Emblems and social scenes at Chautauqua park gatherings
Edna Dean Proctor quoted on national symbols. Mrs Mary Little hosts a dinner for Mrs Knapp at her camp in Chautauqua park honoring Prof Herman Knapp with guests Mrs Storms Mrs Bennett Mrs Cessna Mrs Knapp Mrs Westerman and Mrs Prof Knapp. A H Munn hosts picnic dinners at their tent amid Camp Pi Phi activities with Pres Storms M K Smith Mann and others enjoying formal and informal events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Little
Chautauqua Park
Knapp
Herman Knapp
Storms
Bennett
Cessna
Westerman
Prof
A. H. Munn
Camp Pi Phi
Chautauqua
Pres. Storms
M. K. Smith
A. H. Mann
Cesena
The Fly in the Molasses and a Cautionary Note
A reflective snippet contrasts risk and punishment, warning readers to heed lessons about wandering into forbidden or dangerous spaces. It explores traps, chance, and the idea that temptation or curiosity can lead to consequences, with a stylized newsroom voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
The Wifes Burden and Community Notices
The Thimble Club and Ken sington Club met with local ladies and Mrs. Thompson hosted Mrs. Gallup of Boone for a Friday afternon party. Social gatherings, church groups, and neighborhood visits fill Roland and surrounding towns with hospitality and remembrances as families travel and host events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Thompson
Gallup
Boone
W. W. Loomis
Loomis
Ames Chautauqua Week Bridges Many Local Contacts
Local residents and visitors mingle at the Chautauqua in Ames. numerous names—Everson, Naw, Jones, Beardshear, Stultz—appear among guests, trips, and family travels. Lectures and social events run through the week with teachers, students, and townsfolk noted in attendance.
Ladies Aid Society Meeting Notice
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Clay Foster Thursday afternoon, August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williard John
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Clay Foster
Hiram Hodgkins Dies in New Hampshire Residence
Hiram Hodgkins a former Ames resident died at his daughter’s home in New Hampshire. His home was in New York City but he will be buried in the family cemetery at Rochester Vermont. He was a relative of the Tildens of this city.
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Manson Journal
W. T. Smith
Ames
Kenneth
New York City
Mr. Wallace
Kentucky
Julia Marsh
Hiram Hodgkins
New Hampshire
Rochester
Vermont
Mr. Hodgkins
Stanhope Talk Sparks Arrest Ban Proposal
Claudius Veritas Campbell of the Jewell Record grows nervous over a proposed Stanhope ordinance to jail marriageable bachelors. He watches the eastern suburb debate closely and warns readers of possible adoption while promising not to reveal further details.
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Ames
Claudius Veritas Campbell
The
Jewell Record
Stanhope
Claudius
Visit Highlights From Ames Chautauqua Week
Misses Maude and Edna Moses of Freeport visit C. N. Moses family while attending Chautauqua at Ames. Olive Birney travels to Webster City. Mrs. Harry Amesberry and family visit friends at Brooklyn Iowa. J W Bateman buys cattle in Omaha. Mr and Mrs Herbert Hardy welcome a son. Bernice Bradford visits grandma and attends Ames Chautauqua. Hester family from Grant visit and attend Chautauqua at Ames.
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H. L. Carrell and Son
Ross
Des Moines
Ames
Shafland
Henry Henviy
Sisseton
North Dakota
Inga
Mabel Hansen
Maude
Edna Moses
Freeport,ll
C. N. Moses
Olive Birney
Webster City
Harry Amesberry
Alice
Beatrice
Arlow
Brooklyn
Iowa
Bernice Bradford
Storm Lake
Mrs. T. Hardcastle
Hester
Grant
Dallas Center
Unreturning Time and Lost Opportunities
Charleston News and Courier reflects on time’s accelerating passage with age and the irreversibility of opportunities. It warns that chances once missed loom larger in hindsight, urging timely action to avoid future regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston News and Courier
Ancient libraries trace roots from Babylonian tablets
The article traces early library origins to Assyrian clay tablets around 650 B C and cites Pi sistratus in Athens about 537 B C with no firm evidence. It notes Aristotle as a famed collector and the library’s transfer through Theophritus and backward to Why Smith Left Home, reflecting fragmented historical notes.
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Pisistratus
Athens
Strabo
Aristotle
Theophritus
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Edna Dean Proctor
Philadelphia Press
Nevada Society
Thimble Club
Kate Boyd
Kensington Club
Ira Mackey
Roland
KF. E. Hansen
Nevada
R. K. Gaard
Elmore
Minneasota
Mr. Guard
Miss Amy
Myrah
Mount Herb
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R. R. Gaard
Radcliffe
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Inga Lura
Inger Cole
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Marshalltown
T. T. Nelson
Mrs. Lewis Helland
M. R. Paxton
Irving
Home Missionary Society
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Toole
Boone Street
McDonald
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G. W. Jones
Harry Bauer
O. H. Heggen
Rousch
Thas
Va Stete College
Ies Rausch
Iowa State Cole
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Grace Roe
A. A. Oleson
John Evenson
Clara
Ihlen
Minnesota
Mrs. J. Severson
Jewell Feiday
Evyline Naw
Estherville
Nettie Wierson
Chicago
Mrs. John Jacobson
Cambridge
Mrs. Anna Grove
John Hougeland
Ericson
J N Sandren
Salems Bar
Luther League
Gertrude Schlanbasch
Minnie Perkins
Michigan
Miss Margaret Stanton
Miss Rowe
Mrs
Minta Tilden Macy
Ft. Worth Texas
Fred Tilden
Eighmy
Bertha
Canyon City, Colo
Benson Stull
Johnson
Grace Powell
Valparaiso
Ind
Gertrude Jones
Coon Rapids
Redfield
C. F. Curtiss
Spirit Lake
W. P. Payne
Marie Welch
Carroll
Mrs. Higgins
Henry
Mrs. Ford
Richwood, Ohio
Frank Stultz
Iris Hunter
A. L. Purver
Moline, Ill
C. D. Jones
Purver
Jones
Ethel Brown
Cunyen Rae Neligh
Nebraska
George Judisch
East
Mr. Judisch
Minnie B. Ashton
Bert Cramblil
Duluth
Lake Superior
C. L. Waltmire
Colorado
Adolph Wettstein
Mrs. Wettstein
Mr. Wettstein
Newton
B. C. Higgins
Sybil Leatner
Newens
Lena Kennedy
Constance Beardshear
Iowa City
Esther John
Chautauquua
Jessie Stuckslager
Allerton
J. M. Bricker
Fred Wygle
the Lakes
Mrs. Mills
Crawford
Cherokee
Galen Tilden
Kittie Smeenk
Orange City
Paxton Home
Luella Finley
Los Angeles
Lee
U. L. Jerome
Vera Swank
Indianola
Pauline Potter
Prof. Kennedy
Haltsizer
Geo. Hultz
Mr. Wilson
Ames U. B. Church
College
P. P. Brown
T. C Jacobson
Grove and Jacobson Firm
Ladies Aid Society
Milford and Grant
J. W. Bateman
Omaha
F. D. Smith
Ruth Birney
Chautauqua Grounds
Smith
London
Mile
Bertha Chevanne
Chevan
Noth
Russia
Obadiah Smith
the Fall Quarterly
American Book of Fashions
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ladies Home Journal
Hart
Semmons Dry Goods Store
Claudius Miller
Adams Hall
Residence Mutual
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