West Union Notes Open School Year With Large Attendance
West Union schools opened Monday with an unusually large attendance. Local items mention injuries, teaching assignments in Webster City, and travels of residents. Several moves include Leonard Humphrey, Miss Sylvia Stanton, and W. A. Magner trading property for a Cedar Rapids farm. A Hector about health and real estate deals closes with a medical ad for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
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West Union
Leonard Humphrey
Sylvia Stanton
Rigin
Websterity
W. 8
Beamer
Wallace
Idaho
Judge Huston
Washington, D. C
Wm. E. Fuller
Spanish Claims Department
Fuller
W.A. Magner
Cedar Rapids
Sid Bevins
Hawkeya
Magner
Two Misses Gales Visit and Local News Notes
Oak Grove News summarizes social visits with the Misses Gales at Edd Boyles and other locals like Frank Boyle, Mrs. Hugh Conner, and Roy Vought, plus attendances at the Oelwein fair. It notes Isaac Monnahan’s illness under Dr Hadsel, Mae Bennett starting school, and autumn time reflections. The A O G meet welcomed a new member and set a meeting at O P Craft.
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Gales
Edd
Ern Holters
W. C. Smith
Minneapolis
Tommy Howard
Hugh Conner
Mae Bennett
District No. 6
Clermont News highlights from Cheater to Fayette visitors
Local notes show visits across towns including Cheater Elgin Decorah and Fayette with travelers from Lavina Mont King City Wash and Everett Wash. It mentions a Windy City police case and a bridge accident survivor while promoting Dr King's New Discovery for lung troubles with a free trial at The City Drug Store.
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Chas. Pringle
Everett
Wash
Robert Pringle
Will Curran
King City
Thos. Colliton
Chicago
Windy City
E. White
Loomis
la Grange
Josie Ericcgon
James Ericcgon
Mill Street
Dr. King
W. R. Nelson
Calantine
Ark
Elkader Visitors and Arrivals Highlight Local Notes
Elkader notes show Marion Wisconsin visitor Joe Lantz. Robt Peters and family of High land visit relatives. Fr L Wolf and family visit West Union. Chas Talmadge of Newport Washington guests of F L Wolf. Elma Schmidt returns from Dubuque after appendicitis operation. Miss Elma Schmidt recovered. Myra Pierce Moser of Nange SD arrives to visit mother Mrs. Hagensick and others. Mrs. Win Agimus of Independence visits for sister Boke and C A Riedel wedding and to attend fair. Mr and Mrs Chas Scholz Mrs Wiley Friedlein and Maud Dufin visit Elkader. Mrs F P M Adams and Edna go to Minneapolis. Adams returns with F M Adams of Seattle.
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Anna Rogers
Elgin
C. Miller
Oelwein
Frank Frisbie
Ruth Hendershott
Lavina
Mont
Senator Kenyon
Wm. Larrabee Jr
Decorah
Nellie Carpenter
Fayette
Dan Carpenter
James Sheehan
Theo. Rolfs
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Elkader
Joe Lantz
Marion Township
Wis
Robt, Peters
Highland
FR. L. Wolf
West Union
Chas E. Scholz
Wiley Friedlein
Baby
Maud Dufin
Guttenberg
Not A Word of Scandal in Manville Kidney Cure Claim
Neighbor testifies Mrs. W Spaugh of Manville Wyoming claimed Dr Kings New Life Pills cured her obstinate kidney trouble and made her feel renewed. The ad copy touts a remedy for stomach liver and kidney woes and notes limited stock.
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W. Spaugh
Manville
Wyo
Dr. King
City Drug Store
Ancestry of Napoleon Bonaparte Beginnings in Florence
The text traces Napoleon Bonaparte's paternal line to a noble Florentine family and notes Corsican emigration. It cites CN Bonaparte as Corsica's legal representative under French rule, Napoleon's military education at the Paris school, and his sister's studies at St Cyr. Maternal Ramolini lineage is linked to Genoa's ancient nobility and European power circles.
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Florence
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Corsica
France
Cniolo Bonaparte
Ajaccio
Ecole Royale Militaire
Paria
Louis XV
Academy of
St. Cyr
Ramolini
Madame Bonaparte
Republic of
Genoa
Republic
Europe
Pride All Around Poem Talk Sparks Light Banter
A boastful man with a large stomach claims he never wastes time reading poetry. A peer in seedy attire counters that poets would likely be proud of their work as well.
Brides and wedding trip signatures fade in city hotels
The New York Sun notes the custom of brides signing mirrors and windows on honeymoons has faded in this city with many hotels no longer warning guests about defacement. Only the Astor House still displays a notice warning guests against using diamonds on mirrors and windows.
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New York Sun
Astor House
Deaf man uses ear trumpet in classroom tale
Little Arthur watches a man explain he is very deaf and uses an ear trumpet after water in the ears. Arthur asks if the device is an ear pump, showing curiosity about hearing aids and daily life.
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Arthur
Lowell society woman starts greenhouse business
Miss Clara Francia of Lowell Massachusetts leaves social whirl to grow flowers and runs a greenhouse. She is reportedly successful in her new venture.
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Lowell, Mass
Clara Francia
Syria items reflect community life in Waterloo area
Myrtle Shafter returns to Waterloo as autumn chores begin with corn binders heard on all sides. Family visits, school term starts on Sept 18, and many locals attend Elkader fair. Neighbors host gatherings, travel to Chicago, and small misfortunes such as bicycle theft and an ax-cut finger are noted.
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Myrtle Shafter
Waterloo
HE. B. Kerr
Elizabeth Kimball
Lydia Kerr
Ida Wenger
J. D. Shaffer
Thos. Kerr
Chicago
Rob’t Peters
Chas. Fritz
Albert Kohler
Geo Kiple
Ed Gehring
Elgin
Chris Holm
North Dakota
Fred Wenger
Oelwein
Fred Reichert
Carlos Harrington
No Need To Stop Work Electric Bitters and road patent device
When doctors order rest it shocks you yet you must work. Electric Bitters promises strength and vigor from the first dose and praises health improvements. A Webster City inventor introduces a motor road drag powered by a twenty horsepower engine, capable of laying thirty tiles daily, reflecting the era’s push for modern road machinery.
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Idcatt City Drug Store
Webster City
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