Our County Neighbors in Hillsdale and Surroundings
Burt Hammond stays in Hills flats. Mrs. Potts improves and sits up a little. Mrs. Whitmer has a Malvern granddaughter staying with her. Miss Edith Dillaha of Hentetgate tended church in Hillsdale. Ma Bavels and daughters visited in Hillsdale. Lawn social at the M E parsonage tonight. Guy Newcomer and sister Gladys visited in Silver City. Children’s Day exercises at M E church were real good. Ed Robinson improves his place with barn and house addition. Rev Zike called away to Elder Curtis appointment. Prof Hitchcock filled Ridge and Pacific Junction engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Hammond
Hills Flats
M. E
BE. W. Noel
Pleasant Ridge
Pacific Junction
the Ridge
Mary Phipps
Nebraska City
Hillsdale
Ed Robinson
Zike
Curtis
Hitchcock
Ridge
Sisters and relatives visit as local minor items
A sister of Mrs. Shoemaker spends the summer with her in town. S Ed Brown’s mother arrived Saturday to visit her son. the 79 year old matriarch remains active. A barber’s trial ended with a not guilty verdict. Grandma Chapin died in Minneapolis and will be brought here for burial. A local claim celebrates Chamberlains Pain Balm for sprained ankle relief and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
L. T. Genung
Minneapolis
Grandma Chapin
You Take No Chances When You Buy Rector for Piles
An advertising notice by W. D. Wilson promises Rector cures for piles with a full refund if ineffective, and claims free samples with each package. The copy emphasizes risk-free purchase and product trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rector
W. D. Wilson
Pacific Junction community notes and wedding tidings
Reports from Pacific Junction recount river rise affecting farm work, visits by J E Ballard and Mrs Bittinger, school term at Burr Oak closing, and plans for church events. Local marriages and engagements are noted along with a Boston marriage anecdote and a drug advertisement. Mrs Swan hosts a gathering. Miss Maggie Martin returns from Lincoln. Ray Manse and J O Zornes win White Chapel school house contract. June 26 wedding of Mr Johnson and Miss Ona Perkins announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Ray Manse
J. O. Zornes
White Chapel
Maggie Martin
Lincoln
Alex McCrary
Ed Lilley
Jessie Shuffler
Council Bluffs
Wm. Johnson
Ona Perkins
Hastings Notes and Local Events This Week
Marion Purcell of Omaha visited Hastings friends earlier this week. Mrs. Jessie Dorward greeted a small audience last Wednesday evening. J. P. Martin returned from a trip to St. Louis to visit his son Pred and buy goods. L. T. Genung of Glenwood and Y. Stevens of Hamburg will be the Fourth of July orators here. U B church ladies held a social north of Mr Chew's Racket Store. rainy weather could not spoil the success. Mrs. Chapin of Minneapolis, formerly Hastings, known as Grandma Chapin, suffered a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Purcell
Omaha
Jessie Dorward
J.P. Martin
St. Louis
Pred
L.T. Genung
Glenwood
Y. &. Stevens
Hamburg
U. B
Chas. Abel
Adelle Graham
Red Oak
Edna Jones
Wales
D. J. Bennett
Frank E. Washburn
Emerson
Miss Play Lockabill
Ruth Shields
F. W. Hooker
Alva Strickler
Denver
Mr. Hooker
Essex
W. F
A. W. Culver
Hawthorne
Mr. Culver
J. N. Tollinger
Leaf Huntsman
Deer Creek
John Powers
E. E. Culver
Welton Nims
T. EB. Edwards
Morrell & Edwards
Gilbert Cheney
J. L. Callen
McMurtrey
C. EK. Sherwin
Clark Phillipps
Guy Fansher
Indianola
Guy
Callen
New York
W. S. Tollinger
Wahoo
Neb
Epworth League
Geo. Cross
EMERSON AREA GOSSIP AND VISITS UPDATE
Emerson and Silver City notes report many residents traveling visiting relatives in Red Oak Wales Omaha and Council Bluffs. social events Epworth League and church services receive praise. local builds new barn, fence work at cemetery, and street improvements. one injury from buggy accident reported with a pulled horse and injured rider.
A Good Cough Medicine Praised by Local Druggist
Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted choice for his own family and customers. He reports two years of complete satisfaction and effective relief for ordinary coughs colds and post grippe coughs. Sold by W D Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
W. D. Wilson
Positive cure touted for stomach trouble in ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a positive cure for stomach trouble. The sale is handled by S. T. Brothers, urging readers that bumping your head against a brick wall would feel less bad than stomach issues and implying strong relief from the syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
S. T. Brothers
Farewell note from Strahan editor J M Salyers
In Strahan the LEADER ends a long run with a farewell from J M Salyers noting eight years of weekly items, thanks to friends and foes, and signifying he is done. The page also reports visitors and local happenings including Sam Scott of Hastings, Charley Long and wife, Roy and George Weiderquist, and various social and building updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strahan
J. M. Salyers
Sam Scott
Hastings
Charley Long
Leagia
Roy
George Weiderquist
Faragut
Henderson News Tangles Local Visits and Ball Games
A flood of notes records Joe Parker and others having paint jobs or visits in nearby towns like Marion Maxwell in Omaha and Macedonia. The Henderson ball team played Glenwood with 6-1 and 10-0 losses, while a disputed Glenwood-Henderson encounter prompts defense of players and calls for fair reporting by Field of the Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Moulten
Griswold
Walter Woods
Woods
Glenwood
Henderson J
Randolph Boys
Randolph
the Tribune
Field
Moulton
The
Maroons
Mr. Field
Griswold Battery
Piles Cure Offers Free Samples and Guarantee
W. D. Wilson advertises a pile cure with a positive guarantee and free samples. The pitch claims piles can be cured and promises a free pile pipe with every package, priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rector
W. D. ‘Wilson
Glenwood Social Roundup and Local Events
Glenwood hosts a tent show between the Glenwood House and Evernham’s livery. Red Oak workers toil on east-town railroad. Evan Lloyd sold cattle to Hopp Bros for Chicago shipment. University of Iowa-bound students Clyde Warren and Clyde Genung return home. Miss Myrtle Robinson wraps Williams school year with a picnic and prizes. Henderson-Griswold baseball trips defeat the local legal team 2 to 1 and 10 to 0 with Moulton pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Lewis
Omaha
C Osborn
Tabor
Glenwood
Kittie Hostetter
Council Bluffs
Jim Anderson
Nebraska
Glenwood House
Evernham
Red Oak
Evan Lloyd
Hopp Bros
Chicago
Clyde Warren
Clyde Genung
Iowa City
Myrtle Robinson
Williams School
Henderson-Griswold Combination
Henderson
Moulton
Griswold Ana
Briday
Town Meeting Adopts Sunday Observance Resolutions
A town meeting featured a program of music and speeches by local citizens. After the program, resolutions were presented and read by KE B Woodruff and unanimously adopted by the people. Rev Shaw appointed a three-man committee to oversee Sunday observance, and the gathering was reported as very successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. B. Woodruff
Shaw
Sermon on Conjugal Decorum Moves Milwaukee Parish
A Milwaukee area priest on a sunny Sunday used a sermon to urge restraint and kindness from husbands toward wives, highlighting marital decency. An old parishioner quipped that the tale would differ after three months of marriage, prompting light humor about married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Michael
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Pernicious Weight Game of Jockeys
Ainslee’s description contrasts jockey life with boxing and football noting the relentless pressure to shed weight. It cites Monk Overton’s Turkish bath starvation and Mike Bergen’s fraudulent ride, highlighting physical degradation, weakness, and nerve drain as a boy’s age 16 to 25 matures into fragile health and fragile riding ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainslee
Monk Overton
Mike Bergen
Atewaords
Bergen
Paragon clerk bargains over fee in clerical deal
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a board of trade clerk negotiating with a clergyman. The clerk offers $2 upfront as a regular fee and a square deal, while threatening to wait 60 days to reassess the job’s true value, even if it runs to $100. The clergyman agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pargon
Board of Trade
Chicago Post
They Hadn't Made Up About the Packaged Item
A terse exchange shows a strained pair seeking closure over a mysterious package. The dialogue hints at a personal rift and a coveted gift the speaker insists remains sacred and unparalleled in value.
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Our County
Geo. J. Cary
the Guide
Washington, Va
J. E. Ballard
Geo. Ballard
John Farrell
Villisca
Farrell
Boston
Dr. King
Charley Maynes
Tack Pierce
Malvern
Mrs. Gee. Sinderson
Mark
Ed Swarts
Jo Maurath
Chas
Krase
Dc Jackson
Theo Thomas
South Omaha
Aug Spelman
R.A. Bates
the Times
Swarts
Flanagan
Jake Heide
G. Heid
Galeard, Kan
Peterson
S. M. Bennett
Geo. R Harrison
Jack
Willy Colbun
R. W. Clipson
John Vankirk
J. Hostetter
Geo E Leith
Geo Harrison
Dewitt
Milan
Manatee
Bill Thomas
Daisy
Mattie Perkins
Frank Anderson
Nanson
Wm Burgain
Tom Rooks
John Hopkinson
Wm. Emrick
Mains
Pysing
Wm. Swarts
Stanton
W. B
Amy Conger
Exiia
Iowa
K. P. Mass
Silver City
W . Swarts
Andy Hass
A P Reeve
Henry Dressler
Chas. Joseph
Kruse
C.D. Greenwood
C. A. Rommel
Charlie
Geo. Leith
Hazel
Fay
Creston
Mrs. L
White Cloud
Hummerg
Charlis
Tuga
Mr. Quimby
Paplayton
Merna
P. M. Dixon
Wyoming
Lou Stevenson
Neiman
O.‘K
C. E. Encrafts Lawn
C. E. Eacrett
Joe Parker
Marion Maxwell
Mable Dorr
Macedonia
Bill Cooper
Bert Gordon
Roscoe Parker
Ralph Boileau
Greig
Mel Sturgeon
Ed Phillips
Sam Owens
N.C. Field
Mae Paul
C. Irwin
Myrtle Whitting
Olive Young
Elmer Harlan
Jessie Cheney
Nellie Hollingsworth
Bon-Ton
Elizabeth Hutchings
Guisa Redman
Ernest Robinson
Agent Drury
Harry Phillips
Red Carter
Wesley Chapel
Charles Hunter
Cemetery Association
Irwins Hall
Gleenwood
Otto Narum
Malvern, Iowa
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