Local Notes and Social News Bits Roll Through County
County correspondence covers funerals in Mt. Pleasant for Dan Gavin and family attendance at churches and camps. Mentioned are visits from Cedar township, Stockport, Fairfield, Abingdon, Richland, and Oskaloosa. Mrs Newland entertains a relative. new barn painting. illnesses include Harvey Spray’s baby with pneumonia. various visits and small community events across local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newland
Dan Gavin
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia Lotridge
Roach
Joseph Warner
Walter Trabert
Trabert
Warner Homes
J. E. Princes
Cedar Township
Stockport
Harvey Spray
Dall Green
Avelo Fulton
Brother Heaton
California
Social on the Moyer church lawn Wednesday evening
A church social will be held on the Moyer church lawn on Wednesday evening June 12 with ice cream strawberries cake and other refreshments. All are invited for a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyer Church
John DuBois
Earl Dana
Polk DuBois
David Hedge
Lucile Anderson
Ethel Greeson
McChesney
Emma
Washington
John Bell
Mary A. Davidson
Sam P. Bell
Floyd
Uttley
Ed. Hamilton
Pleasant Grove
Lucile Davidson
Melvin Davidson
Albert Armstrong
Ross Koontz
Carl Booth
Grandma Koontz
John H. Copeland and Sons
Dan Murphy
Sam Davidson
Susan Booth
Ed. Baker
Darwin Teeter
Fairfield
Ethel, Greeson
Elizabeth Humphrey
Sam Fowler
Barger
Minnie Neiswanger
Frank Scott
Roy Williams
Floyd Davidson
Local Social Notes Brighten Burlington and Fairfield
Ora and Blooma Free of Burlington visit their brother H. W. Free. Lydia Lotridge of Fairfield stayed with the Roach sisters. Bethesda church held well attended Children Day services with a strong program. Gurley and Glen Bush visited their uncle Uriah Bush. Carrigan siblings Susan and Charles attended D D Gavin's funeral at Mount Pleasant last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora
Blooma Free
Burlington
H. W. Free
Lydia Lotridge
Fairfield
Ella
Margaret Roach
Bethhesda Church
Gurley
Glen Bush
Uriah Bush
Chas. Carrigan
Susie Carrigan
W. H. Bush
Will Roach
D. D. Gavin
Mt. Pleasant
Abingdon Social Roundup Notes Visits and Calls
Abingdon residents report a flurry of short visits and callers from Batavia Mystic Ottumwa Fairfield Farson Milton Linby and Bladenburg. Notables include Mrs. Linder Mrs. Rhoda Baugh and Jesse Trent among others with several Sunday gatherings and platform dances.
Local Social Notes From Packwood Area
Lizzie Ramey and son Oren visited the L G Myers home on Saturday. D M Oliver traveling for a hardware firm spent Sunday at home. Will Stevens and Mrs L K Wallace traveled to Washburn Illinois to attend their sister s funeral. Many from afar attended the children s program at the Christian church Sunday night. W C Carthy of Mortainsburg spent a few days earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Carthey
Miss Jacobson
Fairfield
L. G. Myers
Joseph Nelson
Linby
Vern Bradfield
Isaac Webb
Mr. Caviness
Mr. Spellman
Edd. Woolum
C. W. Ben
Abingdon
J. H. Murphy
Samuel Anderson
Nate Reinier
Brighton
John Loomis
Arthur Loomis
Will Fleenor
Ralph Fleenor
O. B. Myers
Nellie Hintz
Walter
Pleasant Plain
Lester
Mary Dysert
Mr. Johnson
Richland
Lizzie Ramey
Oren
D. M. Oliver
Will Stevens
L. K. Wallace
Washburn
Ill
Christian Church
W. C. Carthy
Mortainsburg
Local Visitors and Travels Around Libertyville
Mr and Mrs James Cornish of Princeville Ill guest of their daughter Mrs E S Lucas. Silas Pearson left for Grand Junction Colo to visit son Will. Frank Cramlett went to Chicago with a carload of sheep. Miss Hayden of Eldon visits Eunice Sutherland. Mrs Geo Peebler of Batavia visits relatives. C N Riggs attended Cedar Rapids Bankers convention. Packingham of Galesburg and Park Russell of Fairfield guests of the Grebes. Jessie Wray of Fairfield visited Mrs H D Davis. C W Riggs attended Bankers Week. Edna Pollock Maud Warren mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carr
Batavia
Wm. Linder
Rhodabaugh
Libertyville
T. W. Gobbles
Jesse Trent
Sam Knox
Mystic
Iowa
Susan Doughty
J. B. Mowery
Dr. Moorman
Packwood
H. E. Keen
Ottumwa
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
A. C. Wisecarver
Fairfield
Chas. Erdman
Martinsburg
Abingdon
A. Peters
Chas. Raney
Milton
Fred Bender and Family
Farson
Loyd Harbon
S. C. L. Clark
Pastor Pearson
Joseph Miller
Carl Walker
Orville Smith
Geo. Gilbeaut
Linby
John Silvester
U. S. Hawthorne
Sally Cline
Lloyd Logan
Washington
Bruce Gobble
T. M. Gobbles
N. D. Smith
Grace McCreery
F. M. Gobble
F. G. Smith
John Hudson
Clarence Cline
Elmgrove
Ray Nelson
Koert Snider
Harold Gobble
James Cornish
Princeville
Ill
E. S. Lucas
Silas Pearson
Will
Grand Junction
Colo
Frank Cramlett
Chicago
Miss Hayden
Eldon
Eunice Sutherland
Geo. Peebler
C. N. Riggs
Cedar Rapids
Packingham
Galesburg
Park Russell
Henry Grebe
Jessie Wray
H. D. Davis
C. W. Riggs
Edna Pollock
Maud Warren
Local News and Social Roundup From Linby
Linby notes include travelers’ returns and departures to Washington California and Abingdon Va. visits by the Gambell Brown Cuddy and Smith families. A small building near Mr. M N Smith’s home caught fire last night but no valuables were saved. Church events set for June 21 supper and June 22 covenant meeting. Hazel Goodman injured by barb wire fence while out Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Forrest
Washington
California
C. H. Linder
Abingdon
Wm. Stephens
Illinois
Wm. Steel
Linder
Theo. Cuddy
Hedrick
N Havens
O. C. Smith
Eva Gambell
Gambell
M. N. Smith
Harrold Gobble
L. V. Brown
C. R. Brown
Ottumwa
Clifford Smith
Des Moines
Hazel Goodman
Center Township Visitors and Sunday Calls
Thomas Lynn of Pleasant Plain visited the Orren Green home. Mrs May Louth and children spent Sunday at the S Cornell home. W F Miller and son called at G W Cornell’s Sunday afternoon. Ross McCarty spent Sunday afternoon at H H Snyder’s. Crile sisters visited John Krummally’s Sunday afternoon. Verne Cornell and family spent Monday afternoon at W F Miller’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lynn
Pleasant Plain
Orren Green
May Louth
S. Cornell
W. F. Miller and Son
G. W. Cornell
Ross McCarty
H. H. Snyder
Mable
Hattie
Florence
Chloe Crile
John Krummally
Verne Cornell
W. F. Miller
Mother and daughter exchange sharp money jibe
The Boston Transcript notes a pointed exchange where a mother suggests a husband with less money and the daughter retorts that her future spouse will soon have less. The brief dialogue skewers financial ambitions and family expectations.
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Boston Transcript
Buggy Man R H Spence Opens Ad in Paper
R H Spence known as the Buggy Man places an advertisement in this issue. The notice highlights his services and offerings, inviting readers to learn about new buggy and carriage options and related repairs.
Unconventional wedding gift Skeleton in oak box
A former best man recalls a wedding gift that included a skeleton. A tall oak box hid a grenadier skeleton imported for the bride who loved to draw. The couple faced trouble as servants shyed from the odd guest and it was eventually moved to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. C. Liddell
Yarmouth Herring Feast Puts Local Dish Center Stage
Yarmouth hosts its annual herring dinner presided over by the borough mayor with leading townspeople in attendance. The menu showcases herrings and sprats in inventive forms, highlighting the fish’s economic and cultural role in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
London
The Ancient Oracles and their Lively Faith
Herodotus notes between seven and eighty oracles of various sorts. People showed lively faith in Delphi and Dodona, with other oracles popular as well. Predictions came from secret information or vague guesses, but public belief sustained them longer than infallibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herodotus
Delphi
Dodona
Albrecht Durer's Tankard at Bratwurstglocklein Inn
The Bratwurstglocklein in Nuremberg has preserved a double pewter tankard once owned by Albrecht Durer and his wife. The inn, rebuilt in 1400, serves sausages sauerkraut and beer to at most ten patrons. The pair supposedly clinked inside and outside tanks when mood allowed.
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Albrecht Durer
Nuremberg
Durer
London Graphic
Black Chocolate Icing Substitutes Cocoa For Chocolate
When no chocolate is in the pantry mix six even tablespoons cocoa five of sugar one of butter and three of hot water. Cook until smooth and test on a saucer set on a cool ledge. The icing will be rich dark and not very sweet.
The Tailor's Chance Reminiscences Quip
An anecdote from Archibald Geikie’s Reminiscences tells of a tailor and a doctor meeting in a funeral procession. The doctor asks if the tailor is going home with his work, prompting the tailor to mock the doctor’s own burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Archibald Geikie
Golfing Reverends Rib Hardcase Over Poor Form
The Catholic Standard and Times quotes the Rev Mr Goodstern admonishing Hardcase for a lackluster golf outing last Sabbath. Hardcase deflects with a sharp reply noting his usual strong form, but concedes he was in a wretched state.
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Mr Goodstern
Hardcase
Catholic Standard and Times
Lying In Wait Quote Sparks Dark City Talk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet features a street dialogue about a taboret, described as a shin high dark street object, triggering curiosity and local chatter. The exchange underscores urban mystery and slang without further details.
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Shin High
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Property has ire duties as well as its rights
Drurmiisond notes that property carries both duties and rights, highlighting the balance between ownership responsibilities and entitlements in civic life.
Creston Doctor Sued for Malpractice in Iowa
Mrs Innce Seeley sues Dr A C Beatle of Creston Iowa for 16725 alleging carelessness in childbirth caused blood poisoning. She seeks 10000 for personal injuries plus costs for nurses doctors medicine and her husband’s lost wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Iowa
A. C. Beatle
Innce Seeley
R. T. Seeley
The Prince's Death
A brief New York Sun item notes Prince Harold died after a long trot of two and a quarter miles, suffering from blind staggers. The couple discuss the shocking news and seek the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Harold
New York Sun
Ship Affection Sparks Language Charm
Cartoonish exchange noting why ships are often called she. Swenson quips that a vessel grows very attached to a buoy, while Benson replies the affection explains the nautical pronoun usage. The joke captures maritime humor from the New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swenson
Benson
New York Times
Doctor Powell Refuses Details on Patient Condition
In a terse exchange, Howell presses for medical explanation while Powell declines, saying to skip technicalities and state what ails the patient. The New York Press reports the terse confrontation over patient health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Powell
New York Press
Knowledge Endures Beyond Wealth Quote
A short quotation notes that wealth will decay but knowledge remains eternal, attributed to Langford. The line emphasizes the enduring value of learning over material riches.
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Langford
Icelandic woman deflates pride over humanitarianism
A visiting Icelandic wife of a scholar boasted that Iceland lacks cruelty and that Icelanders are natural humanitarians. A guest then asks about fishermen, and she claims Icelandic fishermen use anaesthetics to bait their hooks, illustrating the paradox with humor reported by the New York Sun.
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Iceland
New York
States
Wonderful Earrings of Biote Daughter of Aristotle Found
Archaeologists uncovered a set of delicate earrings attributed to Biote the daughter of Aristotle in Chalets. The pair depict two doves in golden hoops with granulated gold feathers gem eyes and color bands. The tiny moving tail feathers create the effect of live birds balancing on their perches when worn.
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Biote
Aristotle
Chicago Record-Herald
The Cat of the Falcon Tradition at Royal Yacht Club
In London Clubs Ralph Neville notes Lord Yarborough’s yacht the Falcon paid crew extra wages in exchange for adherence to naval rules including flogging. Some crew reportedly submitted to the cat-o nine tails as part of a signed pledge before sailing from Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Royal Yacht Club
Lord Yarborough
Ralph Neville
London
Plymouth Sound
Stonewalls Witty Remark At Civil War Council
In a Civil War council of generals a remark noted Major was wounded and unable to perform a suggested duty. Stonewall Jackson quipped that if true it must have been by an accidental discharge of his duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Stonewall Jackson
Calf Sale Sparks Church Dues Dispute
A tale from the National Monthly recounts Brother Brown who promised to pay church dues after selling a calf. He sold the calf, misheard a hymn, and, in anger, declared he had paid ten dollars but did not care about the whole church singing.
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Brother Brown
National Monthly
Costly Tuft of Feathers Worn by Prince of Wales
A single periwak feather tuft with a gold threaded top adorns the Prince of Wales crown on special occasions. Valued at 50000 dollars, it is the only one of its kind. The hunt took twenty years and claimed more than a dozen lives as hunters navigated jungle tigers to reach dense habitat.
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Prince of Wales
Chicago Tribune
Turning the Turtle Hunting Methods Described
A historical note explains turtle hunting by flipping the animal onto its back, making it helpless. The turtle defends by throwing sand with its strong flippers, a move that can blind the hunter. Once turned, it is dragged up the beach to above high water mark, and weighs about four hundredweight.
Man's admission hints at deliberate auto attack
The Houston Post cites a defendant's remark on the morning of the incident claiming he would try his new car to see if he could hit people he knew, raising questions of malice aforethought in the roadside case.
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Houston Post
Woman who sends out of town for everything faces husband’s job move
A humorous line about a wife who already sends out of town for all needs may reflect a domestic dynamic as she could soon have to send her husband away for work. The quip signals a possible shift in employment or travel patterns affecting their household routines.
Bluebird symbol and fried chicken comfort headline
A brief item notes the bluebird as a symbol of happiness and contrasts it with plain fried chicken as a comfort food, attributed to Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Buggy Man Ad Cited by R. H. Spence in Paper
Local newspaper cites R. H. Spence, known as the Buggy Man, in a cited advertisement within the issue. The notice references carriages and related wares likely offered or promoted by Spence, with typical period style language and pricing hints.
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Charles Allison
Brotherhood
Leedy Hall
Township
Mt. Zion
Keokuk Dam
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Will Hill
United States
Beckwith
Center Township
R. H. Spence the
The
Ancient Oracles
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Fairfield, Iowa
Creston Doctor
Trust
A.V. Frazey & Son
Undertakers
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