Local Visitors and Family News From Afton and Surrounding Towns
Essex residents recount visits and travels over the past year with relatives in Afton Fontanelle Greenfield and Des Moines. Notes include Flossie Williams returning from Fontanelle and Greenfield visits plus family illness, trips by Opal Denley to Des Moines, and gatherings at R B Kelley Grover Blair and Wm Brown homes. Neighbors Earl Hadley Ralph Kelley Bert and Allan Kelley and others are mentioned with Sunday visits and farm work such as corn hauling.
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Earl Hadley
Newton
Iowa
Wm. Brown
Te M. BE
Opal Denley
Great Western
Des Moines
Bert
Allan Kelley
Albion
Nebr
R. B. Kelley
Ralph Kelley
Murray
Kelley
Creston Shooters Beat Mt Ayr In Close Finals
Creston delegation of horse shoe players returned from Mt Ayr where they were strong in preliminaries but won the final 2 games to 1. Adam Waltz of Creston starred in the close clash against Diddy Graham of Mt Ayr, the 79 year old Waltz edging the 80 year old Graham in a tense showdown.
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Creston
Mt. Ayr
Adam Waltz
Mt Ayr
Diddy Graham
Mr. Ayr
Mr. Waltz
Mr. Graham
Galveston Beach Attire Sparks Local Controversy
A Creston man deplores Galveston bathing suit exhibitions prompting calls for social reform. He argues such displays tempt crowds, degrade womanhood, and should be curbed by church groups and community standards. The piece condemns strip shows at Corpus Christi and warns of immodesty spreading inland.
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Giro
Texas
Corpus Christi Beach
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Galveston
Church Women Lead Fight With Diligence
An observer praises church women for taking the matter up and fighting diligently, expressing pride and blessing to their efforts.
Dr H M Stanley Heads to Rochester for Health Treatment
Dr H M Stanley of this city and his brother Carl Stanley of Corning left Thursday afternoon for Rochester Minnesota where Dr Stanley will receive treatment for heart trouble that has worsened over the past month. Friends in Creston and vicinity hold hope the treatment will benefit his condition.
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H. M. Stanley
Carl Stanley
Corning
Rochester
Minnesota
Stanley
Creston
Cottage Bought at Lake by Earl J. Kunath
Earl J. Kunath has purchased the summer cottage at the Country Club of Leon Morrison and moved his family there to spend the summer. Most cottages are occupied and the grounds are very beautiful.
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Earl J. Kunath
Leon Morrison
Tailor Makes Valuable Fund
After spending $900 for medicine and doctors in four years with no help for stomach trouble a druggist urged Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. A $1 bottle allegedly cured substantial ailments by removing catarrhal mucus and reducing intestinal inflammation. One dose, money back guarantee. Available at Newcomb & Matthews and druggists nationwide.
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Mayr
Newcomb & Matthews
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promised Help
A newsletter style piece extols women’s appeal and links happiness to a buoyant disposition. It claims many women restored to health by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after doctors and medicines failed, urging readers to try it if ill.
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Lydia Kk
Pinkham
Grand View Social Roundup At Lorimer And Murray
Mr and Mrs Roy Day and family spent Sunday in Lorimer visiting the former mother. Mrs Amia Woodruff returned home to Murray after visiting daughter Mrs Robt Whitehead. A large number from the vicinity attended the Valley church basket dinner and enjoyed it. Jimmie Conrad hauling mail on Route 1 this week. Mae Whitehead of Silver City visiting uncle Robin Whitehead before leaving for Desa Monica to attend college. Mr and Mrs Sam Guilliams and Mr and Mrs Walt Stephenson visited relatives near Hopeville and at the Raymond Stephenson home. Murray callers included Mr and Mrs Raymond Stephenson on Saturday eve. Lauffer boys visited Sunday with Wayne and Everett Whitehead.
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Roy Day
Lorimer
Amia Woodruff
Murray
Robt. Whitehead
Valley Church
Jimmie Conrad
Mae Whitehead
Silver City
Robin Whitehead
Desa Monica
Sam Guilliams
Hopeville
Walt Stephenson
Raymond Stephenson
Unusual Folk IBy NEA Service
William B. Davis, age 94, is said to be America’s oldest traveling salesman. He has spent 53 years on the road, marking his last birthday by visiting customers along his route. Davis holds an interest in Rohrer & Co. of Wigsburg Pennsylvania, though his home is Jackson Michigan. His health is good, he reads without glasses, and he remains active despite seven decades of tobacco use.
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Royal Mounted
Davis
Rohrer & Co
Orwigsburg
Summer Wrap Styles Highlight Oceanic Opal Look
A summer wrap blends opal tones in chiffon with multiple thick greys. A fluffy gray fox collar adds charm and harmony to the varied color effects.
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Northwest Mounted Police
Mr. Farmer
C. F. Kunath Sons
Fred W Doge
Doge
ICER
Coakley
AFTON
Essex
Ella Goddard
Flossie Williams
Fontanelle
Greenfield
Carl Shoemaker
Grover Blair
Russell Kelley
Walter Kelley
Clarence Butler
Near Murray
Lalston
Earl Barton
Osceola
Aften
Elmer Ames
Will McKinley
St. Joseph
Berty Brown
Will Alfred
A. Butler
Burris Browne
Harry
Tillie Justice
Ames
M. E. Aid
J. W. Coen
Dewitt Lower
Crestonite
Gulf Beach
America
South
Rochester, Minn
Sdicaeting
Grand View
Lauffer Boys
Wayne
Everett Whitehead
Iby Nea
Jackson, Mich
William B. Davis
United States
Tury
Warners
Warner
Mina Taylor
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