Easter Preparations and Local Visits Highlight Alyria Chronicle
A busy week in Alyria features Easter plans at the Alyria church and a string of social visits. Lena Wenger spent Wednesday with Mrs. Max Guyer, Edith Richards visited the Max Guyer home, and Rev Tongus of Maynard delivered a discourse at the Syria church. Mary Foxwell began her spring term Monday, families hosted guests, and residents discussed hospital aid with eggs offered for Des Moines Methodist hospital patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Wenger
Max Guyer
Mary Foxwell
Alyria
Edith Richards
Max: Giyer
Tongus
Maynard
Syria
John Probert
Chris Wenger Jr
Alfred
Elgin
Elmer Medberry
Chas
Chapman and Wife
Lawrence MacKellar
Thos. Richards
Edith
Terael Shaffer
Foxwell
Methodiet Hospital
Des Moines
Lly- Xia
Jack Shaffer
Stephen Rothlisberger
J. P. Craft
Fern
W. . Smith
John Howard
Will Howard
Minnie Crooks
Tim Thoman
Deafness Cure Claim Promotes Constitutional Remedies
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for any deafness caused by gout that Ball's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, asks readers to request circulars, and notes the product sells for 75 cents with Halls Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pleasant Point social notes and farm work helpers
Pleasant Point News lists Charley King assisting John Howard with farm work and numerous visits. Families like Shaffer, Griesinger, and Overbeck share Sunday and Tuesday gatherings. wheelchair mentions of Rheumatism ads appear alongside local chatter and a Sloan's Liniment promotion offering quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley King
John Howard
Ruth Wilson
Zella King
Will, Howard
Jack Shaffer
Albert Dummermouths
Gertie
Amy Griesinger
Win
Pritchard
Johnnie Wilson
Tim Thomang
School Notes and Student Activities Highlight Small-Town School Life
Gerald Martin starts first grade as school closes Friday for a one week vacation. Ednah Wellever begins fifth grade while Teo Schori, Wilbur Wedel, and Merle Martin join second grade. Local students visit Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Nina Newart and Louis Miller attend in the intermediate department. The class of 1914 photo is in the recitation room. George Gilson suffers a severe earache. Absent due to illness are Rudy Reinhart Hilder Gilbertson and Iva Boleyn. Esther Wedel and Ada Johnson begin seventh and eighth grade work. Melissa Young from Ottumwa visits grammar class and will live with John Ritz, as basement work on new rooms progresses and two rooms near completion. Miss Mildred Harrington teaches first Primary during Miss Waters’ absence caused by her mother's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Martin
Ednah Wellever
Teo Schori
Cedar Rapids
Lewis Becker
Mrs. Rennivon
Celia Miller
Nina Newart
Louis Miller
Wilbur Wedel
Merle Martin
Evalyn White
West Union
Rudy Reinhart
Hilder Gilbertson
Iva Boleyn
Esther Wedel
Ada Johnson
Esther
Ada
Melissa Young
Ottumwa
John Ritz
Mildred Harrington
Miss Waters
Cedar Falls
Cheery Valley Sunday Visits List Sparsely Named Folks
Cheery Valley News lists numerous Sunday visits and callers. Arnie Holm and Edwin Hanson visited, Martin Hanson called on Bert Chapman, John Lenchtenmacher entertained, and others including Mrs Celia Meyer and Frank Christen are noted for weekend stops. Several families such as the Dennlers and Meyers are referenced with various relatives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hanson
Bert
Probate Notice and Road Work Opinion Mix
Probate of Wilk Stark or Tow a County Te ne WHOM It May no Notices hereby give an ox pat on th 19th day April A. 1915, a instrument purporting to be the las men of Mary Any Kohler late of say 1 County, will come on for paring before ue 'Towa Mareh LEY, Clerk. The spring of the year is the best time to do good road work. A few trips over the road at this time of the year with a common split log drag will turnpike and pack the road way so that it will stay good all summer. The work of the homely old drag has bee demonstrated to be swell worth while in this country wherever the roads are cut out wide enough to make it possible to operate the drag. The Belgian Relief Committee of New York is sending out its appeal for immediate aid, chiefly in behalf of the $0,000 babies that have been born in Belgium since the war began. Pitiful ara the stratte of the workers, some of whom bent through the garbage heaps near the catops to find empty milk one, in side of which they ran their fngers for a bit of milk, then hold the finger sn the baby's mouth for it to suck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Towa
Mary
Kohler
Devensedy
Towa Mareh Ley
Belgian Relief Committee of
New York
Belgium
Minnesota
State Department of Health
West Union
What Accessories Will Do and the Circle of Life
Filton Young asserts that passion for accessories reflects a desire for knowledge and experience. He argues that accessories in photography and horsemanship broaden understanding of physics, chemistry, farming, and leatherworking, linking us to the wider world and expanding life beyond self.
Poison plants with snake fang like stinging hairs
Tropical jungles harbor plants that secrete poison on touch. The common oruigs brava or Jatropha urens shows long brittle stinging hairs that break on contact, delivering goblet shaped poison into the wound similar to a snake fang. The sting is extremely painful but rarely fatal, though other tropical species can kill in small doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Central America
Dissipation Beyond Intemperance in Grayson’s Essay
In Hempfield, David Grayson argues dissipation extends beyond drunken excess to include craving for land and wealth. He warns that ambition for property and political power overruns homes and education, leaving a life joyless and shabby. The piece blends moral reflection with social critique on materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempfield
David Grayson
American Magazine
Best Hour for Work in Morning Energy Peaks
The piece argues that mental performance is highest in the morning, around eleven, with peak body energy and strong brain work. It notes a second energy rise around five in the afternoon, then a steady decline from five to late evening into early night.
Biblical Tribute on Racial Lineage Inference
The piece argues that biblical texts do not aim to outline ethnology and that linking modern nations to scripture is speculative. It notes a common yet uncertain division of races by Noah’s sons, Ham, Shem, and Japhet, and cautions against deep scientific claims from such connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Noah
Ham
Shem
Japhet
Heredity and Disease Fears in Light and Life
A health article argues that modern lighting reduces ghostly hauntings and challenges fears of hereditary disease. It cites a Minnesota tuberculosis study showing infection depends on exposure and care, not heredity, and urges practical precautions to prevent spread.
WHEN AN ICEBERG COLLAPSES AND ITS DANGERS
A Wide World writer notes that underwater ice mass causes huge waves even far from the berg. An approaching steam boat near Newfoundland neared danger as the berg split, rose, and sparked a massive surge. The captain advised kneeling, and a wave swept the vessel to safety.
A Homespun Ideal for The House of Comfort
The Craftsman reflects on Willam L Price's vivid description of an ideal home. Ample low rooms with wide windows, deep seating, and a blend of firelit warmth and summer shade define a dwelling that becomes a shrine of rest. Practical planning is the root of lasting homelike charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam L. Price
House of the Democrat
Footfall Gauge Sifts City Smog Claims in Pittsburgh
A new instrument measures city footfall as precisely as rainfall, revealing that soot levels differ by source. Trials in England show London’s fog may mask cleaner air than northern factory towns, enabling cities and manufacturers to quantify each contribution to civic soot with quality assessment included.
Awaited Orders to Surrender in Paraguayan War
During the five year conflict with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, a Paraguayan sergeant refused to surrender after all others were shot down and wounded. When asked why, he said he had no orders to surrender, showing obedience to orders as a guiding law of nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Egcane
Lands and investments on offer near Elgin and Brainard
Advertises multiple properties near Elgin and Brainard including a 141 acre farm 50 miles west of Elgin with substantial improvements and a spring, the Hadd Property on Franklin street with a 3 year old planting, Clermont View Farm 208 acres with a large dairy barn, 80 acres timber pasture, 96 acre farm on a main road, two residences in west Elgin, and rental or sale options on business buildings and multiple lots. Prices per acre and immediate possession offered, with trade and rent-avoidance appeals. Also mentions Turkey River Stock Farm 211 acres near Clermont and several pasture and timber land parcels with varied sizes and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bauman
Elgin
Baumann
Hadd
Franklin St
Clermont View Farm
Monster Dairy
Brainard
Sea Ug
West Elgin
Main St
Main Business Street
Turkey River
Clermont
Real estate listing invitation from local agency poster
A local real estate firm invites sellers to list properties now with reasonable terms and an efficient, hands off selling process. They promise to handle everything once listed, emphasizing a quick and effective system.
Reckieland Expositions Highlight California Tours
The Panama-California Exposition in San Diego and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco offer Americans a rare chance to see their country. Multiple routes and famed trains like the Golden State Limited and Rocky Mountain Limited provide low round trip fares, generous stopovers, and long return limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Diego
San Francisco
Automobile Owners Ad From Elgin Urges Preseason Routines
The notice from Clermont area shop advises car owners to secure locking, service steering gear, and use Oxygen method carbon removal without dismantling. It promotes battery charging via motor generator, free distilled water, and a sale of 75 casings and tubes by May 7 at favorable prices to beat spring demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
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Robin Redbreast
Ida Nydegger
John Frieden
Pleasant Point
Mrs. C. L. Shaffer
Vern Overbeck
Gray Reed
Ad Anneberger
Jobo
George Howard
Juan Howard
Nelle
Alan Hofer
O. P. Graft Home
Sloan
James Conner
George Gilson
Cheery Valley News
Arnie Holm
Chris
Wilk
Filton Young
Buace
Newfoundland
Manchester
Pittsburgh
Pleasant Street
Nevenewander
Fayette Dighty
Elgin Land Company
A. M. Weibel
Reckieland
C. A. Akers
Elgin, Iowa
Automobile Owners of
J. W. Bopp
Eclipse Wind Mills
L, Harrington
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