Worst famine in China's history shocks Des Moines
WH G Jameson of Buffalo, on the China relief circuit, reports the famine covers 50 000 square miles and over 3 000 000 people. He says floods and typhoons followed heavy rains worsened by drought years, with relief funds used to rebuild dykes and roads damaged by floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
China
WH. G. Jameson
Buffalo
N. Y
New York-Chinese Committee
Mr. Jameson
Lemmon's Pharmacy Promotes Digestion and Vitality Aid
An old advertisement touts Moriah Ronts Ligamysiae as a health remedy that acts on the stomach to aid digestion, stimulate appetite, and enrich blood. It claims to impart life and strength to the body and assigns Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moriah
Ronts
Lemmon
Alpine Aerie No HH8 Meeting Schedule
Alpine Aerie No HH8 notes regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings each month. Visiting members in good standing are welcome. W. P. R. C. DuBois serves as secretary with G. Fox as worshipful president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Aerie No. Hh8
BB. G. Fox
W. P.R. C. Dubois
Secy
Masonic Lodges Announce Monthly Regular Meetings
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday night each month. Cyrus Chapter No. 18 R A Me regular meets on the second Friday night. Bethlehem Commandery No. 44 KT meets on the third Friday night. Washington Chapter No. 98 DE meets on the second Thursday night. Visit are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
R. A. Me
T.ho
Sec
Kethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B. Marbourg
Washington
D. E
J. E. Kunath
Myrtle Press
Doings of the People and County Happenings
A compact column reports various daily events across the county. It notes community meetings, small-town visits, local trades, and social happenings shaping everyday life, with brief mentions of residents and neighbors.
Local Notes From Brighton Aids Update And Arrivals
April 16 1912 Brighton Iowa notices report Jake Rader returning with his daughter Mrs Max Keller from Crawfordsville. School board elected Aldene Rich Rhua Armstrong Bessie Bridwell Stella Parks Mrs Christy and Miss Jamison as teachers others pending. Rev C L Walker returned from Richland after Christian church appointment and left again for Hullsthorpe to conduct a funeral. New clerk Jake Brier at H and Tracy store. Mrs Rose Endicott to Pomona California. Albert Tracy of Red Oak visiting his mother Mrs B Tracy. Mr and Mrs Charles Messenger welcomed a daughter born April 10. Frieda Fox visiting Kansas City relatives, Anna Hart back from Missouri. Christian church members hosted reception for Mrs A B Endicott before her California departure.
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Brighton
Jake Rader
Max Keller
Crawfordsville
Aldene Rich
Rhua Armstrong
Bessie Bridwell
Stella Parks
Christy
Miss Jamison
C. L. Walker
Richland
Christian Church
Jake Brier
H. &. Tracy
Rose Endicott
Pomona
Cal
Albert Tracy
Red Oak
B. Tracy
Charles Messenger
Anna Hart
Missori
The
A. B. Endicott
California
Hullsthorpe
Mere Suggestions and Domestic Remedies in Quiet Times
A satirical piece urges readers to ignore political talk and focus on home care projects. It mocks heated debate while advising painting, yard work, and practical chores to endure the season, ending with a call to mind domestic peace over public discourse.
Farmers Club Meeting and Rural News Summary
Mrs. Frank Krotz noted as a club member. The Farmers' Club met at Joe Wright's with large attendance. Ernest Knotek planned oats work on Saturday. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Foster and others visited Washington and Cedar School District events noted. Grace Willet returned to work in Washington after a weekend at home. Road work progress reported with activity in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Joe Wright
Ernest Knotek
Boyd Foster
Washington
Fred Kolesick
Sale Attended by Public as Items Sell Well in Kalona
Kalona April 16 1912 Cruz Mehaffie held a sale that drew a good crowd and every item found buyers. George Eglin married today and travels to Illinois for the honeymoon. Confers hearty congratulations to the couple. Charlie Brown shopped for horses while Mr and Mrs Jim Patterson visited town Saturday. George Saur arrived westbound Saturday evening. Rain Saturday evening was welcomed. Last Friday’s entertainment was well attended and satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Cruz Mehaffie
George Eglin
Illinois
Charlie Brown
Jim Patterson
George Saur
Titus Titus April 16 1912 social notes
Mrs J Stoddard visited Washington on Tuesday. Mrs Bert Ward entertained Washington friends on Wednesday. Miss Kva Wilcox stayed with her sister Mrs C Rathmel Sunday. Several from the vicinity attended Mrs Wesley Engle's funeral at Grace Hill Monday. Alvie Nebergall and Mr and Mrs C K K Herring and child were guests of J W Nebersall Sunday. Winifred Carris, daughter of Tom and Mrs Carris, broke her left arm yesterday evening. Mrs Floyd Roe and daughter of Washington are visiting the Schendel home. Dr Anderson was called to Roy Burns to see their little son Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stoddard
Washington
Bert Ward
Kva Wilcox
C. Rathmel
Wesley Engle
Grace Hill
Alvie Nebergall
C KK. Herring
J. W. Nebersall
Little Winifred Carris
Tom Carris
Floyd Roe
Schendel
Dr. Anderson
Roy Burns
Richard
Local SocialVisits and Weekend News From Egypt
In Egypt on April 16 1912 L Fouchek and daughters visited with Mr and Mrs McCall near West Chester on Sunday Melo Vacha and Anton Eberle brought their new buggies home Saturday Mrs James Prebyl and Anita Shebeck visited at Washington Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs J Lehrer Mr and Mrs John Shalla and family spent Sunday with Ant Malicky Mrs Sexton of Washington is staying at Mr Jordan Viastie Vacha is sewing for Kathryn Shalla this week A number plan to attend the play at Richmond tonight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
L. Fouchek
McCall
Near West Chester
Melo Vacha
Anton Eberle
James Prebyl
Anita Shebeck
Washington
J Lehrer
Mayor Glasgow Sets Garbage Disposal Rules for City
Mayor J. D. Glasgow announces board of health rules requiring tight covered receptacles for each building. Open boxes and unsightly containers are banned. alleys and residence flats must be cleaned within ten days. Ab Hall the scavenger will collect waste twice weekly at owner expense to fund cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Ab Hall
Rainy Saturday Affects Local Conditions And Visits
April 18 1912 Grand Prairie reports a rainy Saturday that affected the area with mentions of visitors Mr and Mrs Harley Noel calling at Washington. Edna Applegate stayed with Lela Smith, as farmers began putting in oats. Other local couples visited relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Harley Noel
Washington
Edna Applegate
Lela Smith
Charles Carrison
Lewis Smith
Lela
Ralph Shuman
Mela Hora
Mrs Wesley Engle Dies. Eight Children Survive
Brighton route one reports Mrs Wesley Engle died Saturday at 6 am. She leaves husband and eight children including Mable ten, Eunice eight, and a nine day old baby boy. Also notes Mrs John Miller and daughter Edith visiting Washington. Oats sowing nearing end as river rose then fell on Sunday.
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Wesley Engle
Mable
Eunice
John Miller
Edith
Washington
Ruth Rittenhouse Wins Pony in Seventy Six 1912 News
Seventy six, April 16 1912 reports Ruth Rittenhouse owning a new pony. Lewis Romine ill last week. Floyd Green lost a horse. Theodore Gray left home Friday night after a note to his wife. No further word on his whereabouts. Warren Bishop and Kate Bishop visited Mrs Riordan. Morris Romine visited Keota on Monday. Alf and Mrs Anderson of Keota plan to move to the DeVoe farm next week. Orville Cullumber visited Romine. Walter Romine enjoys a new car. Robert Riordan lost a horse Monday night.
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Ruth Rittenhouse
Lewis Romine
Floyd Green
Theodore Gray
Warren Bishop
Kate Bishop
Robert Riordan
Morris Romine
Keota
Alf Anderson
DeVoe Farm
Walter Romine
Local Notes From Crawfordsville April 17, 1912
Mr and Mrs Allen DeLong and children returned to Clinton Illinois after weeks with relatives Here J A Marsh and son of Ainsworth were business visitors N L Long J A Moorehead Mrs T J Maxwell and Harold White traveled to Washington this morning H P D Cherryholmes returned home from Burlington this morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for Croup and Coughs
A mother's guide urges careful dosing and praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as pure and safe for children and adults. The ad notes it contains no opiates and is sold at Lennon's Pharmacy for throat and chest illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lennon
Mixing Rice and Beans Monodiet Question
A health magazine editor answers a subscriber that eating beans and rice together does not force the rice to stay longer. The practical monodiet claim is tested by a meal and a two hour stomach check showing the two foods mix thoroughly, suggesting no advantage to prolonged retention.
Virginia Cunningham Hosts Tenth Birthday Party
Little Virginia Cunningham held a small gathering at her South Iowa Avenue home with a few friends after school in honor of her tenth birthday. Refreshments were provided by the Misses Helen and Mildred Morton and Kathel McElwain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cunningham
South Iawa Avenue
Helen
Mildred Morton
Kathel McElwain
Announcements for Eagles and Ladies’ Aid Society
Eagles hold a special meeting Wednesday evening April 17 with initiation and a smoker all brothers urged to attend. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church will not meet next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Ladies’id Society of the
Methodist Church
Foley Kidney Pills Praised by A B Dunn in Des Moines
A B Dunn of 813 W Fourth Street Des Moines Iowa reports a recent acute rheumatism and kidney trouble attack. After several Foley Kidney Pills doses his pains and swelling subsided and he is recovering rapidly. He recommends Foley Kidney Pills to others suffering as he did. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Dunn
W. Fourth Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Foley
Lemmon
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Claim
An advertisement promises that PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or the druggist will refund the purchase price. The offer emphasizes a money back guarantee for failing cases.
Iowa Daughters Take Prominent Role at D A R Convention
Washington April 17 Iowa women play key roles at the Daughters of the American Revolution convention opening. Mrs Cummins presides over the Children of the Revolution auxiliary and Mary McHenry of Des Moines serves as a page. Delegates and alternates include Harriet Lake Independence and many others from Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Ames Keokuk and Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Cumilins
Children of the Revolution
Mary McHenry
Des Moines
Cummins
Towa
Harriet Lake
Independence
Thomas Metcalf
Council Bluffs
Edward Schoentgen
Dayton W. Bushnell
Charles J. Deacon
Cedar Rapids
Henry M. Stone
Arthur M. Mann
Onawa
Etta M. Budd
Ames
Charlotte Cunningham
Katherine Morse
Martha H. Horne
Keokuk
H. R. Howell
Charles H. Philpott
Harriet A. Mott
Hampton
D. N. Cooley
Dubuque
Hustis
Ballou
Boone
Blackmon
Stanger
L. G. Cameron
Sioux City
Drake Student among Titanic Passengers
Ernest Tomlin, 28, of London and Drake University student, was aboard the Titanic when it struck an iceberg near the forward area of the ship. Will Mander and H. A. Cook, fellow Drake students, report receiving Tomlin’s letter stating he planned to sail from Southampton on April 10 and would return to school.
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Des Moines
Ernest Tomlin
London
Eng
Drake University
Will Mander
H. A. Cook
Drake
England
Mr. Tomlin
Mander
Cook
Tomlin
Southampton
National Woman's Trades Union League to push minimum wage
The National Woman's Trades Union League plans a national campaign to establish a minimum wage scale for 5,000,000 women workers. If successful, the drive will expand into an international effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Woman's Trades Union League
Ocean Oil Steamer Disabled Near Cape Sebastian
The Union Oil tank-steamer Arevii was reported in distress by wireless with a broken tailshaft off Cape Sebastian near California. Separately London reports John O Callaghan of the United Irish League of America dining with nationalist MPs and other members of parliament.
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San Francisco
Union Oil Company
Arevii
Cape Sebastian
O'Callaghan
London
John O'Callaghan
United Irish League of America
Iceberg Under Water Report From Chicago Seaman
Cap. Charles Campbell of the government hydrographic office in Chicago said the Titanic apparently struck the iceberg a mile or more away from visible ice. He noted large icebergs hide extended submerged sections, with only part showing above water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Campbell
Government Hydrographic Office
Woman Dies on Titanic Voyage from St Charles
Mrs Alice Johnson of St Charles Kl perished on the Titanic steerage voyage while en route to America with her two younger sisters Marie and Louisa Anderson and two children. Her husband Oscar W Johnson learned of her fate only after a letter arrived.
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St. Charles
Leve
Alice Johnson
Marie
Louisa Anderson
Oscar W. Johnson
Kidney health claim from Waterloo unnamed patient
Pp L Baker of Waterloo Iowa reports a severe kidney attack with intense back pains and irregular kidney action. After using Foley Kidney Pills the pains subsided and kidney function normalized. The testimonial is attributed to Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Baker
Waterloo
Iowa
Foley
Lemmon
Film Influence Cited as Child's Delinquency Source
Dialogue cites rumored family crimes and a boy's misbehavior attributed to moving pictures. The exchange highlights parental and grand familial offenses including highwayman arson shoplifting and counterfeiting as part of a broader then controversial claim about cinema's impact on youth.
Let Us Show You Meri al Pile Remedy At Lemmon's Pharmacy
Sufferers of piles or hemorrhoids are invited to visit Lemmon's Pharmacy to learn about Meri al Pile Remedy. The store claims it is one of the best preparations it has ever handled and offers a positive guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Madam Demands Lawyer Over Speeding Fine
A strong minded woman, halted for speeding, insists on legal representation and offers to pay $25 for a lawyer rather than a $10 fine. The judge, claiming to be the only local lawyer, agrees to appear and help her, turning the claim into a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Council
Harper's Weekly
Cement post patent ups the fence nail strength
Ottumwa Iowa April 17 A cement fence post by Jacob Huber of Blakesburg has patent strength. A central sheet iron strip runs through the post with a longitudinal slot that branches into Y shapes to clinch nails and staples for sturdy attachment of fencing boards wire or rods.
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Ottumwa
Jacob Huber
Blakesburg
Markets Report From Chicago on April 17 191%
Chicago markets show receipts about 25 000 with leftovers 633 from yesterday. Prospects slow at yesterday’s average with mixed packers trading 7 65 to 8 05 for shipping grades and rough 7 70 to 7 80. Cattle receipts 16 000 with generally steady prospects and sheep 18 000 with strong prospects.
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Chicago
Livestock market report from Chicago and western fronts
Chicago daily receipts show 23 000 today and 11 318 yesterday with 2 451 shipments yesterday and 6 386 left over. Tomorrow’s receipts estimated at 19 009 as market stays steady to strong. In beef cattle bids range 5.60 to 8.75 for beeves and 2.65 to 7.00 for cows and heifers. Texas steers 4.75 to 6.10. stockers 4.50 to 6.60. Western cattle 5.60 to 7.10. Sheep values feature native and Western sheep 4.35 to 6.40 with yearlings 5.90 to 7.10 and lambs 5.50 to 7.85. Western lambs 6.25 to 8.20.
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Chicago
Texas
Market Report Signals Mixed Opens and Livestock Tone
Opening prices show slow trade with light demand and heavy activity at 7.55 and 7.70 on key markers. Cattle appear weak while sheep remain strong as early bids unfold in the market.
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Fox & Dewey
BASE
Nicola
Harmon
Rm. O. IK
Valley Verge Camp
Ball
North Side Square
J. G. Moriarty
the County News
Frieda Fox
Kansas City
By Walt Mason
Frank Krotz
Cedar School District
Titus
John Shalla
Ant. Malichky
Glasgow
WAVOR
J. D. Glasgow
Orville Cullumber
H. PD. Cherryholmes
Burlington
T. J. Allen
Esocief Sect
CIETY
Miss Winifred Miller
Riley Miller
South Iown Avenue
Miller
Miss Winifred
Sol Thamwprpos
Berg Ender
Titanic
Joseph B. Bowles
Iceberg
Henry Ferris
Hadar
Neb
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Illinos
Harry L. Kaga Morrison
Lamson Bros. & Co
Ill
Saig Ase
Ereee
Reoene
Cone
Jae Eee
Iene
Ernee
Teehee
Ressee
Eole
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