Japanese Themed Afternoon By Wednesday Club
Mrs Robert I Wilson hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering for the Wednesday club and guests. Invitations featured real Japanese characters on rice paper and attendees wore kimonos and adorned hair. The event included five hundred, a four course dinner, Japanese decor, and gifts for guests of honor including a sandalwood fan and a cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Wilson
Shoemaker
Clarinda
Japan
Dillon Torney
Jane Steel
Stanton
Chariton
P S. Junkin
Creston
Marcaret
Louise Stanton
Advertising in the Journal Delivers Direct Results
The Journal touts advertising as a rapid route to returning lost items and gathering public notices. It cites two gold watches and chains found after readers advertised, claiming the paper’s space yields clear, quick results and urges readers to use it for public notices and announcements.
Change In Time Card at Darlington Station
Notice shows multiple time changes for train numbers including No 2 and No 16 and introduces a new fast mail train becoming No 1. Changes affect arrival times, departure times, and train numbering with a new schedule feature.
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Darlington
No. DT
Early cleanup urged to aid sanitation and health
A call to clear winter refuse from alleys and streets to prevent floods and disease. The author urges prompt cleanup before spring rains and the heated season, hoping to establish a lasting standard of cleanliness as a public health measure.
Quietly Wedded at Home on West Adams Street
Samuel Boughner and Miss Nellie M. Pligg were united in marriage at Ed Pligg's home on West Adams street last evening at 7 o'clock, Rev Thomas Osborn officiating. Boughner works in the thinners trade with Gaines Bros. They will start housekeeping in the city. Friends join in well wishes for a long, prosperous life.
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Samuel Boughner
Nellie M. Pligg
Ed Pligg
West Adams Street
Thomas Osborn
Boughner
Gaines Bros
Joukxat
Fairfield Lodge Members Attend Mt. Pleasant Degree and Banquet
About twenty five Fairfield 1. O. O. F. lodge members traveled to Mt. Pleasant to assist in conferring the golden rule and Royal Purple degree on nearly forty candidates. A banquet followed with a burlesque on degree work by the Grand and Noble Order of Alabazoo. Fairfield delegates returned home satisfied with the evening.
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Fairfield 1. O. Obf
Mt. Pleasant
Viz. Pleasant
Fairfield
Burlington
New London
Batavia
Grand and Noble Order of Alabazoo
Fred Jericho
Charles Larson
R. B. Ross
H. Iry
John Gow
D. Miner
W. Downing
Jeff Chiffith
Charley Carter
C. Thornberry
H. Peterson
W. C. Hoswell
W. Ankrum
L. Anderson
WH. Erickson
H. Higby
Fred Liblin
Gus Casterl
W. Randall
J. Wyeandt
G. F. Nicklas
J. Bennett
G Bennett
Bert Babcock
G. Parsons
C. Lynn
FL. Edwards
W. Burkhart
J. Ho Merckens
Jobo Cummings
WF. Cook
Nudius Lindbere
Ralph Chreef Celebrates Twelfth Birthday
A Saturday afternoon party at North Main Street hosted by Ralph Chreef honored his twelfth birthday. Several boy friends enjoyed games and amusements before light refreshments were served and guests returned home with best wishes for more such celebrations.
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Ralph Chreef
North Main Street
Ralph
Hotel Changes In Batavia Neighborhood
A. Banta of near Batavia has taken possession of the Dewey hotel after buying equipment and leasing the property. Mr. and Mrs. Brim move to Brighton to work with Dee Co. Mr. and Mrs. Banta will operate the Dewey hotel for travelers.
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A. Banta
Batavia
Brim
Brighton
Brin
Lutheran Communion Service Next Sunday at 11 A M
The Lutheran Congregation will hold its regular communion service in the Lutheran church next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. An offering for benevolence will be taken. Brother G A Unkrich, secretary of the church council, will present his quarterly report on the church's condition. Members are urged to attend to learn the church's exact condition.
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Church Council
G. A. Unkrich
Proud of Them Daily Jour Notes Local Correspondence Praise
NASOR correspondence praised for steady work and reader appreciation. Readers say weekly updates from different localities strengthen county coverage and justify the paper’s value.
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Nasor
Mt Pleasant Visit Noted For Mrs Wells
Mrs F He Wells left Monday for a week long visit with her parents in Washington. G Taylor spent Monday in Mt Pleasant for unspecified purposes.
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Taylor
Mt. Pleasant
F. He Wells
Washington
Eldredge Becker Shoots Miss Florence Allen in Mt. Pleasant
A report from Mt. Pleasant describes Eldredge Becker shooting Miss Florence Allen, followed by a personal crisis. The incident is labeled a severe tragedy with local impact on the community.
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Eldredge Becker
Florence Allen
Mt. Pleasant
Jealousy Tragedy Hits Mt Pleasant in Double Suicide
In Mt Pleasant Iowa on Friday Eldridge Becker a jealous young man killed Florence Allen 20 and then fatally shot himself as Mrs Allen and Florence’s father watched. Becker’s body was found in his room with the rifle nearby after inquest announcement. Florence Allen daughter of Dr J B Allen a noted musician and social favorite.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Eldridge Beeker
Florence Allen
J. B. Allen
Henry County
Allen
Howe's Academy
Mrs. Allen
Becker
Miss Allen
Lodge
Plain Talk To Boys About Town’s Reputation
A civic column urges teen and young men to heed their town’s opinion on character. It warns that every boy’s future depends on grit and industry, and that banks and employers look at the personal “ticket” each boy carries from society.
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Businss
Muddy Roads From Frost Keep Farmers Home in City
Reports from across the country say roads are nearly impassable as frost thaws. Few farmers visited the city on horseback on Saturday due to bad weather and poor roads, dampening the usual Saturday trade for merchants. Marech not yet improved. good roads may be distant.
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Marech
Puddle by the depot to be drained as nuisance
A large pond near the qQ depot during rain is urged to be drained to prevent health issues in warmer months. The writer notes children enjoy playing on it in winter and birds use it in spring, but calls it a mudhole unless improved.
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Gutien
Washington and Lincoln Birthday Program at Library Hall
The W A C celebrated Washington and Lincoln birthdays with a pleasan and unique program at the library hall Saturday evening. Rev Luther Bright opened with prayer, Rev Pierce Pinch spoke on Lincoln, Mrs Ball's class provided patriotic music, and the audience sang America before dispersing.
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Washington
Lincoln
Library Hall
Luther Bright
Thomas Osborn
George Washineton
Ball
Pierce Pinch
Abraham Lincoln
Rev
Bright
America
Correction on LO O BL lodge No. 4 anniversary
The item corrects a prior notice about LO O BL lodge No 4 claiming a March 6 public invitation. It states the event is their sixtieth anniversary, a private lodge affair with no public invitation, to avoid readers attempting entry with passwords or being turned away by the goat.
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LO. O. BL Lodge No. 4
For Sale A Good Eight Room House and Barn
For sale a good eight room house with basement electric lights and furnace. Includes a new barn two corner lots in best location. Cheap. Call at this office.
Songs By P Cary Elevate Fairfield Music Scene
Fairfield residents are urged to support local talent by buying three songs composed by P Cary. The pieces are described as expressive, patriotic, and well crafted, offered at 25 cents each to help cover publication costs. A poet’s gift endures beyond education.
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P Cary
Fairfield
Methodist Meeting Reports Flourishing Local Church
Yesterday the regular quarterly meeting and communion service were led by presiding elder Rev. J. W. Myers. The quarterly pastor’s report shows the church thriving spiritually and financially with 67 new members and a total roll of 640 across all classes.
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J. W. Myers
Undertaker Denied Chicago Cemeteries for Murderer Burial
An undertaker willing to bury Johann Hoch at his own expense was refused by Chicago cemetery owners who objected to interring murderers, so the body was laid to rest in Potters Field.
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Johann Hoch
Chicago
Potters Field
Dangerous fake baking powders tested against alum claims
The piece warns of scams at grocery stores and homes selling alum based baking powder tests. It explains cream of tartar powder is pure when boiled and that the rival product uses alum, a substance considered harmful and prohibited in bread in many countries.
Bottling Business Sold and Leased to New Operator
Alec Easton has sold his bottling work to Oscar Corey who will lease the building and continue manufacture of pop and soda drinks. Easton has not decided his future plans.
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Alec Easton
Oscar Corey
Mr.aston
Easton
Obituary of Gheorgh Kyle Traveler Across Continents
Gheorgh Kyle born in Yarrowford Selkirk died February 21 1906 aged 50 years 3 months. After travels in Scotland Australia and the United States he settled near Clay Jefferson County Iowa and left three children John Jo Dane Db and Janet F. Funeral February 22 at Antioch church. Burial in nearby cemetery.
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Yarrowford
Selkirk Shire
Seothind
John Jo
Dane Db
Janet F
Peon Township
Jefferson County
Antioch
Charles Coop
School election nears as two directors and a treasurer chosen
The upcoming school election with two directors and a treasurer ahead. Little fuss has appeared about candidates but many tickets will appear in the field. The importance of public school upbringing and the need for good men to be nominated are urged.
Weather signs as wild goose honk foretells northward movement
Leverett Bell of Ogden Utah stopped Sunday in town on a visit with relatives in Milton. Arthur Bartlett called from Ottumwa Monday due to his father’s illness. Robert Wilson left Sunday to spend a week with his Davenport parents. Allstead plans sand and rock hauled to his East Burlington lot for a future residence.
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Leverett Bell
Ogden
Utah
Milton
Arthur Bartlett
Ottumwa
Robert Wilson
Davenport
N. Y
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R. F. Wilson
Fairfield Odd Fellows
Mt. Pleasant Lodge
Corner Crane
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