Hart Undertaker and Local Ads in Postville
The Postville column notes Hart Undertaker at Skelton and Tangeman's door, bee supplies for sale, watch repairs, and local trades in Postville. Mentions of Dr. Wilcox funeral in Frankville, various visits from Waukon and Calmar, and ads for Dresser's honey boxes, plumbing by Schroeder & Stone, and J M Thoma drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Dayton
Waukon
C. Meyer
Calmar
Dr. Wilcox
Frankville
John Thoma
J. M. Thoma
Skelton & ‘Tangeman
Dresser'’s
Algona Base Ball Game Confirmed In Postville
A May 29 1902 letter from Algona Base Ball Ass'n secretary W A Corpine Lay confirms a June 11 1902 game in Postville Iowa against the Chicago Marquettes with no charge to spectators. The notice rejects reports of a Hampton Iowa game and urges M W A members and friends to attend the Postville event and the free baseball matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Algona Colored Club
Hampton
Algona
W. J. Hanks
Oak Camp
Iowa
Lows
W. A. Corpine
Chicago Marquettes
N. B
From the County Seat news roundup
The Democrat reports marriages in Chicago between Jas H Reid and Mrs Margaret Duff y. plans for Rey Crowder and Prof Smith to sail across the Atlantic via Lincoln England. Mrs Jas Holahan's apoplexy illness. a Supreme Court boundary ruling in Hecker vs Thoma. Mrs Beeman's return from Vermont for a brother’s death. a train wreck over the Turkey River bridge during a flood. Carl Holtz dies at the county farm after illness and prior German Army service. note he had worked around Postville and Watken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. H. Reid
Margaret Duffy
Chicago
Rey, Crowder
Prof. Smith
Atlantic
Lincoln
England
Jas. Holahan
R. F. Hecker
Wm. Thoma
Postville
Supreme Court
Hobson
Thoma
C. D. Beeman
Vermont
Carl
Sciatic Rheumatism Cure Prompts Local Notice
A fourteen year sufferer Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal credits Chamberlain Pain Balm with instant relief and cure. The piece notes Woodmen Day crowds, Monday Club Italy study, officers elected Carrie Cornell Mary Holter Blanche Durno, a Williams farm picnic on June 5, and Lois Tuttie’s Chicago visit en route to Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Edgar
Germantown
Cal
Chamberlain
J. M. Thoma
Italy
Switzerland
Carrie Cornell
Mary Holter
Blanche.Durno
Williams Farm
Lois Tuttie
Chicago
Decorah
Postville
Liberty
Chelsea's Noted Buns and the Good Friday Craze
The Chelsea Bun House at Pimlico road drew crowds on Good Friday with hot cross buns. Mrs Hands banned sales in 1793 amid protests, yet Chelsea buns funded four generations of the Hands family. Royals once visited, Queen Charlotte gifting a silver mug. Even after Ranelagh’s decline, thousands of buns were sold in 1830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chelsea
Mrs. Hands
Queen Charlotte
Richard Phillips
Ranelagh
London Chronicle
Powerful Shriekers Preceding Stentor in History
In historic accounts Simeon and Levi are described as using loud shrieks that stunned and terrified enemies in ancient battles. The text cites battles with the twelve men of Sarton and Gaash, noting Levi and Judah both unleashed piercing noises that caused chaos and fear among foes and defenders alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stentor
Homer
Stentorian
Nomer
Simeon
Levi
Sarton
Jacob
Gaash
Judah
Canary Gossip Sparks Tiny Pig Comparison
A London correspondent notes that a canary, despite being small, eats vastly, weighing 247 grains and consuming roughly thirty-two times its weight in a month. The observer concludes the canary resembles a little pig in gluttony, despite size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Water Runs Without Legs in Kitchen Riddle
A granddaughter charms her grandfather with a riddle about something running across the kitchen floor without legs. The child answers water, delighting her clever parents and grandfather in a brief family moment from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.’Louis Post-Dispatch
Proceeding With Caution in Senator Sorghum Exchange
A clipped dialogue from the Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum debating over punctiliousness and public perception. The exchange hints at political caution and fear of being repelled by overly refined principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington
Unclear OCR fragment yields fragmented voice note
A garbled OCR snippet shows incomplete dialogue with stray punctuation and missing context, rendering a coherent news item unlikely. No identifiable persons, organizations, places, or dates are present to construct a reliable summary.
Grand Lodge Elks and Other Expositions Travel Deals
The notice lists multiple national meetings and excursions under the C. M. & St. P. travel program. It covers Elks in Salt Lake City from Aug 12 to 14 with return options, NEA in Minneapolis, Knights of Pythias in San Francisco, Nobles of Mystic Shrine in San Francisco, and various other associations with sale dates, return limits, and special fares. It also notes excursion packages to Clear Lake and Arnold's Park, Portland via round trips, and sleeper services to Portland with stopovers and agent contacts. John R. Cook and I. H. Hinton are named as agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
Imperial Council Nobles of Mystic
National Baptist Anniversaries
St. Paul
National Meeting
Order of Eagles
Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
Okoboji Lake
Arnold’s Park
Dubuque
Portland
Oregon
C. M. & St. P. Railway
Omaha
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake
Huntington
Northern Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railways
C. M
St. P. Ry
John R. Cook
West Union
Iowa
Los Angeles
I. H. Hinton
School Board Sets Graduation Average and Bid Awards
The school board met in special session on May 28 with 21 members present. They required graduates to have an average of 75 percent in all branches and no lower than 70 in any. The building addition to the Second Primary will be awarded to H. B. Taylor for 767 dollars as the lowest bid. Mrs. R. G. Anderson’s wages are raised to 50 dollars per month. Bills allowed include A Staadt & Son 2.00, Luhman & Sanders 12.05, Hugh Shepherd 0.90, and A. J. Kluss 150. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Taylor
R. G. Anderson
A. Staadt & Son
Luhman & Sanders
Hugh Shepherd
Hanks Jewelry Co Offers Direct Manufacturer Rings
A dealer claims buying in bulk from manufacturers lets them offer better, newer rings at lower prices. The ad urges customers to visit and compare lines with Tom, Dick, and Harry jobbers to see the quality firsthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom, Dick
Harry
Hanks Jewelry Co
Social rounds and local notices in Postville town
The column records sociables and calls in Ervin Allens neighborhood, visits by Mrs. A C Tatro and Mrs. Ross, Clermont and Ossian travelers, and Postville residents on several Sundays. Water issues in cellars persist, glandular fever quarantine ends, J Vance visits Spirit Lake, and Mrs Jennie Baird buys the Frank Kittenger house. A tumor operation on Mrs Aschel Clark is reported as successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Allen
Pinchville
Wm. Gibbs
W. S. Webster
Arthur
Postville
A. B. Clark
Garland
Dubuque
Ervin Allen
Jennie Baird
Frank Kittenger
Hardin Happenings and Local News Briefs
J W Coon of Waukon was a town caller Saturday. Mrs Ezra McGhee hosts the measles. Mrs Horace Smith remains ill. Wm Brock visits Prairie du Chien, returns Tuesday. Cordelia Clark visits relatives in Waukon, returns Friday. Dean Welch left for Mason City Monday, back Friday. Infant child of Mr and Mrs H O Perkins near Cherry Valley dies. Fences and items lost to floods are being recovered. Steven Raymond moves back on barn foundation after flood damage, Horace helps. A recent cold wave hits Hardin, no frost today. Flood rains and washouts delay mail last week. Wm Roberts fears too wet rain but plans a new coat of shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra McGhee
Horace Smith
Wm. Brock
Ag Prairie du Chien
Cordelia Clark
Waukon
Dean Welch
Mason City
Hardin
H. O. Perkins
Cherry Valley
Steven Raymond
Horace
Wm. Roberts
No Loss of Time Threshers Keep Working With Remedy
Threshers unable to work without it bought five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, keeping them in the field. H. R. Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma endorses the product and urges readers to keep a bottle at home. For sale by J. M. Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Spain
H. R. Phelps
Plymouth
Oklahoma
J. M. Thoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Postville Weekly Review
A. E. and
Arts. Burdick
Hart
First Door
West Skelton
Tangeman’s
Algona Coons
Marquettes
J. B. Hart
Dresser
Hanks
W. Sawyel
John Moir
Wm. Klass’ Sanitarium
Durno & Nicolay
Florence
Schroeder & Stone
Schroeder & Stonce’s
F. Campbell
F. Turner
Monona
Jim Blythe
Kiny
Prairie du Chien
L. P. Sonnkalb
Blooming Prairie
Mina
J. N. Leithold
W. Nierling
F. H. Robbins
Postville Monda
Des Moines
Wankon
Wilcox
Frank Wille
New York City
Brighs
Burlington
Decush
Decorah Journal
Fritz Wille
Haebner & Albert
M.W. A
Cresco
Howard County
EF Wallace Martin
J. H. Hendrickson
W. J. Holahan
Postville Public
Staadt's Drug Store
Waiines Martin
Charles
City
Woodn
West Skelton & Tangentan’s
Dresser’s
Jd. E. O'Brien
Frank Leithold
Jake
Market
Prof
Smith and Clark Ore
Waukon Ludiy
Alg. Wiley
EB. L. Birelow
Lown
Karl D. Fisk
Board of Supervisors
Dr. Clasen
Geo. H. Miles
Chester
McCormick Harvester Company
Bugey
T. J. Kelleher
Waukonland
Dakota
Algonas
Beloit
Henry Kuevenig
McGregor
Hank
Woodvien
Waters
Fairview Township
Raymond Schuler
Clark Hospital
Sons of Veterans
Bowman & Walker
Jane
H. Krieger
H. R. Ludeking
H. KK. Depping
Mr. Krieger
Geo. Schuler
Moraine
Chas. Skelton
Commercial Hotel
Decorah Posten
J. W. Press
Fayette
Amos Parker
Ed Prior
Parker Bros
Leo Sheehy
J. M. ‘Thoma
P. Gregg
James Grego
Elkader
Madison
Ss. D
Gregg
J. M. Harris
Postville Furniture Store
Uttin
Ell
Siesetts
St. P
School Board Proceedings
Castalta
Henry Neverman
A. C. Tatro
Ross
Chas. Swanson
Baby
Clermont
H. Neverman
David Alspaugh
Main St
Geo. Buckham
Arthur Kramer
Messrs. Meyer and
Qyloe
Ossian
J. Vance
J. Johnson
Fred O’ray
U. B
M. BE
Jewell
Dana
Aschel Clark
J. W. Coon
Harris & Owen
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