Installation of officers of the Irighthon Rebekah Lodge at Brighton
Brighton July 14 The Irighthon Rebekah Lodge held installation of officers Tuesday evening with Rhua Armstrong acting as installing officer in the absence of Mrs Roy Mallory District Deputy President from Washington. New officers include N G Mrs Eva Heacock V G Mrs Mary Snider Recording secretary Mrs Bennett Treasurer Mrs Irwin Warden Rhua Armstrong conductor Mrs Mattie Wood Chaplain Mrs Lottie Davison I G Mrs Dorothy Johnson O G Mrs Grace Vanerus R S N G Mrs Mary Koch L 8 N G Mrs Will McClintic R 8 V G Mrs Effie McCarty L 3 vv G Mrs R J Armstrong. News of local visits funerals births and business filled the rest of the column including a son born to Mr and Mrs Bruce Mellis at Fairfield Iowa and merchants G L Duke and C L Schwyhart buying the Halferty pantatorium with plans to operate in Hedrick and here.
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Brighton
Ilrighton Rebekah Lodge
Roy Mallory
Washington
Rhua Armstrong
N. G
Eva Heacock
V. G
Mary Snider
Bennett
Irwin
Mattie Wood
Lottie Davison
I. G
Dorothy Johnson
O. G
Grace Vanerus
Mary Koch
Will McClintic
Effie McCarty
R. J. Armstrong
Ellen Prizer
Mrs. Riley
Sioux Falls
Grinnell
W. T. Moyle
Ted Prizer
George
Philip Wanerus
Marjorie
Adrienne
Ethel Kiser
Caroline McGuire Schoens
Kansas
Richard Malcolm
Bruce Mellis
Fairfield
Mellis
Helen Stever
G. L. Duke
C. L. Schwyhart
Hedrick
Schwyhart
Duke
Gilbert Day
Laban Freak
Washington National Bank
Albert Thurston
Columbus Junction
K. M. Elmore
Linnie Savage
Walden
Pomona
Calif
Braden Club Holds Meeting and New Officers Installed
The Braden club met with Mrs Achish Maxwell on July 12 with fourteen members and two visitors. A short business session installed new officers and a book review titled Against the Current was read by cisah Maxwell. Refreshments were served by the hostess with Doris and Marie Maxwell assisting.
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Braden
Braden Club
Achish Maxwell
Cisah Maxwell
Doris
Marie Maxwell
Herman Twinam
Love City
Henry Wittie
Pongld Smith
John McCall
James Welsh
Co. M. Marwel
Adria Sickafoose
Olds
John Fredrickson
Local notes from Ainsworth July visit and arrivals
Mrs E H House and daughter Martha of Wapello visited M L Olds then traveled to Washington to see Mr and Mrs Charles Olds. Construction on Primary Number 2 awaits two tractors. H G Crawford and son Billy arrived from Des Moines on Firefly. W R C met at Legion hall with refreshments. Social club plans all day event at Mrs S H Henderson’s for Mrs Mabel Fullerton moving to Iowa City. Mrs Blaine Pressley and two daughters and Miss Ethel Henderson left for Tennessee to visit relatives. Mrs Belle Burris and son Joseph arrived from Chicago to visit her sister.
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Ainsworth
E. H. House
Martha
Wapello
Chas. Laird
W. R C
Legion Hall
Nellie Richards
Gladys Evans
S. H. Henderson
Mabel Fullerton
Iowa City
Fire destroys shed US 4 near Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville July 15 A fire to the large shed owned by Mrs John Shaffer just south of the depot caused near total loss with no insurance. A separator and a tractor owned by John M Brant Co were damaged. Suspected cause involves small boys and matches. Mission Circle met at W W Twinem home with Marian Davidson leading devotionals and guests Atherta Wolf Lois Edgar Leila Edgar Evan Blake. ice cream and wafers served.
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Crawfordsville
A. T. Brown
Washington
Mt. Union
John Shaffer
Shaffers
John M. Brant Co
Bushnell
Mission Mission Circle
W. W. Twinem
Misa Marian Davidson
Atherta Wolf
Lois
Leila Edgar
Evan Blake
Rev F S Seeds Returns Visit West Chester
The Rev F S Seeds of Fairfield, former West Chester pastor, visits town staying through Sunday. Fairfield Gospel Team performs July 16 with open air meetings at 11 30 2 30 and 7 39 and a cafeteria basket dinner in the church basement. The West Chester orchestra gives a free concert July 19 at 8 15 with solos by Miss White Clark Pulver and LeRoy Richarde and a cello piece by Miss White.
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West Chester
F. S. Seeds
Fairfield
Merle Gardner
Washington
Ruby Skipton
June Conger
Cedar Falls
Methodist Church
Miss White
Marengo
Clark Pulver
Keota
LeRoy Richarde
Pou
Ostrich Facts Spark Curious Roundup on Birds
A brief note explains the ostrich as the largest bird on earth living up to about ninety years. It weighs as much as a cow, yet carries a brain of roughly two ounces, illustrating surprising intelligence despite its small brain.
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Earth
Pusser Seen As Local Figure in Town Gossip
A scathing social note describes Pusser as a well known town figure with a glowing reputation among local ladies. The piece compares him to Clarence Marshmallow of the Movies and mocks his attire and behavior.
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the Pusser
Tiffany Tee
Clarence Marshmallow
Musser
Muscatine Road May Be Sold Soon
Foreclosure of $517,500 mortgage against the Muscatine Burlington and Southern threatens the short line. The bank seeks lien release as sale flags looming, with possible buyer interest from Minneapolis St. Louis, Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul, and Chicago Burlington Quincey railroads. Local city and Burlington cooperation aim to bridge the crisis and preserve service.
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Muscatine
Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
Davenport
Lane & Waterman
Muscatine Road
Hoffman & Hoffman
D. W. Jackson
Muscatine, Burlington & Southern
Showers Bros. Co
Furniture Manufacturers
Leopold Desk Company
B. A. Florang
Northwestern Stamp
Krein
Burlington
Court House
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Chicago, Burrington & Quincey Railroad
Chicago Bank
Muscatine, Burlington and Southern
Pierre Marquette Railroad
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Yale Lecturer Portrays New England Life in Poetry
Iowa City July 15 Professor Frederick E Pierce of Yale University lectures in the University of Iowa summer session. He has portrayed New England country life in three poetry volumes and is a native New Englander with Puritan ancestry.
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Iowa City
Frederick E. Pierce
Yale
University of Iown
Pierce
New England
Device Measures Breathing With New Apparatus
A newly designed apparatus measures the oxygen inhaled by a person. The device tracks breathing by analyzing air intake and provides data useful for medical or research purposes.
Woman Arrested for Breaking Diphtheria Quarantine in Oskaloosa
Mrs. Thomas Rose faces charges in Oskaloosa police court for breaking a diphtheria quarantine after tearing down a quarantine card. Mayor Frank E B Smith reviews the case while health officials locate her two children and await court action.
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Oskaloosa
Thomas Rose
Frank EB. Smith
Rose
Baby Dies in Lockjaw After Finger Injury
Ackley, July 15. Eighteen month old Stanley Diamond died from lockjaw after injuring a finger on a pump jack operated by a gasoline engine. The finger tip was crushed, initial treatment seemed fine, but days later the child refused to drink and the jaws locked, causing death.
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Ackley
Stanley Diamond
Lake City School Fire Prompts Second Loss in Six Months
Lake City suffers a total loss when the high school building burns, with fire damage estimated at $70 and insured for $33,000. It marks the second school fire in six months, after Klondyke school burned in February for about $4,000.
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Lake City
Klondyke
J C Sanders Dead Former Fort Madison Warden
James C Sanders a twelve year Fort Madison penitentiary warden and three year Avoca schools superintendent died in a Omaha hospital from uremic poisoning after illness. He is survived by his wife and son Roger. Sanders pioneered individualized treatment of prisoners influencing many state prisons.
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Omaha
James C. Sanders
Fort Madison
Iowa
Avoca
Roger
Sanders
Iowa State Prison
Minan Leg Strength Shows Left-Dominant Bias
A historical report notes that in 54 of 100 cases the left leg is stronger than the right. The observation highlights asymmetry in leg strength across monitored subjects.
Iowa City Council Increases Chief Of Police Pay
The Iowa City council raised the prospective police chief salary from 1500 to 1800 dollars a year. Mayor Emma Harvat aimed to attract the best candidate, noting the raise could not affect a serving chief but would apply to the newly appointed successor.
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Iowa City
Emma Harvat
Drownings Rise in Des Moines Prompt Health Bulletin
Des Moines records 57 drowning deaths this season surpassing last year, prompting the state board of health to issue a bulletin on resuscitation. The Schafer method is highlighted as highly successful when applied promptly to water-immersion cases.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Local Relief
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to clear mucous surfaces. It notes sales by druggists for over 40 years and lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the maker.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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