Fourth of July Cele bration draws large crowd in Coppock
Coppock July 11 large crowd attended Washington Fourth of July celebration. Local social notes report visits by families and friends, parade led by Frank Beatty, upcoming Washington barbers game, Pythian Sisters ice cream social, and Epworth League program. Community members travel to nearby Keota band and Fairfield events.
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Coppock
Washington
Mia
John Hesser
Glenn
Dale
Wayland
Ab Edwards
Roy
Bill Kurtz
Frank Kurtz
Frank Beatty
Pythian Sisters
Co. O. Dayton
al Morgan
Ralph Munro
Fairfield
D. R. Munro
Will Miller
Raymondville
Fred Forinash
Forinash
Millers
Alsey Hopkinson
Burlington
E. Ll. Coffey
Wellman
Coffey
Walter Edwards
Illinois
Keota
John Applegate
Fairfied Business Men’s
Quartette
Birthday Visits and Local News from Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville July 10 events include visits by Richard Bennett family from Hedrick and Ruth McElroy with Verle, Gladys Maxwell in Washington Saturday. Susan Hanis wakes celebrated 88th with basket dinner at Malhern home and guests from multiple area towns attended. Moon from Maryland touring with evangelist singer. Annetye Brindley of Decatur South Dakota visiting cousin Mrs A G Lease.
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Crawfordsville
Richard Bennett
Ruth
Mildred
Hedrick, Ja
S. R. Harper
Ruth McElroy
Verle
Gladys Maxwell
Washington
J. P. Jones
Vernon and
Russell
Muscatine
Susan Hanis
A. Bern
Malhern
Grant Shafer
Elma Melton
Merle
Vera
M. Pleasant
George Cooper
Geoff
Lowell
W. $. Cochran
William
Coppeck
Sam Marsh
Elmer Reshley
Brighton
Lester Neff
Gerald
Eugene
Duaine
Chas. Shafer
B. F. Brown
Clara Sweet
Karl
Ray
Alice
Moon
Maryland
Eli White
J. H. Jones
Mr. Moon
Annette Brindley
Decelrich S. Dakota
A. G. Lease
Land and livestock prices spark chatter in West Chester
In West Chester and nearby Brighton, farmers discuss cattle at nine dollars per hundred pounds and hog prices, stressing land as a lasting investment. Ed Duvall and Rohinson Bros are noted for cattle deliveries, and a Fourth of July parade in Washington is recalled with a speech by the governor deemed unlikely to be heard.
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West Chester
D. C
Ed. Duvall
Washington
Cando
North Dakota
Devil's Lake Country
Washington County
Wm. Sutherland
New Rockford
Local notes from Young America area
Community updates describe visits and family events in Davenport Burlington and Columbus Junction. Mr and Mrs Pringle hosted relatives for Burl Pringle's sixteenth birthday while others traveled, fished, or helped with hay harvests. A mix of small town social happenings, travel, and school notes appear alongside a set of humorous student sentences from Kuala Lumpur.
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Willa Maxine Briley
Columbus Junction
C. W. Hannan
Hannan
Briley
Frank Pringle
Burl
H. & .Porter
Edgar Porter
Louise
Robert An John
Will Marie
Leo
Leonard
William, Jr
Lloyd Humston
Raymond
B. C. Briley
Harold
Mary
Willa
Maxine
Elisa Butler
Mary Louise
Burlington
Cloyce Pringle
Richard
Davenport
George Nelson
Stanley Maxwell
Ernest Carlson
Frank Beatty
Charles
Claude Rhodebeck
Ohio
Elmer Cherry
Charlies Wright
Cincinnati
Pastor on vacation prompts month without services in Crawfordsville
G W Hanna and daughter Mabel left for Gastonia North Carolina to visit relatives. He takes his vacation from pastoral duties. No preaching at United Presbyterian church for at least a month. Laura Barnett returns to West Grove Iowa after a short visit home.
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Crawfordsville
Teo
G. W. Hanna
Mabel
Gastonia
North Carolina
Hanna
United Presbyterian Church
Laura Barnett
West Grove
Stringtown Social Notes And Local Farm Transactions
Stringtown reports E Eicher sold 700 lb calves to Miller Bros at Olds for 5 dollars per hundredweight. Elva Cooper and Ralph of Winfield visited Howard Lee. John Graber Sr remains ill and not improving. Joe Widmer family hosted Sunday dinner at Wayland. Stringtown Threshing Company threshed wheat for Walter Jarra and Peter Geaber with yields of 28 and 26 bushels per acre respectively. Brooks family and Rex also mentioned in the village roundup.
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Stringtown
E. KE Eicher
Miller Bros
Olds
Elva Cooper
Ralph
Winfield
Howard Lee
John Graber
Joe Widmer
Jonathan Conrad
Wayland
Stringtown Threshing Company
Walter Jarraé
Peter Geaber
Brooks
Rex
Buffalo street cars run amid protests as Philadelphians volunteer
On July 11 Buffalo saw a rail line attempt by the International Railway Co to restart service with four wire guarded streetcars. Police protected the cars as mobs jeered and threw stones, derailing one, with 200+ officers along a 2.5 mile route.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International Railway Company
Landred
Main Street
Ohae
Omlet
Mitten Hines
Philadelphia
Mulfalo
Mitten
Prairie Chicken Tale From Dakota Prairies Letter
Alex Miller recounts a July 5 crossing from Granville to Towner North Dakota describing a prairie chicken mother guiding her young across a road. He notes local counties and figures, meets Dunkard Belier in Cando, discusses law and poultry rules, and reflects on North Dakota's growth and people amid harsh weather and farming vigor.
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Miller
Alex Miller
Dakota Prairies
Mr. Miller
Alex
Granville
Towner
N. D
North Dakota
Iowa
Northwest
T. R
Col
Hrookhert
Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Garrett
A. H. Waillace
J. A. Harwood
Col. Scofield
al Rodman
Jerry Curran
B. F. Dixon
C. J. Wilson
One Quarter of U S Wage Earners Are Women
The article notes that women comprise one quarter of all wage earners in the United States, highlighting gender roles in the labor market.
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United States
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted by Letters
Baltimore women share months of suffering from backache and weakness and praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief. The letters describe symptoms, improved sleep, and renewed ambition, urging other women to try the plant based remedy.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pinkham
Rose Watpener
Roseland Place
Lydia E. Pinkham
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