County News from Endale Iowa March 18
Local notes report illness and visits across Endale and nearby towns. Mrs Bernard is seriously ill with care by her Fairfield mother, while Mr Nelson's family from Galesburg visits to tend his mother. Various residents are ill, visiting relatives, and preparing for spring school terms and local elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endale
Bernard
Fairfield
Peter Nelson
Galesburg
Mr. Nelson
Y Lamanski
Ottumwa
Henryanski
Y Rizor
Fair
Hugh Allerdice
Monroe Kyle
Stockport News Roundup From March Including Local Visits
March entries from Stockport record social visits and church events. Ottumwa preacher Rev McKaig spoke at the Christian church with morning and evening services. Local residents A J Oberg and daughter visited Leando. John Harlan is ill. A Gregory conducted business in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ockport
Rus
Keokuk
Ev. McKaig
Ottumwa
Christian Church
A. J. Oberg
Red
Leando
John Harlan
Cedar Notes From Cedar Township
March notes report Rich Fisher hiring carpenters to build a large barn. McWhorter and Robert Ful plan barn projects this spring. Mr and Mrs Martin welcomed a new daughter after moving from Mt Pleasant to the Ad farm. George Phillips, longtime Cedar resident, sold his home and moves to Birmingham with family. Pearson moved onto the Speer farm as Cedar Township sees only a few spring changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar Township
Rich Fisher
M. McWhorter
Robert Fuleach
G. R
Martin
Mt. Pleasant
Roth
George Phillips
Cedar Township
Purda
Birmingham
Hn Pearson
Es Speer
Edar
Miss Anna Miller Visits Washington and Local Rail Wrecks
Miss Anna Miller travels to Washington to visit her sister Mrs Chas Bense. A train wreck occurred on the cut off north of Perlee last Wednesday night with subsequent incidents on the old track as clearance continued. Stoner Davison sale attendance noted. A pie social at Center school house netted over twenty dollars. Morton and Roy Fox moved to Paris Iowa for work. George Weal married Miss Bessie Kyle last Tuesday. Linnie Lambert went to Brighton. Judson Coil left for Clay to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perlee
Anna Miller
Washington
Chas. Bense
Stoner Davison
Scott Davison
Center School House
Morton
Roy Fox
Paris
Iowa
George Weal
Bessie Kyle
Linnie Lambert
Brighton
Judson Coil
Clay
Local Social Notes From Libertyville Area
Libertyville residents report visits and travel including Manford Clark and daughter Ercel at Mt. Pleasant and Charles Elliott returning from California. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs A B Cleasby on March 13 was buried at Fell cemetery. Several residents made trips to Fairfield Ottumwa Eldon and Agency. Reverend Hinkhouse preached at the Presbyterian church and others were called by illness or visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Manford Clark
Ercel
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Elliott
California
A. B. Cleasby
Fell Cemetery
Harlie Yost
Perlee
Rev. C. Springer
Floris
Henry Krachet
Eldon
Dan Leppo
Roy Price
Fairfield
Bertha, Pierson
Frieda
Ottumwa
Creek
Luther Leedy
J. R. Laughlin
Mary Trout
Charles
Hinkhouse
Presbyterian Church
C. B. Hawkins
Agency
James Peebler and Son
Ellmaker
Stokes
Community Notices and Social Bits From Local Scene
The report notes possession actions for a Jonathan Famulner property and social gatherings hosted by Mrs. T. H. Carter with the M. W. A. club, and by Mrs. Geo. Newland for the Press Aid Society. It also mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burger after two years away, plus visits by Mrs. Hill of Missouri to daughter Mrs. Will Hawkins in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Famulner
T. H. Carter
M. W. A. Club
Geo. Newland
J. W. Whitlock
Press Aid Society
Idaho
California
Joe Burger
S. K. Davis
Fairfield
Hill
Missouri
Will Hawkins
Loom End sale boosts Merrimac commerce
Merrimac reports a successful Loom End sale with shoppers arriving from all directions and early birds securing large bundles. Mt Pleasant visitors Mrs Sul Ross and Mrs Ilenry Wiggans join sister Mrs Charles Haifley who remains ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Sul Ross
Ilenry Wiggans
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Haifley
Estrus Norton
Sherr Norton
Sam McGuire
Henry Shuppy
Frank Burk
Henry Mankardt
Julius Crile
Charlie McGuire
Peter Lyons
George Allender
Frank Nelson
Caroline Craft
Germanville
Mr. Haiffer
Joe Hosteddler
Dr. Allen
Wayland
Morrow
Free Will Baptist Supper Aids Fence Project In Lockridge
Lockridge Iowa March 18 residents attend a supper planned by the Free Will Baptist church women to raise funds for a fence. Albert King and workers remodel a house for Rauscher Bros. & Co. Lizzie Bates of Mt Pleasant visits sister-in-law Minnie Craft. Arthur Hillman visits Mt Pleasant. A M Hillman calls on Fairfield. Grandpa Rauscher visits son Henry in Brighton. Albert King and Frank Peterson install a new gasoline engine and wood saw. wood sawing praised by users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockridge
Lizzie Bates
Mt. Pleasant
Minnie Craft
Arthur Hillman
A. M. Hillman
Fairfield
Grandpa Rauscher
Henry
Brighton
Albert King
Frank Peterson
Meadowlarks Signal Spring Work at Round Prairie
The Round Prairie community gathers March 18 as meadow larks arrive signaling spring. James Humphrey brings an Edison phonograph to the Edwards home for a Friday night listening party with neighbors enjoying selections. Will Crane and wife have recent…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie Two
James Humphrey
Frank Edwards
Humphrey
Will Crane
Local Residents Visit Ties To Family And Friends
The text notes Mr and Mrs Nat Watkins of Bellville Kansas visiting relatives and old friends. Elsie and Maude Sherman spent Saturday night with the Gus Peterson home. Nat Watkins visited his brother Douglas last week to see his aged mother as they settled on a farm purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fisher
Wooster
Wm. McWhorter
Bradshaw
Louis Nady
Troy
Grace
Ida Adams
Illinois
J. E. Dell
Trenton
Frank Dill
Nebraska
Wm. Parsons
New London
Nellie Collins
Litttle Johnnie Fickel
Stockport
Mack Fry
Orrin Fry
Sadie Murphy
Kansas
Elmer Grove
Jefferson County
Henry Scheiber
Four Corners
Robert Fulton
Elsie
Maude Sherman
Gus Peterson
Nat Watkins
Bellville
Mr. Watkins
Douglas
Local Social Notes From Blackhawk Iowa
Mrs Walker and her daughter Margaret cared for ill relatives in Fairfield last week. Mr and Mrs Lynn Waterhouse attended the wedding of the latter's brother near Brighton. The couple returned with the bride and groom from Mingo Town. The Stansberry home welcomes the Baker family. All the sick are improving and oats sowing may begin with more good weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk
Beckwith News Briefs and Local Notices
Miss Cora Davis travels to Washington county for a serious illness in her father’s family. Miss Commack closes the Beckwith school in Friday and returns to Salem. Twin babies arrive at Sy Jo James home in Monmouth. Easter services planned at Bethesda. Little Harold Edmunds faces throat trouble. Mrs Will Maxwell visits from Glendale to shop locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckwith
Cora Davis
Washington County
Commack
Salem
Sy Jo James
Monmouth
Bethesda
Harold Edmunds
Will Maxwell
Glendale
Medicine in Ancient Egypt Records of the Past
The text describes Egyptian medical practice with public exposure of patients and limited anatomy knowledge. Eye diseases are noted as best understood with medical and surgical care. The Papyrus Ebers, dated to 3000 B C and found in Memphis, is highlighted as the key medical manuscript. Disease is linked to deity anger and moral struggle, a view widespread historically.
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Egypt
Memphis
Africa
Asia
Visitor question at Washington marine barracks sparks curiosity
At the Washington marine barracks a group of Mary land girls curious about life at the post asked what taps means. An officer explains taps as the bugle call signaling lights out and played over fallen soldiers. The girls then ask what happens if there is no dead soldier to honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Barracks
Washington
Maryland
Farming by mail extends extension work to farmers
Ames College agricultural extension led by Prof. P. G. Holden announces a new mail campaign to inform farmers across the state about income boosting methods. Seed corn specials and extension efforts have already added millions to farm incomes, and editors statewide are asked to cooperate with Holden and his assistant team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Department
Ames College
P. G. Holden
Holden
Iowa teachers face shortage amid exams and salaries
The Burlington Hawkeye laments inane state exams and miserably low pay, predicting a teacher shortage in Iowa as districts grow apprehensive about staffing this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington Hawkeye
An Expensive Cut Reflected in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialog weighs a Dr Parker's marriage to a rich heiress and the cost of medical services. The wife jokes about a costly operation while the husband replies that the price will rise with the doctor's new status. The exchange captures social attitudes and wit of the era.
Seed corn and farm campaigns urge farmers to boost profits
A rural outreach letter urges local papers to publish weekly seed corn notices and short editorials to lift corn planting returns and pig profits. It stresses clover seed, home gardening, and dairy care as key themes for Iowa farms and the state fair activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Artcles
Married Men as Fighters in War Reports
A British army officer reports from the Boer and Russo Japanese wars that married soldiers show greater bravery and endurance than unmarried ones. He notes they endure hardship better and behave with honest, natural valor. The Burlington Hawkeye adds a tongue in cheek about the women taking the witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkeye
Probate Notice of Henry Bureker Will Hearing
Notice to all concerned that the Last Will of Henry Bureker Sr deceased is on file in Jefferson County Iowa. A proof and final hearing are set for May 6 1907 at 2 PM in the District Court of Jefferson County. W C Smith Clerk signs the document March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Henry Bureker
District Court
W. C. Smith
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice to Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association stockholders of an annual meeting at the secretary’s office in Fairfield Iowa on Monday April 1 1907 at 9 oclock a m to elect two directors and conduct other proper business I D JONES Secretary I-31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association
Fairfield
Iowa
I. D. Jones
City seeks oak plank for street work in Fairfield Iowa
The City of Fairfield Iowa invites bids for 15000 to 20000 feet of oak plank for street use. For dimensions contact the City Clerk WM L Long at 212 City Clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
WM. L. Long
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised By Editor In Virginia
D N Walker editor of the Enterprise Louisa Virginia reports a nail wound treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed without inflammation. The advertisement claims the salve heals every sore burn and skin disease and is sold by F S Shriner's druggist for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Walker
the Enterprise
Louisa
F. S. Shriner’s
Wise Woman. Catholic Standard and Times
A clipped humorous dialogue excerpt shows Mr Bluffington and his wife debating a discovery signaled by a smell on the breath, reflecting social wit in a Catholic era framing. The sketch hints at domestic dynamics and playful surveillance within a wartime or postwar newspaper style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
Harris and Cuddy Firm Dissolution Notice
Harris and Cuddy dissolve with W E Harris purchasing the interest and goodwill. All parties with accounts are urged to settle immediately by cash or note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris & Cuddy
W. E. Harris
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