Mud tax hurts American farmers and roads
Success Magazine condemns widespread mud on U S roads, arguing one mile in fourteen is truly improved. It notes farmers pay higher costs, reduce profits, and endure harder labor due to muddy highways. It cites a 300 million dollar yearly burden and calls for action at the Good Roads congress in Baltimore and Washington.
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Success Magazine
America
Europe
Baltimore
Washington
National Good Roads Congress
The Rocky Mountain Limited Offers Free Onboard Services
The train will provide gratuitous stenographic service for business tasks and a free Five O'clock Tea Service in the observation salon. Barber, valet for pressing clothes, stock market reports and telephones will continue at terminals, improving comfort for travelers.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
Root Juice promoted in county news without evidence
An OCR fragment touts Root Juice as a cure for rheumatism indigestion and other ailments. It urges readers to buy at Lemmon's drug store with pricing of one dollar a bottle or three bottles for two dollars and a half.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
High School Alumni Banquet and Local Happenings
June 7 entries note Mary Wombacher of Iowa City attending the alumni banquet and visiting relatives. Principal Gertrude Dautremont returns home after a successful year. Knights of Columbus initiates in Iowa City with nine local candidates. Riverside loses to Merchants 9 to 4 at the latter’s ground. Alumni meeting and banquet held with 26 members present. Locals David Jayne Lone Tree visits. Mottets return from Iowa City after a weekend with relatives. Several others attend the alumni banquet and visit Iowa City.
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Mary Wombacher
Iowa City
Frank Lafourek
Gertrude Dautremont
Monticello
Knights of Columbus
Muscatine
Riverside
Merchants
K. of C
W. F. Waldschmidt
Missouri
Lee Norris
Wellman
Hart V. McCluskey
Lone Tree
Frank J. Lukavsky
Davenport
Elizabeth Mellecker
Local Social News Notes and Visits
A stream of visitors and arrivals from Chicago Floris and Washington fill the week. Families including Mrs Myrtie Bassett and Mrs Pearl Rew travel for a mother's illness while Mr Crawford of Richland is found sick in Lerner's yard. Other residents return from Jewell and Pleasant Plain with updates on hospital stays and visits.
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Myrtie Bassett
Pearl Rew
Nellie Bartlet
Artie Coffman
Bertha Coffman
Chicago
Will McCormick
Miss Baker
Floris
C. L. Walker
Crawford
Richland
Lerner
Frank Gudgel
Ottumwa Hospital
Harry Bidwell
Jewell
Iowa
Shaffer
Georgia Bidwell
Pleasant Plain
Kalona Area Social and Business Notes
June items report Mrs Stover returning from Washington with niece Miss Sharp. Emmet Louck’s strong auto business. five new cars sold around Kalona last week. Sunday church dedication well attended with attendees from Riverside and Wellman. Local visitors L Troyer wife and Mr Brown of Washington. Mrs Chapek assisted at Kalona House. Fred Skola back from short trip. Mr and Mrs Sleichter visited Iowa City. Mrs A A Verner and daughter visiting Des Moines. Frank Lintz bought a Miller Durst binder. Schools to close Friday for season. Mrs Bell Lacey returned to Mansfield Ohio Friday.
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Stover
Washington
Miss Sharp
Emmet Louck
Kalona
Riverside
Wellman
L. Troyer
Brown
Chapek
Kalona House
Local notes from Ringgold county and surrounding towns
June diary items list residents visiting relatives and friends across Iowa and nearby areas. Teachers, students, and families including Miss Katherine Buxbaum in Ringgold county, Miss Pearl Gardner from Ainsworth, and Elsie Schneider finish school term at Indian Creek. Visitors include Jesse Harvey and son from New Mexico, Mrs. H F Miller from Washington, and Dr. A J Droz of Keota.
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Katherine Buxbaum
Ringgold County
Jesse Harvey
Ray
New Mexico
Mellie Belle
Olive Dunbar
Charlie
Walter Strohm
Strohm
Pearl Gardner
Ainsworth
Bessie Taylor
H. F. Miller
Washington
Carl
Ernest Miller
Sam McNeese
Rubio
Lloyd Hayes
Ed Libe
Flanders
New Haven
Elsie Schneider
Indian Creek
Ella Beitel
Car Mller
Pleasant Hill Church Hosts Children’s Day Exercises
Local notes recount Frank Bruty doing carpentry for Madison Tucker while Will Logan and others paint for Will Mayhew. John Hillhouse was at Ft. Scott last week tending his farm. Will Mitchell and family from Ainsworth visited Hillhouse. Norm Pratt and daughter Zella visited Sam Sigafoose. Wilber Miller from Washington donated a stand and rug to Pleasant Hill church. Children’s Day services are set for Sunday afternoon June 20 at Pleasant Hill church. Ralph Fetters traveled to Burlington on Tuesday. Andy Gardner and family spent Sunday with Rob Dawson.
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Frank Bruty
Madison Tucker
Will Logan
Will Mayhew
John Hillhouse
Ft. Scott
Kan
Will Mitchell
Ainsworth
Norm Pratt
Zella
Sam Sigafoose
Wilber Miller
Washington
Pleasant Hillchurch
Local social notes and upcoming Children's Day program
Mrs Ray Sanders and family visited J B McCaleb's while Nellie Robertson and friends attended a Keota show. Ruby Peterson stayed with Myrtle Banks, Henry Luithly and wife visited J B McCaleb's, and W E Augustine visited Jake Hotle's. New Haven Sunday school plans Children's Day program next Sunday at 2 o'clock. Willis McCaleb leaves for Des Moines after a month at home.
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Ray Sanders
Lee
Nellie
Helen Robertson
Mable Banks
J. B. McCaleb
Keota
Ruby Peterson
Myrtle Banks
Henry Luithly
W. E. Augustine
Jake Hotle
New Haven
Willis McCaleb
Des Moines
Local News Briefs from Burlington and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Chas. Nicola and son Arthur visited Burlington at the E. Nicola home on Sunday. Mrs. Delia Lowe is employed by L. W. Grosscup. Mrs. E. W. Wood and children spent Sunday at Packwood. R. J. Gudgell traveled to Ottumwa.
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Chas. Nicola
Arthur
Burlington
E. Nicola
Delia Lowe
L. W. Grosscup
E. W. Wood
Packwood
R. J. Gudgell
Ottumwa
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