News Notes from Wellman and Nearby Towns
Local notes report Mr and Mrs F C Schroeder visiting their daughter Helen in Town City. Several residents update on health, property sales, and travel. Des Moines trips, sleighing, and road conditions are described with community events, school basketball, and master farmers honored in Wellman.
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Wellman
Jan
F.C. Schroeder
Town City
Helen
N. B
Daddy
Eardley Bell Jr
Lake Ayers
Eardley Bell
Kalona
T. A. Michels
Willard Bell
Keota
Hampright
Minneapolis
Ross Glantz
Des Moines
L. E. Mapleshrope
L. E
Andrews
E. H. Macey
Marengo
Wellman Finan Corporation
Melo water softener ad promises soft hands and clean dishes
A vintage advertisement touts Melo as a remarkable cleaner that softens hard water. It claims hands stay gentle with Melo, soap optional, and scum disappears as suds form. It urges readers to buy Melo at their grocer.
Brighton News Highlights of Local Movements and Social Posts
Brighton correspondent reports multiple relocations and moves within the area. Families moving include Pohren to Victor TowA, Lena Barnes and Keith, and John Pencil near Veoara. Other notes mention brides, visits, and a school closure due to illness.
Wayne Wallace Carson Ice And Hay Work Notice
Wayne Mrs Wallace Carson correspondent reports last Wednesday Wallace Carson and Arch Huston had ice work. John Rich and John Boshart baled hay for Jesse S Peck and Cecil Kort. Clyde Maxwell family aided the Carsons. Clarence Moorheads visited, Lloyd Collmer’s and Crawfordsville events noted.
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Crawfordsville
J. A. Moorhead
Lloyd Hauser
R. W. Carson
Clarence Moorhead
Lloyd Vollmer
No More Gas In Stomach and Bowels Advertisement
An old medical style ad promotes a remedy for gas and bloating. It touts a product called Circular Flom and promises relief from digestive discomfort. Sherman Bros markets the item as available at wood drug stores with the yellow package.
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Aassison
Diane
Sherman Bros
Perfectly Scandalous at Wilard Mountain Hotel
A fragment from a 1900s scene shows Marion Belmont and John Anderson Gray amid hotel gossip and elopement plans. The tale follows scandalous whispers, a late night outside doors, and a planned escape as two hotel guests reveal a romance and a concealed marriage within a rocking chair brigade mystery.
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Wilard Mountain House
Marion Delmont
John Anderson Gray
Miss Lapham
Mountain Lake
Marion Belmont
Betty
Slory
Miss Seoble
Jesse
Pete
Miss Belmont
Mr. Otis
Mr. Gray
Ally
Alan
Keota Marriage Announcements Include Adams Hamill Ceremonies
Marriage notices from Keota list Hubert Ker Hamill of Canyon Texas and Hallie Adams of Canyon, with other Keota weddings including Miss H B Smith and John Edgar Gretter and Miss Katherine Bermel and Arthur Merg. Local hospital updates note PF Hamill undergoing appendectomy and Mrs Elsie Hagist seeking treatment. Community events mention Braden ice harvest and residents traveling to Washington and Wisconsin.
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Keota
Hubert Ker Hamil
Canyon
Texas
Hallie Adams
J. A. Sharp
A. W. Hamill
Keiser
Hamill
F. Marsh
Washington County Hospital
Marsh
Elsie Hagist
Washington Hospital
H. B. Smith
Florence Smith
John Edgar Gretter
John A. Gretter
St. Mary's Church
R. J der
Katherine Bermel
Nick Bermel
Arthur Merg
Rarper
St. Mary's
B. J. Decker
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hom
Mike Sieren
Souhne
Funeral in Tracy Iowa for J M Mickle cousin of Smith family
Braden Maxwell and Mrs Nellie Rishards Mrs Edna Witting Mrs FM Smith of Washington attended the Tracy Iowa funeral of J M Mickle a cousin of the Smiths. He spent several days last fall in Washington and Henry counties soliciting for Des cter, staying with relatives, leaving a wife and two children.
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A Braden
2D. F. Smith
R. J. Smith
C. M Maxwell
Braden
Nellie Rishards
Edna Witting
FM. Smith
Washington
Tracy
Iowa
J. M. Mickle
Smith
Henry
Descter
Aves
Brighton R. Welmick correspondence notes local deeds
Brighton Jan 22 Maurice Cowey sold his drag line to Charles Robertson of West, who will take possession soon. J. F. Frazey harvested his 1929 tee crop last week with 10 or 12 teams hauling. Dorothy Liming and Esther Woodford visited Lucille Mann. Mrs. O Neille of Mt Pleasant stays with Mrs. W. W. Jameson. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Rudolph and Mat Birt plan to Fairfield. W. C. Schafer, Raymond Zelinski, Lawrence Helzer, and Farl Hopkins left for Chicago for the national canners convention. Miss Golda Bartlett from Fairfield visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bartlett. Betty Rawards celebrated her sixth birthday with neighbor girls and fruit salad.
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Brighton
Maurice Cowey
Charles Robertson
West of Town
J. F. Frazey
Dorothy Liming
Esther Woodford
Lucille Mann
Parsons College
O'Neille
Mt. Pleasant
W. W. Jameson
B.S. Rudolp
Mat Birt
Fairfield
W. C. Schafer
Raymond Zelinski
Lawrence Helzer
Farl Hopkins
Chicago
Golda Bartlett
R. C. Bartlet
Betty Rawards
Margaret Jean Rudolph
June Capper
Mildred
Audrey Helmick
West Chester J D Dayton Correspondens
Local notes from West Chester record a correspondence involving George Davis and his wife Sally. The fragment references Dayton and Chartier with scattered initials and dates, lacking full context or clear event details.
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West Chester
J.D. Dayton
West Chartier
D. W. Ole
George Davis
Sally
Cherishing the Aged Tt Unbreakable new wood furniture claim
The Humorist argues that furniture made from new wood is unbreakable and suggests that future antique pieces should be crafted from this material, reflecting a humorous stance on durability and tradition.
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Humorist
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Mugatine
Waldrich Farm
Levi Shilder
Tom Carters
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Teanette Horton
Everetta
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Sam Witting
C. M
Maxwell
Verle Maxwell
Delbert Maxwell
Don
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Rex Smith
Vaughn Smith
Pauline Smith
Orrin Witting
Braden Communty
Latimer Davis
Frank Hesseltine
Donald Smith
Merle Smith
Guy’ McCall
Wallace Carson
Bart Berkshie
Ox Ssmith
Louise Smith
Ord
Grover Booth
Witting
Ferguson
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