Notice to defendants in Smylie estate case in Washington County
In the District Court of Iowa for Washington County September Term 1908 Margaret S Smylie executrix of William Davidson deceased sue Alvin J Davidson William S Davidson Marshall Davidson Norman Clark Davidson Lyman Davidson Mary Ann Davidson and Margaret S Smylie. Petition on file alleges William Davidson died May 21 1908 intestate will admitted June 24 1908 executrix seeks to sell North 71 acres of East Half of Southwest Quarter Section 16 Township 74 North Range 6 West Fifth Principal Meridian to convert to cash to divide among his children. Defendants are urged to appear and defend before noon of the second day of the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret S. Smylie
William Davidson
Alvin J. Davidson
William S. Davidson
Marshall Davidson
Norman Clark Davidson
Lyman Davidson
Mary Ann Davidson
District Court
State of
Iowa
Washington County
Court Notice Warning of Default and Judgment Date
A notice dated July 31, 1908 from MARSH W. BAILEY as Attorney for Plaintiff warns that default will be entered and a judgment will be rendered if the defendant does not appear at the said Court in Washington on September 1, 1908. The action is governed by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.D
Marsh W. Bailey
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Laxative Claim
Article asserts most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation by stimulating liver and bowels. It claims the product is mild, pleasant, and free from nausea or griping, urging readers to refuse substitutes. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Cemmon's Pharmacy
McIhinney Drug Ce
Wells Dead in Washington at age eighty seven
Fox and Dewey proprietors report Wells age eighty seven death late Friday in Washington. He was likely Washington county s wealthiest citizen with a 2000 acre farm described as a model. Clarence McDowell and wife reside in Washington. Matt McDowell moved household goods from Kinross to Washington recently. Dupuis brothers completed eight week remodeling of their telephone system Saturday. Chau tauqua attendees Mrs H M Letts and Miss Alice Brockway with James Brockway visit the Brockway home. Columbus Safeguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wells
Washington
Washington County
Clarence McDowell
Matt McDowell
Kinross
H. M. Letts
Chautauqua
Alice Brockway
James
Brockway
Columbus Safeguard
Edgerton's Call to Youth and a Wild Cow Chase
The piece mixes a rhetorical sermon urging youth to strive for noble aims and self improvement with a humorous anecdote of Joe Biggs and a runaway cow chased across fields by dogs toward Thenas Reuter. The narrative contrasts lofty exhortations with rural comic relief, ending with a memorable quip about milking failure.
Lost Colonel Climbs Mountain Uphill Tale
A colonel ascends a mountain edge on a farm and vanishes for a day. He reappears claiming he wandered by a sequence of tracks from wagon road to a squirrel path, ending when the tree led him astray. He followed ravines to the river to return to civilization.
Jimmie Uses Bucket to Herd Cattle Away
The boy attaches a tin pail to an old cow’s tail and releases the herd. The plan succeeds as the bucketing cow leads the others, racing away from Joe Biggs' farm and toward the lane while Joe pursues from the cabin. The farm sits on a sloped hillside nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Joe Biggs
Biggs
Joe
Nation Love and American Dirt Inspiring Future of the Country
The author extols patriotism and love for American land, arguing that loving one’s country enhances global humanity. He likens the nation to a young, hopeful man at life’s threshold, praising progress over the past forty years and projecting bright prospects for the next four decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Valley
Sulu
Tierra del Fuego
The Secret of Happiness
A mother recalls seeking happiness abroad but learning it lies in her daughter. The child wakes with shining eyes and declares happiness without knowing why. The tale suggests happiness comes from within, not from outer things, and that the spring of joy is interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Heaven
Neighbor Squires and the Sunday milkless cow
Neighbor Squires jokes about church being near his barn and a preacher's voice. He claims the sermon tames his horse Dobbin and calms his cow yet the cow has stopped giving milk on Sundays for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squires
Dobbin
Views Through Our Own Glasses
When young we see a improving world, in middle age we think it holds steady, and in old age we deem it deteriorating. Each person perceives through personal lenses, shaping outlooks on society.
Farmer Sees Boys as Most Important Crop on Small Farm
A farmer declares his aim to raise good American men as the core crop of his little triangular farm, valuing the sons above garden, fruit, roses, and dreams as the defining measure of worth.
Evolution of worlds and inner divinity
A reflective passage discusses the evolution of worlds, races, species, and individuals. It frames individual evolution as the unfoldment of the divinity within us, implying a spiritual or metaphysical growth tied to personal development.
Death destroys all counterfeits passage to the other side
James A. Edgerton of Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson New York is noted in a short obituary line as having passed away, with a solemn statement praising genuine passage beyond life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Edgerton
Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, N. Y
Ice Cream Social at M. E. Church in West Chester
An ice cream social is planned at the West Chester M. E. Church for Saturday evening. The Epworth League will serve the ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
West Chester
Epworth League
Excellent Health Advice From Mrs Davidson On Electric Bitters
Mrs M M Davidson of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels claiming more health for the digestive organs in a bottle than any other remedy and noting it is sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Davidson
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Local News Notes and Community Updates
Mrs. Chas. Keating visits Richland relatives. May Shockley and daughter go to Crawfordsville after her father N B Sayre's death. Cora and A G Grover return to Richland from Chautauqua. Mrs. C W Long visits parents with sister in law. Frey's Studio ad prompts photo seekers. Judge Henderson hosts Berry candidacy in city. Calista Nofziger visits Keota after California trip. Hog market reports firm prices for 248 and 283 lb hogs. Fields and Donovan attend West Liberty fair and Davenport races. Ayres family visits Chicago, joined by Wallace party. Miss Mary J Campbell, missionary author, departs Monmouth after India trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Grover
A. G. Grover
Richland
Chautauqua
C. W. Long
Miss Long
Frey
J. H. Henderson
Indianola
W. H. Berry
Calista Nofziger
California
D. Neiswanger
Keota
John Babcock
Chicago
al Fields
Albert Donovan
West Liberty
Davenport
Minor Air
Winfield Parties
Walter Ayres
Isabelle
Leigh- Wallace
Page Ad Sparked Big Daily Turn for The Journal
A man wrote a full page ad for the Journal and achieved a stellar 9500.00 day. Ordinary times he would be glad with 200.00. He notes the feat was repetitive, but the effort is the key. It was tedious work but paid off once and could again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Straw Hats Cleaned and Private Sale of Household Goods
The clipping notes straw hats cleaned at Shellabarger's Pantatorium and a private sale of household goods with stoves and carpets almost new, urging sale by September 1. It lists addresses and names including Mrs. W. A. Green and Mrs. J. B. Crail, with travel mentions and more notices. The Crawfordsville group returned from Chautauqua and an opera house show featuring Dan Cupid is announced for Friday the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frey
Smiley
Winfield
J. B. Crail
Mike C. Lewis
Chicago
M. J. McCullough
Macksville
Kan
Villa McCullough-McCreedy
W. A. Green
West
Monroe St
City
W. G. Robertson
Mary
Nellie Manners
W. Huston
J. H. Huston
Frank Young
Robert Young
James Morehead
J. C. Cunningham
Crawfordsville
Chautauqua
Dan Cupid
Opera House
Little Rascal
For Sale Steam Power Hay Baler and Gear
For sale in Keota Iowa is a steam power hay baler in good repair with portable pulleys scales and new items. Five year guarantee offered by EB A Kennell at Keota Iowa contact phone 193.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank L. Wilson & CO
Dougherty Bros. Men’s
Boys
Children’s Clothiers
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Edgerton
God
Heaven
Mark Twain
Mount Vesuvius
Thenas Reuter
Thenas
Nation
J. A. Harveyood
the Good Shoe Store
Ice Cream Social
Sexton
Chas. Keating
May Shockley
N. B. Sayre
Mary J. Campbell
India
T. M. Reynolds
Monmouth
Ill
Miss Campbell
Far East
Monmouth College
Shellabarger
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