Keota Community Briefs Include Appointments and Visits
John Alexander Logan Bchreckengast is appointed carrier for Rh. F. D. route and will begin duties. he is currently janitor at the schoolhouse. Several residents travel to North English and Sigourney. K P officers elected. families relocate elders to care homes. residents plan visits to Texas, Minnesota, and North Dakota as winter passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alexander Logan Bchreckengast
Rh. F. D
Gullette
Denver
Almon Taft
Minneapolis
K. P
Chan
D. D. Crone
Helscher
B. D. Helscher
L. E. Hulse
A. W. Hamill
J. W. Harding
M. Af A
E. G. Warrington
O. G
J.C. Kauffman
Trust
Geo. W. Holmes
Local Toasts and Travels Keynote December Town Notes
Misses Nell and Edith Dayton noted. Aretas Kepford will lecture at the Methodist church Thursday evening on tuberculosis with free admission. Local doctors helped arrange the date. Dec 9. Shady Vansant, a Crawfordsville visitor, was in town. Stock loads shipped to Chicago. Rev. Musselman returned from Berne after ten days of meetings. Miss Allie Leeper visited Brighton. Roy Alston returned from Adrian and Denver. George Herzog plans a stock sale Friday Dec 17. Joe Good’s house ready for plastering. Fathers finished their work. Winter term starts with large attendance, Marion township’s largest school. A Roach Hesseltine sale drew local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Vansant
Crawfordsville
Chicago
Musselman
Berne
Ind
Allie Leeper
Brighton
Roy Alston
Adrian
Ill
Denver
Celo
George Herzog
Joe Good
Marion Township
Roach Hesseltine
Local notes from Wellman December report
George Bishop reports roads nearly impassable after a busy Saturday. Miss Blanche Wallace returns from a visit with grandmother Wallace in Ainsworth. Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Bruce Gardner home. A boy arrives at the Win Eyestone home. Mrs F W Carwell travels to Washington via West Chester for dental work. Harry Pettit surveys interurban route. W F M S to meet December 16 at Mrs C W Edgington with a Christmas program. Miss Kate Bishop helps care for sick relatives at Riordan home. Louie Voss family moves into John Wilson Jr house. Mrs England visits Mrs T J Riordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bishop
Wellman
Blanche Wallace
Wallace
Ainsworth
Ladies Aid
Bruce Gardner
Win Eyestone
F. W. Carwell
Washington
West Chester
Harry Pettit
C W. Edgington
Kate Bishop
Riordan
Reverend Glendening Heads to Moravia for Funeral
The Rev. J. A. Glenden ing traveled this morning to Moravia to preach a funeral. Mrs. Dr. Hamilton, visiting Morning Sun to care for her ailing mother Mrs. McClanahan, returned home last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Glendening
Moravia
Dr. Hamilton
McClanahan
Patent listings for machinery and fittings across multiple cities
A catalog of named inventors and their devices listed by city and company. Entries include machine for dressing floors, label-holder, sliding grate, Farrow-Opener, harrow tooth-fastener, signaling system with Ames, draft appliance, fly attachment for screens, traction coupling, hinge, corrack, and safety gas-valve with Sioux City and Manchester noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Hoy
Sioux City
E. J. Middieton
Manchester
J. M. Peterman
New Market
L. T. Rasmussen
Council Bluffs
Farrow
E. M. Rich
Glidden
E. Smith
Ames
W. Tierman
H. M. Schreiber
Rolfer
Fresh Air Fallacy on Blood Purification and Breathing
The piece argues that chest inflation and breathing exercises do little to purify blood. It claims lung oxygen takes as much as muscles need and stresses leg exercise over chest work. It notes mixed results for inhaling pure oxygen in lung diseases and questions its theoretical basis.
Law and Injustice’s Rigid Truths Reflect Time
A compact reflection on how strict legal systems can produce unfair outcomes. The quote by Terence challenges the premise that rigor equates justice, urging readers to weigh law’s limits against moral fairness.
Local travelers noted at Delta and Wellman
December 10 reports show Al Augustine visiting Delta for business. Mr and Mrs Bitting of Wellman traveled to Oskaloosa this morning. D R Munro was a passenger bound for Keokta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Augustine
Delta
Mrs. Bitting
Wellman
Oskaloosa
D. R. Munro
Keodta
Dec 10 Local Residents Travel and Church Services
Will Reid Mrs M K E DeLong Mrs Allen DeLong and children Mrs Marion Neal and Miss Lena Maxwell traveled to Washington. Zimerman returned to Williamsburg after visiting L L Teas. Addie Thrash and daughter from Hamilton left for Oskaloosa with Laura Harrison. Wilson Lemon of Wyman visited on business. J Le Sawyer visited Burlinghton. Calvin Cummings arrived from Washington. Presbyterian M E and U P churches hold services at 11 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Reid
M. KE. DeLong
Allen DeLong
Marion Neal
Lena Maxwell
Washington
Zimerman
Williamsburg
L. L. Teas
Addie Thrash
Hamilton
Oskaloosa
Laura H. Harrison
Wilson Lemon
Wyman
J. le Sawyer
Burlington
Calvin Cummings
M. E
U. P
Patent Grants To Iowa Citizens Reported
Washington patent attorneys Davis and Davis announce this week the grant of several patents to Iowa residents. J Altenhofen of Richland receives a smoke washer. W Danglemeyer and J Connors of Dubuque a portable grinding machine. S M Dunlap of Des Moines a shifting jack screw. CG P Ebersole of Keokuk a fluid pressure engine. C M Feist of Sioux City a controller regulator. A G Hague of Des Moines a corrugated metal culvert. M Hardsocg of Ottumwa a feed for pneumatic tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
Washington
J. Altenhofen
Richland
OG. W. Danglemeyer
J. J. Connors
Dubuque
S. M. Dunlap
Des Moines
P. Ebersole
Keokuk
C. M. Feist
Sioux City
A. G. Hague
M. Hardsocg
Ottufiwa
Closing Out Sale Aimed at Retirement From Farming
Public auction at residence three miles north of Prairie Flower church and near Kalona on Thursday December 16 1909 starting 10 a m. Contains six horses cattle hogs corn hay wheat farm implements and household goods with 12 months credit on sums over ten dollars and cash options. Lunch by Prairie Flower church ladies. Auctioneers Benson Brown and clerk Eglin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower Church
Kalona
Richmond
Portland
D. U
R. I
Macaulay Improves Verse Quip On Bridge Fight
The Pittsburgh Post quotes Macaulay who riffs on Horatius guarding the bridge and declares three men cannot keep foes at bay while they write of the battle and share royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macaulay
Horatius
Caitiff
Pittsburg
Quaker Oats Praised For Purity And Strength Boost
The article extols Quaker Oats as a model of purity under new food laws. It credits experts with calling it the ideal food for muscle and brain and notes the company’s oats remove husks and specks more effectively than others. Buy regular or large family size packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Oats Company
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises Hair Growth
An advertisement credits professors Anna and Sabourand with discovering scalp microbes that cause baldness by destroying hair roots. It touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic ingredients including Resorcin and Beta Naphthol, claims to restore color and stimulate hair, and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Cook & Sherman promote the product from Washington store locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Hamburg
Germany
Sabourand
Paris
Rexall
Washington
Cook & Sherman
S. W. Cor. Square
Public auction at Combs farm west of Washington
Quit farming and sell by auction on Tuesday December 14 1909 at 10 a m at Combs farm four miles west of Washington on Sigourner road. Auction items include fifteen horses four head of cattle a Mitchell 30 automobile 2500 bushels corn machinery and tools with many named implements and details. Terms credit over 10 dollars with approved note ten cash five percent discount on all sums over fourteen dollars. Beitel Bros and others listed as organizers and clerks. 7-10-18
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combs
Wash
Mitchell
Birdsell
Clinton
Emerson
John Deere
John Deere Rr
John Deere Corn Planters
Beitel Bros
Hinch
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Evening Journal
Orville Elder
Office
East Main Street
Washington Mutual
the County News
Keota
Deceriber
SUN
Iowa
Warner
Rock Island Depot
Journal Office
Empire Automobile Institute
Rochester
N. Y
Smith Riley
LIN Morrison
North Side Square
Bett
Columbian
Schuyler Livingston
Hamiltonian
J. F. H. Taylor
Lincoln
J. P. Pittman
Benz
E. C. Rupp
F. &. Reid
John McCartney
Madison Street
Bath
Kansas City
Win W
Eyestone
G. W. Dodder
R. R
E. Washington Street
W. A. Row
Hotz
Charles J. Winter
Jersey
Soap Box Free
Williams
Nell
Edith Dayton
Aretas Kepford
Lexington
Dr. Pierces
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Terence
Westchester
Vajear
Patent Report
Ladies of Prairie Flower Church
N. J. Benson
Chas. Brown
Geo. A. Eglin
Tase
OF All
Dr. King
J. R. Pitt
Rocky Mount, N. C
Lemmon’s
Sam Eithr
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Yellowstone Valley
Tate Hone
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers’ Information Bureau
OS QO Building
Omaha
Neb
Ington
Sigourner Road
Combs Bros
Austin Sutherland
J. T. Reynolds
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