Community Notes and Attends Many Gatherings
A local column records visits among residents of Elkader and West Union including Rose Wengers illness, Mabel Gehring's Fayette trip, and numerous social calls. The Kohler and Rothlisberger families, Elka der business visitors, Gleaners meeting, and a large Gleaver picnic are noted along with farm chores and a July 7 program at the Rothlisberger home.
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Rose Wenger
D Gehring
Bikader
Mabel Gehring
Fayette Insteet
Kohier Brothers
Tred Reichert
Elkader
Imyria
Any Richards
Chas. Fritz
Perry
Macbel Medberry
Mae Fritz
Richards
West Union
Escaped With His Life From a Dreadful Illness
A Southern man H B Martin of Port Harvieon South Carolina recounts nearly dying from consumption. After failing treatments in Georgetown he credits Dr Kings New Discovery with a complete cure and guarantees it for coughs colds and bronchial ailments. Also notes community notices and local visits with multiple names and places, ending with praise for Bucklen’s Amnico Salve.
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H. B
Martin
Port Harvieson
S.C
Georgetown
S. C
Oak Grove News Social Visits and Illness Reported
Frank Howard visited Sunday with Harold Bennett. Mrs. Edd Conner has been very poorly the past week. Charley Boyle and mother visited at Simon O Neill Sunday. Mrs. Jack Shaffer and baby visited Sunday at Enos Howard's. Miss Julia Brabham spent Saturday and Sunday at Ward Brabham's. Ward Brabham is visiting in Forest City and was called there.
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Frank Howard
Harold Bennett
Edd Conner
Charley Boyle
Simon O'Neill
Jack Shaffer
Baby
Enos Howard's
Julia Brabham
Ward Brabhams
Ward Brabham
Forest City
Local Notes and Obituaries Highlight Clermont News
Clermont residents attend visits and travels across towns, with death of pioneer Mrs Laura Brown noted. A wedding of community members also appears, along with a funeral in Fredericksburg and a recipe tip about preventing salt clumping.
Electric Bitters Promised to Fight Disease Germs
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a grand protection against disease germs in air water dust and food. It claims the tonic cures fever ague malaria and many blood diseases and offers a money back guarantee at The City Drug store.
Roy Kimball and son visit relatives in Highland Iowa
Roy Kimball and his son Harold of Highland visited relatives in Elkader on Monday. Barton left Tuesday noon for a business trip to Savanna, Illinois and will visit a daughter in Lost Nation. John Falk and family and Mrs. Aug Holzer and daughter Mabel from Elgin visited L. D. Smith's home Sunday. E. Halstenson returned from a Norwegian church conference in St. Paul last Friday. Halstenson and Gilije families visited Aug Bensons in Highland Sunday by auto. Mrs. Jas Mathews Ruth Gladys and Lewis Radloft with Hilma visited J. D. Layton Sunday. John Beate will retire from Osborne stage line Friday. P. J. Mabr to take charge. Beginning July 4 both morning and evening mail will run on that route.
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Nancy Ernst
Rock Rapids
Fremont Ogle
Sarah Ogle
Rob't Peters
Edith Richards
Fayette
Jerome Yearous
Frank Hunsberger
Mabel Medberry
West Union
Pulver
Fred Rothlisberger
M. W. A. Hall
John Falband
Hattie MacKellar
Elgin
Lawrence MacKellar
Mel Kohler
A. Bakeman
Kohler
Mabel Gehring
Esther Kendrick
C. M. Klingman
Pauline Wegmiller
New Hampton
Barton
Savanna
Lost Nation
Iowa
John Falk
Aug Holzer
Mabel
L. D. Smith
Halstenson
St. Paul
V. L. Gilije
Aug Benson
Highland
John Beate
Osborne
P. J. Mabr
Parson's Poem A Gem From Rev Stubsenvoll Ta
A fragment praises Dr King's New Life Pills as a health necessity. The verse by Rev H Stubsenvoll of Allison, Iowa, urges using these pills to feel well again and notes they cost 25 cents at a local seller.
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H. Stubsenvoll
Allison Ta
Dr. King
City
West Union Updates and Local Notices
West Union reports from the County Seat Papers with notices of residents traveling to Arizona and Des Moines on business, a clerkship for Joe Neff Jr, Jr. at the post office during vacation, Beall family visiting Mt. Ayr, Herrington visiting Cedar Rapids, a large Sunday school picnic at Falling Springs, Recorder Simpson attending his sister Jessie’s wedding in Arlington, teachers visiting for exams, Genevra Fennell and Mattie Stearns at Gleaners picnic in Elgin, Green brothers visiting from Los Angeles, Earl Phillips injured by metal, Fennwell aiding stenography at local offices, bridge work on Otter Creek near Linden Park, and Harve Hill’s team wreck injuring him with three broken ribs.
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Harry Gilson
Elgin
W. J. Ainsworth
Arizona
Senator Adams
Des Moines
Joe Neff, Jr
Walter H. Beall
Mt. Ayr
de. Herrington
Wadena
Cedar Rapids
M. E
Falling Springs
Recorder Simpson
Arlington
Jessie
Harry Gleim
Belknap
Genevra Fennell
Mattie Stearns
Ed Boyle Grove
T. L. Green
Dick Green
Los Angeles
Calif
T. L
Chamberlain
8. D
Genevra Fennwell
Bopp
Taste for reading shapes lifelong learning
This passage argues that childhood schooling should cultivate a love of reading to fuel continuous self-education. It warns that without a deep, permanent taste for reading, individuals fade intellectually and live in a mental vacuum, underscoring that fifteen minutes daily of good reading could impart a truly human life and uplift democratic society.
Fragmentary exchange on separation and agreement
A brief dialogue fragment shows two speakers discussing separation. They affirm each other’s view, claiming harmony and shared sentiment about ending a relationship. The lines imply a plan to separate and a sense of mutual understanding.
Irish Orator Rally Turmoil In St Louis
A noted Irish speaker in America faced chaos at a St Louis gathering of 8000 when a drunk man shouted for violence. He was mauled by the crowd, rescued by police, and taken to hospital as the meeting recovered and a new question period began.
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America
St. Louis
Ireland
National Monthly
The Question and Its Standoff in Fortune’s View
A terse dialogue centers on a woman's standing, with one speaker belittling her as self made or inherited and the other defending her by remarking on her face in fortune. The exchange hints at social judgment and personal pride in status.
Offending Black Bottle in Saskatchewan Parish
A church member missing months cites misconduct by the superintending clergyman and catechist. He and others witnessed drinking during visits, denying attendance. Inquiries reveal the so-called bottle was actually field glasses used to survey the countryside for distant churches, shacks, and trails.
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Saskatchewan
Wat Ous
How Old Are the 816 Trees Or Were Giants Miscast
A historical note debates the age of California giants claiming ages up to 5000 years. Careful ring counting on a tree felled in 1853 shows 1147 rings, suggesting an age near a millennium. The investigator doubts any existing trees reach 2000 years.
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California
Aach
First Jury Case in Reign of Conqueror Brought to Light
The article recounts an early trial where Otho of Bayeux presided as judge over a land dispute. Sheriff claimed kingly rights. county sworn to truth. verdict directed, then twelve chosen to oath and confirm. Authorities now say the twelve were compurgators, not jurors, with juror existence first recorded in the Plantagenet era.
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Otho
Bayeux
Adiapute
Landa
Planta'geneta
Feminine Curiosity and Night Books Joke
A downtown visit reveals a merchant husband explaining day books on the safe while his wife jokes that night books exist because he must stay up to two in the morning to work. The quip, from the Loudon Opinion, highlights sly humor about work hours.
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Loudon
Alice in Wonderland on Christmas in Boston
Children enjoyed a Boston Christmas program featuring a reproduction of Alice in Wonderland. The tale of the white rabbit and the mad hatter captivated the young audience as they followed the adventures of the wonderful lady. Costumes included an "Alice" toga and offerings from the King of Hearts owner.
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Boston
King of Hearts
Little Flatterer And Childlike Truth From Mme Melba
In a New York interview Mme Melba responded to a reporter's flattery with humor noting that flatterers resemble children. She recalls a Sunday school superintendent who described how children instinctively praise. A girl in class answered that they should love their superintendent.
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Mme. Melba
New York
Wedding Day Clash at Silemansion Bargain Sale
He and Shep prepare for their wedding while shoppers flood Sileman's on bargain day. The playful banter hints at a chaotic, joyous scene as plans collide with sales spurred by a busy day.
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Sileman’s
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