Local notes from Richmond and surrounding areas
Mrs. Chas Bentz of Richmond visited with her parents the Milers. Ellen Wray and Grace visited relatives in Fairfield. Several locals fished on Skunk River. Antioch church held a large four day Christian conference with strong sermons and plans for next year. State fair attendance noted. Perlee Fuel Co. mine management changed with J. W. Courtney new manager. Pink-eye outbreak reported among cattle and horses. Several locals plan Chicago trip and state fair attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Bentz
Richmond
Noah Miller
Ellen Wray
Grace
Fairfield
P. W. Henry
Sam Pringle
Carl Peterson
Skunk River
Henry Suraker
Brighton
Antioch Church
W. L. Coop
Ed McKee
M. Westenhaver
Chas. Jones
John Rice
Caledonia
Ringold Co
Scott Mills
Mr. Rice
Iowa
William Wright
Jesse Wright
Stephen Wright
Perlee Fuel Co
J. W. Courtney
Local residents and visitors visit town last week
Aug 28 notes report many guests arriving from Batavia Jamesville Wis and St Louis plus local movements. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Morton and C H Linder W V and T M Linder J O Boyd Tara Lawson and L E Warner family. Rev Wiggins Rev Alexander and Rev C Springer preached. Junior League held a picnic at Jaylor Moor with children enjoying the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Salt Lake
Utah
Miss Wilson
Batavia
Chas. Smith
Morton
Jamesville
Wis
Dunn
W. V
T. M. Linder
Peking
C. H. Linder
Walter Taylor
St. Louis
Alexander
Frank Glotfelty
Chas. Elliot
Chicago
C. Springer
Troy
L. E. Warner
Fairfield
Ed Glotfelty
Sam Nailor
Jaylor Moor’s
Baptist church ice cream social and local notices
Aug 28 notices report the Baptist ladies hosting an ice cream social next Saturday evening. Mrs Lily Hanson is remodeling her house Geo Craft is spending the week in Chicago Will and Henry Rauscher and Lewis Achenbach attend the state fair Horace Carter visits John Heron’s residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Lily Hanson
Geo. Craft
Chicago
Will
Henry Rauscher
Lewis Achenbach
Horace Carter
John Heron
Community Notes and Local Steps Amid Horse Illness
Lively week with visits from Geo Carse of Winfield and Mrs Pickard from Ohio. An epidemic afflicts local horses while residents recall Skunk River outing. The band social was a financial success though more music was desired. Witnesses summoned in J Harvey versus Yalera Burgess case. decision expected Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Eck
Chicago
Geo. Carse
Winfield
Skunk River
Ralph Eck
Ames
I. 5
J. Harvey
Yalera Burgess
Weather and farming notes from Cedar Township update
Aug 28 report shows showers and cooler weather reviving vegetation. Pastures green, corn ripening for a potential huge crop. Local residents attend state fair and regional events.
Farewell Sermon in Mt Ayr and Local News
The Rev. Mr. Miller preached his farewell sermon at Mt. Ayr Sunday evening. A child of Mr. and Mrs. Darneal died and was buried in Green Mound cemetery. Frankie Widener was kicked by a horse and injured on a hay fork pulley. A box and ice cream supper will be held at Star schoolhouse next Saturday to aid Miss Laura Chilcott teaching there. Work began on Peter Salzman s new house. Frank Smith and wife visited Washington. Mr. Sappenfield completed bridge work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherr Norton
Alb Boy
Peter Salzman
Local Notes From Buchanan Township And Nearby Areas
Philip Kurtz returned Tuesday from a trip to Oklahoma. Mrs. H. D. Davis and daughter Ruth visited last week with Mrs. Bird Thompson near Birmingham. Mrs. W. Porter of Brighton visited at the Kendall home last week. Mrs. Sarah Bates and daughter with Mrs. Wm Hyde visit Pleasantville. Margaret Hutchinson of Fairfield and Miss Bertha Grooms of Ottumwa visited Jonathan Louder’s home this week. School began at No. 9 Monday with Miss Lulu West as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Kurtz
Oklahoma
H. D. Davis
Ruth
Bird Thompson
Birmingham
W. Porter
Brighton
Kendall
Sarah Bates
Wm. Hyde
Pleasantville
Margaret Hutchinson
Fairfield
Bertha Grooms
Ottumwa
Jonathan Louder
Lulu West
Local Farmers Move Goods as Des Moines Fair Opens
Aug 25 reports Geo White & Son of Fairfield shipped two car loads of oats to St Louis. James Grant of Glasgow attends Des Moines fair. Ida Schmenger of York N D visits sisters Mrs Chas Johnson and Mrs E A Brokaw and returns home. M Damm ships hogs to Chicago, A F Cassel visits northern Iowa for state fair. Frank Swenson returns to Ottumwa after a visit near Four Corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Frank Swenson
Ottumwa
Four Corners
New Life Pills Claim Quick Relief for Headache
Advertises Dr King s New Life Pills promising fast relief from sick and nervous headaches. Claims to purify blood and improve health, selling for 25 cents with a money back guarantee not cured. Sold by Geo D Clarke Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Geo. D. Clarke
Climate and crop report notes record yields despite damage
The weekly summary from the Climate and Crop Service reports warmer than average weather with scattered wind and hail damage on Aug 25. Threshing remains slow in northern and central areas while southern fields are mostly threshed or stored. Corn nears harvest with early plantings ready, soil conditions favorable for plowing, and fall pasturage plentiful amid hay shortages. Apple crops are light statewide, especially late varieties.
Story Of A Slave And The Electric Bitters Claim
George D. Williams of Manchester Michigan notes his wife’s five year paralysis and credits two bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring her ability to move in bed and perform work. The ad touts Bitters as a remedy for female ailments nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache faintness and dizziness with a cure guaranteed at 50 cents by Geo. D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
Geo. D. Clarke
Bradfield
Fanatic opposition to liquor permit taints local debate
The anti saloon league faces sharp criticism for opposing Louis Thoma’s liquor permit. The piece labels opponents as fanatics, cites witnesses accused of hypocrisy, and warns Fairfield and surrounding towns to curb the drive against alcohol, urging residents to act decisively.
Evening Fire Destroys Ozro Jewett Residence in Fairfield
A Saturday night blaze gutted the West Washington Street home of Ozro Jewett, with neighbors saving some furniture before firemen could connect due to a train blocking hydrants. The house and contents, insured for 3000, were a total loss. Residents call for better fire protection and hydrant access, arguing higher taxes could fund improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozro Jewett
West Washington Street
Rock Island
Jewett
Fairfield
City Council Minutes Report Small Park Cleanup and Repairs
City council met with most trustees present. Street work included a 360 foot by 5 foot walk at the old cemetery costing 105.60, with bids for printing and sewer tapping for Parsons College referred to committees. Tax levy details and other motions were approved for minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamson
Zeigler
Strong
T. Goffine
City
Committee On Ways and Means
Ih ‘ Gen
Ball
Parsons College
City Council Bills Approved and September Meeting Set
On general fund 88.43 water fund 441.22 sewer fund 12.27. Trustees Ball Easton Sayers Stephenson Sutton Taylor voted aye. Lamson Zeigler absent. Motion carried. Council adjourned to meet September 10 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Ball
Sayers
Stephenson
Sutton
Taylor
Lamson
Zeigler
Stands Without a Rival Krause Headache Capsules Endorsement
Mr Jno N Winkle of 36 Adams Ave Detroit Michigan reports severe headaches for years and says Krause's Headache Capsules provide a speedy permanent cure. He notes they have cured him every time and that Bradshaw and Thou druggists sell them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. N. Winkle
Adams Ave. West
Detroit
Michigan
Krause
Bradshaw & Thou
The Eleventh Hour Opens At The Opera House
The Eleventh Hour by Lin coln J. Carter debuts Thursday Sept 6 at the opera house. The Chicago inspired play promises action and justice, with scenes of a Block System on railroads and a climactic drawing room sequence in a Chicago millionaire’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera
Lincoln J. Carter
Chicago
Farmers Should Read the Western Trail Quarterly Card
Farmers should read the Western Trail published quarterly by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Sent free for one year. Address at once by letter or postal card JCEN SIPASSIZN G IA Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Jcen Sipassizn
G.ia
Chicago
The Courtesy of a Simple Stamp Purchase
A woman’s impatience when buying a postage stamp highlights daily courtesy in commerce. The piece argues that a polite “I thank you” can ease service in dry goods stores and suggests clerks deserve courteous customers to keep operations smooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Highty-tyty
Grain-O letter from Michigan reader praises coffee substitute
A reader from Buchanan Michigan writes GeneSte Pure Food Co praising Grain-O as a safer coffee substitute. The ten year old signer notes daily use and it has replaced coffee for her mother and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan, Mich
Genesste Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Best for the Bowels. A Cure in Ten Cents
Advertisement touts CASCARETS candy cathartic as a natural cure for many ailments from headaches to cancer with easy movements and no pain. Sold in metal boxes stamped C C C, warns against imitations and lists a ten cent price.
Arnica Salve Promoted for Bruises and Wounds
It helped win battles. Twenty nine officers and men from the front who suffered scratches bruises cuts and sore feet found relief with Bucklen's Arnica Salve the best in the world. Also cures skin eruptions and piles 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Geo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Clarke
Want ads for housing and reading Coin's new book at office
All persons seeking to board or college students should write full particulars to George D. Gable, secretary of the Faculty. To stay informed on current political issues, buy a copy of Coin's new book at this office.
How Are Your Kidneys Obbs Sparagus Pills Claim Cure
An ad for Sar Fanae’s Sparagus Pills by Sterling Remedy Co promises kidney cures. The Chicago or New York based claim targets consumers seeking quick health fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sar Fanae Add
Sterling Remedy Co
Chisaeo
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H. M. Allendice
Henry Schmidt
Libertyville
Lockridge
Cedar Township
Glasgow
John Dunlavy
Perry Monfort
Mrs. Stott
John Fisher
John Ball
Colorado
Jack Cox
Morrell & Co
Alice Morrow
Dowell, Ja
Frank Ball
Burlington
Dr. Young
Galesburg
Merrimac
Frank Smith
Washington
Mr. Sappenfield
Buchanan Township
Glendale
Climate and Crop Service
Anti-Saloon League
Packwood
Ayer
G. L
Alderson
Ector
Tex
The
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Castoria
ICA Akes
Standard Oil CO
George D. Gable
Facult
Clydesdale
Craig Colvin
Henry
Carleton
Nebrone
Tuntone
Scotland
Si Prince
Carrachan Feist
Lively
Vee Xoi
Premier Lyon
Lily of
Charlton Bros
Rocky Mountain
Rita
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