Personal notices from Ottumwa and nearby towns
Local brief items list visits and travel of residents from Farson Mt Pleasant Ottumwa and nearby areas. Mentions include Mrs R J Larmore and son Clarence visiting Miss Martha Larmore, postmaster Stanley Miller, Ina Crone in Washington, and multiple trips to Chicago Des Moines Joliet and Cedar Rapids. Includes marriage licenses for Gilbert Canterbury and Fama Howlett and notes on illnesses and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Larmore
Clarence
Farson
Martha Larmore
West Hempstead Street
Stanley Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Ina Crone
Washington
Byron Neibert
Clifford Israel
Ottumwa
Samuel Salts
Des Moines
Senate of the
Iowa Legilature
J. C. Thorne
Chicago
Mabel Gantz
Brookville
Charles Maxwell
Charles Benz
N. S. Miller
Ercel Easton
Chi
Louden’s
C. E. Richardson
Arminda Farrier
Marion Fishburn
Winfield
Wm. van Patten
Robert Howell
Gilbert L. Canterbury
Fama J. Howlett
George Strong
Court House
George W. Ball
Leland Tallman
C. C. Tallman
Irene Hammon
Elizabeth E Dyer
South Main Street
John DeMarsh
English Lutheran Church
B. F. Libbie
Joliet
Pirates of Penzance staged by Fairfield Oratorio Society
The Fairfield Oratorio Society presents Pirates of Penzance on April 25 at the High School Auditorium. Frederic, apprenticed to pirates until his twenty first birthday, discovers he was born in a leap year and must remain with the pirates until 1980, forcing a clash between duty and love. The production features period costumes and a full orchestra, with strong demand for tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic
Parsons College notes mix of surgery and song
Prof. Philo C. Hildreth recovering from appendectomy at Jefferson County Hospital while Miss Mina A. Gildersleeve suffers a nervous breakdown. Fairfield residents urged to attend Parsons Men's Glee Club concert at 8:30 PM at the Presbyterian church with 8:25 PM lecture by Joy for attendees. Sophomore class elects 1919 Pieras managers Editor-in-Chief John Larmore and Business Manager Carroll Keesey chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo C. Hildreth
Parsons College
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
Parsons Men’s
Chosen
John Larmore
Carroll Kee
Frugal Kitchen Tips for Saving Food Waste
The article urges using meat scraps with cereals or vegetables to make meat cakes and pies, and using leftover gravy in soups and sauces. It stresses clarifying fat and drippings for cooking, saving boil water for soups and stews, keeping soup stocks, and avoiding waste from peeling potatoes and fruits.
Lockridge Ladies to Entertain Suffragettes at May Meeting
The County Suffrage Association awaits entertainment by Lockridge ladies at the May 12 gathering. Last Saturday featured Round Prairie and Buchanan township performers with music by Mrs. W. D. Bates and Parsons College quartet. Discussion covered reducing the war burden and pay scales. a note on 6 000 Chicago schoolboys from April 16 aiding farms in Cook County. Committees named: Membership Mrs. Thomas Davies Propaganda Mrs. Beatrice Leggett. A play In His Steps will be shown at the Methodist church April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
County Suffrage Association
Lockridge
Round Prairie
Buchanan Townships
W. D. Bates
Parsons College
Chicago
Coook County
Thomas Davies
Beatrice Leggett
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Nile
Maggie Conder
Eva Fullman
Joseph Burrow
W. L. Lambert
Ollie
J. O. Lambert
Brighton
David Lambert
Bataview
Harry Lambert
C. E. Lambert
Columbus City
Ollie Richardson
Rock Island
W. A. Harvey
J. A. Huglin
A. H. Anspach
Iowa Lutheran Synod
Ray Hemmngs
Albia
Frank Fourt
Grafton
North Dakota
C. W. Wade
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Wade
College
Mina A. Gildersleeve
Food Thrift
Methodist Church
S. A. Myers
South D Street
Mary Nutting
Ruth Collins
Catherine Black
Francis Spence
Shea
Anda Parsons
G. A. Merich
John Seton & Co. Wholesale Groceries
Elsworth Turney
E. C. Bock
Elizabeth Hunt
Ross Anderson
Eva Blough
Bates
Dove
Kansas
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
Iowa
W. L. Long
Ray Allender
Crail & Brown Meat Market
Parsons’ Mens’ Glee Club
Presbyterian Church
Ann Em Ee
Richardson
Stor
Richardson Hardware Co
C. E. Anderson
Fise Tires
W. H. Pence
North Fourth Street
Savings Bank
Jacob
Scheffel Music House
Cable Lumber Company
Telephone
D. Kerrick
Embalmer & Funeral Director
Iowa State Savings Bank
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