President of the Iowa State Farm Dies After Sunday Night
The Iowa State Farm Bureau leader died Sunday night. Burial was at Cambrian cemetery near Crawfordsville. Born March 30, 1876 near Winfield, Henry County, he married Mary Elizabeth Thomas in 1904 and is survived by Grace and Joseph Jr. and several siblings.
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Iowa State Farm
Hebner
Crawfordsville
Cambrian Cemetery
Mr. Jones
Winfield
Henry County
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Sur- Grace
Joseph, Jr
Lawrence Jones
Conesville
Walter
Montana
John C. Jones
Ainsworth
Grace Brown
Mary Milish
Washington
Jones
Iowa State Farm Bureau
Methodist Church
Local Social Notes From Buffalo Prairie and Vicinity
Buff alo Prairie residents visit Waterloo for a weekend at the Will Kimball home. Rockford couple stay with Boyd Kistler. Community members attend Greg Titterington funeral in Edgington. Miss Helen Garmer recovers from horse fall. Various locals visit kin in Illinois City Aledo Dav enport Hamlet and Keithsburg.
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Buffalo Prairie
Boyd Kimball
Caroline Kimball
Waterloo
Will Kimball
Kimball
Kelly Lancaster
Rockford
Ill
Boyd Kistler
Greg Titterington
South Dakota
Edgington
Charles Boniff
Chicago
Clarence Potter
Muscatine
John Kistler
Carroll Danner
Illinois City
al Blanchard
Helen Garmer
Joe Garmer
Clarence Skinner
Geneva Childs
Tri-City
Omar Lewis, Wellman
Merle Lewis
Aledo
Lewis
Everett Lloyd
Keithsburg
Grandview Notes Attendances and Visits Reported
Grandview residents share weekend visits with relatives in Mt. Vernon Burlington and Chicago. Blues win Sunday school contest by 20 points as church activities and a picnic in the park compliment a busy community week.
Concord residents host visitors over weekend
Concord residents welcomed relatives and friends from Moline Olds Wapello West Liberty and surrounding areas over the weekend. Visitors included Mrs. Chet Frisk Miss Mildred Ramson and many local families sharing meals and social time.
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Chet Frisk
Moline
Mildred Ramson
Clair Clark
Bobbie, Keith
Mary Elaine
Patricia
Loren
Russell Adams
Fay Foster
Clyde Torode
Wapello
S. D. Foster
Carol
West Liberty
Lorene Taylor
Olds
Greatest Showman Puzzle Clues Recall A Portrait Question
A ciphered puzzle lists clues for a portrait in which the man’s identity is queried. It mixes across horizontal and vertical entries with definitions for terms including modern music box and council, plus references to months and instruments.
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India
Bashan
Local Class Reshuffle Converts Women and Men to New Study Groups
Disbanding of class No 10 taught by J H Van Camp and division of class No 11 the Home Builders class led to women forming Philathea class No 10 with officers Harriet Shepard Erma Doerfer Dottie SyWassink Pearl Martin and men forming Wesleyan class No 11 with officers Ray Downer Clarence Raub Vernon Shepard. Teachers named for each class include Mrs Pearl Pace Rita Day Mrs Pearl Gettert and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. van Camp
Tallie Derby
Harriet Shepard
Erma Doerfer
Dottie SyWassink
Pearl Gettert
Minnie Leonhard
Florence Shepard
Charles Shepard
Henry SyWassink
Hazel Martin
Lester Bill
George Sauer
J. T. Downer
Clarence Eis
John Gray
Iona Downer
Edgar Kemper
Ray Downer
Charles Norcross
Hershey Hospital
John Sy Wassink, Jr
August Gettert
Anna Johnston
Davenport
Chas. Wiese
Long Beach
Calif
Muscatine
Ben Martin
Helen
Alice
Alfred Carter
Cloyce Downer
Letts
Robert
Picnic and visiting round in Iowa towns
Mr and Mrs Charles McCoy and family enjoyed a picnic at the Mearhead home near Tipton. Several families from Moscow and Durant visited relatives and attended local gatherings including a Long reunion at the Tipton fairground with about one hundred attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Charles McCoy
George Frederick
Earl Wood
Wilbert Stewart
William Kammer
William Mearhead
Tipton
Harold Duncan
Ellen Mae
Durant
Moscow Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Belle Crist
William Parvin
Des Moines
Tipton Fair Ground
Bernice Stecher
Pleasant Prairie
William McKillip
Near Wilton
Grant Hearst
Hattie Healy
Lucille Williams
Iowa City
George Healy
Pete Soteros
Wapello Officials Names and Local Updates
City hall officers named for the year include President E C Ohiwein Vice President Dr B E Weber Secretary Mrs B L Christie and Treasurer A R Mor. The books show 80.67 spent for shoes and repairs and 33.92 for groceries. Federated clubs meet to suspend indefinitely and plan moving club furniture to the Wapello city library rest room in the G A R building. A special election for a municipal light plant is proclaimed for Aug 11 by Mayor W W R Marshall. Several residents visit Chicago New York and Italy while others plan local outings and travels.
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E. C. Ohiwein
B. E. Weber
B. L. Christie
A. R. Mor
Red Cross Relief
Federated Clubs
Federated
Wapello City Library
Wapello
Crapo Park
Burlington
Harriet Vandevort
Cecile Rukgaber
Madeline Owens
John Castle
Richard Davison
Dorothy Raymond
Alvina Hayes
Dale Schlutz
Lloyd Grimm
F. M. Grimm
Lloyd
Downers Grove
Ill
Janice Guthrie
Marengo
J. M. Guthrie
Frank Calderone
Chicago
New York
Italy
Sicily
A. W. Hinderman
Delzell
Amarillo
Tex
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Mississippi
Tom McLaughlin
Waterloo
DeGraw Identity Established After WWI Veteran Sighting
A letter to the sheriff from Lawrence E DeGraw of Cleveland reveals the mysterious hitchhiker Carl L DeGraw is identified. The shell shocked World War I veteran escaped a government hospital at Chill ico and was taken to Palo Alto before traveling toward Cleveland with transport arranged to Chicago.
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Tipton
Sheriff's Office
Carl L. DeGraw
Lawrence E. DeGraw
Cleveland
Carl
U. S
Chillicothe
California
Veteran’s Hospital
Palo Alto
DeGraw
Chicago
Community Notices From Lone Tree and Nearby Towns
Sunday social events filled area life with visits and gatherings. Local families such as the Gallo, Doerres, Krall, and Luthers joined relatives, while the Lone Tree Savings bank saw Joseph Yakish resign and William Brewster elected to fill the vacancy. The Odd Fellow-Rebekah conclave opened in Clear Lake and local Legion members held a picnic northwest of Lone Tree.
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John Krall
Joe Luther
Lone Tree
Ralph Rohlwing
Oakdale
Krall
Gould Bridge
Joseph G. ‘Yakish
Lone Tree Savings Bank
William R. Brewster
Edna G. Carl
Oscar H. Wiese
Walter Leanabaugh
Mason City
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Clear Lake
R. D. Stouffel
Maxine
Gretchen
Mechanicsville
H. C. Buell
John L. Mumm Post
American Legion
Leo Hirt Timber
G. B. Kirchner
Don
Gwendolyn
Jack Sherburne
River Junction
E. E. Hale
West Liberty
J. D. Musser
Charlie Forbes
Ben Jehle
Wheatland S
Ernie Kock
Edgar Carr
Iowa City
Arch Smith
Merle Ramer
James Ramer
Merle
University At
Anna Harty
Llesse Baker House
Will Swedensky
Grace Reformed church to hold ice cream supper
The Ladies' Aid society of the Grace Reformed church will host an ice cream and cake supper Wednesday evening with homemade ice cream. Following the business session refreshments were provided by Ruby Wagner Edna Snyder Winifred Maxwell and Eva Jean. Various local residents visited family and friends across nearby towns this Sunday and Friday.
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Conesville
Oak Camp
Wilbur Brehme
Mary
Rock Island
Charles Shellabarger
J. T. Curtin
Winifred English
Muscatine
D. D. McDougall
Bullis
Warren Buser
McDougalls
A. W. Jones
Bessie Gundergon
Nancy Wagner
Weed Park
William Fries
Patsy
Addie Orr
Davenport
Milo DeLong
Gerald
West Chester
Ernest Wagner
E. Jasmann
Celia Brockway
Cuticura Samples Free Offer in Malden Ads
Cuticura Ointment samples priced at 25c and 50c are offered free upon request. Address the Cuticura sample mail to Dept. 4G Malden Massachusetts for pickup or delivery.
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Cuticura
Malden
Mass
Henderson Service Set at Red Oak Grove Church
Funeral services will be at Red Oak Grove Presbyterian church north of Tipton for Mrs. William Henderson who died at her home northeast of Tipton early Sunday. Rev. Louis Penningroth will officiate with interment in Red Oak cemetery. She was 56. Survived by her mother Mrs. Benjamin Shultz and a son Dave plus two daughters all at home. husband predeceased her 14 years ago.
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Grandview
Charles 7
Hershey Hospital
Paul Stineman
Marguerite Cocklica
Burlington
Barton
Corita
Naomi
Arlene
Mt. Vernon
Jacob Lieberknecht
Walter Williams
Ed Parks
Harold Parks
Valley Junction
Frank Pearson
Tujunga
Calif
Charles Stocke
Chicago
Century of Progress
Albert Dodder
Blues
H. P. Gray
Mechanicsville
O. G. Lewis
Waterloo
R. F. Gast
Joe Colgar
George Cocklin
D. E. Zimmerman
Magcntine
Everett Reed
Lone Tree Aid Society
Messrs
Finley and Osterhouse
Joe Bieri
Glen Lehman
Angels
Marian Zimmerman
Ruby Green
Muscatine
Harold Williams
Dr. Williams
Tipton
William Henderson
Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Louis Penningroth
Red Oak
Henderson
Benjamin Shultz
Dave
Local visits and family gatherings noted across towns
Letts and Mediapolis visitors gathered at the McCormac home while Mrs. Furnas and Mrs. Phillips split visits between Fruitland and Detroit. George Ross and Jean joined the Furnases over Sunday with Shir ley from Muscatine, and Mauric e Gruber returned from an R O T C camp at Fort Snelling. The Gruber meeting with Rev J W Gruber occurred in Iowa City. Muscatine hosts welcomed Mr and Mrs H J Dollman and son Kenneth as Patsy Dollman joined them. L M Hildebrand John Jimmy Lieberknecht and Junior Holst spent Sunday at Musser park.
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John
Jimmy Lieberknecht
Junior Holst
Musser Park
Lost 57 Pounds Fat Without Cutting Food Claim
Mrs A Ropiak of South Milwaukee reports losing 57 pounds by Kruschen Salts with no food restrictions. The ad claims strength, health, and youth improve as fat leaves, and urges daily half teaspoonful doses in hot water. A 4 week jar costs a small sum at Grimm Drug and Henderson Drug Co. or any drugstore with a money back guarantee.
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A. Ropiak
Milwaukee
Grimm Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Wilton Residents Host Several Sunday Guests
Wilton residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Roe Stewart Foster Ill and Mr. and Mrs. F A Martin with daughters Mary and Gretchen, Mr. and Mrs. H F Jarr, and Mr. and Mrs. R C Birchard of Zz Ia. H C Nelson hosted relatives in Tipton and Mrs Minnie Friederichsen. Will Port visited at William Kreger’s near Muscatine.
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Minnie Friederichsen
Will Port
Epworth league forms dramatic club and fills cabinet posts
Hildebrand played ball with a Muscatine team. Mary Fern Lieberknecht led the Epworth league lesson on opportunity. Twenty six attended. Two cabinet vacancies were filled: Thomas Curtis elected second vice president and Jean Lieberknecht named secretary and treasurer. A cabinet meeting at Curtis home will plan topics and leaders. The Epworth league will form a dramatic club to present one act plays. Visiting guests included Mr and Mrs John Lorber and family, Davenport, and Mrs Westphal.
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Hildebrand
Mary Fern Lieberknecht
Thomas Curtis
Jean Lieberknecht
Thomas Curt
Epworth League
John Lorber
Donald
Alice
Davenport
Westphal
Earl Bennett
Baby
George Bennett
Prevention Is Better Than Cure Opiate Relief Ad
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets to dull periodic pain before discomfort, claiming permanent relief with regular use over months. It asserts no narcotics or dizziness and notes a 50 cent package size.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Didiaims
Jane
Russia
Wucese
Wilton
Della Merton
Ruby Barkalow
Ray Carter
Wanda Lee
Deloris Walrab
A. T. and
T. Company
Charles Lincoln
Elmer Hain
Mart Slater
James Hitt
Aubrey
John Roberts
George Morrison
Fred Schafnit
Atalissa
Elmer Galloway
Christa
Harley Idle
Charles Doerres
Geraldine
Bertha Wassum
Ruth and
Goodyear West
Albert Fischer
Sam
Wolk
Lal
Muscatine Journal
Post Office
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