Local News Of The Week Highlights Visits And Notices
Local notes recount Rev J C Byram and S C Hunt visiting homes, Misses Bray and Butts traveling to relatives, and families from Ottumwa to Adel Charles City and Prairie City. Mentions include Misses Conger and Thomas departing for home, Mary Butts funeral in Kansas City attendees, and J N Dunn visiting Halbert clan. Also social commentary on newspapers and local merchants with a Wanted ad for an experienced housemaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Byram
S.C. Hunt
Ft. Dodge
J. E. Cornelius
Ottumwa
Mrs. Lowe
New Sharon
B. Wimmer
Ethel Bray
Fifield
Carrie Butts
Des Moines
J. N. Dunn
Central City
Halbert
James Cochran
Monroe
R. van der Ploeg
Mable Warren
Oska- Joosa
Beman
Amelia Rhynsburger
Red Oak
Phillips
Ruth
Washington
Pearly
Harry
Central College
E. Hagg
Sioux City
B. F. Keables
Post
Pioneer Days
Carol Conger
Helen Thomas
Adel
Charles City
Nettie Zaager
Drawn Wire Tungsten Lamps Spark Lamp Evolution
The General Electric research lab announces a breakthrough turning tungsten from brittle to ductile, enabling drawn wire filaments and one piece spools. Stronger, longer lasting lamps with five-sevenths the illuminating length, suitable for railroad lighting, offered at practical first cost by city suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Company
Eggs for Hatching from R C R I Whites
For poultry raisers the R C R I Whites directory advertises eggs for hatching. For-profit operation. Send for catalog and price list from Sun Rise in Delta Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. R. I. Whites
Ind
Sun Rise
Paul
Delta
Iowa
County Seat Happenings and Local Notes
Prof. H D Funk visits Oskaloosa to buy instruments for the boys band. Des Moines visitors include Mrs. D A Ver Meer and relatives. Charles Baughman, once near Knoxville, is committed to the inebriate hospital due to opiate misuse. Mrs. Isaac Harvey undergoes a second Des Moines surgical operation for abdominal trouble. City orders removal of back alley water closets, praised as public health reform. A French coal worker Mr Bergen is accidentally shot while rabbits hunting. mistaken believed dead, vinegar bath, then surgery to remove the bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Funk
Oskaloosa
D. A. Ver Meer
Des Moines
G. A. Ver Meer
Arthur Metz
Charles Baughman
Knoxville
Isaac Harvey
a _Des Moines hospital
W. S. Smith
Bergen
Flager
Robi. Casswell
Burgen
Dr. Mulky
America
The Biggest Job in the World by Frank Savile
English writer Frank Savile praises the United States in Sunset Magazine June issue while offering apologies for past criticism. He commends American efficiency in public tasks and compares national endeavors to a spotless national sanitary steam laundry delivering swift, intelligent work beyond prior standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Savile
Sunset Magazine
United States
Culebra
Jungle trek to build a new Panama passage
A rugged description praises a vast workforce of about twenty thousand laborers gathered along a forty by ten mile strip. It highlights the intense labor and harshness of the site, calling the area the White Man's Grave and stressing the extreme conditions faced by these workers.
Weather Crop Bulletin Des Moines June 4 1911
Des Moines Iowa reports a favorable week with moderate start and scorching end. East central and northern districts saw copious rains Thursday and Friday while most areas remained below normal rainfall overall. Corn and small grains advanced though hay yields will be light. southeastern areas remain drier. Go M Chappel, Section Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Go. M. Chappel
Parlor Nonsense Turns Labor After Marriage
A witty remark contrasts a young man chatting at leisure with his future wife to the dull grind he must endure at home after marriage, noting the shift from courtship charm to domestic labor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hart Schaffner
H. D. Wormhoudt
Maurice Nies
Minnesota
South Dakota
H. J. Shutta
Bradgate
Jas. F. Powell
North Market
the Bell Clothing House
Hinds
Faassen
den Adel Co
H.C. Ver Ploeg
Pella
Oxford
Mens Oxford
Friedmans Atlantic
Vici Kidd
Common Sense
Versteeg Co
West Side Square
J K Davis
V W Roberts
Knoxville Township
van Spanckeren
B H van Spanckeren
Jasper
Marion Counties
Green Lawn Cemetery Association
Bussey
George A. Schnack
Green Lawn Cemetery
AJ Powers
Underhill
Lizzie H Underhill
Thomas Clarke
Mary B Davis
W M Roberts
Christian Church of
Ida M Schnack
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