Harmony Club and Social Events Dominate Local Calendar
The Harmony club meets Tuesday afternoon at Mrs MacMurray. St Johns Guild with Mrs J H Panel. Neewollah club at Boone street Wednesday. Fourth Ward Civic Improvement Society Wednesday with Mrs Deaceun. A Friday dance at Jamesons hall ends with refreshments at Mrs Harris. many social gatherings follow at the Priscilla club, W. C. Stephenson and Mrs Ri Bush hosting. A farewell reception for Rev Jay Kirkendall is planned at the church parlors. The marriage of Hazel Dunbar Douglas to Mr W H Dorbar is noted with details of groom’s background and future move to Jefferson. The 500 club opens its fifteenth year. Woman's Home Missionary Society meets. Violet’s surprise seventeenth birthday party. Kappa Delta sorority hosts a dancing party. Ladies Aid Society elects officers and reports progress on pledges. YWCA fete moved to Agricultural College due to weather. vaudeville acts and numerous refreshments provide evening entertainment.
Seventh District Lowa Federation of Women's Clubs Meet
A Saturday meeting in the library test room arranged a date for the seventh district federation meeting to be held in Ames. Mrs J M Sowers was elected chairman and Mrs Charles Hamilton secretary. The district is led by Mrs Clyde Brenton of Dallas Center.
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Lowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ames
J) M. Sowers
Charles Hamilton
Clyde Brenton
Dallas Center
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Sorenson Family Reunion
Mrs Sorenson organized a Sunday birthday surprise for Mr Sorenson that doubled as a family reunion with about thirty relatives. Sister Ferbitz arrived on Saturday and church plans were abandoned for a gathered party with a long dining table, a four course meal, and guests including Kerbitt Knudson Curtiss Larson Christenson Paulson Rasmussen and others from nearby towns.
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Sorenson
Mr. Sorenson
Nniner
Earth Drying Theory Prompts Radium and UV Debate
A German investigator proposes that water decomposition by radium or ultraviolet light yields hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide but not oxygen, while electrolytic breakdown produces oxygen, suggesting gradual global drying as surface waters are redistributed high in the atmosphere. The article cites alpine lake shrinkage and forest loss as supporting context. Also notes a New York Times anecdote about homesickness affecting photography.
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Earth
Alps
Zeivh
Iowa State College sees steady freshman return and growth
Registrar Knapp reports higher freshman retention across departments at Iowa State College. This year total enrollment reaches 2141 students with more sophomores, including 199 in home economics and 52 of last year's freshmen in electrical engineering, reflecting growing interest and wartime expansion.
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Iowa State College
Henman Knapp
Fresaman
Knapp
Parisiana Corset No 555 for stout figures
Parisiana reducing corset style No 555 advertised as best for stout figures with adjustable side straps and smooth buckle. Claims to reduce the abdomen by two to three inches, made of coutil with double side steels and six hose supporters attached. Sold by W. A. Perry in Ames Iowa.
Doctor Maxwell on Headaches and Eye Strain Relief
Doctor A B Maxwell explains headaches often stem from eye strain rather than eyes themselves. Properly fitted glasses relieve sick headaches from activities like reading, sewing, or shopping and prevent costly eye trouble by protecting vision.
Sorenson Receives Gifts Marking Birthday Remembrance
The article notes Mr. Sorenson received several gifts as remembrances of his birthday, reflecting local customs and celebrations associated with the occasion.
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Sorenson
Wedding Report With Mixed Stage Reviews
The dramatic critic from the Daily Doings covers a wedding, omitting setup remarks. Barker as bridegroom lacks animation and voice, Perkins as bride shows stage fright but clear singing, while Rev Henry Harper as officiant is praised as the star of the performance.
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Society
Daily Doings
Miss Perkins
A Hard Road to Travel
In Harper's Weekly a frustrated traveler Bunkerton curses the rotten state of a dry road. An old countryman nearby shrugs about the unpassable highway and quips that the area lacks a proper turnpike while the speaker vents his ire.
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Bunkerton
Callate
Mose Whitsey
Harper’s Weekly
Child Love and the Tender Strength of Infants
Emerson reflects on the irresistible appeal of a child, its weak yet powerful stance eliciting pity and joy. The sobbing, expressive face moves parents and onlookers to gentle compassion, contrasting manly heroes with a child’s pure vulnerability.
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Chatham
Pericles
Emerson
Mustaches Make a Comeback Discussed by Nellie and Mamie
In a light exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald Nellie argues mustaches are returning and look knightly, while Mamie recalls they faded from fashion in the past though she admits noticing the trend.
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Nellie
Mamie
Chicago Record-Herald
Debt Confession Stokes Longstanding Lending Grievance
An unnamed speaker recalls a $5 loan from a year ago. The lender admits lending $1 to Brown and reports the borrower has not repaid. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript column framed as a self accusatory or confessional note.
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Brown
Skunk
Boston Transcript
New Bank Opens in McCawley Building in City
The Commercial Bank began operations at 8 this morning in the new McCawley building with Ma Mansing as president and T. W. Manning as cashier. The bank features a sturdy safe and improved fittings. An extra cotton bed is advertised at WW cents at Perry's.
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The
Commercial Bank
McCawley Building
Ma Mansing
T. W. Marning
Bank
Perrys. Wit
An Elephant's Charge by a Doctor in Africa
Dr. Dunbar-Brenton, after years as district medical officer in Africa, narrowly survives a dramatic elephant charge. As a native guide fires warning cries, the beast rushes in, the doctor fires twice more, and the elephant falls heart wounded. The doctor resumes his pipe as night falls while natives celebrate.
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Dunbar-Brenton
Africa
Sundown
Punbar Bronton
Jess
Chicago News
Mystery of Forgotten Bank Gold in London
Long forgotten funds totaling millions sit in British bank ledgers, with unclaimed dividends and government stock proceeds. Accounts linger for years, some over fifty thousand dollars, later used to build courts and fund pensions as mystery gold lingers unseen.
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Cheapside
Gosehes
Bank of Hogland
Ope Balapen
London
Bank of Ebougland
Cor
Man Eating Sharks and Their Noted Ferocity
A sailor explains that the man eating shark, not the largest, is feared for its strength and speed. It hunts humans like the famed man eater tiger, and thrives in deep Indian, south Atlantic, and Pacific waters and their tributaries.
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India
Pacific
Chambers
Tidal Waves and Irregular Tides Across Regions
The New York Sun notes tides vary by location due to shore nes and other influences. Some places see once daily tides such as Tahiti while harbors near the Isle of Wight and the Tay in Scotland experience three tides a day, linked to overtides in wave patterns.
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Tahiti
Isle of Wight
Tay
Scotland
New York Sun
Boston coffee riddle in diner exchange
A customer asks what Boston coffee is and why the cream is added first. The waiter explains that it is named Boston coffee because the cream is poured first, and the customer presses for the deeper reason. The dialogue captures a playful exchange about naming and order in a lunch counter scene from Woman's Home Companion.
Lemon juice dissolves bone in dining table experiment
A humorous New York Press tale describes a guest choking on a bone at a shed dinner. A waiter brings lemon halves and diners suck and swallow the juice, dissolving the bone in minutes as others test lemon on fishbones.
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New York Press
Language Oddities and Hidden Wordplay in English
The passage highlights English quirks such as words formed by removing initial letters and compound phrases that create new meanings. It notes examples like since relied on by juxtaposing sincere and sincerely and discusses how language can carry multiple layers of interpretation through wordplay.
Monkeying with the Proverb Buzzsaw
A playful exchange in Puck features a fatherly line about patience and virtue. The dialogue mocks endless proverb spinning while a weary son questions the rewards of waiting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harmony Club
St. John’s Guild
St. Johns Guild
J. H. Panel
Neewollah Club
Neewollah
J. W. Kennedy
Boone Street
Civic Improvement Society
Fourth Ward
Civic Inprovembent Society
Ciet
Deaceun
Hyhind Avenue
Jamesons Halt
Glen Muir
Hopelub San
Priscilla Club
Blule
Micmgurvas
Ook K Store
Mes
W. C. Stephenson
Ri. B. Bush
Lois
Wits
Jay Kirkendall
Maomdlay
Atd Societs
Ocoee Sion
A. Pasley
Boston
Ort
Brouhard-Dunbar
Hazel Dunbar
W. Ft. Dorbar
Grant Township
Ora Bronhard
Cale
Agricultural Department
Vena Ad
Greene Councy Urital
Coke
Fitte
Ferferson
Erro
Womwan’s
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Exsworth League Meon
Methodist Church
Pamarel
Violet
Mrs. Pammel
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta Sorority
Jaeneson
U Meteen
W. J. Kennedy
Stepherson
Noble
Coover
Budge
M. E. Ladies Aid
lLadties Aid Society
M. B. Church
Martha Knudson
J. A. Campbell
de Cagwin
Pe Paki
Saunday
Federation Meeting
Maria
New York
Aunt Maria
New York Times
Thea
Boonumtes
Pace
Domen
W. A. Perry
Ames, Iowa
A. B. Maxwell
Jonathan Apples
Grimes
Per Pusiel
Cece
Tilden
Pop
Tere
Puck
Times
Poone
Mra
W. J. Jemecor
Traisof
Goo
W. Nichols
Palace Livery
Ae Coed Woah
Ajamo Ciab
Tebacs
Wented—resemaking, Mra WA lPotie
South Dull
yiSt
Ruth
Nevsehele Furniture
Peo
I. W. Gray
Goble
Ynone
M. F. Automobile
Tony Chalny
Jook Liehes
Cobbarn
Rand
Centea
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Vets
Towa
W. W
Kellogg and
Grant St. S. Tl
Akin
Grant Ave
J. B. Spence
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