Varna notes crowding in social and church life
Local notices describe residents taking up duties in Varna and nearby towns. Roy Davis moves to Dwight for a foreman post. Miss Dorothy Wasmer resigns as manager of the American House to her sister Lizzie. Social visits, travels, and church events fill the week with several familiar names attending excursions and gatherings. The Swedish church service draws a good crowd and a Sunday school convention is announced for Roberts Township.
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Alma Schumacher
Carl Peterson
Olney
Peterson
Jack Piper
Lacon
la Rose
Ida Carruthers
Katie Sommers Ofashburn
John Carrithers
Harvey Walker
Ernest Zilm
Joe Day
Ethel
Carrie Skinner
Grace Tinkham
Streator
Arthur Skinner
Chicago
Neil Rogers
Pearl
Nell
Ted Whetzel
Josephine Hitch
Hanson
Reddick
Ill
August Arndt
Varna
S. A. Tribbey
DM Justice and Family
Broadmoor Social Notes and Tax Board Notice
Broadmoor residents and visitors are listed from Beulah McKean in Peoria to Mrs. Keh in Austin. The text notes multiple trips to Peoria Chicago and Oregon and mentions Minnie Virginia Blackburn visiting Kewanee. Also the County Board of Review warns taxpayers no complaints will be accepted after August 15 and to file claims promptly.
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Broadmoor
B. F. Davis
E. G. Rees
Beulah McKean
Peoria
Oregon
New Minnie
Virginia Blackburn
Kewanee
Chicago
Austin
Local Social Roundup From Cottage and Surroundings
Mrs R Miller hosts relatives for their son’s birthday. Mr and Mrs Marshall Lidgard and Marian attended tea. Families and visitors including the Luces, Working duo, and Dr Powell called on neighbors. Water well at 127 feet yielded a good flow. Estell Zimmerman assists Mrs Frank Lidgard. Regular visits and shopping trips noted among area residents.
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R Miller
Marshall Lidgard
Marian
Goodale
Merritt
Luce
Cecelia Luce
Alex Albee
Working
Mary
Dr. Powell
Frank Lidgard
Albrechts
Estell Zimmerman
Stephen Meritt
Hunter
Wm Chesney
Anna Brown
Henry
Chesney
Hiram Allen
Grandma Griswold
John Mctane
New Goods in All Departments at Unusual Low Prices
Store announces unusual fortunate buying with dependable articles offered at very low prices across all departments. The message promises buyers they will get as much advantage as the store did from the purchase.
Parisiana Made For You Lure Prompt at Shop
A local ad invites patrons to visit the Parisiana and request a custom made product. The message suggests personal service and tailored options for customers seeking a specific item.
Crow Meadow News and Family Visits Across Iowa
Mrs Clyde Gregory and two children and Miss Mary Quinn travel from Broadmoor by Northwestern railroad to Jefferson Iowa to visit a sister. Mrs Jay Gregory and family plan Ames and Nevada visits with local friends. A 10 pound boy is born to Samuel Bacon and family, first child and first grandchild of Chauncey Bacon. Clyde Gregory takes a northern pleasure trip. Elmer Rollins and others leave for Minnesota with James Case's auto. Floyd Lormis recovers well after appendicitis. A mischief-maker damages a threshing machine at Schuster's, two teeth broken. a $25 reward offered by Mr Schuster.
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Mary Quinn
Broadmoor
Northwestern
Jefferson
Jay Gregory
Gregory
Ames
Ila
Frank Brokaw
Miss Quinn
Nevada
Abel Vail
Samuel Bacon
Chauncey Bacon
Minnesota
Elmer Rollins
George Hatneys
O. P Carroll
Charles Dewey
James Case
Fim
Floyd Lormis
Ferdinand Kapraun
Schuster
Western Avenue
Local Visitors And Weekend Outings In Warren County
W E Finnegan and wife visited Jay Barnes. Dorothy Merchan visits cousin Florence Bogner. Clark Ball family traveled to Minooka by auto. Roads good, crops fine though oats lag. Frank Vail visits brother George Vail. A circus passed Sunday en route to Putnam for Monday’s show. Prof W Whitten and wife visiting Mrs John Divelbiss. expect to visit William Niblock and wife at Undercliff by motor boat. Anton Bogner and Katie Yaeger guests of Henry Merdian. Lewis Lassman family fished at lake. Niblock and Divelbiss families spent Sunday at Undercliff. Mrs Jay Barnes recovering from malaria. Warren county notes: Roseville area reports two nature oddities, a white-spotted timber squirrel and a white sparrow, both observed in local groves and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W E Finnegan
Hcago
Jay Barnes
Dorothy Merchan
Florence Bogner
Clark Ball
Minoak
Frank Vail
George Vail
Putnam
Henry Merdian
Lewis Lassman
Etta
William Niblock
John Divelbiss
Undercliff
Wives Form Auxiliary to G A R Post in Mt Ayr
The Grand Army of the Republic post at Mt Ayr forms an auxiliary. Officers include Mrs Thomas president Dr James Beard vice president Mrs Jerry Morford secretary and Mrs J J Duncan treasurer. Members plan limited efforts and remembrances for the group.
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Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic of the
Ellis C. Miller
Mt. Ayr
A. G. Webb
Tiohn
Farts
James Beard
Jerry Morford
J. J. Duncan
Ayr
Board of Review Meetings Set for Lacon Court House
The Marshall County Board of Review will hold regular sessions at the Lacon Court House in Michigan at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each weekday until completion. Written complaints or in person filings must be made by August 15, 1911. Communications to the Board should be addressed to the Board of Review, Lacon. By order of Board Clerk J. Hopkins.
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Marshall County
Lacon
Boara
J. “Hopkins
Local notes from Hutchins Downey area and surrounding
Hutchins and Downey Acnry Ill carry notices of births in Aug and July with families Murphy Henkins Sparling Bacon and Downey. Also reports travel visits to Henry Peoria Lombardville Starved Rock Toluca and Toluca mines. Local incidents include a turtle-vehicle mishap at Starved Rock and hog cholera advice.
Noah Webster and the Spelling Book’s Great Profits
The spelling book likely earned Webster more than any other U S book, possibly over fifty thousand dollars, far exceeding his dictionary. It unified American spelling and pronunciation, ending a patchwork of dialects, earning him the title the great Yankee schoolmaster.
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Webster
Book of Copyrights
Noah Webster
United States
Foley Kidney Pills Promise Kidney and Bladder Help
A PSA advert promotes Foley Kidney Pills as aiding kidney and bladder function by removing the health cause. The copy urges readers to try them and to subscribe to The Republican. The ad attributes the message to J. Ironmonger.
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Foley
Them
J. Ironmonger
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