Brighton Route One Society Notes
Correspondents report social visits across Brighton Route One. Eliza Wheelock visited Mrs Sade Savage and Wayne Savage. Mabel and Margaret Livingston stayed with Mrs Wilbur Day. Mrs Savage broke her hand last week. George Hill of Chicago visited A L Koch. Lloyd Jones family visited Harry Morse in Washington. Mrs Grant Horton and sons stayed with relatives at Olds. Mr Morton visited Sunday. Mrs Anar Gowey visited R Borkoski last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eliza Wheelock
Sade Savage
Wayne Savage
Mabel
Margaret Livingston
Washington
Wilbur Day
George Hill
Chicago
A. L. Koch
Lloyd Jones
Harry Morse
Grant Horton and Sons
Olds
Morton
Anar Gowey
R. 8
Borkoski
New Haven Social Notes and Local Chores Update
Roy Wells shipped a carload of stock to Chicago and joined them Wednesday morning. Bert Smith assisted his brother Marion with harvest work this week. Families visited, cooked for threshers, or helped with chores at various homes including Mrs. Frank Smith and Mrs. A. R. Strum. Paint refreshed homes of Charlie McKinstry. several women noted sick or better health days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Roy Wells
Chicago
Bert Smith
Marion Smith
Frank Smith
Glen Cuddyback
A. R. Strum
Merle Statler
Walter Sheets
James Combs
Curtis Snyder
Cora Snyder
Curt Wells
Roy
Ezra Bush visits Maple Grove and local notes
Ezra Bush of Iola Kansas visits relatives in Maple Grove, remembered as a former Republican candidate for county sheriff. Celesta Hasty returns from Iowa Falls Baptist assembly. Small grain threshing nears completion as hail hits oats. Wm Grady’s hospital setback raises concern for cancerous growth. Mrs Frank Stumpf, age 84, faces arterial and circulation issues in two fingers. Eldora Reform School hosts 480 boys, ages 6 to 16, with active workshops including laundry, power house, and industrial shop facilities run by students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Ezra Bush
Iola
Kansas
Jos. Chabal
Washington County
Celesta Hasty
Iowa Falls
Wm. Grady
Iowa City Hospital
Frank Stumpf
Eldora Reform School
Iowa
Eldora’s
Band Practice and Reform School Observations on Campus
An eyewitness account describes a tropical vege tation display and a 30 boy band aged 13 to 16 performing on a university campus. A California industrial school guard lectures on good citizenship after each piece. The report appraises Eldora Reform School as successful in reform and notes daily merit marks and possible release after fourteen months. Local social notes mention visitors, threshers, and birthdays among community families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
California
Davenport
Eldora Reform School
Iowa
Route Number Four Rural Route Family Visits Chronicle
Mr and Mrs John Simmering Sr and family visited Sunday at the Charlie Kephart and Ed Simmering homes. Several neighbors and relatives including Walter Gardner with two children Florence and Elwyn spent time at various homes on Sunday and Monday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simmering
Charlie Kephart
Ed Simmering
Walter Gardner
Florence
Elwyn
Howard Hopping
Oscar Gardner
Howard Baker
Sam Baker
Bessie
Earl Kephart’s
Anna Simmering
George Simmering
John Patterson
Washington
Lewis Baker
Harry Bishop
Edna
Helen
Alice
Marvin Warnock
R. J. Davidson
Ben Miller
Robert Kephart
Sam Sigafoose
Ida Patterson
Frank Stewart
Frank Kephart
Tiny Breitenbach Visits Sister in West Chester
Aug 4 Valley report notes Miss Tiny Breitenbach visiting sister Mrs Rosamond Bauer in West Chester. Dr Miller called to see Mrs Will Brinning who was on the sick list. Many locals attended Rubio rally and reported a good program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Conrad
Hollingsworth Brothers
Jim Dawson
Mary Augustine
Emma Suit
Maude Wallace
Will Brinning
Pfeifer
P Breitenbach
Lilah Leacox
Ralph Bauer
West Chester
C. L. Wallace
Dayton Grove Community News Around August
Aug 4 diary notes report Harry Dusenbery bringing a carload of cattle from Kansas City. Mrs. John Keport visited A. W. Strum. Eugene Owen joined Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Henderson for a trip to Fairport Iowa to see Hanley cottage. Kleese Hartman family helped thresh at George Ferguson home. Leo Brown of Keola stayed with uncle W. C. Embree and A. E. Knotts delivered hogs to West Chester while W. L. Statler took hogs to Wellman. Mrs. J. A. Walker visited granddaughter Mrs. James Walton ill in West Chester. The S and S Club met at Clarence Johnson’s. Residents who went to Washington included W. A. Leet family, A. E. Knotts, and Eugene Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Grove
Harry Dusenbery
Kansas City
John Keport
A. W. Strum
Eugene Owen
J. G. Henderson
Fairport
Iowa
Hanley
Kleese Hartman
George Ferguson
Leo Brown
Keola
W. C. Embree
A. E. Knotts
West Chester
W. L. Statler
Wellman
J. A. Walker
James Walton
S. and
S. Club
Clarence Johnson
Washington
W. A. Leet
Davis and Fordyce visit Crawfordsville residents
Mr and Mrs Russell Davis and Mrs J G Fordyce of Washington spent the day in Crawfordsville at the home of Mrs Sarah Davidson. The week has been difficult for Sen 600 Mase Acwvi Gohas with a severe wisdom tooth issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Russel Davis
J. G. Fordyce
Washington
Sarah Davidson
Threshing wagons and visits across Haskins area
Aug 5 notes from Haskins and nearby towns recount visits by Rev Bow ers sister Mrs Bowers Laura Raymond and Mrs Palmer Babcock. Families travel to Burlington and Muscatine while threshing proceeds smoothly and farmers report good progress. Local shopp ing and travel shift daily routines as residents move between Washington Elgin and Blakesburg.
Transacting business in the county seat Saturday
Miss Dorothy Sands of Ainsworth spent a few days with her cousin Dale Ebner. Leota Welliver visited from Wednesday until Saturday in Washington, at the Roy Littrell home, with her friend Nellie DeWitt of Fredonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Sands
Ainsworth
Dale Ebner
Leota Welliver
Washington
Roy Littrell
Nellie DeWitt
Fredonia
Mine Strike Peril in Iowa Is Ended
Des Moines reports that by Aug 5 at least 75 percent of Iowa coal miners were at work, with only two mines closed and assurances of reopening today. Twenty one mines closed for 1 to 3 days last week, totaling 30 000 to 35 000 tons lost. Des Moines central district suffered heaviest losses, about 20 000 to 25 000 tons. Strikes elsewhere were sparse. danger lay in potential sympathetic strikes as workers debated vague demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Central
Colfax
Albia
United Mine Workers
Hugh Shuler
Northwestern Coal Company
Why They Never Arrive
A compact meditation on ambition and effort, noting that many waste time envying others' luck instead of pursuing their own work to achieve success. It frames perseverance as the path to tangible outcomes.
Corn Retarded by Cold and Drouth
Weather notes report cool nights and dry conditions across the state slowing corn development especially in the northwest and east-central counties. Subsoil moisture remains, most deeply rooted crops faring better. Harvesting and threshing advance. oats and spring wheat yields improve in southern areas while spring wheat remains poor in northern and western regions. Some truck crops and pastures need rain. clover fields show strong growth with rain needed to support hay and pasture potential. Charles D. Reed, Meteorologist and Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Charles D. Reed
Old York County Pa capital of the nation history note
Old York in Pennsylvania, York City, traces ancient roots as the first western settlement of the Susquehanna. From Sept 30, 1777, to June 27, 1778 it served as the nation’s capital while Philadelphia was occupied by British forces. The first French aid and the first national Thanksgiving proclamation were issued in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pennsylvania
Cty
York
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
France
Congress
Tame Funeral for No ke pe wac at Indian cemetery
Funeral services were held at the Indian cemetery for No ke pe wac wife of Young Bear aged about 49. The event drew both Indian and white attendees including Edgar R. Harlan Curator of the state historical department. Peter Morgan led the service with Rev R G Smith assisting and six white pallbearers marked an unusual feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No-kepe-wac
Young Bear
Edgar R. Harlan
State Historical Department
Peter Morgan
R. G. Smith
No-ke-pe-wae
Push-e-to-ne-qua
Davenport
Chicago-Davenport
Rock Island Road
F. A. Dunn
Chicago
Rock Island
Newton
Lowell Geddes
E. F. Boothe
Electric Light
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Advertised
Castor oil is now marketed as tasteless by Spencer Kellogg & Sons Inc Chemists claim to remove the nauseating taste while preserving strength and purity The ad urges buyers to insist on laboratory filled Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil in three sizes 15c 35c and 65c sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Original Harmony on a Northern County Walk
A traveler on a northern county walking tour meets an old man in a cottage doorway who fiddles without regard to time. When asked when he tunes the violin, the man replies he does not tune it for it does not sound right if he does.
Protect School Books for the Year
The notice urges covering children’s schoolbooks with stiff paper or cloth to extend their life for the year. It emphasizes passing the books to the next family member in need and keeping them usable.
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Irma
Delpha Black
Christina Breitenbach
Nellie
Olive Pfeifer
Louise
Addie Wallace
Pansy
Pearl Derby
Mrs. Alterburnd
Bernice
Frankie Breitenbach
Guy Black
Tillie Deal
Bert Givens
Haskins
Palmer Babcock
Arnet Mathers
Lois Godlove
Frank Embree
Wilma Paul
Juanita Rabenold
Mr. Roberts
Omaha
Elgin
Ill
Muscatine
Blakesburgh
Mal Ebner
Daryl
W. F. Welliver
Geo. Ebner
Sherman Bros
Alfred Mellor
Stevens
Mellor
LaCrosse
Wia
United States Army
Dakota
Spencer Kellogg
Benteco Kash Store
Iowa Ave
East Side Square
Empire Bacon
Allgood
Tall
Keenen Cleanser
Jor Rubbers
Nafziger
Ize
Ise
Bae
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