Illyria Social News Recaps Sunday Visits and Remains Arrival
Numerous local families hosted gatherings on Sunday and Wednesday with visits at the C D Chapman home and other local houses. The remains of Ernest Bailey from California arrived for burial in Illyria with services conducted Sunday. Bailey leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Klingman
C. D. Chapman
Wenger
Reggie Chapman
Elgin
Will Yearous
Jerome Yearous
Robert Peters
Chester Peake
Fremont Ogle
Hilde
Cecil Kingman
Prieden
Will Pollock
Bert Chapman
Lena
Rex
Alton Medberry
Floyd Patterson
Steven Rothligberger
Will Frieden
Dan Butikofer
Frank Gehring
EB Medberry
O. Probert
Hazel
Dean
C. T Benson
Fred Gresinger
Andrew Yearons
George Katschkowsky
F. BE. Smith
Elkader
Fred Reichert
Anna Mae Kimball
Iona Chapman
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. It is a constitutional issue needing an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials free. FB J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Frank Boyle Returns to Road for Patten Nursery Co
Frank Boyle of Elgin Iowa announces he will resume door to door service for Cc G Patten and Son Nursery Co of Charles City as soon as weather and road conditions permit. He covers Fay atte Clayton and Winneshiek counties and invites calls or phone orders for spring deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. G. Patten & Son Nursery Co
Charles City
Fayatte
Clayton
Winneshiek
Frank Boyle
Elgin
Towa
Holy Rollers Sentenced In Sioux City Case
Four Holy Roller adherents, two men and two women, were sentenced by Judge J. W. Anderson in Sioux City last week to sixty days in jail. Robert Hilton received an additional three-year term at Fort Madison for adultery. his Minnesota wife testified against him. The court instructed prosecutors to pursue about a dozen more members charged with living immoral lives under religious guise. A separate note laments union labor and praises self-reliance, while a farm bulletin urges farmers to act as their own fire inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Roller
Sioux City
J. W. Anderson
Robert Hilton
Fort Madison
Act
Superstition and the old art of crystal gazing
The article traces crystal gazing through history from ancient scrying in water to Dr Dee and Cagliostro. It notes opinions of psychical researchers and Andrew Lang about seeing faces and scenes in balls, water, or ink, while dismissing prophecies or lost property claims. The piece suggests any vessel of water can be used, and that real results would require an immense time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miseum
Dee
Queen Bass
Cagliostro
Society
London
Andrew Lang
Keputs
How Romans Got the News
Caesar ordered Acta Senatus and Acta Diurna published in albo on white boards. By 29 A. D. an official Curator Aetorum published public news including interruptions and applause. Newsletters copied the items for subscribers, with scandal in Acta Diurna and society news from prominent families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaius Julius Caesar
B. C
Aetorum
Caesar
Albo
Acta Diurna Populi Romani
New York
United
Associated Press
Rome
First Bottled Beer Mystery From A Tree Hollow
A historic tale describes a dean of St Pauls and Westminster School fleeing to the Continent during Queen Mary’s reign. Years later he returned to England and, while fishing by the Thames, recalled a bottle of beer left in a tree hollow. On cork removal a loud bang seemed like a fairy altered gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Westminster School
Thames
England
Time for Politeness and the Limit of Courtesy
The piece condemns hollow chivalry and forced politeness. It argues that men who hold doors or grant interviews out of habit without genuine courtesy insult others. The author warns that hurried gestures lacking sincerity are not virtues but insults.
Ephemeral Life and The Need for Permanence
The passage argues that people chase fleeting sensations over lasting truths, preferring transient newspaper quips and ephemeral books that are discarded quickly. It suggests a preoccupation with novelty, citing actors and daily media as examples, and concludes that while living momentarily is human, true permanence is impossible.
New Rates Adopted by Modern Woodmen of America
The Modern Woodmen of America approved new insurance rates at a Chicago head camp session. Existing members pay $1.50 per month per thousand if joining at 38 or older. pre July 1 1919 entrants get $1.60. New members after July 4 1919 pay rates from 75 cents to 32 cents per month per thousand by age. The plan meets minimum state rate laws and eliminates wartime assessments after July 1. Titl e wren houses note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of
America
Chicago
Woodmen of America
Delwein Towan
Armenian Relief Fund Contributions Reported
County chairman N J Breckner tallies gifts for the Armenian Relief Fund from numerous townships and towns totaling 6061032 dollars, with campaign expenses 22 79 not deducted. Some churches sent money directly, others not included. local social notes mention guests and a wedding anniversary observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Breckner
Waucoma
Eden Township
Alpha
Auburn Township
St. Lucas Consolidated School District
Dover Township
Clermont
Bethel Township
Hawkeye
Windsor
West Union
Union Township
Elgin
Pleasant Valley
Banks Township
Randalia
Center Township
Fayette
Westfield
Wadena
Illyria
Westgate
Fremont
Harlan Township
Maynard
Smithfield
Arlington
Fairfield
Oelwein
Jefferson Township
Scott Township
Putnam Township
J. D. Shoffer
Baptist Church of
Town finances report for April 1 1918 to March 31 1919
Town Clerk L J Groth certifies receipts and expenditures for the period. Items include cash on hand from April 1 1918, county treasurer receipts, licenses, salaries, road work, insurance, election costs, and bond fund activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eseseee League of Municipalities
L. J, Groth
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Iluyria Jems
Holy Rollers
Department of Agriculture
Earl Greentey
Verle Kniel
Guttenbeim
Mrs. Tubbs
Indiana
C. L. Freiburghaus & Co
Elgin, Iowa
John Falb
H. W. Falb
Iowa
Financial Report
Higin
Tures
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