Naval Preparations Rushed for New Destroyers 1898 Parallel
Washington March 22 1898 parallels to 1898 as the US readies for potential war with Germany. Navy moves include advancing bids on 15 destroyers and plans for three super-dreadnoughts plus submarines, with a likely expansion of radio controls. Treasury to issue 100 million in bonds to fund emergency needs and a call for army volunteers issued.
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La Porte City News and Notes highlights March events
Aliss Ten elte Wagner hosted a St Patrick s gathering with a green and white luncheon and an Irish contest won by Mrs George Ponsford. James Edwards of Waterloo attended. Clarence Stover sold his stone feed barn business to Simon Kerstetter set to start April 3. Mr and Mrs Stover plan to spend summer with relatives in Carfiste Ta. Mr and Mrs Richards moved to a newly purchased Third Street home. W H Bickel returned from a Kemper Grain company trip for a week. Rev and Mrs S Hammond assisted in Coon Rapids meetings for two weeks and will return. School board elected new members F F Lehman and B Kocher sworn in. no spring vacation. New homes planned. J W Kober and J B Kerstetter Jr nearing completion. Wesley Fegles to build a bungalow next to J W Kober home after moving from farm. Dynamite blasts caused ice breaking near the Interurban bridge over Big Creek. no danger seen despite ice conditions. Ice and snow have mostly disappeared city wide.
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la Porte City
Aliss Tenelte Wagner
St. Patrick's
George Ponsford
James Edwards
Waterloo
Henry Hailheim
Third Street
W.H. Bickel
Kemper Grain Company
Kansas City
Coon Rapids
B. ¥. Kocher
Hi. B. Lizer
J. W. Kober
Kerstetter
Wesley Fegles
Bie Creek
Jceback
Tce Gorse
Arad
Local notes from Janesville and New Hartford March items
Daily city notes report births and visits including a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Ed McChane in Janesville and travel updates as families move through Wimbledon and Rockford. In New Hartford, a $25,000 school bond measure passed 189 to 74 for a new building, with locals attending Shrine events and cemetery meetings.
Fairbank News Briefs Highlight Storm and Local Elections
The Fairbank community faces a severe late winter storm paralyzing wires and delaying mail from St Paul and Minneapolis. Sidney J. King remains seriously ill but slightly improved as several local officials and residents navigate council meetings, school elections, and church notices.
Election counts and local notes from Brandon and Allison
The clipping records 127 votes and 34 candidates, local business updates, travel of Lynn Ward and others, births and family news in Brandon and Allison including new arrivals, illnesses, and a church lantern slide lecture by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society titled The Heritage of Half a Century.
Otterville News Briefs March Birth Sickness And Moves
Otterville items note a March 21 birth to Edmund Dickinsons of Whittler California. Mrs. Henry Sanders is ill. C E Bantz remains about the same with rheumatic and heart trouble. Lew Gissel sold a car load of hogs last Thursday. Carl Emme Jesup works for Lew Gissel this year. Adkins family near Winthrop moved onto Morse farm. C Fuprinan has a lumber crew for a new barn. Carl Rantz, wintering with grandparents, left Sunday for Montana.
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Otterville
Edmund Dickinson
Whittler
Cal
Henry Sanders
C. EB. Bantz
Lew Gissel
Carl Emme
Jesup
Adkins
Winthrop
Morse Farm
C. Fuprinan
Carl Rantz
Montana
Nashua Moves, Marriages Fill Local News Blends
Local items report Nashua residents moving between towns and work shifts at a cheese factory. A double wedding at the ME parsonage in Charles last Thursday is noted, with the bride and groom connected to Nashua and surrounding communities. Several family illnesses, travel for funerals, and school board actions in town accompany routine notices of residents, births, and moves across Iowa and Minnesota.
Floyd Floyd March 20 Local Notes Summary
Floyd Floyd March 20 notes list AL Stone visiting relatives in Clarion Sedgar Ball called to Charles City by death of C B Perry Funeral held Floyd Tuesday and interment in Floyd cemetery Glen Dudley visiting relatives in Kansas Mrs Alberta Staebler visited her mother in Dubuque last week Mr and Mrs Young prepare to move to Washington state Joe Dickerman report enjoying new home near North Yakima Washington John Usus to work in the cemetery this season Miss Tucker and Miss Arnold hosted a gathering Friday Fr and Mrs Henry Anderson returned from Rochester where op eration took place Mrs Lindsey ill for two months shows slow improvement
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Benudey Telephone T Company
Farmers’ State Savings Bank
Lynn Ward
Des Moines
Wendell
Drake University
Jasper Curtis
Unde
Garrison
Frank Curtis
Henry Schinul
C. W. Wolgamat
Alva Jardes
W. P. Rechkemmer
H.W. Weiser
Dubuque
Mayme Milligan
Lama
Wt. Youngman
Floyd
AL Stone
Clarion
Sedgar Ball
Charles City
C. B. Perry
Floyd Cemetery
Glen Dudley
Kansas
Alberta Staebler
Joe Dickerman
North Yakima
Wash
John Usus
Tucker
Arnold
Henry Anderson
Rochester
John Lindsey
Local electors approve school board and tax notes in Barclay
On Monday the electors and school board met at Center school house to approve bills and elect officials. W Gibson chosen director-at-large. Nick Wellner and Nick Weber assigned to sub districts. Several districts had no elections as old members held over. Tax figures cited show Barclay’s levy at 100.12 dollars versus 160.93 if in a consolidated district, with residents noting added costs under consolidation.
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John Ortner
J. Anderson
J. J. Meter
Nick Weber
Miss E. Betts
Miss McGovern
Miss May
Mike Koester
Rath Packing Company
Denver
Henry Meter
Joe J. Gruner
Herbert Wellner
John Penne
Jesup
Alkali In Soap Bad For the Hair
Soap should be used carefully to protect hair from alkali. Most soaps and shampoos dry the scalp and make hair brittle. Pure emulsified coconut oil, used sparingly, cleanses hair with rich lather and leaves scalp soft and hair silky. It is cheap and widely available.
Fragmented OCR Narrative From Local Ledger
An unclear OCR passage describes people and places with distorted names. It mentions a territory, a person named May or Mary, and various mentions of who stayed with someone and related trades or fees. The readability is low and essential details are uncertain.
Readlyn Social Notes Log Weekend Visits and Travel
Readlyn residents and visitors shared a weekend of family gatherings and travel. Me Wadrore and Mrs. Ratada appeared with reports of alien Viat matters, while Mrs Rudolph Tetdt cried upon news of Tenn Steam fore Tiesiay night visit. The Misses Elate Griese Mueller and Crossmian traveled to Waverly on Tuesday evening as relatives and friends gathered in town.
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Ratada
Rudolph Tetdt
Scotteragin
Elate Griese
Mueller
Crossmian
The White Diarrhea Germ in Hatched Chicks
A報 damaged report warns of white diarrhea in newly hatched chicks caused by a germ that spreads rapidly through flocks. It emphasizes prevention, noting infections appear quickly and vaccines or preventives should be given as soon as chicks emerge from the shell, as the only practical safeguard.
How to Prevent White Diarrhea in Chicks
Mrs L L Tam of Burnetts Creek Indiana urges readers to use Walker's Walko Remedy to prevent White Diarrhea in chicks. She notes she raised 500+ chicks and lost none after starting treatment, claiming faster growth and earlier feathering. Offers 50 cent packages with money back guarantee if not satisfied. advertised by druggists.
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Burnetts Creek
Indiana
Canthrax Shampoo Advises Hair Care By Readers
A class of people prefers careful hair care and warns against makeshift cleansers. They favor a three cent shampoo made from canthrax dissolved in hot water to cover the full head. After use hair dries evenly, dandruff and oil vanish, and the scalp is stimulated to promote growth.
Community event notes and local happenings
A breezy local column recounts spring term starts, a civic meeting, and community activities. It highlights Watertown schools, upcoming events, musical numbers, visiting relatives, a neighborly gathering, and a few local achievements.
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