News Notes from Dayton Grove and Surrounding Area
Daily life updates from Dayton Grove and nearby towns recount weather, illnesses, visits, and family news. Mildred Le reports on residents from Washington and nearby households while noting school absences, a newborn in the Gardner family, and local social events including a Christmas program and a charity lunch hosted by United Presbyterian ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Linus
Richard
Fey
Don Hazen
Crewe crane R 1 and 2 Sands Suerte taal
Crawfordsville news item notes Washington shoppers Mr and Mrs T He Riley and Mr and Mrs Harley Rhea visiting for Christmas. Jimmie Young improving after illness. Jolly farm meeting with quilt blocks and patterns. Next meeting January at Mrs Price Owens. Des 6. Farm bureau lesson led by Mrs Bert Hesseltine. Wilma Wooley remains ill. Donald Sands returns to school after six weeks. Nim Clark sells horses to Miller Bros. at Olds. Frank Sands and John Mutteral help Wallace Carson deliver cattle to Olds. Edd Curtie visits Washington on business.
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Crawfordsville
T. He Riley
Washington
Harley Rhea
Jimme Young
Jolly Farm
Nim Clark
Price Owens
Bert Hesseltine
Wilma Wooley
Innes
Donald Sands
Local residents and visitors share illness news and social visits
Braden on December 13 reports Miss Hendrickson from Washington visiting Pauline Smith. Karl Berkshire Donald Smith and OU McCall shipped hogs from Havre. Mrs Boyd Twinam suffers a severe cold or flu after a fall. Several households note colds or flu. Rexth bears a severe boil. Roy Allen and John Orris show gradual improvement. Washington visitors include Henry Leefler family and Earl Berkshire. The Maxwells and others, including Doris, Delbert, and Teal, are noted shopping and socializing in Ottumwa and Cotter area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Miss Hendrickson
Washington
Pauline Smith
Karl Berkshire
Donald Smith
OU McCall
Havre
Boyd Twinam
Bertington
John Orris
John McCall
Henry Leefler
Earl Berkshire
Physician’s High Calling and Osler’s Plague Message
Fragmented quotation from medical writer Osler praising the physician’s duty beyond cure, stressing education of laws health and pestilences, with missing letters and garbled phrasing indicating OCR errors. The passage reflects a physician’s honorable vocation and public health role.
Mira's Renovated Kitchen and Hidden Truths
Mira and Will Bassett face strain as a new Davenport, bought with unexpected money, reveals faults in their home and marriage. Mira endures neglect while Will flaunts a spent budget, leading to a late confession of love and a shared plan to fix the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Bassett
Mr. Hull
Hull Furniture
Mr. Mull
Basser
Mira
Davenport
Elton
Bassett
Will
Wille
Tome
Leu Peters
Wil
Mia
Anne
Spry
Aish
Pratt
Will Bassett
Guesat
Miri
Few Copies Exist of Unique Literary Work
A fragment notes a rare Latin literary work by a country schoolmaster, with Harper & Bros publishing details. It references Wasi Johnstonis, AmericaeSeptentrianalis Civii Baederatarium Penesidis, and Francis Ghise born in Ireland in 1290, with his father bringing him to Suwriew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harper & Bros
Wasi Jnstonis
Penesidis Pelt
Francisco Glass
A.M
Life of Washington manuscript and Reynolds printing tale
A fragmented reminiscence traces Jeremiah N. Reynolds taking charge of a Washington manuscript after years of delay. The work later becomes a foundational American textbook, with Reynolds guiding its publication and defending the need for broad literacy beyond classical training.
Daylight Not So Good and a Countryman’s Glasses
A fragmented verse scene shows a countryman seeking spectacles from an oculist. The lines hint at fading vision and the struggle with light, conveyed in clipped, quizzical dialogue and weathered narrator tone.
In the Grip of Uncertainty of 4 Pres Said
A fragment notes uncertainty surrounding four presidents and their statements or positions. It hints at conflicting stances and shifting confidence in leadership amid evolving events. Names, dates, or places are not clearly readable in the fragment.
Mr Mog A Cup Nine Ves Read as Bas Nine
A fragmented OCR item reads unclear names and numbers related to a person or event. The readable parts mention Mr Mog A and phrases resembling a tally or score but lack coherent context or definitive facts. Further clarity is needed to identify the subject, place, or date.
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Mog
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Dayton Grove
Mildred le
Hood
Billy Dusenbery
Will Dusenbery
James Walker
We Chester
Betty Bowes
Pauline Gardner
Maurine Martin
Loren Mottet
William
Minnesota
Roy Gardner
Mr. Durst
Mrs. Gardner
Uain
Alsf
Aine Worth, R
Bayer
Take
Wavel Road
Hington
Guernsey
Gurnsey
Spencer Reed
Ted
Ford
Rill
Reas
P. Macon
John Nickerson KE
Dougherty
Bee
Mrs
Ina Min Owens
Clarence Owens
Nnly
Cotter
Wallace Carson
Dear Olds
Univers of
Pennsylvana
Clinton Counties
Ohin
Jeremiah N. Reynolds
Caton County
Reynolds
Manuscrip
Out & Bros
America
Loge
Vlor
Beffros
City of
Atwater-Kent
W.F. Jacobs & Sons
North Town Ave
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