Blackhawk Township Sunday School Convention Cut Across July
Woolson and Blackhawk residents announce a full day program at Pleasant Grove church on Sunday July 30 including sessions on teacher prep Sabbath observance and department work. A separate entertainment by Warren T Howe and Vera Gwen Howe occurs Friday July 28 at Center M E church with a multi-act program and ten to twenty cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
J. H. Koch
Center Sunday School
Lora Hadley
Woolson Sunday School
Bible School
H.C. Littleton
J. B. Monfort
Abgram Jones
Pleasant Grove Sunday School
Floyd Goodman
W. B. Picken
James Clarke
Center Sunday — School
Grace Smith
Arthur Smith
Fanny McKee
F. J. Boyd
J. H. Knight
Vada Hadley
Warren T. Howe
Vera Gwen Howe
M. E. Church
Artemus Ward
Mr. Howe
Anon
Shakespeare
Lowell and Tennyson
Smith
Jean Ingelow
Paul Dombey
Dickens
Little Girl's Rights
Lyons
Bulwer Lytton
Jack Falstaff
Mark Twain
Pretty Maid
The
Mary E. Bryan
Columbia Crum
Eugene J. Hall
Homestead Listing Describes 165 Acre Farm Setup
The prospectus details a 165 acre farm with seeded fields, a good house, cellar, wood house, two wind mills, four wells, a bank barn for 20 horses, 30 tons hay, granaries, and fences with sliding gates. It notes 40 Herford two year old steers, two brick stores 22 by 80 feet, and 46 foot ware rooms behind each.
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Herford
Summer Weather Brings Hay and Harvest to Glendale
Glendale reports delightful July weather perfect for haying and corn plowing. Mr. Damm traveled to Kansas last week and bought two carloads of calves. Lawrence Johnson remains ill but not improving while Mrs. Emily Brokaw from Hedrick aids in his care. W. S. McDonald of Pulaski oversees the local creamery.
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Glendale
Damm
Kansas
Lawrence Johnson
Emily Brokaw
Hedrick
W. S. McDonald
Pulaski
Abingdon Social News Highlights July Visits
Abingdon Ohio Valley notes report Milt Fleener and family visiting relatives, Mrs. Mary Webb of Batavia and Albert Snider with family visiting, Mrs. Rachel Orfield ill, and multiple locals including the Hood and Patterson households hosting guests. Rev. Pearson preached. J W Flint traveled to Fairfield.
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Abingdon
Milt Fleener
Ottumwa
J. S. Miller
A. M. Davis
Frank Gobble
Fairfield
John Loehr
Mary Webb
Batavia
Albert Snider
Delta
Rachel Orfield
Henry Schooley
Ocie
Zelma Johnston
Brookville
Chase Hood
Gus Patterson
Ellen Hood
Rev. Pearson
J. W. Flint
Epworth League Social Raises 18.35 in Libertyville
In Libertyville Iowa the Epworth League social netted 18 dollars and 35 cents. Several local residents and visitors were mentioned including Miss Jessie Hopkirk from Fort Madison and Mrs Laura Queeny with her son Rex. The report lists multiple local visits, illness notes, and upcoming Old People's Meeting at the M E church on Sunday July 30 at 11 am inviting all over 50.
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Libertyville
Epworth League
Jessie Hopkirk
Ft. Madison
Mickey
Laura Queeny
Rex
Ottumwa
H. D. Davis
Martha Fulton
Fulton
Thomas
Oklo
James Cowan
Joe McClain
Mollie Rodabaugh
Luther Leedy
S. H. Watkins, Sr
Charles Elliott
Des Moines
Mable Applegate
Lewis and Famulner
Harley Yost
Gee, Applegate
Jonathan Famulner
Orlando Flower
Fairfield
G. W. White
A. Henderson
Rose
Batavia
John Peebler
M. E
Packwood Social and Medical Notes Update
Mrs C C Davis of Low a Falls returns after tending her ill father P B Grafton who has improved. Dr W E McClain and Dr C T Moorman form a medical partnership. Mrs Frank Kendall of Des Moines visits G A Spilman. Mildred Brady of Richland stays with her aunt Mrs J D Eicher. Z W Hafferty family move to Larned Kansas. A W Grafton of Peoria visits his father last week.
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J. D. Eicher
Z. W. Hafferty
Larned
Kansas
A. W. Grafton
Peoria
Harvesters On Way Through Fairfield Report
The article describes harvest hands traveling by rail with money in pockets, moving from box cars to passenger coaches, and notes fears of hoboes and crime. It mentions farmers and housewives seeing harvesters, police concerns, and possible robberies or misconduct along rural routes.
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Fairfield
Concealed Pistol Use Seen as American Habit
A Georgian judge opines that concealed pistols are uniquely American and far more common here than in semibarbarous lands. He notes that while many nations allow open or frequent use of blades, the United States stands out for many men carrying six shooters hidden under coats, a fact not flattering to national self esteem.
Concord man cured sore with Bucklen's Arnica Salve
B F Leek of Concord Kentucky endured twenty years of lip sore pain preventing eating. After trying many remedies he found relief using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad promotes the salve for burns cuts and wounds and notes availability at Frank S Shriner's drug store for 25 cents in July.
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B. F. Leek
Concord
Bucklen
Frank S. Shriner
Growth of the Vacation Habit
The country expands vacation culture with many resorts and crowded travel. Most travelers endure tiring trips and brief stays in hotels, gaining a sense of rest, a new view of home, and a practical lesson in contentment.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
The Diamond Cure and New Discovery for Lung Ailments
A Paris rumor speaks of a diamond cure for consumption while W T McGee of Vanleer Tenn endorses a remedy from Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The product claims instant relief and lasting cure with trial bottles available at Frank S Shriner’s drug store for 50c and 1.00 in July.
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Paris
W. T. McGee
Vanleer
Tenn
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
The Difference Between Assurance and Insurance
In a juvenile joke from The Catholic Standard and Times Tommy asks the difference between assurance and insurance. The reply notes one is what the agent has and the other is what he persists in trying to sell.
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Tommy
Catholic Standard and Times
New to Him First Tramp and Tim Sticking to Work
Tim obtained a job to paint park seats and painted one before falling asleep on it. It took three policemen to remove him as he stuck fast. A second tramp jokes Tim’s dedication to his work as unfaltering.
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Tim
Thy Will Be Done by John Hay Poem
Not in dumb resignation we lift our hands on high Our faith springs like the eagle that soars to meet the sun We cry O Lord Thy will be done When tyrants tread the common good Thou dost not bid us cringe Our rights are secured by sword tongue and pen The headsman may flash Thy message unto men Thy will bids the weak be strong and the strong just No lips to fawn no hands to beg Wherever man oppresses man Beneath thy liberal sun be there Thy arm made bare Thy righteous will be done
A Song For Life s Day
Poem fragment attributed to F L Stanton in Atlanta Constitution offers whimsical counsel on life joy and perseverance. The verses urge embracing rhythm during hardship and keeping goals in view to reach happiness and glory.
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F. L. Stanton
Atlanta
Rare Presence of Mind at the Burlington Log Yard
At a Burlington basket factory a log crane failed and a log toppled toward the water. A worker beneath leaped into the river, narrowly escaping injury as heavy timbers cascaded past. He recovered on a raft, dried his clothes, and resumed work with calm.
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Burlington
A Minister of War by Edward Mott Wooltry
Morania’s minister of war Kretschmar faces a moral crisis when ordered to sign the death warrant of Lieutenant Bellinzona a Russian plotter. A sister of the condemned woman pleads for mercy and Kretschmar forfeits duty for love planning to save both. The escape plan unfolds as the king’s twilight rule looms with threats and vengeance.
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Edward Mott WooLtry
Roland of
Altenburg
Morania
L. Williams
Kretschmar
Bellinzona
Imas
Rupert
Marion
In Hiding in Kretschmar's Lonely Royal Suite
The minister of war Kretschmar dines alone in his starkly furnished Strakonetz palace suite. He endures wakeful nights, plans with grim humor, and fears Bellinzona's escape while he obsesses over the king’s harsh words and the need to keep Bellinzona and his sister safe until their return to Morania.
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Royal Castle
Kretschmar
Strakonetz
Bellinzona
Morania
General Kretschmar Faces Threats Amid Silent Night
In a tense late night scene, General Kretschmar moves through a stormy garden as a frightened woman warns of dangers near the Ministers’ residence. Madame Braithwaite discusses her son John’s artistic career and U.S. recognition in Europe with a cautious minister.
Sioux City Summer Resort With Busy Sledge Swinging Streets
A fragment notes Sioux City as a summer resort with lively street activity featuring sledge swinging. The readable text highlights a tourist area during warm months and notable street scenes.
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Sioux City
Dangerous Signals Warn Of Digestive Ills And Nutrition Loss
The notice warns that irregular appetite and sleep troubles signal stomach and digestive system failure. It cites danger to organs and blood quality and promotes Dr. Pierce's Gold Medal products as cures and strength builders based on testimonials.
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Cerce’s Gulden
Tom Woltes
R. Downes
Dr. Pierce
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Woolson and Blackhawk
David McCarty
Cecil Ingram
W. H. McCracken
J. M. Horn
Mr. Crenshaw
Lillie Barr
Texas
John Y. Hoover
West Branch
Géordé Downs
Brighton, Washington Co
Iowa
J. L. Downs
Brighton
Packwood
Jerusalem
William J. Lamton
John Hay
Castor
Belling
Kretscha
Kretshmar
Braithwaite
Kretschimar
John
the National
Europe
Madame Braithwaite
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