Happenings in Wellman and Surrounding Area
Local notes from Wellman Iowa dated October 10 1912 recount social visits farm moves and travel as residents attend tea visits and family gatherings. Entries mention Mrs Clarke of Cedar Rapids guests at N H Messenger's, Dr Harry Jones in North English, sale of an 80 acre farm to Frank and Morris Romine, and various workers and relatives visiting homes in Iowa City Lone Tree Keswick Brighton and Des Moines. The column also notes new arrivals a birth a Sunday church event and weekly entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Waddell
Frank Hicks
Iowa City
Robert Henderson
Aurora
Ill
Willard Palmer
Kansas City
Dan Haller
Gate City
Mil
Wm. Lewsadder
Rockford
Brighton
Joe Fisher
Hucke
Charles Eckhardt
West
Burton Denison
Iva Taylor
Fred
California
Mr. Wetrich
Washington
Nick
Marengo
Fred Schroeder
James Gardner
Des Moines
Ergon Longwell
J. Longwell
Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Mary Emde
Lone Tree
Wm. Kirkpatrick
Mike Burns
Local Farm Milk Suspected After Children Refuse Drink
The mothers of the village children complain to Farmer Downs about Sukey's milk tasting odd. Downing fixes a fence hole, and Lukey notes he would not eat queer plants again even if the hole were not repaired.
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Velyn
Jack
Mooly
Daddy
Sukey
Palmer Downs
Dassie
Olf Rossie
Farmer Downs
Lukey
Miss Ruth Rittenhouse and local visits noted
Miss Ruth Rittenhouse attends Washington High School and spent weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson Jr and daughter Fern visited Frank Romine. H T D Henderson announces hog sale on October 23. Flows of visits include Miss Mae Meyer with Mrs Will Embree and Roy Dayton taken to Iowa City by Orville Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Rittenhouse
Washington
John Wilson, Jr
Fern
Frank Romine
H. T. D. Henderson
Mae Meyer
Will Embree
Frank
Morris Romine
Orville Cullember
Otha Huber
Elmer Nevins
Orville Dayton
Dollie Moore
Cora Bell
Roy
Iowa City
Frank Wilson
Will Wallace
Blanche
Harry Pettit
Local People Arrive and Depart From Crawfordsville
Florence McCleary arrived from Winfield and spent a day at her home. Mrs. W. Neal and daughter returned to Washington after a visit. Mrs. J. F. Vernon left for Oskaloosa after attending her sister’s funeral. Rev. Joseph McNabb preached at United Presbyterian and returned to Washington. A list of locals traveled to Washington with several names noted, along with visits to Sumatra Montana and a Winfield-origin visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Florence McCleary
Winfield
W. Neal
Washington
J. F. Vernon
Oskaloosa
EK. B. Franklin
Joseph McNabb
United Presbyterian Church
Diet and Health Hints on Fasting Cautions
The hospital cautions that fasting, while beneficial in many cases, can injure others. Lowered resistance may trigger acute disorders and prolonged fasting can cause problems. Physicians with fasting experience agree the therapy requires wise regulation and must be supervised by a doctor.
Debating Rivalry and Personal Refusal in a Political Exchange
A speaker recalls heated campaign clashes with Brown and Jones. He accuses opponents of lying and swaying by pride, claiming to have neutralized them through argument and persuasion. The passage emphasizes personal attack over reason and records a charged public discourse tone.
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Brown
Logical debate over windpump versus milk cow
A patron questions paying $150 for a windpump when a milk cow costs $157. The milkman argues the windpump saves trips to the barn and avoids health inspections, but the patron remains unconvinced.
Adam Renames Dinosaur in Humorous Tale
In a playful scene a man named Adam declares the next animal shall be called the dinosaur. Pat the dinosaur objects and prefers honeybee while Adam denies any theater program fuss, while the narrator notes Liza Mulligan as Horgensedalencourt in a theater bill.
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Adam
Pat
Liza Mulligan
Horgense d’Alencourt
Bill de Theater
Damsel from Chicago Sparks Light Verse Debate
A literary remark features a vain damsel claiming her walk is poetry in motion. A listener notes the prevalence of amateur poetry, and the dialogue implies reference to the damsel's feet and suggests she hails from Chicago, based on interpretation of the passage.
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Chicago
Sympathy and the power of placing ourselves in others
The passage defines sympathy as the ability to imagine another's state and urges wise toleration. It argues that sympathy must not prevent firm opposition and that we should feel strongly about certain questions, enough to be indignant if necessary.
Woman's Concoctions and a Party Puzzle
A witty remark mocks a woman preparing refreshments by describing removing the inside of one item, inserting another, then pouring a yellow mixture over it. The joke hinges on guests failing to recognize the original form after the transformation.
Death of Steam Calliope Inventor Surfaces in Paper
Mrs. Fadoogus cites a newspaper claim that the inventor of the steam calliope has died, while Mr. Fadoogus recalls rumors of his lynching years ago. The exchange hints at a puzzling, long-standing local tale.
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An exchange shows a wife accusing her husband of love at first sight while the husband quips that second sight runs in his family, revealing a humoristic domestic misunderstanding.
Boy saved from Bolton canal by retriever dog
Several youths played along the Bolton and Bury canal at Pendleton near Manchester when one slipped into the nine to ten foot deep water. A retriever dog nearby jumped in and dragged the boy to safety, saving his life.
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Pendleton
Manchester
England
Surpassed Them All in a Southern Town Riot
An account from Pennsylvania Grit recalls a near race riot in a southern town. Whites fired revolvers into the air while blacks fled in fear. A plantation owner asks a worker if he ran, and the response notes he did not run like the wind but passed two men running.
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Sam
Yassir
Pennsylvania
What He Paid For
A patient questions a doctor over a $5 charge for removing a foreign substance from the cornea. The specialist clarifies the fee covers the procedure, not the mere act of removing a particle from the eye.
Motor World reports on 191: model improvements
In the Motor World column the 191: model is described with radical changes. The text notes all door handles now turn to the left and an extra spoke has been added to each wheel.
Keep Step With Family Friends and Times by Frank Crane
A Frank Crane essay urges steady alignment with family relatives friends and the present era. It warns against isolating individualism and guerilla warfare of life noting the costs of separation from kin and partners and the value of shared progress and mutual support.
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Frank Crane
Inventions From Around The World
A survey of recent devices includes a child friendly electric car with a half horsepower motor and four mile per hour limit. A German inventoress creates voice range and tone detector. England yields a versatile military cart for water, fire escape, bridge or ambulance use. An Englishman patents flesh pressing tweezers. A Welsh pump with no valves handles heavy liquids. A Swedish officer's aerial torpedoes travel three miles and explode on contact or by clock. A Tennessee chair helps invalids view surroundings without rising. A California device teaches swimming on a cushion. A New York man patents a wire trap for insects in a garbage can. A Swiss patent replaces steel springs with brass piston cylinders in a car. A New Jersey buoy aids escape from a sunken submarine. A San Francisco phonograph car alarm can warn or demand movement. An Idaho metal pot helps transplant growing plants.
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England
California
New York
Switzerland
New Jersey
San Francisco
Idaho
Interest of Occupation: Finding meaning in work
Do not view work as a dull duty. If you choose you can make it interesting by throwing your heart into it and tracing its history. Consider its bearing and how humble labor benefits others. enthusiasm makes tasks easier and can shape character like mountain air.
Petit Jurors Named for November Term Court
A list of jurors for the November term, convening November 4, reports due November 11 at 1 30. Names include Lewis Zillman Wellman Zdnek Blecha Kalona G O Miller Riverside T W Hunter Washington and many others across Washington Keota Ainsworth Kalona and surrounding towns.
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Lewis Zillman
Wellman
Zdnek Blecha
Kalona
G. 0. Miller
Riverside
T. W. Hunter
Washington
Chas. Harley
West Cheater
W. H. Anderson
P. E. Babcock
J. W. Teeter
Nelson Thompson
C. C. Jones
Keota
G. R. Workman
Frank Lukavsky
Ainsworth
Leonard Lintz
W. M. Darbyshire
Chas. Edwards
Fred Leppert
Rubio
Ww. C. Tufts
Earl Bryant
Frank Meintzer
Chas. Walton
Pleasant Plain
Ss. C. Fletcher
Crawfordsville
W. H. Thrng
Lem Guy
Brighton
R. EF. Brown
Richland
Adolph Vorruba
Riehland
J. A. Hawthorne
H. Bosely
West Chester
P. Nichols
J. D. Smith
J. K. Young
Tom Mattis
T. Tt. Hoover
Lew Bauer
Jean Southwick
J. EB. Clegg
Dee Quinn
Frank Stout
Frank Brown
J. G. Fieher
N. E. Romine
Wilson Lemon
J. W. Pigg
Dan Deinsmith
J. N. Bowman
Je. W. Brindley
J. B. Cowger
J. R. Jordan
P. Mitchell
S. Wry
J. N. Campbell
His Theory Ethel Why is the turkey regarded as especially appropriate
Bob argues the turkey suits Thanksgiving because those who can afford one have reason to be thankful.
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Ethel
Bob
Wood With Long Life In Argentine Quebracho Trees
The quebracho tree wood and its bark are valued for tanning and other uses. The wood has a life of about 40 years when employed as fence posts or railroad ties, illustrating its durability and importance in industrial applications.
Markets Report From Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Estimated hog receipts 32 000 with 2 551 left over from yesterday market outlook five lower than Saturday. Light prices 8 70 to 9 30 mixed 8 70 to 9 35 heavy shipping grades 8 40 to 9 35 rough heavy 8 60 to 8 80. Cattle 25 000 with prospects steady to 10 lower. Sheep 45 000 with prospects 10 to 15 higher.
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Chicago
Healy
Reeves
Texas
Chicago Market Report Curves of Oct 14 1912
Receipts and shipments tallies for cattle sheep and hogs show varied demand with prices mostly steady to higher in parts and lower in others. Grain highlights include Wheat Corn Oats futures with mixed open highs and lows and estimated receipts of 267 Wheat 309 Corn 592 Oats for the period.
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Harry L. Kaga
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FOX & Dewey
the County News
M. E. Church
Longwell
James
Jnicoka
WILBUR _D.NESBIT
Jones
Old Green
Laggard
France
Aking PO Chic Aes
Petit Jurors
John A. Babcock Commission
U. Varos
Illinois
Reister & Son
OUI
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