Birthday Surprise for Mrs McGuire at Home
In errimac Indiana on May 31 the McGuire family hosted a surprise eighty second birthday for Mrs Margaret McGuire. Relatives and friends gathered May 27 to celebrate with well wishes and small gifts. Lulu Norton, Dell McGuire, and Maggie organized the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errimac
Maret McGuire
Dell McGuire
Lulu’ Norton
Maggie
Henry Shuppy
F. Nelson
Beckwithers
Lulu Norton
Four Corners Community Notes and Obituary
Local column from Four Corners reports social visits from Ottumwa Fairfield and Glendale plus a lengthy obituary for Ira Bennett born 1838 in Hawking County Ohio who lived in Batavia Libertyville West Plains Eldorado Springs and died in Eldorado Springs Missouri. Also notes visits from G. Ternberg Rev K A Stromberg and Edward Ludtke and Clayton Nelson with various relatives and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Bennett
Hawking County
Ohio
Iowa
Batavia
Margaret E. Collins
Jefferson County
Des Moines Township
Libertyville
Missouri
West Plains
Eldorado Springs
Libertyville M. E. Church
G. M. Barber
Salem
Zihlman
G. Ternberg
Nebraska
Rev
K. A. Stromberg
Evanston
Ill
M. E. Theological Seminary
Edward Ludtke
Norman
Oklahoma
Clayton Nelson
Fairfield
E. Vorhies
Protest of the Conservative
A modernist broadside echoed by the New York Post mocking the shift to expensive hotels and new management in hotels politics business morals and religion, with a savage note about nervous editors advertisers and corporations replacing traditional guardians of culture and solace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Packwood Farmers Busy Plowing and Social News
Farmers in Packwood are busy plowing corn. Mrs. Pollock and Stockton plan a Colorado trip to visit relatives. A Christian Sunday school program drew a large audience. Molly Bottorff and Emma Nelson visited relatives, with various locals sharing time with friends and family this week.
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Packwood
Stocton
Pollock
Colorado
Mollie Bottorff
Brighton
Isaac Webb
Loha
Pekin
J. O. Webb
Nugent
M. E
Endeavor Business
Nate Thomas
O. M. Bundy
Des Moines
Eldon
Emma Nelson
Whit Lyon
Lela McChesney
Local News From Libertyville and Nearby出生
Mrs. Gus Garber of Albia visiting Libertyville relatives. Floyd Eyestone couple welcomed a baby last week. Geo. McClain of Fairfield spent Friday here. Mr and Mrs McBeth of Fairfield visited last week with daughter Mrs C W Riggs. Children's Day exercises set for Sunday evening June 13 at M E church.
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C. B. Cleasby
Geo. James
Glendale
A. E. Rodibaugh
Ruth Davis
Ottumwa
Denton Tedrow
Chas. Leppo
Bernice
Corydon
Clyde Morley
Packwood
H. D. Davis’s
Cora Watkins
Cedar Rapids
S. H. Watkins
Dave Thornberry
Fairfield
Will Rodibaugh
Clara
Daisy
Agency
W. Fordyce
A. Roth
Lou Fordyce
Leslie Clinkenbeard
Mary Louise Kerrick
Bessie Warren
Mollie McClelland
Milo
Iowa
Mike Peebler
Libertyville
Gus Garber
Albia
Floyd Eyestone
Geo. McClain
McBeth
C. W. Riggs
M. E
Local Notes From Glendale On June 7
Glendale reports M Damm traveled to Chicago with cattle and hogs for shipments. Visitors include Miss Maggie Flynn calling on Miss Katy Hayes who has long been ill. Miss Estella Armstrong finished a school term at Union. Several youths attended class and trips with families to Packwood Ottumwa and Fairfield.
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Glendale
M. Damm
Chicago
Maggie Flynn
Katy Hayes
Estella Armstrong
Union
Gladys Nelson
Mildred
Mary
Florence McCormick
Arthur Nelson
Charles Nelson
Packwood
Wm. Green
Ottumwa
Agnes McNamara
Robert Sheehan
Mary Heaton
Fairfield
Beckwith Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Graduation
Beckwith Iowa residents record visits among neighbors with Joe Warner and the Warners at the Miller home Four Corners Wayne Green and Dallas Green families at their place Mrs Hoskins and sister from Brighton visit Hugh Sands Elmer Hollander and family at William Byers home Jake Raines painted Elmer Hollander's house Helen Parsons a Beckwith girl graduated from high school last Thursday evening Mrs Laura Clark's Minneapolis nephew visited last week Mrs Dawson and Mr Dawson visited Sands home last week Mrs Johnson and Mrs Erinson set out for a two month Colorado trip with stop to see Ed Morrell
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Beckwith
Lotridge
Joe Warner
William Warner
Miller
Four Corners
Dallas Green
Wayne Green
Hoskins
Brighton
Hugh Sands
Elmer Hollander
William Byers
Joe Dawson
Sands
Johnson
Erinson
Colorado
Ed Morrell
Helen Parsons
Jake Raines
Laura Clark
Minneapolis
Stanton druggist O C Anderson visits mother in June
Four Corners reports Stanton druggist O C Anderson returned home Saturday for a short visit with his mother Mrs. C E Erickson. Edward Angstead and his wife from Fairfield were Sunday guests at the L E. (text cuts).
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Four Corners
O. C. Anderson
Stanton, Jr
C. E. Erickson
Edward Angstead
Fairfield
L. E
Novel Use for Author’s Name Novel Use for Author’s Name
A college classmate recalls how Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon’s name became a witty curse among English sketch artists. The anecdote highlights the fame of the writer whose long name is humorously invoked in frustration.
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Josephine Dodge Daskam
Bacon
England
Adam
Mantels at Bargain From Second Hand Lumber Sale
A society woman reportedly bought white marble mantels and Italian marble details for her country house after spotting a yard sign for second hand lumber on a razed hotel site. She recalls childhood memories of a carved mantel in a nursery and quotes paying $1.50 or $2.25 for the pieces.
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New York Journal
Waterloo Man Stung in Losses to Maybray Gang
M J Jackson of Waterloo and several others have filed original notices of suit against E E Hart national Republican committeeman for Iowa Ben Marks and the First National Bank to recover thousands of dollars alleged to be lost to the Maybray gang in fake fights and racing games.
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M. J. Jackson
Mike
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
E. E. Hart
National Republican
Iowa
Ben Marks
First National Bank
Maybray Gang
Letting the Other Fellow Worry in Racing Context
A bookmaker predicts persistent betting despite racing suppression. He notes that individuals with easy money will find a way to distribute it, implying continued circulation of wagers and adaptability to new avenues. He remains hopeful about alternative methods to profit.
Tiny Fort Worth Couple Plan Ultra Small Home
Fort Worth Texas on June 4 reports Mr and Mrs Jean Bregant the smallest husband and wife in the world weigh 109 pounds together. He stands just under four feet and she is 42 inches tall. They work as candy sales representatives and will build a doll's house in Council Bluffs Iowa with specially made fittings.
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Fort Worth
Tex
New York
Jean Bregant
Council Bluffs
Lake Como
Bregant
Austria
United States
Merry Widow
Mr. Bregant
College of Physicians and Surgeons graduates address humanity health
Charles H. Hughes delivers the commencement speech on Our Battle for Human ity and How to Fight It noting life expectancy should reach ninety to one hundred years and that current mortality from preventable disease shows medical failure. The event features diverse graduates in Boston with a call to extend lifespans.
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Boston
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Charles H. Hughes
L.L.D
Barnes University
St. Louis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Offer and Testimonials
One hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheny & Co of Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinnan and Marvin as trustworthy. cure advertised as internal and blood/mucous system acting. Price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials free. Also Hall's Family Pills promoted for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheny & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheny
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Giant Wins Pretty Girl in Spring City Marriage Tale
Oscar Krause a seven foot four inch Kansas giant famed for a long quest for a wife has won Annie Bradford of Spring City. He is staying with her parents as plans for a public marriage on a stage are made with no hitch expected.
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Spring City
Oscar Krause
Kansas
Annie Bradford
William Bradford
Krause
United States
Richwood
N. Y
Airship Seen Sailing Over Salton Sea Flats
A special dispatch from El Centro reports a mysterious airship nightly over Salton Sea with a basket between two wings and a visible propeller. Twenty observers watched its flight from Salton Sea area near Alamo and New rivers as it crossed the lake and vanished toward the San Jacinto mountains.
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Salton Sea Flats
Los Angeles
Cal
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Salton
Salton Sea
Alamo
New Rivers
San Jacinto Mountains
Tillman anecdote and Jericho wall notes in a humor column
A humor piece recalls a city editor and a raw reporter chasing Senator Tillman for a quote. It also reports German excavations at ancient Jericho near the Dead Sea revealing layered wall construction and sectioned remains. The column includes remaining quips about country living and costs from the New York Tribune.
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Jericho
Dead Sea
Prof
Selin
Memoriam for James Molloy and his enduring song
A music publisher recalls James Molloy, noting his humor and the lasting fame of Love's Old Sweet Song. He praises Molloy as bright and clean in spirit, and recalls a quip about country folk told in London to a Devon man.
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James Molloy
Love
London
Devon
Probate of Will Jefferson County Iowa Notice
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the Last Will of Johanna Peck deceased is on file in Jefferson County Clerk of the District Court. The court sets Monday September 27 1909 at o'clock p m for proof and final hearing. Witness the court seal this 20th day of May 1909.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Johanna Peck
District Court
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