Rural Route News Highlights Local Christmas and Visits
Neighborhood high school and college boys chase bunny while vacation ends. Many share Christmas meals with relatives in Des Moines Fairfield Princeton and Richland. Neighbors host a 51st birthday surprise for Geo Cornell and a flinch game at others homes. A New Year church sermon and music recital cap off holiday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stansberry
Floyd Davidson
Irene
Des Moines
al Greeson
Richland
W. H. Rider
Thos. Davies
Harry Rider
Sarah Ann Ross
J. H. Copeland
Lyde Chatterton
T. M. Rider
Wm. Wiggins
Princeton
Wm. Hudgell
Arthur Armstrong
al. Greeson
Henry Rider
John Davidson
S. A. Copeland
Fairfield
Leroy Copeland
Glendale
Geo. W. Cornell
Frank Cornell
C. D
Social News From Libertyville Iowa Community
Libertyville Iowa residents share events from January including Miss Margaret Hurst hosting about twenty guests, Sabbath student class gathering, local visitors from Fairfield Monticello and Chicago, a sled party at the Moore home, and ongoing week of prayer at local churches. Illness notes include Mrs Hattie Morrison severe illness and Nellie Linder convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Margaret Hurst
Will Hurst
Blakesburg
Harry Hurst
Fairfield
West Hill
Chicago
Parsons
Monticello
Ill
Charley Webb
Marshalltown
David Thornberry
Lewis
Z. T. Moore
M. E. Church
Presbyterian Church
Hattie Morrison
Ashmead
Nellie Linder
M. E. Parsonage
Charles Angstead
H. D. Davis
Anna Moreland
Wm. Felton
Lela Stephens
Marvin Stephens
Floris
Springer
Emma Lewis
Liberty Township
Bertha Hoyt
Des Moines
James Rowland
Maude Berg to Ottumwa for dressmaking training
News from Four Corners Iowa notes Miss Maude Berg started for Ottumwa last Friday to learn dressmaking. The community also reports large attendance at Christmas services at the M E and Swedish Lutheran churches. A death to Clara Swanson aged 14 years 8 months and 28 days is recorded with funeral at Lockridge cemetery conducted by Rev J M Personius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
Maude Berg
Ottumwa
M. E
Minnie Schneider
Princeville
Ill
Clayton Nelson
Fairfield
E. Vorhies
Bertha Carlberg
Alma Faber
N. ©. Johnson
Harry
Agency City
Nicholas Johnson
Lewis Achenbach
Clara Swanson
Jefferson County
Stella Anderson
Nebraska
Charles
Willie
Zola
Artie Wyatt
Ida Rupp
Lizzie Hildebrand
J. M. Personius
Lockridge
Richwoods and Germanville Social Notes Jan 2
Miss Anna Greber and her brother Fred visit relatives in Lucas County Iowa and attend a wedding. George Akers family from Joliet Illinois visit Gorsuchs before returning home. Geo Wolf returns from Texas. Dora Miller visits her sister Mrs Henry Shafer. Chas Beagle returns from Mt Union. Mae Craft recovers after her father’s death. Mike Craft dies during morning work. longtime Germanville farmer and Civil War veteran buried in Lutheran Cemetery. wife three sons two daughters survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwoods
Germanville
Anna Greber
Fred
Lucas County
Iowa
George Akers
Joliet
Ill
Henderson Gorsuch
Geo. Wolf
Texas
Dora Miller
Henry Shafer
Chas. Beagle
Mt. Union
Mae Craft
Mike Craft
Woolson and Blackhawk Community Notes
Woolson and Blackhawk January 2 brief notes state the literary society meets Fridays at the Moyer No 7 school house. Everyone is invited to attend or join. Stacy McCracken, back from Penn College in Oskaloosa, visits home. J A Cassady and family return to Libertyville area after days here. Mark Hoskins visits relatives near Eaton Colorado.
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Woolson and Blackhawk
Literary Society
Moyer Or No. 7
Stacy McCracken
Penn College
Oskaloosa
J. A. Cassady
Libertyville
Mark Hoskins
Eaton
Colorado
No. 9 School Teaches Winter Instruction and Snow Remains
Mr Dymond McCracken teaches the No 9 school this winter. O V Klingaman and family of near Pleasant Plain visited relatives here last week. Mr and Mrs Cal Estes Packwood visited relatives. Mrs Arthur Smith visits friends in the northwest part of the state. Mr and Mrs Wm Klingaman entertain relatives from the eastern States. A disagreeable snowstorm last week left roads very muddy and drifted. no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dymond McCracken
O. V. Klingaman
Near Pleasant Plain
Cal Estes
Packwood
Arthur Smith
Wm. Klingaman
Elm Grove News Roundup of Local Events and Death
Ras mus Rasmus of Keota visits daughter Mrs Ed Ramsay in Elm Grove. Mrs Joseph Hisel’s son Charles and other locals share Christmas meals. Daniel Murphy Sr dies of cancer, buried Tuesday. School resumes after a week’s vacation. quarrels and blizzard disruptions noted. Mrs Thomas Herriott visits from Mahomet Ill. Charter Oak wagon wins Tribune contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Rasmus Rasmus
Keota
Ed Ramsay
Bertha Kurtz
Elliott
Burlington
Ottumwa
Theo. Crowe
W. C. Wiggins
Illinois
Orion Phieffer
Daniel Murphy, Sr
Thomas Curry
Batavia
Thomas Herriott
Mahomet
Ill
Charles
Cassady
Charter Oak
Tribune
Wm. Wiggins
Crowe Bros
Fairfield
Isaac Wilson
P. J. Kennedy
Halick Wilson
Daniel Murphy, Jr
Vance Palm
P. J
Mary Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy
Andrew Burke
Wm. Wilson
Brookville
D. J. Johnson
Miss Myers
Brighton
Ladies Raid society plans January 11 meeting in Glendale
Glendale notes that the Ladies Raid society will convene at Mary Heaton’s on Wednesday January 11 for the annual officer election. The Ladies Assembly meeting disrupted by a storm will be held January 25 at Mrs Oscar Larson’s. Reports of visiting relatives and recovering illness are included among the local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Ladies Raid Society
Mary Heaton
Ladies’ Assembly
Oscar Larson
Thos. Rider
North of
Fairfield
Harry Rider
Mary Brown
Jane Wilkins
Wm. R. Smith
Arthur Johnson
Charles A. Johnson
Moline
Fred Johnson
Waller’s club and the Brummell legend in London society
A Longmans Magazine excerpt recounts the east corner of Bolton Street in eighteenth century London hosting Waller’s club famed for dandyism and high play led by Beau Brummell. It notes Brummell’s generosity to a poorer friend, the Sheridan connection, and Tom Sheridan’s wit, including a sharp retort to his father about comparisons to his own father.
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Bolton Street
Piccadilly
Waller’s
Beau Brummel
Prince Regent
Brummell
Tom
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
George Colman
Sheridan
Longman’s Magazine
Land of Nicotine as Daily Life in Japan
Eleanor Franklin writes in Leslie's Weekly about widespread smoking in Japan, noting women smoke as daintily as men. She recalls Nagasaki and Moji, damp trains, and elegant kimono wearers puffing long cigarettes with innocent enjoyment as a normal part of daily life.
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Japan
Nagasaki
Moji
Eleanor Franklin
Leslie’s Weekly
A Widow's Charm Revealed in Quiet Wisdom
A Detroit News excerpt notes a widow's charm lies in practical wisdom with men. She has endured and observed, mastering when to speak and when to withdraw to keep her presence desired, and she values solitude for self reflection and repair.
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Detroit News
Premonition Sparks A Night Of Dying Hair
In a Houston Post humor note a wife whispers she has a premonition and vows to dye her hair tonight. Her husband questions the omen as the domestic moment turns playful.
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Houston Post
His Hope Elder Soured by a Misstep Marriage Talk
A brief overheard exchange from the Philadelphia Press depicts a nervous exchange about marriage. One man warns it is a serious step while the other defends it as a necessary risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Two Different Things Love in Quiet Town
Nell confesses falling for young Roxley while Belle feigns ignorance and mentions plans to marry him. The dialogue reveals a social scene of romance and gossip as Nell pursues Roxley and Belle reacts with guarded interest.
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Nell
Roxley
Belle
Tragedy of Every Woman Cited by Mrs Craigia Quote
A newspaper quotation attributed to Mrs. Craigia laments a woman's fate as she is attractive only for a few years while aging long thereafter, remarking on societal beauty standards and gender expectations.
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Craigia
Marconi Achieves Transatlantic Wireless Telegraphy Breakthrough
In December 1901 at Signal Hill Newfoundland Guiglielmo Marconi used a kite antenna and a distant operator at Poldhu to send the Morse S across 2000 miles. The receiver captured three dots signaling a successful transatlantic wireless transmission ending six years of work.
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Guglielmo Marconi
Signal Hill
St. John's
N. F
Marconi
Poldhu
Russell Doubleday
The Portable Watch through Early Shapes and Fobs
The article traces the rise of portable watches from late sixteenth century origins to diverse shapes such as death heads books pears butterflies and tulips. It notes Elizabeth and Mary queen of Scots owning watches and the 1600 Nuremberg egg shape while suggesting fob use began with Cromwell era concealment and early dress adornment.
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Elizabeth
Mary
Queen of Scots
England
Oliver Cromwell
British
John Pana
Fleet Street
Origin of Parishes and Their Ecclesiastical Boundaries
Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury in 668, is regarded as the founder of the parochial system. Parishes grew from townships and were formed by uniting or dividing areas as churches and priests expanded. The mapping completed by the mid eighth century, not long after Theodore’s death, reflected the clergy’s jurisdiction and local ecclesiastical boundaries.
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Theodore
Canterbury
Green
London Telegraph
The Folly of Betting Tale From Lord Brampton
In reminiscences Sir Henry Hawkins known as Lord Brampton recounts a betting caution from Harry Hill of the Tatter salls. Hill warns Hawkins against betting with them declaring they know their business and would beat him since he knows law better than they know betting.
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Lord Brampton
Sir Henry Hawkins
Harry Hill
Tattersalls
Hawkins
King George's Fat Pocketbooks Revealed Upon Death
The king kept a series of fat pocketbooks from his youth filled with bank notes letters trinkets and keepsakes. When full he replaced them and laid the former ones aside. Upon the monarchs death the Duke of Wellington found a chest of drawers stuffed with pocketbooks totaling not less than 50000 dollars.
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George
George IV
Duke of Wellington
Noisy Exchange Over Brother John’s Affection
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a flirty exchange where a woman says her brother John dislikes her and another responds he actually approves calling her a regular brick and a gold brick.
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John
Philadelphia Ledger
Plato Quote on injustice and suffering
A concise ethical maxim noting that the wrongdoer grows more wretched than the wronged as injustice persists. The line contrasts moral blame with personal torment, highlighting virtue and harm in equal measure.
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Plato
A Winning Scheme at the Store Complaint Desk
A Philadelphia Record piece describes a shopper challenging a store error and being softened by a timid shopgirl. The manager calls the scene a great scheme as customers cool when faced with a pretty, gentle clerk who disarms hostility and invites peaceful discussion.
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Philadelphia Record
Abuse of Hospitality and the Hare Gift Tale
A story teller recalls Nasr Eddin's experience with hospitality abuse. A poor villager gifts a hare and Nasr Eddin hosts a series of visiting strangers who claim kin to the giver. When guests demand indoors hosting, he keeps them outside and serves warm water, calling it the hare sauce.
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Nasr Eddin
Moving Pictures and Seasickness on Ocean Voyage
A theater presents a series of sea life and voyage scenes showing the steamer’s heave and the great waves. Viewer seasickness is noted among some patrons while theoperator endured seasickness atop the foremast but completed the filming.
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Russell Doubleday
Landseer’s Quip On Solomon’s Verdict Painting
London Hebrew Abraham Solomon painted Waiting for the Verdict shown at the Royal Academy. Landseer, amused by the RA’s prestige, exclaimed There is Solomon in all his glory, but not R. A. Ad like one of these, mocking the academy’s titles.
The Grunting Ox of Tibet Yak Description
The yak, a large Tibetan mammal known as the grunting ox, stands five to six feet at the shoulder. Its bulk is amplified by thick hair on the body and tail, and beneath the coat lies pushim wool valued for cloth making.
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Tibet
True Friendship in a Quarrel Over Dolly Giddy
JERROLD laments Harold and Jack Armstrong’s rift over Dolly Giddy. PUCEK notes such a vanished bond marks the type of friend to have, a cautionary tale of loyalty and affection in a lighthearted aside.
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Harold
Jack Armstrong
Dolly Giddygurl
Jerrold
Pucek
Venus de Milo remark sparks playful exchange
A lighthearted exchange from the Houston Post features a speaker recalling a compliment about her arms noting a joking comparison to the Venus de Milo. The remark underscores playful banter in a social setting.
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Houston Post
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Malaria Fervently
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a pure tonic for ague and malaria. It claims the medicine cures malaria by expelling it from the system and avoids negative after affects, citing E S Munday of Henetta Texas and a testimonial about a brother’s recovery. Shriner Swayze sells it for 50 cents. Jan.
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E. S. Munday
Henetta
Tex
Shriner & Swayze
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County News
Della Haney
Muscatine
Grammar
Ella Carpenter
Prairie City
L. D. Smith
Seldon Smith
Smith Home
C. W. Riggs
Eva Bennett
Tude Simmons
Payne
Washington
Ross
Joe Burger
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Burger
Udell
J. A. Wolf
W. C. Hunt
Geo. Wolfe
Richwoods & Germanville
Cgea
Tom Sheridan
Handsome
Richard Brinsley
Land OF
Mon Marconi
Archbishop of
the Fairfield
W. M. Campbel
T. B. Allender
Hunt & Howard Blk
N. Side Res
E. Hempstead
Fairfield, Ia
Marvin Humphreys
Grandpa
Grandma
Father
Arcade
Ma Madison
Icine CO
Madison
Wis
Gate City
Missouri
Daily Gate City
Keokuk
P. S
Campbell’s Hall
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