Correspondence notes from a Salina community Sunday gathering
Jacob Scheffel and family spent Sunday at Fred Danner's. Mr and Mrs Bates visited Mrs Mary Hawks last Saturday. Mrs Dr Long entertained a number of ladies at tea Saturday. Miss Gertrude Allender spent Sunday with home folks on the farm. Mrs Charles Gilworth is visiting this week with home friends. Master Frank Gibson came out Saturday to spend a week with his grandparents. Gus Kaler and sister Minnie will entertain next Saturday night. The president of our Salina creamery called a meeting and patrons voted to shut down the creamery for the present due to want of milk haulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibson
Fairfield
Gus Kaler
Minnie
Salina
Anna Smith
Cedar Falls
King Correll
Afton
Arthur Henss
Lester Wyse
Dolph Neff
Wayland
Dale Friend
Des Moines
Community Notes From Brighton and Surrounding Towns
Sunday visits mark a flurry of activity with Lucy Freak Fred Jenkins and Lester Wyse seen in Wayland Brighton and Frank McClain in Washing ton. Alumni banquets at Richland Layton's park bring Bessie Freak and others together as visitors arrive from Germanville Media polis and Cedar Falls. Memorial services directed by Rev Hoyt at Libertyville M E church outline a detailed program for May 28 with prayers music recitations and procession to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McClain
Washington
Lester Wyse
Wayland
Brighton
Erwin Trenim
Chicago
Ditmars
Olive Fox
Richland
Layton’s Park
Fern Williams
Germanville
Hoyt
M. E
Improving The Roads A Novel Road Grader
Miltionian Prof Jarvis visits for business and a Quarterly Conference is slated at Mt Zion May 31. A simple farmer drag device by P Salzman from Merrimac shows how to fill ruts cheaply. five miles of road improved in four hours. Memorial services planned in Libertyville May 30 with committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Jarvis
Milton
M. Kk
A.V. Kendrick
Mt. Zion
P. Salzman
Merrimac
Farmers busy with corn planting in Libertyville
Miss Nellie Warner made a trip to Fairfield Saturday as farmers in Libertyville stay busy planting corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Warner
Fairfield
Local Notes From Ottumwa and Nearby Towns
Local notes recount Mrs J T Wisecarver and kin visiting Ottumwa for an over Sunday and W P Metz of Ottumwa visiting the area. Len Israelis moves stock to Ratine's former room near the square. Mrs S Morris visiting sister on West Gurlington. social gathering at Misses Liblin home. various personal notices and local ads for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Samuel Brighton's illness in Spokane noted. King Cornell new manager of a telephone system in Afton after Brighton visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Chicago
S. George
West Gurlington Street
King Cornell
Brighton
Afton
Union County
Brighton News
Cornell
Jefferson County Telephone Company
Phillip Sauer Moves North of Savings Bank
Phillip Sauer has relocated four doors north of the Savings Bank to a better location for his business and invites old customers and many new ones to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Has
Savings Bank
Local ad and misc notes from Burlington Iowa
John Smith joins Ocean foam candy factory as a solicitor with Monday start. Brown Kerbaugh promote some of the finest candies. A humorous essay ponders why newspapers differ in quality and notes ads and local interests. A young woman requests burial away from memorials, preferring a shop counter burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Gardner and Gould
Burlington
Iowa
Ocean Foam Candy Factory
Brown & Kerbaugh
The Stubborn Man and Life Success
The text contrasts stubborn self‑willed men with successful people who live for others and get along with neighbors. It notes that stubborn individuals insist on their own way, quarrel with friends, and ignore experience, while successful people share, adapt, and avoid claiming to know it all.
Opportunity to Represent Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
A local call seeks a wideawake man to promote the Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. Backed by fifty eight years of success, early models still serve faithfully. Incentives offered to someone with a horse and wagon who can devote time to advancing sales. Write for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler & Wilson
Sudden marriage proposal echoes in comic exchanges
A light dialogue scene features a boastful suitor and a surprised partner reacting to an unexpected engagement, highlighting witty miscommunication and social humor. The exchange underscores playful romance and character quirks.
Night fears and whispered tales frighten the woods
A New York American fragment notes Miss Bug-Oh expressing fear of entering dark woods after hearing many ghost stories. The brief item captures a local sentiment and a playful, atmospheric moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bug
New York American
How to Make Caramel Ice Cream
A brief guide to caramel ice cream making. Heat eight tablespoons of sugar in a small pan until dark brown. Prepare a custard with a pint of milk three eggs and sugar. Cool then add the caramel and a quart of cream. Add vanilla and freeze.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob Scheffel
Fred Danner’s
Mrs. Bates
Mary Hawks
Dr. Long
Gertrude Allender
Charles Gilworth
Nee Shutz
Lucy Freak
Fred Jenkins
James Potter
Parsons College
Mrs. McGlade
Winfield
Prof. McGlade
Bessie Freak
Mrs. C. EK. Bergh
Berry
Mart Brier
Tary Lloyd
Mediapolis
Georgia Lloyd
Lulu la Mott
Stella Blackwood
Josephine
Mrs
H. H. Moyer
Messrs
Frank Heller
Lester Henss
Fred Neff
Alvin Allen
Stella Wenger
Lydia Neff
Clara
Bessie
Stella Wood
Mickey
Mt. Zion M. E
Joe McClain
Messrs. Skipton and Miller
Washington, Iowa
Rev. C. Springer
Hebron
Ed. N. Kitchen
Mt. Pleasant
M. E. Church
Libertyville
W. R. Rowlingson
Zella Boyd
Nellie Linder
Maj. S. Mahon Music
Slimmers Store
W. H. Rodibaugh
Wm. W. Linder
Frank Duston
Hefiner
George Newlan
C. Springer
Bonaparte
Utica
George
Keokuk
Bowman
Birmingham
M. FE
F. Winn
Geo. Martin
S. F. Fell
J. Maddix
Tedrow
Jas. Cowan
James Cowan
Maddix
Lewis
Dan Leppo
Gummere
Clara Watkins
Bertha Hill
A. H. Coleman
Rowlingson
FE. Winn
Lillie Scoval
Nellie Anderson
Ollie Laughlin
Jennie Slimmer
Iwulu Mason
Rachel Richards
Maud Mason
Mabel Ferrer
Maggie Watkins
Leona Kiger
Bertha Pearson
Mabel Durnaugh
Gary Stansberry
Cora Watkins
Ella Clinkinbeard
Carrie Davis
Lena Heffner
Emma Lewis
Florence Glotfelty
Grace Leppo
Clara Wolf
Dasie Sherrick
Goldie Anderson
D. Seppo
F. Fell
Frank Winn
Samuel Mahon
Ottumwa
H. Messet
North Court Street
I. D. Jones
Campbell
W.M. Campbell
Xtra
Glass Bros
S. E. Cor. Square
J.T. Wisecarver
W. PF. Metz
L. V. Crowe
Mr. Metz
The
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Len Israelis
Ratine
Della
Melissa Liblin
Rocky Mountain
S. Shriner
J. G. Lowe
Omaha
Burlington No. 18
Mo Kennedy
Hollister
Shriner
Samuel Brighton
Spokane
Wash
Phillip Sauer
Gregg & DeMarsh
Madron Medicine
Sdisan
Dneycure
Mig
Chigaso, Illinois
Cholly
Miss Frosty
Reggie
St. Lous
Mr. Softpate
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