Happenings in Keota and vicinity July 1912
Keota column notes visitors and residents’ movements including C C Smith and Nell Dayton guests, Mrs Taft’s Muscatine illness, Pardun sermon at United Presbyterian, and community events. A Ohio couple walking to Idaho drew attention, sharing long trek details and plans. Funeral of Etta Willis reported with family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Pardun
Gilbert, Jr
United Presbyterian Church
Pardun
Ethel Pardun
Election Talk From the Street Mocked by a Wag
A columnist laments the endless political chatter of candidates and factions. He mocks debates on tariffs trusts and rings and longs for sane topics like Bacon Swinburne or golf. He fears Woodrow Taft's election could ruin the country in fifty seven jumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Swineburne
Dr. Cook
Gunness Farm
Woodrow Taft
Beenblossoms and Ruebsams On Local Visits
Prairie Center residents report travels and family visits. Mr. and Mrs. H A Beenblossom and son Donald drove to Pueblo Colorado to see Mrs Beenblossom's sister Mrs James Bridges. Mrs Robert Kephart and daughter visited. Mrs Arthur Ruebsam and Mrs John Adams helped care for a child. Ruebsams visited Clyde Fishburn near Winfield. Tony Koehler welcomed a daughter. Zieglowaky cared for the baby. Ruebsams and Kepharts spent Sunday together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praiie Center
H. A. Beenblossom
Donald
Pueblo
Colo
Robert Kephart
Arthur Ruebsam
Chas. Roebsam
Clyde Fishburn’'s
Winfield
Mrs
Robert Kephart's
Local notes on residents and events in Jefferson township
Noble Dan Noble has caused trouble in the neighborhood this week. Mr and Mrs Slagel plan to move to Oregon to live and start Tuesday. Miss Bigham and Mrs Neiswanger left on a pleasure trip for about six weeks. A horse stolen from Sam Conrad pasture has died. Sunday school folks will attend a Jefferson township schools picnic next Thursday. Lan Neiswangers were callers at
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Dayton
Singmaster Ranch
Maplehurst
Edith Dayton Toogood
Mr. Babb
Mrs. Babb
Idaho
Dan Noble
Mrs. Slagel
Oreson
Sam Conrad
Jefferson Township
Local Social Roundup from Crawfordsville Area
Wednesday evening visits and Sunday trips mark a active social week. Mrs Fanny Graber and Mrs Peter Witting plus Dan Graber and Anna Graber connect with relatives and neighbors. Thirty Chicago children arrive for short vacations, while Dan Graber hosts painting on his farm and Roy Hessletine conducts business in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bigham
Will Staffords
Crawfordsville
John Grabers
Washington
Fanny Graber
Peter Witting
Wayland
Whyland
Dan Graber
Anna Graber
Crawfordsville Aug 1912 Visitors and travel notes
Miss Easie Harper visited relatives in Washington last evening. Beatrice Benson arrived from Havre for a visit with her grandmother Mrs Smylie. Over 160 tickets were sold today for Washington with crowds by car and auto. Charles Hebner of Washington, and Mrs Alberson with grandson returned to Sigourney. E F Riley and daughter, Mrs Wilson, went to Davenport. Marvin Dawson and Mrs Joe Anderson visited Washington. Funeral of Chauncey Myers attended by A B E Gault J M H Huston and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Davis
Keva
Emily Neal
Keota
Denver
Sioux City
Joe Neal
Brighton
Ainsworth
William Smock
Oskaloosa
Washington
Beatrice Dupius
Etta Willis
Christian Church
L. M. Dorreen
W. R. C. United
Boy Scouts
Telva Holmes
W. R
Orville Pershing
Crawfordsville
Easie Harper
G. W. Nicholaus
Olds
Beatrice Benson
Havre
Thomas Smylie
Charles Hebner
Robert Alberson
Davids
S. P. Gordon
Sigourney
Marvin Dawson
Joe Anderson
A. BE. Gault
J. MH. Huston
E. J. Davidson
W. P. Davidson
Chauncey Myers
Chicago Street Car Crisis Demands Raise From Workers
Ten thousand street and elevated railway employees plan wage increases and working condition changes. Demands to be presented tomorrow as surface line contracts expire at midnight tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Folley’s Kidney Pills Relieve Woodville Cashier’s Pain
N. J. Gorham of the Bank of Woodville Georgia suffered severe kidney trouble and back pains. After taking Folley’s Kidney Pills from Lemmon’s Pharmacy he reports complete relief and greater benefit than from any other medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Gorham
Bank of
Woodville
Folley
Lemmon
Casey and O'Brien Court Coincidence at Payday
Reston Transcript records Casey and O'Brien discussing work and pay, noting no visible difference until payday arrives, highlighting labor and wage tension in a casual exchange.
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Casey
O'Brien
Reston Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Cure Oath of Payment 1886
Lucas County Ohio oath by Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. pledges one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason verifies December 6 1886. Company advertises testimonials and sales through IX. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
IX. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Gardens Grow In Back Yards As Living Cost Rises
A Chicago city salesman notes in the Chicago News that rising costs are reshaping neighborhoods. Homeowners dig up yards and plant onions lettuce beets and turnips while evenings are spent weeding and hoeing. back lots offer neater, more pleasing views.
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Chicago
Chicago News
Economic value of shade trees along country roads
The Maryland State Grange argues roadside shade trees are essential for durable, cost effective roads. Trees protect surfaces, reduce upkeep, and raise farm land values, making shaded routes more attractive to buyers and drivers alike despite planting challenges.
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Maryland
Saturday Evening Post
Engineer Nelson P. Lewis Addresses City Planning
Nelson P. Lewis chief engineer of the New York board of estimate and apportionment spoke to the engineers club in Philadelphia on the city plan. He urged planning in infancy to avoid tearing down large structures and highlighted the payoff in population growth and property value. He noted eastern cities are hampered by old layouts but could still be improved toward modern civic planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson P. Lewis
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
New York
Thengineers’ Club
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids Plans City Island Civic Center
The New York Sun describes Cedar Rapids Iowa proposing to make a central river island a civic center. Municipal buildings would be placed there with many street bridges added. Banks lined with undesirable buildings would be torn down and widened streets would border attractive new structures forming a natural screen for the civic hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
New York Sun
Roadside Fruit Trees Fund Fairfield County Road Repair
Fruit trees along a 15 mile stretch of a turnpike in Fairfield County Ohio are planned to generate income from fruit sales. The proceeds will be used for road repair and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County
Ohio
Ivan the Terrible A Terrible Rise and Fall of a Russian Tsar
A historical profile of Ivan IV of Russia tracing his brutal childhood education in cruelty, rise to power as czar in 1533, later years marked by paranoia and mass killings, his wife Anastasia, brief reform period, and final decline ending with his death in 1584. The piece notes his early mercy before madness and his later brutal campaigns including the Novgorod massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan the Terrible
Moscow
Ivan IV
Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan
Anastasia
Novgorod
Ile
Elizabeth
Earl of Huntington
Siberia
Paris lecture on marriage by Mer Hole urges testing fiancé
In a Paris lecture, Mer Hole advises prospective brides to observe fiancés during travel to discern true character in small matters. He suggests an engaged couple undertake a long voyage and notes that finances reveal a man’s true nature in everyday inconveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer. Hole
Paris
America
France
Lars
Stage holdup injures tourists near Williams Calif
Twenty or more travelers from the east were robbed between Williams and Barrett Springs. Bandits grabbed nearly three thousand dollars in cash and jewelry. A posse pursues the robbers as wires were cut during the attack.
Opening Markets Report for Chicago Traders July 31 1912
Markets opening with estimated receipts 28000 days before. Left over from yesterday 4655. Prospects show a big day with prices 5 lower than yesterday's average. Light mixed heavy shipping grades range 7.70 to 8.20 7.25 to 8.15 7.05 to 8.00. Cattle 17000 head expected steady to 10 lower. Sheep 28000 head outlook weak to 10 lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hawes
Live Stock Market Report Hawes Chicago July 31 1912
Receipts today 35000 with mixed cattle sheep and hog listings. Market shows weakness with declines of up to 10 cents and steady elements in cattle and sheep sectors across hogs and western stock categories. Bulk price ranges and specific classes for porkers pigs and lambs cited for daily reference.
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Roy Hessletine
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