Borrowed Smiles and Mutterings in a Rural Pageant
A collage of light humor and domestic reflections features Mrs Wise and Miss Pert debating housekeeping and romance. Walter ponders divine ascent as a balloon rises, while Helen seeks raspberries with a wary grandmother. Jokes touch on pigs prices and telephonic chatter. A teacher explains wool as woolen fabric and a pupil jokes about trousers being made of papa’s old ones.
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John
Papa
Johnny
Lippincott’s
Sheriff Candidate Seeks Republican Nomination in June Primary
U E Thoma announces candidacy for county sheriff before the Republican primaries, subject to Republican voters in the county at the June election. He lists 592 Preisoe as his address.
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U. E. Thoma
Comet and Red Dragon Sky Watch Prompts Cough Caution
Mothers urged to guard children for spring coughs and colds using Foley’s remedy from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McWhinney Drug Company. The ad markets a non opiate cure for croup with immediate relief and no harmful drugs.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
MecWlhinney Drug Company
Auction of Eva Turnipseed household goods set
Public sale of tables chairs beds pictures and utensils from the late Mrs Eva Turnipseed in front of her former residence at 1 30 p m Saturday April 30 James F Marsh and Chas Brown Administrators Auctioneers Apr 20 25 27 28
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Eva
James F. Marsh
Chas. Brown
Odd Fellows to Mark First Anniversary in America
Next Tuesday April 25 marks the 1st anniversary of Oddt fellow ship in America. The local lodge of 1. O. O. F. will celebrate with a special program and initiatory and second degree work. All members urged to attend.
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Oddt Fellowship
America
Happenings in Ainsworth and county notes
W J Edgar of Crawfordsville travelled to Minnesota to visit his brother. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Moore. Miss Muda Acheson and her niece Miss Margaret Bliven from Columbus Junction visit the James Porter home. Mrs W F Gardner travelled to Sumner to visit her son M R Gardner. Grace Simerman shopped in Washington. Mrs Frank Chihak shopped in Washington yesterday.
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Ainsworth
W. J. Edgar
Crawfordsville
Minnesota
Fred Moore
Muda Acheson
Margaret Bliven
Columbus Junction
James Porter
W. F. Gardner
Sumner
M. R. Gardner
Grace Simerman
Washington
Frank Chihak
Wellman Local Notes and Community Meetings
April notes from Wellman list visitors and errands including Steninger in Kinross, Bell census work, measles at Louise Hamilton, and fencing at Carter farm. City council meeting approved incorporation of northern residents. Muscatine booster train planned for May 5 and a Women’s Missionary Society convention program set for April 26 27 with multiple devotions reports and electing officers.
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Wellman
Bert Steninger
Kinross
Lester Jayne
Bunker Hill
Dick Bear
Kansas
I. N. Turnipseed
D. F
Bessie Byers
Mike Burns
Andrews
Harley
Joe Fisher
Lone Tree
Eardley Bell, Jr
Howard Mehaffey
Kalona
Fred
Will Schroeder
Carter
Louise Hamilton
Albert Longwell
Iowa City
Joel England
Belle Hasty
Mr. Hasty
Williamsburg
Charley Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Ed Wellman
Anderson Turnipseed
M. V. Wageman
Carol Burns
Mr. Bartholomew
Albert Glider
Muscatine
W. T. Hamilton
Uncle Walt the Poet Full of Hopeful Reflection
The narrator laments aging while recalling youthful fishing trips by the brook. He longs for the simple joys of old woodland days, noting discomforts of labor and travel now that age has set in. Walt Mason’s verse, copyrighted 1910, reflects on changing times and enduring love of nature.
Blizzard Impacts Farm Work and Barn Projects Across Region
A fresh blizzard slows fruit yields while farmers push ahead with spring tasks. Carpenters finish Jim Haller's barn and start one for Henry Matthews. Horses suffer catarrhal fever, yet overall farm progress remains mostly ahead. The Marquam brothers hauled hay near Wellman, and Elenor Ashby left for Alamogordo NM to work as a nurse with the railroad hospital. John Marquam Ihrng plans to seek work as a bookkeeper or teacher in Honolulu Hawaii.
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Jim Haller
Henry Matthews
Marquam Boys
Near Wellman
Elenor Ashby
Alamogordo
New Mexico
C. R. I. & P. Railroad Hospital
John Marquam Ihrng
Honolulu
Hawaii
Johnnie
Goodspeed Heads to Chicago After Brief West Chester Visit
West Chester bulletin notes Roy Goodspeed boarded a train for Chicago this evening after a short stay in town. The report outlines his departure timing and travel context from West Chester on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Roy Goodspeed
Chicago
Local notes and visits on farm town activity
A string of short items from the farm community mentions A. E. Thoma passing through between trains, low stock sales, W. C. Hotle on Dutch Creek business, Rev and Mrs. Graham welcoming a new girl, Bettle Bros building cement blocks for L. Stout’s house and barn, Herman Luers at the show, John Augustine of Dutch Creek in poor health, and Oscar Newal of Oskaloosa visiting yesterday.
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Alice
A. E. Thoma
W. C. Hotle
Dutch Creek
Rev
Mrs. Graham
Bettle Bros
L. Stout
Herman Luers
John Augustine
Oscar Newal
Oskaloosa
Methodist Sunday school in Keota holds record attendance
Keota records 203 attendees despite snow as 7 dollars plus is collected. Boys and young men challenge girls in a three month attendance contest. 50 boys and 55 girls participated. Superintendent L. E. Hulse has the class books. results pending. Local social news includes visits from Henry Beinke and Mrs. H. R. Sitler, and Rev. T. J. Pettit preaching.
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Keota
Methodist Sunday School
L. E. Hulse
Gilbert
McFadden Funeral Held at Methodist Church
A large crowd attended the funeral of W. W. McFadden in Crawfordsville's Methodist church conducted by Rev. Hightshoe and other pastors. Pallbearers named were A. E. Gault Simeon Garrick Evan Davis F. C. Carson Waldo Wells and Bert Lemon. Out of town mourners included Rev. S. D. McFadden and A. A. McFadden of Des Moines Dr. Dings of Keota and Mr. and Mrs.
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W. W. McFadden
Methodist Church
Local residents travel for visits and funerals
Max Roberts and son of Columbus City visit Washington for the funeral of W y McFadden and return home. Mrs Mary Clark of Washington arrives for a family visit and to attend the funeral. Several others depart for Washington Burlington Des Moines and Pittsburg to attend events and services, including Rev S E Greer who will assist in East ad Covenanter church services in Pittsburg for about two weeks.
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Herbert Pool
Parental Pool
Des Moines
Charles Millar
Muscatine
J. F. Robert
Max Roberts and Son
Columbus City
Mary Clark
Washington
W. Y. McFadden
W. R. Wooley
Roll Reese
A. §. Gault
Robert de Harpart
Jennie Stevenson
Yarmouth
Dings
Keota
McFadden
R. S. White
Burlington
Willoughby
George Mc Mlroy
Wyman
E. Greer
Pittsburg
Penn
East Ad Covenanter Church
Sailor's Return as Secular Music or Jonah's Return oratorio
A London divine explains the difficulty of defining sacred music. A man writes a waltz titled The Sailor's Return but religious figures deem it secular. He reworks the piece to a slower tempo and names it Jonah's Return from the Belly of the Whale, calling it an oratorio.
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London
Jonah
Army weapons policy shift delays machine gun corps plan
The army has supplied machine guns only experimentally and not as a formal part of the service. staff studies exist but a definite organization and supply have been postponed to await European experience and to focus on more pressing considerations.
Abyssinia A Rich Country Portrait
Ethiopia's valleys yield sugar cane cotton and rubber while highlands boast fine pastures and corn fields akin to England prompting praise of Abyssinia's diverse wealth and potential.
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Abyssinia
England
Why spend years cultivating voice if not aiming for opera
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Tribune contrasts long preparation in singing with a decision not to pursue an operatic career, likening it to years spent building taste for alcohol yet not entering the saloon business.
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Chicago Tribune
Assemble Yourself Says Wife In Humorous Missive
A Louisville Courier-Journal item quotes a playful exchange where a wife asks her husband to bring home a switch and beauty items while urging him to assemble himself. The humor highlights domestic roles with a light tone.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Hard to Deal with Crusty Bosses in Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record quotes a colloquial exchange about dealing with a difficult colleague. A wag compares the veteran figure to a wornout pack of cards, illustrating workplace friction and blunt banter.
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Wize
Crusty
Philadelphia Record
Lost cat offered reward after two weeks at depot
A black and white male cat about one year old is missing from the Rock Island depot for around two weeks. A liberal reward is offered for the return. Report to this office. 5713.
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Rock Island
Centennial Literary April 22 1910 item
A brief centennial literary entry dated April 22 1910 notes a person or item labeled Auten Lieyd Hameton with a negative signal. Further readable context is limited.
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Na Auten Lieyd Hameton
Pssst
Tel
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Nicola
Harmon
McElhinney
Aip
North Side
Mrs. Wise
Miss Pert
Walter
Helen
Kouston
Prises
Sheriff’s Office
Preiss Oe
the County News
W. P. Gardner
Green Valley
I. C. Adams
Miranda Murphy
Will
Mr. Heizer
Deep River
J. Bradens
Howard Cooper
Herbert Ash
Peoria
Cooper
George Moore
Shinny
Keswick
Homer Shing
West Liberty
C. M. Crossett
Ralph Snavely
Ella. Pieberau
Fort Madison
Morrison
Oxford
Newsom
Wapello
J. R. Glendenning
Nellie Skipton
W. BR. Jeffrey
Zenor
Pearson
Robertson
Bartlett
China
Kings Heralds
Thos Osborn Muscatine
Picherau
Wellman Ladies
Emma Anderson
Dillon
Wilton
Cora Martin
Miss Pearson
Miss Bartlett
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Pilotburg
Henry Beinke
Sigourney
A. M. Miller
T. J. Pettit
Mt. Pleasant
S. H. Shrader
City
Elizabeth Littler
Williams and Flulse
Frank Godfrey
Eva Dodd
Leverett Patterson
Aley Clark
Hazel Brown
Renee Cecil Shockley Wighth
Ruth Vincent
Marion Rownd
Alume
Frank Rogers
Caner Music DO
J. C. Caner
Edison & Victor
Stein-Bloch
Kuppenheimer Smart Clothes
Stein- Bloch, Kuppenheimer Suits
Stetson
Wilson Bros
SOL Rich & CO
Clothiers & Merchant Tailors
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