Frankville News Highlights Local Guests and Weather
November 15 1915 frankville notes report visitors such as Mr and Mrs W C Fifield at the Clifford home and gatherings with Cresco Orleans and Hawkeye residents. A severe wind storm causes property damage including roofs chimneys barns and windmills with several buildings blown over and autos damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Fifield
Clifford
Rutherford
Fred Brown
Orleans
H. M. Dasham
Frank Hardy
Wisconsin
Callison
Cresco
Frank Long
John Kahne
Anna Brown
Albert Sandvik
Stephen Wallace
Mrs. Davis
Joe Eddy
Fred Todd
Susan Bean
Mary Woodward
Lottie Post
Madison
Wis
Hatfield
Sonrcs
Alson Daskam
C. C. Brown
Hawkeye
Walter Robinson
Joe Goldsworthy
Son Hall
James Leste
Owatonna
Edson Eddy
Morrison Culbert
Kendallville
Frankville Social Notes and Arrivals, Nov 1915
Local brief lists residents visiting friends and relatives across Decorah Postville Ossian Waukon and nearby towns. Entries include visitors, school events, a cement walk at MFE church, a furnace chimney build, a Marguerite society meeting planned, and dozens of short mentions of moving, hosting, attending sales and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Peck
Harold Spaun
Postville
Irving Crawford
Decorah
Fred Waters
Waukon
Chris Waters
Ossian
R. TW. Waters
John Swenson
M. FE
T. J. Crawford
Miss Stella
Claude van Wey
Harry Harvey
Leo Birdsell
Lawrence Pilgrim
Geneva Waters
Wiankon
J. E. Kneeskern
Ines
Lynn Crawford
Earlham
L. C. Spaun
C. H. Waters
Emma Crabtree
Pleasant Ridge
Phil Brouillet
Miss Evelyn
Carl DeWitt
Marian
Minneapolis
Emma Letchford
Swevey
Evan Swenson
Bethel
Minerva Murphy
Nancy Wilson
Marguerite Society
Lydia Padden
Frank Ward
Mason City
Kelse Webster
John Leer
Wankon
Florence Waters
Otto Kieson
Washington Prairie
Wil. Schutta
Irvin Hughes
Bi Menson
Flora Birdsell
Chas. Hendershot
Kansas
Roma Vaden
G. EB. Merrill
Town Leer
Wanken
Alma
Charley Beebe
Oelwein
Roma Padden
Maude van Wey
Ludlow
Myrtle Barthell
Lois Pye
Alma Leer
Mheee
Nash
Miss Ruby
Wykoff
Minn
Disinfection Methods Ordered by Iowa Board of Health
The Iowa State Board of Health issues a disinfection order due to high potash prices. It requires boiling and airing clothing, washing woodwork and furnishings, and using formaldehyde fumigation with a sheet method for rooms. Follow earlier bulletin prevention measures and routine post illness cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Iowa State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Iowa Officials Estimate State Army Size
Iowa could furnish an army of 354 724 able bodied men aged 21 to 45 per state official estimates based on county reports to Adj. Gen. Guy Logan. Reports show a 10 percent rise in military age population since last year with 321 568 men aged 23 to 45 in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Adj
Guy Logan
Centennial notes and social transacts in Ossian area
Local notes from Centen nial period record daily visits and business transactors in Ossian Centennial and surrounding towns. Residents Rae Runkle, Claire Emery, Joe Ehlers, Elmer Rosa, and others figure in frequent calls and visits while a severe wind storm causes property damage including a torn barn and blown sheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Emery
Rae Runkle
Will Boeckman
Joe Ehlers
Ed. Youmans
W. P
Geo. Krogmeier
Fort Atkinson
Dr. Juen
Ossian
Centennial
Grace Boeckman
L. D. Burrows
Mr. Flanagan
Waukon
Lilia
Marjory Jones
Christ Haakenson
S. Chas
Ginapp
Wm. Schweinerus
H. Mundt
John Rosa
Frieda Koch
Waterloo
Christ Koch
Anna Daniels
C. O. Daniels
Win Rathbun
Blanche
Mat Wiltgen
Charley Daniels
T. J. Daniels
Nelle
Mason City
Will Kipp
Tom Logsdon
Decorah
Cresco
No Girl Can Disappear Successfully Says Burns
Detective William J. Burns explains in December Woman's Home Companion that a pretty girl leaving home leaves traceable footprints, illustrated by Edna Kent case. He notes a porter served as guiding clue and that observant steps of common sense reveal the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Burns
Woman's Home Companion
Edna Kent
Mr. Burns
Eclipses and Comet Forecast From University Astronomer
Professor Leavenworth of the university astronomy department forecasts a lunar eclipse on January 17 between 2 and 4 40 a m a solar eclipse on February 3 between 9 and 11 a m and a potential sighting of a large comet at any time the exact dates and visibility depend on celestial conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Leavenworth
Astronomy
University
Lightning Damage Fells Roof at Grundy Center Residence
Lightning struck the new Brockway residence in Grundy Center Wednesday morning last week, tearing part of the roof and shocking the family inside. The storm also knocked out electric lights and telephones for several local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Willard Brockway
Lightning Claims Calhoun County Youth On Way To School
Raymond Saxton son of Mr and Mrs L F Saxton of Calhoun county was struck by lightning and killed while walking to school. He was found beside the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Saxton
L. F. Saxton
Calhoun County
Hitching Horses Abreast with Jockey Sticks and Straps
A Rural New Yorker tip explains adding horses to a two horse team using broom sticks as jockeys and straps to form an eight abreast setup. The method uses snaps on ends of sticks and ties to breast straps and jaw rings, allowing quick addition or removal of horses with careful control of lines and neck strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
New Yorker
Better Complexion Cream Demonstration Advert
A promotional note urges women to try Gouraud's Oriental Cream with a free trial bottle from Ford T Hopkins & Son at No 37 Great Jones Street New York City. Shake apply two to three drops on the left hand compare with the right for a pearly white appearance and instant face refinement. The oddly garbled line about buried hopes adds no clear fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouraud
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Jones Street
New York City
Distress in the Stomach and Chamberlains Tablets
A Victorian reader reports stomach distress after meals eased by Chamberlains Tablets. She had headache and constipation, and six months of use regulated bowels with relief soon after. The ad notes availability and ends with an odd penitentiary escape query.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Padghan
Victor
N. Y
Dr King's New Life Pills Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best laxative to release poisons from the body. It claims accumulated waste causes ailments and promises relief by morning after a dose tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Birds Trained to Signal Enemy Airplanes in Cologne Article
The Cologne Gazette piece argues birds surpass humans in vision and suggests training hens pigeons and crows to alert to approaching aircraft. It describes teaching methods using threat and reward to train birds to identify distant air machines and alert observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Boston Transcript
How to Prevent Croup
A Ohio mother describes using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to stop croup in her child. She notes it is preferred for children, safe, reliable, and easy for kids to take. The ad ends with a note about bird seed versus garden seed by a St Joseph News-Press reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Johns
Elida
Ohio
Chamberlain
Congress
The
St. Joseph
Barker's Antiseptic Foot Deodorizer Ad
Advertisement claims Barker's Antiseptic relieves sore tired and sweaty feet with a strong odor in 15 seconds. Sold by John G. Schimming and R A Engbrechtson. Mentions sweet pea dating back to Sicily via a La priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
John G. Schimming
R. A. Engbretson
Adv
Sicily
Decorah Druggist Praises Adler-ika Remedy
R A Engbretson reports customers pleased with quick action of buckthorn bark glycerine and Adler-ika used as a bowel remedy. One spoonful relieves constipation sour stomach and gas and is claimed to be effective in appendicitis with instant action and no griping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Engbretson
Culling Old Hens Based on Age and Production
The poultryman should cull nonproductive hens and sell those not kept for next year. Old hens over two years are rarely profitable, says H L Kempster of the University of Missouri. Mark young stock with leg bands to track age and use red combs and pin bone spacing to indicate laying status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kempster
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Odor Remedy Ad Promises Quick Foot Sweat Fix
An old advertisement touts Barker's Antiseptic to erase foot and arm odor in about 15 seconds. The ad credits sellers John G Schiuming and R A Engbretson and quotes Ovid on enduring labor and aging gracefully.
Beware of Cheap Substitutes in Cough Remedy Ads
Public warned to avoid substitutes and choose Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, proven for over forty years and available widely. The notice urges readers to trust the established brand over profit-driven imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
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County News
Ruth Meikle
Hazel
Sherman Bollman
Tom Bollman
Emma Letehford
Chas. Letehford
Wilda Kneeskern
Jim
Henry Hager
A. Ware
Blockton
M. E
Ware
Frankville
Ladies’ Aid Society
Clara Bollman
Nellie Spaun
Ida Bollman
England
Canada
Guilford
Sumner
Mega Geddes
Burns
America
Jno
G. Schimming
Adams Seed CO
Decorah, Lo
Decorah Druggist
John G Schiuming
Ovid
Gouraad
Ferd, T Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
Reardon
Drag and Transfer Line
James Reardon
J. C. Beard
Shubert
Shubert Shipper
West Austin Fe
A. B. Shubert, Inc
Chicago
USA
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
N. W
Gano
Col. Gano
King the Colonel
Times
R. M. Miller
Prosper, Minn
Dr. Stockdale
Winneshick Hotel
Stockdale
B. A. Stockdale
Utica
Repooligay Office
Ossian—Calmar— Ridgeway
Canton
Mabel
Spring Grove
West Water Street
N. H. Adams
Hal. S. Ray
Ags
Des Mo
Ta Island
R, Schrempf
Decora
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