Parsonage Gift Boosts First Christian Church Hopeful Summer Completion
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Van Nostrand donate a modern six or seven room parsonage on the Tot east of the First Christian Church. Brickwork starts as crews prepare the site, with completion expected by early summer for Rev. W. H. Betts and family.
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van Nostrand
Mrs. van Nostrand
Christaan Church
W. H. Betts
Public records open to inspection at Henry county court
Mt Pleasant News reports the Henry county court records should be open for public review after a dispute over withholding the Beckwith divorce petition. The Hawk-Eye defends open records, noting all filings become public once submitted, while criticizing the clerk’s initial seizure of papers as discriminatory and improper.
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Mt Pleasant News
Henry County Court
Mt. Pleasant News
Beckwith
DeGarmo
Edd de Garmo
Mt. Pleasant
Hawk-Eye
District Court
H. A. Abier
Warren W. Beckwith
Jessie Beckwith
Plaintliff
Dewnpapers
Hawkesye
Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association Meet in Centerville
The program committee met in Centerville to set plans for the April 4 5 6 gathering featuring prominent educators and public figures from Iowa and beyond. The event opens April 4 at 2 pm with sectional meetings and an evening address by the association president. Saturday and Sunday focus on round table work lectures and business, with rail rates arranged for attendees. The Iowa State Declamatory Contest will also be held in Centerville this spring.
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Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Centerville
Iowa
Students Recital by College Music Department
The Wednesday afternoon recital featured growing vocal and instrumental sections with strong results over last year. The program highlighted Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Tausig, Kullak, and Militaire pieces performed by students Cecil Campbell Margaret Simpson Julia Roth and others.
Rest a Tired Watch for Best Future Running
A Washington Star quotation likens tired watches to people. It explains that a watch may seem fine yet fail to run due to slight misadjustments from long use. Rest, not constant servicing, can restore it after a month of quiet and proper oiling, making it run smoothly again.
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Washington Star
Capercailzie: Norway’s Black Game Bird of Large Stature
The capercailzie or black game bird of Norway is one of the largest game species, often weighing over fifteen pounds. Young birds fall prey to hawks, roam widely as rangers, and burrow in snow during heavy storms. In winter they feed on birch buds and in summer hunt mice and small animals. They are a grouse family bird with partridge-like habits.
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Norway
January weather and local notices from Fairfield region
The month saw above normal temperatures with below zero days only once. Rainfall was high in the first half and two days had thunder and lightning. Roads improved where King road drag was used. Southeast Iowa dental surgeons met. Dr J B Monfort elected president. Fairfield Board of Supervisors moved to separate the city from Fairfield township. Fairfield township voted to grant a franchise to Memphis Interurban Co. The mortuary list recalls Captain C Z Bedford a Mexican war veteran and 7th Indiana infantry captain, known as the spectacle man, aged 86. Other obituaries include Jacob Proutz, W B Bonnifield, Albert N Randle, Mrs. Joseph Clinkenbeard, Mrs. Jacob Goehner, Robert Howell, Patrick Scally, Robert Moore, and notes on Joseph I Kirk and his brother ir Kirk.
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Dental Surgeons
Iowa
J. B. Monfort
Board of Supervisors
Fairfield
Fairfield Township
City
Memphis
Interurban Co
C. Z. Bedford
7Th
Indiana Infantry
Jacob Proutz
1St
Iowa Cavalry
Henry County
W. B. Bonnifield
Ottumwa
Proutz
Albert N Randle
Joseph Clinkenbeard
Jacob Goehner
Robert Howell
Albert Howell
Thomas Howell
Valjohn Hall
Patrick Scally
12Th Connecticut Infantry
Robert Moore
van Buren County
Keokuk
Black Hawk
Dr. Turner
Mr. Moore
Sarah Stewart
Joseph I Kirk
Iir Kirk
Indiana
Century Park
Diamond found in pocket returns to owner
Shan Campbell reports a $200 diamond left by a traveling man in the watch pocket of trousers being cleaned. The finder halted work to locate the owner and was rewarded with cigars. Campbell notes many items are regularly recovered from clothes, including money knives rings letters and pencils.
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Shan Campbell
Campbell
Cork Trade in Iberian Mountains Drives Cork Cutters
Thousands in Spain and Portugal labor in cork cutting as a domestic trade. Agents from Seville and Lisbon buy corks by the millions, transporting them to cities for sorting and packing. On arrival many corks are recut by hand, with bottlers demanding precise quality checks and a workforce of cork cutters kept on retainer.
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Spain
Portugal
Seville
Lisbon
Patti's First Audience
Adelina Patti recalls her first audience at six, when she pretended to be a great cantatrice in the nursery. She and her family were asleep upstairs while she staged a performance for a row of dolls set on chairs, an eager but small audience of toys.
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Adelina Patti
Painter Seeks Arabs in Morocco Faced by Morals Warning
An artist recounts struggling to sketch Arabs in Morocco and Algerian travels as locals dodged him. A Moor warns that drawing them risks the artist’s soul in the afterlife, Allah demanding the souls of his created figures.
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Morocco
Algiers
Domestic animal riddle sparks family debate
In a Brooklyn Life item a boy asks what a domestic animal is and a mother retorts that a true domestic animal stays away from the club, while the father prepares to leave. The exchange highlights playful family dynamics and social humor.
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Mamma
Papa
Brooklyn
A Bill and an Old Chair Contrast in a Witty Pairing
A witty remark compares a bill and an old chair noting their likeness in receipt and seating, while stressing they do not resemble one another in appearance or function.
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A concise call to readers to follow the Journal for constant news coverage across topics. The message emphasizes comprehensive reporting and timely updates from the publication.
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Journal
Oskaloosa Moves Racks to Improve Public Market Area
The city council orders removal of hitch racks from the public square and authorizes a $5,300 purchase for a new public market place near the business center to shelter farmers’ teams. Citizens recall Fairfield’s earlier relocation and praise improved street appearance and ongoing improvements.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Fairfield
Married at English Lutheran church parsonage
Reverend Luther Bright joined Earl Laughlin of Batavia and Lawson of Libertyville in marriage at the English Lutheran church parsonage. The couple will live on a farm near Fairfield and receive best wishes from many friends.
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English Lutheran Church
Luther Bright
Lutheran Church
Earl ©. Laughlin
Miss Lawson
Batavia
Libertyville
Fairfield
DoS Sullivan celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary
Friday evening about twenty five neighbors and friends gathered at the Sullivan home to honor the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. An oyster supper was served and guests enjoyed phonograph music and social conversation before departing with best wishes for more happy years. Frank Cornell delivered bags to Fairfield. The Misses Elmore visited the E. L. Smith home Sunday afternoon.
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Mr. Dos
Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
Frank Cornell
Fairfield
McIntires File $10000 Suit Against Wabash Rail
Mrs. Anna McIntire and her husband sue the Wabash Railroad in Ottumwa district court for 10000 damages claiming their son Jacob E. Schaefer was killed on Wabash tracks near St. Louis on June 2 1906 while performing duties. They say his death leaves them destitute. the railroad may settle without trial.
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Anna McIntire
Wabash Railroad
Ottumwa
John McEiintire
Jacob E. Schaefer
St. Louis
Mia McIntire
Prevented Fire at Cornell Restaurant on West Side Square
A potentially disastrous fire was averted Thursday near nine at the Cornell restaurant when smoke emerged from the floor under a hot kitchen range. Prompt action by local men and the arrival of Fire Chief Emry quickly contained the flames, sparing serious damage.
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Cornell
Cr. Emry
Blackhawk Birth and Local Movements Report
Blackhawk welcomes a ten pound boy born to Mr and Mrs John Milane. Earl Bowers left for Beardstown Illinois to take a roundhouse job. Mrs Mulkins returned to Fairfield after a three week visit with daughter Mrs Darwin Teeter. The Ladies society meets with Mrs Holcomb Thursday. Thomas Davies plans to move to Fairfield this month. Frank Coop relocated from Will Simpions place Penn township to Dellinger farm near Puckwood. Frank Bryan plans a July 4th wedding and will move to Central City Nebraska after purchasing land. A township group attended the substitute and found it interesting.
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Ladies Society
Frank Coop
Will Simipons
Penn Township
Dellinger
Puckwood
Married Wednesday at Methodist service for Schuyler La Fowlette and Lena Erick-Bob
Rev Thomas Osborn officiated the third wedding service on Wednesday afternoon. Schuyler La Fowlette married Lena Erick-Bob on a farm near this city.
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Thomas Osborn
Methodist Church
Schuyler la Fowlette
Lena Erick- Bob
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