Cedar Falls Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Weddings
Cedar Falls news recalls Mrs. Overhotzer and two daughters visiting Miss Elele Whitford and other guests in Cedar Heights, with Miss Jeanette Carpenter returning from Fairbury and Miss Mary Hansen marrying Peter Jensen at Danish Bethlehem church. The piece covers travels, entertainments, a band outing, a Dan ish wedding, and civic events.
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Cedar Falls
F. E. Overhotzer
Fort Lensvenworth
Kano
Elele Whitford
Marian Brooks
Hampton
Hope Foote
Cedar Heights
S. F. Hersey
J. Pooley
Ralston
Grinnell
F. Hersey
State Teachers’ College
Mise Marie Mularky
Algona
Sioux City
W. W. Gist
Floyd County Veterans’ Association
Marble Rock
Sarah Eustis
Walnut Street
G. A. Newman
Des Moines
J. B. Newman
Miss Barber
Binghampton
Burlington
J. B. Koeptler
Henry Lerche
Fort, Madison
George Wild
Hopdton
Centutia
Wisd
Charles Wild
Joe Wild
The
Ernest MacDonald
St. Patrick's Church
L. B. Vaughn
George GO. Nolte
Waterloo
8. C. Galey
Bethlehem
Mary Hansen
A. P. Hansen
Lincoln Street
Peter M. Jensen
J. Christlangen
Des Moines College
Overgaard
West Twelfth Street
Iowa apple crop outlook favors Ames growers in 191?
Iowa foresees about one million bushels of apples this year with strong quality from sprayed orchards. Local markets will absorb much of the better fruit, while overseas and western production trends suggest a mixed national picture. Ames horticulturists note high quality should bring good prices, aided by New York grade laws and cautious export prospects amid war disruptions.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
The
State Horticultural Society
Town State College
Middle West
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Kansas
Dainois
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New England
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Colorado
Utah
Middle Western
Canada
The Suffrage Movement And Womanly Beauty
An advertisement-essay argues suffrage era women embody modern beauty, praising lack of face powder and promoting a home remedy spuma lotion made from pufmax and glycerine to protect skin and impart velvet softness. It claims powder harms skin in heat and highlights cosmetic care as a sign of progress.
Toledo land magnate W F Johnston dies at 82
W F Johnston of Toledo dies after brief illness. A leading Tama county landowner, he held about 3,200 acres in Iowa and extensive holdings across Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Cuba. Born April 20, 1833 in Pennsylvania, he moved to Toledo in 1858 and built a successful real estate career. He was also involved in cement, coffee, and various stock interests. He married Maria J. Newcomer in 1858.
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W. F. Johnston
Toledo
Iowa
Johnston
Tama County
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Cuba
Oregon
Northwestern
Portland Cement Company
Mason City
Southwestern
Texas
German-American Coffee Company of
Mexico
New York City
Mr. Johnston
Westmore County
Iowa City
Maria J. Newcomer
Caild
Not Unlawful Restraint in Marriage Case Abroad
Des Moines report on Tella McCoy versus estate of T Fr Flynn over a 1909 contract to marry. The suit claims breach of contract. defense argues the agreement was not restraint of marriage and left open the chance to marry. Attorneys note plaintiff’s disappointment and imply she might never marry anyone else.
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Des Moines
Tella McCoy
Supreme Court
T. Fr. Flyon
Miss McCoy
Flynn
Mira McCoy
Flynne
Interest on Ames funds sparks commission critique
Ames reports claim the highway commission earns no interest on automobile tax money held in Ames banks, but officials say the funds are deposited in banks as working balances and interest is paid by all state banks. The commission plans to keep a small balance in Ames and request funds as due to cover upcoming bills. In Keokuk, Fort Madison endures a Mormon fly infestation rivaling historic sieges, with trains and steamboats affected and Fort Madison’s pest problem drawing widespread notice.
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Ames
The
Highway Commission
Commission
Banke
State College
Des Moines
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Montrose
Sixty Two Hogs Bring Grover Small Fortune
Ida Grove Iowa Aug 13 Sam Cutler northwest of town selected 62 sows from his herd last fall. The sows bred and farrowed 230 pigs this spring with an average 75 pounds each. Pigs weaned in March, sows fed three months and turned off at Mandar weight averaging 36% pounds. Top market price 28.50 per hundred. Since Jan 1 Mr Dublet has marketed 5750 dollars of hogs and still has corn for ten the 230 head.
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Ida Grove
Ida County
Sam Cutler
Mandar
Dublet
Bride Ina Ruth Griffith Weds Clarendon Snyder in Masonville
Ina Ruth Griffith a Masonville nurse married Clarendon Snyder of Wausau Wisconsin at the bride’s parents home. Griffins say Griffith is widely known for professional nursing and Snyder is a history professor at a chief school in Wausau. They will establish a home together. Also noted is Gustaf Stakes who left Manning for home after extensive surgeries at university hospital. He had prior operations in Carroll and Stokes hospital care involved numerous incisions and many general anesthetics.
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M'Kinley Salan
J. BE. Snowden
McKinley Lalan
Nineteenth Street
Minnie McBride
Frank McBride
College Street
Manchester
Ina Ruth Griffith
Masonville
Clarendon Snyder
Wausau
Wis
F. §. Griffin
Snyder
Wau‘sau
Gustaf Stakes
Manning
University Hospital
Stokes
Carroll
Recalled Reformatory Boy Ab Rams Returns to Prison
Ab Rams, once paroled from the Anamosa reformatory on December 27, 1913, has been sent back to prison for breaking the parole rules. A steady worker with unsuitable associates, he is among the first of Delaware County farmers’ parolees to violate the terms. Also: William Harmon poised to become Malcom postmaster, with Kirkpatrick urging a quick replacement for the pending vacancy.
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Manchester
Ab Tams
Anamosa
Abrams
Muscatine
Mme
Delaware
Sioux Rapids Bridge Worker Dies In Fall From Bridge
Sioux Rapids Aug 13 Q R Hanson a 20 year old German and member of the M o& St L bridge gang fell about 1 foot from the top of a railway bridge one mile south of town. He received a fracture of the skull and contact with heavy timbers as he fell. He was single and resided in Minnesota. Local records show similar feats have been noted.
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Sioux Rapids
Q. R. Hanson
Tle
Minnesota
Potatoes Boom at Johnson Co Farm in Iowa Field
Iowa shoppers read of J A Renhalz Graham township known as potato man reporting an 80 acre field yielding 125 bushels per acre. He values his crop at about 12000 with a Davenport firm offering 1.25 per bushel f o b Davenport.
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Jowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
J. A. Renhalz
Graham Township
Renhalz
Davenport
Renholz
F. O. B. Davenport
Busy Days Now For The Militia Boys Camp Dodge
A special report from Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa on a busy training day for Militia Companies B and J. Drill in the forenoon and regimental maneuvers in the afternoon as the dry order is enforced. Visitors are rare and Colonel Tatton tests mounts while couriers bring home news and baseball results.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Hogie
Waterloo
Colonel Tatton
Merchants Sign Contract With Local Clothing And Shoe Firms
A city union representing clerks in clothing and shoe stores has secured an agreement with local employers. Stores will close on all day holidays and at 6 p.m. on regular days except Saturdays when closing is 10:30 p.m. Signing firms include Shoes Starr Bros T M Shoe Co Wang Miller Wilson Switzer U T K Shoe Co W C Brown Tee W G Kohl Son Fischers Dick Burtner Fox Shoes and clothing firms Frank Bros J E Easley Morgan Sullivan Joe Lou Fitzgerald Bros Palace Clothiers Datson Kerwin A Geismar F M Scane F L McCune Sam Frank Co The Glasgow Tailors.
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Shoes
Starr, Bros, T & M Shoe Co
Wang & Miller
Wilson & Switzer
U. T. K. Shoe Co
W. C. Brown- Tee
W. CG
Kohl & Son
Marchams Taken Wholly Unawares
Mrs Emily Marcham and her daughter Miss Lila, both visiting the British Isles, may remain in England indefinitely as war disrupts travel plans. Mrs H Bernbrook reports their location from Horsham, England. They stay with OC C Eversfield at Deane Park awaiting further word as wartime conditions halt steamship sailings and harbors are mined.
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Emily Marcham
Lila
England
British Isles
H. ©. Bernbrook
Marclam
Horsham
Bernbrook
OC. C. Eversfield
Deane Park
Waterloo
Just Try This When Hairy Growths Appear
A paste made from water and powdered delatone is rubbed on hairy skin for 2 to 3 minutes then wiped off and washed to remove hair. It promises smooth skin with no pain but stresses using genuine delatone to avoid issues.
Grocery Clerks Plan Shorter Hours Agreement
Labor Temple meeting of Grocery Clerks union reports an agreement to close at 6 on weekdays and at 9 on Saturday evenings while staying open the evening before holidays until 9. The union will ask grocers to accept the terms and a special meeting is set for Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Temple
Grocery Clerks’ Union
Save Eyes with Simple Eye Bath Prescription
Thousands suffer eye troubles from lack of guidance and unnecessary glasses. A simple regimen uses 3 grains Optona in 2 ounces water applied as a bath three to four times daily, touted to cleanse eyes, sharpen vision, and reduce inflammation, with claims of eliminating need for glasses and safety for all ages. 8B, W. Schuneman & Co. stores and druggists offer the preparation.
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W. Schuneman & Co
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Emmetsburg
Albert Loughridge
G. W. Walters
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Iowa State Teachers’ College
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F. Ls. Hearst
Chicago
Cleveland
Ruth Woolman
Bether Glase
L. C. Robinson Dry Goods’ Company
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Central City
Wm. Nordorf
Elgena
Conrad Reichweih
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Anna Martina
West Twenty-second Street
Cedar Falla
Charles City
F. L. McCreary
Messie
Kirke Olesen
Leo Hughes
Fred Schmidt
Harry MacDonald
George Hauser
Mies Faye Palmer
Leg Hughes
Tams-Toledo Chautauua
Clarion
Inna Falls
Chautauqua
Peter
Jensen
Francis Gilkey
Myron Rogers
Dewitt Tor
Fred Anderson
J. B. Snowden
Mans Anderson
DeWitt
Rock Island
Iowa News
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Johnstom
Leander Clark
Cornell College
Board of
Leander Clark College
Teledo
FT. Madison
Grover
Dayl Davis Dry Tee Co
Hudant
Lazell
Massata
Varole
Washington, D. C
William Harmon
Malcam
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Miss Winchel
Kirkpatrick
Enger
Department For Polittion
Department
Harmon
James Nowak
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W. T. Hutchens
Nicholson
Foley
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