Emerson weekly notes and obituaries from Red Oak to Glenwood
Emerson residents report visits from Red Oak and Clarifying travel in Hed Gal and Hawthorn. Obituary notes include Mrs G W Roath and Caroline Gregne, with funeral details in Emerson. Local clubs and social events feature M W A dinner, Woodmen outing, and a Burns party, plus restaurant moves and a shift in business. The piece lists multiple community members traveling to Des Moines and Des Moines area nursing and hospital work, with a medical anecdote about Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy helping a child ward off pneumonia.
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D. Heidener
Red Ok
J.R. Jones
Red Oak
Thureday
Wil McGrew Hind
Sweeney
Janes
Nila Noonati
Geo. Smith
Hed Gal
Mrs. Ward
Cornell Bluffs
Ada Bowen
Climax
Emerson
B. Moser
Opera House
Nims
Ames
Puller
Albis
St. Culver
Hawwthorne
I. L. Carson
Mesdames
J. ‘I Burns
James Shields
W. N. Tulinger
Burns
West Hill
Ulice
Jos. Christy
Northend
Goodell Block
Nir
Northeup
G. W. Roath
New Yorke
Emergor
Oath
Church of
Rowth
Ay Cy Zelshaeffer
North Grove
Jorge
Des Moines Letter January 14 1962 Inaugural Aide and Assembly Notes
Our Des Moines letter describes pleasant January days as Iowa braces for the 29th General Assembly. Governor Shaw nears departure for national duties while Cummins prepares for the inaugural at 2:30 PM Thursday. House session opens harmoniously with 8 Republicans and 10 Democrats. old veteran Col. Moore receives preferred seating. the oath of loyalty to United States and Iowa is required for all. A small page from Decatur County moves readers with poignant onlookers as smallpox concerns prompt vaccination.
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Iowa
Joseph
Daniel
A. B. Cummins
City
W. L. Eaton
Spealer
Col. &. A. Moore
Indiana
House
United States
Towa
Decatur County
Des ‘Moines
Lim Page
Des Moines
Hart
Warning to Wagon Drivers on Cold Weather Health
Exposure to cold and stormy weather opens the way to bronchitis. The man on the wagon needs heed to early symptoms of weakness or respiratory disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is claimed to cure bronchitis deep-seated coughs and bleeding of the lungs. The tonic is alcohol free and contains no opium or narcotics.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Farmer's Institute at Glenwood Showcased Melioration
The Milla County Agriculturista annual meeting in Glenwood runs Tuesday to Thursday with lively sessions. Rev Storrey opened with prayer, Judge Lewis welcomed visitors, Col Chantry responded, and D B Nims led corn breeding discussions. Officers and directors were named, with next meeting set for Silver City.
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Milla County Agriculturista
Glenwood
Couch House
A. J. Chantry
Malvern
Shamel
D. B. Nims
State Agricultural College of
Ames
Prof. Shamel
Salem Curtis
I. J. Swain
J. H. Porter
James Criswell
Harvey Dean
Mr. Nims
Iowa Agricultural College
Nims Bros
C. L. Templeton
Geo. Phelps
W. C. Gilmore
Joe Miller
John Sawyer
N.M. Chambers
H. Stuart
James W. Carter
L. T. Genung
Mills County
Glenwood Commercial Club
Institution
Shirley Gillilland
L. S. Robinson
L.T. Genung
W. B. Broadfield
Geo. T. Rew
L. A. Williams
A. Kearney
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Easy Action
Don’t Live together, Constipation and health never go together. DeWitts Little Early Risers promote easy action of the bowels without distress. I have been troubled with costiveness nine years, says J. Q., Greene, Depauw, Ind. Have tried many remedies, but Little Early Risers give best results. E. Baaonell and wife returned to Omaha after a month’s visit with their daughter, Mrs. C. GC Baird.
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DeWitt
Marly
J. Q
Greene
Depauw
Ind
C. 8
Royce
QC. E. Baaonell
Omaha
Profitable Investment Promises Cure for Stomach Troubles
A Somerville, Indiana resident, HK Demick, recounts seven years of stomach distress and $1000 spent without relief until trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The ad claims the product digests food, ends dieting, and cures all stomach troubles with few bottles.
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HK. Demick
Somerville
Ind
Iowa Happenings From January 1904 Chronicle
Arm lost in shredder at Boyden leads to elbow amputation. Davenport physician Dr Hill dies suddenly of heart disease. Creston reports nightly fires blamed on incendiaries. Sixteen families plead guilty to coal theft in Ottumwa. A Macedonia farmer shoots granddaughter then himself. Atlantic seeks injunctions against 11 saloons for selling to minors. Iowa Dems consider J D Yeomans for 1904 presidential nod. Ottumwa saloonkeepers enjoined under anti saloon law. Northwest Iowa Breeders form Interstate association. Mondamin damages case opened with 75 witnesses. Cedar Falls hosts normal school dedication week. Des Moines hosts state supervisors meeting and tax law talks. Des Moines starch plant to rebuild if tax terms met. Des Moines call for county treasurers convention. Webster City millinery store bankrupt. Webster City man arrested for shooting farmhand. Audubon jury finds Egan not guilty of adultery. Cedar Rapids youths held for mail robbery. Dubuque Episcopal bishop consecration ends history making event.
Doctor Transplants Eye From Belgian Hare
In Clinton on January 14 Dr Paul Walter grafted the cornea of a Belgian hare onto William Strickel of Anamosa who had lost an eye in a mine explosion. The rabbit’s eye was kept alive during the procedure and its cornea removed. the rabbit died afterward.
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Clinton
Paul Walter
William Strickel
Anamosa
General Assembly Opens With Eaton Named Speaker
Des Moines reports the 29th general assembly began work and organized quickly. W L Eaton of Osage won the house speaker post without opposition as Republicans control both chambers. Both houses passed concurrent resolutions on extra employees mail delivery and the governor lieutenant governor inauguration. A joint session is set for 2 pm to canvass votes with inauguration scheduled for Thursday.
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Eaton
Des Moines
29Th General Assembly
W. L. Eaton
Osage
House
Senate
Accused of Killing Girl Charles Thomas Under Arrest
Des Moines reports Charles Thomas has been arrested and charged with the murder of Mabel Schofield two years earlier. The girl vanished after bidding farewell to her mother at the railway station and was later found dead in the Des Moines river. Poison in the stomach indicated foul play. A $2,500 citizen reward backed the probe, and Thomas, son of the woman hosting the girl, faces a preliminary hearing next Friday.
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Charles Thomas
Mabel Schofield
Des Moines
Goodby
Thomas
Citizens’ Committee
Grant club din es Shaw reception for new Treasury secretary
Des Moines January 10 Governor Leslie M. Shaw received a public reception from the Grant club at the Savery house followed by a banquet for 350 guests, honoring his elevation to secretary of the treasury. Governor elect A B Cummins presided with toasts honoring leaders including Charles A Clarke and Judge Smith McPherson.
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Gage
Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
Grant Club
United States Treasury
Savery House
A. B. Cummins
Allison
Dolliver
Charles A. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Senate
House of Representatives
George D
Perkins
L. F. Young
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslia M. Shaw
Nebraska
Howard Rosewater
Tawa
G. B
McLean
The
State University
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James Galbraith
Illinois
Ed Stone
Ivan Sturgeon
Woodbine
Kan
Nelle Purnell
Sioux City
Clarence Barns
Council Bluffs
van Hrunt
Kellenbarger
Pasumon
Jamaica
Ust
Arthur Maule
Nilestown
Middlesex Co
Ontario
the Farmer’s Institute
Paul
Parker
A. B. Judson
B. B. Dean
George Conner
D. B."nims
J. W. Murphy
Silver City
R H Pierson
Anderson
Oak
Elihu Cheney
Indian Creek
Elgin Kerney
Silver Creek
N S Phelps
Center
C May
I M Yowler
Platteville
Jas J Criswell
Deer
Boyden
Perce Mahoney
A. W. Hill
Davenport
R. W. Hill
Creston
Ottumwa
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Macedonia
William Tompkin
Nora Miller
Atlantic
Rev
Perry
Afton
Jan
J. D. Yeomans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ottumwa, Ia
Anti-Saloon League
Interstate Association
Northwest
Onawa
Luella &. Pickett
Sioux City and Pacific Railway Company
Mondamin
Monova County
Iowa Normal
Cedar Falls
State Normal School
Judge McDuffee
Board of Trustees
State Meeting of Supervisors
Boards of Supervisors
J. _M. Matthews
W. ¥. Piss
National Starch Works Company of
New York
Hartenhower
Regent
G. W. Bakle
Monona County
C. H. Smith
Marshall County
Webster City
W. B. Walters Millinery
H. G. Adama
Iowa Falls
Adams
Audubon
Thomas Egan
Egan
Fred W. Wells
Waterloo
Ellsworth Mortigan
Stewart
Federal Grand Jury
Dubuque
Frederick William Keator
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. John's Church
General Assembly
Dines Shaw
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