Fairfield and county notes from Lockridge April report
County correspondence from Lockridge Iowa lists visits by Mrs. Ralph Hillman and children and other Fairfield residents to relatives in Burlington and Fairfield. It notes church events, a surprise donation to Rev. Burns and wife, a Peterson hall supper, and upcoming Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30.
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Henry Rauscher
Brighton
Overstrom
King
Oscar Peterson
Peter Revy
Burns
Free Will Baptist Church
Peterson Hall
Nellie Hopkirk
Raymond
California
E. Smithberg
Dollie
Fairfield
Community notes and family visits in Fairfield area
Residents and relatives from Albia Fairfield Linby Stockport Eldon and Grinnell visit or stay with local families. Ellen Clinkenbeard arrives for music class. Several households report illness as the Lawson children suffer scarlet fever. Bert Cleasby advances cellar excavation at his residence.
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Uesday
Gus Garber
Albia
Ellen Clinkenbeard
Fairfield
C. H. Linder
Linby
Henry Hawkins
Stockport
James Boyd
Claude Johnson
Mike Rodabaugh
Gladys Conner
Jed McElderry
C. Vaught
Baby
Stephen Lewis
Bige Lawson
Bert Cleasby
Adam Wilson
Grinnell
Oliver Roth
Eldon
Rainy Weekend News From Packwood and Surrounds
April showers visited the Packwood area while residents report social visits and a first concert by a newly formed band. Roy McChesney and Lela Peters wed last Wednesday and will move to a south Packwood home.
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Packwood
Bertha Loomis
Arthur
Anna Smith
Blanche Sanchez
R. A. Myers
Esther Straw
Davenport
Roy McChesney
Lela Peters
Martha Webb
Joseph Nelson
Linby
Rain Delays Hit Pleasant Plain Farm Work
Pleasant Plain reports a wet spell slowing progress as farmers see slow field work. Several residents face illnesses with Effie Sheckerton lingering, Sam Frakes in poor condition, and Guy Davisson very sick in Libertyville.
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Pleasant Plain
Effie Sheckerton
Sam Frakes
Irwin Hodson
Libertyville
Guy Davisson
Clarence
Anne Davisson
Jonathan Hodson
Scott Davisson
A. J. Johnson
Collett Notes Social Visits and Local News
Ira Barthlow spent Sunday with Earl and Ernest McCreery. Gladys Ketchum of Fairfield gathered a music class. Hattie Schwartz visited old neighbors. Will and John McCreery left for Sigourney to visit friends. John and Mrs. Greenfield welcomed a baby boy last week. Sarah Lamson plans a few days with daughter Lela of Fairfield. Mrs. Tucker suffered a painful nail injury to her foot, alarming friends.
Local notes from Libertyville and area
Libertyville and nearby towns report visits and travel. Roy May and wife of Hedrick stay at the Thornton Fordyce home. C W Riggs spend time in Ottumwa. P Campbell goes to Batavia on business. Harlie Yost travels to Perlee.
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Libertyville
Roy May
Hedrick
Thornton Fordyce
C. W. Riggs
Ottumwa
P. Campbell
Batavia
Harlie Yost
Perlee
Four Corners News Roundup and Local Games
John Starr has been seriously ill for weeks. L E Zihlman and family visited relatives near Brighton. Four Corners baseball defeated Germanville 18 to 12 in a Sunday game. Miss Mathilda Hildebrand is on the sick list. John Quick is adding to his house.
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Four Corners
John Starr
L. E. Zihlman
Brighton
Germanville
Mathilda Hildebrand
John Quick
Beckwith News Briefs from April in a Wet Farm Season
Farmers anxiously await better field conditions as fields stay wet and winds persist. Local residents include Emma Samuelson sewing at a neighbor's, J R Davis adding a new telephone along the county line, and several visits among townsfolk. Ed Ogden loses a mare and colt last Monday. Mrs. Joe Warner remains ill. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup recommended for coughs and digestion, sold by a local drug store.
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Beckwith
Emma Samuelson
Four Corners
Elmer Hollander
S. J
Kennedy
Frank S. Shriner
Keltz Resigns From Iowa State Pharmacy Post
Des Moines April 22 B F Keltz resigns from the state pharmacy after conferences with the executive council. He had been asked to resign by Governor Carroll earlier but refused. The matter was turned over to the attorney general.
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Des Moines
B. F. Keltz
State Pharmacy Today
Executive Council
Keltz
Carroll
Praise and Pudding in Western School Journal
The Western School Journal stresses that praise and pudding both support well being. It emphasizes gratitude and nourishment as essential for every person.
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Western School Journal
Clergyman W W Carlton May Be Mason City Police Chief
In Mason City Iowa on April 24 speculation arose that Rev W W Carlton D D pastor of the Methodist church might become chief of police after offering policy ideas to Mayor Kirschman. Carlton clarified it was a joke though supporters urge he would make an effective officer amid city friction over recent police promotions.
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Mason City
W. W. Carlton
Carlton
Kirschman
Dr. Carlton
Mr. Carlton
Hair Clue Links Suspect in Berlin Murder
A criminal psychologist analyzes a cape with two hair tufts found beside a murdered landowner. He identifies a middle aged, slightly bald carpenter with a reddish brown dog hair as the killer. Police arrest him after reading the description. he confesses.
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Berlin
Sherlock Holmes
Natur and Kultur
Real Estate Transfers by April dates in Fairfield area
April 20 to 26 transfer records show Bernice Jackson to A J White for blocks 11 in Packwood adding mortgage impact. Jennie Downard to Arlinda Messick with Lots 5 and 6 in New Plat Fairfield. Several parcels exchanged including Samuel A Anderson to C M McChesney for described fractions totaling 14375.00. April 21 Bowermaster couple deed Lot 9 in Sw Add Fairfield. Newton Williams to Robert Louden Jr for Lots 7 and 8 in Grimes Add. April 22 Copeland to Carson with undivided interests in parts of sections 33 and 5 with multiple tracts totaling 3450.00. Rollin Wilson to J R Harvey for Lots 13 14 15 16 Blk 12 East Pleasant. Mack and Mary Davis to Jane Farber for part of Blk 1190 Centennial Add and part of Lot 7 Blk 3 Henn Williams Co Add totaling 12517.00. J R Harvey to John Caldwell for Lots 13 14 15 16 Blk 12 East Pleasant. April 24 Hoopes et al to J H Fleagle for part of Blk 18 in Sw Add Fairfield 250.00. April 26 Hoopes et al to Samuel Clockley for parts of Blks 18 19 Sw Add Fairfield 850.00.
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Bernice Jackson
A. J. White
Packwood
Jennie Downard
Arlinda Magdalene Messick
New Plat
Fairfield
Samuel A. Anderson
C. M. McChesney
Tredb’ Eakewnat
H. L. Bowermaster
J. E. Bowermaster
Newton Williams
Robert B. Louden, Jr
Grimes
John E. Copeland
Henrietta Alberta Carson
Mack M
Mary J. Davis
Jane Farber
Henn- Williams & Co
Priston Ca
J. R. Harvey
John W. Caldwell
East Pleas- Bite
Eliza J. Hoopes
J. H. Fleagle
PAU Petg
Bea
Samuel Clockley
Add
Hotel Clerk Receives Part of Drake Estate Fortune
Iowa City reports a $60 000 gift to J W Riggs, night clerk at the Barkley Imperial, from the Drake estate in Devonshire. The fortune, part of a vast 51 000 000 pound fortune, awaits claims and proofs of identity. Riggs is son of the late Dr J S Spriggs of Monmouth. his stepmother Mrs Rachel Spriggs resides there.
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Iowa City
England
J. W. Riggs
Barkley Imperial Hotel
Drake
Devonshire
Sir Francis Drake
Spriggs
J. S. Spriggs
Monmouth, NL
Rachel Spriggs
Monmouth
Local Shop Ad Highlights Linens and Lawns for Summer
George W. Unkrich offers India linens in all qualities from 5 cents. Persian lawns priced at 25, 35 and 50 cents per yard. Tioga silk from 38 to 50 cents. White dimities in checks and stripes at 12 and 15 cents. White goods for waists and dresses from 10 to 39 cents. Good values and patterns in lawns and batistes 5 to 12 cents and 1s per yard.
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India
Tioga
Ioc
Ladies Summer Underwear Sale Catalog Notes
The advertisement lists Ladies Summer Underwear including bleached sleeveless vests at five to twenty five cents and fine quality long sleeve vests with tape neck at twenty five cents. Also offered are good quality Union Suits priced at twenty five and forty eight cents.
Fancy Parasols and Umbrellas Store Ad Specimens
An advertisement offers parasols and umbrellas in black and color finishes with prices from 68 cents to 2.2 dollars. Men’s umbrellas 98 cents and 1.48, ladies and children's sun bonnets 20 and 25 cents. The ad invites readers to visit the store.
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Quick Stomach Rest
A promotional message recommends Kodol as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims Kodol digests all foods, rests the stomach, and offers a money back guarantee if not effective after using the full bottle. The ad notes availability through F. S. Shriner and credits E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago.
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F. S. Shriner
Drugg
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
St. West Side Square
Shook Dice for Rich Widow and Then Divided the Money
In Butte Montana April 21 Mike Smith a teamster and the winner of a dice game robbed his new wife a rich widow of 1060 dollars. He was released as stealing a wife’s money was not a crime in Montana. Walter Cole was arrested with 1500 dollars and confessed the money came from the bride. Authorities say Smith and another man planned to share the loot after the game. The bride’s money was returned.
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Mike Smith
Butte
Mont
Smith
Montana
Walter Cole
Cole
Words to Freeze the Soul Heal With New Discovery
A Springfield North Carolina merchant George E. Blevens faced dire news when doctors declared his son hopelessly ill with consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery after three weeks of use with remarkable improvement and renewed health.
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Geo. E. Blevens
Springfield
N. C
Infallible Coughs and Colds Cure Ad Value
An old line touts an “Infallible for Coughs and Colds” remedy praised as the safest cure for lung diseases. It promotes a trial bottle free and a one dollar price with a money back guarantee, signed by F. S. Shriner, dated April.
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F. S. Shriner
Man Released From Prison Fires Two at Sister's Home
William Kirkpatrick, just out of prison after a five year term for chicken theft, went to his sister Mrs. Tom Cooney’s house in Oskaloosa and demanded food. When refused he fired six shots wounding his wife in the lung and seriously injuring Mr. Cooney in the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
William Kirkpatrick
Tom Cooney
Mr. Cooney
Ex-Convict Wounds Wife Because
Ex-convict attacked his wife prompting a police investigation. The incident raises questions about domestic violence and public safety responses. Authorities have not released further details or charges at this time.
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Marcus Aurelius
Fort and Fortress Joke Quip Cited By Lippincott
A humorous exchange compares a fort to a fortress with a sharp line about silence. The joke originates from Lippincott's magazine and reflects wartime or military slang humor.
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West & Downing
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W. \. STRONG
Bert Barrow
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Spirit Lake
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Chamberlain
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Collett
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
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George W. Unkrich
George W. Mnerich
East Side Square
Fairfield, Ia
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