Fortnightly Club Holds Evening Meeting in Aurora Hall
The Fortnightly club schedules a general meeting Thursday at 7 30 in Aurora hall Academy building. The program is by the department of current events and the department of parliamentary usage meets at 7 15. The Twentieth Century Reading circle postpones to Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs J H Stewart due to the storm.
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Aurora Hall
Academy _building
Department of
Reading Circle
J. H. Stewart
Miss May Long Hosts Bachelor Maids Evening
Miss May Long of North Marion Avenue hosted the Bachelor Maids last night. The party was informal and featured an elegant Yancheon. Guest from out of town was Miss Charlotte Cunningham of Ames.
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May Long
North Marion Avenue
Charlotte Cunningham
Ames
Special Chapter 1 PEO meeting at 7 30 PM with Mrs Hattie Wilson
A special meeting of Chapter 1 PEO is set for this evening at 7 30 with Mrs. Hattie Wilson. Full attendance is desired.
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Hattie Wilson
Wedding of Miss Mabel Means and Lee Thompson
Tomorrow at the home of the bride's parents near Ainsworth the wedding of Miss Mabel Means to Lee Thompson will take place. Miss Means is the oldest daughter and formerly lived in this city where she graduated from Washington High School in 1904 and has many friends locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Means
Ainsworth
Miss Mabel
Lee Thompson
Mabel Fomerly
Washington High School
Johnson Grifiths Wedding Planned Near Wayland
William E. Johnson and Miss Flora Grifith will wed Wednesday evening February 19 at the bride's mother's home four miles north of Wayland. Rev. Mr. Uol Mer of the Wayland Methodist Church will officiate. The couple will reside on a run between Fairfield and Packwood.
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William E. Johnson
Flora Grifith
Wayland
Uol- Mer
Methodist Church of
Fairfield
Packwood
Royal Neighbors Hold Regular Meeting This Evening
The Royal Neighbors will meet at the hall this evening at o o clock with a full attendance desired.
Maynard Chapin Returns Home From City Visit
Maynard Chapin of Chillicothe Missouri returned home last night after a brief visit with friends in the city.
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Maynard Chapin
Chillicothe, Mo
Prominent Kalona business man Hochstettler dies
Kalona Iowa Feb 18 B F Hochstettler prominent local druggist and former mayor dies at 7 30 PM from pneumonia after a week of illness He leaves wife three children Viola Lois and Virgil and is survived by parents a sister and two brothers He was active in I O O F and Modern Woodmen lodge work Funeral arrangements pending Real estate transfers list numerous parcels and buyers across Kalona and surrounding townships
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Kalona
B. F. Hochstettler
Hochstettler
Maxwell
Iowa
Viola
Lois
Virgil
Kalona Woman Mrs John Brown Dies After Illness
Mrs John Brown aged nearly seventy died at Kalona after a week of pneumonia. Survived by husband two sons Charlies Brown of Washington and Henry Brown of Lone Tree and sister Mrs Levi Troyer of Kalona. Resident of Kalona over twenty years. Community mourns her loss.
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Kalona
John Brown
Charlies Brown
Washington
Henry Brown
Lone Tree
Gingerbread Man to Play February 25 at Opera House
Manager Lemmon brings The Gingerbread Man to town on February 25 with original cast and scenery. The production has national fame from Chicago and New York engagements and promises a premier theater event for local audiences. The large company and strenuous securing efforts support a likely high attendance.
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Lemmon
Chicago
New York
Opera House
Secretive Patent Remedy Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS to cure a cold in one day. It promises a money refund if it fails and features a signature on each bottle. The price is listed as 250.
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W. Grove
Vienna
Sherman Stock Co Opens Four Night Engagement
The Sherman Stock Co presents new dramatic successes tonight marked as fresh repertoire. The opening bill is The Hand of Man with prices 10 20 and 30 cents. Ladies free tonight.
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Sherman Stock Co
Sherman
Public Sale at 216 Fast Van Buren Washington IA
Teeter and Lathrop auctioneers offer a public sale at 216 Fast Van Buren Street Washington Iowa on Saturday February 22 1908 starting at 1 pm featuring an 8 year old bay mare a 10 year old black mare a heifer two fat hogs a Studebaker wagon plus farm equipment and household items including corn hay plow rake fork churn tubs and furniture Terms announced day of sale James Clendenning Mrs E R Lease Chas Corette Clerk
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Teeter & Lathrop
van Buren Street
Washington
Iowa
Studebaker
James Clendenning
E. RK. Lease
Chas. Corette
Meeting Postponed by Cyrus Chapter R A M No 13
The called meeting of Cyrus Chapter No 13 R. A. M. has been postponed due to stormy weather. A notice appears elsewhere in this issue.
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Cyrus
Miners Entombed Rescue Near Mid-Valley. One Dead
In Pottsville Pennsylvania twenty eight miners were trapped at the Mid-Valley colliery after an accident. All but one were rescued alive this morning. One miner died following the entombment.
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Pottsville
The
Evening Journal
Mid-Valley
Patton Buys Local Grocery Business
J. W. Patton yesterday purchased the grocery store of the late E. E. Powers on the square corner and will take possession immediately. He has 21 years of experience and plans to enlarge the stock and restore the up to date operation with his son S. B. Patton returning from Dalhart, Texas to help.
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J. W. Patton
EE. R. Powers
Patton
New Millinery Department at Snoutier Hughes Co
The Misses Bridges arrive from Chicago to head the new millinery department. Rooms upstairs are being fitted and a complete stock will be ready for the spring trade. The Bridges sisters bring wide millinery experience to run an up to date department alongside Mrs Scott and the ladies’ tailoring establishment.
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Misses Bridges
Chicago
Snoutier, Hughes & Co
Bridges Sisters
Scott
Otto Shoultz
C. F. Peck
Delavan
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
Peter McColl
Jesse DeMarce
West Chester
Foley
Matt Essley
Austin
Essley
Henry Ditmer
Oskaloosa Herald
Lewis
Nor'easter Brings Snow and High Winds
A morning blizzard with strong winds delivers winter weather after groundhog’s shadow, with continued snow and gusty conditions expected tonight and tomorrow, making walking outside difficult for pedestrians.
Shearer Receives Two Plymouth Rock Pullets for Show
W D Shearer received two extra fine Plymouth Rock pullets from P W Millhaven of Ade line Illinois. The birds score high and Shearer plans to enter them in the poultry show next year. Otto Patterson of Lexington visited the city today for business matters.
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W. D. Shearer
P. W. Millhaven
Adeline, Ill
Mr. Shearer
Otto Patterson
Lexington
Local Notes On Residents And Marriage Licenses
The condition of John Smeltzer of East Main street remains about the same. Licenses to wed were issued today to William E. Johnson and Flora B. Griffith and to George P. Scott and Emma Dittmer.
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John Smeltzer
East Main Street
William E. Johnson
Flora B. Griffith
George P. Scott
Emma Dittmer
To Mend a Tear in a Skirt Article
Instructions describe repairing a tear in a skirt using paper underlay to shape the mend and careful darning with ravelings. If fabric is scarce, scraps from skirt edges or a French patch without turning edges may be used, with a thin paper stabilizer and thorough pressing after finishing.
The Bachelor Teetering Under Own Selfishness
A Chicago Record-Herald critique rails at the bachelor who ignores duty and companionship. The poem portrays his self centered pursuit of ease as sowing sorrow, with nature and society meting out the penalty for absence of wife and family.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Local Notes Round Stratford Texas and Nearby Visits
Stratford residents and visitors from West Chester Riverside and Keota circulate in the city for business and social calls. A. G. Long from Havre and John Sullivan from Burlington arrive for business. Miss Spear from Columbus Junction plans Crawfordsville visit. Bertha Kracaw to wed Wednesday. a Mission hall clock donation from Lewis and Van Sickle for the new hospital noted.
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Ezra Ingham
Stratford
Texas
Marion Wells
West Chester
J. B. Crail
Winfield
Bessie Conger
T. A. Jones
Wyman
Elmer Adams
Thornburg
Iowa
Curt Wells
Des Moines
A. G. Long
Havre
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It explains internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for uncured cases. Includes testimonials and availability through F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with price 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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Wm. C
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Jas. M. Stone
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J. H
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John Berger
Lime Creek
M. J. Clapp
W. L. Clapp
Michael Smith
Andrews Renner
Andrews Riener
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S. J. Reiner
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Earl Coffman
Clay
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Wm. G. Fleig
Rubio
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Geo. Hopengardner
John W. Brier
W. C. Garrett
Steck
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Pickard
China
Alvar
Wort
Ebr Powers
J. W. Paton
New Millinery Department
Bachelor
Frank Fair
Charles Cummings
Riverside
R. L. Coulter
Amarillo
Judge McCoy
Oskaloosa
Mrs. S. B. Dewey
Burlington
Oscar Sundberg
Madrid
Bertha Kracaw
R. W. Reesink
Muscatine Journal
Keota
J. A. Y. Ashby
Pharmacy
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