Presbyterian turkey dinner draws attendees and ads
Local notes report a Presbyterian turkey dinner set for Wednesday December 15 from five to seven with ample seating and good service. Several residents including Mrs G W Armentreath Mrs Addison Yeager and Mrs W A Downey are mentioned as visiting or shopping. Advisory notices promote eye care, insurance and home baking sales at the church with Epworth League event upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
G. Ww.armentreath
Jevis
Presbyterian Church Dinner Ad for December 13
A church dinner advertisement lists a December 13 event from 5 to 7 PM at ATEMU. Menu includes turkey dressing giblet gravy mashed potatoes scalloped oysters creamed slaw cranberries jelly bran bread rolls coffee pickles orange cream sherbet cake. Good service and ample rooms. Price to be announced.
Presbyterian Young People Organize at First Presbyterian Church
A group of youth at the First Presbyterian church formed a Young People's Society last evening. Officers elected include President Ralph Howell, Vice President Gay Will, Corresponding Secretary Gertrude Davidson, Recording Secretary Warren Allen, Treasurer Paul Stockfield, Lookout Committee Mildred Wills, Prayer Meeting Committee Leona Compton, Social Committee Fern Nesper, and Music Committee Dora Caldwell. Also notes a Gingerbread Turkey Dinner December 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Young People’s Society
Ralph Howell
Gay Will
Gertrude Davidson
Warren Allen
Paul Stockfield
Mildred Wills
Leona Compton
Fern Nesper
Dora Caldwell
South End Nimrods Bag Twenty Six Rabbits Near Keokuk Lake
Ed Vetter and Fred Beckman return from a hunting trip to Keokuk Lake with twenty six rabbits fat and well filled game. Snow on weekend made tracking easy and the pair laments a big rabbit escaped. Hunters say rabbit supply appears ample this season despite some doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Vetter
Fred Beckman
Keokuk Lake
Operator at Culver Leaves on Vacation
J R Kruser a Culver signal station operator received a two weeks leave of absence and left with his wife for St Joseph Missouri where they will visit briefly Roy Crow of Eldon will fill the vacancy Kruser left Rehearsal Thursday Musserville M E church Christmas program rehearsal at 4 pm Foley ad promotes Honey and Tar Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets mailed with 5c trial offer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.r.kruser
Culver
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Mr. Kruser
Roy Crow
Eldon
Musserville M. E
Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Columbus Junction Briefs Add Names and Passages of Life
Local column from Columbus Junction Iowa on December 14 notes visitors including Catherine Arthur from Cotter and J A Sprague in Cambridge for a cousin’s funeral. It covers church services, a hospital operation for EB Todd, a death at Des Moines a nervous collapse, and survivors including Mathews family relations and Cavins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Catherine Arthur
Cotter
J. A. Sprague
Cambridge
Ill
Blair
Muscatine
Elia Edwards
Mat McGuire
Winter Skin Cure With Mercurized Wax
Quick home remedy advice promotes mercorized wax to peel away rough, discolored skin and keep the face clear of devitalized scarf skin. Claims wax flecks off worn cuticle like dandruff and reveals healthy, young-looking skin. Also suggests a cold cream substitute using saxolite and hazel wash to erase wrinkles.
Quickest Surest Home Made Cough Remedy Promoted
A homemade cough remedy using 246 ounces Pinex and sugar syrup is advertised as a fast, affordable treatment for persistent bronchial coughs, bronchitis, and asthma. The ad claims relief within 24 hours, with full mixing instructions and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co of Ft Wayne Indiana.
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The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lukins, Frank Lukins Passes at Thirteen in Columbus Junction
Frank Lukins, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Emmett Lukins of Columbus City, born July 13, 1902 in Wapello, died December 13, 1915 at age thirteen. A seventh‑grade pupil, he moved with family six years ago and joined the Methodist Episcopal church. He leaves two brothers, Claude and Ralph, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wilson of Wapello. Funeral at 2:30 PM Tuesday at the M E church in Columbus Junction, burial in Columbus City cemetery. Additional relatives from Wapello and Muscatine attended, gospel team to lead meetings at United Brethren church Wednesday night. Also noted are visits from Mr. and Mrs. Chet Williams of Seattle and other local notices.
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Methodist -Episcopal Church
Claude
Ralph
Peter Wilson
Wapello
M. E
E. C. Brooks
Columbus City
Peter. Wilson
Leo Syphrit
Orn Kemp
Muscatine
Join Otto
Bard
Frank Lukins
United Brethren Church
Chet Williams
Seattle
Wash
C. A
RECOMMENCE WORK ON LEVEE TODAY
After three weeks idle due to high river and cold weather work resumed on the concrete seawall this morning. Piling driving to support the forms was near completion, with concrete pouring starting again after noon and plans to push the project through quickly. Superintendent Layton blamed the river height and cold for the delay and warned operations may halt for winter if cold persists.
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Supt. B. Co
Layton
Purchase of Fleet from England Fails in French Chamber
Paris December 13 The bill authorizing France to buy a merchant fleet of fifty ships from a British firm has been withdrawn from the chamber of deputies. Critics call it useless and too costly. Finance Minister Ribot and Marine Minister Lacaze reportedly opposed it after review. They instead circulated to ship owners asking for ideas to expand the French mercantile fleet and lower freight rates.
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Associated Press Gene Wire
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Liberte
Thea
Finance
Ribot
Marine
Former Solon mayor to serve year in Fort Madison prison
Former Solon mayor Charles W. Wolfe of Solon Iowa will spend the coming year in Fort Madison penitentiary after a June 2 1925 shooting of Solon Economy editor Frank Kreger. Judge R P Howell called Fort Madison best for his treatment and potential cure of drinking habits. Wolfe accepts no new trial and may enter prison within the week. He remains in custody of Sheriff Evan Rowland until renewal of his $5 000 bond. Also: Iowa City to have a community Christmas tree with Commercial Club churches and citizens erecting a tree near the university campus illuminated Christmas Eve and dedicated Christmas night with a large town choir and carols. Tree to glow nightly through year’s end. In Columbus Junction Mrs Clarence Moling of Kansas City dies. formerly connected with Rock Island railway passenger traffic dept., leaving a husband and young son.
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Towa City
Charles W. Wolfe
Solon
Fort Madison
Frank Kreger
R. P. Howell
Wolfe
Evan Rowland
Muscatine
Iowa City
Columbus
Clarence Moling
Kansas City
Rock Island Railway Company
Suffragists Meet Opens 47th NAWSA Convention
Washington December 14 The National American Woman Suffrage Association began its 47th annual convention. The principal business was electing a president to succeed Dr Anna Howard Shaw who has announced plan to retire after eleven years.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National American: Woman. Suffrage Association
Anna
Howard Shaw
GETS-IT Corn Cure Promoted In Ad Puffs
A vintage advertisement extols GETS-IT as the world’s best corn cure, praising its painless removal after years of failed salves plasters and razors. It warns against imitations and lists Chicago direct sales and Muscatine area stores as distributors.
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Elessists
Tl. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Havercamp
A.W. Morgan McBride & Cope
I. L. Graham’ and Riemcke Drug Store
Marriage in Columbus Junction Ends in Union of Molings
The Molings marriage arose from a chance meeting in Columbus Junction with a Fayetteville Arkansas bride visiting up north. Chief John W. Miller reports a Wellman auto involved in a collision that injured Johny Price of Iowa City. the car’s number tied to James Graham of Wellman. Police Sgt. Cudmore says he was shot in the arm by Mrs Streeter during a police visit to arrest a captain for liquor sales. An Epworth League course is listed for Thursday December 16 at First M.E. church with Charles H. Plattenburg noted as patron.
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Molings
Columbus Junction
Fayetteville, Ark
North
Wellman
John W. Miller
Des. Moines
Johny Price
Iowa City
Iowa
Johnson County
James Graham
Cudmore
Muscatine Builds Stock Yards For Winter Use
North and South Muscatine Railway completed a stock yard beside the depot at Sycamore street foot. It holds up to three car loads of hogs or cattle with a side-track loading chute and will operate during winter for Illinois live stock shippers to reach Chicago markets via Elrick Junction and the C B Q. Pens are cleaned daily to ensure sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine North & South Railway
Sycamore Street
Illinois
Muscatine
Chicago
Elrick Junction
Wife of Squatter Under Indictment
Mrs. George Wellington Streeter, notable defender of Chicago’s lakefront land known as the District of Lake Michigan, was indicted in criminal court today on an assault charge connected to disputes over her husband’s squatter claims to the property along Chicago’s North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Brose
Chicago
Ill
George
Wellington Streeter
Lake Front
District of Lake Michigan
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Clarence Brown
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