Local residents return home after visits across Iowa
Mrs. G. H. Grush visits Columbus Junction and returns from her daughter’s home with Mrs. Helwick. Mrs. J. Bureh goes back to Sigourney after staying with her sister Miss Ann Houdek who is ill with influenza. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Thompson head home to Keota from Muskegon Michigan after visiting. The Shreves depart from the In R. Shreves home to visit Mornive Sun and Burlington on the way to Solon. Mrs. Faye Ragan and daughter Gladys return to Moline after visiting Mrs. Settle. George McDaniel and children Alice and Merritt return to Keota after Sunday with Mrs. Benz.
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G. H. Grush
Columbus Junction
Mrs. Helwick
J. Bureh
Sigourney
Ann Houdek
L. A. Thompson
Keota
Muskegon
Mich
Mrs. Shreves
In R. Shreves
Mornive Sun
Burlington
Solon
Iowa
Faye Ragan
Gladys
Moline
Settle
George McDaniel
Alice and
Merritt
Chas. Benz
Booth Transfer Line Enables 24 Hour Transit Service
Services call 48 offers a truck or team at any time for small calls and longer hauls. The Booth Transfer Line from the Washington Steam Landry office promises quick, reliable service and price quotes for long distance shipments. The ad urges patronage for prompt handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Steam Landry Office
Regular meeting notice for K O P group Monday evening
Notice lists a regular meeting scheduled for Monday at 7 30 p m. Names mentioned include Eequire Arthur Therion and C C Ste, outlining attendance and topics for discussion.
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Eequire
Arthur Therion
C. C
Farmers Union Meeting at Eureka Tuesday Evening
A Farmers Union meeting is announced for Eureka on Tuesday February 10 at 7 30 PM. J KR Hammond of Wapello will deliver the address at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Eureka
J. KR. Hammond
Wapello
Magazine Subscriptions and Club Arrangements Offered
The notice promotes monthly payment plans for magazine subscriptions and club arrangements. It invites inquiries via phone at 59 Red or by writing to the Journal care of Nita Belle McKoon, authorized representative, Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Belle Mekoon
Washington, Iowa
Local People Visit, Travel, and Transactions Noted
Names travel to Verdi Davenport Keola West Chester Columbus Junction Brighton Crawfordsville Wellston Harper Eldon Darlington Havre La Harpe and West Chester. sales and services include a Majestic range sale and City Transfer Line ads. bank safety deposit box promotion appears.
Local notices and ads mix in scattered town chatter
Taxi service calls and transport notices appear alongside personal updates and sales ads. Entries mention taxi operations, shoe shops, funerals, rugs, fresh eggs and butter, local grocers, chiropractors, and auctions. Names include Arthur Goodin, Lydia Hellam, Frieda White, and May McLaughlin among others with several town references.
Local Notes and Illnesses Across Mt. Pleasant Area
Mount Pleasant residents report a string of health and travel updates. Emma Miller returns home after visiting the Van Winkle family, while Eva Lucille Burham lies ill with pneumonia at her grandmother’s home. Des Moines bound Quinnette visits Kansas City after visiting her sister in Harper. Glover Ferrell returns from Union City with his mother improving. Budgets include Ed Knox returning from California and Bert Willits arriving from New Boston to reside near Burlington. Clyde Pratt travels to Rock Island for his ailing mother as county officials monitor pneumonia cases.
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Emma Miller
Mt.Pleasant
van Winkle
Louis. Quinnette
Des Moines
Kansas City
Ralph Hesseltine
Harper
Ontario Woman Sends 80‑Cent Money Orders to Boston Firm
A Canadian woman explains she sends a batch of 80‑cent money orders to a Boston firm as remittance. She notes the post office once held a stock of 30‑cent orders which were slow to sell, leaving only 80‑cent and other denominations available.
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Ontario
Boston
Oldtime Fire Alarms in Medieval Towns
Fire alarms in medieval times relied on a watchman on a high building who, upon seeing a fire, warned the town by blowing a horn firing a gun or ringing a bell to alert others and summon aid.
Nothin's Never Perfect Shertemming Comment
A brief, dialect flavored aside notes a person named Willie amid everyday chores and a humorous complaint about washing dishes and neck cleanups in a casual domestic scene. The item reads like a local verse or comic aside capturing everyday life.
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Willie
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New York Review
M. P
M. P. World
Island
City Feed Yard
Cohn
Pennsylvania
John Shields & Sons
Dean
M. W. Karman
Mchamara Undertaking Co
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WE Bell
Fabrica
Corda
Lytle Bros
Graham Theatre
Light
Willys-Light
Lyon's
Motor Inn
Dr. Edginston
W. L. Cawlhan
Verdi
Verna Lewis
Keola
Roy Fisher
W. C. Hedges
J. H. Genkinger
Florence Gesling
Ainsworth
Mrs. Woods
Miss Porter
West Chester
May Duncan
F. P. Randall
Brighton
Davenport
Ethel McNees
Crawfordsville
Wellston
Wim. Taylor
Eldon
Frank Bell
Anna LeGill
la Harpe
McDonald
South Iawa Ave
O. J. Dankwardt
Hithe Clifford Huppenbauer
Darlington
Clarence Johnson
West Cheiel
Suanday
L. L. Meathart
Washington Stave. F Bank
Fox & Dewey
Arthur Goodin
Crail's
Lewis O. Swick
Reynolds & Gibson
C. E. Roup
Lydia Hellam
Wer Lemley’s Grocery
Frieda White
A. CC. Wiegman
Rock Island
May McLaughlin
al McCreedy
Macon
Washington
William Farnum
Fox News
Fox Tonight
Mee
H. I. Ward & Co
Americ
Dorothy Dalton
Chicago
Alaska
Albert Mundt
Rollie Opienberg
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mrs
Ed Knox
California
Mrs. Knox
Glover B. Ferrell
Union City
Tenn
Eva Lucille Burham
Cloyce Burham
Ida L. McKeon
Flo Frame
Burke
J. C. Purvis
Clyde Pratt
J. D. Glasgow
E. P. Dusenberry
O EnMs Taunion
HtdMi
Big
East Main Street
T. J. Kyle
W. C. Allen
Wyman
Ed Grayson
Charles Ballard
Town City
Bert Willits
New Boston
Burlington Dept
George Oakes
Rock Land
Oman
Gano
Ben Davis
Farmers Union Exchange
the Evening Journal
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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