Steamboat Rock and Nearby Residents Update News
Steamboat Rock residents and visiting relatives were noted in a Monday homecoming and weekend trips. A Norcross Minnesota family returned home, while Grundy Center and Parkersburg travelers made local business and social rounds. High school basketball eyed a Wellsburg matchup as rivals Reed weekend travel and a January wedding highlighted community life.
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Waverly
Wm. Sentman
Baptist
Ladies Aid
Wednnesday
Henry Johnson
Elda Eilers
Ft. Dodge
Wallace Wooten
H .A.ellhorn
Herman Gronawald
Thompson area social notes and local events of early 20th century
Tuesday evening, a junior class sleighing party is noted with chaperones Miss Trena Christians, Esther Beving, and Miss Richards. James Melton begins as new M&St. Li agent. McDermid moves to Keitheburg, Ill. Mrs. McDermid visits Kanawa. Alva Thornton returns home after fifteen weeks post surgery. Ed Ankrum from Saskatchewan visits ill sister Mrs. John Newby and the Glenney families. Carrier E. D. Herron logs long routes due to detours. Sam Sorenson attends a Cedar Rapids implement dealers convention. Miss Ruby Chaplin visits the Reece family in Liberty. Miss Gladys Anderson weds Paul Dillon at Thompson. couple to Lake Park. Gienneys return from Jamestown trip. roadblock delays. Ex-Senator Kepple visits. Alpha chapter Masons install officers. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Crosser have an auto accident near Iowa Falls. Alpha Masonic installation with Daisy Johnson presiding. Roma Bixby entertains with violin solos and other musical offerings.
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James Melton
Eddysville
L. BE. McDermid
Keitheburg
Mrs. McDermid
Kanawa
Hart Hanson
Alva Thornton
Eldora Hospital
Ed Ankrum
Saskatchewan
Canada
John Newby
Lee
Pearl Glenney
E. D. Herron
Sam Sorenson
Cedar Rapida
Ruby’ Chaplin
Marshalltown
J. J. Sharpness
Lutheran Church
Anderson
Thompson High School
St. Olaf's College
Northfield
Minn
Nate Dillon
Union High School
University of Commerce
Des Moines
Lake Park
Paul Gienney
Jamestown
N. D
Glacier Trail
Union
Frank Packer
Kepple
Glen
Durand
Wis
John Bradshaw
Mentorville
M. C. Lloyd
Nellie Helden
Alambra Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. M
Glen Fagan
Henry Holthins
Iowa Falls
Daisy Johnson
Winifred Wilson
Nettie Cobb
W. P
Harry Buck
Edith Kepple
A. P
Glen D. Kepple
Callie T. Wood
May L. Barnes
Elva Morey
Fiona Humeston
Marshall
Josephine Hauser
Frances McLoud
Adai
Olive Hauser
Ruth
Mable L. Simmons
Esther
Marie Fitzgerald
Dorothy Montgomery
Warden
Gail Hauser
Sentinel
O. E. Wood
Roma Bixby
Erma Powers
Edith Bennett
Mise Hall
Local Notes From Garden City and Surroundings
Odio Lenning visits relatives in Lee and Malta Iowa is home. Oscar Osmundson and Charles Sampson travel to Belmond for a cattle sale visit Silas Sampson family. School resumes after a two week break with fair attendance amid flu concerns. Evel yn Harnett born Dec 21 to Mr. and Mrs Oscar Osmundson. Des Moines and Orrin visitors Miss Ladies Fosse and Joe Fosse visit their mother Mrs J D Fosse. Mrs Sampson and baby visit Webster City parents, T Chelta family ill with flu. Johnnie Hill’s baby seriously ill with flu and pneumonia since before New Year nurse in attendance. Those seriously ill include Mrs Geo Espe, Fil Espa, Geo Dubberke, Mr and Mrs John Stevenson, and T Q Tungland.
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Odio Lenning
Lee
Malta
Oscar Osmundson
Charles Sampson
Belmond
Silas Sampson
Evelyn Harnett
Ladies Fosse
Des Moines
Joe Fosse
Orrin
J. D. Fosse
Mra. Sampson
Baby
Webster City
Geo
Espe
Fil Espa
Dubberke
John Stevenson
T. QO. Tungland
Rick Jones Puts Riddle to Office Wizard in Bout
Rick Jones tries a head teaser on the office wizard after opening the door Mia Jonan and you are quoted as uncertain about the riddle’s meaning. The exchange captures a light moment on an ordinary workday.
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Rick Jones
Mia
Jonan
Incident Reports Motorist Held Up For Speeding
An unclear OCR segment notes a motorist detained for speeding in a town. The fragment mentions roads or routes but lacks clear entities or a date. Further readable context is needed to identify location, agency, and outcome.
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Agricultural notes mix with home economy tips
A long reader’s page mixes farming advice with household hints. It covers hog weight selection, fence-post wood choices, boll weevil dormancy, winter poultry vitamins, manure composting, range protection, legume hay benefits, velvet beans pasture, and farm machinery advances. Practical tips on budgeting, insect traps, lime for dairy cattle, legume crop choices, and safe botfly control are included.
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Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department , of Agriculture
Idaho
United States
North Central
North Atlantic States
Africa
U. & Department of Aprculture
UJ. &. Department of Agriculture
Rapid Thoxine Relief For Sore Throat Claims Instant Help
A doctored prescription Thoxine promises fast sore throat relief with a single swallow. It targets internal causes beyond gargles and salves and is marketed as safe for the family. Also touted for coughs with a money back guarantee and pricing at 60 cents and one dollar.
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Abc
Kitchen Larder and Laundry Gear In One Room Tale
A household layout note promotes placing washing and ironing near food prep in one room. It advises on preparing spiced peaches from canned fruit and saving syrup, plus stocking school clothes during January white sales. It references Home Economics leaflets and state relief aid figures for coal, clothing, shoes, and meals, plus Army employment data.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Salvation Army aid reaches Iowa families in need
About 50,000 Iowa people used Salvation Army emergency service last year to endure poverty and sickness. The report for the year ending September 30 shows 47,912 relieved, including 6,733 transient cases, with relief valued at just over $27,000 across 18 corps assisting 11,000-plus families.
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Iowa
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Corps
Appointment of Administrator for Eugene E Thornton Estate
Notice is given that Claude Thornton is appointed administrator of Eugene E Thornton deceased, Hardig County. Creditors and those with claims must present and file them with the Clerk of the District Court. Dated December 24, 1928, Mabel A. Howard, Clerk. Be H Lundy, Attorney.
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Yardin County
Eugene Ethornton
Hardig County
Claude
Thornton
Lundy
Mabel A. Howard
Clark District’ Court
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Fouston
George Potgeter
Esther Kruse
Kruse
Denver
Colo
Marie Schuenmann
Bessie Geerdes
Welleburg
Radcliffe
R. W. Ross
Wellsburg
Steamboat Rock Cardinals
Cardinals
Marshalltown Bears
A Hackborth
W. Riekena
W. Ross
Woltee
Ben
Abrahare Jaspers
Chicago
Roy
Otto Luiken
A. M. Ross
Bill
Herman
Ear Greenwald
Norcross
Wm. Jarends
Finley Morse
Ackley
Mary J. Morse
Ross
Presbyterian Christian Enteaver
H. M
Dean W. Peisen
W. H. Soper
Peisen & Soper
First National Bank Bidg
Eldora, Towa
James L. Cameron
Citiowns Savings Bank
Eldora
Hardin County Abstract. CO
F. Hardin
J. L. Cameron
J. B. Leonard
Hardin County. IA
Office Citizens, Savings Bank
Rildora, le
Hardin County Ledger
Hardin County
Sherman W. Heedham
Fidora
Edvenes
California
Schwittershotte
Miases Trena Christians
Esther Beving
Miss Richards
Garden City
U. 8
Gale
Ated
Ntmi
Gremer
America
Muljpowery
State OF
J. H. Kramer
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Purcell Optical Shop
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Regington Ave
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