Festival Notes at Livestock Show Sparks Mixed Awards
Reported awards printed with errors at the livestock show with Hampshire gilts and Guernsey heifers misattributed. Jay Brewer won second on Guernsey. Harold Montgomery said officials will investigate the mix up. Big crowds praised festival concessions, contests, and parade events at the Whitaker barn.
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Journal
Martin Whittaker
Hampshire
Jay Brewer
Guernsey
Harold Montgomery
Whittaker Barn
East Main Street
Festival Weekends Draw Town City Guests and Observers
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Elman Strickier visited for the festival with Mr and Mrs Glen Wilson. Mary Veaney of Murcatine and Mrs Sherm Welch hosted and hosted visitors. Rambricks and Mason families spent Friday with local residents. Grinnell’s FP Blandin helped at the Lee demonstration. Kathryn Clark will visit Miss Dorothy Clark. A fire incident prompted authorities to address milk shortages in the festival area. Journal records show festival supporters praised the community spirit and business leadership during the three days.
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Elman Strickier
Town City
Glen Wilson
Washington
Ian Cnad
Saag
Eirod Dayton
Briehion
Cieh
Baby
Deen minister of music cuts ties with M. E. choir
Local church news notes Harry Thomas, once the minister of music at the Methodist church, severed his connection with the M. E choir last Sunday. A quirky weather and agricultural update mentions hog prices at 16 dollars and general fair weather into Sunday. An advertisement promotes a fly killer product with claims of low odor and effectiveness.
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Harry Thomas
Deen
Methodist Church
M. E
Local horse racing program entertains crowded Kendrick farms
A sizable crowd gathered at Kendrick farms for the community’s first horse racing event in years. Henry Bailey led the program with Charles Brown assisting. races included a quarter mile, mule races, and a crowd-pleasing cavalry drill by Troop F.
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Kendrick Farms
Henry Bailey
Charles Brown
Trix
W. R. Murphy
James Murphy
Tony
Lloyd Augustine
Prince TI
Rudy Knottner
Walter Starr
Beauty
Arthur Nicola
Richard Nicola
Harrison Peters
Bonnie
Dale Reenblossom
Troop F
113Th Cavalry
Clayton Bear
Esme
Kent
Washington Band
Cobblers and Travelers in Colonial American Homes
In early colonial society and after the Revolution, traveling cordwainers visited households to mend and make boots. They stayed for weeks, sharing tools and leather, while repairing footwear and chatty news, often serving as informal informants like the Revolutionary spy Enoch Crosby later used by Cooper.
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Morocco
Iy Atls
Enoch Crosby
Cooper Ta Fa
Washington
Bathtub Frowned On by People of Middle Age
A fragmented OCR passage notes odd social norms about bathing, referencing middle age attitudes and unclear references to Bath or behavior. The text lacks coherent events or verifiable entities, leaving a garbled discussion of bath habits, symbols, and unrelated phrases.
Photographer's Troubles Overviews A Plea For Honest Portraits
A photographer faces a dilemma when customers demand flattering portraits. A sitter pens a note insisting that payment comes only when the photo makes them look handsome, while the photographer contemplates the true self depicted in a mirror.
Fashionable 1909 women’s costume weighed eight ounces
A Harper's period note describes light twenty ounce garments and transparent chemise worn over flesh tights. Doctors of the era warned such fashions caused mustin diseases and catarrhal complaints. A record cites 69,000 women suffering from consumption in one winter.
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Devine
Harper's Briar
Justice in Abyssinia Courts and Impromptu Judges
The text notes Abyssinia has few lawyers and no formal profession. Regular courts exist for major cases with appointed judges led by a chief Justice titled Breath of the King. For minor matters, impromptu courts call in passersby to serve as judges.
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Abyssini
Abyssinia
For Sale John Deere Sulky Plow and Local Notices
Community notices list equipment for sale including a John Deere sulky plow from Washington International Co and a radio tube tester. The itemization mentions local residents and visitors from Cedar Rapids Oskaloosa Brighton Creston Ainsworth Marlington and Rock Jeland attending or hosting events and visiting relatives. The jumble references piano tuner golf at Mansion Miniature Golf Course and various social visits around town.
Festival Attendees Include Families From Wayland and Fort Dodge
Auctioneer DF Mecon invites Mrs Clara Hebel and daughter Jace Mr and Mrs Ethan Brook and family Rex Swan and daughter Mrs Folland Cummings and Mr and Mrs John Bigham of Wayland attended the festival with their guests from Fort Dodge. Also noted are Lay away options, shoe ads, marriage licenses issued in Washington and Conesville, and a birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Dewees. Local health nurse Miss Alice Owen hosts friends Beatrice Myers and Vivian Barr in Jefferson Iowa.
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Clara Hebel
Jace
Ethan Brook
Fam'ly
Rex Swan
Folland Cummings
John Bigham
Wayland
Bighams
A Nice
Fort Dodge
Alice Owen
Beatrice Myers
Vivian Barr
Jefferson
Towa
Three Year Old Betsy Tastes Hand After Lamb Encounter
A town child, Betty Lou, on a farm trip with neighbors, reached through a fence to pet a lamb. After the bottle finished she touched the lamb, then drew back. Asked if it bit her she said she merely tasted her hand.
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Betty Lou
Practice of Giving First in Everyday Courtesy
Poetical excerpt urges living by giving, speaking first, and offering forgiveness. Emphasizes friendly nom and smile as daily grit principles for social harmony.
For Sale 2 John Deere Plows and 1 Oliver Plow
Washington International Co lists two John Deere tractor plows and one Oliver plow for sale. Minnesota mentions include a Chevrolet 6 used truck with stock rack and grain box offered cheaply. Numerous local names noted in passing in this festival period item.
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John Deere
Oliver Tractor
Washington International Co
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