Beer Men Organize Against Prohibition Wave
A New York movement led by brewers and sellers of brewing supplies forms the Manufacturers and Dealers Club of Greater New York to unite beer interests. Circulars target firms in the financial district to expand membership and plan a national structure. The effort cites a Distillers Security Corp report noting prohibition lowers beer consumption but raises demand for stronger beverages.
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New York
Manufacturers’ and Dealers’ Club
Greater
Financial
Distillers’ Securities Corporation
Explorer Dillon Wallace Carries Hubbard Leader Body 400 Miles
Dillon Wallace, explorer and writer, carried the dead body of Hubbard expedition leader across 400 miles in Labrador. He has returned from a journey through Mexico and plans to return to the coast next spring to continue exploring the northern and southern regions.
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San Francisco
Dillon Wallace
Hubbard
Tabrador
Mexi
Lemp Jr Files Habeas Corpus For Son Rights
William J. Lemp Jr., son of the late brewer William J. Lemp, petitions habeas corpus alleging his wife prevents the seven year old son from seeing him. Judge Lamb orders Mrs. Lemp to produce the child February 4.
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St. Louis
Wiliam J. Lemp, Jr
William J. Lemp
Lamb
Weather forecast across Midwest states
Illinois generally fair and cold with brisk northwest winds. Indiana fair with lake snow and cold winds. Lower Michigan snow in north and west with cold air and high winds. Wisconsin fair with cold wave in east and central areas. Iowa generally fair and colder in the southeast.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Insidious Danger Warns of Kidney Troubles
A cautionary note on kidney disease describes it as insidious and potentially fatal if untreated. It urges early use of Foley's Kidney Cure to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Bright
Local Happenings and Property Transfers in Washington County
Jan 28 items from The County News report hog shipping by Jos Pieper and social visits. Several residents recover from lagrippe as Lula Tobin hosts a dance. Will Koening expands acreage to over 200. Martha Marek Lintz inherits 25 000 and Frank Marek 40 000 from Jos Marek estate in Wellman.
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Holy Trinity Parsonage
Anna Marek Lintz
Frank Marek
Jos. Marek
Wellman
Local Social Notes From Verdi Area
Jas Cregg visited Ainsworth on business. Mellie Longer stayed near Richmond with relatives. Mrs Linus Wood and baby visited Washington relatives. Mrs Robert Taylor sick with la grippe. Mrs Robert Duncan of Ainsworth visited Jas Clegg. Frank McKay and family at Murray Conger’s. Roy Dawson at Jas Dawson’s near West Chester. Chas Putman at Chas McMullen’s. Sadie Shrader of Washington visited Chas McMullen’s sister. Many neighborhood folk attended a Washington play. May Humston sewing for Roy Dawson. Frank Abdill and Freda drove to West Chester to visit kin. Winnie Green ill and out of school at Franklin. Mary Fetters hosted birthday dinner. Mae Morgan and Lena Bidwell of Brighton visited.
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Cregg
Ainsworth
Mellie
Richmond
Linus Wood
Baby
Washington
Robert Taylor
Robert Duncan
Jas
Chas
Franklin
Mary Fetters
Mae Morgan
Lena Bidwell
Brighton
Riordan and locals attend regional meetings and visits
T J Riordan visited Chicago for business early in the week. Rev W A Smith assisted at West Chester meetings. Mrs Ezra Gardner cared for a sick baby at R M Ashby's home. O J Cullumber hosted guests for dinner, including Harry Welch and Edna Gardner. Floyd Timmons and Joe Simerman went to Chicago. M Dayton left for Cedar Rapids for barbering study. The Q B C met Alta Hampshire at Finley Rickey home. A E Adams visited Davenport. Duane McClure hosted a group of girls for Pearl Montgomery who leaves for Iowa City. Matthess and Scott will...
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T. J. Riordan
Chicago
W. A. Smith
F. E. Morrison
West Chester
Ezra Gardner
R. M. Ashby
O. J. Cullumber
Harry Welch
Edna Gardner
Sylvia Scott
Orvie Scott
Floyd Timmons
Joe Simerman
M. ©. Dayton
Cedar Rapids
Q. BE. C
Alta Hampshire
Finley Rickey
A. E. Adams
Davenport
Duane McClure
Pearl Montgomery
Iowa City
Messrs
Matthess and
Scott Will
Public Sale Announced by Lexington School
The Lexington school will host a program and pie social at the school house on a near evening next week. Invitations are extended to all residents. A tramp called at the J. M. Mace home Saturday evening and obtained food. reportedly spent the night at the school house.
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Lexington
J. M. Mace
Smallpox Quarantine Closes Local Schools
Excitement over smallpox grows as John Shaffer and Jim Herry families fall ill. Doctor Downing confirms smallpox and orders quarantine, prompting immediate school closures at Kinross Disor and Nira. Several residents exposed while the sick show improvement. Will McClelland returns from Washington and others relocate farms. Mrs. Ira Lyons remains ill under Doctor Potter’s care.
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John Shaffer
Jim Herry
Downing
Kinross
Disor
Nira
Will McClelland
Washington
Jim Starr
Bitting Farm
Edgar Carter
Ira Lyons
Doctor Potter
Local residents plan travel after family updates
Jan 27 notes show the Tinnes family returning from Colorado Springs with Lizzie in poor health. Mrs Gray and Lola head to Kansas City with Mrs Doty. A farewell at Ad Henry's precedes a likely trip to South Dakota. Keota doctor Clara Gray visits. Reighard family visits Dublin. Brownhouse dance well attended.
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Nick Tinnes
Lizzie
Gaylord
Colorado Springs
Arthur Gray
Lola
Kansas City
A. L. Doty
Ad Henry
South Dakota
Verne Wolfe
Clara Gray
Keota
Doctor Gray
George Reighard
Dublin
John Brownhousen
Mike Trier
John Snider
August Times
Ed Sheetz
Iowa City
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cure Claims
An advertisement offers a reward of one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo and F J Cheney & Co Toledo. The product is described as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle and pills for constipation are suggested.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Tedo,co
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
For Sale 15 Brown Leghorn Cockerels
For sale 15 single comic Brown Leghorn cockerels listed by W. D. Shearer at the U. S. Express office. Also note Mrs. DeLong returns to Crawfordsville after a brief city visit and Miss Omi Funston returns to Ainsworth after a brief visit to Keota.
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W. D. Shearer
U. S. Express Office
Omi Funston
Ainsworth
Keota
Dunbars January' 29 Candy Specialty Highlight
Miss Lottie Dupuis arrived from Sigourney for a brief visit with relatives. Miss Hattie Clendenning from Keota stayed a day or two at the Clendenning home in south Washing. The note mentions Hays' restaurant as part of the scene and candy as the specialty of Dunbars.
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Dunbars
Hays
Hattie Clendenning
Keota
Clenning
South Washing
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Dougherty Bros. Clothiers
Movement Against Prohibition
National Society
Mexico
D. A. Ghalmers
North
Iowa Avenue
the County News
Lonsdale
L. L
Coats
Talleyranqd
Wilber Miller
Harwood
J. A. Harwood
the Shoe Man
South Side
C. S. Lemmon
Deweler
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