Social notes from Clarksville and surrounding towns
Clarksville and nearby communities bustle with visits and travel. Misa Celia Jepson travels home via Ft Dodge after millinery work near Plainfield. Cedar Rapids sisters Alice and Florence Page plan a Salem Oregon summer with relatives. numerous residents visit family, attend commencements, or host friends from Waterloo, Waverly, and Shell Rock. Locomotives pass through en route to Omaha for mountain climbers’ gear. a lawn social funds the Presbyterian church. Mario Knapp relocates to Waverly. funeral for Anna McCague’s sister noted.
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Misa Celia Jepson
Plainfield
Ft Dodge
Alice
Florence Page
Cedar Rapids
Herbert
Salem
Ore
A. Price
Jones McIntyre
Shell Rock
C. C. Zellhoefer
City
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Mervil Haven
la Porte
Lawrence Raina
A. J. McCrery
Albert Lea
Forbes
Baby
Delwe
August Selling
Harold Schmith
Louise
Hampton
Roxey Neal
Waverly Hospital
John Becker
Dumont
J. F. King
H. M. Rhoads
Will Feltus
Town City
Lydia Heery
State University
Charles City
C. G. Burling
Postville
Mamia Knapp
Nellie Rhoads
Rhoads
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Veterans Triumph and Rumors Across Baseball Stay
Reports from Davenport to Boston circulate as Quincy Veterans defeat Rock Glen and promote Papke for the middleweight claim while Sullivan’s defeat gives Papke leverage. Thompson asserts a prior Australian decision as title basis. Cy Seymour on the Baltimore block after a water cart mishap.
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Sullivan
Papke
Thompson
Australia
Jack Dunn
Baltimore Club
Cy” Seymour
Iana
Von Weber’s Last Portrait Reveals Illnessing Poetical Memory
A strange memorial linked to the composer Von Weber appears in George Augustus Sala’s possessions. A watercolor shows Weber in a gray dressing gown, head bowed, ill, with the inscription “Alas, poor Karl Maris!” Dying of consumption in London on June 6, the year not stated, according to Sala’s life narrative.
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von Weber
George Augustus Sala
London
New Street
Karl Maris
Giants eye Keefe as potential pitching hire
National league headquarters discussions spark talk that Keefe, a Cincinnati pitcher, may be pursued by the New York Giants as a top pitching option. Rumors swirl around managerial moves and the potential impact on the Giants’ rotation.
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Pittsburze
Pittsburg
Brookenout
Cincinnati
New York
New York Giants
Keefe
Grounders and Grumbles From the Davenport Derby Scene
The Davenport Times reports on booster meetings after a city ballpark event with large turnouts in Davenport Waterloo and Quincy. Trades and signings stir teams as Hovitk Tammen and Belt push help for Peoria rivals while Yokohama Nelson and Wall shift through cross-town headlines in a light baseball-page note.
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Waterloo
Quincy
Yokohama
Kling Rejoins Boston as Trade Talk Lingers
John Kling nearly left for Pittsburg with his family aboard the Boston club but a phone call from President Russell steered him back. He held out for a stronger long term deal, with rumors of a management role if Tenney falters, then returned to rejoin Boston for further use. Kaiser left for Cincinnati citing his wife’s illness, with uncertainty about rejoining the ex-Cubs. Local notices include a band concert departure and obituary news for Oscar Jolley’s son.
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John Kling
Boston
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Cub
Kansas City
Russell
Boston Club
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Rus
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John
Kling
Fred Tenney
West Side Park
Local notes from Tripoli area dated June
A mixed local item column records visits, travels, and events. C W Ruts attended a Davenport pharmacy meeting. V W Mueller in Cedar Rapids on business. Kampmeier in Minnesota. Geneva Martens returned from Waverly. New cement crossings installed. Mrs John Fink visited son A Hildebrandt in Bismarck ND. undergoing operations. John Warneke of Fayette operated on for appendicitis and recovering. S P Male attended Presbyterian postalmasters meeting in Waterloo. Birthday celebration for Prestien. Mrs Clyde Andrews and daughter visited Waverly friends. Tripoli beat Nelets? 8 to 2 by Oelwein in hall game. Ed Burton visited from Waverly. Henry Prestien family of Denver guest of C Prestien.
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Davenport
V. W. Mueller
Cedar Rapids
Ag, Kampmeier
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Geneva Martens
Waverly
John Fink
A. . Hildebrandt
Bismarck
Nod
Hildebrandt
John Warneke
Fayette
S. P. Male
Presbyterian Poatmasters
Tawa
Waterloo
Prestien
Clyde Andrews
Thursas Chas, Presden
Henry Martens
Minerva Hattendorf
T. E. Hartwell
Austin
Nelweth
Oelwein
Ed Burton
Henry Prestien
Denver
the C. Presti
Barn Work Begins on John Pierces New Structure
Eagle Center June 14 The carpenters began work Monday on John Pierces new barn. A dance at Chris Strubles Friday night drew a large crowd and enjoyable time. Mrs Elliott of Traer visited PL Wittys Sunday. Ruth Struble and Alice Hopper of La Porte spent Sunday at the Struble home. A large crowd attended the Durkerton Eagle Center baseball game Sunday. Cony Klein started a cream route to Eagle Center.
Finchford News: Local Visits and Small Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Charles Waiters sr spent Sunday at Northwood with daughter Mrs Frank Berbohm. Oscar Cassaday laid cement sidewalks around his house. Enoch Boyd of Cedar Falls visited relatives here last week. Miss Hattie Evenson visits Cedar Falls friends. George Miller and Leonard of Cedar Falls visited the H D Miller home. Roy Geering of Waterloo and family were guests at the George Swab home. Charles Dumond and family spent Sunday at the Charles McBride home. Charles Williams and family spent Sunday at the Phelps home near Snell Rock.
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Roy Geering
Waterloo
George Swab
Charles Dumond
Charles McBride
Charles Williams
Phelpa
Snell Rock
Lena Beerbohm
Northwood
Iowa
Meritol Digestive Tonic Promoted for Nervous Ailments
The Henderson Drug Co. promotes Meritol Digestive Tonic as a universal remedy for unsteady nerves and stomach related ailments. It attributes instant relief to the tonic’s medicinal properties and notes authorization by the American Drug and Press Association to guarantee its curative claims. Exclusive agency held by Henderson Drug Co.
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American Drug, & Press Association
Henderson Drug Co
Anniversary party for Miss Gladys Briggs and neighbors
Mrs Ide Briggs daughter Gladys celebrated her ninth birthday with a party for nine friends on Thursday. Merry games tea and cake followed. Several families from Crowley La. and nearby towns visited relatives here and at Shell Rock. Marble Rock M E Aid society hosted about sixty six guests at a church dinner and supper with singing and visiting.
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Ide Briggs
Rosalie McDonald Forbert
Crowley
J. Huckle
M. A
J. Re. Youtsy
Cedar Rapids
Mary. Greenen
Colorado
Surie
Cunningham
Thomas Moffett
Dubuque
Ikea Weal
Kate Moffett
Bell
Sliss Edith Feltus
Red Oak
Joan
George
Will
M. KE. Aid Society
Marble Rock
Loch Aid Society
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