Kendallville Community Notes March 29 1915
Local literary society meets Saturday evening. town residents update on health visits, family news, and travel. Intermittent roads hamper activities. school delayed due to bad roads. several guests and out‑of‑town visitors attend social events and religious services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Literary Society
Linus Curtis
Charlie Smith
Reuter
Will Saunders
Cora Solton
John Pierce
Stephen Wallace
Fred Todd
Will Goldsworthy
Phil Todd
Bonair
Raymond Howard
Orleans
Fifield
Clifford Eddy
Abbie Nelson
Grange Halls
Ellen Ellingson
McCabe
Plymouth
Lenora Stinson
Ole Ellingson
Willie Howard
Mankato
OW. C. Fifield
Clinton
Fair Haven
False Economy in Baking Powders Cited by Experts
Leading food experts and medical authorities condemn alum baking powders as unsafe and banned in Europe. Royal Baking Powder, made from cream of tartar, adds healthful qualities. the cost difference to a pan of biscuits is about one cent, too small to justify the risk.
Palm Sunday Observances and Local Events Across County
Palm Sunday services are noted along with church activities, visits, and family gatherings in Sumner and surrounding townships. The article chronicles Easter preparations, weather impacts on travel and mail, a May wedding of Ethel Sanderson and Fred Koch, and community efforts, illness, and farming labor across local residents including Koch, Kratz, Vopava, and Sanderson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Hattie Kratz
Lewis Walter
Golden Ridge
Howard County
Koch
Sumner Township
L. N. Day
Cresco
Rollie Kratz
Theo. Kratz
Evangelical Church
John Aegerter
Theo, Kratz
Robert Vopava
Sum
Amel Koch
Sadie Koch
Fred Falck
Ridgeway
Robt. Vopava
Carl Sanderson
Thief River
Minn
Ethel
Vopava
Fred Koch
Fred
Ole Sanderson
Miss Ethel
United Lutheran Church
Leona Koch
Sarah Sanderson
Rey Koch
Rey Sanderson
Nettie Koch
Mendelssohn
Nea
Otter Creek
What Every housekeeper Should Do in April
April advice from the April Woman's Home Companion urges housekeepers to pack winter clothes with contents labeled, remove storm windows, repair screens, have the furnace cleaned, and plan summer curtains and covers. Also advertised are Harker remedy products for coughs colds and rheumatism sold by John G. Schinming and BR. A. Engbretson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Schinming
BR. A. Engbretson
Adv
Frankville Notes Means Town Gossip and Visitors
Frankville notes from March 20 1915 mention Otto Hager with a new top huge Lee Peck on the sick list Waters visited Decorah and Wil Schutta called from Postville Charley Miller from Ossian was in town Ben Snitker visited from Decorah Evelyn Brouillet has recovered from measles Nash was called to Rev Stuebe s in Ludlow for baby Esther
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hager
Lee Peck
Thurspis Waters
Anda Wil Schutta
Charley Miller
Ossian
Ben Snitker
Evelyn Brouillet
Nash
Stuebbe
Ludlow
Esther
Pleasant township social notes from Decorah region
Elvin Ellis called in Decorah Sunday followed by Judith Narveson. Ole Ellis stayed in Decorah from Saturday to Sunday. Mabel Iverson of Decorah visited home folks Sunday. Albert Ellingson bought his brother Julius farm near Sattre. Henry Ellingson stayed with brother Marvin the past week. Theodore Iverson assisted Theodore Anderson splitting wood. C Johnson from Burr Oak visited the Iverson home. Eddie Iverson returned home Saturday after travels in Minnesota South Dakota and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Ellis
Decorah
Judith Narveson
Ole Ellis
Mabel Iverson
Albert Ellingson
Julius
Sattre
Henry — Ellingson
Marvin
Theodore Iverson
Theodore Anderson
C. Johnson
Burr Oak
Iverson
Eddie Iverson
Minnesota
South Dakota
Towa
The Item That Did Not Get Into the Paper
A long excerpt mocks a magazine piece by David Grayson about Hempfield Star and its editor Norton Carr. It includes a church service anecdote with details of attendees, and shifts to a Horse Review blurb praising Treverbyn and related trotters with lists of 1914 records and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grayson
Hempfield
Hempfield Star
Star
Norton Carr
Sargent
Daisy Miller
Mr. Johnson
Uncertain Figure Heads Parade of Bores in Court
The scene features Alexander Akinside the dyspeptic lecturer and Judge J Puller Gloom, a widely known misanthrope, debating whether seven of ten men are bores and noting only three exceptions in a sharp exchange full of sarcasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Akinside
J. Puller Gloom
It's Easy Money Say John Barker's anti septic ad
A short ad claims John Barker's anti septic will cure foot odor in 15 seconds. It promotes sale by John Schimming and R A Engbretson in Ady with a father offering a hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Barker
John Schimming
R. A. Engbretson
Ady
Briar Bush Becomes Bunny’s Wary Ally in White Forest
Billy Be By Bo Bum follows Mr Rabbit through the White Forest where a briar patch scratches him as he chases the foxlike dangers. Tinker Teedle Tee explains the briars grew from attacks on berries and guard Bunny from foes. rabbits’ cowardice often defeats even friendly shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Bo Bum
Mr. Rabbit
White Forest
Tinker Teedle Tee
Tom
Billy Boy
Merry Little Elf
Tinker
Bunny
Slinker the Weasel
Sharpnose
Mink
Fleetfoot
Fox
Old Long Ears
Hound
Hookbeak
Hawk
Whoo
Owl
Briar Bush
Mr Rabbit
Slinker
Weasel
Hilly Boy
Fifty Years Ago in Civil War Pursuit and Battles
Journal recounts Booth and Harald fleeing from a Maryland swamp to Garretts farm on the Rappahannock where Booth died after being shot in a barn fire. Harald surrendered. Navy yard transfer followed. Also notes an assassination attempt on Gen Kirkpatrick, Gen Johnson surrender to Sherman, no news of Jeff Davis, Sultana boiler explosion near Memphis with 1400 dead, and Seward recovering from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilkes Booth
Harald
St. Mary’s County
Maryland
Garrett
Port Royal
Rappahannock River
Col. Baker
Booth
Navy Yard
Washington
Kirkpatrick
Raleigh
Gen. Johnson
Gen. Sherman
Jeff Davis
Richmond
Sultana
Memphis
Seward
Sloan's Liniment Beats Rheumatism Quickly
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rapid relief from rheumatism and related aches. It claims quick penetration into joints and muscles, soothing heat and swelling with near instant relief. A money back guarantee is offered if not satisfied. A Philadelphia man is linked to a cemetery murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan’s
Sloan
Sloan's
Adv
Nothing So Good for a Cough or Cold Ad Claim
A testimonial promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as unsurpassed for coughs and colds. Mrs. Boreff of Elida Ohio says her daughter Ruth was cured two years ago and she favors Engbrechtson's Pharmacy for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Boreff
Elida
Ohio
Ruth
Engbretson
Pine Tar Honey as Whooping Cough Remedy
Dr Dell Pine Tar Honey relieves whooping cough by loosening mucus and soothing the throat and lungs. It reduces cough severity and is advised for growing children. A spring tonic priced 25 cents, recommended for colds.
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Kendallville
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
County News
Lincoln
John Lydon
Postville
John Swenson
Herman Lange
Hattie Lower
Ravena
Chris Leer
W. H. Smith
Carl Letchford
I. K
Henry Allen
Rey, Stuebbe
R. H. Waters
Waukon
van Wey
Lew Meikle
Miss Ruth
Kerman Sehutta
DeWitt van Wey
Roy Kneeskern
Olson
Will Sehultz
Jas. Carter
McIntyre
James Meikle
Billa Letchford
John Ask
Grandpa Ask
Pressbyterian
Cynthia
Jennie DeWitt
Hazel
Alma Leer
V. OK. Ferris
Mart
Jas
Kneeskern
Fred Brouiflet
Irvin Hughes
Clark Sherman
California
Theodore Rosenkireh
Aml
M. Rosenkireh
Dr. Nash
Des. Juen and
Lynch
Frankville
Horse Review of
March Sd
Treverbyn
Tregantle
Airdale
Peter Vole
Dublin
Trey
Lord Allen
Kentucky
Pine Knot
Gebling
Land OF Nod Stories
Republic
de Toston
Dr. T. Felix Gouraud
Ford
Hopkins & Son
Props
Great Jones St.n
Bank For
the National Bank OF Decorah
Goitar
P. H. Schlatter
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