Local Notes From Scotch Grove Iowa 1899
The Scotch Grove column reports on visits by Mrs. D O Sinclair and Mrs C M Hanna with Sadie in Greeley and Misses Moats, Clark, Warners, Sturtevants, Glenns moving to the neighborhood. A new daughter and a son are born to local families. Measles illness hits local children and a funeral in Zwingle is noted. Cuba letters describe conditions in Havana and Cuban soldiers. John Bohiken Jr suffers a severe sawing accident losing a finger and possible further hand damage with ongoing doctor evaluation. Local sympathy follows.
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Scotch Grove
D. O. Sinclair
Springville
C. M. Hanna
Little Sadie
Greeley
C. A. Stottlemeyer
Clinton
Thos. Marshall
A. O. Dreibelbis
James Milne
Hector Milne
Monmouth
Zwingle
John Nible
Milne
Cuba
Willis Clark
Will
Havana
Clark
John Bohiken, Jr
Hoyt Bros
Maquoketa Social Round Involving Visiting Residents
Onstow March 14. Mrs Hattie Lamey and Miss Carrie Lytton visit relatives in Maquoketa. Mrs Wishler of Maquoketa guests Mrs Sokol. Lydia Gilbert works in Clinton music store. Mamie and Sadie Paul visitors last Saturday. Ottsen of Bluth Ottsen travels to Chicago for spring goods. Fannie Noyes leaves town to keep house for brother Arthur. Ernest Quanty and wife of Clinton dine with the Russells. Woodmen entertainment a success. Mrs Sokol returns from Ocheyden with a fine grandson. Overholt travels to Chicago with cattle for himself and Vaughn. School election passes quietly. three directors elected D C Johnson M M Franks Henry Welch. Mrs Chas Ames injured in hay loft. Dr Calkins attending. Jacob Klima foot hurt by railroad iron. Dr Scott attends. John Klima and sister Anna visit over father's injures.
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Onstow
Hattie Lamey
Maquoketa
Carrie Lytton
Wishler
Sokol
Lydia Gilbert
Clinton
Mamie
Sadie Paul
Maquoketa Vistors
Mr. Ottsen
Bluth & Ottsen
Chicago
Spring
Fannie Noyes
Arthur
Ernest Quanty
Russells
Woodmen
H. D. Hall
Overholt
Vaughn
D. C. Johnson
M. M. Franks
Henry Welch
Chas. Ames
Dr. Calkins
Jacob Klima
Scott
John Klima
Almont
Anna
Mother Shipton Prophesy and Memory Research Note
The piece recalls Mother Shipton s 1645 prophecy predicting flying carriages and other wonders later tied to railways iron ships and balloons. It also notes a German chemist s claim that memory favors summer over winter and cites factors harming memory such as heavy meals exercise and education.
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Mother Shipton
England
Churches Itinerary and Sabbath Sermon Topics
Monticello churches announce next Sunday sermons on Sabbath origins and use at the M E church morning service. Congregationalists discuss Sabbath desecration with Reverence as night topic. Church of Christ surveys Lord s day use and devil s fishing. Presbyerian and Underground Railroad themes noted. Choir, Sabbath school books, and saloon critique appear.
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M. E
Congregational Church
Church of Christ
Monticello
Presbyterian Church
David Street
Slave States
Canada
Notice of Settlement for Lon Jennings
Lon Jennings announces settlement of all accounts due to him by April 1. He will be at the Alexander and Hunter grocery for collection until that date.
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Alexander & Hunter Grocery
Gold beater's skin balloons perfected by Colonel Templer
Pall Mall Magazine explains the process to manufacture large balloons from gold beater's skin. Thousands of thin animal membranes are cleaned, glycerin treated, layered on gore shaped boards, dried, and varnished with linseed oil to form a solid, inseparable fabric reinforced by a skin net.
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Templer
Pall Mall Magazine
Viennese Women and Ecuadorian Bark Blankets Highlighted
The passage notes the stereotype of Viennese women as jolly and practical yet passionate, then describes Ecuadorian bark blankets from the demajagua tree made by Indians, detailing harvest and processing methods. It adds a note on diamond colors and ends with a proverb about breeding and wealth from Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Bananas for the Texas and other scraps of war lore
A war artist recalls using a banana signal to slip ships past sentries near the Texas during the Morro Castle bombardment. The piece also threads in anecdotes about Lord Bramwell, a cobra on a ship, Frederick the Great’s gifts to musicians, lion and tiger weights, and a humorous restaurant yarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morro Castle
Santiago
Cuba
Texas
Dispatch Boat
Port Antonio
Philip
Birds Adapt Nest Outer Layer to Surroundings
The nest outer layer changes with environment. If among growing leaves it uses green moss, if on a dark branch it uses natural colored lichens.
Berry’s Bill Shaming Note in Anecdotes
A young tailor Berry who recently took over his father’s shop sent an early bill to Charles Matthews. Matthews replied with a sharp, rhyming rebuke praising prudence and mocking Berry’s timing. The exchange appears in Cyclopredia of Anecdotes as a witty anecdote.
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Berry
Charles Matthews
Matthews
Bids sought for medical aid for Jones county poor 1899
Notice announces bids for medical and surgical attendance of the poor in Jones county townships for 1899 1900. Bids due April 4 1899 at the auditor's Anamosa office sealed and addressed to the board of supervisors. Separate township bids required with coverage including jail county house town and city. Board may reject all bids. Dated Anamosa March 16 1899 by County Auditor Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Auditor’s
Anamosa
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
S. Barker
Executor Appointed for Levi G. Hildreth Estate in Iowa
Public notice from Jones County Iowa records James B Smith named as executor of Levi G Hildreth estate Monticello Iowa March 10 1899 seeks creditors to file sworn claims with the clerk and directs debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs. Also Iowa Auditor Frank F Merriam certifies Lawyers Surety Company New York authorized to transact surety insurance in Iowa until March 1 1900 with financial figures for 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Levi G. Hildreth
Monticello
Lowa
Des Mores
Lawyers’ Surety Company
New York
Frank F. Merriam
Iaistnt
Eee
Frank F. Mereiam
Horses Wanted For Nursery Stock Exchange Ad
OUT BROS. of Scotch Grove Indiana seeks young horses aged 2 to 4 years for exchange at top market price. Horses must be large and serviceably sound. Also promoting the best trees grown in the state at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tice
Monticello
OUT Bros
Scotch Grove
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