Christmas Preparations Warm Wyoming This Year
The Santa Claus Mission plans a community surprise with a 40 foot Main Street tree, open air Santa exercises, and a children’s treat. Gospel Team member Percy Nickless visits from Lenox College as the team intends to spend the holiday week at Center Junction. Community notes mention mild weather, early moonlight trains, and numerous local visits and holiday travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Santa Claus Mission
Main
Santa Claus
Percy Nickless
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Nickless
Center Junction
California
Iowa
John Conrey
Madison Township
C. W. Brown
Brown
Higgins
Carl Reed
Woodlawn
Illinois
Reed
Mr. Reed
J. M. Green
Elwood Green
Wisconsin
Thos. Green
Massillon
Elsie Bender
Des Moines
Pixley Smith
Estherville
Smith and Garrison
J. C. Glenn
Norway
G. W. James
E. D. Chassell
Wm. Lesch
C. W. Mallicoat
R. L. Seneff
Mr. Seneff
Anna Lakar
Red Oak
J. S. Brownell
Pee Maquoketa
The
Express
Mary Calkins Chassell
Davenport
Onslow News Briefs Reports Accidents And Local Happenings
Onslow December 22 E E Jeffries postmaster shot in right arm while removing a shell from a gun amputation below elbow performed by Drs Chamberlain Spence and Carson Sears boy alive and improving house fire burns furniture no insurance residents prepare new house Tom Edwards and wife return from Canada for holiday visit M M Franks treats three elderly men to a ride William Spence J B Lyons N B Noyes joy ride to Maquoketa Mrs Ida Hall Johnson visiting relatives Grace Carroll homes for Christmas Rev E W Benbow visit Anamoga Miss Mae Paul visiting N J Paul family Sunday school to present Christmas program.
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Onslow
E. E. Jeffries
Samuel Propst
Sears
Tom Edwards
Canada
M. M. Franks
William Spence
J. B. Lyons
N. B. Noyes
Maquoketa
Ida Hall Johnson
Nebraska
George Hall
Anamoga
Mae Paul
Miss Shrub
Chicago
N. J. Paul
Prairieburg Minister Encounters Runaway Incident
In Prairieburg on December 23 Rev. Austin faced a serious delay when a runaway disrupted his scheduled appointment at the town church. The event interrupted the pastor’s planned engagements for that Sunday.
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Prairieburg
Austin
New Year's Eve Watch Party at Harken Home
Castle Grove December 23 notice invites all to a New Year’s Eve watch party with an oyster supper by the Christian Endeavor Society starting at 6:30. Mrs. A L Fairbanks marks eighty years of life after illness and hopes for more anniversaries. Various local visits and farm sales noted.
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Castle Grove
Harken Home
Christian Endeavor Society
A. L. Fairbanks
C. A. Thomas
Mohall
North Dakota
Cass
The
Express
George Tyrell
Oxford Junction
Benashek
Elsie Noble
Marshalltown
Carl Brazelton
Dubuque
F. C. Cramer
Livingstone
Center Junction
W. D. McLaughlin
Charles Fields
Birthday for Mrs. L. M. Rice in Scotch Grove
Mrs. L. M. Rice turns 82 on December 24 as she remains active in church and Sunday school. Christmas Eve union program by five area schools at Presbyterian church with oyster supper at 5 30. Hanken school box supper praised. Mirian Rice teaches. Carl Rickels welcomed a baby girl born Saturday. Sunday school officers to be elected next Sunday. Alex Sutherland shipped a car of stock Monday.
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Scotch Grove
L. M. Rice
Hanken
Mirian Rice
Carl Rickels
Alex Sutherland
Presbyterian church plans piano fund with elocution program
Center Junction notes a reg ular monthly business meeting of the young peoples society voting to start a piano fund. An elocution teacher from Coe college will perform readings to raise money. The Lenox college gospel team will hold a revival at the Presbyterian church next week beginning Sunday at 2 40 PM inviting all.
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Young Peoples Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Cos College
Charles Nelson
Arthur McClure
Northwestern
McClure
Lenox College
Post Office Agitation at The Hub In Anamosa
Anamosa Eureka reports postmaster Ramsey’s commission runs to March while local Democrats debate the postmastership. Maurice Fay started a petition as provisional candidate, backing Moore in the marshalship fight. J W Conmey, H E Beam, John Goodman named as possible candidates. S O Weaver says Democrats urge him to run but wary of dual candidacies from the same newspaper.
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Anamosa Eureka
Ramsey
Maurice Fay
Moore
Fay
J. W. Conmey
H. E. Beam
John Goodman
O. Weaver
Journal Office
Mason Replies On Mortar With Spade In Plain Talk
A pompous physician watching a stone mason build a neighbor’s fence quips that mortar hides mistakes. The mason answers that the spade also hides errors, a blunt retort that undercuts the doctor’s critique.
Mrs. A L Fairbanks Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
Mrs. A L Fairbanks of Castle Grove marked her eightieth birthday last Sunday in fair health after a month of illness. Born in 1833 in Johnson Vermont she later lived in Hyde Park and Manchester New Hampshire where she and husband Mr Fairbanks worked in a cotton mill. They moved to Jones County Iowa in 1854 and settled on land that became part of his farm. She has resided in Jones County for fifty nine years amid many friendships and the Express offers congratulations.
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A. L. Fairbanks
Castle Grove
Paris
Their Christmas Hopes and Idiosyncratic Blessings
A bulletin lists varied holiday wishes from local figures: Boss Moore seeks triumphant pride over rivals while J T Lanigan predicts a secure post office hold. George Guyan foresees ice harvest timing, James Voorhees laments coal shortages, and others offer fortune, blessings, or practical requests tied to daily life and local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Moore
J.T. Lanigan
Household Tips for Cleaning and Stain Removal
A collection of practical home remedies including turpentine in water for windows, glycerine for linen stains, boiling water on oranges to ease peeling, salt water for lace, kerosene on door marks, lard for greasing pans, lemon juice to whiten rice, kerosene as a disinfectant, soda to prevent pie overflow, vinegar for cleaning surfaces, cold-water dipped nails for plaster walls, and cream of tartar soaking to whiten linens after washing.
The Good Fellow and Bank Lending Standards
In the Carroll Herald the piece argues that banks should not lend on mere likability. It contends safety requires a credit officer with backbone to deny credit to undeserving borrowers.
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Carroll Herald
Federal suit seeks $5410.64 payment on notes
Deputy Healy served notice in Wyoming on R. H. Spence for a federal case filed by a Colorado man to collect $5,410.64 in notes.
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Anamosa Eureka
Marshal Healy
Wyoming
R. H. Spence
Colorado
Cleveland Leader Questions Talk vs Action on Mexican Situation
The Cleveland Leader lampoons reliance on talk to resolve the Mexican situation asking why figures like Hobson or La Follette could not be sent to handle it, implying skepticism toward diplomatic rhetoric over decisive action.
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Cleveland
Hobson Or la Follette
Gospel Team to Hold Week of Evangelical Meetings in Monticello
The Cos college gospel team of six men led by John Roberts Panora Iowa and others will conduct meetings at multiple Monticello churches Sunday through next week beginning 7:30 pm. The group works for the love of humanity and invites all to attend. Also notes local holiday visits and travel by residents including Lang family Loomer and Miss Drees returning from Cedar Rapids Dubuque for Christmas.
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Cos College
Monticello
M. E. Church
O Congregational Church
Presbyterian Church
John Roberts
Panora
Iowa
Lewis Stookey
Cedar Rapids
Willard Purdy
Elgin
Neil McAulay
Nova Scotia
Canada
Leonard Duckett
Shropshire
England
Wilmer Elfrink
Cherokee
Eveybody
Monticello School Seeks Bids for Gymnasium Building
The Monticello Iowa Board of Education invites sealed bids for a gymnasium and classrooms building with plans by the district architect. Estimated cost 10 000 dollars. Bids due February 3, 1914 at noon with two bid options and a heating plumbing installation bid. A certified check of 10 dollars required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Monticello
Iowa
Independent School Distrit
E. Reed, Sankatesy
McMaster's Sale Auction Notice in Nebraska Region
The undersigned offers for public auction at his residence near Onslow and Wyoming on Tuesday December 30 1913 beginning at 10 a m. listing 11 horses 17 cattle 80 hogs 200 Plymouth Rock hens 25 roosters 50 tons hay 100 bushels barley and various farm machinery. Terms cash under 10 bankable note 7 percent interest. Also private sale of a 120 acre farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Wyoming
Plymouth Rock
Local Community Holiday Visit and Home Improvements
Miss Marcella Britting of Buck Creek returns home for Christmas. J H Perrine adds a new porch improving the house’s appearance. Jacob Reuger spends holidays with Davenport friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Britting
Buck Creek
J. H. Perrine
Jacob Reuger
Davenport
Hearing on train service postponed in Hopkinton
The hearing on the application for improved train service in Hopkinton has been postponed. It was set for today at Des Moines but railroad commissioners were called east to a conference with the Interstate Commerce Commission, so the hearing was rescheduled to January 7.
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R. R
Hopkinton
Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harmony Hair Beautifier and Shampoo Ad
An old Monticello Iowa advertisement promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo. It claims softer silkier hair, easy application, no color change, and a dandruff free scalp with quick cleansing. Prices are 1.00 and 0.50, with satisfaction guaranteed at The Rexall Store.
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Harmony
Rexall
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Warns Against Mercury
An advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the cure is mercury free, taken internally, and supported by testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Roy Lang
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H. J. Lang
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Arthur Baker
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Bertha Locher
Ray Lee
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Hiram S. Lee
Blanche Drees
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H. Orr
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