Local News Briefs Highlight Visitors and Birth
Rockford residents visit Richmond and Pekin while many townsfolk shop and travel for business. A daughter named Joyce Ann arrived Monday at Harold and Mrs. Messenger's home. Several travelers from Wayland Crawfordsville Minneapolis and Chicago are noted along with moves and local shopping.
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Robert Johnson
Roberta
Rockford
Ill
George Foster
Frank Patterson
Richmond
D. F. Macon
Ashington
Iowa
Harold Messenger
Joyce Ann
Reister & Sons
R. L. Moore
Journal
Richard Mc
Leery
West Main Street
West Washington Street
Col Palmer
Pete
John Kauffmen
Wayland
Andy Bilattner
P. L. Hieher
Tom Long
Crawfordsville
A. L. Braden
Weill
A. A. Jackson
Wayne
W. L. Carr
Wellman
Will Embree
West Chester
John Titterington
Pekin
Anna Rouse
Walter Bower
Washington
Leo Stoutner
Keola
Sam Stites
Peter Huber
Mary McFarland
Grace Conner
Minneapolis
Minn
R. A. Gibson
Chicago
Ind
Walter Conner
Earl Fulton
Alhambra
Calif
W. A
Routes and Reach of 19th Century Iowa Pioneers
A survey of westward migration to Iowa chronicles routes used by settlers and immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s. It details the staged journeys via the St Lawrence Erie Canal Mississippi River and Pennsylvania Canal including price ranges shipboard life dangers and the surge of Iowa settlement led by Washington county communities and frontier wagon trains.
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Dr. Peterson
Iowa Historical Society
Iowa
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Illinois
Frederick Marryat
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
New York
Broadway
James K. Paulding
Great West
Dan
Beersheba
Chicago
Chicago Democrat
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Charles Latrobe
Charles F. Hoffman
Latrobe
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James Baird
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Joseph Edelstein
English River
Iowa Township
John Diehl
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Murray
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Hernan
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Discharges and Admissions At Local Hospital
Discharged yesterday afternoon were Mrs. Lester Small Earl Strange of Haskins and Billy Kelsey Mrs Frank Embree was discharged this morning Harley Cole 14 Brighton was admitted for treatment last night Clif ford Fountain Wellman underwent an appendectomy yesterday afternoon
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Lester Small
Earl Strange
Haskins
Billy Kelsey
Frank Embree
Harley Cole
Brighton
Clitford Fountain
Wellman
Had Library for Patrons in Cincinnati Saloon
The first beer saloon in Cincinnati, over a century and a quarter old, offered a library for its patrons.
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Cincinnpati
Bowler Hat's History Tied to Derby Name
A bowler hat, about a hundred years old, originated as the Coke riding hat designed by William Coke in Leicestershire. It was made for hunting and informal occasions when a top hat was unsuitable. The Earl of Derby popularized it in town, leading to the name derby in London and across the country.
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Coke
William Coke
Leicestershire
Earl of Derby
London
Agriculture's Beginning in Massachusetts
Twenty acres of corn planted in 1607 at Plymouth marked the modest start of Massachusetts agriculture. Early settlers grew wheat rye corn oats and flax among the first crops.
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Plymouth
Eugland
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Antiques in Store Windows Attract Lots of Attention
Nicola and Harmon showcase a broad antique window with a 1834 roads canals railways map, quilts, old books, a doll owned by Ella Reister, and various pictures and lanterns. Other displays include a 1865 residence photo, two aged antiques at Mrs H L Crozier, vintage photos, a 60 year old vinegar jug, a 1846 gun boat, and Seth Thomas clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicola & Harmon’s
Nicola and Harmon
Scofield
Ella Reister
H. L. Crozier
Seth Thomas
Colenso
NeHerman’s
McAvoy Beauty Shop
Anna M. Humble
Carbon Monoxide The Killer Gas Warns of Hidden Dangers
An warning article explains carbon monoxide is colorless odorless and deadly. It cites risks from warming a car in a closed garage and faulty exhaust leaks that can cause unconsciousness or death within minutes. It urges fresh air and open garage doors before starting engines to prevent accidents.
Odd Name Suggested for Mill Town in Georgia
Georgia officials propose a distinctive name for the new mill town near the $1,000,000 Thread mill site. Company officials suggest the name Cane as a distinctive regional reference.
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Georgia
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