Hancock County Delegates Named for Boys State Fair
Hancock county selects delegates for the Boys State Fair School at Springfield September 17 to 25. Moten Strong represents rural schools from Harmony township and Don ald Crain represents Augusta high school for the town schools. Alternates Chester C. Mecum Chili township rural and Kenneth B. Craig Colusa high school town schools. Two delegates allowed. Selection by county farmers institute president, board of supervisors chairman, and county superintendent of schools.
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Hancock County
Springfield
Moten Strong
Sage
Harmony Township
Donald Crain
Augusta High School
Chester C. Mecum
Chili Township
Kenneth BE. Craig
Colusa High School
County Farmers’ Institute
Board of Supervisors
Shower Honoring Miss Alta Stull At Hill Residence
A surprise shower Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at Mr. and Mrs Ed Hill's home honored Miss Alta Stull. About thirty guests attended. Miss Alta received a basket of fine presents and the table featured flowers. Refreshments included fruit salad and wafers. Mrs Fannie Stull and Mrs Ed Hill hosted.
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Ed. Hill
Ringling Day Arrives With Five Trains and Big Show
Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows head to Keokuk Iowa on Thursday September 9 with a grand spectacle Solomon and the Queen of Sheba staged on the world’s largest stage. The 1 250 character pageant costs 1 000 000 and features 385 acts including elephants aerialists and a famed horse show. A free trade will be given on show day.
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Ringling Brothers
Keokuk
Solomon
Sheba
America
County Press Association Meeting in Hamilton
The County Press Association met at Lakeview Motor Club Hamilton with a fine dinner. Mr Phil Dallam of the Warsaw Bulletin led the session and Mr Presley K Ewing was chosen secretary. Editors present discussed newspaper work and formed a permanent organization. The group plans quarterly meetings rotating towns and cites sixteen weekly papers in the county.
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County Press Association
Lakeview Motor Club
Hamilton
Phil. Dallam
Warsaw Bulletin
Presley K. Ewing
Hamilton Press
J. D. Butler
Dallas City Review
J. C. Coulson
la Harpe
E. S. Martin
Rollo Robbins
Augasta
Dallas City
The Editor Wonders What The World Will Be Like
An Oklahoma writer muses on century hence with a wry view of daily life. He imagines routine chores and social annoyances persisting, autos silent on streets, trains late, letters undelivered, and couples chasing trivial pleasures as times grow odd. He plugs a local ad for tin cans from H. B. Co.
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Oklahoma
Electric juice line to Carthage from Hamilton proposed
J. W. Westfall has nearly completed securing adjacent landowner consent for a power line from the old fair grounds west to the Prairie Montebello township line. The route runs north, then west to the transmission line north of Hamilton and into Hamilton along the Hamilton Ft Madison pole line. No trouble securing rights of way was reported.
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Carthage
Hamilton
J. W. Westfall
Old Fair Grounds
Prairie-Montebello Township
Hamilton- Ft. Madison
Carthage Journal
Warsaw Band Welcomes Expert Clarinet Player Donald Imgham
The Warsaw band adds a valued clarinetist, Donald Imgham, who appeared with the group for the first time at Wednesday's concert. He served eighteen years with the British army and four years with the U S army, and spent several years with Sousa.
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Warsaw
Donald_@imgham
Sousa
Warsaw Bulletin
Advertising vs. Costs in Attracting Customers
The text argues that attracting customers requires advertising and warns that cutting expenses is costly. It frames advertising as essential but notes it is an expensive game when misapplied.
Duns and Dunning Etiquette in Receivables
The Rockford letter explains how dunning works when accounts are unpaid. It notes a second dunning letter follows the first and a sight draft may go to a bank, stressing that breaches occur by the debtor who delays payment rather than the collector.
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Rockford
The Country Editorial Duty of Rural Editors to Reflect Local Thought
Rural editors carry the burden of voicing country views to a wider audience. They remain financially modest yet possess independence and strong ties to their constituency. The piece argues country papers shape national debate by crystallizing rural thought despite urban editorial dominance.
Be Keepers to Meet Tri-state Bee Keepers Conference
Tri state field meeting of bee keepers from Illinois Missouri and Iowa will be held in Hamilton Illinois on September 7 in conjunction with a conference of inspection in bee keepers at Keokuk An evening session with an illustrated lecture on beekeeping is planned Lavral bee keepers of note will appear and the event promises great interest and importance
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Hamilton
Keokuk
Name Your Farm To Help Farmers Distinguish Farms
The piece discusses farmers naming their farms to create individual identity for travelers and locals. It notes common questions about residence and county, and suggests farm names like Glen Oak or Willow Grove as memorable identifiers during trips.
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Ag. Cael
Illinois
Hancock County
Smiles and Fear Across War Photos Alluding to Courage
The piece contrasts grim war images with rare smiles among heroes while noting stern faces may conceal guilt or conscience. It observes how street life shows emotion, linking smiles to inner states and poverty, ending with a paradox about failure and the soul.
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Europe
Witt Stull Nuptials in Carthage Court House
Miss Alta Mae Stull and Mack Witt wed last Saturday at 6 30 pm in the Carthage Court House with Judge E W Dunham officiating. The couple, from Bowen, will live on the Witt home place and receive the good wishes of family and neighbors.
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Carthage
Court House
Alta Mae Stull
Mack Witt
E. W. Dunham
Bowen
Alpha Witt
Jesse Stull
Col
Temperance Campaign in New York Aims for Voluntary Abstinence
A new temperance campaign in New York promotes voluntary abstinence over legal prohibition. Led by Albert R. Rogers and a committee of 100 industrial and financial leaders, the effort emphasizes modern efficiency and personal impact, arguing excess drinking reduces work ability without relying on emotional appeals. Ohio and Cleveland already show similar organizing momentum.
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New York
Churches of Christ of America
Albert R. Rogers
Ohio
Cleveland
Coming Events Announced For Local Holidays
Community notices list a M. W. A. Picnic at Big Neck on Saturday August 28 Plymouth chautauqua running August 26 through September 1 Carthage fall celebration on September 29 and 30 Bowen Korn Karnival set for October 7 8 and 9 with related programs across town.
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Big Neck
Plymouth Chautauqua
Carthage
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