Respected resident found dead at Sherwood home
A 74 year old Iowa woman, Mrs. Jane C. Parsons, was found dead yesterday at the home of Mrs. Charlies Sherwood, 650 Conger Street, after a tea and an upstairs rest. Acute indigestion inducing heart failure is listed as the cause. She had lived with friends after his 17 year ago death. Funeral plans were set through her daughter in Waterloo. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simonson died suddenly at 3 months old, brain fever cited. services planned at the Danish Lutheran church in Cedar Falls with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane C. Ides
Vermont
Daniel Parsons
Iowa
Waterloo
Parsons
Jesse
Waverly
Cora Hewitt
Lyman
Banister
Estella Follett
Storm Lake
George Parsons
Charles
Nebraska
Erven
West
Harriett Todd
The
Universalist Church
L. S. Banister
Columbia Street
Fairview Cemetery
Hileman & Gindt
Andrew
Simonson
Division Street East
Jeng Olesen
Lafayette, Street
Mr. Christensen
Danish Lutheran Church of
Cedar Falls
Employee Confesses to Overcoat Theft at Local Shipment
A young man admitted stealing an overcoat from a shipment bound for California after police found the garment hidden in his workplace. The employer chose not to prosecute due to the family hardship involved. The piece also notes local pricing and a board of supervisors session concluding with adjournment to January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
California
Board of Supervisors
Neighborhood Bible Classes to Enroll 1000
The Ministerial association plans neighborhood Bible study to enroll about 1,000 participants. Grace Saxe will lead six weeks of sessions, with meetings in homes on Tuesdays to reduce conflicts. Classes will cover men and business girls in evenings, starting the first week of January. A Waterloo religious census will also be conducted by district superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association
the Tabernacle
Grace Saxe
Waterloo
Dollie’s Brother Gets Into Trouble in Freeport
Sheriff reports Fred Graham brother of Dollie and Elsie Graham stole a $1.50 razor and pawned it. He was arrested for larceny and bound over to the March grand jury after a preliminary hearing. Identified by the victim and pawn recipient, authorities say it appears a clear case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Shores
Freeport
Fred Graham
Dollie
Elsie Graham
Graham
Virginia Apple Weighs A Pound
W. H. Life and his son Charles have returned from Highland County Virginia with a sample of a pound pinpin apple weighing a full pound. The article notes the unusual fruit and its origin before ending with local curiosity about the specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Life
Charles
Highland County
Virginia
the Courier
Apple Describes Thriving Fruiting Area Near Potomac And James
The passage notes plentiful fruit near the head waters of the Potomac and James rivers. An apple measures twelve and three quarters inches in circumference and weighs exactly sixteen ounces. Mr Life praises the region as a fine fruit country and remarks on notable improvement during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
James Rivers
Life
Central Association splits over Quincy release and Kewanee recovery
From Burlington Iowa reports Quincy will likely secure release from the Central association by a 5 to 2 vote with Quincy abstaining. Hannibal and Monmouth oppose fearing future exclusion. In Kewanee Illinois a committee report to raise 3000 dollars for thirty members each contributing 100 led to retaining the franchise with Hugh Hill as president and officers elected. a manager to be chosen soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Central Association
Quincy
Quincey
Hannibal
Monmouth
Kewanee
Ill
Central Association Club
Hugh Hill
A.randall Parrish
R. H. Hayward
John P. Brady
Dunkerton couple wed in local ceremony
Henry R. Smith and Daisy D. Newsom, both of Dunkerton, were married in a private ceremony. The couple exchanged vows before family and close friends, marking a new chapter in their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Smith
Dunkerton
Mind Affected by Malnutrition Impacts Cognition
A report notes cognitive decline linked to severe malnutrition. Researchers describe slowed thinking, difficulty concentrating, and memory lapses in individuals with chronic nutrient deficits, highlighting the need for dietary rehabilitation and medical support.
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Ateade
Ose
Axminster
Jane C. Parsons
Sherwood
C. H. Eightey’s
Miss Grace Saxe
Geoghegan
Beamis
Geo. W. Carey
Tion
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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