Widow Lucy Caldwell McCreery 1822 1905 Abingdon Death
Lucinda Cald well McCreery born Nicholas county Kentucky March 24 1822 died May 9 1905 aged 83. Emigrated to Rush Indiana as a girl then to Keokuk and Abingdon Iowa living there since 1867. Survived by husband and eleven children five sons two daughters with five sons in Abingdon. Funeral May 11 at home. Cemetery committee organized at Abingdon Christian church with Mowery Black Snider. Memorial day address by Maj Sam Mahon.
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Abingdon
Lucinda Caldwell
Nicholas County
Kentucky
Rush County
Indiana
Andrew McCreery
Iowa
Keokuk County
Abingdon. Mrs. McCreery
John Loehr
Fairfield
Sandy
Oskaloosa
William
Ladona
Harvey
Daniel
John
McCreery
M. E. Church
W. A. Black
Christian Church
J. B. Mowery
Jennie Snider
Pollick
Packwood
Mary Gobble
W. T. Jones
Batavia
John Sylvester
Rain slows corn planting and local travel impacts
In Glendale Iowa on May 14 rains hinder corn planting. Local social notes include visits by Mrs. Wm. R. Smith, Mrs. Perry Hickenbottom, Mrs. C. H. Johnson, and Miss Mary Heaton to Middletown. Gertrude Damm returns from Burlington and Paul Smith visits Des Moines. M. Damm ships several cars of cattle and hogs. An empty freight train derails, blocking the road for hours as workers clear the track.
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Glendale
Wm. R. Smith
Perry Hickenbottom
C. H. Johnson
Mary Heaton
Middletown
Gertrude Damm
Burlington
Paul Smith
Des Moines
M. Damm
Woolson and Blackhawk Community Notes
Woolson and Blackhawk brief: May 15 entries note Mrs C D McPherson from near Fairfield visiting relatives, and a Woolson Friends church quarterly meeting set for May 26 and 27. Tally Young and R W Shelley recently visited as Agency visitors. Mrs Burnette heads to Illinois due to illness of her niece, Mrs J A Casady near Libertyville, who visited relatives here Sunday. Miss Lowe, Shelley, and Nellie Ireland attended the C F E convention at Bloomfield last week.
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Woolson and
Blackhawk
C D. McPherson
Fairfield
Woolson Friends’ Church
Tally Young
R. W. Shelley
Burnette
Illinois
Nice
J. A. Casady
Libertyville
Lowe
Shelley
Nellie Ireland
Bloomfield
Local Notes From Libertyville Social Roundup May 15
Miss Emily Haskins visits Mystic Iowa with Rev and Mrs Blagg. Mrs Mary Rollett of Minnesota visits relatives. Bertha Hill visits Birmingham. Belle Mex to lecture temperance at M E church. Ellen Alexander and Jean Wylie of Parsons College visit Bertha Fordyce. Maud Sherrick leaves for Blakesburg to care for a patient of Dr Will Hurst. Clara Sperry of Fairfield visits Wm Cowan home. School board elects teachers Ed Ward principal and Alta Scovell primary for eight months. Frankie Glotfelty hosts birthday party for friends.
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Libertyville
Emily Haskins
Mystic
Geo. Blagg
Mary Rollett
Minnesota
Bertha Hill
Birmingham
Belle Mex
M. E
Ellen Alexander
Jean Wylie
Parsons College
Bertha Fordyce
Maud Sherrick
Blakesburg
Will Hurst
Clara Sperry
Fairfield
Wm. Cowan
Ed. Ward
Alta Scovell
Frankie Glotfelty
Feeding and Block Test at Iowa State College
The Experiment Station at Iowa State College issues bulletin No 819 comparing twelve months feeding results of beef and dairy type steers. Four steers per type, Angus and Hereford for beef, Jersey and Holstein for dairy, with detailed feed tables and group gains. Includes slaughter test figures and carcass notes by John Gosling of Kansas City. illustrated with cuts. for feeders of either type. Contact C F Curtiss, Director, Ames, Iowa.
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Iowa State College
Animal Husbandry Department
Jersey
Holstein
John Gosling
Kansas City
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
Iowa
Fussy Appetites and Healthful Diet Shifts
The article advises light meals without meat for a few days to restore appetite. Emphasizes fruit and greens in large quantities with grapes noted for malaria and pineapple for throat health. Recommends salads with minimal vinegar, lettuce tomatoes lemons for liver issues, and watercress for lungs. Night figs and dates are suggested as tasty wholesome snacks. Avoid extreme cold drinks and late bedtimes.
Why a baby carriage is not called a cry cycle
A Cincinnati Enquirer commentary questions common illusions about leadership and public life. It ponders why people err, why presidents seem elusive, and why some men reveal contradictions in character while presenting confident fronts.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Its Own Reward
A Chicago Tribune anecdote narrates a man who cleans his own sidewalk after a snowfall and schemes about a neighbor doing the same. A north wind then dumps snow onto the other man’s path, prompting the lazy neighbor to wish for a more proactive south neighbor.
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Ellis Avenue
Chicago Tribune
Freight Wrecks and Golden Wedding in May
Three freight wrecks occurred on the Burlington route with engines and cars derailed at Mt Pleasant crossing and Glendale to Lockridge, plus a Barstow incident. Engineer McGrath and Fireman Bowen unharmed. Golden wedding observed May 13 as Alanson Messenger and Pauline Campbell celebrated fifty years of marriage in Danville and Ottumwa.
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Burlington
Burlington Hawkeye
Mt. Pleasant Street
McGrath
Bowen
Hawkeye Creek
Glendale
Lockridge
Galesburg
Barstow
Fort Madison
Mt. Pleasant
Alanson Messenger
Danville
Pauline Campbell
Harlan
Messenger
Mayme Sawtell
Fairfield
J. O. Horning
Pittsburg
C. W. Messenger
Ottumwa
J. A. Clock
Portland
Oregon
Horace B. Messenger
Sacramento
Cal
Margaret Barnes
West Broadway
Mrs. Messenger
Mr. Messenger
Ralph Maddox
Iowa crop bulletin notes heavy rains and delayed planting in 1905
Des Moines reports the week ending May 15 1905 was cool and very wet with 2.00 to 5.90 inches of rain across districts. Damage from wind squalls hail and lightning affected buildings crops and livestock. Corn planting is delayed by moisture, but pastures and small grains on well drained soils are improving. Early corn is sprouting. fruit injury reported from storms. overall crop conditions are fairly good pending warm dry weather.
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Des Moines
Follow Edmundson's Lead for Council Bluffs Hospital
Des Moines businessman J D Edmundson pledged 40000 to build a new hospital for the city's Women’s Christian association. Nearby Fort Crook resident John Norton contributed 1000 to buy a site, both given to former association president Emma Lucas. A canvass will seek 15000 to 20000 for the location.
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Council Bluffs
J. D. Edmundson
Des Moines
Women’s Christian Association of
John Norton
Fort Crook
Neb
Emma Lucas
Cattle Unharmed After Barn Hit by Lightning
May 14 Manchester Iowa report says H. M. Barr’s Edgewood area barn was struck by lightning. The structure filled with smoke but no fire or injuries to cattle were observed. The incident occurred a mile south of Edgewood amid recent electrical storms.
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Delaware County
Manchester
H. M. Barr
Edgewood
To Clean Meerschaum Pipe
To clean a meerschaum pipe place the pipe in cold sweet milk in an earthenware jar stood in boiling water and let it boil very slowly.
Gather the Fragments for Growth and Life
A reflection on making use of every fragment of time and life. It argues that waste is a loss in spiritual work and daily living, citing natural processes where decay and byproducts nourish future growth and soil formation.
Speak Loving Words Send Letters Before It Is Too Late
A moral exhortation urging readers to spend less on the dead and more on the living by writing letters and sending kind words. It warns of heartbreak and remorse when children fail to write to aging parents and urges immediate action to cheer loved ones today.
Plain Clothes Men and the Secret Police Uniforms
In a South American state newly under a potentate, an artist is ordered to design showy official uniforms. The ruler praises spectacular attire for public awe while the artist identifies a three cornered hat plume and colored trim as a secret police costume.
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Navy
Army
Secret Police
Wanted a Change Small Boy asks for Fairy Tale Adventure
A Brook lyn Life quip frames a dialogue where a boy requests a book with fairy tales and lots of fighting. The father suggests the Bible as a source of varied stories, sparking a humorous exchange about what counts as reading material.
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Brooklyn
When Money Talks Political Influence Remarks
A Washington Star quote cites Senator Sorghum arguing influence rests not only on public speech. He notes that some crucial talks occur in private, where power can be shaped away from crowded platforms. The remark links money and persuasion to political leverage.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Baby startled by bonnet in nursery scene
In a Yonkers Statesman snippet, Mr Styles asks the nurse about the baby who cries loudly. The nurse remarks the mother just passed with her new bonnet and the sight frightened the young child.
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Katie
Mr. Styles
Yonkers
If the Japs Could Not Feed a Hungry Army
A satirical verse imagines endless waves of soldiers from Europatkin and the czar being captured and sent to Japan. It quips that Japanese hosts, described as tiny eaters, would quickly exhaust resources while Russia supposedly wins by sheer numbers. The poem cites the New York Sun as its source.
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Europatkin
Tokio
Japan
Russia
New York Sun
Goodbye Mr Winter A Springtime Echo
Poetic verse bidding farewell to winter and its hardships. The speaker welcomes spring with warmth, new fashion, and renewed activity. Citizens anticipate housing, hats, and roving hoboes, as warmer weather and robins signal a seasonal shift. The piece contrasts cold costs with rising spirits and social bustle.
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Mr. Winter
Pointed Paragraphs and Social Ironies
A reflective column from the Atchison Globe discusses how tone shapes interactions, the value of politeness over open hostility, and how reform efforts often lack substance. It notes natural impulses in handling mail, contrasts appearances with domestic labor, and comments on beneficiaries who twist favors to seem superior.
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Atchison Globe
London Zoo's tortoise and endangered species raise concerns
The article notes the oldest London Zoo tortoise aged about 350 summers requiring cabbage hand feeding. It mentions prized ostriches as fast race stock, the near extinction of the Indian rhinoceros with two in London and Europe, and warnings that wild populations in India and Assam may vanish without preservation efforts.
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London Zoo
London Zoological Gardens
India
Assam
The Terrible Tommy and the Sermon Bet
A Chicago Tribune humor note portrays Tommy debating a sermon length with the Rev Fourthly. Tommy boasted that the sermon would be no longer than twice the length of the prayer, and he won the wager.
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Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Going to spend your vacation traveling on the lakes
Stedman jokes about vacations on the lakes as Gayman answers that he enjoys water but dislikes traveling by wagon. The exchange captures a light moment about travel habits and leisure.
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Stedman
Gayman
Chicago Tribune
Wanted a Blanket Policy in Navy Stoker Bid
A humorous Puck style cartoon caption shows a Bermudian visitor at an insurance desk asking for a blanket policy and choosing life fire or marine. He quips he wants all three and to insure a navy stoker job, prompting sarcasm from the clerk.
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Hibernian
Pawliey
Stoker
Navy
Puck
Two of the Great Evils in a Local Quip
A Washington Post quip cites a Pohick philosopher noting two things ruin most happy homes. The questioner asks for the two, and the punchline suggests women's love for dry goods and men's love for wet goods.
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Pohick
Washington Post
What did your husband say about the dressmaker bill
A witty quip from Meggendorfer Blaetter frames a domestic joke about bills and a heated reaction. The speaker recalls asking how a husband reacted to a dressmaker’s bill and then a milliner’s bill, delivering a punchline about rage and comic irony.
Helpless Wife Allegation Cited by Cadly
Cadly complains his wife is the most helpless creature and relies on him for simple tasks such as reaching for a candle and bringing up coal from the cellar. The Philadelphia Press quotes his remark in a candid, satirical tone.
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Cadly
Philadelphia Press
A Good Precedent Cartoon Dialogue
A humorous Collier's exchange features Mrs Mildly lamenting men in a cleaner world and Mr Mildly replying that without men women would seek dirt to create one, a playful gender clash framed as domestic banter.
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Mrs. Mildly
Mr. Mildly
Collier’s
Man’s Liver Bargain Provokes Market Gaffe
A humorous exchange features Mr Tyte-Phist explaining to his wife why he brings a lean dog to the meat market. He says the butcher suspects he buys liver and a shank for the dog, but insists he knows what he is doing. The quip appears in the Chicago Tribune style.
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City
Fla
Frank S. Shrine
C. B
Cause for Wonder Says He Lives by His Wits
Quote from Chicago Tribune notes Blank as always broke and living by wits.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary verse fragment of old dialect text
A distorted excerpt shows a dated dialect voice musing on work and duties. Pared phrases mention a circus, an office boy, and a looming decision or journey, with a rough line about the old man and mail. The fragment lacks clear narrative context or attribution.
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Whit Hunts
A School Vacation Turns To Drudgery
A dissatisfied reader voices frustration with a headteacher and the dulling routine of school breaks. The note suggests weary days and a call for better use of vacation time.
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Henry Hawkins
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Oscar Swanson
Little Fay Maddox
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Denton Tedrow
Henry Wolff
Charley Elliott
Sam Mahon
Mt. Zion Church
Woolson and Blackhawk
Fort Madison Yards
Mister Butter In
Mister Butter
Mammy
Butter-in
Charlton Lawrence Edholm
Leslie’s Monthly
Crop Bulletin
Edmunson
W. C. A. Hospital
Grand College
Fairfield Opera House
Moniy
Theo. Spiering
Virtuey
W. C. E. Seeboeck
Amalia Schmidt
Max Heinrich
Datrow
Sattley
Rock Island Buggy CO
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Rairneid
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