Woman's Home Missionary Society Meeting Highlights
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church held a well attended meeting yesterday led by Mrs. W. M. Keeley. Members enjoyed a mite box collection around forty dollars and social tea after the program featuring songs and a play by Mrs. Chelé and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustofiary Society
The
Methodist Church
W. M. Keeley
van Mite Hay
J. 0. Sexton
Moéfmoniem
Mise
Clara Huber
Patricia Keeley
Picaho
Eeith Brookhart
Ralph Shannon
Weldin
Mildred Rice
Golda Schulty
Ruby Anderson
Georgia Peterson
Iowa Good Roads Association Incorporates in Polk County
Iowa Good Roads Association files articles of incorporation in Polk County to promote highway construction and maintenance. The group seeks 40 000 members with a ten member executive committee and officers led by H B Allfree as president and Glenn C Haynes as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presades
H. B. Allfree
Newfree
Newton
H. C. Taylor
Bloomfield
W. A. Hopkins
Lamont
Glenn C. Haynes
Des Moines
Alex Fitshurh
H. B. Ait
George B. Lynch
Ada R
J. K. Goodell
Tamu
George C
Call
Sioux City
Louis Charon
Fort Podge
Taylor
F. Parrott
Waterloo
Hen Génie
Davenport
Sheldon
Ames
Haynes
Moses Hidden by Calrenes and the Nile Pillar Site
An excerpt describes Moses hidden opposite Calrenes in an Arab tradition where Pinruo's daughter finds him among bulrushes. It mentions the Nile’s rise measured by Catrenes for likt years, noting a square well with an octagonal cubit pillar at the center, at the southern edge of the district.
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Calrenes
Roda
Piinruo
Moses
Veterans and women’s groups plan Sunday services
Members of the W B C meet at the courthouse Sunday at 2 20 to greet the G A R and attend a memorial service at the Second U P church A memorial service is also set for the West Chester Methodist church at 2 30 inviting Civil War and World War soldiers to attend The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet Monday evening at the home of Dora and Lilfilan Minick with Mrs Jeesie Miller as leader
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B.C
Court House
U. P
West Chester Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
Dora
Lilfilan Minick
Jeesie Miller
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Wilson Martin
Community notices from Fortnightly Club and church groups
Local notices list fruit drive to Council Bluffs Orphans Home with Eva Smeltzer as drop and return point. Meeting reminders cover tea at Mrs. Michels and art department gatherings with Mrs. Shields and Mrs. Wilson Martin. Also notes for Booster Club, Rebekah lodge event, and Bible Study Class at Mrs. Wilson’s home.
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Council Bluffs
T. A. Michels
Moving Motor Cars Sharpen Men's Wits
An Urbana feature cites Prof H F Moore of the University of Illinois arguing that motion-mindedness grows from widespread automobile use. He says drivers think ahead to avoid collisions and that progress hinges on people and institutions moving forward rather than remaining static.
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Urbana
Til
H. F. Moore
University of Illnois
Prof. Moore
Seven Year Old Girl Struck In Keokuk Traffic
In Keokuk on May 22 a seven year old girl was struck and run over by a car. The driver fled the scene but was detained by police as charges are prepared. The child’s injuries are not believed serious.
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Keokuk
Woman Acquitted of Murder in Mexico City Card Game Case
In Mexico City on May 22 a jury acquitted Senorita Hortensia Cortes of murdering Jose Concepcion Saucedo. She testified she killed after a wild party during a card game where they bet their lives on a turn of a card. Her defense argued liquor intoxication left her not responsible.
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Mexico City
Mex
Senorita Hortensia Cortes
Jose Concepcion Saucedo
Belgium Cabinet Overthrown in Nonconfidence Vote
Brussels May 23. The cabinet of Premier Aloys van de Vyvere was toppled by a 73 to 98 non-confidence vote with nine abstentions. Van de Vyver and the entire cabinet resigned to the king.
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Belgium
Brussels
Aloys van de Vyvere
Chamber For Deputies
van de Vyver
Governor Hammill to Speak at Carroll Chamber Event
Governor Hammill will address the Carroll Chamber of Commerce in Carroll on May 26. It will be his first appearance here since campaign days and a large turnout is expected.
Teap Brom Car Fire Injures Puckett Daughters
Eloise and Gladys Puckett daughters of Farmer Puckett were severely bruised when leaping from their burning auto to escape flames. Farmer Puckett escaped injuries. They were en route to Burlington Junction Missouri to give a program.
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Teap Brom
Tiael
Shenandoath
Eloise
Gladys Puckett
Farmer Puckett
Lington Junction
Major Liquor Seizure on Coastwise Vessels
Customs agents seized ale and whiskey worth over 150 000 dollars on the Steamship Boston and the freighter Winters. Officials said it was the biggest coastwise vessel seizure to date.
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New York
Boston
Eastern Steamship Company
Winters
Hint for Bride from a Mysterious Wife
A curious early note suggests a wife guards her wit to avoid revealing cleverness to her husband. The text hints at subtlety in relationship dynamics and the social expectations of wit within marriage.
Indian War Part ies Clash by Dutch Creek in 1839
Narrative recounts a midsummer 1839 battle between Winnebago and Musquaka bands along Skunk River near Dutch Creek. A Musquaka warrior, esteemed by his people and whites, died in combat as the tribes clashed amid timber and brush. Nearby whites aided retrieval and burial with Musquaka customs observed.
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Dutch Creek
Bluffsof Skunk
McKain
Battle Ground
Temples Grove
New Citizen Plans First Class Grocery in Muscatine
Capt Thomas S Daugherty of Muscatine buys the stock previously owned by Ralph Dewey and proposes to operate a first class grocery at the old stand on the west side. He brings long time experience as a grocer and aims to greatly expand the existing stock and run one of the heaviest establishments in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Daugherty
Mushentine
Ralph Dewey
propos@es
Muscatine
Keck-Wedding Quietly Bonds Keck and Campbell Couple
Irving A. Keck married Nannie A. Campbell in a discreet ceremony last Wednesday. The couple departed on the 3 o clock train after a celebratory cake sendoff. Local transfers record land sales by J A Adams and Jacob A Stone, while the Garnet Band serenaded Keck and Wendell Phillips. The stork brothers start separate jewelry shop, Wag ner’s, offering watch and jewelry repairs.
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Irving A. Keck
Nannie A. Campbell
Garnet
Wendell Phillips
Prairie wolf bounty and school exhibit delight townsfolk
The county board in session approved wolf and fox scalp bounties totaling 112 dollars. Miss Maggie Axtell’s exhibition last week pleased her brood of urchins and impressed mothers as performers wowed Pisgah with songs, dialogues, and mimicries. White dressed pupils, bright eyes, and red roses pleased Crump who praised young girls over older “young ladies.”
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Tom Moore
Maggie Axtell
Pisgah
Crump
The Fourth Celebration Among Rural Delegations
The Fourth parade and gathering were modest with few delegations, several out of town picnics, and farmers battling weeds in corn fields rather than engaging in imagined conflict.
Early Morning Band Parade and 1867 Marriage Notice
A Cornet Band concert at 4 AM proved music in being while a Washington circus troupe paraded the square at 10 AM led by acrobats and gymnasts including Ben Welsh and Jed Rexroad. A white-clad young lady fell in the mud by City Hall. Fireworks appeared mediocre after an afternoon shower. On May 6 1867 Rev I Todd officiated at the marriage of Jd N Stewart of Washington County PA and Rebecca Jane Todd.
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Washington Circus
Ben Welsh
Charles Hebener
Jed Rexroad
Harvey Rexroad
John
Joseph Hall
James Beatty
Henry Sanford
John Evans
John Bryson
Wm. Goodbelly
James Viers
Walter Norton
Bo McCormick
Scott Reister
Washington County Census Highlights 1866 Demographics
The report lists white and colored male and female counts, voting and militia eligibility, un naturalized foreigners, ages 5 to 21, and social numbers including blind and deaf residents. It also covers agricultural output with sorghum syrup and sugar, oats, corn, flax, oxen, and bee products, noting grape yields and wine production.
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Washington County
Flourishes in Oregon and English academies noted
The article notes ten miles of railroad in the county of Oregon and English two. It mentions eighty eight County students receiving collegiate education and Wesleyan University in Mt. Pleasant with over 300 students in 1867-68. It cites Joseph Rader, Ben Hess, Solomon Rich joining a party to Muscatine on a pleasure trip with Dr Keedy selling soda water in hot weather. It reports the formation of a Home Insurance Company with incorporators including J H Wilson and J A Henderson among others in the town.
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Oregon
William Wilson
Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Messie
Joseph Rader
Ben Hess
Solomon Rich
Muscatigeok
Dr Keedy
Home Insurance Co
J. H. Wilson
J. A. Henderson
Wm. Wilson Jr
J. R. Davis
A. W. Chilcote
G. Owen
Hugh Smith
Wa Brown
W. W. Andrus
Robert Dawson
Joseph McKee
J. JF. Junkin
Sheep Sale Venture Heads South by Local Pastors
Messrs Alex Robertson Joseph Boyer David Kilcore and Andrew Duke left town last Monday driving a large flock of sheep toward Missouri. They hope to sell on fair terms upon reaching the heart of our sister state, otherwise winter them in southern Missouri or Kansas. Mr Robertson, a leading wool-grower, remains optimistic about the wool market and aims to experiment. He leaves 500 sheep behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Robertson
Joseph Boyer
David
Kilcore
Andrew Duke
Missouri
Kansas
ABE MARTIN On the Waning Art of Conversation
Abe Martin laments the decline of conversation skills in society. He mocks small talk on buses and dinner parties, notes that clever talk is rare in crowds, and warns against intrusive gossip or offhand tales that alienate listeners. He urges careful, respectful storytelling and reading of a listener’s mood.
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Charles A. Dewey
Iowa Association To Promote Good
lMoses
Marie McCay
Kansas City
Milan Shields
Booster Club
Miller
Rebekah Lodge
Wives of Odd Fellows
L. E. Larson
N. G
Frank Wilson
Thomas H. Ince
Christine of
Fox Theatre
Christine
Stuart
Alan Monteagle
Monteagle
Ivan Bian Hey
Ivan
Christe
Florence Vidor
Miss Vidor
Clive Brook
Dr. Monteagle
Warner Baxter
Walter Hiers
Ian Keith
George Archainbaud
Henry Sharp
Kathleen Norris
Bradley King
Mull Holland
University of Virginia
Hall of
Columbia University
Holland
Washington City
Mr. Corwin
Tom
Washington
J. 3
Adams
James Acheson
Jacob A. Stone
Mr. Baker
Stork
Wagner
Abe Martin
Cale Fluhart
Elean
Boris
Bulearia
George
Llavana
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