Comings and Goings in Washinton County Brief News
In Richmond a new daughter Florence Lucille was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Shillig. Mrs. Mary Saur tends Mrs. Joe Escher who is seriously ill. Local residents attended the Kalona store sale. Grandma Arnold marked her eightieth birthday with friends bringing baskets. Influenza is rising locally. Lulu Saur and Zeva Bush began teaching school. Various residents helped and shopped around Kalona amid illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Florence Lucille
Will Shillig
Mary Saur
Joe Escher
Will Lehman
Vera Saforek
Bess Keifer
Irena Mehee
Chicago
Kalona
Arnold
Lulu Saur
Zeva Bush
Frank Chez
Joe Malichky Gee
Marek
Charles Mcllree
Inie Feldt
Esther Chez
Joe Walrob
Edward Bopp
Harry Lintz
Rev. Stahl
Wellman Community News Highlights Losses and Visits
Mrs E D Miller and daughter Joyce visitedKalona at the Rogers home. Ellen Gardner returned ill from Mt Pleasant with influenza. Mrs Ike Manner died after surgery at Washington County hospital leaving husband five daughters and two sons. Three year old Robert Blunmenstine badly burned in scalding water. Harry Durian Jr reported arrived in New York for Christmas. Memorial service at Methodist church honored four postwar heroes Vernon Palmer Galen Sitler Chas Polton Morton Topping. Lovina Rogers Klickentager dies at 97 after life with Frederick Klickentager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
E. D. Miller
Joyce
Kalona
Rogers
Ellen Gardner
Mt. Pleasant
Hershey Hall
Ike Manner
Washington County Hospital
Harry
New York
F. D. Snavely
Iowa City
Arthur Jones
Miss Kensing
Henry Lietz
Davenport
Nancy Nesmith
Methodist Church
Vernon Palmer
Galen Sitler
Chas Polton
Morton Topping
Suzanne Gardner
H. F. Harker
Girl Scouts
Shot Gun Club
The
Odd Fellows
Ed Romine
Dr. Wells
Lovina A. Rogers Klickentager
Frederick Klickentager
Augustine of
Sibert
Colo
Otto
Sitiox Falls
Idaho
John of
Weilman
Georgia Turbett travels to Cleveland to care for ill granddaughter
Ainsworth report notes Mrs. Georgia Turbett left for Cleveland yesterday to assist her sick granddaughter with flu. J. M. Stewart made a business visit in Muscatine and returned home last evening.
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Ainsworth
Georgia Turbett
Cleveland
J. M. Stewart
Muscatine
Local Briefs From Town and Surroundings
H M Stewart and brother Ever ett and Burlin Spencer returned from Chicago on No 11 with cattle and hogs stating the hogs had not yet reached Chicago. J A Morrison traded 29 acres south of town for the opera house to convert into a garage. Jesse Marr is sick and bedridden for several days. Mrs J F Adams learned of the death of her nephew Elden Maloney of Denver Colorado who died at military school. He spent summers here with his aunt and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Stewart
Everett
Burlin Spencer
Chicago
No. 11
J. A. Morrison
Jesse Marr
J. F. Adams
Elden Maloney
Denver
Colo
Kalona Social Notes Include Visits and Travel Plans
Kalona residents report visits from W E Suhring of Minneapolis and Claude Adams of Iowa City. W B Suhring, a builder, supervises a Decorah contract. Miss Greece Miller stayed in Cedar Falls. Mrs Shaw plans Pasadena winter stay while Mr Shaw may travel to California. Chiff Sommers sprained ankle in an accident. Fred Mouser arrived from the east. Marsh Adams from Iowa City visited. Mrs B F Allen and daughter in law returned from Iowa City with her granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
J. F. Suhring
W. E. Suhring
Minneapolis
Minn
W. B. Suhring
John
Decorah
Iowa
Greece Miller
Cedar Falls
Claude Adams
Iowa City
O. T. Dunlap
A. D. Shaw
W. V. Shaw
Chiff Sommers
Fred Mouser
Marsh Adams
B. F. Allen
Everett Allen
Local residents report influenza and illnesses in Crawfordsville
Mrs. W. H. Hagie and children visited relatives in Washington. T. J. Brown returned from Seattle. New influenza cases include L. G. Sherwood, Mrs. P. H. Hayley, and Ted Maxwell. Milton and Bert English are ill with pneumonia. Mira Shafer and Marie Jacoby traveled to Washington while schools are closed.
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Crawfordsville
W. H. Hagie
Reba
Willie
Washington
T. J. Brown
Seattle
Wash
L. G. Sherwood
P. H. Hayley
Ted Maxwell
Milton
Bert English
Mira Shafer
Marie Jacoby
Cough remedy mail order offer from Lemmon's Pharmacy ad
A trade card invites readers to cut out a slip and mail to Foley & Co to receive a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup along with Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Lemmon's Pharmacy in Chicago Illinois.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Death of Sylvester Lord Ainsworth Young Soldier in War
Sylvester Truman Lord born September 10 1898 in Mercer county Illinois died December 3 1918 age 20 at Fairfield Iowa amid influenza. Of Ainsworth he lived most of his life in the community and pursued service joining both the A I T C and the American army where he earned praise from officers for leadership and willingness to volunteer. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church and the Jehureh under Dr J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Fairfield
Iowa
Sylvester Truman Lord
J. M. Lord
Mercer County
Ilinois
Sylves
Washington County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jehureh
Soldier Sylves Baird Dies in Service with Quiet Farewell
Ainsworth Iowa mourns A D Baird a young soldier killed in action with quarantine delaying services. His father by his side as he fell asleep his unit sent an escort for the committal at Ainsworth Cemetery. Memorial service to follow when quarantine ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Glendinning
George F. Baird
Ainsworth
Iowa
J. L. Vetter
Reynolds, Jr
Oren Leslie
Madelia
Minn
George Monroe
James Austen
Fourth Infantry
A. EE. F
C. A. Field
Wilma Miller
Helen Snelson
Sylves
Tribute to Elias C Hearing Second Brother Called
Mrs. Robert Lemmon reports the death of Elias C Hearing, a Washington County resident long blind and greatly cared for by family. Once industrious and saving, he walked to pay taxes and later lived in New Lexington before moving to the home for the helpless where he died and was buried beside his brother. Mrs Lemmon and friends note his sensitivity and gratitude in his later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lemon
Elias C. Hearing
Washington County
Riverside
Washington
New Lexington
Ohio
Lemmon
Elias
J. G. Fordyce
Wellman Boy Wins Corn Prize in Iowa Club Contest
Marion E. Bell of Wellman Iowa county captured the 1918 Iowa corn club championship with 119.1 bushels of dry corn at 16 percent moisture from 906 entrants and 156 finishers. Bell, last year’s county champ, describes his meticulous planting and cultivation plan as officials verify records and value totals reach about $14,419 with estimated $12,374 profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Marion E. Bell
Wellman
Iowa County
Iowa Corn Club
Iowa State College
D. H. Zentmire
F. P
Reed
Agricultural Extension Department
County Farm Bureau
Coffee production and US imports in 1918 figures
The report shows world coffee crop around 2.5 billion pounds yearly with the United States consuming about 40 percent. Brazil supplies roughly three quarters of world coffee, with US imports in 1918 totaling over 1.1 billion pounds from all sources, including 744 million from Brazil and 166 million from Central America. Prices varied by origin, and total US coffee expenditures over the past decade exceed one billion dollars. The piece notes US dependence on foreign sources for coffee and mentions Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines as domestic sources.
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Boston
United States
Washington
National City Bank of New York
Brazil
Central America
Colombia
Venezuela
Mexico
West Indian Islands
Dutch East Indies
Java
Sumatra
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Spain
France
Hawaiian Islands
A Want Ad In The Journal Will Sell £ 7
A brief want ad in the journal promotes sale of seven pounds of goods or value. The notice highlights a simple transaction invitation and location for contact. The snippet emphasizes a small sale mediated through the newspaper page.
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Journal
New Silage Feeding Guidelines From County Experts
County agricultural notes compile practical statements on silage use for cattle horses sheep and calves. Experts recommend starting with light rations and increasing gradually while avoiding moldy or overly sour silage and pairing with legume hay or straw and protein supplements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Booth
C. E. Wolcott
C. M. Booth
M. H. Fedderson
Railroad Men Prohibited From Smoking On Duty
A December 11 order from Hale Holden in Peoria Kansas denies smoking for railroad office employees on duty. Cigarets pipes and cigars are banned during working hours to reduce fire hazards on railroad property.
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Peka
Kan
Hale Holden
United States Railways Administration
Champion Husker in Iowa Chanllenges all Comers
Frank Kallaus of near Ainsworth set a 1918 corn harvest record with 3187 bushels in 21 days averaging over 150 bushels daily. He reportedly harvested 1100 bushels in 7 days from another farm and claims state championship, doing nonstop field work from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kallaus
Ainsworth
Kallaus
Takee Will Power
Toledo Blade quotes discuss motivation as the key to rising each morning and overcoming sluggishness. The piece contrasts intention with action, urging readers to mobilize personal resolve to start the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
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Russel Dunn
Ferr
van Nostrand
Takee
Vinci
Detroit
Mich
John F. Watson
Sherman Bros
Sugcis
Texarkana
Texas
Vinel
Emma Britt
Ron
Rene
Nical Co. VA
Stoe
Wat
Welf
Sherman Brothers
J. Wilkinson
J. D. Duncan
Cotter
Army & Navy
U. S Army & Navy Tablet CO
West Broadway, N.Y
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