Local News in West Union and Nearby Talks
West Union Adson Kerr recovers. Cide Trout sprains ankle. Ed Kerr near completion of new barn. John Hibbert and wife visited Fairfield. Grandma Jones visited Smith home. Residents plant corn in vicinity. Warren Smith traveled to Birmingham on business. Quarterly meeting planned at Union next Sabbath. Billie Ferrell visited Sam Bards. Frosts hit Saturday and Sunday nights. Rev. E B Smith preached at Selma last Sabbath. Mrs Frank Cleavage from Libertyville visited brother John Hibbert.
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Ed Kerr
John Hibbert
Fairfield
Union
Billie Ferrell
Sam Bards
E. B. Smith
Selma
Frank Cleavage
Libertyville
Charlie McGuire
Ross Shuppy
Mt Ayre
John Lynn
Pete Lyon
Ernest Giese
Near Noble
Merrimac
Jake Smith
Steve Lyon
Packwood Community Hears of Meadows and Marriages
Rev Orcutt visited Ottumwa. many locals join social events and family visits. Notes include weddings at Wayland and Brighton, a baptism at Merrimac, and residents preparing gardens amid frost. Several names from Ottumwa to Richland appear with travels, visits, and farewells.
Brighton Victims in Critical Condition Report
Brighton Mrs. Luther Washburn is very sick Dale Friend remains in a critical condition Abe McClain suffers with unspecified illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Washburn
Dale Friend
Abe McClain
Mohawk News Notes Illness and Returnees
Mohawk Mrs Julius Gentile is on the sick list and Peter Salzman has returned from California last week.
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Julius Gentile
Peter Salzman
California
Scheme That Worked Well in Advertiser Warning
Readers critique an advertising pitch by Dr W bb Bullard of Des Moines. The piece notes prior refusals due to lack of demonstrated results and calls for editors to ignore free ad offers while warning against fraud. It suggests editorial caution and emphasizes filler-value decisions.
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W.bb. Do. Bullard
Des Moines
Lis
Life Insurance Worker Holstin Lindsay Visited North English
Holstin Lindsay, a life insurance worker from North English, returned Wednesday after a trip related to his work.
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Holstin Lindsay
Mt Pleasant to Build New Passenger Station This Year
Official notice confirms Mt Pleasant will erect a new passenger station this year with a $20,000 building. The announcement notes the project as a rare lead for the sister town ahead of us.
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Mt. Pleasant
English upper class home life and servant system contrasts
The author recalls English middle and upper class households with trained domestic work, strict servant hierarchies, and emphasis on hospitality. She notes independent American women, the chef’s role, and how English children are raised on simple meals while servants manage most domestic duties. The piece contrasts culinary knowledge, cook retention, and class norms across cultures.
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States
Tiny Sister
Bee
Dannah
England
Doctors and wives enjoy Shadow Circus at county dinner
Clarke and Mrs ro and Mes hosted regular county physicians and their wives for a Tuesday dinner. Stormy weather kept some out of town doctors away. Afterward the guests were entertained by the Shadow Circus with guests in shadow costumes. Mrs Groves received the ladies present and Dr Tallman the general gentleman's prize for guessing the shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ro Oand Mes
Clarke
Groves
Tallman
Yeman
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