Local News from Leighton and Nearby Visits
Dr Payne made a business trip to Leighton this week while Andrew De Vries headed to Washington Iowa on business. Will Johnson and his sister Nellie stayed at the Millar home near Cambria as the Des Moines river area plans a picnic with Paul Scholte and Albert Kruidenier at their camp. Miss Fannie Duren of Des Moines visits Miss Sarah Nollen and will catalogue the library free of charge. Spongy light wholesome bread praised as Seal of Minnesota flour at Cole’s Seed Store. The ice strike grows, two packers’ firms report paint and new coats for buses as union pressure escalates. Mrs A P Van Zante and Dora head to Prairie City to visit Mrs M Adair. Dr French leaves for Keokuk then St Louis en route to the fair. Miss Gertrude Chandler arrives to arrange Central College entry. she departs for Delta tomorrow then returns for school. Eva Van Houweling resumes work at Pella Stacker Factory after a runaway injury. Van Zanter Bros repaint their store front.
Former Pella officials visit Knoxville in reunion
Former Office Holders Tierman Bousquet and Sip Viersen of Pella spent Thursday in Knoxville. Once prominent locally, Bousquet served on the Board of Supervisors and Viersen held the county recorder post in years past.
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Tierman Bousquet
Sip Viersen
Pella
Knoxville
City of the Dead and Heroes Among Us
A plea for a cemetery walkway along the southeast border to ease access for visitors. The article honors James Jenson and Henry Koch for extraordinary lives saved at a rail crossing and a gas-filled pit rescue, praising ordinary workers as true heroes. Also includes market notes from Rice Brothers on cattle prices and buyer activity.
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Koch
Daniel O'Brien
Forman Patrick Quinn
Weekly Market Letter from Kansas City Stock Yards
Aug 9 report notes beef combine claim full recovery from strike and renewed operations among independent butchers and packers after years of inactivity. Observers in a sane competitive system expect continued market changes as activity resumes and some doubt lingering over earlier extraneous claims.
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Kansas City
Fis
Iowa Boy Fatally Shoots Playmate in Scuffle Over Shotgun
In an Aug 7 incident in Council Bluffs Iowa Louis Flees aged 14 shot Henry Christian aged 12 during a dispute over a shotgun. Christian held the muzzle as both barrels discharged injuring his abdomen. he died later at home. Christian’s mother is confined in Clarinda asylum.
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Council Binits
Louis
Henry Christian
Young Christian
Christian
Tie
Chrisian
Clarinda
Rock Island Shops to Be Removed From Valley Junction
A Des Moines sourced report states the Rock Island will move Iowa division shops from Valley Junction to East Moline within six months. The plan would cut about five hundred Valley Junction jobs and harm local trade, with Cedar Rapids shops facing a similar fate. If divisions change, roughly two hundred more operating jobs may vanish, threatening Valley Junction’s prominence and local prosperity.
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Rock Island
Iowa
Valley Junction
East Moline
Des Moines
Moline
Wellley Junction
Cedar Rapids
Public School Teacher Burned in Gas Stove Blast
Miss Mollie Cahill, a public school teacher in Council Bluffs, IA, suffered severe burns when a gas stove tank exploded. Her clothing burned away and flesh was burned to the bone on her left shoulder and breast. she was taken to a hospital and is listed in serious condition. City officials noted a vessel sponsorship mix up involving Miss Margaret Treadway and Miss Hull as sponsor selections.
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Council Bluffs
Mollie BH. Scahill
Cahill
Miss Annette Hull to Christen New Gun-Boat Dubuque
New York Aug 10 Special Miss Annette Hull of Des Moines was asked to christen the new United States gunboat Dubuque at Charles Seabury & Company Morris Heights. Seabury then sought a sponsor after Mayor Berg could not select a local candidate. Secretary Morton authorized Seabury to invite anyone he chose and selected Miss Hull whose father is Representative John A. T. Hull.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Annette Hull
Des Moines
United States
Dubuque
Charles Seabury & Company
Morris Heights
Seabury
Paul Morton
Berg
Mr. Seabury
Morton
Migs Hull
John A. T. Hull
Ming Hull
End of Bitter Fight With Doctor’s Cure
A DuPont resident recalls a long medical battle with an abbess over a lung ailment. After being given up, he used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and quickly recovered. The remedy, claimed to conquer coughs throat and lung troubles, is guaranteed by Henry M. Langerak Drug Store with trial bottles available.
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J. F. Hughes
DuPont
Dr. King
Henry M. Langerak
Biennial Excursions to Louisville by Great Western Rail
The Chicago Great Western will sell round trip tickets from August 16 to 27 for Louisville at low rates with return valid through August 31. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago II. 21-23.
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Louisville
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Cheap Round Trip Rates Via Chicago Great Western Railway
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell daily round trip tickets this summer through September to destinations including St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Superior Ashland Bayfield Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Salt Lake City.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Bayfield
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Travel rates and agent contact for Great Western trips
The notice advertises travel at reduced rates until October 21 and advises contacting any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G. P. A. Chicago II for complete information. It lists the year 1925 and a page number 53 as reference.
Steel, Love, and a Witty Dividend
In a playful exchange, a speaker vows to steal a heart while the other duels with a steel resolve against love. The verse frames love as a growing force, a dividend and a social weave, with a sharp character named Smart Seb emerging in the riddle-like dialogue.
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Love
Handicapped Manly Man Question in Chicago Record-Herald
A humorous exchange features a character asking Miss Snippleigh about her idea of a manly man. She hesitates, noting she cannot define such traits without concrete examples to point to, admitting difficulty in describing imaginary qualities.
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Snippleigh
Chicago Record-Herald
Shepherds Crook Joke Sparks Quick Cash Claim
In a Philadelphia cord joke, the president of a get rich quick firm jokes about shearing lambs. A friend asks for the crook, and the president points to a partner in the other room.
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Get Rich Quick Company
Philadelphia
Still Pulling Hair Beard Made for Handling at Home
A Yonkers Statesman brief notes a humorous claim about Haslmark, said to be growing a beard after his wife allegedly pulled out his hair, suggesting she uses the facial growth to manage him when displeased.
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Haslmark
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
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Dr. Payne
Leighton
Andrew de Vries
Washington
Will Johnson
Sister
Nellie
Millar
Cambria
Keokuk
Antonia van Zante
Paul Scholte
Albert Kruidenier
Fannie Duren
City
Sarah Nollen
Duren
Carl Page
Alesbury
England
Frank Page
Elliscottville
Nollen
St.Louis
John Nollen
Switzerland
Minnesota
Cole's Seed Store
de Cook and Company
A. P. van Zante
Dora
Prairie City
M. Adair
M. BE
Dr. French
Miss French
St. Louis
Gertrude Chandler
Cumberland
Central College
Delta
Eva van Houweling
van Zanter Bros
Our Cemetery
James Jenson
Corliss
Henry Koch
Jenson
Milwaukee
Bill Jones
John Smith
Rice Brothers
Lion Coffee
Agu Db
Yordet
Toreno
O. Yau
Woollson Spick Co
Lion Correnton
He Hay
Second National Bank
Toledo, Ohio
Woolson Spice
Treasu
Woolson Spice Comany
Toledo
Lion Cofpfele
Lion Meade
Ohio
Will
Guess
Cole’s Drugs Store
Nisoron
F. D
Stubenrauch
Knights of Pythias
Steel Trust
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