Willing Workers Sewing Society Meets at Greiner Home
The Willing Workers Sewing Society gathered at Mrs. B F Greiner's home with full attendance and sociable time. Mrs. Greiner and daughter Pearl served a delicious dinner. They will meet next at Miss Millie Allen's home in one month. A Muscatine crowd heading to Healy's timber near Cedar River stopped at Will Miller's on the way home after rain. Wm Freyermuth attended Nora Young's funeral at Greenwood cemetery. Paul Hahn of Moscow checked the telephones and gave maintenance tips. An ice cream supper is planned at S M Hoskins' home for Mr and Mrs Charley Price.
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Shiloh
Willing Workers Sewing Society
B. F. Greiner
Pearl
Millie Allen
Muscatine
Healy
Cedar River
Will Miller
Wm. Freyermuth
Nora Young
Greenwood Cemetery
Paul Hahn
Moscow
S. M. Hoskins
Charley Price
Weather Delays Plowing as Meadow Growth Improves
Mannon reports two weeks of variable weather with heavy rain preventing plowing but pastures and meadows thriving. Norman Stevenson builds a shed to cover brick for drying and start of moulding. Local visits include Charlie Lane from Muscatine and James Noble’s family. Mrs Goding returns to Mt. Vernon after visiting relatives near Mannon. W. C. Wyatt’s family visit Eliza. No chapel services due to rain. Welch and Jackson delivered corn to James Stevenson. Florence Mason to close Bayview school with a picnic. Neshett and Eschbach of Aledo in Mannon.
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Mannon
Norman Stevenson
Charlie Lane
Muscatine
James Noble
Mt. Vernon
Manion
W. C. Wyatt
Eliza
Wm. Welch
T. C. Jackson
James Stevenson
Florence Mason
Bayview
Messrs. Neshett and
Eschbach
Aledo
Mann
Nichols Iowa Items Celebrate Memorial Day Plans
Miss Lutie Rippey returns to Columbus Junction. Earl S. Baker is re elected as Mediapolis assistant principal with higher pay. Nichols prepares Memorial Day events with committees for speakers, music, decoration and flowers. Daughters of Rebecca district gathering slated for June 11. Local church missions and school nurse notes. Grandmother Troutman slight stroke. Whooping cough spreads among children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Meeker
Letts
Nichols
Opera House
John Nicola
E. J. Stafford
Lillie Buck
Mrs. Stafford
Cecyle Millice
Bessie Baker
Jennie Hendricks
W. R. Schmidt
Bert Nash
Carl Felton
Fred Elder
Flowers
Mamie Dean
Julia Gable
Mollie Brown
Edna Metcalf
Bertha Ripley
Edna Baker
May Hesser
Ola Watkins
Lena Haney
Nellie Trautman
Bertha Shew
Gertie Kirchner
Iola Wagner
May Elder
Selah Rhodes
Ada Halleck
Maude Hesser
Evan Carl
Frank Foster
Clay Jeans
Ray Norris
George Nicola
Rebecca
Iowa City
John Elder
Carl and
Ady
Grandma Troutman
Benjamin Abbott
Catholic Church
H. M. Ertes
The
Christian Church
Iowa
Carl
J. P. Meeker
Conesville News Reports Rain and Builders Progress
Conesville Ta May 6 locals note welcome rain reducing drought concerns. Town bureau activity advances with Brower the shoemaker erecting a new structure as construction picks up momentum.
Purifying Blood With S S S Clears Skin Dread
The advertisement explains skin disease arises from acid blood and faulty liver and kidney function. It promotes S S S as a purely vegetable remedy that purifies the blood, treats the whole system, and claims old chronic skin disorders yield to its curative powers. It offers free medical guidance and a free illustrated book from The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta and Ottumwa, dated April 10 1901.
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David Kennedy
Rondout
W. Stanton
Canastota
N. Y
Jones’ Drug Store
Bright
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Round 71
S.S.S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
Local notes on town progress and social events
Mrs Maxwell moves to new east town residence and Reformed parsonage frame rises. Steel gang advances to Oakland school house and toward the Iowa line. Epworth League box supper nets 13 dollars. Rev Millice preaches at M E church. Epworth League anniversary planned. Ada Wells resumes dressmaking at Columbus Junction. Chas Wagener renovates interior. Underwood to move in. Melon men plant crop early. Mrs Thos McCoy visits from Ainsworth. W W Shriver somewhat indisposed. Wm Page expands strawberry cultivation. Fry calls on Hoopes. P B Lake ready to plant corn but rains hinder. Jasper Price and wife move to city. Anna M Pinkham from Lime City visiting. Amos Cook and family visit Springdale friends.
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Maxwell
Cedar River
Oakland
Iowa
Epworth League
Millice
M. E
Ada Wells
Oliver
Columbus Junction
M. FE
Chas. Wagener
Underwood
Thos. McCoy
Ainsworth
W. W. Shriver
Wm. Page
John Fry
J. W. Hoopes
P. B. Lake
Jasper Price
Anna M. Pinkham
Lime City
Amos Cook
Jason Negus
Springdale
Local Social Notes From Bloomington Muscatine Area
D A Clark hosted Henry Vore and wife of West Branch over the weekend. Mrs Mary A Tatum of Springdale visits before heading to California via Colorado to see her son. Mrs Kaufman ill at daughter Kate Smiths. Huldah Enlow and Julia Enlow of West Branch were guests of J W Hoones. Charles A Price wed Olga Luedtke last Wednesday and they run his fathers farm in Kilomington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
D. A. Clark
Henry Vore
West Branch
Mary A. Tatum
Springdale
California
Colorado
Kaufman
Kate Smith
Huldah Enlow
Julia Enlow
J. W. Hoones
Charles A. Price
Kilcomington
Olga Luedtke
Dewey Denies Liquor Was Served to Men at Manila Bay
Canton Ohio reports that Admiral Dewey’s fleet fought Manila Bay on coffee alone. Carrie Herspool said students claimed liquor was served. Dewey replied no liquor was aboard except for medical use and all men fought on coffee.
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Dewey
Canton
Manila Bay
United States
George Dewey
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