West Liberty Fort nightly Club meets with piano solo
The regular monthly Fort nightly Club meeting in West Liberty was held Monday afternoon with Mrs. Jade Nichols presiding. Nellie Nichols performed a piano solo and papers on Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Margaret Sidney were read, along with literary selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Liberty
Jade Nichols
Nellie Nichols
Ditmar
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Angelina
Walter Luse
Margaret Sidney
William Boatman
Henry Vandyke
Maud Smith
Calhoun Street
James Healy
Muscatine
T. McCarthy
G. W. Bruington
Fifth Street
J. D. Fisher
Vinton
Ida Jemmison
Henry Pease
Decatur
Etta Wiese
Atalissa
Albert Lindee
Nichols
Will Babbitt
Colorado Springs
Will
Atlantic, I
Sadie
T. M. McCarthy
Geo. Black
Clarence Morris
Tina
Missouri
G W. Sissel
Bunker
Oklahoma
Batily Chase
Sweetland Briefs Highlight Local Ills and School News
Sweetland March 21. Little Eddie Davis of Montpelier formerly Sweetland has been very ill since last Thursday with poor prospects but relatives report a slight improvement. Miss Lillian Gerischer ended a winter school term at Union school Friday and returned home to Muscatine Saturday. George Holling hauled 10 loads of
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Sweetland
Eddie Davis
Montpelier
Lillian Gerischer
Union School
Muscatine
George Holling
Fairport Ridge Community Notes March Gathering and Visits
Fairport Ridge residents share visits with relatives including Adolf Luedtka and Lydia Kemper. Church attendance notes and a Sunday service cancellation due to bad roads. School meeting results show Fred Shellhorn elected director for three years and L. Satterthwaite to teach another year. Local families recover from illness and plan telephone installation amid social moves and errands among the Kemper, Beatty, and Brossart families.
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Fairport Ridge
Adolf Luedtka
J. C. Kemper
Mazeatine
Lydia Kemper
Frank Feastal
Violet
Fairport
Arthur Neutzmann
Wraryville
P. Hunn
Dave Brunson
Sunflower Ridge
John Kemper
Muscatine
C.K. Beatty
C. K. Beatty
New Era
Gus Brossart
Wits
Blaisdell Visit with Willitts Family Mentioned
Bert Blaisdell and family of Petersville visited his parents on Thursday. Miss Ruth Willitts and niece were also mentioned in the Petersville notes, indicating a local social gathering.
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Manion
Bert Blaisdell
Petersville
Ruth Willitts
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Blood Poison and Cancer
Claims Botanic Blood Balm cures serious blood and skin diseases including ulcers pimples eczema scrofula and malignant blood troubles. Advertises free sample by mail from Atlanta Ga and lists Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as local seller. Druggists sell it for $1 with free medical advice via sealed letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Havercamp’s
Fruitland School Board Elects Teachers for Spring Term
Fruitland township school board met March 19 and elected teachers for the spring term for schools numbers seven through eleven. Miss Della Geer, Miss Du Bois, Miss Anna Gertz, Miss Grace Grosjean, and Miss Geneva Crow will teach as listed. Local residents and visitors are noted, with several townspeople mentioned in daily activities and travel.
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Fruitland
Fruitland Township
Della Geer
du Bois
Anna Gertz
Grace Grosjean
Geneva Crow
T. J. Fitzsimmons
Tracey
C. O. Moore
Ed. Jones
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Pearl Corwin
D. B. Addleman
Wm. Thompson
Dr. Klein
Ella Kemp
Elsie
Grandview
Elmer Corwin
Bushnell, IL
Ed. Kemper
Port Allen Notes on Murphy Funeral and Local Events
Riley Murphy and sister with husband traveled from Franklin to attend their brother Daniel Murphy's funeral at Oakland church last Wednesday afternoon. The family had also just mourned their mother in Franklin. Port Allen school started Monday with Miss Laura Miller as teacher, and Rev. F R Lefever of Columbus Junction preached at the Murphy funeral.
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Port Allen
Riley Murphy
Franklin
Iowa
Daniel Murphy
Oakland
Hir
Orren Lee
Columbus Junction
Alex McCullough
Walter Morgan
Above Cone
Davenport meeting plans outlined for Congregationalists
The Davenport Association of Congregational churches schedules its annual meeting at Bethlehem church in Davenport March 26 and 27 with Muscatine participants including Rev. Bryant C. Preston and Mrs. W. W. McQuesten. The program features devotions, sermons, revivals topics, and women’s sessions led by Muscatine delegates.
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Davenport Association of Congregational Churches
Bethlehem Congregational Church
Davenport
Muscatine
Bryant C. Preston
W. W. McQuesten
J. H. St. John
Frank D. Perry
Davenport Association
J. Percival Hueger
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Mitchell
Wm. H. Thomlison
Mr. Roberts
Centerdale
Winefred Altrater
W. H. Thomlison
Preston
M. R. Parkhurst
DeWitt
Horace L. Strain
Iowa City
B. Frank Myers
Mites
Wm. Loos
Malcolm Dana
Maquoketa
B. C. Preston
Iowa College
Iowa
D. P. Breed
Grinnell
W. B
E. S. Coleman
Charles F. Fisher
Clinton
W. W. Newell
T. O. Doughlass
D. D
Dr Hale's Household Ointment Offers Quick Skin Relief
This advertisement claims instant relief and permanent cure for itching and skin eruptions using Dr Hale's Ointment. It promises reduced inflammation and cooling relief, available at drug stores for 25 cents or sent by Kenyon & Thomas of Adams New York.
Blue Grass Socials and Local News Update
Blue Grass IA March 21 John Saltan visits relatives Sunday. Leslie Wagner hosts Mr and Mrs Adam Dipple and children Friday at dinner and Mr and Mrs Herman Thone and children with Mr and Mrs Atone Bray in the evening. Henry Wagner and son William transact business in Muscatine Saturday. Imael Bancks and children stay at Durant with Otto Schiele. J P Wunder and J C Watts visit blue Grass. Ellery C Watts returns from Duncan College and plans summer at home. Hog market by J C Watts Imael Bancks and J P Wunder. William Saltan visits.
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Blue Grass
John Saltan
Leslie Wagner
Adam Dipple
Herman Thone
Atone Bray
Henry Wagner
William
Muscatine
Imael Bancks
Durant
Otto Schiele
J. P. Wunder
J. Stramp
Ellery C. Watts
Duncan College
J. C. Watts
William Saltan
East Buffalo Social Notes Highlight Local Greetings
In East Buffalo on March 20 Mrs Flor ence Hyett and children left for Laurel Iowa. Orn Whitlock and Bertha Rexsinger from Germany visited Otis Kimball and wife. Wilson Kimball delivered hogs in Reynolds. A W Murdock got a letter from Forest Whitney saying he arrived in Canada March 5 with Ed Foxe's car. Maud Mathews funeral in Millersburg. W D Elliott birthday surprise marked with a Morris chair gift.
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East Buffalo
Florence Hyett
Laurel
Iowa
Orn Whitlock
Bertha Rexsinger
Germany
Otis Kimball
Wilson Kimball
Reynolds
A. W. Murdock
Forest Whitney
Canada
Ed Foxe
Agnes Kelly
Nellie Kimball
Maud Mayhew
Millersburg
W. D. Elliott
Morris
Hazing Practices Among Upper Class Students Described
Descriptions detail a system called running where upper class men force plebes to perform farmyard performances at dawn. Plebes endure awkward acts, restricted table manners, and even fights if they refuse, with stronger upperclassmen continuing the brawling until the plebe is defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midshipmen’s
Kimbrough
Turkey
Guinea
Miraculous Escape Healed With Arnica Salve
A. Pinske of Nashotah Wisconsin escaped bleeding after injury and was saved by Bucklen's Arnica Salve at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. 25 vents.
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A. Pinske
Nashotah
Wis
Bucklen
Havercamp
Illness and visits noted in Foster Illinois
In Foster Ir March 21 John and Agnes Garvin recover from pneumonia. Miss Bessie Workman improving after illness. Wm Workman injured hand by a rolling leg. Mrs Geo Foster of Beatrice Neb and Mrs Frank Brogan with daughters Ella and Adel of Albia Ia visiting J H Fosters. Miss Martha Mavis critically ill. Mae Bowser visiting her parents. Rev J R Spiller conducted baptism at Andalusia. John Shell Jr moved family to Bay Island for the year.
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Foster
John
Agnes Garvin
Bessie Workman
Wm. Workman
Geo. Foster
Beatrice, Neb
Frank Brogan
Ella
Adel
Albia
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Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth, Ilinois
STING
West Liberty
Kate Longstreth
Henry Leonhard
Henry Wedekind
Ed. Davis
A. H. Klepper
Wilton Township
J. H. van Camp
Wilton
Jacob Norcross
Fred Wedekind
Harvey Tunnison
Wm. Holling
Pin Creek
Wedekind
Wapello
Spoon
Grace Huston
John Retherford
Aledo
Nellie Pullen
New Boston
Frank Retherford
Eliza Township
Claire Pratt
Duncan Township
S. Kerch
Good Templar Lodge
Mannon
Gillette Sales Company
Times Bldg
Times Sq
New York
Iscription Drug Store
East Seex
D Street
The
Association of Congregationalists
Dawson
Muscatine Well
Iona
Washington Bureau Journal
Frank J. Stillman
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Plebas
Admiral Brownson
Academy
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Mira Hershey Lumber Company
Jacob Fisch & Sons
Thompson Bros
McQuesten & Sawyer Co
Alkano
Alkano Remedy Co
Chas.h, Gobble, Mer
Richman & Richman
E. P. Day
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