Community Societies and Birthday Celebrations Highlight Local Notes
The Woodman of the World held a social after a business meeting with a pork and bean style supper. The Riverview Women’s Club hosted Patience Austin Sutherland for a program on signing patterns as members shared visits and upcoming meetings. Lively birthday parties for Luther Bowers and Clarence Lee featured picnics, cake, and park play. Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters held a joint event with games and music at the hall, while the P K O society met for a study on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. First Presbyterian booster week featured a church supper and a program of music and readings attracting about 150 attendees.
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Riverview Women's Club
Austin Sutherland
Pern Stout
Fern Stout
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Ungwick
McElhinney Furniture Co
Harles Thompson
Owen Hayes
Ed Carris
John Squire
Ed Wells
P. K. O. Society
J. A. Harwood
Carl Roberts
W. M. Keeley
Paul
F. L. Wilson
Ralph Livingston
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Harding
Presbyterians
Dave McLaughlin Cattle Hit High at Chicago Market
Dave McLaughlin sold 58 head of cattle on the Chicago market Wednesday. The cattle, fed on his West Chester area farm, averaged 1467 pounds and brought 11 dollars 75 cents per hundredweight, the season’s top price. McLaughlin and Baker fed the cattle. Frank Supplee handled the stock for McLaughlin.
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McLaughlin
Chicago
West Chester
Baker
Frank Supplee
Boy 13 Recovers After Prolonged Unconsciousness
Waterloo report states Fred Hunt lapsed into unconsciousness on Labor Day and remained unresponsive for days. He woke and spoke again as doctors attributed the episode to possible uremic poisoning from drinking water while overheated. Physicians express confidence in recovery.
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Waterloo
Fred Hunt
C. A. Hunt
Elastic Budget Comment Sparks Debate on Dress Costs
A New York expert claims a woman can dress on SSCO a year and can also dress on 1800 dollars 4800 dollars and other sums. The Boston Evening Transcript notes skepticism about the remark and questions its relevance.
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New York
Boston Evening Transcript
Local Lyon's Bakery Offers Fresh Treats and Notes
Local news notes quality baked goods at Lyon's Ideal Bakery. West Chester residents visit Washington and Des Moines on business. Community figures, students, and visitors are listed with hometowns and travels. An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Advt
Local business notices and social items from town
The column lists shop offerings and events including Old Dutch hot pads at Stephens and Denns, home baked goods by Christian church ladies, Eldridge Lawn Grass at Bruns Seed, lunches at Dean’s, a Tailored Woman magazine offer, and a Crail’s closeout on Nemo corsets. It notes Eureka homecoming, visits by locals and a Crawfordsville dinner, with several residents traveling to Iowa City for registration and university plans.
Old Soldiers' Convention attendance and local notices
Notices report Mr and Mrs Rush traveling to Des Moines for the Old Soldiers' Convention. Local items mention Dr Yoder work, Bruns Seed Store, gas brands, and visits by Mrs Howard Crozier and family. Also advertising lines for Dime Saver, Washington National Bank, and Chicago Sunday Herald sale details.
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Rush
Des Moines
Old Soldiers’ Convention
Ccol
D. J. Palmer
Old Soldiers
Local Doings and Bargains Highlight Keota Area
Keota residents attend funerals and reunions while shoppers learn bargains at Bruns Seed Store. Mrs Dyle travels from Keota, Ella Conklin visits Fairfield, and Edward Wheelan registers at the University with Blanche Fouchek. Special sale items include Star of Bethlehem and Narcissus Bulls and Caron knitting worsted at Crail's with bone yard bargains teased on page 6.
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Ella Conklin
Keota
Joe Maxwell
Fairfield
Lohman
Star of Bethlehem
Pollicus Narcissus
Bruns Seed Store
Mrs KR W Hamilton Visits Brighton Relatives
Mrs. KR W Hamilton traveled to Brighton this morning to visit relatives.
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KR. W. Hamilton
Brighton
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Lutter Bowers
W. W. Bowers
Luther
William Jane Stewart
Box Springs
Clarence Lee
M.D. See
Sunset Park
Mrs. See
Simon
Clarlane
W. S.C
Mina Jones
Eugsts
Belle Palmer
Fannie Rowan
Frank Moore
Rowan
Henry Hunt
Columbus City
Myrtle Poole
Sarah Grimes
Helen Reister
Sherm Crone
Dave McLaughlin
Auto Bone Yard
McQuay Norris
Lyon's
D. Gj @tewart
West ‘Chester
Riverside
Rosehutty
Des Moinjan
A C. Primmer
Washington
Herold Farris
Lester Carson
Dale Holland
C. Bailey
H. A. Dusenberry
Parker House
Ideal Bakery
Phone 40
Stella Willits
Excelsior Springs
Mrs. Willits
Frank Morgan
Olds
Ping
Gladys Hawthorne
Lillian Beyer
West Liberty
Katherine Orr
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Penn
Vera
Mabel Arthur
Wellman
Mrs
Hugh Arthur
Austin Brinton
Nome
Fred_T. Boqkhorst
Kalona
Verne Kerr
Caldwell
Kas
Iowa
Nebraska
Stephen's
Denns
Christian Church
South Side Square
Aha Christian Church
Eldridge
SRLS
Alice
Virginia Cunningham
Avalon Law
Iowa City
University
Dean's
Crail’s
Jesse Richardson
University of Iowa
Crail's
Eureka
A. W. Yard
Crawfordsville
Herman Twinam
J. 8. Nicholson
Goldfield
Floyd Blankenhorn
Strawfordsville
Erma Nicholson
Dean
John Chance
Dr. Yoder
Hess
Bruns Seed
Blue Ribbon
Washington Oil Co
Howard Crozier
Ferne
Crawfordville
Mary Clemmens
Gus Anderson
Keith
Pierre, S. D
Hal Reister
D .F. Macon
Washington National Bank
Chicago Sunday Herald and Examiner
Atchison
Robert Dyle
A. Pearson
Bramer’s
Ace Olds
Mt. Pleasant
Davenport
Edward Wheelan
Iowa Ciby
Blanche Fouchek
Caron
Curtis
Bologna
Reed S
Standard Service
Neiswanger
Iowa Ave
Ag Shoe
Reg
A. E. Atchison
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