Correspondence from Onslow and surrounding towns
Town notices from Onslow and nearby areas list residents traveling to Chicago and Missouri, fairs in Anamosa, Maquoketa, Martelle, and Mt. Vernon, with visits from Kinney, Orcutt, and Sokol family members. The McMurray Comedy Medicine Co performed at the Maquoketa opera house. A heat spell risks uneven corn maturation. James Lynch died Thursday, buried at Temple Hill, leaving a widow and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
J. M. Paul
Chicago
D. Henderson
Maquoketa
Opera House
James Lynch
Temple Hill
Local Fair Notes and Rural Gatherings Across Doon Area
Ford Clark enjoys the state fair sights while Miss Bessie Hanken visits Doon. Doon resident Co F Krueger had a brief visit here last week. Families gather at Cramer home for a Saturday reunion amid hog cholera losses and travel to Des Moines for the fair. Visitors include Miss Myrtle Cramer from Cleveland and Miss Matilda Cramer returning from Mason City. Dennis Delay dedicates a new house with a grand ball and graphophone event. A storm brings wind damage to the north part of the township with downed trees and toppled grain stacks. windmill and hay rack are wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Clark
Bessie Hanken
Doon
Co. F. Krueger
Cramer
J. A. McLaughlin
P. E. Black
Peter Janett
Montigels
Jones County Fair
Hannah and
Maude Gilchrist
Laurens
Myrtle Cramer
Cleveland
Ohio
A. W. Cramer
Des Moines
Matilda Cramer
Mason City
Dennis Delay
C. W. Hosford
Doris Northrop
Monticello
Fannie
Ruth Henderson
Rockford
Wm. Crowley
Waddick Place
M. Haley
Deaths in South Dakota Claim Mrs Twamley and Infant
Mrs James Twamley wife of the eldest son of Mr Hume Twamley dies at age 30 in South Dakota after a brief illness. She passed away August 22 three days after the infant died at birth. She leaves a husband and two young children. The husband is nephew of Mr Thomas Cunningham of Castle Grove Castile Grove in this county.
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South Dakota
James Twamley
Hume Twamley
Castile Grove
Thomas Cunningham
Castle Grove
Local Notes From Amber Aged August
Amber August 26 brief items report a barn raising by Walter Johnson, a new station agent Chas. Davis, milk price 76 cents per hundred for July, visits by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Byerly and Mrs. Allen Sanford, illness of Jackson township farmer Tom Palmer, Elsie Trumball visiting Grace Farragher, and the sick child of James Brown treated by Dr. Fred Sigworth.
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Walter Johnson
Chas. Davis
Young
J. J. Byerly
Bowen’s Prairie
Allen Sanford
Salt Lake City
Tom Palmer
Jackson Township
Elsie Trumball
Monmouth
Grace Farragher
James Brown
Fred Sigworth
Center Junction Visitors Attend Picnics and Fresh News
Center Junction residents joined a Canton week campout and attended the Eby's mill picnic. Robert Lyons heads to Ames for college. a baby girl arrived for Gert Antones. Visitors from Hopkinton and Cedar Rapids dropped by. Ward McNeilly’s funeral call, and Winnifred McCaren leaves Michigan for Winterset. Center Junction’s baseball team beat Cascade and Wyoming, fueling local pride.
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Center Junction
Canton
Eby’s Mill
Robert Lyons
Ames
Colege
Gert Antones
David Smith
Hopkinton
George Schroeder
Welton
Scofield
W. F. McNeilly
Will Duncan
Columbus Junction
Ward
Nettie Lucky
Monticello
Belle Moncrief
John Reilly
Lost Nation
T. B. Canty
Sadie Buck
Winnifred McCaren
Sanilac Center
Michigan
Winterset
James Livingston
Chas, Sutherland
Cedar Rapids
Blackstone
Cascade
Wyoming
Bulldog Attacks In West New York Ended By Man
Julius Hager was attacked by a bulldog near his West New York home. The dog bit his arm until he knocked it down and killed it by smashing its brain on a telegraph pole. It was the fourth dog to attack him in a month.
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Julius Hager
New York
N. J
Hager
Parson Brownlow
Camp Roosevelt
Brownlow
Washington Star
Thomson Conductor Fired for Drink Plea Sparks Debate
The late Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania Railroad faced a plea from friends of a dismissed conductor for intoxication. Thomson listened, offered sympathy, and said he could not interfere. He noted the man’s sobriety prior to last winter when he lost his wife, and asked why he did not remarry.
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Frank Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomson
Mr. Thomson
A Cure For Monotony From A Transvaal Soldier
A British trooper recounts returning to camp to find a comrade’s body hanging oddly as if posed, only to discover the man known as the Dubs from the Dublin Fusiliers. The friend jokes about both men not looking themselves, hinting at fatigue and weary humor amid the siege.
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The
Dublin Fusiliers
Mike
Old Timers Describe Bizarre Health Tactic
A humorous dialogue recounts a man advised to stand on his head to improve health. He tests the remedy and reports noticeable improvement in his overall well being. The exchange blends irony with a practical punchline about trying odd suggestions.
Brookfield’s Pardonable Error Quip In Afterword
In a witty exchange described by Pall Mall Gazette, Mr Brookfield tests a young actor’s vanity. The comedian deems the performer not truly good, yet labels his status as a pardonable error. The remark endears Brookfield as a sharp observer of theatre culture.
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Mr. Brookfield
Brookfield
Pall Mali Gazette
Law West of the Pecos and Other Old Stories
A Houston attorney recounts Judge Roy Bean known as The Law West of the Pecos River approving a coroner's verdict of accidental death then fining the deceased for a concealed revolver. The piece references Rowland Hill and Parson Brownlow anecdotes from London Chronicle and Washington Star.
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Houston
Tex
J. D. Bryant
Roy Bean
Lone Star
Pecos River
Texas
Chicago Journal
Illinois Central Railroad Stockholders Meeting Notice
Public notice announces the regular annual meeting of the Illinois Central Railroad Company stockholders in Chicago on Wednesday October 21 1908 at noon. Free travel tickets are issued to stockholders registered as of September 29 1908 for travel to and from Chicago during four days before and after the meeting with proper countersignature.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
W. G. Bruen
A. G. Hackstaff
La Montt and La Moyne Caesar Jokes In Chicago News
The Chicago News quips about Cheaply's funds being in his wife’s name. The exchange hints at a short nickname for the wife and reflects light social commentary.
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la Montt
la Moyne
H’m
Chicago News
Go Prepared For Summer Outing
Forethought for camping on Narragansett Bay leads John H Manly to pack Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. His son suffers cramp colic. a dose relieves and another cures. A reminder of the value of having this remedy. Sold by Bacher Abel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Manly
Belleville
R. IL
Narragansett Bay
Chamberlain
Bacher & Abel
New Kind of Life Insurance for Summer Illness
A twenty five cent policy protects you and family against serious bowel illness this summer. The Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is reliable in severe cases and suitable for children and adults. When diluted it tastes pleasant and has saved many lives. For sale by Bacher & Abel.
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Bacher & Abel
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Board OF Directors
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J. W. Coxsee
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