Farmland Notes and Local Happenings in Clay Township
Keosauqua area reports include births and visits, store closure and move to Salem, and multiple family gatherings. A fire destroyed Barker and Blair at Mt Zion with insurance questions, while several residents deal with illnesses, travel, and birthday anniversaries amid chautauqua and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calyon
North Ridge Brush Company
Jefferson County
Girard Workman
Rex
Roey
Odell Teeter
Ray Burch
Nathan Moore
Mildred
Florine Simmons
Frank Simmons
Fairfield
George Simmons
Brody
Salem
S. H. Tyler
Manford Johnson
Rome
Farmers Union of
Chicago
Emmett Laughlin
Thomas Spees
Sam Lindsay
Clara Dub
Sam
Siloam Springs
Kans
Rodger Heston
Floyd Heston
C. C. Heston
Isaiah Robson
Frank Small
Thomas Williams
Bruce Eyestone
China
Keosauqua
Chas. Walker
N. L. Calhoun
Jay Rail
Adel
Rail
Earl Layman
Libertyville
A. L. Winslow
Clarence Hope
Chariton
Hope
Lucille Wilkinson
Floris
Mary Ogilivie
Eldon
Lottie Miller
Farmers Savings Bank
John Stonebraker
Joe Buchanan
Mora
Minn
Florence McCall
Keethsburg
Col
Frank Ramsey
Jay Calhoun
Ray Rodabaugh
Centralia
Chas. Woodrow
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Lib McMillan
Rev. Munster
Methodist Church
Evanston
Barker & Blair
C. H. Belle’s
Mt. Zion
Bell
Longevity Trends and Health Remedies Highlighted
The article discusses growing life expectancy at birth and adolescence while advanced age longevity declines due to better infant care. It notes women now live longer and cites Romano Egyptian and modern statistics. An advertisement follows for Tanlac sold by Jericho & Easton in Fairfield claiming relief from digestive ailments and a money back guarantee.
Mechanic Samuel Vauclain Fixes Engine On Hot Summer Run
On a Philadelphia to New York express a stalled engine drew a crowd before Samuel Matthews Vauclain, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, crawled into the engine and returned with the train running. Vauclain, a 20,000 worker boss, rolled up his sleeves and repaired the loco himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Samuel Matthews Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Airplane Proves Essential in Mine Rescue Effort
The Birmingham office contacted a mine rescue station and an airplane with life saving apparatus landed at a distant mine within 50 minutes. Physicians and rescue experts can reach disaster sites quickly, marking a new practical use for air travel in life saving operations.
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Birmingham
Shelby County
West End
Birmingham Age-Herald
Work of Y W C A Abroad in Krawek Poland
Secretaries of the newly organized Y W C A in Krawek Poland were surprised when a Cleveland Ohio YWCA membership card arrived with a traveling girl. The card, sent by a sister in Cleveland who joined the International Institute, guaranteed aid on the journey to America. Girls as young as twelve to sixteen pass through the Poland office en route to the United States.
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Krawek
Poland
Cleveland (O.) Young Women’s Christian Association
America
Cleveland
International Institute of
The Costly Craft Behind Tennis Rackets
The American Forestry Magazine of Washington notes that racket prices reflect labor quality as much as raw materials. It argues top rackets are works of art and the worker’s skill largely determines value in sport equipment.
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American Forestry Magazine of
Washington
The Really Terrible Thing at the Accident
Mrs Gush laments her husband’s arm broken in a motor accident yesterday though she also mourns a ruined hat. Mrs Swagger thanks them and notes the hat loss as the sharper affliction.
Women to Direct Iowa State Fair Department
Iowa women will run the state's fair women’s department this year under a special committee of the state federation of women’s clubs. Mrs. O A Olson of Forest City heads the department. Contests demonstrations and exhibits include baby health, style shows cooking needlework pageants home economics child welfare and more with events daily throughout the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
O. A. Olson
Forest City
Help the Old Folks with Dean's Kidney Pills in Fairfield
Local readers learn how Dean's Kidney Pills aid aging residents with back pain and urinary issues. Adam Linn, a Fairfield retiree, endorses the remedy after years of kidney trouble and continued relief, noting lasting improvement since 1915. 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Fairfield
Dean
Adam Linn
Burlington St
Jericho & Easton’s
Linn
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo, N.Y
Self-determination Promise Questioned in Empty Wording
Editorial comment notes that self-determination feels hollow as a large majority of married men confess to compliance or acceptance, reflecting skepticism about genuine autonomy or rights.
Glycerine Mixture Promises Gas Relief At Fairfield Ad
Simple glycerine buckthorn bark and related ingredients in Adlerika reportedly relieve any case of gas on stomach or sour stomach. It acts on both upper and lower bowels and removes foul matter. May cure constipation and prevent appendicitis. One dose helped a man with five years of indigestion. Higley Drug Store, Fairfield Iowa.
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Higley Drug Store
Fairfield
Iowa
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Ra “E Peat Cone
Mediapolis
American Legion
Brey
Mildred Johnson
Cyrus Anderson
St. Joseph
Mable Wiley
Jefferson County Hospital
Clay Township
Donald Meacham
Kansas City
Hamilton
O. G. Gowey
Merrill
Donald
Karl Deering
Rubio
Bertha Robinson
Lena Johnson
Ladies’ Club
Johnson
Harry White
Nadine
A. H. Parcell
John Parcell
Horace Parcell
Andy Oswald
Geo. Waggoner
Viola Morgan
Baby Lane
J. W. Owen
W. H. Morgan
San Diego
Calif
Berne Sargent
Centerville
T. H. Morgan
Shenandoah
Geo. Howard
Monmouth
A. J. Morgan
Riverview Cottage
J. C. Greenfield
Des Moines
E. S. Thomas
Brighton
John Fleig
Myron Oswalt
Brighton and
Richland
Blackhawk
Jim Blakley
Rolla Black
Blanche Grecian
Betty
Pearle
O. Smitter
Maurer
Earl Morgan
Oskaloosa Hospital
Taniac
Tanlac
Jericho & Easton
Mayr
Great Locomotive Works
Jericho & Easton Druggists
Chamberlaf
D.L
Colorado
New England
Indiana
Burlington
W. C. Harrell
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