Local Notes From Lexington May 31
Correspondents report visits and social gatherings in Lexington including Mrs Leslie Carr at Dr Gardners, Mr and Mrs C H Guth er, Mrs Warren Matthess and Charline at Schulty’s, Ralph Oldfield’s family at Milton Smith’s, Washington visitors Don and Had Huber, John Kurtz and two daughters Mildred and Lucile at Dave Rittenhouse. Geralddeen Anderson visiting sister Ed Testroet. Lucille Shalla returns from teaching in western state to summer at home.
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Lexington
Leslie Carr
Dr. Gardner
God
Washington
C. H. Guther
Warren Matthess
Charline
Tom Schulty
Ralph Oldfield
Milton Smith
Don Huber
Had Huber
John Kurtz
Mildred
Lucile
Dave Rittenhouse
Gerldeen Anderson
Ed Testroet
Lucille Shalla
Pleasant Hill Sunday Visits and Household Help
Pleasant Hill residents report multiple Sunday visits after services. Couples including Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kephart, John Shebeck, Howard Barker, Ben and Will Miller, George Hillhouse, Bryan Swift and Jim Thompson households were mentioned. Will Miller delivered hogs to Washington and Martha Landerman of Washington is visiting Jim Thompson.
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Howard Baker
Jim Thompason
Mabel Moore
Ryan Swift
Will Miller
Washington
Elmer Kephart
Homer Kephart
Martha Landerman
Jim Thompson
B. F. Miller
Golla
North
Local families gather and farming news from Wellston area
Catch home were Mrs. Bell Water house and Ira, Cora Brinton, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCaleb. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Logan visit their son Lawrence. Will Conrad returned home and back to work. Floyd Banks family and Frank Mayer family visited. Litttle Charolett Hoover recovering. Farmers shipped two car loads of hogs from Wellston. Glenda Davis and wife visited Washington. Mrs. Geo Frain returning home from ten days with mother. Cloves Conrad helps Clarence Ling. Palmer and Davies calf killed by lightning. Mah McCaleb and family visited Rubio. Chas Mayer bought sheep from Pingle boys. J. J. Banks dined at Geo. Fuens.
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Will Conrad
W. Hi. Knox
Floyd Black
Valley
Floyd Banks
Frank Mayer
Hotty
Chas, Mayer's
Glen Davis
Washington
Geo. Frain
Cloves Conrad
Clarence Ling
Palmer
Davia
Ftlah McCaleb
Rubio
Chas. Mayer
Pnegle
J. J. Banks
Geo. Fuens
Rural Route Notices Chronicle Quiet Weekend Gatherings
Rural Route No 5 reports a quiet weekend with Mrs a oxe brdle hrdlu chess night and a Sunday gathering at the Will Palmer and Glen Davie home. Jake Motle’s family hosted a pie social at the New Shack on the creek. Mr and Mrs Jake Hotle and daughter Birdie are visiting and tending the truck patch. Sunday visitors attended the Rob Me- location.
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Washington, R. No
Will Palmer
Glen Davie
Jake Motle
New Shack
Jake Hotle
Birdie
Memorial Day Fun and Local Family Visits in MRADEN
Memorial Day drew many neighbors to Crawfords ville for gatherings and baseball games between Riverside and Wyman. Bert Yard cleared chicken feed with Clyde Maxwell, Irene Blankenhorn visited aunt Grace Twinam, and Mer Smith was sick. Leland Maxwell left for Cedar Falls summer school after a Cedar Falls trip. Visitors included John and Mrs Kamil, James Welch, Oral Long family, and Raymond Duncan with baby from Washington.
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Mraden
Bert Yard
Clyde Maxwell's
Irene Blankenhorn
Grace Twinam
Mer Smith
Jess Thomas
Crawfordsville
Leland Maxwell
Clambus Junction
Cedar Falls
Riverside
Wyman
John Kamil
Jas. Welch
Oral Long
Crawfordsvill
Raymond Duncan
Baby
Washington
James Long
Griffiths Return from Chicago with Good Cattle Prices
Mr. Griffith shipped a car load of cattle to Chicago. He went to Chicago with his cattle. Geo. Duke and Mr. Ortez have returned from Chicago fairly well pleased with the prices they obtained.
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Verdi
Local farming notes report grain and road work progress
Mr Dake received 8.10 the highest mark for the locality. Grading crew are working on Primary road No 11 again. Corn planting is finished though stands are reported rather poor.
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Dake
Women urged to take politics seriously by president
President Homer H. Seerley addresses 225 graduates in Cedar Falls urging women to embrace citizenship and suffrage with duty and fidelity. He warns indifference to politics harms the nation and emphasizes the hard work of governance and the need for constructive, righteous leadership. Seerley’s speech frames civic engagement as essential to civilization’s progress.
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Cedar Falls
Homer H. Seerley
Oldest Rock Island Engineer Recalls Early Railroading Times
Muscatine June 1 Charles H. Davis Rock Island U1 oldest engineer recounts the opening of towns by railways and the first locomotive west of the Mississippi. He recalls the Wilton Muscatine Washington line and the 1855 first regular train to Muscatine with a celebration led by Chicago's mayor.
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Muscatine
Towa
Charles H. Davis
Rock Island
Journal
W. E E. Babb
Chicago
Rock Island Magazine
Davis
Mississippi River
William P. Cassidy
Wilton
Washington
Iowa City
Chicago and
Davenport
Washing
Rock Island Railway Plans Systemwide October Celebration
Mr Babb announces that the Rock Island railway company will hold a systemwide celebration on October 10. The event is likely to extend to Muscatine and other points on the line.
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Babb
Rock Island Railway Company
Muscatine
New and Beveridge Clash in Indiana Gop Primary
Senator New concedes defeat to former Senator Beveridge and pledges strong support for Beveridge in the November race. He praises Beveridge as capable and honest, noting Republicans regret losing both leaders from the Senate and expressing resolve to back the winner against a common foe.
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Los Angeles
New
Heveridge
Indiana
Senator New
Senate
Beveridge
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising relief for catarrh and sinus inflammation. It claims internal medicine tonics reach mucous surfaces and restore normal health, sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio for many years.
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Hall
Ohle
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Washington to Have Business School
Mr. T. R. Ewart in Washington for the week organizes a new business school offering complete training at home. Subjects include bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting with equipment, books and forms provided. Local residents can enroll without leaving town or changing work.
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T. R. Ewart
Commerce Dept
Washington
Evening Journal
Advt
Woman recounts relief from vascular pains with Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs G RichardsoN of Seattle credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending two months of drag gin g pains fever and a hard lump on the right side. She says the remedy let her sleep and return to work and urges others with fatigue nervousness and pain to try it. The ad touts ongoing preventive benefits for serious trouble.
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Seattle
Washington
Lanyone
Mrs. G. Richardson
Orcas St
Lydia E. Pinkham
They Shy Off Some Girls About Shy Daring Marriages
A Boston Transcript item notes that some girls avoid marrying men who are short of ready money, reflecting social attitudes toward wealth and marriage in the period.
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Boston Transcript
Where it Ends
A fragmented reflection on freedom noting that men are born free and remain so until they aren’t after receiving their first clothes. The terse line hints at social emergence and loss of liberty tied to childhood transition.
Crooked paths and room to maneuver
An aphoristic line notes that sticking to a straight path is ideal but when a person veers off course ample space is required to navigate consequences and choices. The remark frames moral caution with practical tolerance for error.
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New and Beveridge
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