Unexpected escort to the station by Gibbs Josselyn
Ellen rides with Gibbs Josselyn after a strained farewell at the Rose house. The party debates family arrivals and plans, while Ellen fears social misfit and decides to wait for the next train rather than return. Gibbs offers a ride downtown and lightens the mood with guarded humor as their carriage conversation drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Latimer
Gibbs Josselyn
Maurice
Abby
Goodby
Gibbs
Mrs. Rose
Ellen Gominy
Ellen
Josselyn
Bris Josselyn
Abyssinia Sends Arms Regulation Edict to League
Prince Tafari Mckonnen forwards a new Abyssinian code on arms and ammunition to Sir Eric Drummond. The edict bans import export entry or exit with weapons without authorization and prohibits weapon sales without specific authority. The prince notes the law is explicit and may be amended to meet league obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Tafari Mckonnen
Abyssinia
MacDonald
Herriot
Musslini
League of Nations
Eric Drummond
The
League
Preacher Biard Covers Vast Oregon Charge
Reverend William Biard faces a vast circuit in eastern Oregon where he notes sixty five miles without a ranch house or a dog to bark. He supervises a district of about twenty thousand square miles used for cattle ranges under the Presbyterian synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Ore
William Biard
Oregon
Biard
Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Saxony Juror Rule Bars Women from Military Offense Trials
Dresden reports the attorney general of Saxony issued a decree prohibiting women jurors in cases involving military offenders. He argues women jurors are too soft and would threaten army discipline by civil courts.
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Dresden
Germany
Saxony
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Chicago woman recalls severe monthly pains and near operation. A friend advised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, leading to two successful pregnancies. She urges others with female troubles to try the remedy, noting it helped herself and friends. For sale by druggists everywhere.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Local Social News From Cotter and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Mike Duncan visited Davenport last Wednesday. Viola and Dolly Meredith returned from Hawkins where they stayed with school friends. Billy and Max Duncan visited grandmother Mrs Arthur. Mrs Morse Davis and daughter toured Burlington last Thursday. Scott Willy Albert Owens David Stapp and Bill Hawkins drove to South Dakota for harvest work. George Stapp recovering well after appendicitis surgery. Fridley of Grandview visited Sunday. Gerald Duncan and Meryle left for the State fair. Van Horn and Davis shipped a carload of hogs Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Mike Duncan
Davenport
Viola
Dolly Meridith
Hawkins
Little Billy
Max Duncan
Arthur
Dorothy
Burlington
Morse Davis
Scott Willy
Albert Owens
David Stapp
Bill Hawkins
South Dakota
George Stapp
Fridley
Grandview
Gerald Duncan
Meryle
van Horn
Davis
Speeding Pennsylvanian Driver Crashes Ford Upside Down
A fast moving Pennsylvania car crashed into a Ford at the Sandy Hook hill, flipping the Ford into a ditch. Andrew Waggoner’s daughters Ruth and Viola Koch were present. Viola was bruised, Ruth uninjured, and Andrew injured his right index finger. The other car escaped major damage. Waggoner seeks damages and calls for license revocation for unsafe drivers.
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Sandy Hook
Andrew Waggoner
Ruth
Viola Koch
Sandy Hook Hill
Andrew
Viola
Miss Koch
Ford
Waggoner
Richland Homecoming Brings Visitors and Festive Events
Richland hosted a five day homecoming drawing 752 visitors with programs and ball games. Former residents returned as guests while locals welcomed relatives and friends. Notables include Earl Pringle family from Colorado and C C Muldner party from St. Louis.
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Richland
Earl Pringle
Colorado
C. C. Muldner
St. Louis Mo
G. J. Nace
Des Moines
W. E Ferrel
Lucerne
Auto crash kills Saltzman near Mediapolis
John H. Saltzman was killed in an automobile accident Saturday afternoon. His son-in-law Sam Wyse was driving from Burlinson up a grade near Mediapolis when shifting gears caused the car to lose control part way up the hill. Further details are unavailable due to the incomplete report.
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Stringtown
Aus
John H. Saltzman
Sam Wyse
Burlinson
Mediapolis
Saltzman Dies After Collision Near Sugar Creek Church
Mr Saltzman was rushed to Burlington hospital after a crash that sent the car down a 12 foot embankment. His son Edwin Saltzman and Ezra Roth survived. Saltzman had recently undergone amputation after a prior automobile accident. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sugar Creek Church.
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Saltzman
Burlington Hospital
Edwin Saltzman
Ezra Roth
Sugar Creek Church
Indian Creek Community Notes Aug 26
Mis Wylie Nelson and Blanche of Des Moines visited the Carpman home last week. Gladys Rich spent several days at home before helping Mrs Stout with housework at Ed Stout's. Andrew and Adam Shelangouskie and Aveline Farrier left for Des Moines to attend the State Fair. Illeah Farrier and family attended the Valley fall festival. WIN Dunbar and family joined the Dunbar picnic at Sunset Park. Veva and Velta Farrier visited grandparents at Pleasant Plain. Larel Guy and wife with baby visited Wes Engel. Mrs Noah Farrier spent Thursday with the Carpman family.
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Indian Creek
Wylie Nelson
Blanche
Des Moines
C. M. Carpman
Gladys Rich
Ed. Stout
Win Dunbar
Dunbar
Sunset Park
Veva
Velta Farrier
Pleasant Plain
Larel Guy
Baby
Wes Engel
Noah Farrier
Carpman
Kephart and Simmering Family Visits on August 17
Washington Route 4 notes indicate several visits on Sunday August 17 including Elmer Kephart and family calling on the Kep hart and Simmering homes. Frank Sickles of Mediapolis spent Friday night at the Kephart residence. Additional calls include Lins Beenblossom Gardner Zieglowsky and related relatives visiting across nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Kephart
Chas. Kephart
Ed. Simmering
Orie Kephart
Frank Kephart
Frank Sickles
Mediapolis
Iowa
Ed. Lins
Howard Beenblossom
Near Ainsworth
Cal Beenblossom
Tena Simmering
Charles Kephart
John Simmering Sr
Walter Gardner
Lester Beenblossom
John Zieglowsky
Bulgarian Soldiers Open Mountain Highway on Vitosh
Bulgarian soldiers completed a new highway up Mount Vitosh with fountains and shelters along the route. General Lazaroff praised the troops for their valuable contribution to the country at the opening ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dragalevtsi
Bulgaria
Mount
Vitosh
Lazaroff
Labor of peace inspires volunteers at Baltic fair
In Riga on August 4 25 nations including Soviet Russia attended the Latvian International Agricultural and Industrial Fair. The Soviet exhibit focused on textiles woodwork and mineral samples from Manchuria resources, including placer gold from Siberia.
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Soviet
Russia
Riga
Manesia
Siberia
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