Local social notes and fruit prospects in Mills County
A roundup of visitors to Mills County includes Mrs. Mary Ivory from Conveil Bluffs and many others visiting relatives and friends. The report covers travel to Red Oak Ames Council Bluffs and Omaha, plus a funeral and a marriage license issued in June. Fruit prospects section notes limited apple supply but good flavor and a strong cherry crop. several varieties show promise with no expected overall scarcity.
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Merrill Myers
Fred Dean
Des' Moines
H. B. Dull
Red Oak
Nate Wilson
McVay
Miss Kier
New Virginia
Neela Janowski
Ames
Staardifiord
Anna Wishel
Council Bluffs
Pearl Burger
F. M. McCluskey
Lady Friends
Pearl Garst
Omaha
W. P. Garst
W. F. Dunlap
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Robert Hunt
Blanch Chase
Mary Mickelwait
Wm. Skillcomm
M. J. Williams
San Francisco
Glenwood Club
National Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Vine Street
Seamon Rhoades
Ft. Lupton
Colo
Lewis
Mills County
Jonathan Grmetens
Ben Davis
J.W. Murphy
Frank Allen
Family visits and upcoming Childrens Day service
Wambondie Mr and Mrs Reynolds and Ed Chambers and family visited Manford Linvilles Sunday. Mr and Mrs 8 W Creech visited Wade Delevans Sunday. Raymond Durke visited Homer Kier home Sunday. There will be Childrens Day exercises at Pleasant Hill Sunday night. Chester Rice and wife visited J P Kings Sunday. Mr Hubbard visited J P Kings a few days last week.
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Wambondie
Reynolds
Ed Chambers
Manford Linvilles
W. Creech
Wade Delevans
Raymond Durke
Homer Kier
Pleasant, Hill
Chester Rice
J. P. Kings
Mr. Hubbard
Dinner at old Baptist church Saturday by Relief Corps
Do not fail to take dinner at the old Baptist church Saturday from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m. to be given by the ladies of the Woman s Relief Corps. Twenty five cents for a good dinner.
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Old Baptist Church
Woman’s Relief Corps
Remains of Rev J M Cumings Laid To Rest At Glenwood
The remains of Rev J M Cumings pastor of the Congregational Church at Farragut Iowa were brought to town Tuesday. A short funeral was held at Miss Ida Briggs residence with five or six ministers from nearby cities assisting including President Long of Tabor College Rev Fisher of Tabor Congregational Rev Turner Shenandoah Rev Wood Red Oak Rev Marshall and another from Shellsburg along with Rev I D Stone of Glenwood. Tributes of esteem were given and interment followed in Glenwood cemetery. Universal sympathy goes to his wife children and relatives in their sorrow.
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J.M .Cumings
Congregational Church
Farragut
Iowa
I. D. Stone
Glenwood
Sabbath Day Message At St John’s Episcopal Church
The sermon next Sunday at 10 30 a.m. at St John’s Episcopal Church will discuss when the obligation to keep the Sabbath was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week. All are welcome to attend with Rev Brainerd rector and Dr Mogridge warden.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Brainerd
Mogridge
Methodist Episcopal Church Class Meeting and Schedule
Public worship at 10 30 with sermon by the pastor. Sunday school at 12. Junior League at 3 30. Epworth League at 7 30. Hon R B Windham, delegate to the General Conference at Minneapolis, speaks on the conference at 8 p m. Clarence Miller reads.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarence Miller
R. B. Windham
Minneapolis
Two Boys in Love Theme At Congregational Church
Congregational Church announces next Sunday's services with a sermon titled Two Boys That Fell in Love With Each Other. Minister I D Stone invites all to attend and join in building a spiritual home for the community.
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I. D. Stone
Right in His Face Dictum At Political Speech
Indianapolis News reports Thomas R. Shipp telling a tale in which a colored man recalls losing money when a bank bursts. The uncle says his $40 vanished as the bank “bust right in mad face,” prompting Shipp to joke about the bank bursting.
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Thomas R. Shipp
Bank
Dosyng South
Shipp
Indianapolis News
Celebrate at Glenwood and Weed the Vacant Lot
A note urges residents to celebrate at Glenwood and begin weed control on a nearby vacant lot. It calls for timely action to get ahead of weeds and improve the area. The message pairs community celebration with civic cleanliness.
Poor Shakespearean Quip At Rural Magistrate Hearing
A rural magistrate stops a witness during testimony asking what was found on personal examination of the premises. The witness answers that there was nothing of consequence and only empty boxes. The magistrate jokes that Shakespeare will be summoned to testify if he knows anything about the case.
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Shakespeare
Seventeen year locust to appear in Iowa again
A Iowa State College bulletin by R J Webster forecasts the seventeenth year brood of locusts will appear across Iowa this year. Historical records show outbreaks in 1844 1861 1878 and 1895, with prior waves mainly striking central south central and southeastern regions. The Randolph Enterprise notes the warning and includes a local testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills from Mrs Lele Love living near Covena Ga.
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Iowa
R. J. Webster
Iowa State College
Prof. Webster
Randolph Enterprise
Lele Love
Wiley ‘Love
Covena Ga
Foley
A. J. Howe
All signs point to a bounteous crop of early potatoes
A Northern harvest report notes robust prospects for early potato yields. Officials expect strong production across several farmlands as favorable weather supports emergence. Local growers anticipate good market prices due to steady demand.
Secretary Wilson Blames Middlemen for High Living Cost
Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department criticizes middlemen after noting a farmer earned 9 cents a bushel for potatoes while customers paid 75 cents. He recalled a dinner anecdote likening middlemen to a philopena winner who asked for “your photograph” in a gold bracelet with emeralds and a single solitaire.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Washington Star
Fourth of July talk and farm science notes
A brief note invites readers to a “safe and sane” Fourth of July celebration and promotes job printing. It mentions modernizing equipment and summer service, and notes apple orchards dying, urging scientific care methods. Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound is praised by Esdale Wisconsin resident H L Bloomquist and sold by A J Howe.
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H. L. Bloomquist
Esdale
Wis
Considera Foley
Foley
A. J. Howe
Woman Credits Foley Kidney Pills For Pain Relief
Mrs. M A MecLaughlin of La Crosse Wisconsin reports she suffered back and hip pains from kidney trouble and rheumatism. After taking Foley Kidney Pills for a few days she notes a wonderful change and that the pain has entirely left her. Sold by A J Howe. Also mentions a firm rain last night boosting crops.
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M. A. MecLaughlin
Jay St
LaCross
Wis
Foley
A. Jd. Howe
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Certificate Card
A certificate states Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates or habit forming drugs. It claims soothing relief for coughs colds and throat chest and lung irritations. The genuine product comes in a yellow package sold by A J Howe with no substitutes urged.
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Foley
A. J. Howe
Ice Seller Notice at Residence on Old Pacific Road
Notice to Ice Customers states the seller has moved eight blocks west from the square’s southwest corner to the Old Pacific road residence. Ice is available any day, including Sunday, with uniform pricing. Look for the gate sign. BR. E, Cogley. No. 11 Im
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Pacific Road
Br.e
Cogley
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Conveil Bluffs
Myr
A. Stivers
Villisea
W. BR. CG. Dinner
J. M. Cumings
Episcopal Church
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Special Prices
Fi10.co
John Benoco
Broadway
Pearl Street
Bill Shakespeare
Malvern
John Hammack
White Cloud Roller Mills
W. H. Wallace
Hastings Chatauqua
Senator Kenyon
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