Happenings Across Brighton in County News
Local column reports visitors and residents: G M Friend and Mrs Savage visited Fairfield. Robert Morris of Wyoming staying with Al and Mrs Morris. Ivy Hinshaw seriously ill with uncertain recovery. Shirley Downs back from Des Moines. EK Bennett and son Ndroni in Otumwa. Will Middleton returns from Iowa City. Ingham family with grandson Meryl. Pauls of Washington visited Mrs White. Delia Werner returned to Mt Pleasant after visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. Bennett
Ndroni
Ottumwa
Will Middleton
Iowa City
Social Roundup of Visits and Moves in Riverside Area
Riverside notes list residents and guests in nearby towns. Frank Streeter and Stanley visited Iowa City. Hawthorne family visited Lone Tree. Maude Carr and Mrs. Tener hosted visits. Dautremont and Jones shared Iowa City visits. The community traveled to funeral in Kalona. Ray Fesler plans move to Lone Tree with a new furniture store purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Annas
Haskins
H. L. Swift
Mary Ilvira
Iowa City
Guy Fesler
North Liberty
Gertrude D’autremont
Luella Jones
Brooks
Kalona
Ray Fesler
Lone Tree
Mr. Fesler
Charlies Cummings
W. Oakes
Clay Notes on Social Gatherings and Local Happenings
May 10 Clay. Mr and Mrs Benj Meacham hosted a dinner for a birthday anniversary. Delegates from Clay Sunday school were named for the Washington convention. The school year ends with a picnic and program. Local carpenters work on Ralph Zeck’s house and Mrs Alb Figgins visits Muscatine. Comet sighting May 18 predicted. A census trip and town visits are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. Meacham
Kalona
John Sakalin
Ralph Zeck
Uncle Walt the Poet Fut LosopHER
A poem recalls a harsh schoolteacher who uses a cedar rail to discipline a student. The narrator reflects on the enduring impact of those beatings and the belief that fate or fortune shapes a life through pain and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Local notes from West Chester fill day with travel and construction
West Chester residents report visitors from Augustine and Elmer Thomas company and Lytle Bros with new KE. Seymour Statler plans a fourth barn at one site while Safe Stout builds a large hay barn 1S by Loy feet by 60 feet. Several attend Washington Sunday school convention as school closes for summer. Dayton readies move from Washington and Mr Cruze teaches upper room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Augustine
Chicago
Lytle Bros
Elmer Thoma
Lon Brindley
R. F. McFarlane
Washington
Seymour Statler
Local notes from Ainsworth May 11
The Rev W A Nelson traveled to Washington yesterday morning for the county Sunday school convention. Morris Jones and Carl Harmon of Wyman drove over yesterday afternoon in a car. Mrs Margie Jones and two children of Cotter visited the D W Griffiths home on Tuesday. F A Kilgore a soldier from Des Moines arrived to visit his brother J W Kilgore and family. The United Presbyterian church honored Rev A S Bailey and wife with an ice cream social last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
W. A. Nelson
Washington
Washington County
Morris Jones
Carl Harmon
Wyman
Margie
Jones
Cotter
D. W. Griffiths
F. A. Kilgore
Les Moines
J. W. Kilgore
United Presbyterian Church
A. Ss. Bailey
Keota Notes From May 11 Social and Lodge Activities
Keota residents report S EK Hulse and Jack Longman traveling to South Dakota. Mrs Edith McIntosh of Chicago visits sister Mrs George Helscher. Kara Pool and family visit relatives in Kansas. Keota lodge member K of PL invited to Oskaloosa to observe third degree ceremony with about twenty Kef P members attending. Alvin Hulse Oma Osborn travel to Sigourney for county spelling contest with teacher A M Miller in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara Pool
Kansas
Keota Jodge K
Oskaloosa
Alvin Hulse
Oma Osborn
Sigourney
Keota
A. M. Miller
Local Transients Arrive as Visitors and Family News
Miss Jennie Williams arrived from Washington to visit her mother. Mrs. Henry Mize of Weet Branel visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hoses Hull. The Hayes Hull family welcomed a son born Wednesday afternoon. John Cannon and others planned travel to Washington. Jennie Williams and Mrs. Neal were escorted to Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Neal
Winfield
Neal
Jennie Williams
Washington
Henry Mize
Weet Branel
Hoses Hull
John Cannon
R. C. McCleary
Joseph Murphy
W. A. Harper
Wyman
Frank Whletcher
Juniors Picnic at Sunset Park Brightens Evening
Members of the First and Second United Presbyterian churches held their annual spring picnic at Sunset Park despite light rain. The Juniors gathered for a 6 o'clock seating, a substantial supper, and games after, before many headed home tired but happy. Mrs. M. W. Bailey hosted the Automobile Club at her West Main Street residence, welcoming guest Miss Alice Holford of Burlington. Meanwhile the girls of the Mide Lewis millinery store enjoyed a pleasant pre- holiday supper at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Second United Presbyterian Chuurches
M. W. Bailey
The
Automobile Club
West Main Street
Alice Hloford
Barlington
Mide Lewis
Sunset Park
Lecture by Mrs Hessier at Academy chapel
Portnightly members are reminded of a Thursday 3 p.m. lecture by Mrs J C Hessier at the Academy chapel. Admission for nonmembers is twenty five cents. members may pay less. The lecture replaces the general meeting and will be preceded by a 2:20 p.m. business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hessier
Academy Chapel
Mrs Wagner Returns With Son From Crawfordsyill
Mrs. W. J. Wagner and her son Paul arrived back at their Thornton home after a visit to Crawfordsyill on May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsyill
W. J. Wagner
Paul
Thornton
Liquor Traffic Targeted by Fortnightly Club Meeting
A Fortnightly Club notice calls a 2 PM Thursday session of the Household Economics Department at the Rest Room of the Masonic Fraternity. Washington Lodge 626 meets tonight for Second Degree with three candidates. remittance expected at 7 30.
O. B. C. Chapter to Meet and Baptist Sewing Day
Chapter O. B. C. schedules Thursday afternoon meeting with Mrs. C. C. Con. Hingham and announces a change of time and place. The Ladies League of the Baptist church holds an all day sewing Friday in the church lecture room with full attendance urged. The O. B. S. meets Thursday evening May 12 with initiation and memorial service planning. Poinsettia club to visit Union tomorrow to spend the day at Mrs. John McConahey's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VW. c T. U
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Parker
East Second Street
Berquist
John Taylor
Ladies’ League of the Baptist Church
O. B.S
Ne & Welock
The
Poinsettia Club
John McConahey
Foley Kidney Pills Help Comrade End Backache Says Post Man
Isaac Cook of the Julius A Pratt post in Kewanee writes he suffers backache and kidney pain then finds relief after two months of Tukey Kidney Pills. He reports being free from backache and bladder misery and plans to recommend Foley Kidney Pills to friends. Mentioned Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mecklenhay Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Cook
Thore Post, Kewanee
Ttl
Lemmon
Mecklhinney Drug Co
Medieval diets and fish preservation in salts and pies
The passage notes that inland men lacked access to fish and that sea fish like cod, bream, sturgeon, herring and sprats were salted. It cites salted fish as a medieval practice linked to leprosy and mentions fish baked in pies for long-distance travel.
Rat Attacks Infant in Aberdeen Overnight
In Aberdeen Scotland a rat attacked a five week old baby in bed. A mother awoke to screams and found blood on the infant’s wrap. The child’s finger was nearly bitten through after the disturbance, alarming the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Big Meeting Highlights Iowa Senators in Des Moines
Des Moines crowds at the Coliseum heard Senators Garst Cummins Dolliver and Dolliver discuss insurgent positions and tariff policy. They urged defeating stand out house members Hull Kennedy and Smith and backed endorsing the party line at the Republican convention while criticizing the Payne Aldrich tariff. The addresses drew large enthusiastic crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Garst
House
Hull
Kennedy
Smith
Cummins
Congress
Dolliver
Cumming
Will Purchase Parsonage by First United Presbyterian Church
Members held a congregational meeting at the church to consider buying a parsonage. They decided to proceed with the purchase and named trustees and Mrs. Dr. McLaughlin and Mrs. S. A. White as a committee to handle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
McLaughlin
8. A. White
Local Visitors and Deaths Mentioned in City Notes
A. J. Trump of Ft. Madison was a business visitor in the city. Mrs. Harvey Morris of Moline and Mrs. G. Horridge of Vinton with H. B. Smythe of Anamosa arrived to attend the funeral of their sister Sarah Smythe. May 14 flag day urged for decorations. J. A. Y. Ashby reports sale of J. L. Tucker farm of 160 acres southwest of Washington to John Davis of Brighton for 16000 dollars, plus two Brighton residences to J. L. Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Trump
Ft. Madison
G. Horridge
Vinton
H. B. Smythe
Anamosa
Sarah Smythe
J. A. Y. Ashby
J. L. Tucker
Washington
John Davis
Brighton
Mr. Ashby
Precaution in Handling Compliments Stirs Debate
A cautious commentary questions how a man should respond to compliments, urging mindful reception and suggesting restraint in expressing gratitude to avoid unintended consequences or misinterpretation.
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the County News
G. M. Friend
Savage
Fairfield
Robert Morris
Wyoming
Mrs
al Morris
Ivy Hinshaw
Shirley Downs
Eston
Fox & Dewey
Wells Fargo Express CO
Jeege Sante
Tite
Nicola
Harmon
Chichester S
Cowboy Life
Fairyland
Wade & Canfifeld
W. Corner Square
J.D. Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
Windsor
Riverside
Clay
Waterman
Keokuk
S.C. Woodford
Revolce Albright
Dave Swartzendruber
Iowa County
John Durst
Alb Figgins
Muscatine
George Maxwell
Theodore Frederick
Brooke
Marion Kepler
Dunlap
Josie Allen
R. Y. Manatt
Bur
Walter
Ben
Adams
Lington
Insworth
He Society
Vic
Mehtings
Ufa Lok’ Fn
Neler
Crawfordsville
Julius A. Pratt
Dept
Ul, G. AL RR
Des Wolnes
Harvey Morris
Moline
iKant Globe
Vtenisch
Stein- Bloch
London
Paris
New York
Wilson Bros
Stetson
Sol Rich & Co
Clothiers & Merchant Tailors
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