Death of Mrs Josephine Patterson in Chicago
News from Richmond reports the death of Mrs Josephine Patterson formerly Josephine Navy of Richmond. She died from injuries after a gas stove explosion and a fall from a third story window at a Chicago hospital. Burial was in Chicago after services held there.
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Richmond
Josephine Patterson
Chicago
Patterson
Josephine Navy
I. G. Keifer
Frank Novy
Jim Lucusky
Wisconsin
Clara Marhaefer
Cedar Rapids
B. Marhaefer
Grandma Chapek
Donald
Conrad Macarse
Riverside
George Schmit
Fred Welte
Son
Burlington
Tony Belin
Lula
Matilda Saur
Washington
Chas. Votruba
Lula Berry
North of Wellman
Jack Snider
Jay Boone
Kalona
Iowa City
Hazel Small
Wellman
Josephine Escher
Ainsworth News Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Daily notices report Rev. Davey family trip through eastern states. Pawnee City mourns a Davis sister. Ab Anderson attended Mary Brockway funeral. Mrs. Hartwick and daughter visit Davenport kin. Mrs. Grover Neiswanger to Des Moines for days with husband in hospital. Eastern Stars picnic near town. Miss Mary Brockway funeral at home, later Brockway cemetery. Visitors include Mildred Burris, Belle Burris and Joseph. Norman Bean and Dorothy Stafford wed in Muscatine. County fair boosters gain momentum. Oregon township pledges share. Earl Alcorn and Dr. Alcorn visit. Laird family leaves for Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Neiswanger
Maynard Hites
Robert
Stone Woods
Mary Brockway
A. C. MacBlain
Brockway
Conesville
Mildred Burris
Washington
Belle Burris
Joseph
Chicago
Frank Chihak
Jas. Bean
Harry McConnell
Auto
Kansas City
Norman Bean
Dorothy Stafford
Haskins
Muscatine
Oregon
Earl Alcorn
Oskaloosa
Dr. Alcorn
A. J. Laird
Margaret
Brighton News Roundup From Route One to Clay
Noah Farrier is on the sick list. S H Hagans has improved his house with two new porches. Mr and Mrs Rob Shaffer and others from Crawfordsville visited Harry Dunbar. Threshing active with John Mann in Brighton Clay area and Ralph Beliel in Black Hawk. Rev Griffith, new Clay minister, moved into parsonage Tuesday. Chicken thieves are active in the country.
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Brighton
Noah Farrier
S. H. Hagans
Rob Shaffer
Floyd Maxwell
Scott Welsh
Amy
Crawfordsville
Harry Dunbar
John Mann
Brighton-Clay
Ralph Beliel
Blackhawk
Rev. Griffith
Clay
Rural Route No Four Brief Family Notice
Rural Route No 4 lists Mr and Mrs Frank Telford of Lone Tree Iowa and Mr and Mrs Robert Kephart of Washington and Rev Perry Telford of Fort Madison July 28.
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Frank Telford
Lone Tree
Robert Kephart
Washington
Rey. Perry Telford
Ft. Madison
Stringtown threshing season begins at J. J. Rich’s
Stringtown farmers start the threshing season at J. J. Rich’s with Joe Roth remaining engineer and E. E. Eicher as separator man. Rex Swan and family visited Harlan Cummings near Wayland. Silas Korf and others toured a coal mine in Pershing Iowa. Keller aided at McNamara store in Washington and shopped in Stringtown. several residents planned hog sales in New London. Farmers report haying and oat cutting underway, signaling a busy period ahead.
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Stringtown
Stringtown Threshing
J. J. Rich
Joe Roth
E. E. Eicher
Rex Swan
Harlan Cummings
Wayland
Washington Democrat
Silas Korf
Elsa Crawford
Oscar Tolander
P. R. Schantz
David Schantz
New London
Bob Smith
Kenneth Golf Tome
Crawfordsville Social News Roundup
Miss Aletha Holmes returned home from Rockford Iowa after several weeks with the Strains. Vera Yeager hosted Cedar Falls alumni Monday night. Ralph Moorhead, Iowa City student, visits home. Mrs. Will Neal of Burlington and Belle C. Neal were visitors. Bessie Busby of Washington, soon to teach here, visited town. Mrs. C S Sellers returns to Macon Mo after weeks with J T Clark. Mrs. Clark accompanied Mrs. Sellers to Washington. Care-Away Circle members enjoyed a picnic at McKee bridge with families.
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Crawfordsville
Aletha Holmes
John Strain
Rockford
Iowa
Vera Yeager
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Ralph Moorhead
Iowa City
Will Neal
Burlington
Belle C. Neal
Bessie Busby
Washington
C.S. Sellers
Macon
J. T. Clark
Pleasant Hill Socials and Visits Highlight Weekend
Mrs. John Hillhouse of Washington spent Saturday at the Ben Miller home. Bryan Swift visited Sunday at the Will Caldwell home. Roy Foss and family with Telfords from Lone Tree and Kepharts from Washington visited Fred Telford’s home. A. B. Carr shipped cattle from Havre to Chicago Tuesday. Homer Kephart and baby and Fred Kephart called on Brighton. Miss Gertrude Swift visits Carl Schneider and Bryon Swift.
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Fred Telford
A. B. Carr
Havre
Chicago
Ed Simmering
John Simmering
Florence Gardner
Charlie Kephart
Susan Gardner
Will Jones
Edna
George
Harry Jones
Ode Ferguson
Sam Witting
Swanton
Louise
Leo
Mobridge
Pleasant Hill
John Hillhouse
Washington
Ben Miller
Bryan Swift
Will Caldwell
Roy Foss
Frank Telford
Lone Tree
Robt. Kephart
Perry Telford
Ft. Madison
Homer Kephart
Baby
Fred Kephart
Brighton
Gertrude Swift
Carl Schneider
Bryon Swift
Hougland visits Brighton as former resident recalls past
Mrs. Hougland of Mexico Missouri visits Brighton on a weeklong stay. The Houglands once lived here and Dr. Hougland died over thirty years ago. This marks her second return after a prior visit five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Greathouse and Eva of Muscatine visited the La Mott home earlier this week. The funeral of J A Fox, killed accidentally while raising his house last Saturday, was held Monday at 3 pm at the Methodist church with Rev Gard ner officiating and the W O Ws at the grave. all his children and his two brothers attended.
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Brighton
J. A. Fox
Gardner
Maples Grove Journey Chronicles Iowa Farm Prosperity Visit
Traveler describes a Ford trip from Maple Grove toward Dysart and Dysart’s surroundings, praising north and west Iowa farms. He notes good to poor roads, vivid farm scenery, and extraordinary crop prospects with oats and corn advancing, tassels forming, and an upcoming Baptist association gathering near Falls Town on prime farmland.
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Maple Grove
J. D
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Hardin County
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Reinbeck Grundy
Dysart
Iowa Falls
Baptists
New York
Chicago
United States
Fox Family Notes and Nearby Visits in Ottumwa
The record lists several local movements and visits. Chas Fox and wife and Abraham Fox of Kansas City miss a sister in Beach, Ia who arrived late for services. Grace Brinton of Peoria visited Addison and Mrs Brinton. Tonton left for Chicago with Teresa and Queen to Canada for schooling. Frank Thompson is at Excelsior Springs. The Nord family plus three boys left for Altala after visiting Charls Arnold. Thelma Dayton visited Ottumwa with Cleve Dayton. Mrs Wentworth hosts Miss Anderson of Birmingham. Florence Robertson from Chicago arrived for a Rex Brier visit.
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Chas. Fox
Jerome
Abraham Fox
Kansas City
Beach
Grace Brinton
Peoria
Addison Brinton
Tonton
Chicago
Teresa
Queen
Canada
Frank Thompson
Excelsior Springs
Ivor Nord
Altala
Chas. Arnold
Thelma Dayton
Cleve Dayton
Ottumwa
Harry Wentworth
Miss Anderson
Birmingham
Florence Robertson
Rex Brier
Picnic and social visits mark Kemper area week
July gatherings in Noble Noble feature Miss Meta Krebill of Donnellson visiting Miss Kathryn Frey from Friday to Sunday. Families and friends plus church members host dinners and Sunday visits at various homes including Eicher Rinner Munson Rich Musselman Lodders Wenger and others. News noting Helping Hands quilting session and travel updates for Mitchells heading to Colorado Springs.
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P. P. Wenger
Verna Graber
Famly
Mr. Wenger
Illinois
Peter Graber
Joe Rich
Crawfordsville
J. T. Wenger
P. PP. Wenger
Emma Roberts
Andrew Rinner
J. A. Frey
D. F. Richard's
Mitchell
Denver
Colo
Colorado Springs
Mt. Rose
California
Edwin Leeper
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Dold
Coppock
Wm. Leeper
Sermon Grounds and Choir Energize Iowa Falls Meeting
Dr. Ross of Chicago preached at the First Baptist Church in Iowa Falls on the theme Present your bodies living sacrifice. A 200 voice female choir sang with rare unity. Dr. Regan spoke at Washington Baptist Church, and 40 tents dot the assembly park where services run 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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Iowa River
Ross
Chicago
First Baptist Church
Iowa Falls
Regan
Washington Taptist Church
First Church
Assembly Park
Crawfordsville Visitors and Local Guests Reported
W D Garmoe of Fairfield and James Wilson of Washington were in town recently on business and visiting friends. Gilbert Livermore of Mt Vernon stayed with the Barnett family. The Rev Mr Musselman and family passed through town yesterday noon en route to their new home in Bluffton Ohio.
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W. D. Garmoe
Fairfield
James Wilson
Washington
Gilbert Livermore
Mt. Vernon
Barnett
Mr. Musselman
Bluffton
Ohio
Murder at Burlington leads to burglary theory
Burlington Iowa July 29 The bodies of Mrs Alfred Miller 27 and her three year old child were found in a gas filled room at the home by her husband. Mrs Miller's hands and feet were tied and broken dishes indicate a struggle. Authorities believe she was murdered by a burglar she surprised.
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Burlington
Alfred Miller
Critique of Greek Women Beauty Practices in Classic Lands
The piece argues Greek girls start heavy beauty routines early, painting cheeks red and darkening brows and lashes, creating an aging effect by forty and claiming ugliness under the blue skies of Greece. It emphasizes age and appearance with sharp generalizations about local women.
University convocation extols quality over headcount
Prof. C. Nutting delivered the convocation address on Values at the University of Iowa marking the end of the summer term. About seventy certificates and degrees were conferred as he cited the graduate college ranking second in the United States and recalled growth from 500 in 1886 to about 5,000 last year, imagining 50,000 in the future.
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Iowa City
C. Nutting
University of Iowa
Professor Nutting
United States
America
Army worms threaten oats and fields in Storm Lake area
Storm Lake reports widespread army worm infestations in late oats meadow and alfalfa. At Newell, farmers met with County Agent Frank Barker to plan control. Gus Blade reported worms rapidly consuming heads on several acres of oats while corn tassels and early oats remain stressed but not yet doomed.
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Newell
Frank Barker
Gus Blade
Cornerstone Laid for New Masonic Temple in Muscatine
Hundreds of local and visiting Masons gathered with state officers to lay the cornerstone of the new Masonic temple in Muscatine on July 28. The decorated site featured patriotic colors, addresses, and band music. Dr. J B Dendall, right worshipful grand chaplain, praised the Masonic order and emphasized Americanism.
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Muscatine
Masonic Temple
J. B. Dendall
Masonic Order of the
United States
Lakeside Laboratory attracts Midwest science students
Students from across the Midwest join University of Iowa researchers at Lakeside Laboratory on Lake Okoboji for the summer session. Sixteen students and faculty, many pursuing graduate science work, attend, including eight from institutions other than Iowa.
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Lakeside Laboratory
Milford
Middle West
University of Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Havner Warned After Parking in Forbidden Zone
Attorney General H. M. Havner faced Cedar Rapids police for parking in a forbidden downtown zone while attending a Republican state judicial convention. He was not fined and received a warning to watch himself in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
H. M. Havner
Morrison
Havner
Saint Anthony and the modern man’s view on women
The piece presents the idea that Saint Anthony could not be tempted and was immune to women, contrasting it with the modern usage of the term to describe men who supposedly ignore women. It notes the irony and societal expectation surrounding male attraction.
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St. Anthony
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