Syria Items Include Social Notes and Local Visits
Community notes trace visits and gatherings across Cedar Rapids area, listing Irene Ely, Pauline Loertscher, Amy and Edith Richards, and many others at homes of the Mattocks, Fritz, and Wenger families. Mentions preaching at 3 o'clock Sunday, a discourse, and a West Union institute attendance, plus health updates and local business visits. Also cites a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery and malaria cures with local uptake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Ely
Fred Reichert
Pauline Loertscher
Amy
Edith Richards
Feyette Vistors
Jay Cosgrove
John Mattocks
Oak Grove News Lodge Meets August 6 at Chris Dennler's
Oak Grove notes list AO lodge meeting set for August 6 at Chris Dennler's. The column also records Perry Craft and family spending Sunday at the C Monncca home. Several social visits are noted including Edith Connor with her sister, Rob Wilson, and Mrs. Boyle's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AO. O. G. Lodge
Chris Dennler
Perry Craft
C. Monncca
Simon O'Neil
Boyle
Edith Connor
Rob Wilson
Hans Winkler
Mr. Rogers of
Oelwein
G. W. Conner
A. Conner
Dima Pinney
Tommy Howard
Robert Wilson
James Jack
Kansas
West Union Social News Reports From Elgin Visitors
Miss Rose Kocher of Elgin visits friends in West Union while many residents travel and return from trips to Chicago and New York. Local activity notes include motorists pouring a long delayed car onto dusty streets and a steady stream of visitors to Elgin and Decorah relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Kocher
Elgin
Time in Wisconsin Trips and Arnica Salve Ad
Mrs. E G Herrick and Mrs F E Whorley returned from a ten day visit in Madison Prairie du Chien Portage and the Dell of Wisconsin where relatives and old friends welcomed them Madison was Mrs Herricks girlhood home Bucklen Arnica Salve is praised as a quick healer for burns cuts wounds and skin troubles available at The City Drug Store for 26 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Herrick
F. E. Whorley
Madison
Prairie du‘ Chien
Portage
Dell of
Winconsin
Bucklen
Algo
City
Elgin Beats Clermont Kids In Riverside Tilt Ten Nine
In Riverside on Tuesday the Elgin youngsters defeated Clermont’s team 11 to 9. Local notes report Carl Gruver finishing Cedar Rapids Business College and working at a Clarence bank, while Nellie Cahalan sought rheumatic treatment at Prairie du Chien sanitarium. A Sunday rain brought modest 8 inch totals and Miss Elizabeth Crowe returned from Tunis Montana visits. Canning remains brisk with nearly 200 bushels collected. OG F Week visited Iowa City for car issues and planned a Cedar Falls stop. The Ladies Aid plans a township fair at Pahpukkeena Hall Sept 1 2 to foster neighborly ties. S. W. Bends praises Dr King’s New Life Pills for long liver and kidney trouble. 250 available at The City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gruver
Cedar Rapids
Clarence
Iowa
Nellie Cahalan
Prairie du Chien
Elizabeth Crowe
Elizabeth Dorland
Tunis
Montana
Canning
OG. F
Iowa City
Rev. Caldwell
Cedar Falls
Ladies Aid Society
Pahpukkeena Hall
S. W. Bends
Coal City
Ala
Dr. King
City
Elkader Notes and Local Visit Recap From Wadena to Guttenberg
D M Prouty visited relatives in Wadena while D D Murphy attended the Democratic State Convention in Ottumwa. Postmaster Gilje went to the Postmasters Convention in North McGregor. Mrs H Bishop and Ruth returned from Bloomington Wisconsin and camping near Guttenberg. Fremont Ogle Robt Peters and wives visited the Prouty and Foster homes. Miss Elina Schmidt fell ill camping at Guttenberg then improved. Louis Bente caught a large pickerel with a head six inches long. Dr William Duffin died suddenly in Guttenberg at about sixty. his funeral will be in Illinois. Valdez College Decorah Illinois promotes employment and lists modern equipment and a new shorthand department with ten typewriters. catalog available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
D. M. Prouty
Wadena
D. D. Murphy
Ottumwa
W. AL. Gilje
North McGregor
H. &, Bishop
Ruth
Bloomington
Wis
Guttenberg
Fremont Ogle
Robt. Peters
Elina Schmidt
Louis Bente
Howlong
Valdez College
Decorah
Ill
Burroughs
Narrow Escape Tale From Milwaukee Dime Museum
An old circus handler recalls a narrowest escape while funding a Milwaukee dime museum. A bearded Russian stranger, claiming to be the wild man, asked a cabman for the museum, and the moment nearly went unreported as the English driver heard nothing humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
George Msau
Dime Museum
Mistakes of Mental Workers and Physical Neglect
The article argues neglect of physical development harms mental workers who rely on streetcars for short trips. It urges daily exercise through brisk walks or simple movements, noting many prefer watching sports or group activities to actual participation. It highlights the need to balance mental work with regular physical activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Hell
Rules for Good Health from a historical text
Guidance urges regular meal and sleep times with no hurry. Set bed and rise hours, plus daily morning and possibly tepid baths. Avoid eating between meals and even afternoon tea, citing benefits for health and complexion.
Oxen Bond Deepens With Years Of Shared Bond
Oxen die often when separated and yoke mates develop a fierce early hatred. Through long years of working and resting side by side they grow to an enduring friendship. Separation can bring death, as their affection strengthens into a powerful bond to soften man’s cruelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palma
Watchmaker’s trick shatters thief by dynamite wound
A wealthy banker named Herr Hager, known for losing watches, stopped guarding against theft. He finally read the evening paper to discover a watch he owned had exploded in a thief’s hands, shattering fingers and destroying an eye. The gunpowdered mechanism had been set to blast during winding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Hager
School That Turns Out Heroes at Eton
A Saturday Review piece extols Eton College for sending 1400 alumni to fight in one war and 120 killed. It praises the school as unique yet acknowledges critics while honoring traditional virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Ona
Eiton
Saturday Review
Reformer Seeks Selfless Leader in Economic Debate
The reformer calls for a leader free of mercenary motives, insisting on absolute unselfishness. The counterproposal argues such a person would be broke and forced to labor, challenging focus on economic theory over personal gain.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Syria
Ida Wenger
Chas Fritz
Mary Foxwell
C. E
Walter Rothlisberger
Waterloo
Lydia Kerr
Ethel Shaffer
West Union
Fay Grover
Stephen Rothlisberger
John Foster
Ogle
Jerome Yearous
Frank Hausberger
H. Foxwell
Leonard Humphry
Lena Mughlenthaler
C. Wenger
Jessie Probert
Thos
Richards
Eugene Mingt
Chas Medberry
Mabel
Fayette
Edna Robbins
St Paul
Neb
Rosina Rothlisberger
Ft. Collins
West
John
Will Wenger
Fred Rothlisberger
Otis
Francis Robbins
Lewis Klingman
J. R. Pitt
Rocky Mt
N.C
Fred Schori
C. W. Smith
Mounce
Brainard
Ward Brabham
H.l Conner
John Wilsons
Ridge
Christ Dummermuth
Barn Holzer
Ralph Reed
Arthur Craft
Ira Bennett
Mae Bennett
Randalia
Panama Canal
Win
A. Fretwell
Lucama
N. C
Ifc
Oak Grove News
Clayton Pringle
Henry Conner
Chicago
Edith Ernst
Painesville
Ohio
J. C. Cooley
Ezra Patterson
H. F. Kennedy
Dora Matthews
Plumas Weaver
John Weaver
Chris Reugser
Little Sions
Chris Weindeman
Murray Kiple
Mabel Ackley
Milfred
Ella Tupper
L. B. Dershaw
L. Ainsworth
Gretchen
Lucien
Emma Hancock
Hancock Home
L A
Roy Vought
LM. Bartholomew
May Bennett
F. W. Schneider
New York
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Hoyt
Europe
Judge O'Conner
Oelwein Superior Court
Salvation
J. M. Lisher
South Dakota
Spirit Lake
Lisher
Hand County
Jas, Green
United States
Staggers Skeptics
Clermont News
Clermont
Riverside
Wm. L. Duffin
Illinois
Duffin
Clayton County
Cingcus
Ford
Buick
Jackson Fuller
Fuller
Jackson
Elgin C. J
Schori & Benson Lumber
Rock Island
Rere
Rock Island Ticket Agent
Worley
C. O. Fothergill
Calla
Oredat
Bowes
Hotal
Euan
Towa
Blacksmith
R. Lehman
Henry Topp
Greenly Bros
Winneshelk County
Thos, Knudtson
Beard Decorah
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