Waukee Items Highlight Local Happenings
Tinesling is the latest focus with a vacation for Rev Morison of the Christian church leaving six weeks without preaching. Rev Nichols will be away two weeks and Rev Archer will fill in next Sunday. Charlie Long of Lawn area has been ill but improves. Old Maids Reunion planned by M E Church Ladies Aid next Saturday. Mrs Chas Brown from Perry organized a 31 member singing class last Wednesday night. Dre McMahon misplaced a $25 pocketbook last Tuesday. Orton's Family Show promotion noted as OrtonGallery references. The east side of Lawn near Orronville’s cold storage was moved this spring amid local discussions.
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Charlie Long
Lawn
Aid Society
M. E Church
Rev. Nichols
M. E
Minnesota
Archer
Chas. Brown
Perry
Dre McMahon
Orton
Ortonville
Orronville
Jamaica Jottings from the Journal
C K Bailey came over from Perry, Miss McAllister visited Perry, Lew Murphy and John Reel viewed Jamaica sights. Alr Weaver and wife and daughters visited from Perry. D S Smith left for Davenport to attend RE Grand Lodge with Grant Lamp. Ethel Rissler and Maud McMullen visited from Perry. A fog incident east of town forced section foreman Crab and crew to jump for their lives as a freight train loomed. Hand car wrecked, meals and tools scattered.
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Lew Murphy
John Reel
Jamaica
Alr. Weaver
Perry
Smith
Davenport
RE. P. Grand Lodge
Grant Lamp
Wale
Ethel Rissler
Maud McMullen
D. W. Lawson
Crab
Death of Mrs Fink at Stuart church services held
Mrs Frank Williams returned from Stuart where she cared for her mother Mrs Fink who died Sunday after months of decline. The Stuart Locomotive notes a long life of virtue and Christian faith. Funeral Tuesday at the Friends church conducted by Rev. Hackett with seven of ten surviving children present. The deceased joined the Friends church years ago after early life with the MLB church. Several relatives from Des Moines and Lin- Township attended the service.
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Frank Williams
Stuart
Fink
Ake
Dallas County Sunday School Convention Opens August 24 1799
Program for Heddfeld.da includes mass meeting August 24 led by Rev J M McCurdy with speakers Stev Baxter Rev N W Hicks Mary Barnes and others. Sessions cover teachers pupils departments supervision organization temperance and church life with discussion, reports, and delegate reminders for Sunday School workers. Free entertainment offered. send one cent per pupil enrolled.
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Dallas County
Hedffeld
Tomasdas
J. M. McCurdy
Stev. Baxter
N. W Hicks
Van 11
White
Adel
sMary Barnes
Des Moines
G. Brooker
Beard
McDade
J.P. Marley
Grossman
Stites
Berth
Chas
Roland
John H. McQuary
Resorts, Co. President Co
Thelma Club Races at Perry Fair Grounds
The Thelma Club plans a two day program at the Perry fair grounds on Sept 27 and 28 featuring horse racing as the main event with bicycle and athletic contests. Purses exceed 1000 dollars. Excursions will be run and entry blanks available from L A French in Perry.
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Thelma
Fair Grounds
Dair
Perry
L. A. French. Perry
Milwaukee Improvements Push Completion by November 1
Superintendent Frank Horton of the Milwaukee & St. Paul division says the line from Jefferson to Fonda and Des Moines to Madrid is baling and relaying with seventy pound steel. Materials for extensions are unloading at Rockwell City as crews face harvest-field labor shortages. Track laying starts September 1 from Rockwell City to Storm Lake and Fonda to Spencer, with trains planned to run by November 1.
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Frank Horton
Des Moines
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Jefferson
Fonda
Madrid
Rockwell City
Horton
Milwaukee
Sac City
Spencer
Storm Lake
Gambling Chased From High Bridge Grounds
A Sunday gathering of about 500 at High Bridge faced a sudden crackdown as deputy sheriffs joined Dallas county Sheriff Payne to suspend all games of chance. The crackdown targets fakirs and gamblers, with arrests to follow for anyone violating the order.
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Milwaukee
High Bridge
Payne
Dallas County
Large Two Story Addition For Stewart House
The Stewart House plans a two story extension after a rear frame fire sped the decision. Construction will begin soon with a remodel to relocate kitchen and laundry, convert current kitchen to pastry and store rooms, and create a spacious sample room in the sound hall. The upper floor will house new sleeping rooms increasing capacity by over one third.
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Stewart House
County Institute Closes with Final Examinations Imminent
The county normal closes this week with teachers’ bright faces to be missed. Primary division work is limited to primary teachers this week. Total enrollment for the session is 25. Examinations are scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, with non examining students engaged in special work. A social Monday evening was a success and Tuesday’s centrepiece entertainment drew a large audience. Prof Newens could not attend. Miss Grace Clark of Dexter, with local talent, presented music and elocution.
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Cnteeriai
Prof
Newens
Mes
Grace Clark
Dexter
aAdel Xews
Young couple wed in simple ceremony with friends and reception
A bride and groom, both well known in the area, were married at 4:30. The ceremony featured mandolin music with Gladys Spencer as flower girl. The bride’s supporters included Daisy Skyles and Luke, the groom, a former resident, is now a fireman with C M St P railway. A reception followed at Wm Cloughly’s home and later plans include a bridal tour to Chicago and Milwaukee before residing in Percy.
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Lghe
Chen
Bererouin
Fortuna Win
C. M. & St. Play Company
Jittle Gladys Spencer
Daisy Skyles
Luke
J. F. Hinkhouse
C. E. Talbott
Perry and Charles City Baseball Scores and Notes
Baseball brief from Charves City and Perry reports a mix of wins and tight losses. Perry beat Charles City 9 to 1 after late rallies, while Dunlap pitched well for Perry in another game. New Hampton and Perry clashed with high hits totals, Steele and Hart sharing mound duties.
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Charves Ciry
Dunlap
Aoest
Charles City
Mailen
Towne
Fleming
Heck
Perry
Cuarces City
Preston
Mullen
Hart
New Hampton
Beveries
Snyder
Whalen
Extors
Notice on fall styles from multiple European suitings
1200 new fall styles in English French German and Austrian patterns advertised as high quality, up to date coats and vests. The seller urges buyers to skip custom tailoring and buy ready made garments, claiming substantial savings versus typical $18 to $23 old style suits and promising better value on new goods.
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Elace
Nox
Ladies Shoes At Less Than Three Dollars A Pair
A local advertises several new lines of ladies shoes priced at $3.00 or less. Styles are new and not previously offered with black and tan finishes in vicland Russia leather and variations with single or double soles.
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Vicland
Russia
Hannett-Evans Wedding in Audubon Society Note
A social event at the residence of Mr and Mrs C W Wane in north Audubon united Ora Hanmer to Woo A Hanmer of Ferry. The bride, a longtime employee at J F Russells dry goods, served as cashier and bookkeeper with satisfaction to her employer and many customers.
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Audubon Republican
Perry
C. W. Wane
North Audubon
Ora
Woo A. Hanmer
Ferry
Audubon
J. F Russell
Russell
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation Perry Telephone Company
Notice records amendments adopted at a stockholders meeting in Perry Iowa on May 1 1859. Changes include renaming the company to Hawkeye Telephone Company and increases in capital from 10000 to 20000 dollars in Article VI, adjustments to Article VII and X, and authorization for the president and secretary to sign acknowledgments.
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Perry Telephone Company
Perry
Iowa
Hawkeye Telephone Company
Perry ‘Telephone Company
Perry Telephone Companys
Gro. N. Rand
D. M. Grisworp
Cures Neuralgia of the Stomach with Kid-Abeu
A. J. Kean of Grimes Iowa reports twenty five years of nervous headache and neuralgia relieved after starting Kid-Abeu on December 1. He notes no trouble since and recommends the remedy. A druggist is urged to sell Rocky Mountain Tea as a needed product.
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A. J. Kean
Grimes
Iowa
Abeu
Rhea
Draper & Loughlin
Kidney Trouble Effectually Cured By Harris Emery Co
Henry Joins of Des Moines Iowa reports long back pains resolved after one bottle of the product from the Harris Emery Co claiming full relief. He recommends it to others and notes it allowed him to continue work. Draper and Loughlin sell the remedy.
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Henry
Harris- Emery Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Draper & Loughlin
The Kid-Rhea Anti Pain Tablets Advertised
An advertisement proclaims The Kid Rhea Anti Pain Tablets as a perfect harmless cure for headaches neuralgia toothaches and all pains. It states price cents and lists Draper and Loughlin as the sellers.
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Draper & Loughlin
Rocky Tea Ad Promises Lingering Touch Like Fountain Dip
A fragmentary line suggests a bold promotional claim for Rocky Tea, likening a sip to a lingering touch at the fountain. The quirky phrasing hints at a playful, sensory marketing angle without clear context or full details.
Admiral Dew Ex Life and Achievements Featured
Br Marat Halstead presents a lifelong friend and admirer of the nation’s idol in a best selling biography. Over 53 pages promise detailed accounts of his life and naval feats. The Dominion Company and Caxion Bids are noted along with opportunities and commissions for readers.
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Dewex
How Mrs Pikham Helped Mrs Gooden
A testimonial from Mrs E J Goopen of Ackler La praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for kidney inflammation, womb problems, and ovarian inflammation after years of illness and failed medical treatment. The speaker credits the remedies with rapid improvement and urges others to seek the treatment.
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LeTrex Tomm
Mirkham
Lylia E. Pinkham
E. J. Goopen
Ackler
Where Was Washington Wedded and Why It Matters
The Washington wedding dating from January 1759 remains debated among biographers. Some place the ceremony at St Peter's Church New Kent County, others say at the bride's home the White House, or a transfer to Willamsburg or Mount Vernon. Local authorities doubt the church record, while witnesses cite bridal cavalcade and travel between church and home as evidence.
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Washington
William Perrine
Ladies’ Home Journal
St Peter’s Church
New Kent County
White House
Mossom
Custis
Willamsburg
Mount Vernon
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