Doings of the People in Ainsworth and Area Aug 1912
In Ainsworth on Sunday visitors from Washington and Muscatine were hosted at various homes including David Thompson and Eldridge Sherfey families. Several locals, including the Stephens and Trotter households, traveled to Columbus Junction for Chautauqua and Washington engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
KR. Ll. Thompson
Isreal Hoxworth
Washington
David Thompson
Mr. J. &. Adams
Eldon Maloney
Susie Trotter
Muscatine
Eldridge Sherfey
Rural Route One social notes from Aug 6
Rural Route One reports a Chautauqua visit in Columbus Junction by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright. Joe Casper and relatives gathered Sunday. Visits include R Dawson's, Mrs James Shalla and son, Ernest Carlson, and Vince Marek’s daughter with her Iowa City relatives. Kallaus family and friends also visited, Dill Hay threshing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wright
Chautauqua
Columbus Junction
Joe Casper
Grace Hill Social News Highlights From Grace Hill Aug 6 1912
Mrs and Miss Godfrey were guests of Mrs Will Taylor on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Will Horning of Keota and Mrs Wes Miksch of Musecah tine spent Wednesday at John Buxbaum's. Roy Diges works for L L Lemley tearing down a barn for a remodeled structure with a silo. Miss Nelson of Des Moines visited Mrs Chas Corpman on Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Buxbaum and Mr and Mrs John Wooley of Crawfordsville spent Sunday in Gracehill. Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Godfrey
Will Taylor
Will Horning
Keota
Wes. Miksch
Musecatine
John Bux
Sam Henry
Roy Diges
L. L. Lemley
Miss Nelson
Des Moines
Chas. Corpman
John Buxbaum
John Wooley
Crawlfordsville
Gracehill
South Prairie Flower and Area Social News 1912
South Prairie Flower reports visits and travels of local families including Nagley, Phillips, Hamilton, Cherry, Bray, and Faulkner. Church ordination in West Chester attended by Huxford and McCollister guests. Lawn party near frost. Larson Whitacre music praised. Maple Lane guests include Morey of Chicago and Du Pre of Mason City. social notes on Robe route visitors and Stewart home residents.
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South
Prairie Flower
Godfrey Nagley
Meberly
Esther Nagley
Pearl Phillip
C. E. Hamilton
Anna Cherry
West Chester
Ethel Bray
Richland
Clara Faulkner
Walter Huxford
Dehart McCollister
Davenport
Booth
T. C. Stewart
Alex Stephens
Koota
John Green
al Fields
Nate Jones
Larson
Whitacre
The Reminder by Walt Mason
A reflective verse laments how daily frictions and bores intrude on calm joys. The speaker mocks campaign heat and petty fusses while noting people dwell on past grievances and parade for attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Woodrow
Bill
Ted
Community Notes From Egypt and Nearby Towns
A Sunday gathering at Moravian church with Wes Miksch and family, Fred Beitel visiting relatives in Muscatine, and Mrs. Kiffie Porter aiding Mrs. Brook s. Threshers at local sites while many neighbors plan Chau tauqua attendance. Miss Catherine Buxbaum leaves Colfax to teach in Waterloo, and Miss Marcella Zdarsky visits from St. Paul as others host and visit across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes. Miksch
Verna
Frank Anderson
Fred Beitel
Muscatine
Kiffie Porter
Brooks
Ella Beitel
Sam Miller
$50 000 Defense Fund Denied In Becker Case
New York August 7 1920 A sprawling police graft and murder case centers on Lieutenant Becker facing a murder charge and pressure from gamblers to stay silent. Jack Rose breaks under threats of gangsters and refuses to name graft profits. The DA seeks lists from Rose and a grand jury will hear the police graft charges tomorrow.
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New York
Hosenthal
Jack” Rose
Whitman
Becker
Police Department
John F. Melintyre
MeIntyre
Peter C. Hains
Thornton Hains
William K. Annis
Rosenthal
Feinberg
Feinberg, Sitting As A Magistrate. They Are “Whitey” Lewis, “Dago Frank
Cirofici
Louis Libby
Wiliam Shapiro
Jacob Reich
Jack Sullivan
Worcester
Mass
Spencer
Gib
Horowitz
Louis” Rosenzweig
Fresh Air Aid Quiets Restless Babies at Night
Advice emphasizes well ventilated rooms for babies and parents to avoid drafts. It notes that many restless infants sleep better with a bit of fresh air in the room.
Cornwell Ends Life Amidest Financial Despair in Train
Col Gibbons Gray Cornwell of Westchester Pa a National Guard colonel and prominent lawyer killed himself on a Pennsylvania Railroad train to avoid exposure as he faced accusations of mismanaging estates. He died instantly after firing a 38 caliber revolver as he rode from New York to Westchester accompanied by a constable. Lawyers estimate losses at 55000 with reports suggesting the total could exceed 160000.
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Philadelphia
Gibbons Gray Cornwell
Westchester
National Guard of Pennsylvania
New York
William Mullen
North Philadelphia
Day
Cornwell
New Orleans Girl Claims Heaven Visit After Five Day Sleep
Miss Lulu Mae Satterlee twenty years old daughter of Rev J J H Satterlee a prominent Baptist minister awoke from a five days sleep in her Chunky Mississippi home declaring she had been to heaven and vividly described what she saw there
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New Orleans
Heaven
Lulu Mae Satterlee
Rev. J. JH. Satterlee
Chunky
Misa
Head of Savannah Branch Tricked to Redeem 200000 in Silver
The piece recounts Nicholas Biddle using a silver windfall at the Savannah branch to foil a plot by northern state bankers to cripple the United States Bank. A stranger delivered 200000 in notes and faced scrutiny before accepting drafts, while Biddle’s branch counted and confirmed the sum. It cites Commodore Alfred Van Staatvoord and others as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Edwards
United States Bank
Jackson
Nicholas Biddle
Philadelphia
Boat Nose
Nick” Biddle
Savannah
Biddle
New Orleans
Alfred van Staatvoord
Ashhbel Green
Mr. Biddle
New Jersey
George B. McClellan
George S. Coe
Father disrupts stage but respects son recitation
A man causes interruptions during performances yet gives undivided attention to his youngest son when he recites The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck. The contrast highlights family affection and public decorum.
Newport Cats 15 The Latest Haircuts For Pets
Newport August 7 reports a trend among society women to clip prize winning cats to keep them cool in August heat. Newport society pets rival Washington methods, with cat club entrants likely to resemble dog like poodles in appearance. The fashion, imported from England, reflects practical care rather than a mere fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Washington
Newport Cat Club
England
New York
Foley Kidney Pills Ad From The Progressive Party
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a healing tonic by The Progressive Party icon, noting use for backache rheumatism weak back and kidney bladder irregularities. It claims no harmful drugs and bottles come in two sizes with a yellow genuine Lemmon's Pharmacy package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Market Wrap Chicago Wheat and Cattle Prices Drift Lower
Chicago wheat and cattle markets show slow demand with lower trends. Receipts reach about 21 000 to 22 000 today and yesterday, with mixed price ranges for light, mixed, and heavy grades and cattle and sheep showing weaker to steady patterns across regions.
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Chicago
Texas
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North Side Square
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Rock Island, Ill
Saint Paul
Stillwater, Minn
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P. m
W. H. Lamont
Meritol Rheumatist
American Drug and Press Association
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Welss
Gmrms
Nar
FE. E. Drake
Margery
Grace Sands
Eva Davis
Myrtle Stewart
Mariel Crawford
Hazel White
Mildred Stears
Mildred House
Joe Trotter
S. A. Yoho
S. A. Stephens
Acel Olds
Jack Trotter
Homer van Horn
Gertrude Kallaus
Fred Carlson
Charlie Kennedy
Frank Kallaus
Baum
BY Walt Mason
Catherine Buxbaum
Colfax
Waterloo
Buxbaum
East Waterloo High School
Egypt
Marcella Zdarsky
St. Paul, Minn
Wacha
Edward Shalla
Anton Eberle
Kathryn and
Gertie Kaliaus
Vera Shalla
Mamie Knotek
Mamie Malichky
Millie Vacha
Jas. Shalla
Joe and
Ed Navy
Mary Shalla
Jack
Rose
Lieut
Baby
Self
Joe
Stranger
Shioe
Atchison & Finney’s
Newport Cats
THE
Progressive Party
John
John A. Babcock Commission Merchant
Ghigago, Illinois
Reister & Son
American Drug and Presa Association
Lemmon’'s Pharmacy
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