Delight for a Stranger at the Lorrimer Mansion
Mary Lou Thurston, living with the Sandersons in Connecticut, is drawn into a wartime memory tale after meeting Travers Lorrimer, a shell shocked former soldier who mistakes her for the lost "Delight." His fixation on a missing girl leads Mary Lou to consider pretending to be the other woman to aid his fragile mind and help save his future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Thurston
Clara
Howard Sanderson
Billy
Sanderson
Mary Lou
Larry Mitchell
Lorrimer
Connecticut
Travers
Peter
Doctor Mathews
Believe It or Not I Am Your Husband’s Memory Shadow
Mrs Lorrimer reveals Travers, a WWI flyer, may mistake Mary Lou for his long lost wife Delight Harford. Travers, injured and mentally adrift, believes the American girl exists and may return. Mary Lou agrees to a paid role amid a careful plan with Dr Mathews to manage Travers’s delusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou
Mrs. Lorrimer
Wayland Social Notes Across Families and Visits
Wayland residents share a weekend of visits and greetings with relatives from Fairfield Washington Cedar Falls and New London. Several dinners birthdays and church activities are noted along with a Governor Turne speech visit to Ainsworth and a correction about road gravel on No 78. The items name many individuals and local households in a lively community chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Miller
Hllinois
Macon
Turner
Brighton May He Latte Correspondent Note
Rhua Helmick, Brighton correspondent, reports on local events as of May with updates on community affairs and notable happenings in the Brighton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Rhua Helmick
Castoria for restless babies and nervous children
An advertisement touts Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infants and youngsters. It claims relief from fretfulness colic and constipation and promotes sleep, urging use through school years with higher dosages and the familiar Chas. H. Fletcher signature on the wrapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
Attorneys and law firms advertising services
Attorneys T A Michels general law practice Temple building opposite Journal office phone 65. T L Brookhart law abstracts Hederal Farm Loans first door west of State Theatre East Washington St phone 190. Livingston Eicher abstract department 204 West Main St block east of Court House phone 147 Morrison Morrison Edmund D and George Morrison building north side square upstairs 11044 West Main St phone 245.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Michels General
Temple Building
Journal Office
T. L. Brookhart Law Abstracts
Hederal Farm Loans
State Theatre
East Washington St
Livingston & Eeicher
S. W. Livingston
E. C Eicher
West Main St
Court House
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. and
George Morrison
North Side Square
Dentists and addresses listed in Halley Building area
Dentists include DR. W. D. DWYER on the northeast corner third floor of the Halley Building at 3quare with phone 170. DR. T. J. PRASE is opposite the Court House upstairs at 219 West Main St with phone 354. DR. O. FB. BOLLER is upstairs at 219 West Washington St turn west at Commercial Bank, phone 76.
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W. D. Dwyer
Halley
T. J. Prase
Court House
Penney
Chiropractors and osteopaths advertising services
Chiropractic doctor Dr Chas C Brown offers neurocalometer service with an office opposite the court house and both office and residence phones listed. Osteopathic physicians Preston Letter and A W Clow advertise general osteopathic work, rectal disease care, and related treatments with offices in local buildings.
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Chas. C. Brown
Court House
Plumbing BEAM and CARSON Plumbing and Heating ad
Pluming company featuring Duro Pumps and water softeners at 119 North Iowa Ave. Quick, prompt service. Phone 263.
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Beam & Carson Plumbing and Heating
North Iow Ave
Funeral Homes List in Sherman and Jones vicinity
Funeral service listings for Jones Funeral Home at 116 118 Mast Main Street beside the library and Sherman a funeral home at 505 West Main Street opposite the court house. Ambulance service available with phone contacts 95 and 253.
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Jones Funeral Home
Mast Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
Court House
Veterinarians Directory Listing for Ainsworth Area
Dr C E Bassler listed as Ainsworth veterinarian with graduate credentials and licensed practice. Office address partially shown as 23R with accreditation status noted. Contact phone not fully readable.
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C. BE. Bassler
Ainsworth
Tin Shops Fred's Tin Gor Spouting
Tin shops at 214 South Iowa Ave south of Johnson's Grocery offer spouting tinning painting landing and floor finishing with estimates. Contact by phone 754 or 429 Black.
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Fred's
Iowa Ave
Johnson's Grocery
Prison Escape Highlights Notorious Idaho Woman
Lydia Southard, Idaho’s famed female inmate, escaped from the state prison near Tooele on Tuesday morning. Convicted in Twin Falls in November 1927 for poisoning her fourth husband Edward McMeyer. Prosecutors framed her as a "woman of poison" and tied her to the deaths of three former husbands.
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Lydia Southard
Idaho
Tooies
Twin Falls
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a ready to eat cereal that provides necessary roughage to relieve and prevent constipation. It claims added iron and health benefits, suggesting serving ideas with fruits honey and bran muffins. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellong
Suttle Creek
Hi-Bred Seed Corn Ad Loudly Has Local Support
The Washington county notice lists numerous locals from Washington, Wellman, Kalona, West Chester, and Riverside praising Hi-Bred Seed Corn. It notes repeat orders, urges readers to inquire for circulars, and invites testimonials from named customers across several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington Journal
Milford Anderson
Walter Anderson
Jay C Carris
Fred Klopfenstein
Ott Patterson
H. A. Rittenhouse
B L. Smith
L. W. Tarnipseed
E Bb. Young
Joe
Local People and Hospital News Noted in Brief Items
Mrs Calla Woodford returns to Iowa City after visiting her brother V. Galbry. Mr and Mrs J F Frain and Mrs Adel Stone were visitors. Gwendolyn Kessel home from Washington hospital after Appendicitis surgery. Adel Stone returns from the Halter trip near Cumming visiting Chauncey Stone. The Geo Kessel family of Fairfield spent Sunday with the White family at their home.
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Wayland
Ted Saur
KE. C. Allen
Ross Levert
Rex
O . Boller
Aja
Ruthy
Washington
Jelmar Johnson
Ruth
Bobbie d Tlenss
Swedesburg
Jella Goldsmith
Trenton
Arlene Goff
C. C. Wenger
Allen Wenger
Jack
Tommy
Chariss
Clair Sodergren
Richard
Rtobert
Carl Sodergren
Chas
Nelson
New London
Record Elk Antlers The Largest Pair Captured
Government records note a massive elk antler pair bought in Colorado Springs in 1907 for the German emperor. The beam measured 674 inches with 12 points, a remarkable feature though seven or eight points are common variations.
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Colorado Springs
Germany
Amazonian tribal signaling through hollow log drums
Native tribes of the Amazon valley use hollow log drums with skins on ends and a hardwood plank struck by a club for ceremonies dances signals and Stich purposes. Drums of various sorts are common and known as tom-tows for signaling and ceremonial use.
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Amazon Valley
Harmless Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Constipation
A historical advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative. It claims the formula uses gentle herbs with pepsin to cleanse the bowels without shock, aiding regular movement for adults and children and easing bilious symptoms and headaches. It notes the product is stocked by druggists in large bottles.
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Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Square Deal Hail Insurance Guarantees 70 Percent Return to Farmers
The Iowa hail association Square Deal announces a guaranteed return of at least 70 percent of all moneys collected in 1931, promising lowest net cost insurance and higher protection for assessments. It claims to be the only 100 percent farmer owned and operated hail association in the state with no big salaries or commissions.
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HI Towa Senate
Hut Square Deal
Square Deal
Iowa
Towa
Square Deal Mutual Hail Insurance Association
Square Deal Mutual Hail Insurance Association represented by Wm BE TeBockhurst Washington Chas Kennedy Washington No 4 Ira A Coon Ainsworth J B Hanley Wellman C H Henry Brighton Paul R Horak Riverside W C Hradek Wellman K D LuersWashington Box 4u4 W Morgan Richland A FP Pearson Washington Wilbert Rose Crawfordsville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Horak
Riverside
W. C. Hradek
Wellman
K. D. Luers
Washington
W. Morgan
Richland
A. FP. Pearson
Wilbert Rose
Crawfordsville
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Ly Faith Baldwin
Hilda
Royal Flying Corps
London
Delight Harford
France
Clare Dwiggins
Narcissus
Stub McCook
Orie Miller
Goshen
Ind
Marl Brilbart
Pennsylvania
Ezra Beachley
Sherwood
Mary Gingerich
Kuchner
Canada
Alta Housoure
Fikhart Ind
Amasa Miller
Mission Board
Kalonala
Robert Wittrig
Ed Wittrig
Parsons Fairfield
Max Miller
Cedar Walls
Mion
Genevieve Baum
Oelwein Lu
Jacob Grabbers
Castora
Eet
The
Journal
Chiropractors
Preston L.etter
D. O
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Res
A.W. Clow
John W. Applegate
City Hall
Ralph W. Thompson Insurance, Bonds and Abstracts
Bailey
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Washington National Bank
East Main St
Cherry & Bell
Klees Prison
Mildred Helmick
Ideabo
Mera
Myrtle Helmick
Virginia
Kelley
All-Bran
BAYER
de WB. Catowent’s
Doctors
Square Deal Mutual Hail Insurance Association
Capetal Clpy Bank
Des Moines, Towa
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