Christmas Entertainments and Obituaries in Woolson Blackhawk
Christmas program at Moyer M E church invites all. Obituaries note Miss Verle Ireland 18, Rev B G Neville dies, funeral services held in Woolson Friends and McDowell M E churches. Passages record births, moves to Pekin and Richland, and community greetings for Christmas and New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Hannah
Pekin
Clyde Jones
Richland
Verle Ireland
Colorado
Richland High School
Jesus
Woolson Friends’ Church
Woolson Friends
Libertyville Happenings and Local Notes
Mrs Martha Trout aged 73 fell and broke her right shoulder dislocating her arm but rests well. Presbyterian ladies cleared 100 at the merchants fair held in the K P hall. Lloyd Warner couple moved into Aunt Martha Trout’s house. Cora Watkins left for Cedar Rapids for a several months visit. Rev Troitt and wife returned home to Tremont Illinois. Mr Truitt sails from New York January 6 for Bermah India. Leonard Welday remains ill with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Martha Trout
the Presbyterian Church
K. of P. Hall
Lloyd Warner
Cora Watkins
Cedar Rapids
Abingdon Social Notes and Local Appointments
Abingdon reports travel by Elbert Caldwell and family to Hedrick for relatives. An infant daughter of C W Peters of Packwood was buried in the local cemetery. Eldon Ramey visited Ottumwa on business. Abe Lafferty of Eddyville set up a monument for Frank Jones wife. Bradshaw and Woodruff plastered the I O O F hall. Dave Black and sons plan a Boulder Colorado trip to visit Dr Jones. Rev Pearson spoke on Odd Fellowship at the Christian church and the lodge attended in regalia. W J Fleenor and wife and Chas Hood and wife shopped in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Elbert Caldwell
Hedrick
C. W. Peters
Packwood
Eldon Ramey
Ottumwa
Abe Lafferty
Eddyville
Frank Jones
Messrs. Bradshaw and
Woodruff
Dave Black and Sons
Clarence
Merle
Boulder
Colo
Dr. Jones
Rev. Pearson
Odd Fellowship
Christian Church
Regalia
W. J. Fleenor
Chas. Hood
Christmas Eve tree planned at Germanville school house
Richwoods and Germanville note a snow filled weekend with community visits and a Christmas tree planned at the Germanville school house on Christmas Eve. Ellen Park wed John W Green of Iowa City with vows by Mrs C Fatt land. They moved to West Liberty Iowa last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwoods
Germanville
Adam Linn
Fairfield
Henry Kientz
Matt Kessel
Cooper
Henry Diers
Bric Gentner
Jane Croy
Clarence
Park Green
Bernard Dhiers
John Messer
Adam Messer
Germanville School
Frank Berg
Ed. Craft’s
Ellen Park
John W. Green
Iowa City
C. Fattland
Danville
Iowa
West Liberty
Elm Grove Notes From December Highlights
Elm Grove news reports Ed Ramsay recovering from a hog injury. Fred Bowermaster hunted with W J Kennedy. Locals attended Mr Greeson sale. C E Hisel hauled hogs to Fairfield. Seth McCarty and W J Kennedy were in Fairfield on business. Wm Tait and Jno Thomas bought E W Woolums corn. Cattle feeding begins locally. Mrs Seth McCarty to Grand Junction for holidays. Correspondent welcomes items by phone mail or in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Ed. Ramsay
Fred Bowermaster
W. J. Kennedy
Mr. Greeson
C. E. Hisel
Fairfield
Seth McCarty
Wm. Tait
Jno. Thomas
E. W. Woolums
Social greetings and holiday visits span Cedar Two society
A Cedar Two gathering at Mrs. Fiedler's home featured Mrs. Jessie Monfort and many local residents including Mrs. Cassie Fisher Mrs. Anna Ball and Miss Edith with music and reminiscences. Visitors Kate Calhoun and Harvey Erickson joined Ball girls for a weekend. The Bethseda Sunday school plans a Christmas tree and program. Clair Nady recovers from scarlet fever. Miss Gertrude Rodgers visits Lulu Cox over holidays. Ernest Parker returns from Illinois with a bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Two
Kate Calhoun
Harvey Erickson
J. J. Cummings
Richard Fisher
Elsie Stout
Stockport
Bethseda
Clair Nady
Gertrude Rodgers
Muscatine
Lulu Cox
Wilson Turner
C. D. Cox
Ernest Parker
Illinois
Bonnie Brae farm sold for $45,000 in Iowa
Col J J Smart of Humboldt has sold the Bonnie Brae farm to Minneapolis buyers for about 45 000 dollars. The 500 acre property brought 90 dollars an acre, a price Mr Smart accepted due to his inability to manage it personally. He may later reside in Humboldt but retains business ties to Minneapolis. Smart is among the region's earliest settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Smart
Humboldt
Minneapolis
Smart
Burke sells Oskaloosa Daily Times Journal stake
A bill of sale filed in Oskaloosa transfers Richard Burke's interest in the Oskaloosa Daily Times Journal to C. E. Dickens of Chicago. The price is believed to be 10000 dollars, with Burke remaining as editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Richard Burke
Hugh Wheeler Is Sentenced In Anamosa Case
Hugh Wheeler of Allison Iowa received a four year term of hard labor in Anamosa for throwing lye in the face of Mrs. Pannie Ramsey. The arrest of judgment and new trial motions were overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Wheeler
Allison
Painie Ramsey
Anamosa
Farmer Finds Chintz Bugs in Quail Crop
A local farmer, believing quail had eaten his sown grain, checked a bird and found its crop distended with chintz bugs. In two birds he counted 550 bugs. He cleaned his gun and vowed no one on his farm would shoot a quail.
Booze or Medicine Which Will You Have
Advertisement for Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Little Liver Pills touting a non alcoholic remedy for female ailments. Claims relief from poor health, heart trouble, and sleep issues with free medical advice and copies of the Common Sense Medical Adviser. Warns against imitation laxatives and urges readers to seek Pierce products from reputable dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leneth Kinny
Madison Street
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Curiosities of death by own action across history
A historical note surveys self harm and motives among famous figures. It cites Napoleon's early poverty nearly driving suicide, Bismarck’s reply after Sadowa, Byron’s grim joke, and various odd causes from toothache to fashion and social shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Bismarck
Sadowa
Byron
Childe Harold
Seine
Danube
Birth of the restaurant in France and its rise
The piece traces the restaurant's emergence after the French Revolution, noting nobles employed chefs who turned to public venues for work. It highlights the spread of cookery literature, including the 1804 Almanach des Gourmands, as popular catalysts for culinary education and prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Almanach Des Gourmands
Insects Show Moral Qualities Beyond Instinct
The text argues social insects like ants and bees exhibit moral traits. It cites patriotism in ants, collective defense of nests, respect for law, and a strong sense of duty among bees as examples. Loyalty to the queen is identified as another clear moral quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haeckel
Huber
Mont Blanc Remains Absolute Monarch of Alps
S E Hilles in Harper's Weekly asserts Mont Blanc endures as the unmatched peak of the Alps unlike Vesuvius Jungfrau and Righi. He notes climbers face avalanches as the greatest danger while engineering seeks to tame other mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jungfrau
Righi
Vesuvius
Mont Blanc
S. E. Hilles
Harper’s Weekly
Just What Education Is
A boy’s rough definition of education is quoted, describing schooling as daily marks and paper exams, with girls receiving flowers at graduation while boys skip flowers and proceed to college. The passage calls it a deviant yet thorough view of education’s aims and rituals.
Curriculum question sparks student joke in campus exchange
In a quip about college life, Little Amzi notes the newspaper word curriculum while Uncle Timrod explains the term, joking that students use it to comb their hair. The playful exchange highlights campus chatter and language play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amzi
Tim
Timrod
Renfield and Merritt Debate Ambition in Literature
In Town Topics a discussion features Renfield questioning an author's aim to achieve much in literature while Merritt argues the writer seeks a living through literary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renfield
Merritt
A Remarkable Landis Harness Machine On Display
Harnessmaker J. D. Scothorne sells a Landis hard wax lock stitch harness machine for 300 dollars after ten years of inventor testing. The machine outperforms hand sewing with stronger thread and waterproof stitches, using new thread for each stitch, and promises longer wear than hand work. Visit the shop one door south of Tribune Office, Alston Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Scothorne
Landis
Scothorne
Lewis
Landis Machine Co
Farm for Sale in Jefferson County by Court Referees
Notice of private cash sale of the Mace Clarridge farm in Liberty township Jefferson County comprising 181 acres more or less. The sale follows a court partition order in a case with S. Ella Pratt as plaintiff and Edmund J. Clarridge et al as defendants. Bids available from referees Frank Light Ed Norvell and John McLean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ella Pratt
Edmund J. Clarridge
Als
Mace Clarridge
Liberty Township
Jefferson County
Frank Light
ED. R. Norvell
John McLean
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Jennie Free
Wm. Quakenbush
M. E. Church
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McDowell
B. G. Neville
Elsie Stansberry
Black Hawk Township
Arlie Claypool
M. E
Mt. Zion Church
Tom Raglan
Texas
Raglan
Burlington
Richwoods & Germanville
Cedar Twp
Gaies Bros
China
Bonnie Brae Farm
Chicago
Oxford
Bibles
Kodaks
Fane Goods
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Druccists
Pdi
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