Kalona Notes Include Visits Farms and Community Club Formation
Correspondents detail Walter Hachstetler's return to Oregon via Des Moines, local sales and moves by Hesselschwerdt and Vanatta, a well attended fireman's box supper netting over 200, and talks on Kalona's new community club. The high school schedule faltered due to sickness while Maple Grove school contemplates closure with few eligible pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Walter Hachstetler
Portland
Oregon
M. E. Hachstettler
Geo. Yoder
Des Moines
Wm. Hesselschwerdt
I. B. Brenneman
B. F. Vanatta
Kenward
Vanatta
Olewein
Iowa
Jake Gingerich
William Landers
Thornburg
Impressions and history from Maple Grove church and residents
Feb 17 Maple Grove notes reflect on church mottoes from the Richmond era and lasting memory of scripture teachings. The piece profiles local figures, including Charles Kolasick, Maple Grove’s oldest resident since 1853, and traces family ownership of the homestead for 78 years. It also mentions tourists letters, editor Rupert Whetstine, and local newspapers’ wealth and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Baptist Church
Richmond
Millinera
Charles Kolasick
Charles
Bohemia
Kolosick
Wellman Advance and Evening Journal
Columbus Safeguard
Rufus Whetstine
Brighton Area Sick List and Movements
Feb 19 highlights include Ross Whitacre ill with flu and Stanley Marshall on the sick list. Mrs. C. W. Porter travels to Pine City to care for son Charley as he remains very ill. Charles moves and people seek care with pneumonia reports and lagrippe cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Route 1
Ross Whitacre
C. W. Porter
Pine City
Minnesota
Charley
J. A. Mayer
Business
Davenport
Robert Scott
Washington
J. A. Dickinson
Stanley Marshall
Lloyd Dickinson
Fast Pleasant Plain
Homer Ingham
Mildred Briges
Faribault
Clifford
Ames
L Stanard
G. A. Stanard
Lagrippe
Esther Savage
Monroe
The Cold Cost and a Reliable Remedy Ad
A brief ad urges readers to curb illness costs by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It notes ten days to recover with usual care, but quicker results with the remedy, recommending Lemmon's Drug Store and druggists everywhere as outlets for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon's
Advt
Many Jews in World War Drawn From London Address
Dr. Max Mordau told the English Zionist Federation that Jews served about 900 600 soldiers in world war across armies, roughly seven percent of Jewish men, with 80,000 dead and 200,000 casualties. He noted rising anti semitism yet hailed Britain’s support for a Jewish national home in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Max Mordau
English Zionist Federation
East
Palestine
Girls May Hold State Tourney in March
Iowa City reports girls basketball stars may stage a state championship in March. Officials plan the event with S. U. S. sponsoring the boys tournament on March 18 19 and 20 and Miss Marion R. Lyon working with Director Howard H. Jones to arrange a girls competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Marion R. Lyon
Howard H. Jones
Cedar Rapids to Rebuild Douglas Plant with Penick & Ford Expansion
Cedar Rapids announces a five million dollar expansion as Penick & Ford of New Orleans takes over the Douglas Starch Manufacturing site. The project adds corn syrup production and broadens the former starch, corn oil, and stock feed outputs, aligning Cedar Rapids with four southern molasses refineries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Penick & Ford Limited
New Orleans
Douglas Starch Manufacturing Company
Penick & Ford
Birmingham
Memphis
Jackson
Miss
Douglas Company
Guidance for Bilious Attack Prevention via Chesterman's Tablets
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets to prevent bilious attacks by eating a light meal and no meat at mealtime. Suggests taking two tablets to avoid an attack. Lemmon's Drug Store ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Cabinet Strain Deepens Over Secretary Lansing Resignation
Washington dispatch reports continued attention to Secretary Lansing's enforced resignation. Debate centers on the Wilson-Lansing rift and whether the president knew of three months of cabinet meetings. Congress shows divided opinion on the peace treaty and governance during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
Congress
Wilson
Lane
Althoit
White House
Mr. Lansing
Virtuous Men melodrama screens at St Pictures and Stars
The feature Virtuous Men stars B. J. Lincoln as Bob Stokes a fallen clubman who seeks virtue amid hardship in a northern lumber camp and shipyard. The cast includes Clara J Nicola and J C Nicola with multiple Foster family players, as the plot probes whether Stokes remains virtuous. A separate Iowa court filing seeks partition of Wellman property among Lettie Wishard and heirs, detailing undivided shares and ownership disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pictures
B. J. Lincoln
Bob Stokes
Mr. Linnecoln
New York
Tyrace Darling
Clara Joel
Robert W. Cummings
John Wade
William B. Mack
Danny Hayes
Lincoln
German Opera in Rome Returns With No Objection
Wagnerian opera Die Walkure revived at the Costanzi theater in Rome after Iris. The season opener by Mascagni drew a crowded house and favorable press. Commentators noted Wagner’s return coinciding with Austrian children fleeing hunger, yet no protests arose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mascaghi
Richard Wagner
Italy
Milan
Bologna
Right Action Distinguishes Straight Lines and Truth
Quote from Herbert Spencer compares right action to straight lines, arguing there is only one kind of right action and one form of straightness. The line suggests consistency and moral clarity in conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
State of Iowa Public Notice for John W Foster
State of Iowa Washington County provides notice regarding John W Foster and Laura Foster with details pending in the record. The notice identifies parties and county jurisdiction but omits full action terms and deadlines in the readable fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Washington County
Equitable relief sought for partition of real estate
The notice seeks partition by sale of real estate and appointment of a referee with attorney fees. defendants must appear before noon of the second day of the next term beginning May 8 1920 in District Court at the House in Washington City Iowa or risk default, with Hicher Livingston and Eicher as attorneys for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mences
Washington
Washington County
Towa
Bacanteuch
Wolp
Quine
Ftaola
SAL Sherman Brothers
Iowa
McKenzie & Shilling
W. J. Wilkinson
Riverside
J.D. Duncan
Cotter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whetstine
Homestead Farm
North Pole
Glenn Hastey
Reynard
Brer
Clarence Bush
Mason City
The
Evening Journal
Clara J. Nicola
J. C. Nicola
Charles Foster
Josephine Foster
June L. Foster Robinson
J. Charles Robinson
Maud Harrington
B. Warrington
Jessie Foster
Everett Moater
Geraldine Foster
Kyvelyn Foster
Donald Foster
Robert Foster
Jane N. Foster Robinson
Elizabeth Jane Fos
District Court
Lettie Wishard
W. H. Wishard
Elizabeth Jane Foster
Albert
Foster
Wellman
Jane L. Foster Robingon
John W. Foster
Jane L. Foster Robinson
Everett Foster
Evelyn Foster
Laura Foster
Stean
Tandy
Sloan
Eldridge Battery Co
Washington, Iowa
Willard
Mara
Hicher, Livingston & Eicher
J. W. Park
Stout
Big Orchard
Ohio
Peter Schuttler
Steeess
Avery Corn
P. & O. Gang
John Deere
Ray Perry
Sutherland
Zephyr
R.A. Knittle
A. Lemley
Wellston
E. Duncan—Cotter
McFarland
Marr & Son
Keota Millett & Co
Winfield Farmers Elevator
Wayland Ht. V. Frank—Valley
West Chester
Coe
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