County Notes Record Local Movements And Elections
Oct. reports show Mrs. Moss caring for her son Johnnie in Ottumwa and visits by Mrs. Hagey in Missouri. Henry Koontz tours the west. Miss Browns return from Mt. Pleasant to grandparents in town. Various family moves and moves to Milton farm. Henry Ogden named mayor pro tem ahead of next election. Christian church holds a large rally. M. E. quarterly meeting set for Nov 10-11. final Democratic rally planned before Election Day.
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Moss
Ottumwa
Johnnie
Mary Hagey
Missouri
Henry Koontz
Colorado
Brown
Mt. Pleasant
John Ellenberger
Wm. Craig
Kansas
Eugene Bradshaw
Milton
Henry Ogden
The
Christian Church
M. E
Oct. 29 Briefs from Star School and Surroundings
Star school concert drawn a good crowd as Roy McGuire returns from Murray Iowa to help his father husk corn. Dam may be removed this week while corn husking and fall plowing proceed. Mrs Stella Clark visits parents then returns to Preston after six weeks. Estrus Norton family spends Sunday at Rome. Two deaths occur nearby with burials at Catholic and Green Mound cemeteries. Blanche Norton recovers from diphtheria with no new cases reported.
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Star School
Roy McGuire
Murray
Iowa
Stella Clark
Henry Shuppy
Preston
Estrus Norton
Rome
Local News Highlights From Libertyville and Nearby
R O Sherrick of Birmingham visited Libertyville as a caller last Thursday. W E Cowen traveled to Fairfield on business Saturday. Rev Eystone and Wm Hill attended the Epworth League convention in Des Moines last week. Ratcliff and Ball of Fairfield were in town last Thursday. Boyd and Yost are loading hay for the St Louis market. Carrie Wilson closes a term of school at Plum College Friday. Mr and Mrs Chas Wilson of Mt Pleasant visit Adam Wilson. J H Wolf is again on the sick list. Winnie and Etta Smith of Fairfield visited Libertyville with their mother Mrs Chas Smith.
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R. O. Sherrick
Birmingham
W.E. Cowen
Fairfield
Rev. Eystone
Wm. Hill
Des Moines
Messrs
Ratcliff and Ball
Boyd & Yost
St. Louis
Carrie Wilson
Plum College
Chas. Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
Wilson
Adam Wilson
J. H. Wolf
Winnie and
Etta Smith
Chas, Smith
Corn sales in Cedar Township highlight strong harvest pace
Cedar Township reports rapid corn gathering with favorable weather. Gus Adams sold 3,000 bushels to Jack Cox at 30 cents a bushel. Tell Mc Clain and his tenant deliver 2,000 bushels to the same buyer. Mrs. Richard Fisher returns from Iowa City visit. Mrs. Rebecca Ball...
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Gus Adams
Jack Cox
Tell McClain
Richard Fisher
Iowa City
Rebecca Ball
Pearls Bound in Vertgont Promoted by Bradshaw and Thoma
An advertisement touts the Gi Mountain Pearls sold by Bradshaw and Thoma. It claims quick gentle cures for liver trouble constipation bad digestion nausea dull headache dizziness and foul breath. The copy stresses that the pills do not gripe and asks readers to learn what they are.
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Eve
Bradshaw
Thoma
Local notes from the countryside
Charlie Cox feeds a carload of steers and Tom Rains with Will Parsons supply butcher’s stock. Warm rains improve fall pastures. Rev. Brodine conducts Ebeneezer meetings. Albert Stout sold the Glasgow to Fairfield mail route to John Hammond of Van Buren county and will possess it soon. Mrs. James Coydon is very ill while her daughter is called home from St. Louis. Mr and Mrs Ril Howlet welcome a daughter born on the 23rd.
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Charlie Cox
Tom Rains
Will Parsons
Rev. Brodine
Ebeneezer
Albert Stout
Glasgow
Fairfield
John Hammond
van Buren County
James Coydon
St. Louis
Ril Howlet
Died at Home in Glasgow David Fell is Laid to Rest
David Fell aged 66 died at his Glasgow home on October 22 after years of declining health. Born in Indiana in 1835 he married Margaret Case in 1855 and lived in Jefferson County. Survived by three of five children Mrs. W. Fordyce Guthrie Center Mrs. Oscar Fordyce and Laura Fell. Funeral at home last Wednesday with interment at Mt Zion Cemetery. He was known for quiet domestic virtues and longstanding community ties.
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Glasgow
David Fell
Indiana
Margaret Case
Jefferson County
W. Fordyce
Oscar Fordyce
Guthrie Center
Laura Fell
Surprise Move Prelude at Coop Farm Farewell Party
Mr. Lafayette Coop of Penn township plans to relocate to Washington with his son Albert to run a new farm. On October 27 about sixty relatives surprised the Coops, bringing baskets of food for a superb supper and social games.
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Lafayette Coop
Penn Township
Washington
Albert
Coop
Ida Thompson
le Grand
Lettie Long Weds Geo Hidy At Long Residence
Miss Lettie Long and Geo Hidy wed at the Long home on Oct 17 with about fifty guests. Rev A E Thousley officiated as Eva Lawson played the wedding march. The couple will live on a farm near Cross Lanes after a generous celebration and numerous gifts. Attending from afar were E A Long and wife of Albia, James Longs and wife and Eva Lawson of Ottumwa, Rev A E Thomly and wife of Agency. A Reader.
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W. T. Long
Lettie Long
Geo. Hidy
Eva Lawson
A. E. Thousley
Batavia
Cross Lanes
E. A. Long
Albia
James Longs
Familiar Face Draws Medill to Tribune Office
An anecdote from Youth's Companion recalls Joseph Medill urging for a familiar longtime Tribune editor to return from Boston. He preferred a staff member he knew over newer faces, insisting, telegraph him that Medill wants him back in the room.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Joseph Medill
Tribune
Medill
Boston
Mr. Medill
A Glimpse of the Japanese by Mrs Hugh Fraser
Mrs Hugh Fraser describes life in Japan noting two bold traits home life with high value and money rarely spoken of. She contrasts modest living with rich restraint, emphasizing honor family love patriotism learning and self respect as precious, despite outward simplicity.
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Hugh Fraser
Marion Crawford
Japan
Great Britain
Commissariat
Forty Homes Vollon the Painter’s Hidden Paris
The Bohemian painter Vollon kept 40 apartments across Paris to dodge unwanted visitors. He moved constantly between flats to escape acquaintances and hide in plain sight. He died in Rue Dunkerque where three nearby apartments remained under his name.
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Vollon
Paris
Rue de Dunkerque
French Joke on the Seine Tramps and a Grim Gag
A Paris Jour nal anecdote features two tramps by the Seine. One plots to fake a rescue then collect a Humane Society reward. The other dives in, the joke twists to a morgue payoff, revealing a dark punchline.
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Seine
Humane Society
Paris Journal
Editor Requests Correction of Court Report in Next Edition
A judge’s representative pressures a newspaper to amend a courtroom descriptor from drunk to sober in a correction for yesterday’s session. The editor of The Evening Wasp agrees to make the change in the next edition after the Philadelphia Press misquoting incident.
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Booz
Evening Wasp
Copikutter
Philadelphia Press
Quip on a Husband's Overworked Mind
A humorous exchange features Mrs Rhymer and a caller noting her husband’s health. The caller jokes that the man’s mind is a mass of bruises from too many original ideas, implying overwork and constant mental strain.
Family Secrets in an Urban Apartment Visit
A Chicago Tribune item presents a dialog where Willie asks about his relative’s floor in a big city apartment building. Mamma forbids telling stories during Willie's visit, highlighting inquiry and family privacy.
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Willie
Big City
Chicago Tribune
Prof Luce Orchestra Delights Fairfield Audience
Prof B S Luce's College Orchestra of 49 members performed last Friday night aided by Mrs Luce's top vocal pupils. Piano students Ethel and Myrtle Swartz and Ethel Bradshaw provided masterful pieces while vocal soloists Wm Funkey Elizabeth Funkey Ruby Sciple and Nellie Stever received high praise. The community notes steady growth in Fairfield's musical scene under Prof and Mrs Luce.
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Elizabeth Funkey
Ruby Sciple
Nellie Stever
Fairfield
Robbed the Grave
John Oliver of Philadelphia relates a testimonial about illness and recovery after using Electric Bitters. He credits three weeks of the remedy with a strong improvement and urges others to try the product offered at Geo. D. Clarke's drug store for 50 cents.
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John Oliver
Philadelphia
Geo. D
Grain-O praised as superior solid grain beverage
A letter from C. F. Myers of Le Roy New York to Genessee Pure Food Co. extols Grain-O as the best health drink for families and children, claiming it is superior to all other beverages because it is solid grain.
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Washington, D.C
Genessee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
C. F. Myers
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy
An old pharmacy ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day. It guarantees refunds if unsuccessful and notes E. W. Grove's signature on each box. The price listed is 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Aver
James O. Buquor
el Paso, Texas
Bucklen
Geo. D. Clarke
Cain's Book on Money and Imperialism Promoted by Tribune
Quote urged literacy and wide distribution of Cain's Money Trusts and Imperialism, calling it an education in itself. Copies available at THE TRIBUNE Office.
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Tribune
Bradfield's Female Regulator Promotes Health for Women
A promotional paragraph urges women to seek health through Bradfield's Female Regulator, claiming it cures leucorrhea, womb weakness, nervousness, headaches, backaches, and weakness. It asserts widespread success, invites inquiries, and notes a $1 price per bottle with a free illustrated book sent on request.
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Bradfield
Passion Play of Oberammergau to be shown in Fairfield
A promotional notice invites Fairfield residents to a single Oberammergau Passion Play exhibition at St Mary’s Church on November 1. Doors open 6:30 pm with the performance at 8 pm. Tickets cost 50 cents reserved, 35 cents general, 25 cents for children. Rev Father A M Nodler handles tickets.
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St.Mary’s Catholic Church
Fairfield
Oberammergau
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
P. m
Germany
Father Nodler
A. M. Nodler
Parson Cuts Sermons Short With Lawn Mower
A minister preaching that every blade of grass bears a sermon is found mowing his lawn the next day. A flock member jokes that the sermon is being cut short as he mows the yard.
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Chicago News
Divorce request sparks sharp exchange in Chicago News
The Point of View quotes a tense exchange where an angry husband urges a divorce and claims he can find another wife. His wife retorts that one man is as bad as another, noting her long experience and skepticism of his view.
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Chicago News
Professor and Miss Flavilla Joke Exchange
Quote from the Indianapolis Journal contrasts humor as the ability to take a joke with simply seeing one. It features a professor expressing gratitude for humor and Miss Flavilla challenging the definition in a concise dialogue.
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Miss Flavilla
Indianapolis Journal
The Errors of Society and Divorced Pairings at Newport Tennis Match
The author recalls a Newport Casino tennis match where two divorced couples remarried sat beside each other, producing an awkward tableaus as onlookers stared. A New York hostess fears seating alimony connections at her dinner party would be dreadful.
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Newport Casino
New York
Court Interrogates Unknown Delinquent Witness
In City Hall police court a judge spots a delinquent witness amid a group of girls. He asks the marshal to bring forward the young lady with the light straw hat and dark skirt. The exchange over attire ends with the girl stepping forward as a boy laughs and the marshal threatens punishment.
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City Hall
Marshall
Marshal
Fat Man Fares Poorly in Heights Car Incident
A stout man on a Heights car first offers his seat to a lady then sits after the car lurches. The brakes jam on for a wagon on the track, injuring no one, and he ends up crowding the aisle and back platform as the lady leaves at the next stop.
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Heights
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prudent Buying: Wait for Marked Down Fruit Prices
The New York Sun argues a prudent buyer avoids the highest priced fruit. Second grade fruit often ripens faster and tastes better when it first drops in price. Dealers keep the top stock high to preserve value as it ripens. The real sale comes at the first marked down price.
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New York Sun
The Mistress Probes Kitty on Australia Trip
The dialogue shows a mistress asking Kitty about traveling to Australia with her husband. Kitty replies confidently that the voyage is his concern, and if anything happens it will be his loss, emphasizing her ownership and loyalty in the exchange.
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Australia
Kitty
No rearing for Courtney says elder brother Bill did all
A Detroit Free Press remark cites a conversation about upbringing. The speaker notes parents focused their disciplinary energy on the elder brother Bill, leaving him with little guidance.
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Courtney
Bill
Detroit Free Press
Mayflower Sailed West Indian Trade Ship Lost in Cyclone
The Mayflower once famed for bringing the pilgrims to New England later pursued West Indian cotton trade and was wrecked in a cyclone, ending its voyage.
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Pilgrim Fathers of
New England
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