Help wanted and misc notices from Journal office
Classified items include wants for rent unfurnished rooms near Journal office, a cook and dining room girl at Hotel Colenso, sale of a 30 bushel batch of Roman apples, Poland Asia male pigs, a male hog year old, and various found items like a lady's handbag and an automobile lamp north of Washington. Also listings for wood heater and a German heater, plus inquiries at Journal office.
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Poland
Ana
I. K. Beal
Hotel Colenso
Weather forecast for Iowa issued for today and tomorrow
Special weather forecast for Iowa. Fair tonight and Thursday with warmer tonight.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Vienna local notes and events at the city
Fresh zwieback and assorted pies at the Vienna. The skating rink opens Friday night. John Frain of Brighton visited the city today. Lectures at the Methodist church this evening. Esther Maxwell visits with her mother Mrs. Maxwell. Enos Mills will speak at the Methodist church. David Donaldson visits northeast of the city. Star crowds witness the Great New York to Paris Auto Race last night. West Wayland visitors include Mrs Parker Everetts and others.
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Vienna
John Frain
Brighton
Joe Simerman
West Chester
Chris Kauffman
Miss Essley
Coppock
Esther Maxwell
Martha Maxwell
Remps Hampsher
Enos Mills
New York
Paris
Star
Parker Everetts
Ada Jessup
L. Z. Henss
Amos Weis
Fred Klopfenstein
Wayland
Coal Sale Notice Promises Cheap Dense Fuel Today
An ad proclaims coal available at low prices this day with a claim that good coal is scarce. It emphasizes the opportunity to buy coal cheaply while supplies last.
Foley's Kidney Remedy credited with recovery by local jeweler
Do R Kluger of 1060 Virginia Ave Indianapolis writes he was weak from kidney trouble but four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared his complexion cured his backache and irregularities disappeared allowing him to attend to business daily. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the remedy.
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Do. R. Kluger
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley
Doings of the People in the County Happenings
Community notes report registrations for Rosebud lands at Gregory by several residents. Local families welcome a newborn girl at Heny te Bockhorst’s. Residents attended a Kalona show and hosted visitors from Cedar Rapids. A stone-steel bridge is being built south of town near Joe Dawn’s.
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J. M. Chittum
Frank Tellin
Peter Shillig
Jos. Spevacek
Ed Mehee
Baitas
Joe Morhafer
Gregory
Willie Welte
Tony Escher
Heny Te Bockhorst
Geo. Saur
John Robison
Harry Strabala
Charlie Votroba
Frank Novey
Kalona
Anthony Malicky
C@@ar Rapids
John Kupka
Yatton
Joe Dawn
John Shalla
Jos
Shalla
Lexington
Visit Echoes in Iowa and Missouri Society Notes
Oct 14 reports Mrs Ollie Hawkinson and daughter Mildred returning to Kansas City after a visit at the J W Stickley home. Mr and Mrs J M Lord travelers to Illinois to visit relatives. Mrs George Baird shopped in Muscatine. Miss Pearl Whitlock from Lacrosse Mo arrives to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs T J Whitlock. Invitations issued for the marriage of Marie Vondrasek and Fred Lukaveky.
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Ollie Hawkinson
Mildred
Kansas City
J. W. Stickley
J. M. Lord
Illinois
George Baird
Muscatine
Pearl Whitlock
Lacrosse
T. J. Whitlock
Marie Vondrasek
Fred Lukaveky
Local Social Roundup From Town and Nearby Iowa City Trip
Oct 13 notes show Frak Worlaumont returning from Iowa City after his niece Imilda Worlaumont's funeral in Cheyenne Wyoming. Several residents attended events and travels including a K C club party in Iowa City and a grand jury duty in Davenport. Others visit kin, plan moves to Grainfield Kansas, Ft Madison funeral travel, and weekend social visits amid small-town life.
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Frank Worlaumont
Iowa City
Imilda Worlaumont
Cheyenne
Wyo
Blanche Moss
Cedar Rapids
Hubert
Clement Schnoebelen
John Schrader
Raymond Dautremont
K. C
Geo. Waldschmidt
Grainfield
Kan
George Craig
Davenport
Oscar Dautremont
Burlington
August Grothe
Jos. Kiefer
Ft. Madison
Henritta Osburg
Richmond Social News Notes and Car Updates
In Richmond on October 13 Mr and Mrs Jos Stump hosted guests. Jos Lintz with his wife entertained sibling couple Karl and wife from Ravenna Nebraska. Dr J M Chittum shows a new Maxwell runabout and Wes Reiner a large Moline car.
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Jos
Stump
Jos. Lintz
Karl
Ravenna
Nebr
John Dann
Grandma Koening
J. M. Chittum
Maxwell
Wes Reiner
Albert Sharpe
Henry Kline
Riverside
Vincent Soika
Crawfordsville Social Notes Mark Visits And Appointments
Mrs Shoemaker and son from Ohio visit B F Brown. Ethel Fishburn and Pearl Sewell from Winfield arrive to visit friends. Mrs G F Niblock of Derby Iowa honored at Thursday reception 2 to 5. Tet White heads to Iowa City to visit Uncle George Black. Others travel to Washington and Arkansas for family visits.
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Shoemaker and Son
Ohio
B. F. Brown
Ethel Fishburn
Pearl Sewell
Winfield
Mmes
J. H. Crooks
D. M. Anwy
E. Anderson
G. F. Niblock
Derby
Iowa
John Cochran
W. K. Wooley
Force
Arkansas
Andrew Brown
Haskins
Westchester Notes and Local Movers in October Headlines
Westchester reports Mr and Mrs Cal Schurr leaving after a short visit at the Howard White home. J B Crayne and D A Boyer from Washington were in town on business. Mrs Laura Rhodes returns to Nebraska after visiting her sister Mrs W H West. Ferguson Shaw announce cloak sale October 1. Dr A J Droz of Keota visits today. Mr and Mrs W H Shaw and baby Helen visiting Thornburg this week.
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Cal Schurr
Howard White
J. B. Crayne
D. A. Boyer
Washington
Laura Rhodes
Nebraska
W. H. West
Ferguson & Shaw
A. J. Droz
Keota
W. H. Shaw
Baby
Helen
Thornburg
West Chester cattle shipments and local meeting report
Dick Fisher shipped four cattle cars to Chicago and Herman Schultz sent one car. The West Chester Savings Bank directors held their quarterly meeting with President D A Boyer and J B Crayne of Washington in attendance. Surveyor Kyle visited to plant corners. Mrs R F McFarlane and her son Glenn visited J B Crayne's Washington home.
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Dick Fisher
Chicago
Herman Schultz
West Chester Savings Bank
D. A. Boyer
J. B. Crayne
Washington
Kyle
R. F. McFarlane
Glenn
Obenchain Verdict for 2600 in Left Hand Injury Case
In Waterloo Iowa on Oct 14 a district court jury awarded Joseph G Obenchain 2600 for the loss of a thumb and two fingers and injury to the remaining fingers while employed by Harris Cole Bros on March 4 1908. Plaintiff sought 10000 dollars in damages.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Joseph G. Obenchain
Harris & Cole Bros
Fresh Salted Peanuts and Almonds at the Vienna
A brief item notes fresh salted peanuts and almonds available at the Vienna venue. It highlights a snack selection offering mixed nuts for visitors. No additional details on prices, hours, or suppliers are provided.
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Vienna
Cure for Burns Reported from Paris Charity Hospital
Ontario inspectors report a Paris Charity Hospital cure for burns using a saturated pleric acid solution. Dr Thierry observed immediate pain suppression and rapid healing, with blisters avoided after four to five days. Skin staining from the acid fades with boric acid wash.
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Ontario
Paris
Chamber
Fhierry
Watch Out For Blister Beetles On Vines This Season
The article warns of lytta longa blister beetles swarming in spring, feeding on clematis and Japanese anemones. They can strip a large vine in 2 3 days, and should be eradicated promptly. Methods include several people attacking at once causing fake death, or using insect powder dusted over the vines.
How to Believe Choking Relief by Left Arm Raise
A physician advises raising the left arm high to relieve choking quickly, noting back slaps are common but less effective. He warns against alarm during such incidents and says teaching the child to raise the left arm provides rapid relief when obstruction occurs at meals or play.
How to Lengthen Life of Skirts and Hems
Guidance on extending skirt life by patching embroidery wear with machine stitching and lace edging. It suggests trimming worn sections and finishing with lace on the wrong side, and adding rickrack braid to worn dust ruffle hems for a hidden strong edge.
How to Catch Cockroaches
A florist discovers a simple trap for cockroaches using a pint fruit jar with a scrap of paper on the outside to aid footholds. Overnight, cockroaches gather at the slippery glass but are captured as they climb inside. The method reportedly protects expensive plants like orchids and gardenias in the greenhouse.
Burning the Flag near Sebastopol on the Mississippi
A narrator recalls a Civil War era tale of Sebastopol a vanished river town. A Vermont man Jessup defies a secessionist flag, stands atop a bluff with a rifle as war looms, a torch lights the pyre and the town fades to sand and woods as the river carries away its memory.
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Mississippi
Bristow
Sebastopol
Winnebago
Washington
Union
Jessup
New Orleans
St. Anthony
Jeff Davis
Fort Prairie du Chien
Fort Snelling
New York Evening Post
How to Clean Windows Easily
Use a cotton sack moistened with kerosene to rub panes several times. Wipe with a lint free cloth until oil vanishes and glass shines. Leave windows open a few minutes for odor to disappear.
The Boiler's Reasons
A Brooklyn Life piece humorously explains a boiler leak as a day gone wrong with family duties. The mother cites household mishaps including dinner guests and missing meat as the cause, while urging Johnnie to run and play.
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Johnnie
Brooklyn
University of Iowa enrollment nears 150 boost
Iowa City reports registration at the University of Iowa nearly reaches 150 more students, with official counts to follow in two days. Officials expect year end totals to reach about 2,500, aiming for the university’s target.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
First Billy Sunday tabernacle work begins in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa October 14 Monday the first work started on the big tabernacle for the Billy Sunday meetings to start about November 5. Arrangements completed Saturday set the building on a lot off Court Street on West Fifth Street centrally located and easily accessible from all parts of the city.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Big Tabernacle
Court Street
West Fifth Street
Fairfield Considers Sale of Lighting Plant
Fairfield Iowa city council weighing Fairfield Gas and Electric offer to take over municipal lighting and water plants. Officials say current service is inadequate and private company promises improvements at lower cost.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Fairfield Gas and Electric Company
A M E Social Program By Fairfield Church Choir
The Fairfield A M E church social features a choir program with opening chorus Only a Ray of SunshineInvocation by Rev T B Stovall songs The Fight Is On and The Man of Galilee papers by Miss Mary Cecil on Christ s Life and Home Mission and by Mrs B F Carter on Should a Sunday School teacher Attend Theaters Dances Wine and Card Parties Duet by Mrs Laura Greenup and Miss Jessie Prentiss an address What Fairfield Can Do by T L Burnett with response to Washington and a bass solo with full chorus conducted by B F Carter
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Fairfield
T. B. Stovall
Mary Cecil
B. F. Carter
L. P. Quinn
Nellie Smith
Laura Greenup
Jessie Prentiss
Fairfield Can
T. L. Burnett
Washington
Man of Galilee
400000 Will Contest Opens in Grove Iowa
Thirty special jurors were drawn by Judge Church to form a pool of seventy men for the trial of the Alex McHugh will contest. Nieces and other relatives seek to have the will set aside to claim a share of the estate. Court opened Monday afternoon as lawyers empanel the jury. A marriage license was issued to John Lee Hanna and Eva Sands.
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Jn Grove
Iowa
Church
Alex McHugh
McHugh
Seb
John Lee Hanna
Eva Sands
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