First Snow Delights Glendale Church Meetings Begin
Glendale reports its first snow of the season and gentle sleighing. Rev. Wm Slack opens a sermon series at the local church with assistants Rev. C. E. Ward and Rev. Jno Taylor. Community notes mention school changes, travels, illnesses, and a fatal accident with leg amputation followed by death.
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Glendale
Wm. Slack
C. E. Ward
Fairfield
Jno. Taylor
Farmington
Geo. Rizer
Beckwith
Charles Darble
Helen McCord
Death of Mrs. Susan Risk in Brighton
Mrs. Susan Risk died at her home in Brighton Friday morning at 1 30 after a period of illness likely from old age. She was in her eighties and had spent the last year mostly at home, except for a ride in an invalid chair. All her children were present at the end. Funeral services are set for Monday December 12. Nearby social notes include Mrs. John Swisher hosting a gathering for daughter Leanna, Mrs. C L Walker and two Mt Auburn children visiting, and A A Drummond of Richland visiting the Lee Morris home.
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Brighton
Susan Risk
Leanna
C. L. Walker
Mt. Auburn
A. A. Drummond
Richland
Lee Morris
Rural Route One News Tells Of Winter Preparations
Rural Route One notes winter arrival with talk of gathering grain. Des Moines residents Luella Copeland and Fry Copeland visit J H Copeland’s. several families travel to the city for Christmas shopping. Colds are mentioned as common. S G Gaumer sells steers to Chas Greeson. Miss Bessie Gaumer to return from Chicago for Christmas.
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Luella Copeland
Des Moines
Fry Copeland
Fairfield
Mary Davidson
Floyd Davidson
Irene
Thos. Rider
W. A. Rider
J. H. Copeland
T. M. Rider
W. H. Rider
J. H. Copeland and Son
Henry Rider
S. G. Gaumer
Chas, Greeson
Bessie Gaumer
Chicago
Lela Davidson
Jay Howard
Mary E. Copeland
S. A. Copeland
Woolson and Blackhawk Community News Brief
Dec 12 report notes Wm Paxson and family will live on Newt Lyon farm for winter. W H McCracken visited Sigourney. Della McClintock teaching No 4 school. Emma Hadley teaching No 8. John Milk moving into Glen Dutton house. Floyd honored at a John Goodman home party. George Snider’s family attended Wm Snider funeral in Packwood. Abner Heald family to Competine for sister-in-law’s death. Enoch Cox doing plastering. T W Hanna teaching No 2. Luther McCracken teaching No 5. Mrs Harvey Ginkens and daughter visiting. plan to winter at Nelson home. Center Chapel singing school note. E S Luce or Mr Hootman can provide info. First snow flurry observed yesterday. Xmas thoughts ahead.
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Woolson
John Goodman
Floyd
Emma Hadley
No. 8
George Snider
Wm. Snider
Packwood
Abner Heald
T. W. Hanna
Luther McCracken
Penn Twp
Harvey Ginkens
Promise City
John Nelson
Center Chapel
E. S. Luce
Abingdon shoppers visit Ottumwa Fairfield visitors noted
In Abingdon on December 12 N D Smith and daughter Clara and Mrs Myrtle Walker were shopping in Ottumwa last week. Mr and Mrs Frank Gobble Mrs A M Davis and Mrs Flint were Fairfield visitors last Wednesday.
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Abingdon
N. D. Smith
Clara
Myrtle Walker
Ottumwa
Frank Gobble
A. M. Davis
Flint
Fairfield
Dead Hermit Hid His Gold in Gas Pipe Jar, Toledo Story
The Isaiah Showers estate settlement reveals the hermit hid over 2500 in gold coin in a glass jar beneath a woodshed. Witnesses recount how the pine-wooded cache traveled through a gas pipe to a jar alleged as his bank. Showers despised women, refusing to sit near them in church for decades, a habit noted by the Toledo–Traer community.
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Toledo
Isaiah Showers
Traer
Jones
Des Moines Humane Society
Tom Miller
Rev
Slingerland
Des Moines
Showers
Isiah Showers
Elizabeth Jones
Mrs. Jones
Isaiah
Death of W. D. Snider at Packwood Iowa
W D Snider died this morning in Packwood Iowa after a long illness due to facial cancer. Born in Keokuk county he lived in Packwood ten years and ran a hardware business. He married Nora Kistler of Cicero Indiana eighteen years ago. Funeral services were held at the M E church with Rev W T Howe officiating and burial at Blue Point cemetery. His widow plans to return to Indiana to live with her relatives.
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W. D. Snider
Packwood
Mr. Snider
Keokuk County
Here
Nora Kistler
Cicero
Ind
M. E. Church
W. T. Howe
Blue Point Cemetery
Indiana
A Frightened Horse Warns of Street Accidents
A frightened mare caused chaos as it ran through the street dumping riders amid daily mishaps. The ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick healer for burns, cuts, sores, eczema, and piles. Available for 25c at Shriner & Swayze's drug store in December.
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Bucklen
Shriner & Swayze
Boy 21 Fatally Injured in Farm Machine Accident
Clyde Fine of near Shenandoah Iowa, 21, was fatally injured Saturday when he walked on a board above a clover hulling machine. The board broke and his foot slipped into the toothed cylinder, near Shenandoah, on December 12.
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Clyde Fine
Shenandoah
Christmas Leftovers Recipes From Turkey to French Dish
After Christmas dinner many turkey scraps remain. The article offers salad with chopped white meat and hard boiled eggs, then creamed yolks with butter or olive oil and vinegar, and a mustard dash. It shows layered cranberry and turkey molds, croquettes, patties, and pastry fillings. It also briefly notes a French liver pudding dish with beef, bacon, garlic, wine, cognac, and a long simmer in a bacon lined pot.
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Buffalo Times
Turkey
France
M. Colombie
Electric Bitters Promises Quick System Relief
Revolutionary claim urges nervous and stomach trouble relief with Electric Bitters. Cites benefits for stomach, kidneys, liver and blood, promising tone and renewed energy. Priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Shriner and Swayze, druggists.
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Shriner & Swayze
Dee
How to Make a Novel Walnut Paperweight
A quirky Christmas gift idea for a business friend. Gather five walnuts, hollow the ends, and thread a narrow ribbon through each shell with a tape needle to connect them into a single decorative paperweight.
Melted lead and ribbon bow craft item description
A brief note describes filling holes with melted lead and tying ribbon ends in a bow. The item is pitched as a handy gift for a business friend who must leave the desk with papers left in disorder.
Mistletoe in Norse Myth and Druid Lore
The article notes mistletoe's prominent role in Scandinavian myth and Norse customs, linking Baldur’s slaying to the plant. It cites Frigg’s veneration of mistletoe, Loki’s realm, and the Druids harvesting it at solstice from sacred oaks with gold sickles, attributing magical powers to the plant.
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Baldur
Loki
Frigg
Bilious Colic Prevented with Chamberlain Remedy
A vintage ad notes that a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, taken at the first signs of illness, can avert an attack. It claims hundreds have used it successfully and lists Kramme as selling agent in December.
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Kramme
How to Fry Dried Holly Leaves in Butter and Sugar
Gather holly leaves, wipe moisture away, dry near the fire without scorching. Dip leaves in oiled butter, then sprinkle with coarse sugar. Dry again by the fire to a crisp finish.
Be Quick Treats Croup Symptoms With Chamberlains Remedy
Quick response to croup hoarseness with Chamberlains Cough Remedy is urged as safe pleasant and effective. Item sold by Israel and Kramme in December. Also notes preserving Christmas traditions with simpler menus and lighter courses to avoid indigestion.
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Chamberlain
Israel & Kramme
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Maggie Hudson
Lee Caldwell
Davis County
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Nebraska
Sallie Cline
W. B. Gobble
Chas. Hood
Woolson and Blackhawk
Gaies Bros
China
Oxford
Kodaks
Drudgcists
Adele
Texa
Groom
Amarillo, Texa
Texas
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Illinois
Iowa
Georgia
PA. Fisher
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