Seven Room House Near Square and Local Notices
Listing notes two houses near the square with repairs and seven rooms and advises seeing Lisle Morehouse for prices. The young men of the First Methodist church plan a 7 30 visit at Lenton Dicken’s home. Various local visits and weather affected Bethel meetings. updates on residents Newt O Loughlin and family and others visiting or relocating. George V Dawson, long absent, now in Los Angeles running a business.
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Lisle Morehouse
Young Mens’ Club
First Methodist Church
Lenton Dicken
Sansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Denver
Northwest
Cox
Washington
Morrell Law
Burlington
Owa
Mrs Susanna Stewart Dead at Seven O'clock Today
Mrs Susanna Mason Stewart died this morning at seven after years of ill health. Born in Logan Indiana on April 1 18xx she married J M Stewart in 1808 and moved with him across Indiana to Washington county and finally to Ainsworth. Ten children were born. eight survive with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow at two pm from the residence with Rev J S Nicholson presiding.
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Ainsworth
THE
Evening Journal
Susanna Mason Stewart
Logan
Indiana
J. M. Stewart
Franklin County
Ind
Pitty
Washington Couny
Stewart Farm
Washington
Alnaworth
Frank
Washington State
John
Blackfoot
Idaho
Amos
Algona
Mary Poland
Avoca
Sarah Marr
Isabelle Trotter
Martin
James M., Jr
Dan Stewart
Oregon
Arel Stewart
Stewart
John Mason
Saem
Baptist Church
Jon Stewart
Tdatowo
Poland
Ainworth
J. 8. Nicholson
Yeo
Denver Express melodrama ends amid wild west stunts
The Denver Express presented a five act melodrama featuring Deadwood Dick and Poppy foiling Gilson Payne’s schemes over money and love. The play opened with an Indian slaughter and included a wreck scene on the Golden State Limited with strong comic relief from R. J. Ravencroft as Tommy Tucker. Also note the African M. EK. church meetings concluded early due to muddy streets and dark nights.
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Denver Express
Deadwood Dick
Poppy
Gilson Payne
Golden State Limited
R. J. Ravencroft
Tommy Tucker
Tommy
Miss Hope Ott Hosts West Main Street Party
Miss Hope Ott entertained a dozen young women at a chatting dish party last evening at her West Main Street home. The gathering was described as very pleasant.
Cozy Comers and Local Notes from the Week
Orville Smith improves after illness while Mrs. Chas Jones plans to move to Butler Missouri with her husband. Mrs. David Freeman of Mediapolis dies. Mrs. W A Shannon learns of the loss. Mrs. Clyde Bailey visits Peoria and returns. Baker Mr Johnson offers cakes for Friday and Saturday. W E Walker of Crawfordsville visits. W A Rowe helps at Suningham Bros. grocery. Mrs. Allie Wilson Shaver to return to Oakes SD. Mrs J B Crayne returns to West Chester. Firefly transport cited. Rare bargains at Hugh Teeter second hand store near Washington buggy.
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Chas. Jones
Mt. Union
Nate Jones
Butler
W. A. Shannon
David Freeman
Mediapolis
Clyde Bailey
Walter B. Wilde
Peoria
Allie Wilson-Shaver
Oakes
South Dakota
Michael Wilson
J. B. Crayne
West Chester
Hugh Teeter
Washington Buggy Company
Railroad Watches Kept To Time On Duty
The Indianapolis News reports railroad workers must have watches inspected and compared twice monthly and every six months. Inspectors certify watches meet standards, rejecting certain types and detailing results on a card system, with priority on open face watches and durable timepieces for locomotive crews.
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Lodianapolis News
Crawfordsville News In Brief From County Towns
Jan 20 items report visits by Griswold family from Columbus Junction and Davis family from Davenport. Local meetings at the M. Church concluded with good results. Residents move, travel, or recover: Frank Armstrong relocates to Crawfordsville, Laird to Eldon, Miss Lelia Erdice returns from Keota, and Kathryn Wilson visits from Washington. Hog shipments and market activity noted, with measles affecting Roy Fetters and others.
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O. EB. Griswold
Columbus Junction
J. BR. Rickey
Frank Armstrong
Fredonia
W. HH. Davis
Davenport
J. P. Davis
J. W. Denham
J. G. Rowan
J. J. Loos
North English
Keotadno
Laird
Eldon
Rock Island
Hr. G. Crawford
Chicago
Kathryn Wilson
Washington
Charley Tucker
Cedar Township
W. L. Tucker
Art McMillan
Burlington
Business College
Man’s stubborn ride ends in bruising fall on colt
A man attempts to ride a young colt and is repeatedly thrown, finally subduing the animal and mounting again. After a second struggle he is knocked to the ground and sustains severe injuries. Moral: some people don’t know when they are well off.
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New York Herald
Pickings From Fiction Quotes and Attributions
A collection of brief literary quotes and author attributions from various works. Notable excerpts touch on trust, mutal confidences, maintaining sweetness, and the corrosive effect of wounded egotism. Names include John Oliver Hebbes Ald Henry Seten Merriman Anthony Hope Charles Frederick Goss James Creelman.
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John Oliver Hebbes
Alenry Seten Merriman
Charles Frederic Goss
Anthony Hope
James Creelman
At Home Day Reflections and Opium License Note
A fragmentary exchange mentions an “at Home Day” and a maid’s odd remark about public perception. The text then pivots to an assertion about Formosa requiring a license to smoke opium, concluding with a remark on avarice attributed to Swift.
Birthday Shift Sparks Mrs Baxter’s Present Pride
In a humorous exchange from New York, Mr Baxter tells his wife no one can call her a woman with a past. She replies that tomorrow is her birthday and she hopes everyone will say she is a woman with a present.
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Mr. Baxter
James
Mrs. Baxter
New York Herald
Dinner plans clash in domestic quote exchange
A brief social note shows a wife asking for dinner plans and a husband replying he may be absent or bring several friends, reflecting a domestic exchange from Life.
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Hlushband
Thorough effort and debt warnings from a father and son
A young man vows to do anything thoroughly and his father warns that thoroughness matters especially when incurring debt. The exchange, cited by the Washington Star, underscores cautions about financial responsibility across generations.
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Washington Star
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