Society Picnic Honors Burlington Visitors and Childrens Celebrations
A Friday evening picnic at Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. White’s home honored Misses Poor and Hosford of Burlington. Harriett Keck celebrated her sixth birthday with tea and games on Friday. Jeanette Smith marked her fifth birthday with a Saturday party. Both gatherings featured birthday cakes and small remembrances for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. A. White
Poor and Hosford
Burlington
Harriett Keck
Jeanette Smith
Drowns in Lake Geneva Near Chicago
A family rowboat capsized on Lake Geneva as a steamer passed, drowning 7 year old Verne Blackman while his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blackman survived. The couple had visited Washington residents, and Miss Myrtle Sage departed to attend the boy’s funeral. Verne was the couple’s only child.
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Lake Geneva
Chicago
W. H. Blackman
Verne
Families Enjoy Week at Dew Drop In Plantation Cop Pock
H. A. Berdo Peter Berdo and family and A. J. Rankin and family are on a week long outing at Cop pock. They call their location the Dew Drop In Plantation and are glad to reconnect with old friends.
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H. A. Berdo
Peter Berdo
A. J. Rankin
Coppock
Plantation
Weekend Visits Waylay Small Town Roads
Mr and Mrs William Dodder spent Sunday with friends in Verdi. Mr and Mrs Scott Craig and children of Kansas City have been visiting at the Thomas Craig home and left this morning for a visit at the Joseph Morehead home in Crawfordsville. Mike Kenally went to Eldon this morning on a brief business trip.
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William Dodder
Verdi
Scott Craig
Kansas City
Thomas Craig
Joseph Morehead
Crawfordsville
Mike Kenally
Eldon
DYSENTERY CURED WITHOUT A DOCTOR
A Drummond Tennessee merchant Mr T A Pinner reports a quick cure from bowel illness using Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after one small bottle. He claims no doctor needed and calls it the best medicine for bowel complaints for children or adults. Stewart's Phar & Sherman sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Pinner
Drummond, Tenn
Stewart's
Phar& Sherman
Jurors Drawn for September Term at County Court
County officials drew trial jurors for the September term listing names from multiple townships including Brighton Highland Oregon and English River. Notables include Frank Creath Amos Whistler Jno O Connors and Silvester Sharp among many others.
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Matthews
Cocklin
Neal
Amos Whistler
Brighton
Will Saville
Washington Township
Jno
O'Connor
Highland Township
McCarney
H, Bower
Nita
J. BH
Spencer
Oregon
David Crawford
Hleory Rathmel
Jackson
J. W. Baker
City
Hob
Round About VerdS August 10 Social Visits
Mrs Atkins and daughter from Kewanee visit Wim Gerota. Mrs Kasle Fox of Cedar Falls visits J B Heaps. Mr and Mrs Wen Dodder of Washington and Mr and Mrs Charles Haller of Wellman spend Sunday with George Fetters. Ww Cocklin of Eureka visits Robert Taylor. Mr and Mrs W L Derby visit Samuel Morgan in Brighton.
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Kasle Fox
Cedar Falls
J. B. Heaps
Wen. Dodder
Washington
Charles Haller
Wellman
George Fetters
Ww. Cocklin
Eureka
Robert Taylor
Mixed 1920s News Items Highlight Local Figures and Accidents
Haron Speck von Stormtarg offers his credenti to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay during a formal exchange. Brigadier General A B Woodson dies in Paola Kansas after forty one years in service. Michael leeee, 17, falls seventy five feet on a high wire act at Palin's panorama injuring but not seriously. Homestead Sect works close four to due to creamy rations. Frank Toberton hanged in Jacksonville for deputy murder from four years ago. Belgium man goes to US trotting turf with a rival stock. Enterprise at Youngstown shops destroyed by fire, Cardinal Gibbons ill at home with intestinal trouble.
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Haron Speck von Stormtarg
Germany
Roosevelt
A.B. Woodson
Paola
Kanave
Michael Leeee
Palin
Eanteen
Homestead
Frank Tobertaon
Jacksonville
Pla
Sedler
Palio Teneh
Arleh
United States
Enterprise Eller Company
Youngstown
Bon
Cardinal Gibbons
Nebraska Indians to Play Riverside in August Clash
Baseball fans may see a top game Friday August 21 as the Nebraska Indians meet Riverside. The Indians boast an undefeated run this season, while Riverside carries a solid, improving record and will challenge for a hard fought contest.
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Riverside
Nebraska Indians
Indians
Mrs Hagist Dies At 75 In Keota
Mrs. Wilhelmina Hagist of Keota died at 5 miles northwest of town after a sudden illness. She was 75 years and 12 days old, survived by husband George and seven children. Funeral at Scotland church tomorrow at 2 PM, Rev. W. S. Crozier officiating. burial in Lafayette cemetery.
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Keota
Wilhelmina Hagist
George Hagist
Here
Scotland Church
W. 8. Crozier
Lafayette Cemetery
Heroic Self Sacrifice at Vera Cruz Mission
A navy midshipman Hyneon at Vera Cruz earned posthumous fame for a daring night attack on a Spanish merchant vessel in harbor. Unable to move the ship, he set fire to it and suffered severe burns while aiding others and perished after the ship sank during a combat gale. His actions were celebrated as fortitude and passive courage.
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Hyneon
Vera Cruz Insi
Llynson
Hynson
Hynsen
New York Tribune
Weight as health index for growing children and a tale from England
The article explains that a five year old should weigh about as many pounds as inches in height, near forty pounds, with about two pounds gain per added inch. It notes rapid growth demands rest, lighter weight is a bad sign, and a case where an American in England recalls a boarder who said the yolk is the bird and the white the feathers in a boiled egg anecdote.
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England
Reward Offered for Oil House Tampering Arrest
Penn O and Supply Co. Ltd offers 100 for arrest and conviction of those who tampered with the oil house connection on August 3 causing a loss of 2000 gallons of refined oil. J. S. Wilbert, manager, notes the incident and awaits suspects. Nacke of Sherrel plans to visit Rev. B. Jacobsmeiler. Mr and Mrs Howard Craig of Champaign arrive for a visit with T. 5. Craig.
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Penn O and Supply Co. Ltd
J. S
Wilbert
J. ©. Nacke
Sherrel
Quotable Lines Highlighting Barber Burden and Self-Made Roots
The Detroit Free Press notes a man may fear aging after a barber notes a bald spot, a burden for life. The Chicago Record-Herald counters that a self made man’s son starts at the top and moves downward, framing ambition and lineage.
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Detroit Free Press
Chicago Record-Herald
A Sexton’s Habit Breaks in a Midnight Church Plot
Old Pollock the St James church sexton, seeking to break a nightly habit, witnesses a staged wedding in the church. He stops a mock clergyman from marrying Lena Bruce and Grace Hartshorne, saving the girl as the plot collapses. The couple die believing Pollock’s act saved them, and Lena later marries under a clandestine pact.
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Pollock
St. James’ Church
Vollock
Grace
Rew
Hartshorne
Lena Bruce
Sexton
Lena
Contractor faces replastering at Charlotte library
In Charlotte Michigan on Aug. 10 Contse tor J. Linton reports trouble with the library building nearly finished. Bricks laid last winter in freezing weather show through the plaster and the structure may need replastering.
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Charlotte, Mich
Contsetor
J. Linton
Explosion at Dickerson coal mine wipes out tipple plant
An oil explosion at the Dickerson coal mine in Linton Indiana caused a fire that destroyed the tipple and electric light plant. About 150 men were working underground but all escaped safely. The fire did not reach the mine itself.
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Linton, Ind
Dickerson
Tipple
Local Visitors From Weekend Towns
Liesegal Prof Seth Thomas was an over Sunday visitor in the city and returned to Iowa City this morning. Mr and Mrs Ambrose Cunningham and two daughters and Master Donald Bell were visitors in Ainsworth yesterday. R M Wilson spent Sunday at home and departed this morning on the Firefly in his travels. Marriage license was issued to Homer Jackson and Ella Sharp Saturday.
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Seth Thomas
City
Iowa City
Ambrose Cunningham
Donald Bell
Ainsworth
R. M. Wilson
For Reot Four Rooms Rear the Square
Apply at the Tourn Sa Yb.
No Risk Guarantee for Chamberlain’s Remedy
Stewart's Pharmacy advertises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Claims it is the most successful bowel complaint remedy and the only one that never fails, described as pleasant, safe and reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
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G. H. Pratt, M. D
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Colenso
Frank Rogers
Louisville & Nashville RR
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Pittsburg
Jess
G. A. Park, General Industrial & Imigration Agt
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HH. Tipton
Cedar Township
C. Frank
Duteh Creek
Kk. J. Torkinton
Crawford Town
Sylvester Sharp
English River
Christ Somers
Crawford Township
K. Applegate
Jackson Township
Robt, Coulter
Chas. M. Combs
Richmond, M
L. V. Cresswell
Lime Creek
G. G. Greenwood
Mrs. W. L. Derby
Samuel Morgan
Sanday
Lil
Johnson
Johnson Bakery
Harper
Tone
Tone Brothers
Des Moines
Iowa
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Shree
Meg Gerne Taiggn Cin
Liesegal
John Osborne and Son
Ora Dickson
East Second Street
Ione Shearer
Hazel Mount
Lou Slocum
Messrs
Earl Corbin
Merton Teeter
Lloyd Neal
Columbus Junction Chautauqua
J. L. Downs and
Homer Jackson
Ella Sharp
Vienna
Windsor Grocery
Melrose
Windsor Grocer
Sigeuroay Road
Journal
Isenhart’s
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
McCall Bros
Stewart’s Pharmacy, Cook & Sherman Will
Colenso Hotel
Dave Keltner
la Salle
Minneapolis
Duluth
New Chambers
Chambers
Commerce Commerce
St. Paul
Manhattan
Roberts’ Block
R. T. McEcall, Jr
Mg’r
E. C. Keck
Florist
West Washington-st
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