie cheers and returns home neatly dressed, ready for a kiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Aunt Nan
Fly
Finding the Way with Papa in a Rural Visit
A poem where a child directs papa through meadows hills and woodlands exploring daisies fields and creatures. The speaker notes children’s guidance differs from a parent’s knowledge of the safest return, ending with a wish to hold papa’s hand home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
A seven year old girl crosses the Atlantic to Portland
Florence May Tippins of Coleford England becomes the first and only seven year old to travel alone across the Atlantic and the United States. She sails on the St Louis to New York then continues by rail to Portland Oregon under the care of ship and rail conductors and Mrs Louisa Wendt.
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Portland
Ore
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Florence May Tippins
Coleford
England
St. Louis
Sansa
New York
Ward
Louisa’ Wendt
Ontario and Western
Jokieg
Michigan Men Recall Jury Turning Carpet Sweeper Tale
Mr. Hank Smith of Michigan and John E. Bird of Adrian recall a case where a defendant sent perfume to the plaintiff's wife and revealed he bought a carpet sweeper for his own wife. The remark shifted the jury and cost the defendant $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Smith
Michigan
Capitol
White House
Smiths
Bird
Mr. Smith
The Thaler Owed for a Fairy Tale Belief
A Chicago Record Herald anecdote recalls a Berlin encounter with Jacob Grimm. A Jewish girl asked a servant to give Grimm a thaler when he returns, saying she owes him the coin for not believing the wolf story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Berlin
Chicago Record. Herald
Lawyer Laughs At Divorce Suit In Humorous Exchange
A man seeks a divorce and, hearing his own sobs, the attorney asks about love. The client confesses with a witty line and leaves, offended, to pursue the case elsewhere in this short story vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. E
Mr.e
Fragmentary chat notes about Cooper cigarette craving
A garbled extract relays a Washington Post line about a Texan friend asking Representative Cooper if he smokes and offering a cigar. The transcription is incomplete and unclear about context or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
The
Washington Post
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