Numerous Local Residents Return for Visits and Travel
A parade of locals including Fred Shafer and son, Ralph Irwin, J. A. Hughes, and Miss Dorothy Zichy visit Ottumwa and nearby towns while relatives, classmates, and colleagues travel between Red Oak Ottumwa Des Moines and Chicago for visits business and schooling. Names include Shafer Smith Irwin Brandrup Johnson Thoma Murdock Spielman Knecht Greer and Leggett among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Fred Shafer and Son
Red Oak
Why the Bluenose Name Sticks in Nova Scotia
The article explores the origin of the term bluenose for Nova Scotians, noting debated roots from blue blood to Acadian settlement, while stressing locals view it as a reproach. It mentions potatoes as a prominent Nova Scotian product and ends with the idea that the nickname endures due to climate and cultural memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Nova
Boston
New England
Acadia
Down East
Lyman Davis Injured In Culvert Work Accident
Lyman Davis was severely bruised and strained when a bank caved in while county bridge workers replaced an old culvert east of Labagh's farm. He was buried briefly, freed by coworkers, and confined to bed for days before regaining mobility with assistance.
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Lyman Davis
Labagh
County Bridge Gang
Mr. Davis
Marriage Licenses Issued in Fairfield and Nearby
County Clerk Smith reports this week’s licenses granted to James A. Shaw and Anna F. Anderson both of Fairfield, Columbus F. Watson and Berth May Jerrell of Cedar township, Loren D. Pratt and Mabel A. Ferrell of Libertyville.
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Smith
James A. Shaw
Fairfield
Anna F. Anderson
Columbus F. Watson
Cedar Township
Berth May Jerrell
Loren D. Pratt
Libertyville
Mabel A. Ferrell
Watson Jerrell wedding in Glasgow at dawn
Mr C T Watson and Miss Bertha Jerrell both of Glasgow were quietly married at the home of Rev Thomas Osborn Tuesday at 9 am. The ceremony was simple with only witnesses present. They returned to the groom’s farm near Glasgow the same day and are well known locally.
Miss Bugbee Declares Seeing Sarah Play With Real Touch
Old Miss Bugbee, deaf and proud, scorns ear-trumpets but misreads a neighbor’s compliment about a daughter’s piano practice. Mrs. Russell recalls the morning piano tuner, a racket in the house, and Bugbee’s lofty remark that she heard Sarah playing with “real touch.”
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Miss Bugbee
Sarah
Pews Reserved from the Collection Basket in Historic Churches
An antiquary notes that certain old Episcopal churches in Philadelphia Boston and several New England villages rent pews without a contribution basket for centuries. The practice allowed social activities and even sleeping during services, with higher rents keeping collectors from interrupting those traditions.
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Philadelphia
Boston
New England
Advertising for a Coach Brings 36 Cabs Instead
A joke recounts Barnes advertising for a coach due to shaky college exams. The next morning 36 taxis lined up before his house, illustrating unexpected advertising results.
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Barnes
Higher Up Powell Howell Exchange Jibe About Money
A brief exchange escalates a humorous clash as Powell taunts Howell about wealth while Howell retorts about a taller wife, capturing a lighthearted moment of banter.
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Howell
Powell
Seasonal Bargains on Ladies and Men’s Accessories
Readable fragments show a sales notice offering summer corsets gloves parasols and hats with heavy emphasis on women’s apparel and men’s shirts undergarments and accessories. The ad highlights low prices and broad inventory including silk umbrellas parasols ties and ribbons.
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Batiste
O&c
Aeot Ee
SOC
Cmetalmau Cuda
Eave
SON
COMAD
Schsdale Cs
Imatostires
Cece
Aerties Ais
Fairfield Men Plan $18,000 Parsons Gymnasium
Fairfield business men propose to fund a new gymnasium at Parsons College, with 25 per year for three years per person to raise $2,500 from about 100 backers. Construction starts August 1 and aims for January completion, featuring a 95 by 50 foot pressed brick structure, swimming pool, locker rooms, running track, and seating for 1,200 on the main floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
Fairfield
Parsons
Fertility Ferments and Manure Practices for Better Crops
A Stockman Journal excerpt argues manure is the best soil improver with dairy manure yielding the most. It urges shallow surface manure, use of manure spreaders, top dressing meadows, straw as bedding and absorbent, and greater reliance on stable manure over commercial fertilizers. It emphasizes clover and legumes need manure to restore old lands for profit.
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Stockman Journal
Take Care of the Eyes Eye strain linked to eye disease
Health note warns eye strain contributes to distress in eye health and aging. The text urges care for eye wellness and retrition risks for those who harm their eyes, highlighting the importance of protective habits.
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Newton
Ottumwa
C. Y. Smith
J. S. Gantz
Porter
Mt. Pleasant
Ralph Irwin
Iowa City
Irwin
James
J. Brandrup
Peoria
Arry Greenleaf
Iowa State University
Bell
Olive Friends
H. Moyer
Sion
Blackwood
Lucra
John Blaul & Co
Burlington
Ey. Gardner
Albia
J. A. Ireland
Ollin Johnson
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Tern Electric Co
Rank Ricksher
Chicago
Iowa State Savings K
F. Fryer
Carbon, the
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St. Louis
Louis Thomas
Browning
Cla A
Iowa
Mrs. Srumback
J. B. Duncan
Jollette
Wyoming
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mr. Duncan
Mr. Ingalls
W. W. White
Mrs. James
Louisville
Kentucky
H. C. Davis
Margaret Clarke
Dorothy Zichy
Garden Grove
Carrie Wisecarver
Denver
Colorado
Walter Fairall
Oskaloosa
Walter Murdock
Mercersburg Academy
Penn
Leo and
Roscoe Thoma
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Mass
C. D. Leggett
Gambier
Ohio
Mr. Leggett
Kenyon College
City
Dorothy
John Spielman
Stella Knecht
Pittsburg
Kansas
Bessie Greer
E. R. Smith
Arthur Tearle
Thorne
Soldier
Mr. Tearle
England
John Macklefresh
Cincinnati
Dr. McKenzie
Bonnie Manatrey
Edward Speigel
Louis Sattler
G. W. Johnson
Blackhawk Township
Letts
Lemuel Johnson
L. T. Gobble
Abingdon
Florence Peterson
Nettie Carlson
Maude Hoagland
Berta Hoagland
Young Trimmer
Marysville
Belle O'Brian
Cleveland
National Educators’ Association
Detroit
Nell Ball
Eldon
Hollingsworth
Teachers’ Institute
C. J. Fulton
Professor Johnson
Minnesota
Joseph Ricksher
Eugene Kirby
J. A. Hughes
Nat Howard
Carl McGrew
Howard Herr
J. C. Thorne
Gorley
Callensburg
Leon
W. O. Murray
South Main Street
Walter Slagle
Ward Lamson
Alton
T. E. McLean
Des Moines
Freddie
Davenport
J. D. Scothorn
Harness and Saddles
Northwest Cor. Square
AM Castes Oac
Dr.a. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Thoma’s Pharmacy
Pearl Buckie
Baney
Panama
Seeaka
Bilacse
MSU
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Oscr W
Uera Dew Sane
Pimos Bes Shale Ad
Berlin
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Oxfords
Frank H. Wells & Company
Alumnii Field
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