Evening at Sea Inspires Local Social Notes and Club News
Poems and memories appear beside reports of the Scotch Club gathering at Mrs. L. M. Kelley’s home and plans for a Ladies Home Missionary Society meeting. Social events include a hayrack ride to Nevada for a band concert and ballgame, Miss Galloway hosting campus office girls, and Queen Esther and Kappa Delta gatherings with picnics and suppers.
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Ladies Home Missionary Society
M. EK
Lambert
McDonald
Black
Knapp
Benett
Nevada
Hopkins Brothers
Des Moines
Queen Esther
Barrett
Laura Jones
Maud Shea
Proctor Family reunion at Fairdale old home farm
Dr and Mrs Proctor and children left yesterday for a Proctor family reunion at the old home farm in Fairdale Illinois. The article notes his eagerness to relive boyhood memories and the extended family gathering.
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Mrs. Proctor
Proctor
Old Home
Fairdale
Ill
A Quartet Born Not Made At Old Home Celebration
A 71-year-old mother hosts a family gathering with her six sons, wives, and children visiting from Chicago Buffalo Ames Rockford Elmore Hyde Park Sigourney Watseka Vinton Bedford Clarinda Centerville Fremont Monmouth to celebrate heritage and success. The gathering includes two daughters Mrs Van Horn and Mrs Dr John Butcher, plus Miss Fanny Butcher and Mr and Mrs Matthew Peters. The event follows a Nonpareil club meeting and reports on Innes Band attractions with record gate receipts and season ticket sales across multiple Iowa and Illinois locations. The article also emphasizes public health education on tuberculosis and calls for community action and cooperation with local authorities.
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Ralph
Ernest
Glen
Chicago
C. W
Buffalo
Arthur
Rockford, Il
Co. M
Ames
van Horn
Elmore
Minn
John Butcher
India
Fanny Butcher
Hyde Park
Ill
Matthew Peters
Watseka
Peters
Epworth Assembly
Neb
Innes
Johnson Co
Sigourney
Lowa
Jefferson
Towa
Columbus Jet
Vinton
Iowa
Bedford
Clarinda
Centerville
Fremont
Ned
Monmouth
Innes Season Ticket Offer Mentioned in Odd Note
A brief passage notes a man offering 50 cents for a single hearing of Innes and 75 cents for a day, with willingness to pay 75 cents or a dollar for a season ticket. The line closes with a wry remark about a word to the wise being sufficient.
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Innes
Chautauqua Notes and Camping Plans in Ames
One thousand advance Chautauqua booklets issued highlighting the program. Capt K W Brown returns to camp on the old tent ground. Local families plan camping trips August 12 21 at Chautauqua Park with Miss Moore chaperoning. Y Betas and E T C Club also set tents onsite. A Chautauqua car toured Ames but did not unload. locals prize their institution and reject the cheap bureau program.
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K. W. Brown
Dunham
Fred Munn
Cessna
Hardcastle
Chautauqua Park
E. T. C. Club
Rummage Sale Planned by M E Ladies Aid
The Divisions of the M E Ladies Aid Society led by Mesdames Wasser and Willey announce a fall rummage sale in the parish. Details on date and place to follow.
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M. E. Ladies Aid Society
Mesdames Wasser and
Willey
Vast Tibetan Mountain Chain Discovered By Hedin
The 2000 mile long mountain chain in Tibet was first spotted by Sven Hedin during a caravan trip to Shigatse. He details the find in Harper's Magazine article My Discoveries in Tibet. The discovery is hailed as a landmark in modern geography and the last of its kind remaining unexplored.
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Tibet
Sven Hedin
Shigatse
Harper’s Magazine
Curious term first used for radiation from illuminated metal
Le Bon of the French Academy described a radiant energy arising from the back of a thin opaque metal sheet when the front is lit. The so called black light shares some X ray like traits but differs fundamentally. Le Bon announced this singular radiation in 1897.
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le Bon
French Academy of Sciences
Witty quarrel ends with nautical joke at dinner
In a dinner time exchange Mr. Johnson compliments his wife on her mind likening it to a navy wireless telegraph. She asks for the reason and he quips that it is because it is often completely at sea.
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Mr. Johnson
Pass It On The College President In A Silly Snit
A humorous exchange shows a chain of school officials blaming others for a student’s rawness and lack of preparation. The principal of the high school, grammar school, primary, and kindergarten all chime in. The mother and philosopher weigh in with sharp critique while the character Puck delivers the final line.
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Pricipal
Philosopher
Puck
Campbell Brand Defines Quality in Photos
Campbell stands for high quality in photography with trusted image work and consistent results. The name signals reliability and sharp detail across portraits landscapes and events.
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Campbell
A Fable For Critics
A parable shows an Ox pressed by Fleas Cats and Fistes who criticize progress. The town stands as the Ox while petty critics impede forward motion. The moral urges giving the Ox a chance to pull and everyone to shout Git up.
Earl Lambert Returns Home Before Starting Draftsman Post
Earl Lambert son of Mr and Mrs E E Lambert returned to Ames after school at Iowa State College for an all day visit then left for Marshalltown to join the Iowa Central Railway Company as a draughtsman. He is regarded as one of Jon's best boys and will bring credit to many friends in Newton Record.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Control
Luther League
Salem
J. N. Sandven
National League
Chicago
Carrie Oleson
BE. G. Schlanbusch
Emma Grove
Julia Eggland
Bertha Lura
Julia Howland
Edyth Ferkin
Marshalltown
Roland
Millie Matheson
Nevada
Lena Oleson
West
Albert Newton
O. O. Lein
Omaha
Julia Egeland
Cora Duca
Josie Oleson
Institute
N. Stenne
E. Thole
Deerfield
Wis
Rev. Sandven
H. EB. Myrah
Thelma
F. E. Hansen
O. M. Anenson
Norway
Town Central
Earl Lambert
E. E. Lambert
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa Central Railway Company
Earl
Jon
Newton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Love
Monnce Byrd
Scotch Club
L. M. Kelley
Home Missionary Meeting
Miss Galloway
Holden Lawn
Kappa Delta
Helen Watts
Mildred Maxwell
Susie Knudson
Proctor Family Reunion
Department OF Tuberculosis
Board of Control of State Istitutions
Dr. J. Rugh
Adrian
N. Dakota
EB. E. Oleson
Gertrude Levi
Randall
Jermiah Oleson
Town
Mesdames
Ed N. Eggiland
T. A. Torkelson
Thimble Club
O. S. Boyd
E. Rice
E. A. Cole
Busy Bees
Ed Osmundson
A. Eggland
Story City
Marshall
The
America
Ames Chautauqua
Elmer Kaye Smith
Whitney Bros. Quartet
Douglass Avenue
Mutual
Barker
Lucas
John Lucas & CO
MFGR
Huskers Liniment
Semmons Dry
Flea
Tom Cat
Thomases
Fiste
Fistes
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