Birmingham Notes Show Visits Births Deaths and Local News
Birmingham area notes report a baby born to Mr and Mrs Edd Stever on August 19, a death of Ruby Anderson at eighteen months, and many visits from relatives and friends. Local events include a Kilbourne picnic on September 10, a reunion for the C S Roberts family for Alfred Lawson's anniversary, and community speakers at camp meetings. Several residents travel to Davenport Ottumwa Des Moines and Keosauqua for fairs, visits, or medical care while others move residences or start new employment locally.
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Morrell
Renant Perry
Til. Werth’ Swartz
Douds
Frank Huffman
Edd Stever
Kilbourne
Chas
Woodrow
Des Moines
Ruby Anderson
Glenn Anderson
Munster
Stockort
Mary Jane Calhoun
Davenport
Blythe Bennett
Lee Gallup
Fred Haines
Blandinsville
Ill
S. H. Bauman
LeClaire
Leo Graham
Alva Smith
Keosauqua
Fred Burden
Pulaski
West Liberty
D. A. Miller
H. A. Taylor
C. S. Roberts
Alfred Lawson
Marie Teeter
Edith Miller
Albert Behner
Chicago
Bert Miller
W. W. Dustin
Nettie Nelson
Gladys Canaday
Frances Clarridge
LaRue Clarke
Mary Yarnell
Ruth
Fern Jameson
Beulah Scott
Deane Baldwin
Parsons ' College
Hazel Hope
Valley Junction
George Shott
N. C. Harvey
Demmit
Iola
Kans
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Sam Topping. Lee .Harness
Ottumwa
Mart Hall
W. H. Hoenshell
Mac Harness
Wm. Peepjoy
Illinois
Jay Russell
Oquawka
Walter Syfert
Ed Syfert
Gale Fisher
Washington
Harry Hill
Ralph
Hazel
Charles Wilson
Margaret
Ottumwa Hospital
Stanley Watts
Minneapolis
Keith
Kathleen Sherod
Charles Baily
Doe Work
Charles
Olive Thompson
Sumner
Robert Woodrow
Anthony
Local Residents Visit and Travel Notes Across Towns
Packwood and Mt. Pleasant residents visited Ollie and Ottumwa areas last week while Des Moines fairgoers and Cincinnati relatives were mentioned. Several families and individuals from Glasgow, Fairfield, Agency, Bloomfield, and Council Bluffs were seen visiting relatives, attending associations, or staying with kin during the week.
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Preparations
Bit of Aurora and Ottumwa news from Sunday gatherings and upcoming plans. Ruth Samuelson visited Opel Clawson in Ottumwa while Miss Opel Lockhart prepares to start school near Woolson. Mrs. Anna Woolum and Mrs. Steigleder attend the state fair. Jeff Cox plans to start his own business. others visit relatives in Illinois Mt. Pleasant and Sigourney.
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Chiena
Aurora
Hter
Chicago
L. G. Myers
Lester
Illinois
Mt. Pleasant
Opel Lockhart
Woolson
Ryman
Ohio
Dr. Trevitt
Mr. Cox
Harry Mitchell
C. C. McChesney
Charles Heald
al Leming
Rob Ryman
Sigourney Sunday
Clay Township Social Notes and Local Travels
Clay township continues community life with church gatherings Sunday evenings drawing attentive crowds. Residents visit kin in Wellston and Des Moines while others travel to city fairs and state events. Anniversaries births health journeys and property moves are regular features among Mrs. A. J. Morgan Ruth Sargent and families with several mentions of trips to Fairfield Burlington Des Moines and Dublin for social and civic activities.
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Clay Church
A. J. Morgan
Ruth
M. L. Sargent
Centerville
Fairfield
Warren Morgan
Harry Hamilton
Wellston
Clay Cemetery
H. L. Sargent
P. A. Pringle
Edith
Boulder
Colo
Dale
Marie
Hayville
Minn
Phyllis Woodford
T. J. Brady
Clifford
Washington
Laban Johnson
Des Moines
Walter Edwards
West Chester
P. J. Harken
Thomas
Sunset Addition
Brighton
Laird
Nelson
Allen
George Woodford
Burlington
Mildred Parcell
Geneva Woodford
Charley Robinson
W. G. Fleig
Pearl Woodford
May Smith
McCaleb
Dublin
Community Notes of Visitors and Travelers in Illinois
Miss Vera from Chicago aided with music at a social event. Mrs. Belle Waterhouse hosted Mary Belle Waterhouse and Gertrude Reed visited relatives. P J Harken and Pauline, with John Harken of Richland, spent Friday at the Al Morgan home after a California sojourn. Ray Woodford plans to judge a county fair in northern the state. Amy Carmichael of Henrietta Oklahoma visits relatives.
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Vera
Chicago
Orma Grinnell
Washington
Mary Belle Waterhouse
Balknap
Belle Waterhouse
Gertrude Reed
Lake Okoboji
Deep River
P. J. Harken
Pauline
California
John Harken
Richland
al Morgan
Ray Woodford
Amy Carmichael
Henrietta
Okla
Dog Days Myth Debunked By Scientists In July August
Scientists dismiss dog days as superstition noting that midsummer heat and stagnation breed fear in minds, not poisonous creatures. They trace origins to the dog star and ancient references with dates ranging from July 3 to August 15, often citing Procyon’s rising around July 19.
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Hippocrates
Pliny
Proccyon
Leo
Old Buggy His Court in New Jersey Trial
A Livingston judge held court from an old buggy drawn near the house to hear a tenant's case for disregarding a notice to vacate. The improvised bench allowed the trial to proceed in the yard of the property in question.
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Livingston
N. J
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Frank Steele
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Council Bluffs
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