Local notes include visits, events and deaths in Corydon area
Local items report Miss Helen Palmer returning from Chicago and A T Taylor visiting Corydon. Mrs Floyd Humeston visits Quincy while the M E Ladies plan a July 4 dinner and supper at the church. Dark F Kuenthe of Denison spent funds on the gubernatorial campaign. Several residents visit relatives in Winterset and Garden Grove. Excavation starts for the Moser building at Broad and Second. Local families host guests from Garden Grove and Chicago. Epworth League delegates attend in Derby, while school decoration bids go to Bloemsma Decorat ing Co and Roush Drug Co. Don Kyner dies after being struck by a vehicle. Congressman H M Towner leads in votes, Bracewell gathers 6,710 in Corydon. County returns exclude Fremont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.T. Taylor
Corydon
Floyd Humeston
Quincy
M.E. ‘Jadiés
Minnie Bradley
Curtis Farmer
Erma Brown
Irene Wilson Enid- Farmer
Leo Crew
Epworth
Derby
M. E
Bloemsma Decorating Co
Roush, Drug Co
Preparedness. Seventeen men await as sister promises
In a wartime exchange Stella asks how many relatives would go. Bella answers by saying there are seventeen men to whom she has promised to be a sister.
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Stella
Bella
Concert Selections for Coal Workers Suggested
ITS KIND proposes selections for a coal workers concert emphasizing mood and variety. The speaker asks for suggestions and proposes including some songs in a minor key to convey somber or reflective tones.
Getting Together Meets on Town Topics
A brisk town gathering centers on finances and social ties as residents discuss loans and mutual aid. The conversation highlights jealousy over wealth and the desire to connect, with plans forming to help each other navigate money matters in the community.
Two Dollars Please Insomnia Joke From Boston Paper
A brief comic line from the Boston Evening Transcript jokes about somnambulism and insomnia. The cartoonish exchange features a doctor and patient with a punny reply. This item reflects newspaper humor and columnist wit of the era.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Mobilize Lowk Guards In Iowa National Guard
Centerville reports say Co D Third Infantry of the Iowa National Guard will report there and move to Camp Dodge Des Moines by Sunday or Monday. Humeston youths named include Davyl Gardner Harry Morey Paul Yates Willie Finch and others. The piece notes pay scales for privates and officers under the Hay Act and an oath for militiamen, with potential use at the President's discretion.
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Iowa National Guard
Co. D
Third Infantry
Centerville
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Humeston
Davyl Gardner
Harry Morey
Paul Yates
Willie Finch
Alva Eaton
Basil Blevins
Guy Simpson
Thurlow Porter
Walter Beardsley
Wilson
Iowa ‘Guard
Iowa Guard
Iowa
Hay- D
National Guard of
United States
America
Fourth of July Revered in Histories and Politics
Chauncey M Depew extols the Fourth of July linking its legacy to Cromwell’s memory at Westminster Abbey and the landing of the Pilgrims. He hails the day as a force shaping republics and liberty, urging nations to adopt the New Testament, constitution, and flag as moral guides and symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
West Yhinster
Tings
House of Lords
What the World Owes to the Fourth
Analysis from the Los Angeles Times on the impact of the Declaration of Independence. It argues the document catalyzed global move to popular government, widespread education, and moral progress, framing the living idea as the source of liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
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Great Britain
Los Angeles Times
Obituary of Mrs Catherine Shutt from Derby Iowa
Catherine Hoak born July 15 1889 near Canton Ohio died June 13 1916 at daughters home in Kansas City aged 76 years 10 months 23 days married to John Stripe October 6 1854 nine children three sons six daughters two sons and three daughters died in infancy living are Ida McLaughlin Catherine Littlejohn Pauline Pella and Millard Stripe husband John Stripe died 1889 she remarried Otto Shutt January 26 1899 funeral held June 15 at Derby Presbyterian Church interment Derby cemetery plus notes on First National Bank of Derby and Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea advertisement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Shutt
Catherine Hoak
Canton
Ohio
Kansas City
John ‘H. Stripe
Ida McLaughlin
Catherine Littlejohn
Pauline Pella
New York City
Millard Stripe
Humeston
Iowa
John Stripe
Otto Shutt
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Derby
Orr Campbell
Humenton
Derby Cemetery
Local Social Notes From Corydon And Surrounding Towns
Mrs Blanche Brown visited Corydon Saturday. Mr and Mrs Joe Bridges hosted relatives Sunday at the Edd Opp home. Piano visitors included Mrs C G Summers and Mrs Edah Opp. J Herbert Park and Carl Taylor of Derby were in town for business. Floyd Yates of Weldon visited sister Mrs W H Mason. William Clapp of Chariton stayed with sister Mrs J L Redrack. Mr and Mrs J L Seates of Corydon visited Lester Seates and family. King Porter and Mrs J B Moore of Corydon were in town Sunday. Mr and Mrs Shaw of Illinois visited Mrs James Miner. M E Aid society will meet with Mrs Emma Hutchinson to quilt. W S Burley, G D Garten and families left for Albany Missouri to visit relatives. Dr and Mrs Blankenship and Eugene Hutchinsons went to Grand River for a fishing trip. Emma Opp of Creston was an over Sunday visitor at A M Gassett’s. Ray Gardner, returning from Iowa City, home for vacation. Mrs W H Mason and children leave to visit husband in Nebraska. W S Burley and Josie Springer visited Robert Burley at Derby. Mrs J L Redruck returned from Fairfield where she visited daughters Meadams Shields and Carter. Baptist Missionary society meets with Mrs Will Boston and Mrs George Savers on Thursday afternoon June 29. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Woollis, Mr and Mrs Allen Richard, Mr and Mrs Frank Metzger, and Mr and Mrs S McMains were Corydon visitors Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clapp
Chariton
J. L. Redrack
J. L. Seates
Corydon
Lester
King Porter
J. B. Moore
Shaw
Illinois
Emma Hutchinson
W. S. Burley
G. D. Garten
Albany
Blankenship
Eugene Hutchinson
Grand River
Emma Opp
Creston
A. M. Gassett
Ray Gardner
Iowa City
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R. C. Krestler
Northrop Bros
Garden Grove
Winslow Bros
G. D. Garton
Cambria
Helen Palmer
Chicago
M. E. Jadies
Dark F.kuehnte
Denison
W.S. Throckmorton
Adda McNay
Sadie Combs
L. G. Kyner
World Pictures
Jay Neighbor
D. P. Goodrigh
Winterset
Moser
Broad and
Secuind Streets
New Era
Curtis Publications
Leo McNay
George Saling
Mim
F. ‘Schnee
Fred
Don
Kyner
Fred M. Kyner
H. M. Towner
H. 8. Bracewell
Fremont County
Hardappe
Flubdale
Borrowell
Lagoa
Lowk
Nime Mambere
Eastman
Kodak
Kodaks
Farr
Rexall
First National Bank of Derby
C. H. Davis
J. Herbert Park
C. E. Taylor
Mr. Davis
Mr. Park
J. J. George
Wright Newsome
Hal Thorne
Justin Westfall
First National
Hollister
Roush Drug Co
Humeston Markets
Geo. Gardner & Co
A. Humeston & Sons
Blanche Brown
Joe Bridges
Edd Opp
C. G. Summers
Edah Opp
Carl Taylor
Floyd Yates
Weldon
W. H., Mason
W. H. Mason
Nebraska
Josie Springer
Robert Burley
J. L. Redruck
Fairfield
Meadams Shields and
Carter
Lloyd Woollis
Allen Richard
Frank Metzger
S. McMains
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