Things Theatrical Here At Home At Majestic Plaza Crystal Family
Vaudeville headlined by William Hanlon with pantomime The Railroad Hotel at Majestic. Other acts include Finders Keepers, Henry Frey songs, Argo and Virginia horn numbers, Donegan and Curtis dance bits. Mary Pickford in Ameralda at Plaza. Golden Idiot at Crystal. The Heart of Hero at Family Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hanlon
Railroad
Majestic Theatre
Henry Frey
Argo
Virginia
Donegan
Curtis
Mary Pickford
Ameralda
Francis Burnett
Pemeralda
Plaza Theatre
Orchard 25 Harvest Underway and Local News From Orchard
The potato harvest has begun and car 15 is loading tubers. Quality is good and size fair with producers netting $1 per bushel. Mrs. Julia Strothman returned from Burlington, Ta visiting daughters. Ladies Aid tea at EB Foster home drew crowds despite rain. A Red Cross fund plan yielded 5150 from apron pockets. Charlie Briggs repairs his 40 acre farm house area while Jyron Millington walls his cellar. Interstate Investment & Development Co. elected new officers and voted to rename their town Deventsee. Nevonia and Rock Creek game ended early with Deventsee leading 5 to 2 after two and a half innings. James Cutler family plans a trip to New York. EXNs advertise stock and equipment sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Strothman
Burlington
EB. P. Foster
Ted Gross
Red Cross
Charlie Briggs
Orchard
Jyron Millington
Interstate Inventment & Development Company
Jithagraph City
Devonia
Nevonia
Rock Creek
Sumner Socials and a Farm Death Near Summer
Sumner events include a family gathering at W Wood home with relatives from Waverly Suraner and Oelwein and a birth of a daughter to Joe Witterabure. A bridal shower for Ida Hurmanse precedes a mock wedding. Epworth League holds a parcel shower for Jan Wormance. Charles Traeger, a middle aged farmer east of Sumner, died of spinal meningitis Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Jan Wormance
Charles Traeger
Cross back at depot agent post in Bristow area
E A Cross returns from Michigan and resumes depot agent duties Saturday. Post office equipment moved to L L Shotl building near Burnell restaurant with staff to reside there. Cemetery society held Oak Hill cleanup. plans discussed for securing a sex ton in early spring. A son was born Sept 24 to Mr and Mrs Ivan Benage, who died the same day. Mrs Helzsehuh of Clarksville slated to speak Oct 4 on The American Treasury and The Challenges to the Colors with music by the pand. The parsonage of American Reformed is under renovation with a new baby expected before cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Benage
Helzsehuh
Clarksville
Stork
Jesup Notes On Farms and Local Happenings
Local farm purchases and rentals include M. R. Considine buying the George Fisher farm east of town and Charles Leary renting the A. B. Laird farm south of Jesup. Birth announced in Independence, a son born to Afr. and Mrs. Lloyd Werting on Sept. 15. Red Cross membership reaches 290 as Santa week events spark a citywide sale in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup Jesup
M. R. Considine
George Fisher
Charles Leary
A. B. Laird
Afr
Lloyd Werting
Independence
Red Cross
Ham Booth
James Bloon
Chicago
J. R. Laird
Fot Perry
Fern Walker
Cédar Rapids
Coa College
Wiliam Duffy
Fairbank
James Butterfield
Ira Livingston
Lockwood
R. A. Chesebro
Margaret Stoddard
B. F. Stoddard
John Wester
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Wester
Winnie Connaly
John Walker, Jr
Ostrola Pooler
Texas
Frank Wood
Weiling & Wroten
Red Cross Committee
Pythian Sisters
Charles Frush
Frosh
Mary C. Lamb
H. J. Werling
Paul Kruger
Wiliam Lamb
Newark
Lamb
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
O. Rich
Baptist Church
Clarence Rick
Clifford Cone
Elay Brown
John McDonald
Joan Haten
Scott Richardson
Herbert Fuller
Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Camp Dodge
Corydon BH. Brown
George W. Davis
John T. Hilton
Peter Wversluls
Arthur C. Wyrick
William Paul Maney
The
Presbyterian Church
Rae Brown
A. O. Knapp
Brown
Local Notes Highlight Visit and Weddings in Brandon
Brandon residents report Glen Bower’s home visit from Camp Dodge and a marriage in Vinton between Will Stumma and Miss Gertrude Primus officiated by Rev. Cully. Also noted are a new cream station opening, soldiers departing for New York and France, and a July to September spread of church and school events in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Glen Bower
Camp Dodge
Deming
N. MM
Elam Preston
H. J. Bane
Methodist Church
Iowa City
Iris
Oscar Harvey
Sa Porta City
Hines
Earl Stumma
Vinton
Gertrude Primus
Independence
Court House
RC. Cully
Presbyterian Church
Chas
Stumma
Will Frerling
Af.r. Albert
Baby
New York
John
Rainbow Division
France
Afr. Freylings
Pennsylvania
AH. E. Tunks
Cedar Rapids
Battery E
N. M
Tunks
John McLeish
Ward
Lester McGregor
Elsie Reighman
Grand Mound
Minneap Minn
McGregor
State Bank
Ft. Snelling
Chicago
Dumont News Highlights From Grinnell to Local Dedication Day
Dumont reports H B Akin and son Raymond travel to Grinnell for Raymond to enter college. Furloughs bring Wilson, Springer, Shaffer, and Ritzman home from Camp Dodge. Rev J D Green and Rev J B Matcalf attend Upper Iowa conference. locals hope for Bishop's return. Friday features dedication of the new consolidated school building with band, vocal music, and speakers Prof Cherney and Rev James Thompson. Picnic lunch in gym at noon. Wm Bronsema and others suffer car accident near Hansell. car damaged, occupants hurt. Henry Bigentrager injured aiding stumps near the capstan. Mr and Mrs Jno Father move to new farm home southwest of town. Great Shreve buys Lenn Woodly house. sidewalk around the cemetery at Miller corner laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumont
H. B. Akin
Raymond
Grinnell
Ene
Iven Wilson
Frank Springer
Clifton Shaffer
Arthur Ritzman
Camp Dodge
J. D. Green
M. BH
Upper Iowa
Towa City
J. B. Matcalf
New
Wm. Bronsema
Sevral
Dumont Avotor Company
Hansell
Will
Henry Bigentrager
Neeking
Jno
Great Shreve
Lenn Woodly
G. N. Hartgraves
Miller Corner
Parrot Recovers After Forest Flight and Local Moves
In Nashua Ed Miller nearly lost his parrot when the bird flew into trees. It reappeared after two days and was caught after dew wet its feathers. Mrs. Hawkins moves into a new bungalow. Otis Blanchard rents Mrs. Sutherland’s Waterloo farm. Leaman sells a 90 acre farm to Anderson of Charles City. Mrs. Hanson dies after sudden illness. Butler arrives from Wilmar as sister-in-law dies. The Gulick baby ill with cholera infantum. Foster family plans move to Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Ed Miller
L. J. Hawkins
Otis Blanchard
Ernest Sutherland
Waterloo
A. D. Leaman
B. F. Anderson
Anderson's Cate
Charles City
Anderson
Fred Hanson
Shea
M. E. Church
R. A. Butler
Wilmar
Minn
and Airs
Gulick
Ernest Foster
Estherville
Castle Hill Social Notes and Red Cross Fundraiser
Mrs J S Leener visits sister Mrs L B Walsh and daughter Marguerite in Castle Hill as Maurice Knowles heads to Camp Dodge with the First regiment. A Red Cross box sociable gathers Sept 28 at the schoolhouse. Local folks, including J Shaw and families, attend visits and extended stays of relatives amid community stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Hill
J. S. Leener
L. B. Walsh
Marguerite
Denver
Cole
Maurice Knowles
Camp Dodge
Deming
J. B. Knowles
Monkey
C. Stevens
Readlyn Delivers News on Cemeteries and Camp Dodge
Readlyn notes a Zion Lutheran cemetery dedication to be held Oct 7 and reports Mrs. Blasburg improving after illness in Milwaukee. Families join relatives at Willow Lake, fish scenes near Cannon Falls, and Fred Kraft ill with dropsy prompts Des Plaines kin to visit. Church work advances as Maurice Schoff and Herman Oltregge depart for Camp Dodge, F. L. Bierle home sold, Seeman family relocates from Sauk Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Dem
Nick Mersch
Iris
Willow Lake
Win. Koch
F. L. Diekmann
Cannon Falls
Iinn
New Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Suude
Wm. Blasburg
Milwaukee
Afr
Kraft
Des Plaines
WF. C. Seeman
Sauk Rapids
Minn
A. FY Panzer
Chicago
Winthrop Notes guests and local events in brief
Winthrop notes list visitors Mrs Armintha Peterson visiting Winside and Dows, Lawrence Brown family traveling to Bristow, and a Tuesday ball game where the home team defeated Aurora 3 to 2 with a $256 purse. Real estate transfers include multiple lot and land deeds among Linden Place, Parkside, Summit, Jenks & MeQuillen, Woodbine, Calumet, East Parle avenues, and various buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Robert. Kirkpatrick
Lila
Chicago
Puffott
Elgin
Lil
Wi Kirkpatrick
Anna
Waterloo
Frank Fox
Armintha Peterson
Winside
Neb
Con. Hey
Dows
James Johnson
Lawrence Brown
Bristow
Harolay Brown
Aurora
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
H. Paulsen
Christian Meyer
Linden Place
Cc. T. Elsworth
C. Hy
Edlsworth
Parkside
Mary Dunbar
W mm
Cc. Rathman
Whichedas Belangee
Summit
Wilhelm Gutzmer
P. W. Belangee
Jenks & Me
Quilken
Isanel
A. Turner
Mary E. Hemsworth
Fot Il
Woodbine
I. W. Fortes
Gertrude Lyon
Geetetves
Rovira Jerolaman
Katherine
Kirsch
Calumet
Mary Monaghan
Barothy
A. Frisbie
East Parle Wate
Raymond marriage joins Josh and Grace in quiet ceremony
Raymond Sep 27 report notes Josh Youngblut and Miss Grace Delancey wed at the priest’s house last Thursday evening. They will live with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Youngblut Sr., for now. Also updates on local health and travel, including a 5-year-old healing from blood poisoning after a fall and barbed wire injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Raymond
Josh Youngplut Y
Grace Delancey
Here
Kunkle
Youngblut
John Youngblut
Johnna Welter
Chris Welter
Glen Poyner
George Turner
Wacherloo
Fretufl Babies Need a Laxative
An old advertisement urges caregivers to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for fretful children showing signs of constipation. The piece touts a non gripping, narcotic free remedy with pleasant taste and easy administration, offering a free trial by mailing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
de. W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticelio
Mlinais
Local Notes From Humbolde and Nearby Towns
Mrs Rows visited Humbolde to see her son Cecil Russe and family. Mrs Lindner remains confined at home with health issues. Mrs Douglass hosted relatives for her mother Mira Marble’s 78th birthday. Visitors included Dr Marble and family from Liscomb and kin from Boulder Cairo and Furmera. George Shenard and family departed for Des Moines to visit his brother Lea Shepard. A party at Frank McKennie’s home marked an upcoming Kansas move. About 40 attended, including Mr and Mrs Dick Orchard and Mr and Mrs Dick Gallagher. Eight ladies attended the Red Cross room meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rows
Humbolde
Cecil Russe
Harry Jakeway
CC. Lindner Fa
Keturns Douglass
Mira
YP. A. Marble
Liscomb
Horton Marten
George Shenard
Familly Teft
Des Moinss
Lea Shepard
Frank McKennie
Kansas
Dick Orchard
Dick Gallagher
Puto
Stinton
Anith
Anos Swinton
Red Cross
Fragmentary Notice of Local Goods and People
A hazy OCR fragment reports items and names, noting shirts, slips, towels, kitchen items, a toaster, and mentions a wife and baby visiting friends in Minnesota. Details are unclear and scattered across incomplete lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umea
Orange Township Social Notes from September
Orange township reports Mrs Reuben Strom visiting Prairie City and M D Knapham’s place, Sam Fike left for Tennessee, Mrs J M Yurger visiting Libertyville with her daughter, and remarks on local upper classmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange T
Orange Township
Reuben Strom
Prairie City
M.D. Knapham
Sam Fike
Gon
J. M. Yurger Fe
Libertyville
Orange
Freshmen Entertained by High School at the School House
Bir A and Blough traveled to Saskatchewan Canada to oversee Wisona interests. Mr and Mrs Roy Glotfelty arrived from Michigan having purchased the Arter farm and will stay on the Kalamnar place this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Bir
A. & Blough
Sankatchewan
Canada
Wisionas
Roy Glotfelty
Michigan
Arter
Kalamnar Place
Cocoa chocolate and pantry items sale listing
A fragmented price list shows cocoa chocolate Rankles biscuits macaroni rice and cereals, baking powders, oils, olives, beans, crackers, sugar cookies, and snack items with assorted prices. Items include Mazd a Cooking Oil, Ginger Snaps, Cream of Alaska, Grape Nuts, Toasted Corn Flakes, Army Navy Beans, and various flours and baking supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazda
Alaska
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Bryant Washburn
the Crystal
Robert Rudd Whiting
Crystal Theatre
Nathan Hale
America
Family Theatre
Sumner
Waukesha
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Bunte Brothers
Keeler
Jihature Fan
Wyeny Rarzas
AML Theatre
Robert Warwick
Gall Kane
Marguerite Clayton
Stingares
Sue Helen Holmes
Marguerite Clark
Bab
Frances Modgson
Burnele
WM. Hanlon
Crystal
Skinner’s
P. P. P. Basket Grocery CO
Hostater
East Fifth and
Sycamore Streets
Sycamore Street
East Fifth Street
MASON
Mason Sanitary
Jny
del Monte
Stalwercks
Spaghett
Brad Bik
Yale
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