Riverside News Briefs From Riverside February Reports
Riverside updates include a March 1 button factory opening as a branch of the Automatic Button Co. of Muscatine, updates on local Legion services, a St. Mary’s hall program with a Columbia pageant, and marriages and visits across town. Notables include Lyle O’Connor’s Wisconsin wedding, community events at St. Mary’s hall, and the sale of the old bank building to a billiard operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Automatic Button Co
Muscatine
Umlandt
St. Mary's Hall
American Legion
J. W. Wilson
Yost
Cloyd Cress
France
G. Bush
S. At
Geneva Shebeck
Columbia
Mabel Meeks
la Francaise
Zeeya Critz
Alsace Lorraine
Lynn Hart
Norvall Flynn
Joe Quinn
Marseilles
Jacobsmeier
Harry Thompson
Adolph Bushek
Charles Wajton
Earl Hahe
Lyle O'Connor
Bride
Wisconsin
Fort Washington
St. Mary's Church
Community notes on deaths and local movements
Mabel Godlove returns to work for C W Busby Co as office girl. Funeral attendance for Grandma Tobias and sister’s funerals referenced. Neighbors move houses as Jim Farrington and Albaugh relocate. property transfers and church manse planned. Others travel to Washington Davenport Gladwin and Cedar Rapids for family events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skins Haskins
Mabel God Jove
Washington
C. W. Busby Co
Mary Brennan
Iowa City
Grandma Tobias
Muscatine
J. R. McCreedy
Billy Albaugh
McCreedy
Albaugh
Jim Farrington
Billy
Glen Snails
Farrington
Mr. Forner
Swails
Cloyce Benson
Roy Littrell
Albert Taylor
Benson
Roy Twinim
Littl
Cherwinker
Pete Brossert
Colorado
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Stafford
Gladwin
Lew Embree
Dorothy Stafford
Davenport
Geo. Ebner
Dale
Washington's birthday party and local notices at Crawfordsville
Mrs J S McCleary hosted the Care-Away Circle with a Washington birthday program. Guests included Hattie Cov ert Mary Cov ert Lee Hanna and Mrs Hazel Morehead dressed as Martha Washington. A cherry tree hatchet table centerpiece and flag decorations set the theme. The program featured topics on Washington and a toast to Washington by Lincoln. Refreshments followed. Samuel Bentley of Waterloo visited his sister Mrs J S McCleary. Mrs Etta Buxbaum Nellie Robertson Alice Davidson S W Huston Hull Stump and Lois Davidson spoke or led activities. Des Moines hospital news reports Mrs Harrison's serious mastoid abscess medical update.
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Crawfordsville
Samuel Bentley
Waterloo
J S. McCleary
Hattie
Mary Covert
Lee Hanna
Washington
J. A. Morehead
George Washington
Hazel Morehead
Martha Washington
Etta Buxbaum
Nellie Robertson
Alice Davidson
S. W. Huston
Hull
Stump
Miss Wood
Lincoln
Lois Davidson
Rollin Harrison
Zearing
Harrisons
Social notes from Donelson to Havre include visits
Ed Eicher and family and Frank Richs kinfolk visited Sam Wenger in Donelson Iowa. Jos S Roths family stayed in Mt Pleasant. Henry Mast of Wayland dined with Joseph Mast. Stella Rinner cares for the Arnold Rinner household as illness spreads. Selina Wittmer of Havre joined sister Ed Krabills family. J A Frey and kin visited Dave Richards home. Leona Stogel of Yarmouth mentioned Hull
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J. A. Frey
Dave Richard
Leona Stogel
Yarmouth
Wm Leeper Home Guests Attend Samuel's Sale
P P Wenger and family traveled to Doneleon Iowa on Wednesday to attend Samuel Leeper’s sale and hear of his move to Michigan soon. Dr Witting’s sale went well and the family will relocate to Wayland. Mennonite Sunday school ladies served lunch, clearing 21 dollars. Earl Bowers moves to near Merrimac today and Mrs Future Zee and children are ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Leeper
P.P. Wenger
Doneleon
Iowa
Samuel
Sam
Michigan
Local Notes On Area Residents and Farm Event
George Barrett is out after a severe sickness. Charles Dayton visited Charles Green on Thursday. Ott Oseman delivered hogs to Rossa Miller. Mrs. Lockridge's child is ill. The Farm Bureau held a chicken and orchard demonstration at James Hanley home. County Agent Fedderson called it a success. Otto Dennison moved Thursday along with the Pete Hubbs family. Floyd Griffith had his tonsils removed on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira Nira
George Barrett
Charles Dayton
Charles Green
Ott Oseman
Rossa Miller
Lockridge
Farm Bureau
James Hanley
Fedderson
Otto Dennison
Pete Hubbs
Floyd Griffith
Brighton News and Notices Brief Local Items
The body of Glen Simpson arrived in Brighton and was moved to Reedy undertakers with short services led by Rev. Gardner. The Koster and Downs families plan to move to Amberg Wisconsin. Mrs Mills funeral held at her Brighton home. Miss Hattie Kientz and Henry Wolf wed at the Lutheran parsonage. Elrod Dayton bought the vacant brick building west of Prizers. Christy Beauchamp family moved to Hayfield Minnesota. Mrs Malcolm Griffith visited from Iowa City for her mother’s needs. Others returned from Lime Springs and Iowa City after visits.
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Riverside
Guy Feslery
North Liberty
Orton Kessler
Norbert Dautremont
Davenport
Robert Allen W. R. C
8. W. Harr
Lown City
Nadine Wieland
Dave Wieland
Kajona
George Maresp
Gerald and
George, Jr
Iowa City
Joseph Reha
T. L. Hawthorn
Eugene Nicola
John Rath
California
Long Beach
Lotus Concert Company
St. Mary's Hall
Frank Stransky
Philip Kneisel
Henry Stegman
Bertha
Stegman
Mary Gelhaus
Washington
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Charles Lukavsky
Emma
Anna Krotz
Mary Vlasak
Francis Kolosick
Rose Karel
Bessie Petsel
Tillie Vondrasek
John
Joseph Soukup
Albert Korpus
Brighton
Glen Simpson
Reedy Undertaking
Gardner
Ralph Koster
Clyde Downs
Amberg
Wisc
Germanville
John Kientz
Peter Diers
Elrod Dayton
Prizers
Sade Downs
Christy Beauchamp
Hayfield
Minn
Malcolm Griffith
J. C. Talmadge
Baby
Lime Springs
F. A. Williams
Titus Titus Social News Highlights
Mr and Mrs Emil Anderson hosted about 30 guests for son Harrys celebration. Monmouth visiters Claire Brook return home. Ed Stover moved belongings to Sibley Iowa. Monna Lemley and Joe Schlatter wed in Burlington and plan to live near Wayland after March 1. Lew Lemley cared for Titus store during Ralphs honeymoon. Dan Cline family sick but improving. Roy Libe shipped a car of hogs last week.
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Titus
Emil Anderson
Harry
Claire Brook
Monmouth
Ed Stover
Sibley
Iowa
Mike Hollinger
Will Dea
Monna Lemley
Joe Schlatter
Burlington
Wayland
Lew Lemley
Ralph
Dan Cline
Roy Libe
Sultans Cats Fez Rats Tale and Hong Kong House Rules
Mulai Hatid the sultan of Morocco nationalized all Moroccos cats to cleanse Fez of rats. The historical note contrasts this with Hong Kong's long standing law requiring households to keep cats, with numbers tied to house size.
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Mulai Hatid
Morocco
Sultanate
Fez
Farmers Tax Rules for 1919 Income and Deductions
The article explains how farmers, shopkeepers, and tradesmen must compute net income for tax, detailing gross income, allowable expenses, and methods of filing by March 15. It covers deductions including farming costs, tools, feed, repairs, hired labor, wear and tear, and limits on salaries, plus rules on gains from land sales and the choice between cash or accrual basis returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cor thoracic free press remarks on cannibalism note
A garbled quotation from a free press column mocks cannibalism and a Kansas City Times line hints at someone signing up to observe what is described as dangerous days. The fragmentary text shows distorted phrasing and unclear attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corthace Free Presse
Kansan City
The Rose Names Across Nations in Poetic Forms
Fragmentary note lists varied rose related terms across languages and poets. Mentions Polish, Swedish, French, Italian, and Spanish connections with rose imagery and form. Contains odd spellings and unclear names like Gaertn and Danteh Rome.
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Rome
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Yort
Riverside Cemetery
Frank Lafourek
Henry Kephart
John Kloepfer
Tree Siz
G& W Witahen
U. S
Internal Revenue
Toledo
Honest John Com
Ralph W Mason
Tieden
Sloan
Sloan’s Liniment A
Choice
Stewart
White Way
Washington, Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Khimelt
Canada
The
Association of Railway Executives
Broadway
New York
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