Local notes show visits, weddings and markets
A busy stream of hometown items lists guests at local homes, visits to Fairfield and Keota, wedding notices, trips to Des Moines and Davenport, market buys for furs and junk, and announcements for county hospital nursing staff, lectures and social events across Washington in late October 1914.
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Agnes Swift
New County Hospital
Fairfield
Martina Swift
Leonard Bailey
Burlington
Burlington W R. C
Washington
Columbus Junction
Professor Sommer reports Roosevelt bullet not poisoned
Milwaukee October 16 Special to Evening Journal Professor Sommer of Marquette University states the bullet fired into Roosevelt by Schranck was not poisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Evening Journal
Roosevelt
Schranck
Fever Patients in Dublin Area Show Improvement
Reports from the Dublin area indicate scarlet fever cases are improving. Miss Clare Jay remains ill at the S. D. Carris home while others at the Andy Augustine and A. N. Bowen households are recovering. Four schools within three miles are closed. The funerals of Ernest Hanna and Raymond Augustine were held at Crawfordsville and Elm Grove cemeteries respectively. Reverend Sandhill and Reverend Rowe conducted services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Clare Jay
S. D. Carris
Andy Augustine
A. N. Bowen
No. 2
Center
Nash and
White Oak
Jay
Ernest L. Hanna
Jobe Hanna
Crawfordsville
W. R. Sandhill
Washington
Raymond Augustine
Elm Grove Cemetery
Thomas Rowe
West Chester
Red Sox Triumph in World Series Thriller
With the game tied at 1–1 in the tenth, Sam Snodgrass and Murray sparked a Boston rally after Merkle misplayed a ball. Engle doubled, Yerkes and Speaker scored, Gardner and Lewis added runs, and Boston edged New York 3 to 2 as Bedient pitched seven strong. Matthewson faltered in the tenth to give Boston the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snodgrass
Murray
Merkle
Speaker
Meyers
Wood
Boston
Engle
Hooper
Yerken
Yerkes
Lewis
Gardner
Bedient
Giants
Hendrickson
Matthewson
Teachers Examinations Notice Includes October 24 Dates
Teachers examinations will be conducted at the office of the superintendent on October 24. The notice lists examiner responsibilities and candidate eligibility as outlined by the education department.
Ethel Smith Goes Home After Skin Graft Sacrifice
Gary Indiana October 16 Mike Ethel Smith leaves Gary General Hospital for home after life saving skin graft from William Rugh the Gary newsboy who sacrificed his crippled limb. Rugh’s condition is less encouraging but he stays cheerful in the hospital ward. Nearly 1000 dollars has been subscribed for Rugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Mike Ethel Smith
William Rugh
Gary General Hospital
Rugh
Veteran General Quits
Brig-Gen. George S. Anderson who had command in the Philippines was placed on the retired list of the army as requested. He had recently returned from command of the department of the Visayas.
A Prayer on Sunny Days and Enduring Joy
A meditation on embracing sunny days with a hearty will and full joy while cultivating a steady, lifelong mindset. Max Eastman reflects on the enduring arc of life as framed by quiet, eternal perspective from Twentieth Century Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Eastman
Twentieth Century Magazine
Warfare Against A Cochin China Threat to Rice Crops
A discussion outlines efforts to find an effective method to prevent damage to rice crops from a destructive pest in Cochin China affecting agricultural yields and livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochin China
Hospital Seeks Donated Sheets and Pillowcases
The hospital requests old sheets and pillow cases to aid patients. Superintendent Bilg Kinne asks for gifts of such articles and invites residents to leave them at the rear room for donation and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilg Kinne
Mrs Heolan Endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for Cough
Mrs Peter Heolan of Cleveland Ohio reports her young son recovered quickly from a severe bout of whooping cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She emphasizes the remedy had no harmful drugs and delivered a remarkable, rapid cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Heolan
Budkere Rd
Cleveland
Foley
Lemmon
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E. McElhinney
the Star Tonight
Maggie Crawford
A. Pratt
Harper
Luella Shaw
M. D
Congress Hotel
Anna Stevens
Sigourney
J. L. Walker
Columbus Junction Opera House
Mariana & Ogle
W. M. Webber
L. Weber
West Liberty
Cohn
Washington House
Nara
L. E. Bradford
Salem, Ore
Miles Bradford
Ainsworth
Ater Caps
Dougherty Bros
Mrs. I. Rothschild
Kansas City
Mrs. Gradwohl
R. M. Smith
L. H. Wallace
Muscatine
A. R. Miller
Ben Butler
Sibley
Iowa
Bryan
John Rupp
Monarch and Arrow
J. D. Dayton
Daryl
Fairfield Rug Co
Roy Minick
Allie Stever
R. L. MacGugin
Harve Shannon
Davenport
Henry Glick
Fred Giesler
John Edmondson
Lloyd V. Jones
Neva M. Morse
Olive Campbell
Ottumwa
D. of H
Sherm Crone
Owen Hayes
Oskaloosa
W. R. Mount
Ed .Eicher
Mrs. Cloyce Dougherty
Gulf Coast Country
Texas
Mr. Dougherty
South
William McBride
Edith
Havre
Brighton
William Heyde
Ralph Gowey
Ofcorted Bluffs
J. J. Bailey
Pleasant Plain
Nettie Eckles
Verdi
G. M. Anderson
the Lyric
Vienna
Barbara Fisher
H.C. Dittmer
Lincoln
Lil
Parmelia Dickson
Des Moines
J. A. Gib
J. T. Malin
Gertrude
Cotter
Ida Harmon
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Boyd Berdo
Washington Boulevard
Wesley Smith
J. O. Canfield
Galesburg
Ill
West
Shellabarger
Ruth
Fannie Winter
Denver
Colorado
Charles J. Winter
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Bruce
Valley Junction
Harry Dickerson
Geo. C. Reames
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
Haskins
J. W. Scott
Rothschild’s Store
Jenkin’s
Court House
D. 8. Clarke
Omaha
Nebr
William Shannon
Ralph Shannon
Hotchkiss
Colo
J. A. Harwood
Iowa City
James Hauser
Florida
Grape Fruit Ranch
Barto
S. E. Greer
Clarinda
Mr. Greer
H. G. McConaughy
Covenanter Church
Canora
Saskatchewan
Thomas
O. T. Smith
George Brinton
W. R. Stryker
Ellen M. Savage
Louise Wilson
Women's Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Charlies H. Keck
Z. M. Wilson
John A. Bailey
A. J. Dawson
Richmond
Kan
Hester Tedford
John Titterington
Will Lins
D. Bailey
Cal Mayhew
David Gordon
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F. W. Hey
Ohio
J. F. Farra
Englewood
A. Stranahan
Illinois
Milkes
Lora
Bess Dar
Shire
N. Coffman
Cheney, Wash
al Pratt
Josephine Smith
Council Bluffs
A. L. Coop
John Bel
Ville
Harriet Chilcote
Leig H. Wallace
Mr. Smith
t*Leitmann's
Pte
Mrs
Ray
Dix
City
Selden Stewart
Winfield
McCulley Farm
United Presbyterian Church
Thompson Brookhart
Frank £. Wells
Wayland
Ray Hauser
Ross
Mitchell
Prank R. Sage
Aberdeen
Oral Anderson
Ques&t
G. T. Auld
A. St. Dewey
Ab Anderson
C. J. Roberts
Widay Keeley
Eva Livingston
da Cherry
Howard McCisery
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Joe Kemp & Wagner
Lytle Bros
Royal Market
Harwood
Harwood's
J. A. Harwood & Son
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Duffer, Ward & CO
Paruk
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Stull
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Bedient, Weed, and Cady
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