Keokuk Advertisers and Local Notices Highlight Bets and Guests
The item notes a Blow Torch advertisement in the Reporter and mentions Keokuk firm S. F. Baker & Co. seeking a man to start a business with no investment. It also records Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kruse hosting dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Stegeman, and a move in the Roggen home with the Fundingsland family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kruse
John Stegeman
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Iowa
John Fundingsland
Roggen Home
Mary Jane Runs Away
Mary Jane flees from home in a narrative piece credited to Adelaide 8 Kemp McClure Syndicate. The short story follows Mary Jane's choices and the pursuit by a neighbor who hopes to resolve the situation peacefully. The vignette reflects early 20th century juvenile misadventure tropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Kemp
McClure
WNU
Mollie and Eben Reunite in Rainy Homecoming
Mary Jane, long separated from Eben Noble, returns to the old house and is welcomed by a reunion with her sea captain husband. The two share a quiet supper, warmth by the fire, and a renewed hope for years together after forty two years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Make Jane Curtis
East Harbor
Mary Jane
Tom
Eben Noble
Emmy
Clare
Eben
Mollie
Ann Henderson
Ae Jane
church services listed in two languages by area congregations
St John s Luthfran Revd A Hein pastor conducts English services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays while German services remain. Reform Church Rev J W Brink holds 9 30 am Holland 1 30 pm English 8 00 pm Sunday School 7 30 pm C E meeting. Also tire service advertised at Boyden Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s Luthfran
A. Hein
Reformed Church
J. W. Brink
Holland
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