Neighborhood News Briefs Highlight Local Goings and Echoes
In Washington County communities, brief notices cover people moving and visiting, health updates, and local tales. Ruth Adams traveled to Ames and back on the Bumble Bee. Mrs Spear regains some mobility after illness. Stover’s cave flooded after rain. Rabbit Cheek boomed Saturday night. Tom O Flaherty traded his house to William Curl. Dallas Zimmerman visits Estherville. Floyd Shachner to return from France soon aboard the navy.
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Ruth Adams
Ames
A. J. Spear
Lyman Stover
Rabbit Cheek
Tom O'Flaherty
William Curl
Jim Duffy
Washington
Dallas Zimmerman
Estherville
Chas. Shachner
Floyd
France
Wellman and Maple Grove Community Notes Report Local Life
In Wellman March reports locals visit Kalona and Riverside while racing river floods and a successful Oxford game. The piece notes births, birthdays, club meetings and a water surge, plus remodeling projects and parlor dances. Maple Grove reflects on aging residents, early settlers, seasonal change and roads in poor condition.
Haarlem Oil advert promises kidney and digestion cure for aging
An old time advertising copy touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a remedy to slow aging by cleansing kidneys and digestive organs. It claims 200 years of use, mentions dosage, benefits, and a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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Berence
Haarlem
AL Haarlem
March Weather, Roads, and County Notes Rally Readers
March equinox nears with unsettled skies and a forecast of stormy days to ease into sunshine. Rains on the weekend swollen English River boost corn prospects on overflow land. Maples Grove reflects on health wealth and a past election noting Iowa state office. Charley Grady returns from Illinois with a seven thousand dollar inheritance.
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Iowa
Maple Grove
Rt. 3
Charley Grady
Illinois
Beating Death Shocks Massena as Nephew Assaults Uncle
Massena reports a violent assault as Burwell Willoughby, younger man, attacked his uncle farmer E. W. Willoughby with fists and kicks near town. The motive cited involves rumors of improper relations with the young man's wife and a demanded money settlement.
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Massena
W W. Willoughby
Burwell Willoughby
E. W. Willoughby
FE. W. Willoughby
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