Pacific Junction notes and events in a small Iowa town
A roundup of local activity from Pacific Junction and Glenwood area residents. Shoppers, visiting relatives, property dealings, sales results, labor and temperance talk, church meetings, rail and train notes, farm trades, and community roles reflect daily life and economy. Notable items include property interests in the Junction vicinity, a large Sam Allis sale, a dining car fire, temperance lecture, and reorganization of a local Rebekah lodge.
Local Notes From Folsom and Nearby Visits
Miss Nellie Karr is sick with the grip. Will Arp has gone to Nebraska on a visit of a few days. Charley Poore and wife are staying out on the farm this week. Herman Wahrlander with Charley Bathke went to Nebraska on business recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice McLaughlin
Sam Allis
Alfred Saar
Sam
Bluffs
Clarence Stone
Nellie Karr
Will Arp
Nebraska
Charley Poore
Herman Wahrlander
Charley Bathke
Malvern Local Notes From Messena To Onawa
Malvern residents share visits and moves as Bessie Smith returns to Messena relatives and Sol Tipton visits from Ft. Morgan while others head to Mudlava Springs Indiana for care. The old City Hotel reopens under A Gardner & Son of Villisca at a dollar daily. Members of the GAR post inaugurate new officers and dine at Sam Burrus restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Smith
Messena
Plattsmouth
J’ M Benton
Inda Coffman
Mudlava Springs
Indiana
W W Wolfe
Strahan
Onawa
Sol Tipton
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Old City
Wabash Tracks
Gardner & Son
Villisca
Harriett Whatt
England
Mauritania
GAR Post
Sam Burrus
Silver City
Emerson
ME Corbin
Elmer Estes
Malvern
Beaumont
Texas
Geo. Listes
Rawles Township
Tabor Topics Highlights Local Health and Sports News
Fred L Starr traveled to Omaha for leg tumor surgery while Will Hardy of Asotin Wash visited relatives nearby. Town and college boys played baseball at the park amid warm weather and a basketball game at the opera house saw Tabor 89 Omaha MOA 35. Elmer J Anderson seeks Fremont county recorder on the Democratic ticket. The old John Hunter farm near Labor sells for 115 per acre to W B and W I Hell, with WB Bell moving onto the farm next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L Starr
Omaha
Will Hardy
Asotin
Wash
O Sheldon
Carl Lundeen
St. Louis
Ronnie
Opera House
Tabor
Marion Jlastie
Green Township
Rhode
Harris
Chas Hiailer
Presbyterian Hospital
Elmer J Anderson
Fremont County
F B Spees
Spees
John Hunter
W. B
WI Hell
WB Bell
North Tabor
When Kearsarge Cloud Brings Rain Warned by Farmer
A New York man returning from the White Mountains contemplates a motorcycle trip despite gray skies. A New Hampshire farmer warns that when the cloud settles over Kearsarge, rain cannot be stopped, foreshadowing a wet day.
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New York
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Kearsarge
Had No Use For Babies In Old Chester Tale
A black and tan terrier owned from 1874 to 1881 shows jealousy of a newborn child. After a three month disappearance the dog returns to two elderly spinster sisters’ neat garden home, preferring their company over the family. The incident is recounted in a Chicago Tribune fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Croaker
Chicago Tribune
Sorrow at San Francisco Bay Wrecks
A diver recounts descending to the City of Chester wreck near San Francisco harbor and encountering two sisters of charity and a kneeling man, all in eerie light and tide. He hurries to the surface after the haunting scene. The San Rafael, sunk in 1901 after a fog collision, is also described with its cozy cabins and stairway darkened by time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay
Chester
Sisters of Charity
San Rafael
Grieg as a Schoolboy and His Rainy Trick
A description of Grieg as a schoolboy recalls wet mornings spent under dripping roofs to avoid class. He admits frequent pranks such as arriving soaked to gain dispensation, followed by a trip to the birch after being caught in a dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grieg
Letting Go All Holds
A woman renowned for crafts spends years making green Jampmats with fuzzy borders for center-table decor. In a moment of wicked impulse she locks herself away and crochets a red lampmat, ending her careful color tradition with a reckless, spontaneous act.
Longfellow Early Education and Bowdoin Entry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up in Portland Maine where a master called him one of the best boys in school. He proved studious and preferred books to peers entering Bowdoin College at age fourteen and graduating fourth in his class in 1825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Anderson
Omaha
Lang
Vicis
Methodist Hospital
Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Portland
Bowdoin College
He Gets the Chance
A brief quotation contrasts a judge’s advantage in his profession with the outcome of each case. The speaker notes the judge gains the chance to try each case, regardless of success, highlighting opportunity within judicial duty.
Frugal buyers chase different rides in a humorous verse
The poem contrasts Smith, Jones, Brown, and Green as they choose bicycles, motorbikes, runabouts, and a French machine, each constrained by income. Binks, a millionaire, walks for health while critics lament a loss of confidence in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binks
Smith
Puck
Social spotlight item on two Chicago figures
Mr. Squiggs earned wealth in automobiles and football while Miss De Kellery disputes any sporting looks. The exchange notes Mr. Squiggs is a doctor in Chicago, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Squiggs
Miss de Kellery
Chicago Daily News
Sing a Song to Chase Life’s Gloom, Detroit Free Press
A verse urges turning gloom into joy as a playful lad sings and whistles a tune Sooner or later the world brightens and the sun returns The poem from Detroit Free Press promotes a cheerful outlook through song and cheer.
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Detroit Free Press
Reason for Objection to College Roommate Language
A Baltimore American joke panel features a fond mother objecting to her son’s college roommate who uses long words. She warns against being contaminated by association with anyone who speaks so sesquipedalian. The exchange contrasts the mother’s safety concerns with the student’s praise of study-minded companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald
Baltimore American
Pretext Cited in Financial Struggle Refused Loans
Ardup had tried to borrow money from friends multiple times but they all begged off due to prevailing financial stringency. He denounces their aid with biting words, calling it pretense and stinginess as adversity tests character.
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Ardup
Chicago Tribune
The Mean Man Again
An old farmer asks his freckle-faced son where he goes and the boy answers he will play circus behind the barn. The father then orders the boy to saw a half cord of wood to earn sawdust for the circus rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
All Mixed Up in Editor and Author Banter
A Cleveland Leader exchange mocks a story about a heroine with speaking eyes and tears in her voice. The dialogue jokes about improbable traits and the author’s literary choices in a lighthearted newsroom debate.
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Cleveland Leader
Her Record Against Her
Dialogue from the Chicago Tribune shows Mrs Upmore questioning a cook applicant about prior work for Mrs Highmus. The applicant confirms one week of service and the exchange ends with a curt good morning.
A Blessed Hope First Auditor at the Tank Drama
A dramatic scene unfolds with two auditors debating the next act While one warns of a flood scene with real water and potential danger The fragment from Weekly notes a tense moment during the performance and the crowd's reactions
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Auch
Itinerant Borrower Called a Touch and Go Man
Baltimore American quotes a brief quip about Mr Wheedler not staying long, just long enough to borrow money. The exchange labels him as a touch and go character, implying he vanishes after securing funds.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific Junction Department
E M Lang
Glenwood
J GO Farrar
Maryville
WC Pace
Attorney Miller
Counciluffs
Chas Wilson
Skaggs
Hillsdale
Amos Dean
Fitchhorn
John Bogle
Herbert Lang
Maude McLaughlin Shepard
Greston
Thos Costigan
Red Oak
KE M Anderson
W . Dickerson
Henry Evernham
Marion Fowler
Supt Moore
Verlan Culver
Fowler, Kan
Methodist Church
Maude
Ernest
JF Purcell
Dan Purcell
Creston
Council Bluffs
Tribune
Charley Flint
No. 14
Worley
Bushnell
Neb
Chase Haynte
Mr Workman
Rev Goodrich
Martin’s Chapel
Degree of
Rey . E Goodrich
Everett
Dallas
Clyde Stout
Joe Shepard
Will Estes
South Omaha
Colgan
Byers
McCartney
G May
Lillie Hobson
Woodbine
May
Anderson & Record Company
Kansas City
Burgess & Haynie
Toledo
Farrell
Bethlehem
Chas Powell
John Benscoter
Powell
Squire J B Lincoln
Powell Lad
Tueonard
KC Crossing
Friend
Ned
Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah
State Assembly
Kellogg
Sioux City
E L Mendenhall
Noble Grand
J J Marrin
M Long
L O Zornes
L B Bacon
A.R. Jones
Pacific Junction, Iowa
Chas. F. Davie
State Savings Bank
Pacific Junction
Iowa
DeLashmutt
R. E. McDonald
Chas
Davis
O. Burgess
D. Butterfield
B. &. Lincoln
Clas
Kroon
Srocxuotpers
Clauda F. Anderson
Timmons
Butterfield
F. Davis
Burgess
Y. Ramp
Emma McDonald
John Olson
W. G. Templeton
A. Foster
Neal
Adolph Olson
A. Lincoln Sr
H. E
Lincoln
W. l. Kenney
Andrew Graham
E. D. DeLashmatt
S. A. Foster Lumber Company
L. O. Zornes
Pacific Coast
Burlington
California
Esting
Mettle
J. L. Waterman
B.& Q BR
Jwalter Bruen, Beo'y
The
Mills County Abstract Company
Grewwood
Mowe
Mills County
Folsom
Tabor Topics
Farmer
Certs
the American Standard
Jones
Brown
Grean
Mr. Green
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