Neighbors note hog shipments and visits across towns
Havre reports two carloads of hogs shipped to Chicago. Visitors include Mrs Ed Gooseman and two children from Oklahoma and several Illinois and California travelers. A lightning strike burned a large barn near Dr McGuire farm, killing one pony and damaging hay, stock, and harness with \$1200 insurance.
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Lowery
Weenike
Donovan
Geo
Kessel
Miss Austin
Wellman
Miss Wylie
Creston
Marshall
Iowa City
Lowe
Marion
R. J. Armstrong
L. EB
Chicago
A. R. Gowey
K. M. Elmore
Pohrer
Community Notes From Wayne County Farm Visitations
In Wayne on Saturday John Haven stein hauled cane to John Krautz mill. Sunday visitors included John Zickefoose and son Merle with Clark Zickefoose family. Allan Wenger and Weyland family visited parental C R Miller home. Clarence Moorhead family shopped in Washington Saturday. Delbert Maxwell visited Wednesday. E T Bergstrom and family visited John Krantz home Saturday. Ernest Zickefoose sold pigs to brother Clark. Mrs Glen Huston Crawfordsville spent Wednesday with parents. C R Miller Me Huffman and crew cutting walnut logs nearby. Edwin Griffith Burlington spent Tuesday on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krantz
Ernest Zickefoose
Clark Zickefoose
Glen Huston
Crawfordsville
C. R. Miller
Me. Huffman
Edwin Griffith
Burlington
Pilotsburg Local News Summary
Pilotsburg Star Telephone plans pole resetting and new wire installation. Hetty Byers becomes Pilotsburg teacher. Allie Maas returns to Lookout school. Local youths attend Wellsman and Kalona schools. staff and households visitations noted. Grandmother Monser uses a wheelchair after a fall. Ladies Aid meets October 3 with Clara Fisher.
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Pilotsburg
Joe Haller
Clara Stafford
Wellman
Marion Stransky
Washington
Glen Watson
West Chester
Glen
Inez
Winnie Chaloupa
Ernest Triska
Kalona
Chas. Stafford
Donald A Watson
Dakotas
Chas. Rickey
Frank Stransky
James Prey
Vichas
Criss Rowe
Iowa City
Fay Goodwin
Grandma Monser
Kather Ashby
Ladies Aid Society
Clara Fisher
Mrs Grant Stipps Visits Brighton Area For Short Stay
Mrs Grant Stipps of Sterling Illinois stopped in Brighton on Wednesday for a two day visit at Mrs C L Stone home while returning from a relatives visit in Downing Missouri. Mrs Bert Christie and two children left Thursday for Wapello after visiting her father Dr W S Parks. The grade school closed Wednesday.
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Brighton
Grant Stipps
Sterling, Jil
C. L. Btone
Downing
Bert Christie
Wapello
W. 8. Parks
Crawfordsville Notes From Local Church Meeting
Dr. Minear of Mt. Pleasant led a quarterly meeting at the Methodist church. Mr and Mrs John Wogley of Columbia Missouri arrived after mudded roads for a weekend with the Lease and Buxbaum households. The Argonaut Literary program was postponed due to bad roads. Cleo Datin of Knoxville Iowa visited at his grandmother Mrs Shafter's home this week.
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Crawfordsville
Minear
Mt. Pleasant
John Wogley
Columbia
J. H. Lease
Buxbaum
Argonaut
Cleo Datin
Knoxville
Iowa
John Shaffer
Women's Missionary Society Meets at U P Church in Crawfordsville
The U P Church Women’s Missionary Society gathered yesterday afternoon after rain postponed plans. Mrs G W Hanna led devotionals. papers by Mrs Sprague on Freedmen's missions and Miss Mary McCall on the Indians. Luncheon, committee service and a social time followed. Arthur Yard visited from Washington and 35 men joined the Presbyterian Sabbath school group for contests won by W P Davidson with a can of lye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Women's Missionary Society of the
U. P
Grace Cunningham
G. W. Hanna
Sprague
Mary McCall
Byanche Mitchell
Jessie White
Grace Sunningham
Maud White
Jessie Fletcher
Lillian Maxwell
Luelle Barnes
Arthur Yard
Washington
J. ©. Huston
J. C. Cannon
United Presbyterian Sabbath School
W. P. Davidson
Grace Hill social and visits noted in Muscatine region
Mrs Porter and sons Weg e and Clarence visited Mr and Mrs E Helwick near Muscatine on Sunday. Mr and Mrs W J Taylor of Washington spent Tuesday with Mrs Porter. Others joined in Davenport shopping outing. Several couples attended a rock party at the W C Hotle home. The Ladies Aid hosted a large ten cent social on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Hill
Grace Hill
Dave Turnipseed
Wes Engel
Maurice Gowey
Ladies’ Aid
Bank Deposits in Seventh District Gain
A September 1 survey shows a slight rise in savings deposits across the Seventh Federal Reserve district with banks representing 40 percent of total deposits reporting gains. Iowa and Illinois were the only states with declines since August 1, while overall district bank deposits rose 11.9 percent from a year earlier.
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Preas
Des Moines
Federal Reserve District
Monthly
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Sands Writes From Canada on a Northern Travel Diary
George Sands, grandson of Mrs. Geo. A. Carson of Ainsworth, sends a Canada diary from Reid Hill Alberta dated Sept 14. He narrates travel from Columbus Junction to St Paul and into Saskatchewan and Alberta, describes farms, lakes, bridges, trains, and work at J. H. McCullough with 380 acres wheat in shocks, 30 barley, 80 oats, wheat yields 30 to 40 bushels per acre, and notes the mountains 60 miles away and sparse trees while mail arrives twice weekly.
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George Sands
Geo. A. Carson
Ainsworth
J. N. Sands
Reid Hill
Alberta
Canada
Rush Lake
Medicine Hat
Wilton Ject
Herr Boys
Old Country
Calgary
Harold Clegg
Carstairs
Vulcan
Lethbridge
Bassans Lake
J. H. McCullough
Thought for the Day on a big head and a broader mind
A brief contemplation notes that a large head does not guarantee a wide mind and urges humility in intellect. It contrasts appearance with thought, suggesting wisdom comes from understanding rather than size or show.
Deadly Poison From the Upas Tree Discussed
The article notes that the upas tree of Java produces venomous poison and that even a tiny arrow wound can prove fatal, illustrating the extreme danger of the toxin and its historical reputation.
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Java
Rajah Guards Golden Bed Worth a Fortune
A northwest Indian rajah owns an extraordinary bedstead with Malacca posts and a solid gold frame. The golden headpiece holds over 100 gems, and the jewel studding creates a dazzling display. The bed is valued around 350000 dollars and guarded day and night.
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India
Malacca
Local Socials and Rural Happenings in Wellston Area
Mrs Chas McKinstry hosted the Wellston social club on Thursday afternoon. Donald Griffith, after four weeks with an injured foot, can now run and play. James Chorpening predicts a strong fall pig show with forty three pigs and three sows. Homer Porter used his Ford as a taxi after Milwaukee passenger delay, delivering nine stranded passengers to Washington. Mr and Mrs Newton Henson of north of Washington visited, bringing Miss Rosella Wilson to stay with her father James Wilson. Four silos were started. three were completed for Clarence Rathmel Roy Wells and Iva Mikseh, with Elmer Kolosick to finish but rain paused work. An error in last week’s item is noted about a gale and Chas McKinstry to W Augustine. it was a saddle horse sale, not saddle.
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Chas, McKinstry
Wellston
Donald Griffith
James Chorpening
Milwaukee
Homer Porter
Ford
Washington
Newton Henson
Porter
Rosella Wilson
James Wilson
Clarence Rathmel
Roy Wells
Iva Mikseh
Elmer Kolosick
Journal
W. Augustine
One in Ten Children is School Savings Depositor
S. W. Straus discusses the rise of school savings banks in the United States. He credits John Henry Thiry with introducing the concept and notes growth to about 2,000,000 depositors and $12,000,000 in deposits, while stressing thrift education as vital and urging ongoing public support.
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Ace
John Henry Thiry
New York City
School Savings Bank
Europe
National Committee On
Superstitions About Shoes In Scotland Prompted Fire Or Burial
A Scottish belief holds that new shoes worn before first use invite trouble for a girl. To avoid misfortune, the footwear may be burned or buried, reflecting folk ritual practices to avert bad luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Bite of the Scorpion Described and Warned
The venomous scorpion bite is not always fatal if treated promptly. The sting causes swelling pain and nausea while repeated stings may blunt the usual suffering and gradually alter a person’s response to the venom.
Children Work In Silk Industry Across Nation
The United States shows the highest share of child labor in the silk sector, with youths employed in silk mills at notable rates. The report highlights child workers in this specific industry amid broader labor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Washington Resident
Mrs. A L Dusenberry of Washington says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her lifelong kidney pain and backache after other remedies failed. She reports her kidney function improved and recovery sustained over ten years later. Sold for 60 cents at all dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Washington
Dean
A. L. Dusenberry
E. Second St. Washington
Doan
Mra. Bucenberry
Dan
Automobiles as Demoralizers in Modern Society
ABE MARTIN laments the automobile’s role in crime and social decay. He argues the car enables theft, elopements, and concealment of criminals, claiming it fuels every major wrongdoing and undermines law and family life, amid satirical broadside against modern mobility.
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