Happenings From Brighton and Nearby Trips
The County News reports local notes from Brighton and nearby: W L Tucker moved on the Seeley place, Mrs A Gowey visits Oklahoma to see her son Dr Herman O Gowey, BE R York of Waterloo IA visits J R Harris home, Mrs N E Reel visits sister Mrs H A Way at SS W Jones’s, Ralph Gowey in Washington last Wednesday, Black Hawk school closed for Christmas with Grace Gowey as teacher, W H Brinton of Stuart IA visiting Ben Brinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Tucker
Ilorace Seeley Place
A. Gowey
Oklahoma
Herman O. Gowey
BE. R. York
Waterloo
J. R. Harris
N. E. Reel
H. A. Way
SS. W. Jones
Ralph Gowey
Washington
Black Hawk School
Grace Gowey
W. H. Brinton
Stuart, Ia
Ben Brinton
Local Notes and Visits from Center Area
Minnie Amerine remains on the sick list while the community notes the funeral of William Godwin drawing a large crowd. Cen ter visitors J H Dawson and Minnie Amerine are mentioned alongside farm institute attendance due to Franklin school closure. Local workers FE Sinn Mrs Sarah Hopkins Miss Mac Tilill and Jake Dutweiler are listed with connections to Andy Farrier George Mann and Joe Amrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Godwin
J. H. Dawson
Center
Joe Amrine
Franklin
Farmers’ Institute
FE. G. Sinn
Sarah Hopkins
Andy Farrier
Death of Ignatius Escher Surfaces in Richmond Home
Ignatius Escher aged citizen died at his Richmond home after a five week illness of stomach trouble. Born in Ohio he came to town in the 1850s and lived on a farm east of Richmond before moving to town four years ago. He was a devout Catholic and survived by his wife and a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Escher
Mr. Escher
Ohio
Richmond
Ladmer Vacha
Kassy Shalla
Mrs. Escher
Fred Radda
Joe Hochstetler
Tony Escher
Iowa City
Local notes on movement, events, and fox chase
The content describes changes in travel with sleighs replacing autos, corn gathering progress, stock tending, a Mississippi return of John Stumpf and family, relatives of Mrs. Newton Noacker, a neighborhood surprise for the Marquam family, graphophone music by Elmer Wilson, and a fox chase with Alfred Hu! and his hounds pursuing a fox toward the English river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stumpf
Mississippi
John
Newton Noacker
Marquam
Elmer Wilson
Homer Ihrig
Dee
Nimrods
Alfred Hu
English River
Berea Students Selected for Rochester Conference Trip
Roy and Ray Warrington of Berea college are chosen to represent Berea at a national Student's Convention in Rochester New York during the holidays with all expenses paid by the college. Other local news notes include Harry Helscher and Lloyd Wry returning from Quincy business college, Glenn Hitchcock visiting from Canada, Floyd Hitchcock arriving from Des Moines, and Arthur Wright ill for the first time in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Ray Warrington
Berea College
Berea
Kentucky
Rochester
N. Y
Harry Helscher
Lloyd Wry
Business College
Quincy
Glenn Hitchcock
Canada
Floyd
Des Moines
Dave Teuscher
Texas
Arthur Wright
Kings Daughters Circle Event At Presbyterian Church
On December 20 the Kings Daughters Circle of the Presbyterian church hosts a gathering. Details read as a church notice inviting members and guests to attend the event at the church hall.
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Kings Daughters Circle
The
Presbyterian Church
Hon or Peary Tontohnt Deke Banquet Tonight
At the Astor hotel New York Delta Kappa Epsilon hosts more than 1500 members for the largest fraternity banquet. Commander Robert E Peary, who joined DKE in 1877, will attend and plant a special DKE flag. The new Astor ballroom will showcase Peary expedition trophies.
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New York
Dekes
Robt. E. Teary
Hotel Astor
Delta Knappa Epsilon
Peary
Deke
Bowdoin College
Maine
Astor
New York’s 31 Story Sky Scraper Rises Over Battery
New York December 18 The city’s largest office building plans call for a 31 story skyscraper towering above the Battery. Old structures on the site are being demolished as work begins on a new world class edifice with 11 000 000 cubic feet of space and 550 000 square feet of rentable area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Construction project uses massive materials and huge scale
The text outlines a vast building plan with ten miles of plumbing and twenty miles of piping plus sixty five miles of conduit and three thousand electrical fixtures. It notes the structure spans 416 feet and requires thousands of tons of steel bricks cement and extensive flooring arches cinder fill and coverings.
Rakes Delay KC Saloon Keeper in Leaf Clean Up
A Kansas City saloon keeper explains he cannot gather and burn the leaves because he cannot leave the rakes long enough to rake. The peculiar remark highlights a humorous household dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Equestrian Feat Postwar Courier Covers 700 Miles
Sir Harry Smith rode from Cape Town to Grahams Town delivering news shortly after the Kafir war began. He completed the journey in six days through a wild, nearly trackless terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Cape Town
Grahamstown
Joke Exchange Questions Age of a Person Born in 1875
A classroom quip from Red Hen recalls a teacher asking how old a person born in 1875 would be. A pupil questions the speaker about gender before answering with humor.
Market sale scheduled in vacant building Thursday evening
A market sale will be held Thursday December 23 from 3 to 5 p m in the vacant building south of the furniture store. Mr and Mrs John Griffith hosted a young school crowd Saturday at their home and reports say the evening was very pleasant. Farrel Huston traveled to Chicago this morning on business. The Rev Mr Hinkhouse returned to his Fairfield home this morning after yesterday's preaching here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Griffith
Farre
Huston
Chicago
Mr. Hinkhouse
Fairfield
Miss Lena Maxwell Concert Date Change
The Miss Lena Maxwell concert will be held Wednesday evening in the Academy chapel instead of Thursday due to other meetings. The orchestra has practiced since September, and the group promises fine music for listeners. A quiet wedding occurred Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Long. Groom B. F. Wnoroski and bride Gertrude M. Long exchanged vows with Rev. D. I. Coon officiating. The bride is from Ollie Iowa and will reside there with the groom, a former Illinois native now printer in Ollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Maxwell
Academy Chapel
C. W. Long
B. F. Wnoroski
Gertrude M. Long
D. I. Coon
First Baptist Church
Ollie
Iowa
Illinois
Messrs
Regular meeting urged for initiatory degree attendance
The message calls all members to be present for the regular meeting next Tuesday night to work in the initiatory degree. A full attendance is desired by order of N. G.
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N. G
The American Woman in Modern Feminism Across Oceans
An essay cites Gina Lombroso Ferrero praising the American woman as a symbol of modern femininism. It notes her independence and liberty of action while remaining feminine in charm and grace. European observers see her influence as potentially reshaping old world gender roles and family structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
North America
New World
Gina Lombroso Ferrero
Putnam's Magazine
Local residents engage in visits and travel notices
Local news notes several residents on short trips and visits. Mrs Vane Wallace calls in Haskins while J A Y Ashby travels to Keokuk for George H Paul Co. business. Others head to Chicago Des Moines Iowa City Chandler Okla and Alamogordo New Mexico for family holidays work or visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Y. Ashby
Keokuk
George H. Paul Company
The Race for Riches and Its Price
A Munsey's Magazine passage questions whether wealth justifies constant toil. It asks if success is worth sacrificing time for self, family, art, and home, noting that public envy may still crown the pursued life as happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsey’s
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Rey L. Hughes
County Farm
A. E. Roe
Poland
China
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W. D. Shearer
W. M. Custer
Black
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America
J. D. Dayton
Abo and
Washington Go
Owa
the County News
Brighton
Route One
Minnie Amerine
Pilotburg
Keota
Crawfordsville
Zoo
Honor Peary Tontohnt
S Society
Joe Reiner
P. C
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Haskins
D. W. Harvey
Carl Hedges
Klein Klothing Ro
Daniel Wilde
Burlington
Peoria
Ill
Walter Wilde
Agnes Butterfield
St. Joseph's Academy
Homer Darbyshire
Harvey Matthews
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
J. A. McGuire
Chandler
Okla
Laurene Moore
Eddyville
W. J. Southwell
Ortonville, Minn
J. W. Southwell
W. R. Cubbins
Robert
L. O. Brindley Home
Reese Davis
Herbert Heaps
Academy
Leonard Smouse
Elima Bowman
Alamogordo, N. M
John Bowman
Hoosier Special
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Husband
Royal
Just
McElhinney Furniture Co
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