Neighborhood News Reports From Rural Route Four
Rural Route Four news briefs list visits and gatherings in Washington County. Entries mention Sam and Mrs Sigafoose at John Pratt s, Lela Reed with Daisy Kephart, Ed and Fred Chalupa of Richmond visiting at John Putman s, and Earl Kephart with Charlie Kep art. A Lexington Red Cross meeting is announced for Friday at 2:30 PM at Mrs Swain Beatty s home.
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Sam Sigafoose
John Pratt
Lela Reed
Daisy Kephart
Fred Chalupa
Richmond
Earl
Charlie Kephart
Milt Denison
Lexington Red Cross
Swain Beatty
Liuber
Retary
Dayton Grove Social Notes Highlight Mrs Sterling
Mrs Carl Sterling of near Washington visited her parents Mr and Mrs J A Walker for a few days last week. Miss Jennie Strum hosted a gathering at her home.
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Dayton Grove
Carl Sterling
Washington
J. A.alker
Jennie Strum
Sew and So club meets on pleasant Thursday
The Sew and So club gathered Thursday afternoon for a pleasant session. Visitors included Harry Dusenberry staying at the W. Embree home. Mrs. J. B. Moore and Miss Edna Gass visited Brigh ton and Washington respectively. A. E. Knotts and Will Embree returned with a new Dodge. Floy Owen came back from Muscatine and Grace Peek returned to Montana. Jas. Walker and wife were in Washington Saturday.
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Sew and
Harry Dusenberry
W. ©. Embree
J. B. Moore
Brighton
Clarence Johnson
Washington
Ruth Leet
Monmouth
Paul Gass
Edna Gass
A. E. Knotts
Will Embree
Floy Owen
Muscatine
Grace Peek
W. JA. Leet
Montana
Mrs. Jas. Walker
Local Happenings in Brighton and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Ralph Garbery visited from Moline over the weekend. Floyd Robison family went to Batavia to see George Robison. Emma Taylor and two children from Clark La visited Cal Cooper. she mentiones moving near Omaha where Rev Taylor takes a Baptist pastorate. Chas Porter resigns bank post and heads to Abington NL to become mail clerk. Allen Warren elected to fill vacancy and will relocate with family. Warren and Anderson households swap residences with D C Friend and Rev Geo Anderson. There’s an ad note promising items of interest.
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Brighton
Ralph Garbery
Moline
B. V. Garbery
Floyd Robison
Batavia
George Robison
Emma Taylor
Clark
Cal Cooper
Taylor
Bell Ditmars
Washington
Allen Warren
Muscatine
Warren
Rev. Geo. Anderson
Andersons
D. C. Friend
Captain recounts death of Private Harry Sheets in France
Captain Mather Cleveland of Evacuation Hospital No. 10 France sends a letter to Mrs. Caroline Sheets of the Keota area detailing her son Private Harry Sheets death from influenza and pneumonia on October 19 during the Argonne drive. The captain praises his service, notes his cheerful spirit, and describes his burial behind the hospital hill with 300 fallen comrades. He calls the memory an inspiration and offers heartfelt sympathy.
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Caroline Sheets
Keota
Mather Cleveland
Harry Sheets
Washington County
France
Ely’s Cream Balm Claimed To Unstop Nostrils Fast
An old advertisement promotes Ely’s Cream Balm as a quick remedy for catarrh and nasal congestion. It describes soothing inflamed mucous membranes and immediate relief after applying a small amount in the nostrils. The ad also notes a spaulding oratorical contest at Grinnell College and a literary society member heading to it.
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Ely
Adot
Walter Meek elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Grinnell
Grinnell Iowa April 29 Walter M Meek is one of Grinnell College seniors named to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society based on grades from sophomore and junior years and the first term of senior year. He participated in varsity debate Merrill inter society freshmen debate and won second place in Spaulding and Hyde contests and won the Hill contest.
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Grinell
Walter M. Meek
Grinnells College
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
Grinnell
Towa
Meek
Merrill
Spaulding
Hyde
Japanese Soldiers as Elite Gymnasts in War Barracks
The passage notes that nearly all Japanese soldiers are expert gymnasts and every barrack has a gymnasium. It claims they can scale a 14 foot wall in under 30 seconds by stacking and leaping, with one man supporting two or three others.
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Wash
Ington
Pvt. Sheets
MED
Ical Corps
Him
Aire Valley
Chrestomathia Literary Society
The
Debating Union
Grinnell College
H. D. Spaulding
Walter Meek
Bradley & Vreeman Company
Chicago
Smith’s Emporium
New York
Commercial Savings Bank
Georgette Crepe, Crepe
Emporium
Seirta
Milli Emporism
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