Quaker Lane Club Picnic Ends With Storm at Riverview Park
Quaker Lane Club members and guests totaling about seventy five traveled to Riverview Park in Marshalltown for a yearly picnic. A bountiful noon dinner preceded a playful afternoon with animals and swings. A thunderstorm brought hail and rain, washing many cars on Quaker Lane as partygoers headed home.
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Quaker Lane Club
Riverview Park
Marshalltown
Quaker Lane
Herman Wolken
Paige
Chamberlains Tablets Invoices Relieve Stomach Trouble
I have suffered stomach trouble for years. After trying many remedies, Chamberlains Tablets gave positive lasting relief. The reader notes a strong personal endorsement of the stomach remedy and its noticeable effect.
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Chamberlain
Local Briefs From LeGrand and Nearby
A collage of LeGrand notices covers sales listings, real estate talks, visitors from Osage and Omaha, a Dodge car convoy en route to Ft. Dodge, and farm news. Items include For Sale notices at 4th Street, a Quick Meal range sale, poultry details, road talk in Toledo, and a note on Gilman post office salary increase. The State Sunday School convention is set for Dubuque June 12-27 with delegates urged to travel Monday.
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Dodge
Detroit
Ft. Dodge
Mary Gunderson
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Earl Murty
Murty
Bright
Stangeland
Chicago
Benj
Abel Sawyer
B. L. Cook
Walter J. Norland
Norway
LeGrand
Marshalltown
O. A. Bailey
Dodey Richards
W. W. Southwick
Howard Coleman
Miriam Stewart
Toledo
College Avenue
Gilman Dispatch
Gilman Post
Dubuque
State Sunday School Association
C. E. Pickard
Shalltown
Fourth of July picnic planned by LeGrand Brotherhood
A Brotherhood meeting in LeGrand to organize a town Fourth of July picnic with a forenoon program and basket dinner at public school grounds. Committees formed for program and sports. invitation extended to all for a safe, sane celebration. Various local notices follow about residents, travels, and a real estate transfer involving Chas. Davis gaining the Hammond home in LeGrand.
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Brotherhood
Chas. Davis
Hiram Hammond
LeGrand
Rheumatism Relief Promises From Liniment
A historical ad claims Chamberlain's Liniment eases chronic rheumatic and muscular pains. It promises noticeable relief from pain after use and highlights the product as a sought remedy in such complaints.
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Chamberlain
Perth
Henry W Shelton Walks 1200 Miles to LeGrand
Henry W Shelton undertakes a 60 day walking trek from New York City toward LeGrand along the Lincoln Highway. The New York Daily News promotes the event and the Reporter notes Shelton’s rapid progress, claiming he advances about 1200 miles in eighteen days and will likely reach LeGrand in late week. News offices will telegram Reports as he nears the finish and locals plan a welcome for Shelton who has put LeGrand on the map.
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New York Daily News
Lincoln Highway
Shelton
New York City
LeGrand
South Bend
Ind
New York News
Cuban Wonder Henry W Shelton Plans Long Walk Tour
Henry W. Shelton the Cuban Wonder writes from South Bend Ind that after arriving from Elkhart he will undertake a 60 day round trip walking from New York to LeGrand and back. He reports long daily hours and miles covered to showcase endurance and requests dates and towns for stops at Tama Montour LeGrand and Marshalltown.
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South Bend
Ind
Henry W. Shelton
Elkhart
New York
LeGrand
Tama
Montour
Marshalltown
Ltill
Walker Shelton Promoted by New York Walks
East Liverpool Morning Tribune notes Henry W. Shelton, famed long distance walker, arrived in LeGrand Indiana after a cross country trek from New York. He previously completed walks to Albany and Washington, D C, as part of promotional tours for the New York Evening Mail.
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Washington, D. C
Shelton
America
Civil Service Exam for Rural Carrier in Marshall County
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Marshall County to fill rural carrier positions at LeGrand and future rural route vacancies. Open to citizens domiciled in the county who meet Form No 1977 requirements. Forms and blanks available from local offices or the Commission in Washington, D.C. Applications should be sent promptly.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Marshall
Marshalltown
LeGrand
Washington, D.C
Commission
Brotherhood Meeting and Teachers Examination Notice
Sunday gathering at Friends Church includes scripture reading prayer service and personal work. June 28 23 and 30 1916 the regular teachers examination at Marshalltown high school Room 24 begins at 9 am led by C E B Snott and Rev J R Wright. Albert Schmidt dies after accident at quarries. sister in San Francisco requests burial there. third fatality since OC N W acquisition.
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Marshalltown High School
A. m. C. EB. Snott
Albert Schmidt
Schmidt
San Francisco
OC. & N. W. Company
Church Services and Programs Led by Rev Warrent
Our churches announce Sunday School at 10 with preaching at 11. Junior Endeavor led by Helen Latham at 3, Intermediate by Miss Reba Ferguson at 4, Senior Endeavor at 7 led by Nina Armstrong. June 25 topic What is the Purpose of Our Life on Earth Eph 2 1 10. Gospel Team to handle 7 pm service with a faith and God focus. Prayer meeting Wednesday June 28 led by Thus Draper and John Manship. You are invited to co operate with us in these services.
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Helen Latham
Reba Ferruzon
Endeavor
Nina Armstrong
God
Draper
John Manship
Church services invite attendance and Armenian relief
Christian Ghureh Rev Taos C Horse Pastor invites all to 945 a m Sunday School led by Rev J W Piper and 11:00 p m preaching service with 3:00 p m Junior EB 700 Senior C FE. An 8 o'clock meeting Tuesday the 27th features Rev Frederick Coover Palmer College dean speaking at 3 p m. An all day program July 2 proceeds aid Armenian Christians.
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J. W. Piper
Frederick Coover
Palmer College
Clas
Carlton Brethren Church Services and Activities
The Carlton Brethren Church led by Rev S C Henderson held Sunday School at 10 am preaching at 10 am Christian Endeavor at 7 pm and evening services at 8 pm. The Tama and Marshall county boards of supervisors with engineers met at LeGrand on Thursday to inspect bridges on the county line south of town with plans to share the cost of replacing old bridges.
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Christian Endeavor
Tama and
Marshall County Board of Supervisors
LeGrand
Low Round Trip Vacation Fares From Chicago & Western
Low round trip vacation fares offered daily via Chicago and North Western Railway to San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle Salt Lake City Ogden Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Yellowstone National Park Wide choice of routes free side trips favorable stopovers liberal return limits information on fares reservations schedules asked from ticket agents Chicago and South Western Ry.
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Chicago & North Western Ry
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Seattle
Wash
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Yellowstone National Lark
Jetc
Chicago & South Western Ry
Notice of separation and financial disavowal by Homer Crow
A dated public notice states Homer Crow refuses responsibility for any bills contracted by his wife Leoles Crow after she refused to live with him following the rental and furnishing of a house.
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Leoles Crow
Homer Crow
Symbol of Health Star Ad on Chamberlain Tablets
An old time notice promotes Chamberlain's Tablets with a red five pointed star as a health symbol. It claims simple food and temperance aid digestion and constipation relief and urges readers to buy from H W McKeown.
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Greece
Chamberlain
H.W. McKeown
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