Local and Personal Notes Update
Local and personal items list visitors and stayovers from Adair to Winfield including Fred Coats visiting his parents Rev and Mrs S K Costes. Notable arrivals include T M Mackey of Superior Nebraska and Grace Schwartz from Winfield visiting Miss Mary Porter. Minor community trades and church moves noted.
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Fred Coats
Adair
S. K. Costes
Grace Schwartz
Winfield
Iowa City
Mary Porter
Hazel Hamilton
Center Ville
Porter
McNamara’s Rug and Drapery Offerings and Local Notices
Local brief notes announce births and visits including a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Duckett of Ottumwa born September 30th. Mrs. W. P. Wells returns from Walnut Iowa. Edna Klein visits from Everett Washington after two years as a deaconess. Also listed are fresh oysters and celery at Royal, Vienna specials, Wizard carpet cleaner, and various local shopper notices with names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Elmer Duckett
W. E. Duckett
Ottumwa
Duckett
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Edna Klein
Everett, Wash
Lewis Klein
Eagle dance invites and Gazelle Hose meeting report
Everybody invited to Eagle dance Saturday evening. The Gazelle Hose company held its regular monthly meeting at the fire hall Wednesday evening and admitted three new members. Also note Sanitary Market and Grocery offers best meat for the least money with phone 1858 Crone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazelle Hose Company
Crone
McNAMARA'S Stove Oil Cloths And Local Sales
The Rev W R Sawhill returned from Albia after the United Presbyterian synod sessions ended. Rev A R Paul of Coder Rapids was elected moderator. A report from Lawlill details a profitable meeting. Local ads promote cookies at the Vienna and meat at the Royal, plus a McClellan farm sale on Saturday Oct 7 at 10 am featuring a large eight room house and outbuildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Sawhill
Albia
United Presbyterian Synod
A.R. Paul
Coder Rapids
Lawlill
McClellan
Mark of Insincerity in a Friendly Face
A wary warning notes that a person who greets warmly may hide insincerity and avoid eye contact amid cordial talk, urging caution toward feigned friendliness and duplicity.
Chestnuts Lost to Squirrels Teach a Lesson in Caution
A father recalls a boyhood chestnut gathering when the family stored them in a tool house. Squirrels repeatedly snatched the nuts and taught the siblings to secure their stores. The tale ends with a reminder to always put things away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaid Jack
Evelyn
Will
Ned
Brother Will
Ren
Ife
Contentment as the Path to Happiness Across Life
A reflective note on how a contented mind yields lasting blessings. It argues happiness in this life comes from mastering desires and that future joy follows from present restraint. The piece emphasizes inner peace over external wealth and urges self-control as a route to fulfillment.
Mutherly Interaction Sparks Young Yale Vard Concern
A fragment shows a mother admonishing her daughter about a young Yale man who is overly attentive, with the daughter insisting he does not need any encouragement from her.
Cotton crops replace poppies in parts of China
The article notes that in some Chinese regions cotton is supplanting poppies due to strict opium laws. It also reports C. L. Brady resigning from the Washington National Bank for ill health after two years, with W. P. Phillips of Des Moines set to take over the position next week.
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China
C. L. Brady
Washington National Bank
W. P. Phillips
Des Moines
Phillips
Iowa National Bank
Washington
Brady
Medical merits over degrees in diet guidance
The article argues that a medical man’s value lies in ability rather than school, citing Pasteur and Metchnikoff as notable non physicians. It highlights Chittenden and Fletcher for reducing food intake with maintained health and endurance, noting the need for cautious interpretation by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Flexner
Pasteur and Metchnikoff
Chittenden and Fletcher
Fletcher
Doth Protest Too Much in Rural Speech
A humorous regional remark features Uncle Eben quipping about a man who questions another’s honesty, noting the speaker’s frequent reliance on references to imply truthfulness. The line captures local dialect and social tone.
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Uncle Eben
Allus
Lady's Tail or Suits From Fifteen Dollars Up
Advertisement notes Jean Huysmans label offering dresses and suits from 15 dollars and up, located opposite the post office, with a single line listing "11" as a potential page or frame reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Huysmans
Doctors Debate Euthanasia For Incurables At Meeting
At a St. Louis gathering of the Saturday Medical Research group doctors discuss aiding death for hopeless patients. Dr Willis Young cites humane motive to end suffering but fears personal cases. Others including Dr A F Stephens and Dr Edward F Brady express support for death with means, while Dr T W Conzelman opposes active aid. Dr Scott Parson says many physicians have practiced euthanasia and narcotics speed recovery only in painful deaths.
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St. Louis
Willis Young
Young
A. PF. Stephens
Edward F. Brady
T. W. Conzelman
Scott Parson
Parsons
Wireless Sea Telephone Promises Ship to Ship Talk
An improved wireless telephone for undersea use enables talk between ships replacing bell signals. It is simpler and cheaper than wireless telegraphy and could connect vessels, ports, lightships, and submarines even in fog. A new microphone may extend speaking distance to twenty miles.
John D's First Job Celebrated in Cleveland
Fifty six years after starting as a bookkeeper for Hewitt and Tuttle in 1855 John D Rockefeller held a Forest Hill estate celebration in Cleveland Ohio. The young accountant soon saved, earned a salary raise, then started his own business within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Hewitt & Tuttle
Blood transfusion suit ends in settlement
Miss Clara Rickenhouse of Carlyle, TL, received $1,000 as compensation after donating blood to the late Julia A. Sparks to help prolong the life of her employer. She had sued the estate’s executor for $20,000 damages but compromised for one twentieth of that amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rickenhouse
Carlyle
Julia A. Sparks
Gift Flag to Tog o Heirloom Stirs Washington Club Toast
The admiral's flag presented to Admiral Togo by the Army and Navy club of Washington inspires the Japanese leader to write that the flag he will hand down to his children is a family treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank I. Smith
San Jose
Calif
Washington
Minneapolis
Duluth
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
California
Togo
Army and Navy Club of
United Presbyterian Synod to Meet in This City in 1912
The United Presbyterian synod of Iowa and northern Missouri will convene October 1–3, 1912 in the Second Church of this city. About two hundred ministers elders and assistants are expected, including Dr Henry Wallace of Des Moines and Dr Scouller moderator of the general assembly. The Albia invitation was accepted unanimously.
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Albia
Iowa
Missouri
Albla
J. A. Conger
Washington
General Assembly
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa Synod
Conger
Charles R. Watson
Philadelphia
Scouller
United Presbyterian Church
Revival of the Country Church Topic At Synod Meeting
Rev W R Sawhill spoke on Young Men and the Gospel Ministry at the Wednesday evening session. Rev A R Paul of Cedar Rapids was chosen moderator. Rev L Davidson, former pastor of the First church in this city, is listed as stated clerk of the synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Sawhill
A. R. Paul
Cedar Rapeids
Quarterly meeting at OM BE Church on Sunday services
The Om BE Church schedules a quarterly meeting next Sunday with services at 11 am 3 pm and 7 36 pm. The Rev I W Daniels from Evanston will assist Pastor Rev D W Brown newly assigned. All are invited to attend. Quarterly conference follows Monday at 7 30 pm.
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I. W. Daniels
Evanston
Ilc
D. W. Brown
Washington Lodge No 26 Masonic Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 A F & A M announces a regular meeting Friday evening October 6 1911 for business and closing work. Second meeting tomorrow at 2 30 p m for inspection preparation. Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Fraternity
Washington Ladge
No. 26
A. FL
A. M
J. BE. Kunath
W. M
W. BR. C
Tomorsrow
Sublime and Ridiculous Verse Excerpt Alarmed Readers
A 19th century style glare of prose compares a quick run by a boy to an ostrich and a horse and a big dog chase. The fragmentary line uses vivid imagery to portray fear and speed. The text reflects period rhetoric and shows racial language that may offend modern readers.
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the Royal
T. M. Mackey
Superior, Nebr
J. Stewart
J. G. Miller
West Chester
City
Ida Sands
Ainsworth
Jay Sands
The
Vienna
Dr. J. Wilson
Chicago
J. T Pearson
McNamara’s
McNamara's
Mr. Brown
A. M. FE
W. W. Williams
Galesburg, I
W. P. Wells
Raymond Latchem
Walnut
McNamara
Herman Schultz
Cook & Sherman
Royal Market
J. A. Morrett
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Fe. T. J. Allen
R. Stuart & Son
Utual
John D
U.P. Synod
Low
Synod of the United Presbyte
Rian Church
Deacon Todd
Deacon
Opera House
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