West Branch News Items Summary
West Branch items note J J Heacock ill, Hugh Boyd moving to East Main, W O Doyle family to Iowa Falls, Charles Wheeler opens barber shop, Pennock Greene attend Tipton road convention, G W Thompson Iowa City visitors, Greene couple at Yankee Corners, T L Skelth return from Minnesota and Canada, Evans family visit Oasis, union meeting at Downey street Friends church, stereopticon event at Presbyterian church, Joseph Albin shipped two cars of hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wheeler
Doyle
O. C. Pennock
L. C. Greene
Good Roads
Tipton
W. Thompson
Iowa City
C. Greene
Yankee Corners
T. L. Skelth
Minnesota
Canada
T. L. Evans
Harry
Oasis
Downey Street
Cosgrove News Highlights Local Illness and Family News
Mrs Dorothy Hofmann faces possible pneumonia and has been on the sick list. John Scheetz Sr. was homebound by illness. Lawrence Welsh welcomed a baby daughter. Martin Hoffmann returned from Chicago where he sold hogs. Fr Smyth visited by his nephew Fr McLamara. Miss Mary Murphy recovers from pleurisy. her father John Murphy improves. Hofmann of Union township visited due to his mother's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Seekman
Jacob
Hills
Cosgrove
John Scheetz
Union Township
Lawrence Welsh
Martin Hoffmann
Chicago
Martin
Cedar Rapids
Father Smyth
Father McLamara
Mary Murphy
John Murphy
Father Schulte
Iowa City
Mary Brown Endorses Dr King New Life Pills
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York urges readers to take Dr King New Life Pills to keep the body in tone and to restore stomach liver and bowels. The drug is guaranteed by W E Sheader, a local druggist, at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Spelling Contest at Cross Roads School Honored Glenn Myers
Madison notes report a spelling contest at the Cross Roads school house with Glenn Myers declared champion. Nearby events include Mrs. Chas Sherman hosting a carpet rag bee and local cattle sales by Chas Wolfe. Wisconsin Kohl recovering from illness and residents storing ice for winter. Mr and Mrs Jos Krall visited Mrs Kohl’s sister and family earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Myers Wiener
Cross Roads
Madison News
Madison, Jan
Cross Roads School House
Glenn Myers
Chas. Sherman
Chas. Hedliska
Chas. Wolfe
Wis
J. Kohl
Jos Krall
Experience Teaches Parents Croup Dangers
An editorial urges parents to learn from severe croup cases and keeps Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe effective early treatment. It notes the remedy has been tested in many cases and claims it can prevent attacks if used at first symptoms. The product contains no narcotics and is sold by all druggists.
Iowa City girl to study music at Oberlin six months
Kathryn Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Jones of Iowa City arrives in Oberlin to pursue six months of harmony pipe organ and piano study. The visit marks the first time the family has seen her. her grandfather Rev John H Jones of Iowa City expresses pride as Kathryn attends the Messiah performance by Oberlin Harmonics before beginning lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirror
Cleveland
Ohio
Kathryn Jone
John L. Jones
Iowa City
Iowa
Oberlin
John EH. Jones
Oskaloosa
Granville
Mr. Jones
Kathryn
Messiah
Dr. F. Lewis
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Armen
H. A. Strub & Co
Clinton St
FE. D. Murphy
West Branch
J. J. Heacock II
W .O. Doyle
Towa Falls
J. J. Heacock
Hugh Boyd
Second Street
East Main Street
W. O. Doyle
Iowa Falls
Cosgrove News
Dorothy
Hofmann
John Sheetz Sr
Eli
Lelsh’s
Thither
the Mirror
Lowa City
Oene
Dubuque St
Burgard
Cor
Line & Jows Ave
Peoples Steam Laundry
Toms & Ruppes
Telephone
Aintita Beauty
Hughes
Edison
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