County Happenings and Local News Highlights
Aug 2 County notes report a serious accident near the town when Gilbert String burned in a stove explosion damaging his clothing and home. M rs J M Walker and others return from sight seeing as best speakers praised in the county. M rs F P McCarty visit Keota relatives. Mrs Jones and Gilbert Jones visit from Moline with plans to stay longer.
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Hland
Cor Chauteuqua
Oison
Golder
Mra
J. M. Walker
Cilbert String
McCarty
Keota Jaat Bunday
Stolfewell
Gilbert Jones
Moline
Gilbert
Early historical notes and local society sightings in 19th century Europe and America
Fragments list dates from 1692 to 1814 including Steenkerken, Papal states, and Li Hung Chang. It mentions local social visits in Columbus Junction with families, campers at a Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha, and relatives visiting from Cedar Rapids and Ottawa Kansas.
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Miranda
Gulf of Paria
Spain
Cortes
Moray
Scotland
Oudinot
Papal States
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Leopold
Ostend
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Local Notes From Keota And Crawfordsville
Keota items list visits by Mrs. Margaret Seydell and daughter to Worthington Minnesota and Miss Myrtle Edgington in What Cheer with Cedar Falls alumni. Families from Fon du Lac Lincoln and Washington visit relatives. Jay and Howard Groves head to San Antonio with details of homes and relatives. Y P C U hosts social in honor of local boys with bonfire and watermelon. Crawfordsville tour includes Mrs. Frank Sheppard visiting Miss Alice Hobart and H D Cherryholmes return from Chicago.
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Myrtle Edgington
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Edgington
Aberdeen
George Rn. Gray
Rosalie
Wanda
Fon du Lac
Wis
Herbert Bryson
Lincoln
Nebr
Belle G. Rice
Harry
Washington
James Grov
George Holmes
Lanore
Oskaloosa
Jay N. Groves
Howard
San Antonio
Texas
al Groves
Wenatchee
Wash
Jay
United Presbyterian Church
George Stevenson
Wilson Harris
Chicago
Harris
Sigourney
Normal Institute
Pauline Harris
Local residents attend events in Columbus Junction Burlington
Mrs J C Hull Mrs W G Roberson and daughter Margaret and Miss Mabie Montigue visited Columbus Junction for a Chautauqua. Mr and Mrs EF Riley returned from Burlington after an auto show. Mr and Mrs Neal Anwyl of Washington were in town. Mrs C M Strain spent the day in Burlington. Mrs W J Wagner hosted the Caraway circle at her parents home with ice cream cake and candy served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Gookin
Columbus Junction
Alice Goo
J. C. Hull
W. G. Robertson
Margaret
Mabie Montigue
EF. F. Riley
Burlington
Neal Anwyl
Washgton
M. Strain
W. J. Wagner
Caraway Circle
Marion Neal
Fifty Years Ago Today August News Snapshots
Ambitious rumors of degrees rising in North Carolina stirred concern. The bombardment of Galveston Texas involved the steamer South Carolina and two Confederate batteries. The Grand Army of the Republic national encampment met in San Francisco. New Orleans fire history shows the Firemen's Charitable Association held a contract to extinguish fires, blocking a paid fire department plan for two years.
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North Carolina
Galveston
Tex
South Carolina
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Firemen's Charitable Association
New Orleans
County Home Picnic Held August 9 1911
The third annual county home picnic occurs on the farm Wednesday August 9 1911 all day with free coffee and a band. O H Dunlap presides and gives an address with remarks by County Attorney Dewey M W Bailey and Rev D I Coon. Bring a well filled basket and support residents.
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O. H. Dunlap
Dewey
M. W. Bailey
D. I. Coon
Chautauqua Grounds Gear Hauling Bids Sought
Sealed bids for hauling tents chairs cots and related equipment to and from the car to the Chautauqua grounds are due at the office of Frank Stewart by 6 o clock p m Monday August 7 1911. Grounds Committee.
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Chautauqua Grounds
Frank Stewart
Remedy for mumps in aged pigs and horse blinder warning
A humorous column notes repeated failed remedies for mumps in old pigs and mocks the old fashion of treating horses with blinders. It contrasts mumps with other odd ailments and jokes about readers choosing between mumps therapy and editorials, ending with a caution against using blinders on working horses.
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Wwick
Ladies* Home Journal
Kou
Roadster prep and curling iron cautions at horse market
A satirical note on rigging a roadster for sale at the horse market stresses aesthetic appeal, warning buyers and sellers about using curling irons on manes and tails. It humorously recalls a neighbor’s mishap with a burn while handling a curling iron near a gelding, urging safety with sturdy handles.
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Lot
All styles both horse power and steam seen at Mason Transfer
The Mason Transfer & Storage Co at 4412 showcases both horsepower and steam era equipment in a compact display of methods. The listing highlights the firm as a holder of transportation and storage solutions.
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Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Alcohol and Memory Influence of Alcohol on Mentality
The article explains that excessive drinking dulls judgment and reasoning, causing memory loss. It notes weakened recall of recent events, possible gaps spanning years, and that childhood memories are more deeply imprinted and persist longer than adult memories in alcoholics.
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Escoss
Alexander Lamber
Success Magazine
Greek professor buys collars marked Ditto
A Greek professor known for self admiration bought twelve collars and labeled the first with his full name while the remaining eleven were marked Ditto. The anecdote appears in Everybody's Magazine reflecting humorous self-regard.
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Everybody's Magazine
TIT Cures Corns and Bunions Right Away
An advertisement extols TIZ as a foot remedy that draws out poisonous exudations to relieve corns bunions callouses and sweaty feet. It claims rapid relief from first use and a week-long course can erase soreness, with a 25 cent box price and availability from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
A. Hoover
Progress
N.C
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Growth of Atlantic City Through the Decades
Atlantic City was incorporated in 1854 with six families. By 1870 the population reached 1043, rising to 5477 in 1880, 13055 in 1890, and 27838 in 1900, per United States census data.
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Atlantic City
Delaware River
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Flesh Eating Plants Varieties Noted
The article states there are about one hundred varieties of flesh-eating plants known, highlighting the breadth of carnivorous flora and their diverse forms and adaptations across habitats.
Chicago market notes show mixed cattle demand and steady to higher sheep
The Chicago market reports August 2 1971 indicate estimated receipts and official figures with cattle strong to higher and sheep strong. Prices span Bulk 6 9 to 7 25 for cattle and lambs around 6 75 to 6 75 for heavy grades with steady to higher tendencies across categories.
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Chicago
Isis
Ill
Texas
Erratic OCR Market Wire Teletype Snapshot
A garbled OCR fragment presents commodity prices with inconsistent formatting and stray characters. Key values include 12.00, 5.00, 1.60, 1.25, and 1.50 alongside scattered decimals and letters, revealing no clear context or date.
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Ansco
Frey
the County News
EMS
Furniside
Com
Richland
Helen Thornburg
Centerville
Chas Goodrich
Des Moines
Uncle Walt
Ion
Esakiine
Mercury
Lapland
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adarma
Europe
London
Gerhard Her
Mann
William I
England
Steenkerken
Ainsworth
Tauqua
Stephen Sturdivan
Madge Pearson
St. Jor. Mo
Smith Glaze
Bonner Harding
St. Louis
Josiah Larding
Edwin Rhodes
Lela
Chauraqua
Hiram Jeffrey
Carrey
Iowa
St. Wallace
Jean Stephen
Keats
W. T. Trotter
Alma Johnston
Ottawa
Kan
Washington National Bank
Canada Land
Canada
Saskatchewan
ST. Paul
Great Northern Ry
Luse Land & Development CO. Ltd
Paul
Minnesota
Southwell
McTlhinney Drug Ce
Keota
Turner
Crawfordsville
Alcohol
Lils
Reach-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph Building
Ilinois
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Illinoi
Exch’ge
Hens
Oriez& Speer
Fea
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