Powellson to Attend Knoxville Funeral for Father
P M Powellson leaves this evening for Knoxville Illinois to attend his father's funeral. The elder Powelleon formerly lived in Keota and visited at his son's Washington home. Rev W F Huxfond, recently resigning from Waterloo Y M C A boys work, was in Washington en route to Des Moines for field work with Des Moines University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Powellson
Knoxville
Mr. Powelleon
Keota
Washington
W .F. Huxfond
Waterloo
Des Moines
Des Moines University
Residents and Visitors Town Notes Across Iowa Towns
Arch Best Oxfords Wilsons and several residents were in town Saturday. Daryl Strain of Ainsworth and Orri O Connor of Haskins visited. Feitz of Keota shopped. Mrs Earl Fry and daughter shopped. E D Lowash of West Chester and Albert Dayton of Keota called on business. Mrs Will Harwood and Mary Louise drove to Chicago for a few days. D F Macon auctioneer listed in Washington Iowa. Mauree Applegate returned from Platteville Normal July 20. L W Green and family moved to Rollie Gallagher residence. Mrs C M Aughey recovering from a serious head operation in Minneapolis. Mrs Carl Hedges and Ruth Hills visited, returning home with Hills. Kathryn Singmaster and Lillian went to Harper for illness of Mrs Singmasters mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota
Daily Herald
C. M. Aughey
Minneapolis
W. S. Reister
Washington
Iowa
Kathryn Singmaster
Lillian
Harper
Local shop ads and town visits mix in Crawfordsville notes
Fl Contento cigars appear at Lennon's Pharmacy as town business chatter continues. Crawfordsville residents L. D. Davis Mr and Mrs Evan L Davis Miss Veda Twinam and Miss Ruth Bridges are seen in town for visits and shopping at A B Pullam Sons WH B Putnam & Sons Lemmon's Pharmacy and similar outlets highlight sales on dresses organdies bath products and winter wear with low prices and offers noted alongside social calls and trips to Muscatine Yellowstone Sigourney and other locales.
State Conference of Social Work Held Now at Mason City
The Iowa State Conference of Social Work opened its twenty fourth meeting in Mason City with sessions through Wednesday. Miss Louise Cottrell's annual report notes rising county social service interest and warns of waste from untrained relief handling. The conference includes talk on children's codes with William Hodson and features Dr. Bird Baldwin on child health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mason City
Iowa State Conference of Social Work
Louise Cottrell
University of Iowa Extension Divisions
Edward H. Lauer
Iowa
Miss Cottrell
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Children’s Code Commission
William Hodson
Minneapolis
Russell Sage Foundation
Minnesota
Bird T. Baldwin
University of Iowa
Wesley Johnson
Webster County
State Conference On Social Work
Frank E. Sampson
Creston
Iowa City
Dorothy Taylor
Waterloo
George Mogridge
Glenwood
Eugene Mannheimer
Des Moines
Battles of a Small Man and Other Civil War Battles
In Pecorah Iowa a local writer, M. T. Gratton of Decorah, works from navy log books to recount Civil War era events aboard a man-of-war in 1864. A highlighted chapter details the death of a colored cook and other archival tales from the 1860s seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Maine
Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Dempsey
Gratton
Associated Press
Pecorah
U. 5S
M. T. Gratton
Decorah
Aprons on sale at Putnam's in stripes and plaids
Putnam's offers 21 aprons for sale featuring stripes and plaid ginghams described as good quality. Each apron priced at 69 cents with limited sizes small and medium available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Ancient stone sarcophagi repurposed as washtubs in Greek village
In Khasia near Athens the scarcity of wood and metal leads women to repurpose stone sarcophagi over two millennia old as washtubs, illustrating a practical reuse of ancient artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Khasia
Athens
Fortune and Johnson's Groceries Spark Household Fortunes
A brief note suggests Mr Fortune marries for money but finds fortune in groceries provided by Johnson's, implying domestic happiness tied to affordable staples. The item underscores a domestic routine rather than a larger event.
He Wants to Go to School
A community lad desires schooling and savors its value. He saves every cent to reach his future goal and encourages others to start saving now. The piece promotes opening a savings account to fix a saving habit and achieve success.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Fox
John Gilbert
Charles Banks
Agnes Ayres
Tom Gallery
Zazu Pitts
BIG Paramount Cust
Harold Lloyd
John Shields & Sons
Trunks
Dougnerty Bros
Dougherty Bros
Lrowall
Kein Kioshing Kompa
Menand
Wasdigor
Los
Angeles
McElhinney Drug Co
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
Daryl Strain
Ainsworth
Orri O'Connor
Haskins
Franeis Feitz
Earl Fry
E. D. Lowash
West Chester
Albert Dayton
Keotae
Will Harwood
Mary Louise
Chicago
D. F. Macon
Mauree Applegate
Platteville
Wisconsin
Platteville Normal
Atchisons
H L. W. Green
Rollie Gallagher
Mr. Green
United States Stock Medicine Company
Quincy
Grips
Carl Hedges
Ruth
Herbert Hills
Lennon
L. D. Davis
Crawfordsville
Hass
Veda Twinam
Town
Evan L. Davis
Crawfallsville
A. Bb. Pullam & Sons
Ruth “Bridges
Muscatine
WH. B. Putnam & Sons
Hattie
Emma Pratt
John Pratt
Marguerite
Mabel Whittaker
Yellowstone National Park
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
John Tollowar
Sigourney
Ditmer
A. BE. Putnam & Sons
Shade
Farmers & Merchants State Bank the Bank
State Conference of Social Work
Washington Cleaners
WeLr Floral Company
Curtis & Ross
East Washington Street
Washington Oil Co
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Harwood Shoe Store
South Side
W. W. Morrison
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!