Local Correspondence Highlights Holiday Socials and Visits
Center Junction news notes Forrest Craig leaves local creamery to rent Martin Nowa farm and well wishes follow. Thanksgiving guests include Mr and Mrs J N Smith and Dubuque visitors. A Cue college Glee Club program is set for December 14 at the Presbyterian church. Various local visits and errands are listed with names and towns such as Ames Anamosa Davenport Laurens Monticello Coe college and Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Forrest Craig
Martin Nowacheck
Craig
Callon
Ames
Presbyterian Church
Miss Wheeler
Anamosa
Wpworth League
James Livingston
Monticello
Carrie Preas
Frances Coyle
Peter Fredrickson
Chicago
Alyea
James Young
Fayette
F. L. Coder
Davenport
Peter Prahm
Courtney
Central City
Howard Leech
Deaths and Illnesses Ripple Through Castle Grove Area
News from Castle Grove Delaware county notes the death of John Cramer a longtime trustee and assessor. Influenza outbreaks affect Co. A. McLaughlin Helen and Harry Fairbanks and district No. 2 school closes as a precaution. Local families attend funerals and residents seek recovery while teachers and students adapt to illness and illness-related closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
John Cramer
Buck Creek
Delaware County
Cramer
Co. A. McLaughlin
John McDonald Hospital
Helen Fairbanks
Harry Fairbanks
Cass Township
C. Pfeil
Will Hiller
Fred C. Cramer
Ray Adams
Lillie
Agnes Maire
Maurice Maire
Monticello
O. R. Howie
F. A. Locher
Olin Howie
John Enabait
IF. C. Cramer
Steve Petersen
Miss Tschantz
Josephine O’brien
Robert
Chicago
Henry Eilis
Wdna Taylor
Obituary notices from Onslow reflect local losses and visits
Mrs. Melissa Chase died at her Onslow home after a brief illness in December. Funeral services were held at home led by Rev. Smith with burial at North Mineral cemetery. Nearby relatives attended from Maquoketa Anamosa and Waterloo. Reports also note deaths and illnesses in the area including Henry Harms and family. Visitors include Mrs. Rawson of Algona and Mrs. Leila Greiser Avance and her son returning to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branca
Maquoketa
A. IE. Chase
Harry Chase
Anamosa
Chise
Ida Radley
Addie Henry
Warlville
Waterloo
Gilbert
Lydia Gilbert
Chicago
Norman Paul
Henry Harms
Harms
Henry
Rawson
Algona
Iowa
Dr. Rawson
O. C. Johnston
Davenport
Laura
Henry Paul
Wyoming
Garside
Marion
Ralph Brown
Washington
Itta Brown
Gratia Brown
Vera Paul
Hydair
Wis
Carroll Lightfoot
Lizzie Mee- Master
Mason City
Leila Greiser Avance and Son
Ohio
Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Military News in Sand Spring
Local families hosted guests from Dundee Hopkinton and Manchester during Thanksgiving. Word arrived that Private John P Leibold was seriously wounded in France on November 3. Residents note school and influenza impacts as Dorothy Pierce and Edith Gestel return home for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Wilson
Dundee
F. M. Wheeless
Dale
F. M. Dean
Paul
Hopkinton
J. Gestel
H. S. Pierce
John P. Leibold
France
J. G. Duncan
Harold
W. WW. Robbins
Manchester
Alex Blair
Clarence Schuster
C. J. McDonough
Dubuque
Dorothy Pierce
Local Shoppers and Travel Noted Across Iowa
The report lists shopping in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. F. P. McDonough traveled to Osage Thursday evening on business. School began Monday with Mrs. Albert Keester as teacher. Mrs. H. S. Pierce shopped in Monticello Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
F. P. McDonough
Osage
Albert Keester
H. S. Pierce
Monticello
Prairieburg Death Amid Influenza Outbreak
Lucile Holub, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holub, died from influenza in Prairieburg on December 2. Services were held at home and a Mass at St. Josephs church as the town mourns a severe flu wave that left many ill. The note mentions other influenza cases, relocations, and a quiet Thanksgiving amid the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Lucile
Frank Holub
St. Joseph’s Church
C. A. Potter
Anamosa
Paus Lauser
J. Holub
John Walker
Wess Walker
Vojacek
Cedar Rapids
John Walmutt
Schleicher House
Quiet City Letters Diptheria Quarantine And War News
Miss Lucile Fritz is quarantined at home with diphtheria. A wedding at St Mary’s church joins Mary Winnifred Farrell and Lucian Harry McCann. Oxford mourns another soldier as a fifth gold star appears on the service flag. Victor Shimanek is reported killed in action November 2. influenza spans many families with fifty absent from school. Robert Paulista is missing in action since October 14, despite a recent letter from Red Cross hospital mentions battles and wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Fritz
John Fritz, Jr
St. Mary’s Church
Mary Winnifred Farrell
Lucian Harry McCann
Oxford
Chas. Shimanek
Victor
O. L. Shedek
John Shedek
Frank Peckosh
Peckosh
Jos
Paulista
Washington
Robert
Red Cross
Duffy Obituary Aids Day of Influenza Toll in Iowa
Francis William Duffy of Washington township died Sunday after a bout with influenza and pneumonia. He was born October 1, 1896, married January 29, 1918 to Jettie Shanahan, and is survived by his mother and sister Mrs. John A. Finn. His wife was sick but improving. Mr. Duffy was a son of Mrs. John Duffy. the father died in 1909. A banquet and mutual insurance meeting featured J. L. Fober’s reelection as Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance director and drew about 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Sayles
Kathrine
Gertrude
Fort Dodge
Francis William Duffy
John Duffy
Jones County
Jettie Shanahan
Butler Township
Jackson County
John A. Finn
Anamosa Eureka News Highlights Local Checks
James Holt of Manitou Colorado visits Anamosa greeting friends. Holt, now president of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Co., 10 year marriage. Dr. Port of Olin reports near 500 flu cases and six deaths in area. Irene Pangburn Snyder buried at Riverside. she was 25 and married to Burdette Snyder whose family once lived in Anamosa. Burdette left for Paris Island then overseas duty six weeks later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Holt
Manitou
Colorado
Clifford Niles
Holt
Manitou & Pikes’s Peak
W. H. Port
Olin
Port
Irene Pangburn Snyder
Anamosa
Riverside Cemetery
J. B. Pangburn
Cedar Rapids
Burdette Synder
Frank Snyder
Paris Island
Olin Recoder News Highlights Local Happenings
J J Merritt, a respected Olin citizen, suffered paralysis while visiting his daughter Mrs C E Walston. S W Flaharty joins the guard at the Anamosa Reformatory and plans to move his family next week with a property sale scheduled. Ray Smith, wounded in France, is recovering in Des Moines hospital with improving spirits. Red Cross cares for 18,000 Italian children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
J. J. Merritt
Olin
C. E. Walston
S. W. Flaharty
Anamosa Reformatory
Ray Smith
France
Harp
Ray
Des Moines
Women and Thrift Week exhibits in Monticello windows
The article describes Monticello’s Thrift Week displays highlighting conservation. Wool substitutes, fuel and cooking efficiency devices, made over clothing, and a Belgian Layette window showcase practical, economical ways to save food and resources during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
America
Union
Monticello
Callon
Ames
Catlon
Uncle Sam
Miss Callon
Beery Brothers
Hicks & Ricklefs
Miss Wheeler
Thritt
Ready To Bite Again Hopkinton Leader
The Towan residents face repeated schemes to separate the prosperous farmer from money. A cooperative mill stock scheme sold to farmers collapsed when buyers learned the venture included only a mill and no real asset. Subscribers agreed to pay the agent 7.50 per share to settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Towan
Cooperative Stock
Waverly Republican
Minneapolis
Pioneer Woman Melissa Reel Chase Dies in Onslow
Mrs. Melissa Reel Chase, born 1845 in Warren County Ohio, died November 30 1918 at her Onslow home. She married George Chase in 1871 at Baldwin and moved to Onslow, where they were active until his 1910 death. Survived by daughter Mrs Otha Johnson three grandchildren and two siblings. Burial in South Mineral cemetery after service by Pastor Jesse Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Reel Chase
Warren County
Ohio
Onslow
George Chase
Baldwin
Jennie Underwood
Yates Center
Otha Johnson
Chase
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Mineral Cemetery
Jesse Smith
Awakening in Kansas City Times
A humorous line notes a German waking as a citizen rather than a superhero, with a playful touch about hunger. The remark frames a light tone on identity and belonging.
Gasoline substitute to hit market at two fifths price
A Washington dispatch reports a kerosene based gasoline substitute may be sold by year’s start. The War Department confirmed production by its research division and will release the formula to manufacturers under profit margin terms. The odorless colorless non corrosive product shows higher thermal efficiency than current gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
War Department
Research and Development Division
Department
New Responsibilities for Cedar Rapids Republicans
The article argues the Republican newcomers in Congress face grave duties to prove the old party’s fitness for power. It emphasizes that officials representing the party must demonstrate to the nation what the Republicans truly stand for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Congress
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Chas. A. Doxsee
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Mirnor News
Cascade Pioneer News
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Olin Recorder News
American Red Cross
Kansas City
John McDonald
A. P. Donahue Breeder and Shipper of
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Model View Farm
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Ramley Attorneys AT Law
Anamoss
Tfice
Main Street
DR. A. Ae Maurice D. S
Charles W. Bosley
Lara Bosley
Bosley & Bosley Doctors of Chiropractic Princess Theatre Building
Patrick’s
F. L. Story
John G. Schoon
Ricklefs & McNeill
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Hart Shaffner & Marx
Hoss
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