Local Notes From Newton Area Community
A Newton area column reports social visits including Frazer at Newton, L. Dykstra family’s Des Moines trip, and Norma Vander Kolk and family. News covers illnesses, Dorcas Society picnic plans, and recovery of Mrs. Frazer. Local rides, shop visits, fishing, and funerals are noted along with family visits to Oskaloosa, Pella, Eddyville, and Kirksville. Minor injuries include a pony struck by lightning. fire damaged Mrs. Haarda’s house but was contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Haines
Newton
Henry Meridath
Fred
Dr Coffee Announces Absorption Massage Eye Ear Treatment
Dr Coffee describes a new absorption massage system for eye ear and throat diseases claiming success in restoring vision and hearing. He offers free examination and returns mail opinions if visit is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seo
Babes
Des Moines
Union Religious Services Set with Monroe Preacher
Rev Ben F Irvin of Monroe will preach next Sunday evening at Union services. Night falls earlier than earlier services, and worshippers are urged to gather promptly at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Irvin
Monroe
Saloon in the House as a Bondage Cure
A Macksburg snippet offers a grimly satirical plan to curb a drinking husband. It suggests starting a family saloon with the wife as sole customer, paying her to buy whiskey, and banking the proceeds to fund a future after death. The piece ends with imagined outcomes including burial, children’s schooling, and remarriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macksburg
Weather Summary for Week Ending August 11 1914
John H. VerSteeg reports weekly weather from the Weather Bureau. Temperature readings and conditions for the period are summarized, outlining notable highs and lows and any precipitation events observed during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. VerSteeg
Weather Bureau
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Good Drainage First Thing to Be Considered in Building Roads
Drainage is essential for durable roads as water destroys roadbeds. Side drains must be ample and outlet quickly to prevent ponding, while underflow water requires tile drains beneath the road. Proper drainage saves money by preventing failed roads and long-term deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Cisel
Journal of Agriculture
Patrol System Adopted in Clayton County Iowa
Clayton County Iowa adopts patrol system for road maintenance. Patrolmen must keep their road stretches passable by dragging, filling low spots, and reporting bridges or culverts needing repair. They may also be used on grading or surfacing work as assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clayton County
Kidnapped Daughter Sparks Island Ocean Chase
In spring on the New Hampshire coast Captain Carr’s daughter Fannie, eighteen, is kidnapped from a visit to her Aunt. A steamer, a shore party, and the Frederica pursue the Rowena, sheltering clues about the kidnapper Jack Austin. After days at sea, Fannie reappears aboard the Rowena and reveals Austin abducted her but she has forgiven him.
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Captain Carr
New Hampshire
Frederica
Fannie
Fannie Carr
Jack Austin
Carr
Austin
Ned Beam
Baileys Islands
Cliff Island
Rowena
Ned
Hidden Match Agreement On the Frederica Voyage
After a long powwow the captain consented to the match and we returned aboard the Frederica towing the Rowena with Jack and the girl hidden in the furnace, ending the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Gohershore
Rowena
Flavor and health in epicurean taste philosophy
Digestive health hinges on flavor as a key factor. Citations note Finck's Food and Flavor and the Scientific American view that desire precedes ingestion. The piece discusses appetite education, cooking, and the health and commercial value of flavorful food, plus a whimsical note on Dr Parr’s salt and pipe habit during smoking moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Finck
New York
Scientific American
Lamb
London Graphic
Strychnine Uses and Effects Described in Early Text
A fragment notes strychnine as a powerful vegetable poison with odd effects. It mentions medicinal use as a stimulant at very small doses, about one thirty-second of a grain, and that tiny amounts can induce a state resembling tetanus. The excerpt appears as a historical medical discussion with incomplete punctuation.
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Otley
Frazer
Ota
L. Dykstra
Lulu Burkhammer
D. Vander Kolk
Charlie
Wm. Vriezelaar
Womens Dorcas Society
W- O. Frazer
John Sedrel
A. VanToren
Leighton
Neal’ Sedrel
B. Vriezelaar
John VandenBaard
Indiana
Kentucky
Mr. Vriezelaar
Hercules Automobile
Herry Hiemstra
Moore
Smith
Sally
Mary Raferty
Mr. and
Gus DeJong
Johnie van Spanckeren
Henry Welle
Albert King
Johnie Boot
Hattie Boot
John
Lynville
Ladies and Society
Will Holdsworth
Oskaloosa
Mike Brunner
Harold Stanson
South Dakota
Bertha Talbot
Gertrude VanderWal
Fritz Renaud
Mrs Kruseman
Mrs. Wyrick
Dan Dieleman
Irie Elscot
Dave Mitchell
Hana
Nellie Burnham
Nellie Boot
Rev
Danhof
Marshalltown
Ray Newell
Bater
Town
Ray
Young Ladies Embroidery Club
Stella Andrews
Myrtle Haines
Grace Holdsworth
Laura
van Gorkem
John Varenkamp
Gertrude
Pella
Eddyville
Ollie Awtry
Florence Sherman
Edd Haines
Walter
Tracy
Charley Shafer
Washington
DR. Coffee
Ars
Union Religious Services
Deine
Farmer
H. Gezel
Pella, Iowa
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