Local notices and personal news from Mt. Pleasant area
Numerous brief items describe visits and travels of residents including families Swanson Foster Bonnett Laughlin and others. Community life features church events, receptions, school pageant, gatherings, and a list of local arrivals and health notes with several births and upcoming events in October.
Homecoming crowd marks Birmingham church day
Rural Glasgow area notes a busy Homecoming with Rev Millice preaching, Dr. Smith of Iowa Wesleyan College speaking, and a large audience including visitors from Fairfield and Lockridge. A new Schumann piano was bought for the M E church and a basket dinner followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Edmunds
Fairfield
Bert Williamson
Edmundson
Alice Linder
Julia Hall
Dema Bailey
Salina
James Allender
Verne
Mae
Elsie Hastings
Ora Nixon
Birmingham
Lockridge
Millice
Hillsboro
Smith
Iowa Wesleyan College
Moses Kiger Sr
Robert
Chester Fulton
Elliott Taylor
Phyllis Morris
Edd Metcalf
Ruth
Mt. Pleasant
Caroline Baldwin
Andrew Young
Libertyville
Alven Kinney
Brown
Local Notables and Events Highlight Richland Area Social Scene
Clay Township residents visit Washington guests attend a corn stalk contest prize event at the Richland Clarion. Football journeys, anniversaries, and W C T U meetings fill a busy period with gatherings at Ottumwa Ames Wayland and Ollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Brown
Washington
C. D. Robinson
Richland Clarion
Sharley
The
Clarion
Richland High School
Columbus Junction
Allen
Vera Woodford
Carrol Morgan
S. C. Woodford
George
Nelson Woodford
John M. Robinson
Wesley Hendricks
Mrs. Hendricks
Hendricks
Lucy Morgan
James
Ames
Lizzie Clyde
Martha Rudd
John Robinson
Eugene Morgan
Lysle Schuntler
Warren
Carroll Morgan
Wayland
Chas. Robinson
Ottumwa
Bert Smith
Marion Smith
Frank Smith
Della Neal
James Combs
Walter Sheets
Lizzie Carlin
Nettie Beatty
Near
Washingon
Katie Hart
Burlington
Pearle Woodford
J. B. McCalab
Bob
A. R. Conrad
J. L. Bank
Dot
Frances Meacham
M. L. Sargent
Berne
Centerville
A. J. Morgan
Iowa City
George Wilson
Phillis Pendegraph
Richland
L. B. Reed
Gertude Reed
American Legion
Terry Gowery
Sun- Vy
Claude Waterhouse
Harold
Ollie
Local social life and visits fill Packwood area notes
Packwood and nearby communities share social visits and events. Mrs Knight of Highland Center visits friends, while gatherings honor Mrs Gobble and others. Several residents travel to Ottumwa, Fairfield, Hedrick, and Agency for shopping, church, or family occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Woolum
Earl Woolum
Don Woolum
Bern Stephenson and Son
Gobble
Agency
Henry Gandy
Jane Gandy
Frances McWilliams
Oskaloosa
Joseph Nelson
Linby
G. L. Smith
Mabel Biverlin
Isaac Webb
Verner Scott
Ottumwa
C. C. McChesney
B. Myers
Mona
Win
C. M. McChesney
Blanche
Fairfield
Knight
Highland Center
E. W. Woolum
Benn Stephenson
Here
Faith Harrison
S. G. Myers
Lida Mowery
C. G. Miller
Edith
Ruth
E. W. Mowery
Marjorie
Hedrick
Abingdon
Lindy
Christian Church
Eldon
Melville Barron
Bruer
C.J. Miller
Harry Smith
Turnbull Sisters
Libertyville
John Fray
Ollie
Augusta Samuelson
Oscar Steigleder
Lawrence Gould
Ruth Samuelson
Roy McChesney
Fulton
John Oliver
David Metzler
Packwood
Fred Houghton
Nebraska
Fred Oliver
Dave Eckenburn
Baby
Arthur Loomis
Lyle Berry
Addie Caviness
Maggie Chandler
John Sabel
Cumings
Slater
Hedeiick
Jane Woolf
Fred Steigleder
A. C. Oliver
Tom Smith
Minor Hadley
Richland
I. Dysert
Dick Dysert
Downey
After Effect of Scarlet Fever Relief By Cough Syrup
Mrs J McCullough of Easton Pennsylvania reports lasting throat dryness and a hacking cough after scarlet fever. One bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar eased coughs colds and bronchial irritation according to the ad.
Tanlac Becomes World's Best Selling Medicine
Jericho and Easton advertise Tanlac as the largest selling medicine globally, claiming a widespread reason for its popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taniac
Tanlac
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Frosty weather boosts repairs at Eclipse hardware
The notice promotes buying winter materials and services from Eclipse Hardware with phrases about fuel, car starts, attic storage, sash, wall board, and light in barns. It mentions advertising care and a few odd pieces of sash for improving workspaces and garages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jack
Indian Name Change After Marriage Out West
A man nicknamed Man Afraid of Nothing married in the West and after a year sought to change his name. Local sources report his request to assume a new identity following marriage.
Community Notices From Muscatine Area
Social visits and family gatherings are noted across Muscatine and nearby towns. Local residents, including Mrs. Lena Hook and Mrs. Alson Hodson, exchange calls while Miss Mae Kurtz visits Burlington. The community reflects on Miss Mary Bean’s funeral and Hiram Heaton’s birthday celebration with neighborly gatherings and school nostalgia.
Pleasant Plain Residents Attend Various Family and Social Events
Pleasant Plain residents and relatives visited family in Fairfield and Boneport while attending a funeral for William Shafer in Boneport. Local high school exams occurred, and Claton Turner bought a piano for a new home. Visits included Mr and Mrs James Shafer, Sue Emry, and Ruth Emry among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Miller
Abe Schwartz
Ottumwa
Andrew Daub
Glasgow
Louie Pequignot
Fairfield
Parvin Howell
George Thompson
Thompson
George Gilbert
Frank Gardner
Agency
Edith Hewitt
Leando
Dan Gilbert
Dave Rinicker
Farmer’s Bank
Presbyterian Church
Bedford Woods
George Williams
Leu Musgraves
Hill
Libertyville High School
Birmingham
Mark Baker
Baby
Louie Heston
Nancy
Mary Davis
Abingdon
Jim Whitsett
Faye Riggs
Mt. Pleasant
Bruce Hafferty
G. W. Cihaberiang
Pella
David Outer
Mary Kyle
Jacob Roth
Bernard Popejoy
Douds
G. W. Holmes
Renwick
Iowa
Ben
Edith Syfert
Parsons College
Ed Syfert
Ross Gorman
Blakesburg
Henderson Emry
A. M. Cole
Kate Rodibaugh
Libertyville
Will McKee
S. F. Hawbaker
Russell Winslow
Joann
Shelbina
Missouri
Wm. Popejoy
Elsie Martin
G. B .Hastings
Des Moines
Ed Mercer
Packwood
J. W. Clark
Fred Canaday
Gar Baldwin
Keosauqua
John E. Martin
Bentonsport
George Martin
Ert
Cedar Rapids
Clara Enlow
Sugarite
New Mexico
Hattie Garboe
Olathe
Florence Enlow
Will Filson
Buell
Methodist Church
Maple Grove
Irwin Parsons
Ape Elmer Canaday
Methodist
Bethel
John Tuckey
Birmingham High School
Will Spees
Tuller
Town
Muscatine
Lena Hook
Alson Hodson
Charles Hodson
Elmore
Irwin Hodson
Lesley Davisson
Fred Wiggins
Melvin Smith
Mr. Harper
Nancy Johnson
Ruth Emry
al Hodson
Martha Coffin
Scott Davisson
Linda Shafer
Pleasant Plain
Leslay Davisson
Carrol Loran
Sue Emry
James Shafer
Robert Emry
Brighton
Boneport
William Shafer
Nettie Kyle
John
Miss Ducer
Edith McMurray
Claton Turner
Clyde Mesner
Lizzie Mesner
Lou Goodnew
Ed Myers
Centerville
Edwards
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce
Mt. Pleasace
Faye Pen
A. Swanson
Gilbert Swanse
Eugene
Aimt
Sunuday
Swanson
A. T. Foster
Table Grove
Ed Martin
Sam Hoffman
Cal Campbell
Batavia
Lee Bonnett
Sam
Bonnett Nome
Luther Leedy
Laughlin
M. E
James Turnipseed
Ruth Ada
Everett
Elizabeth Angstead
Monte Countryman
Will Zuehlke
Jim Stump
Carl Crawford
Ervin Bonnett
Lancaster
Will Bonnett
Ralph
Hildred
W. W. Gearhart
Creston
Martin
Martha
Fontanelle
Grover Schwartz
Frank Glotfelty
Warmer
Ira Glotfelty
Helen Imhoff
Harriett
Fred Martin
Chilren
Melrose
Carrie Ferrell
Missi H
Davis
Henry Pierson
Bert Cleasby’s. Wr
Carl Rices
Wray
Resece Rices
John Coleman
L.M. Riggs
Roy Stewart
Ed Brabston
Ethel
Town City
Maurice Robertson
Ainsworth
Clifford Heston
Roscoe McCleary
M. E. Church
Russell
R. B. Stephenson
Lawrence
Ft. Dod
Elisabeth Laughlin
Goldie Anderson
Penny
Peoria
Illinois
Burke Heston
Kansas City
Lloyd Heston
Whiis Grace Cornell
Carterville
Glenn Rail
Manmakers of America
W. H. Powell
Ottamewa Courier
Annabelle Williams
Andrew Thompson
Clapp
Kate Maddox
West
Beaulah
Louie East
Aoe Oe Moore
Round Prairie
Rodgers
Donnelson
Glenn Grant
Frank Leafgreen
Frank Sherman
Bettie Bailey
Mrs
James Grant
Eliott Taylor
Charley McClain
Newton
Andrew Davbs
Avelo Fulton
Eva Shaner
Miriam
Ray
Orris
Robert Dorothy
Birmingh
Clyde Workman
G. W. Workman
Louis Hildebrand
Mary Ebert
Loosboro
Winchester
Milo Clark
Frank Younkin
Hattie Farell
H. P. Kirkpatrick
C. C. Irwin
John Rudolph
Maquoketa
Owa
Clem Hootman
Guy Bailey
Fred Spellman
Lyla
G. W. Countryman
Spellman
R. S. Johnston
Danielson
Adolph Hall
Clay Township
China
Leber’s
Ward
Relse
L. A. Barnard
Mae Kurtz
D. R. Sasseen
Buchanan Township
J. E. Prince
Dr. Bailey
Bethesda
Parsonville
Bethesda Boys
Mary Bean
Beckwith
Chauncy McClain
Jefferson County Hospital
Hiram Heaton
Hiram
Gust Schillerstrom
Mesdames Cassell
Hillman
Wickey
Fairfield, Iowa
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