Steamboat Rock embraces Herald purchase updates
The Steamboat Rock Herald announces acquisition of the subscription list and goodwill of the Steamboat Rock Pilot from Chas F Sentman. The Herald will publish in Steamboat Rock, honor unpaid Pilot subscriptions, and expand local reporting and advertising. Social events, school news, and community notes follow, including Epworth League, visits, and town business.
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Chas. F. Sentman
Steamboat Rock
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The
Social Roundup at Lawn Hill Visits and Illness
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hunt hosted visitors from Texas and Union as John Alexander and family visited. Mrs. G W Beecher remains ill but improving. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Harry Huffman from Nebraska who are cousins to Mrs Beecher. They planned a Beaman trip to see a nephew. S Clark and G Clark families saw Ed Thompson. Rev Hahn and Rev Harrington preached but canceled future meetings due to bad weather, likely to resume later. Mrs Ed Elerding and children stayed with her ailing mother Mrs Al Clark.
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Homer Hunt
Charlie Madden
Texas
John Alexander
Union
Mr. Alexander
G. W. Beecher
Harry Huffman
Nebraska
Beecher
Mrs. Huffman
Hahn
Harrington
Ed Elerding
Mis. Elerding
al Clark
Miss Leone Miller Visits at Walton Home Near Lawn Hill
Miss Leone Miller visits J. T. Walton home near Lawn Hill with Mr and Mrs J W Miller and family. Grace Vigars spends a few days with sister Mrs R W Wilson in Marshalltown.
Local Brevities and Deaths Include Multiple Travels
Rev. Mueller is on the sick list. Mrs. LeRoy Anderson returned to Akron Monday. Hannah Thompson went to Des Moines after a short visit. Mr. Lusecnmb and wife from Armstrong attended the funeral of their son-in-law, Fred Baldwin. Anna Whitney came from Spencer to see her ill brother, who died next morning. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson left for Morgan Minn. Martha Thompson returned from Webster City after an appendicitis operation. Mrs. J Oppedahl died Sunday afternoon at 4, paralysis struck at 8, age 75. F A Baldwin died at home after months of illness. Rev Muhleman preached the funeral at Hubbard, text Rest for the Righteous.
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Chas. Hess
J. W. Caldwell
California
Ole Mathison
Chas. Sentman
Union
Vera
Harold Griffith
Rachel Burres
Hampton
Williamson
Wangelin
Oskaloosa
Congregational Society
Mueller
LeRoy Anderson
Akron
Hannah Thompson
Des Moines
Mr. Lusecnmb
Armstrong
Fred Baldwin
Anna Whitney
Spencer
Chris Larson
Morgan, Minn
Martha Thompson
Webster City
J. Oppedahl
F. A. Baldwin
Muhleman of Hubbard
Sunday Cold Weather Noted In Local Household
Sunday morning temperatures were discussed by residents including Mr Zeb Jones while Mrs J F Jones remained home with a cold. Visitors included Miss Lois Gibson at Eldora, Miss Edith Jackson from Iowa Falls, and Miss Hattie Adamson from Fairfax. Community notes mention pets, travels to Gifford, Aiden, Steamboat Rock, and Chicago, plus a local orchestra’s first music lesson and a low turnout due to bad roads.
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Zeb Jones
J. F. Jones
Lois Gibson
Eldora
Jake Newby
Gifford
Edith Jackson
Iowa Falls
Lester Lynk
Elmer Fossler
T'Red Sheets
Aiden
Ruth Gast
Miss Shaffer
Jake
John Fromm
Kelley
Ottumwa
A. M. Doud
Will Allan
Herman Jonker
George Lynk
Rollan Hughes
Charley Starr
Steamboat Rock
Shattuck
Chicago
Hattie Adamson
Fairfax School
A. Monroy
Rollan
George Northrup
Floyd Doud
Louie Lynk
Louie Ray
Edgar Grantow
Lee Leater
Clifford Hayden
Evergreen Revival Attends Grow. Wykle Returns to Studies
Evergreen continues revival meetings with strong attendance. Rev. George H. Wykle, aiding Rev. Lavely, has returned to Chicago to resume studies at Moody Bible Institute. Farmers shell corn as harvest presses on. Lavely visits Webster City. Dan Eller stops at Town Falls. Laureen Wykle joins relatives in Des Moines. Mrs Kuhfus plans Hubbard move. Local youths attend Carter’s Virginia Warblers show in Radcliffe. Joe Topp shows slight improvement after illness.
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George H. Wykle
Lavely
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
W. F. Wykle
Laureen
Des Moines
Local notices from Hubbard and Waterloo run few events
Mrs Mary Hubbard and Mrs Brubacher returned home in Waterloo on Wednesday. Mrs Kuhfus plans to move into her house recently thought of W F Greenfield. Mr Everett of Tama county visited the Robert McBride home last week. Burton Baker celebrated his fifteenth birthday with five schoolmates visiting and dining at his home. Dr McBurney district superintendent will be here Sunday for quarterly services. Mr and Mrs Lem Bucy hosted the Alberry families for a family dinner featuring a roast goose Danish style with apples and prunes. Miss Lucy Bretz traveled to New Providence for a short stay. Miss Nellie Andrews intermediate teacher was ill Sunday from neuralgia and grippe.
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Mr. Everett
Tama County
Robert McBride
Burton Baker
Dr. McBurney
Lem Bucy
Alberry
Lucy Bretz
New Providence
Nellie Andrews
Rubies Versus Diamonds In Value And Resilience
A report explains rubies surpass diamonds in value and durability, noting a one carat ruby can be worth at least $200 versus about $100 for a diamond. larger stones widen the gap with a 10 karat ruby valued up to $70,000. A London exhibit highlighted the extreme price for a unique ruby. A Philadelphia medical society tale recalls an elderly deaf woman reacting to a ship’s gun salute with a poised invitation.
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London
Philadelphia
Hemaing
Remarkable Memory of Saratoga Hotel Hat Check Negro
A Saratoga United States hotel hat checker stands out for flawless service. The dining room seats about 1,000 and about 750 hats pass through his hands at luncheon or dinner. Each diner leaves a hat with no receipt and regains it promptly without error.
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United States
Saratoga
Doan's Kidney Pills Promising Iowa Testimonial
A classic 1920s style testimonial ad extols Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney fatigue. Mrs W T Pool of Eldora Iowa credits the remedy with rapid relief after failure of kidney function, noting continual use and high opinion of the product. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, agents.
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Doan
Eldora
W. T. Pool
E. Hardin Sr
Iowa
Smith & Reed’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Concrete gin poles prove sturdy in bridge erection test
One of the eastern United States' leading railroads has adopted reinforced concrete gin poles for heavy erection work. A pole was recently used to place four 35 ton 109 foot girders for a bridge near Philadelphia. It carried all four loads in a single test without issue.
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United States
Philadelphia
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