News Notes from Keota and Nearby Areas
Keota notes report Mrs. Clayton Funston recovering at home after appendicitis surgery. Calvin Bennett of Udell dies. his funeral handled by I O O F in Keota with Rev. Hawk officiating. Bennett burial in Keota cemetery. Births announced in Keota: Martha Evelyn Eng land and Richard Harold Pieper. Ruth Shaffer elopes and marries Willard Norris in Iowa City. Lizzie Helscher improving after major operation under nurse care. Local sale ring praised as best of the season for registered horses.
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Keota
Clayton Funston
Washington County Hospital
Joe Lambert
Calvin Bennett
Udell
Iowa
J. T. Hawk
Bennett
Frank
Losey Bennett
Nettie Foster
Wellman
John Lefever
Bruce Faris
J. L. McJunkin
Karl Conk
Brighton Route One Community Notes
Mrs A H Parcell has rheumatism and is poorly. Lloyd Luers has scarlet fever and the Luers home is quarantined. Robert Scott of Wayland looked for a farm to rent. Mr and Mrs Al Kinney and Willard of Richland spent Sunday with Terry Gowey. Mr and Mrs Frank Peck and children of Fast Pleasant Plain visited Alex Horkoski. Mrs S M Brinton is sick. W F Miller held a closing out sale last Tuesday. January thaw made roads very muddy. Mr and Mrs W P Brier visited old neighbors.
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Brighton
A. H. Parcell
Lloyd Luers
Luers
Robert Scott
Wayland
al Kinney
Willard
Richland
Terry Gowey
Frank Peck
Near Fast Pleasant Plain
Alex Horkoski
S. M. Brinton
W. F. Miller
W. P. Brier
Braden Braden and neighbors host gatherings near Braden area
Mrs Jas Walsh and Marie spent several days at Ft Madison visiting the Cecil Lease home. Mr and Mrs B D Twinam entertained the Braden club and families Thursday evening. Brick ice cream and wafers were served. Howard Crozier visited from Washington. W C Richards helped finish packing for the Wittiig family. John Orris shipped cattle to Havre and Chicago. Oral Long and family visited parental home and attended the Anderson sale. Donald and Marie Smith were entertained at Frederickson home for a birthday dinner. The Witting sale drew a large crowd.
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Braden
Jas. Walsh
Marie
Ft. Madison
Cecil Lease
B. D. Twinam
Braden Club
Wittiig
Richards
California
John Orris
Havre
Chicago
Oral Long
Parental Long
Oral
Anderson
Donald Smith
Fredrickson
Marie Maxwell
Jay Orris
Witting
Married Twelve Years Before Baby Came
Louisville Nebraska Mrs Jon OVAK describes relief from long standing female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states she has used 36 bottles and now has a three year old son. A country wide canvass reports 98 of 100 purchasers benefited.
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Louisville
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jon Ovak
Neb
Patterson Wins in County Declamatory Contest
Clara Patterson placed first in the county declamatory event at Brighton with a humorous piece and again earned top honors in Crawfordsville where she had previously won overall. Also, Clara Patterson took second in Brighton’s humorous class, and John Bullers and his mother sustained burns rescuing a child from a stove fire. both incidents reported locally.
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Crawfordsville
Harold Ross
Clara Patterson
Eula Martin
Brighton
Arthur Griffith
Washington
John Robert Bullers
John Bullers
Clara
Cotter Notes and Social Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Lynder from Letts visited Cotter-Mrs. Lynder came Saturday to spend days with daughter Mrs Vi olet Duncan. Pat Boyd and family visited Joe McGraw's Sunday. The Cotter girls will play Ains worth Wednesday night. Miss Grace Duncan visited brother Lyle Duncan Tuesday night. The Ladies club met with Mrs Gary Stapp Wednesday afternoon. Three car load hogs shipped Tuesday morning by Chas Duncan Lyle Duncan Howard Griffith John Arthur Havenstein Bros. Joe McGraw moving to a farm south of Washington this week. Sherman Willey visited Junction Tuesday. Mrs Geo Stapp Davenport visitor Tuesday night.
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Cotter
Lynder
Letts
Violet Duncan
Pat Boyd
Joe McGraw
Chas. Duncan
Lyle Duncan
Howard Griffith
John Arthur
Havenstein Bros
Geo. Stapp
Joe
Ainsworth
Grace Duncan
Ladies Club
Gary Stapp
Fijians Launch Fire Walking Show on Business Basis
In Suva Fiji Islands on December 20 commercial observing the ceremony. Visitors pay three shillings to watch natives walk barefoot over red hot rocks heated in a pit. Tourists climb a hill to reach an amphitheatre before the fee is charged.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Store Force Notes Reader Ad Inquiry
A store force records a reader report of seeing an advertisement in the Journal. The notation indicates customer engagement from a newspaper notice and notes the ad as a point of contact.
Eugenics Provision Faces Opposition in Iowa Legislature
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate considers a marriage law with an eugenics amendment. Opponents argue the clause would hamper individuals planning marriage and inconvenience many to prevent ineligible unions. Nebraskas similar law faces repeal petitions as lawmakers debate limits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Nebraska
Iowa considers marriage law clash with Nebraska border flow
The debate centers on a proposed Iowa law linking ten day notice and medical exams for marriage licenses, with eugenics amendments raising concerns. Senators Holdoeg and Gilchrist sponsor the amendment, while critics warn exams could cause days of delay and potential abuse. A special Nebraska session call and cross-border migration are noted as context.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Bryan
Senate
Holdoeg
Calhoun County
Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Merchants Ad Message Found in Journal
A note records the speaker telling merchants I saw your ad in the Journal. The brief remark references a newspaper advertisement and indicates awareness of a listed merchant notice.
Anamosa Prison Overcrowded As Corridor Sleepers Rise
Anamosa reformatory faces severe crowding with about 100 inmates sleeping on cots in corridors. Senator Hale says a new cell house costing around 250000 is needed within a year, potentially funded by prison industries profits totaling roughly 159000 and rising.
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Des Moines
Jaws
Anamosa Reformatory
Hale
Jones County
Board of Control
Anamosa
Anamosa Prison Industries Support Self Subsistence Plan
The ware shop blacksmith shop Tai Lor shop printing plant and laundry employ about 50 men at state printing. Officials say state industries should sustain themselves and, if possible, generate revenue to keep institutions self supporting as Mr Hale stated.
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Anamosa
Hale
Advertisement Inquiry In The Journal Sparks Introduction
A brief line notes a person says they saw an advertisement in the Journal and used it to introduce themselves. The remark reflects a standard outreach step following a classified or public notice.
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Journal
Mothers You Can Prevent Children From Taking Cold
Parents can prevent colds by applying Vicks before bedtime. Rub the vaporizing salve over the throat and chest, cover with a warm cloth, then allow the body heat to release the ingredients to air passages. The vapors stimulate mucous membranes and improve chest circulation to deter germ attacks.
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