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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
11
A compact Fayette county news roundup notes social visits farm updates and local happenings. Entries mention John Warley and other locals, farm transfers, visits to Oelwein West Union and Maynard, church events, bake sales, a bee keepers meeting, and several personal notices including birthdays and travels.
An English regular at Drury Lane recalls a Paris duel where a youth was slain after accusing a gaming count of cheating. A hero vows vengeance at the hearth, travels to Paris, confronts the count in a gaming house, and returns to boast I killed that rascal.
Fragmentary report states a family in Manchester faced severe child croup attacks. The text endorses a remedy called Dr Kony's New Discovers and a sale of bottles, with references to safety and relief for four children and associated caregivers.
An eccentric English nobleman named Lord Orford drove a red deer stag team in a light coach on the London to Brighton route. A pack of staghounds pursued them, forcing a wild chase to Newmarket, ending with a wreck at the Ramian yard and leaving the driver badly harmed. Lord Orford then took to horses.
The speaker jokes in a Cleveland Tribune style piece that a landlord’s claim of the house being a stone's throw from the depot recalls Caesar era distance talk. The quip links ancient Rome to modern transit proximity in a concise wry remark.
A humorous Puck quip notes Youngpop will have his baby christened Bill, with a remark about the timing. The exchange highlights a playful curiosity over the child's naming and birth.
A reflective line emphasizes that life is shaped not by grand sacrifices but by everyday acts of courtesy and daily obligations. Smiles and kindness, practiced habitually, sustain the heart and bind people together.
The district court will hear proof for the last will of Martha FE. Seobey, deceased, to probate and admit it to record. Dated West Union Iowa March 1941. IN23-31 a. W. Winston, Clerk.
On April 17, 1931, in the District Court of Iowa, notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of J. C. Clark, deceased, will come for hearing for proof and admission to probate. Dated at West Jaton March 11, clerk J. W. Warron.
In Fayette County District Court at West Union, notice is given that on April 17 the supposed last will of D A Doud, late of the county, will come up for hearing for proof and admission to probate. Clerk J W Wiarton dated March 18, 1911.
The notice urges taxpayers to settle their state taxes at the State Bank by April 1 to avoid penalties. It emphasizes timely payment and references the designated bank location for tax settlement.
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