Local correspondence from Ainsworth Iowa highlights visits and community news
Muscatine and Washington visitors, market results, and social events fill the week. Notable items include the successful B S Sands sale, many family visits, planned Easter wedding showers for Trilby Will and Miles Stearns, and new business moves by Henry Snider and local firms.
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Ainsworth Ainsworth
Marth
W. A. Walker
Billy Crawford
Muscatine
A. BE. Sands
Dorothy
Spessard
Arline
H. G. Crawford
Rhea Fread
LeRoy Fread
Washington
Priday
Flora Simeltzer
Mary Brockway
Ed Rhodes
Miss Brockway
Sands
W. T. Trotter
Willis
Frank Trotter
Kansas City
L. J
Hazel Woodburn
M. J. Anderson
Clinton
W. HM. Anderson
W. C. White
Trilby Will
Miles Stearns
Frank Chibak
Pleasant Hill visitors and infant burial noted
Mr and Mrs Cloyee Benson with Virginia visited the Roy Kephart home. Lewis Baker visited John Shebeck’s home. Mrs Silas Caldwell visits her daughter and family. Sam Baker family and Earl Kep hart family visited Howard Baker home. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Putman was buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery Monday afternoon.
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Jacob Putman
Pleasant Hill
Local Visits and Travel Notes from Kalona
Kalona March 29 report notes Mr. and Mrs. Bixler of Cedar Rapids visiting with O. B. Oldaker and family. Mrs. Bessie Adams and Claude of Iowa City visiting relatives. Mrs. Lottie Dunlap to Vanatta Ohio to visit kin. Local students heading to University of Iowa City for vacation include Everette Summers Ransom Amlong Ray Boutrager Mertise Varner Claude Adams Frank Spenner Lon Adams and Elmer Elgin visited Iowa City.
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Kalona Kalona
Summers
Ransom Amlong
Ray Boutrager
Mertise Varner
Claude Adams
Frank Spenner
Lon Adams
Elmer Elgin
Iowa City
Rubio Rubio Weather and Local Happenings Summary
Karl Morgan hauled a load of cattle stockers and Ott Smitter brought two from Kansas City to pasture. A heavy rain caused flooding from the Skunk River area north of Rubio, with residents paddling to navigate. Mrs. William Morrow improved after illness and Dr. Sweeney treated her. Earl Morgan visited with his daughters Mildred and Margarette after a long absence. Dr. W. Augustine traveled to Washington on business. Oliver Leppert sold shoats to Lester Vandyke for 35 dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Laithly visited their daughter Nellie Leppert. Joe Hartnell and family were first to venture out after the rain.
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Rubio
Karl Morgan
Ott
Kansas City
R. R
William Morrow
Sweeney
Richland
Earl Morgan
Mildred
Margarette
W. Augustine
Washington
Oliver Leppert
Lester Vandyke
Tobias Laithly
Nellie Leppert
Joe Hartnell
Weekend Visits and Local Households Share News
The column lists visits by residents to relatives across the river and nearby towns. Names include Charles Breitenbach L. B. Laithly Geo. Burham Mrs. James Brock Alfred Steinbeck Mary Snider Elias Rudolph Omissions and paraphrase indicate minor hardships and routine travel. A pony sale references Graham pony bought for 40 dollars shipped to Rubio.
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Charles Breitenbach
Ireland
L. B. Laithly
Washington
Geo. Burham
Rubio
James Brock
Alfred Steinbeck
Valentine Fleig
van Gabby
Richland
Mary Snider
Elias Rudolph
Ollie
Collins
Elma Vacha
Délia Sauer
Joe Wartnell
J. A. Luithly
Lacy Cook
Norton couple welcome a baby daughter
Brighton scene reports Mr and Mrs Win Norton rejoicing over the birth of a baby daughter born March 29 in the community.
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Brighton
Win Norton
Community Notes From Local Greetings and Moves
Saturday events and personal notices include Mrs Frank Smith traveling to Illinois for a death in the family. Mr and Mrs Amos Whistler and their son Gale plan a Tuesday move to Cedar Rapids. Milford Day and Fred Sweet are also mentioned with healing improvements. A chicken supper was held by the Presbyterian church Christian Endeavor at the clubhouse.
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Frank Smith
Illinois
Amos Whistler
Gale
Cedar Rapids
W. W. Kientz
Des Moines
Milford
Fred Sweet
Adams
Charles Foster
Christian lHndeavor
The
Presbyterian Church
Club House
Word and in jury instruction alters Louisville census
A court case over jury instructions in Louisville cites the term and as altering census figures. The 1920 census listed Louisville at 234,891, and the ruling discusses how using or not using the word could have raised the city’s population by about 40,000 and affected annexation counts. The verdict was reversed by the court of appeals on the specific word usage.
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Louisville
Court of Appeals
Nita Belle McKoon Featured in Journal Offer
A brief promotional note invites readers to subscribe to the Journal with a phone offer and mailing address for Nita Belle McKoon appears in the text as the recipient or contact name.
Jury verdict could be affected by misworded instruction
A appellate reversal notes that Judge Lincoln used the word and instead of or in jury instructions on annexation. The higher court said the miswording forced anti annexationists to prove both conditions, altering the trial outcome. The ruling discusses the impact of instruction wording on jury verdicts and appellate standards.
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Lincoln
Court of Appeals
Plaintiff Focus: Proper Use of Or and And in Phrase
The note clarifies that the phrase should read should find for the plaintiff. In other words, or should have been used where and was. The correction emphasizes precise conjunction choice in legal drafting.
Rheumatism Avoidance and Home Remedy Advice
A medical advisory extols rheumatism prevention through warmth dry feet and hydration while warning meat rich foods raise uric acid. It recommends four ounces of rad Salts daily on waking to stimulate kidneys and cites Jad Salts as an inexpensive lithia drink aiding uric acid elimination.
Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh Relief
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm to ease nasal catarrh by applying a small amount in the nostrils. It promises quick relief from stuffed nostrils headache postnasal discharge and breathing difficulty, claiming the product heals swollen mucous membranes and clears air passages.
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Ely
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