Ladies Dorcas supper in Glasgow yields fine sum
County notes record a Glasgow Dorcas Society supper with good turnout and funds raised, plus family moves, threshing updates, and a stream of Santa letters from Fairfield and nearby areas dated 1908 mentioning Christmas wants and local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie
Ladies’ Dorcas Society
Glasgow
Charles Crane
Kilbourne
Charles Hutton
Des Moines
Ralph Crane
Lizzie Crow
Lake Okoboji
Ross McCarty
Chicago
Wyoming
Local Notes From Stockport and Nearby Areas
Stockport reports a family trip to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment and improvement for Caleb Wheatley. Local residents cross paths with disease illness travel and visits, including Mrs Knowles and Mrs Turnham. News mentions births meals visits and several short travel notes among Stockport and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockport
Ross Wheatley
Caleb
Hot Springs
Arkansas
J. H. Knowles
Wm. Turnham
John Harlan
Libertyville
M. Russell
Primrose
Charles Young
Glasgow
Geo. Heckenberg
A. R. Hiatt
George Heckenberg
Bert Douglas
Milton
George Workman
C. N. Warner
Kansas City
G. W. Conner
Winchester
Indiana
E. T. Harlan
Santa Claus Letters From Pleasant Plain Children
A 7 year old boy and a 9 year old girl write to Santa in Pleasant Plain Iowa on December 12 1968 asking for toys. The boy Frank Knopp requests an engine and three cars skates candy and a story book and a doll for his sister Elizabeth. The girl requests a large doll a teddy bear and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Plain
Santa
Walter Crish
Fairfield
Iowa
Decroth
Santa Claus
Prairie Chapel
Helen C. Messette
Bessie Vivian Parker
Carl
Vern
Glen
Charles
Edna
Old Santa
Perry Bates
Vera May Bates
R. R. No
Brighton
R. R
Pearl
Goldie Haifley
Elizabeth
Frank Knopp
Medicine That Is Medicine Remedy Found for Malaria
A reader describes relief from malaria and stomach distress after trying a claimed cure. The note emphasizes personal experience and endorsement of a new remedy.
Electric Bitters endorsed as remedy for stomach liver ills
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark praises Electric Bitters as medicine for stomach and liver troubles and for run down conditions. It purports to purify and enrich blood, tone nerves, and restore vigor. Refund offered if no help. 50c at FF S Shriner's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
FF. S. Shriner
Public Sale at Mrs DuBois Farm Near Parsons College
A public sale conducted on the Mrs DuBois farm one mile north of Parsons College begins Monday at 10 a m. The offerings include 7 draft horses 27 head of cattle 9 hogs hay grain implements and farm equipment with payment terms cash up to 5 and 12 months on larger sums and notes at 8 percent interest if delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. DuBois
Parsons College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tribune
Jefferson
Hufstedler & Baker
Drop Head
T. Hughes, ‘Machinean
Singer and White & Wilson Sewing Machines
Rock Island Range
Zeigler Coal
Alaska
Gaines Bros
Hardware and Sporting Goods
Cole
L. A. Messer
Adies
M. L. Branson
Haviland China
Chas. A. Herring CO
West Side
Kraft Klothing KO
F. D. Kerrick
Yoom Suite
J. C. Bradshaw
F.D. Kerrick & CO
Jewelers
Opticians
Fritz & Parker
Ings
Eastman
Kodak F. W. Jericho & CO
Kodak
Browning
County News
Packwood
Santa Clause
Irene Davidson
Earl
Martha Graff
Lockridge
Lucia Knopp
Alvan
D. G. Higley
East Side Square
ED. Davis
N. W. Cor. Square
McElhinney
Wook
Oxfords
the Hunt-Ireland Shoe CO
Fairfield Tribune
Plymouth
E. B. Thompson
Amenia
N. Y
John H. Gilbert, Perlee
F.d.kerrick&co
Bed Davenport
Christ
F. D. Kerrick & Co
McCormick
John Deere
Hocking Valley
Frank O. Carlson
T. B. Allender
W. C. Brawner
George W. Unkrich
George W. Mnerich
East Side Square, Airfield
Jos. Ricksher
KE. A
Vce
O. F, Fryer
F. E. Speirs
Any. Ricksher
Wesley Cassel
W.H. Julian
Iowa State Savings Bank
J. E. Roth
James Louden
E. A. Howard
W. KK. Bradshaw
Isabella Sm
Dr. A. 8. Hague
L. Cox
Michael Damm
John H. Fritz
Richard Fisher
O. F. Fryer
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