City paying begun in Newton aids curbing and paving
The city of Newton has started paying for street improvements. Contractor Nelson of Oskaloosa arrived this week to curb streets, with paving to follow and many laborers to be employed at good wages. town boosters tout Jasper County capital status. Miss Mary Arnett from Monroe was placed in the poor house, with two indifferent sisters refusing support. Western rail routes advertise discount round trips to encampments with extended return dates and comfortable travel on the Maple Leaf Route via Chicago Great Western.
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Newton
Nelson
Oskaloosa
Jasper
Mary Arnett
Monroe
Miss Arnett
Polk County
Dallas
Isumalo
G.A. BR
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Maple Leaf
W. H. Lang
Des Moines
Vesumnes
Chicago Great Western Ry
Grand Army of the Republic
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Surprise gold watch for Miss Walsh marks happy event
In a Sunday service at the county normal, Minnie Agnes Walsh received a fine gold watch from the teachers as a token of esteem. Prof Richards announced the gift on behalf of the staff, noting Walsh’s valued service and future memories of the occasion.
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Normal
Christian Church
Minnie Agnes Walsh
Prof. Richards
Miss Walsh
Kellogg Notes and Visits Include Clergy and Travel
Rev Pogue of Grinnell preaches at Kellogg M E Church Sunday morning. Des Moines native Miss Abbie McGuire visits Kellogg sisters Mrs James Boyle and Mrs Dr Leisman. Laura Ableman returns home to Sloan after stay in Kellogg. Colfax Mr J W Remine guests of Mrs Newhall. E J Birchard of Killduff visiting Kellogg. Pearl Bellamy visits Mae Terkilson. Ralph Ferguson and Edna Wildman travel from Marshalltown to see cousin Miss Anna Kimberly. Henry Robertson of Iowa visits uncle Ryan Morgan. Miss J8 Allum Newton visitor. Maggie Patton of Laurel visits Ettie Claussen. Oak Grove C E Social set for August 17 with ice cream at Oak Grove schoolhouse.
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Pogue
Grinnell
M. E
Abbie McGuire
Des Moines
James Boyle
Dr. Leisman
Laura Ableman
Sloan
Iowa
Kellogg
J. W. Remine
Colfax
Newhall
E.J. Birchard
Killduff
Hurrah for N A Wells our next representative
Palo Alto report notes a Republican caucus at Gif ford school house attracting strong attendance last Saturday night. Various locals mentioned include Mrs S H Rees visiting east of town, Harry Turck hauling oats to Newton, George Maund hauling brick for a new cave, and Andus Turck of Newton insuring farmers against hail. Charlesworth and Drew families are cited with crop yields and visits. Annie Porter to begin fall term near Prairie City. Bert Turck family among those noted.
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N. A Wells
Gifford School House
S. H. Rees
George Maund
George
Smith and Rippetoe
Newton
Jennie Drew
Oskaloosa
Charles Brooks
Annie Porter
Prairie City
Aaron Drew
Reasnor
Andus Turck
Andus
Iey Charlesworth
Bert Turck
Murphy minister plans house addition amid road weed actions
Rev W A Rouse of Murphy outlines plans to add to his home while urging farmers to cut weeds along roads. He says timely weed cutting helps the road boss fix rough patches and improves the farm’s appearance.
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W. A. Rouse
Murphy
Sunday Visitors and Local Moves Near Colfax
Andma Hanks is very sick at this writing. Miss Grace Black was an over Sunday visitor at her home near Colfax. Mrs Bowie Romburg of Colfax visited her mother last Saturday. Miss Alice Mace returned from Milwaukee last Saturday. Mrs Ella Kennedy from near Newton visited part of last week with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Ulrich. Mrs Dora Blanford returned from Colorado and will spend her vacation with her parents. Mrs Chas Krohn and baby from near Fairmount were over Sunday visitors with the ladies parents Mr and Mrs Geo Hise. The Misses Maule Dales and Nora McCracken were Newton visitors Sunday. George Wagner and family have moved to Colfax. J J Scofield of Des Moines passed through here Sunday returning from a visit in the eastern part of the state. Mr Scofield was an old veteran, a member of the 14th Penrl.
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Andma Hanks
Grace Black
Colfax
Bowie Rornburg
Alice Mace
Milwaukee
Ella Kennedy
Newton
Jacob Ulrich
Dora Blanford
Colorado
Chas Krohn
Baby
Fairmount
Geo. Hise
Maule Dales
Norah McCracken
George Wagner
J. J. Schofield
Des Moines
Mr. Scofield
Penrul
Local notes from Reasnor and travel rates offered by Maple Leaf
Reasnor residents Mrs Dr Nowlan and Ned of Have Rock visit friends here with many in the community. John F Wheeler ex postmaster suffers asthma. L France ships a carload of hogs. Mrs H K Wright entertains 26 infants. a boy named lone car mishap minor injury. Mr and Mrs Abraham Pentico visit. John Simpson plans a home addition. Dawson of Fairview to do woodwork. Mrs Mosher of Galesburg Post Master’s wife gravely ill. Maple Leaf Route offers reduced fares for homeseekers and tours, including August meetings in Indianapolis and Buffalo, with various round trip and one-way rates and extended ticket validity.
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Dr. Nowlan
Ned
Haverock
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Reasnor
John F. Wheeler
L. France
Enteage
H. K. Wright
M. E. Sunday School
L. M. Ruggles
Angus
Chicago Great
Minnesota Lakes
Colorado
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
American Pharmaceutical Association
Indianapolis
Young People’s Christian Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Buffalo
Additio
Supreme Court Forresters
Denver
Keeley Leaguer
Minneapolis
Summer School of Normal
Dubuque
American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Niagara Falls
Maple Leaf Ticket
Lord
Editor recovers lost manuscripts after Salvation Army dust bin saga
A Westminster Gazette note recounts a London editor who stored six stories on a floor and later saw them swept into Salvation Army sacks. After a search with two assistants, five of six were recovered, the final priceless piece remaining elusive. Also: a Florida turkey trapping method and a juror’s punishing court quip.
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Westminster Gazette
Salvation Army
Theg Itor
Odd English settles and European rulers in fragments
Readable scraps describe genuine English settles used in old farmhouses with oak construction and practical storage. They reference German Kaiser William II’s accession in 1888 and Portugal’s monarchs from 1095 to Braganza, noting royal successions and historic shifts.
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Armen Naiers
Germany
William II
Frederick
German
Charlemagne
Ingersoll and Hunter’s Eloquence Told in Humble Tale
A collage of quotes and anecdotes honors Robert G. Ingersoll as a master orator, tracing his early poetic impulse, memory mishaps on stage, and lifelong craft shaped by study. Also recalled is a fox hunter Colonel Burr, and a wry view of modern sailors turned painters aboard liners.
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Angersolls Firet
Robert G. Ingersoll
America
Bob Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Robert
Litbied
Wien
Chicago ‘Times-Herald
Colonel Burr
Virginia
Texas
Jajor
van Francisco
Natural Bushwhacker and Moonlight Misperception
The text discusses a man called a natural bushwhacker with keen map sense and topographic memory, who rarely errs when navigating by streams and hills. It recalls a rare compass error at Cairo as the sun rising west after a river bend, and references Flammarion's tables on moonlight versus sunlight, noting a claim about receiving as much light from the sun as 680000 full moons.
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Grant
Cairo
Ile
Horace Porter
Flammarion
M. Flammarion
Thie
Disjointed Notes on Life Essential Element
Fragmentary passage discusses an essential element for life and its late discovery. Mentions a professor addressing gentlemen and a question about life before discovery. Also references a short lived peerage of Rederic Leighton in Belang and a patent of nobility visit.
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Rederic Leighton
Belang
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Knoxville
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Lynnville
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Eldora
Carrie Harvey
Law
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Mason City
R. S. Parker
King Green
Ohio
J. B. van Court
Lia Lon Young
Oak Grove C. E
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Palo Alto
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Prarie City
Ruggles
Pentico
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Carnaham
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Mr. Dawson
Fairview Township
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Jasper County
Continental Clothing CO
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Florida
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