Fifteenth Peoria County Convention Held at Trivoli
The fifteenth annual Peoria county convention met at Trivoli Iowa Central railroad June 18 and 14 in the M E church. President Miss Lina Jordan and Secretary Mrs Elizabeth Pordell were re elected. Attendance from abroad was small but interest was high. Sessions featured papers on Civic F righteousness Every Day Opportunities Scientific Temperance Franchise Who killed Cock Robin Substitutes for Alcohol to Household Remedies read with interest. Stout entertainment included a matronal oratorical contest and a stereopticon show. Thirty one dollars was collected at the door.
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Peoria County
W. Co
tFaville
Peoria
Knox College Graduates Held Commencement Week
Miss Blanche Pursell daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Pursell graduated from Knox College Galesburg at the commencement exercises last week in the new Central church. The event closed a strong commencement week with degrees awarded to Blanche Pursell and other candidates.
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Blanche Pursell
J.J. Pursell
Knox College
Galesburg
Pursell
Rosa Pursell
Miss Pursell
Gertrude Bowman
Brimfield
New Central Church
Srat
Friends of the College
Thomas R. Willard
B. L
Mabel Cox
Table Grove
Elsa E. Ertel
Quincy
Fanny E. Fahnstock
Lucy B. Finley
One
Knox Penanta
Lake George
Shuck
Stohl
Garawomen
Mies
King
Greerswoman
Mfisgée- Pursell
Bowman
Boggs
Knows Knox Birthday Boat Race Delights Crowds
The event featured blue boats and a tight finish at the club house, with boat Nos 3 and 4 tying briefly before No 4 pulled ahead by a boat’s length. Finalists included Pursell Bowman Boggs and Doty Lapham By Ness, with By winning a close second.
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Pity Wonainia
Pursell
Bowman
Boggs
Ay Hai
Ely
Pet
Haa
Doty Lapham
Had Boas
Ness
Knox
Methodist Notes Preview Merger Plans For Epworth League
Methodist notes report merger discussions of Epworth League plans approved by the building committee and estimates from contractors as work on the new church may start soon. Epworth League meets at the M E church Sunday at 6 30 with topic Our Eternal Destiny led by Jennie Goudy. Memory meeting. Sunday school picnic and Young People convention at Oak Hill campground next Friday June 22 invites all to bring children for a pleasant day under shade and water with shelter in rain or shine.
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Epworth
Glassford
Epworth League
M.E
Jennie Goudy
Oak Hill Camp Ground
Tabernacle
Baptist Notes on Upcoming B Y P U Services
Myrtle Pursell will lead B Y P U services at the Baptist church next Sunday at 7 PM with the topic Our eternal Destiny. Pastor Cox will speak next Sunday on Patient continuance in Well Doing. A B Y P U sociable is planned at Janie Marshall's home Wednesday evening, June 27, ice cream and cake 10 cents. Wagons run at 7:30 to collect those without transport. The junior B Y P T U were entertained at Grace Longdon’s home Tuesday afternoon with games and refreshments. The Junior Union thrives under Grace Longden and Stella Culbertson, meeting Sundays at 3 PM. parents are urged to send children, and the girls are careful and beneficial.
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Myrtle Pursell
The
Baptist Church
Pastor Cox
Christ
Janie Marshall
Grace Longd
Cames
Grace Longden
Stella Culbertson
Death of Mr. Jay Cullen Father of Mrs Rebecca Cullen
The aged father of Mrs Rebecca Cullen died at her home near Laura Tuesday night. Brief funeral services were held at the house yesterday by Father Mainville of St. Joseph's church Brimfield. Interment followed at his former home in Iowa.
Pension ruling expands benefits for soldiers over 65
The pension department approves a ruling allowing all soldiers aged 65 and older to receive pension. Claimants aged 65 or more who are wholly disabled for manual labor qualify for the act's maximum rating. those 65 and over receive at least the minimum rate unless evidence shows vigor for labor.
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Pension Department
Beauty in All the Land Outshines The Rest
An advertisement extols a woman whose beauty surpasses others and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea at a drugstore. The odd wording imitates vintage marketing for facial appeal and a health tonic. The piece emphasizes lips and eyes as standout features.
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All
The
Devill Fish Cure Promoted by Morister Ad
Morister’s ad touts “New Life Pills” as a cure for stomach liver kidneys and bowels claiming relief from a range of ailments tied to ancient malady. The copy promotes the pills as best in the world and available for 25 cents at Win Robinson & Co’s drug store.
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Ower
King
Win
Robintson &Co
Influence of Imagination on Health Tales
A tale from Frank F. Moore describes a young Indian servant worn by heat and overwork who is advised to accept a grim prognosis. A misaddressed letter prompts a rapid recovery, revealing a twist where the mistaken patient enjoys years of life, while the true patient meets the hills.
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Frank F. Moore
Elvil
India
Sfor
Buzzard Belled Thirty Seven Years Ago Believed Captured
Athens special from the Atlanta Constitution reports R C McAllister of Ft Gaines captured a belled buzzard and traced the tale to three men in the city H H Cobb Davis Jesse L Jarrell and George T Smith who say in 1863 Echols Light Artillery near Camp Leon Florida placed a bronze bell on a buzzard with a leather collar and dated collar lid marks now in correspondence about the old bird.
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Athens
Atlanta Constitution
R. C. McAllister
Ft. Gaines
HH. Cobb Davis
Jesse L. Jarrell
George T. Smith
Echols Light Artillery
Oglethorpe County
Camp Leon
Tallahassee
Fla
Messrs. Smith
Davis
A Second Chesterfield
Sir William Harcourt's private letters are praised as fresh and witty. Most go to his eldest son, with rumor that packets are kept neatly. He writes frankly to many correspondents about politics, joking that character changes every seven years since earlier epistles.
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Chesterfield
Sir William Harcourt
Lord Salisbury
Sir William
William
Burdett-Coutts Turns Eighty Six Amid Wealthy Union
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts celebrates her eighty six birthday in strong health and high spirits. Her husband, born in New Bedford to American parents, is linked to philanthropic circles including Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations and a church endowment for overseas heathen missions.
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Burdett-Coutts
Norty
Bedford
Briteon Sa
Carnegie
Ated
At -Rockefeller
Boston Globe Profiles Dr Joan Hansilton A Temperance Advocate
The Boston Globe lauds Dr Joan Hansilton as a vigorous temperance advocate and defender of women’s rights. It praises him as a rare blend of devout gospel spirit and sharp business sense within the Methodist church circle.
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Joan
Wi Hansilton
Gheena-Biekop
Ul Church
Isa
Boston Globe
New England Firewood Sparks Demand Abroad
Shown wood from a New Bedford dealer attracts orders from across the country and even Europe for its brilliantly colored flames. Various attempts to imitate it fail. hundreds of barrels are shipped, satisfying wide demand along the coast.
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New England
New Bedford
Europe
Finns Read Political Papers Across Rural Finland
A Russian author notes in a new book that in Finland every peasant hut has access to political papers. Mrs O R Popow of St. Petersburg cites that most Finns, peasants included, memorize long passages from Runeberg and Topelius. In the thirty five villages surveyed, all but five have at least one periodical and the total publications rise to 136.
Women Officers Wives Sell Jewels for Front Kit Funds
A wartime note reports that many wives of officers at the front have sold their jewelry to raise money for the necessary equipment and kits.
Egyptian custom of paying with gold rings persists in Africa
The passage notes that the practice of paying with gold rings continues among some African communities, specifically mentioning the Kengo and the Lisl. Rings are often decorated with zodiac signs in relief, showing the persistence of this early Egyptian tradition in modern times.
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Africa
Yellowish medium to large niens described in color
The description notes niens as medium to large in size with yellowish color and two pink flushes. Flesh is white and crisp, indicating a fresh, firm texture.
Exhibition outlines Swedish book trade industries
An exhibition demonstrates the evolution of book manufacture from early printing to modern practices, highlighting Swedish book trade industries and their development through the ages.
Emperor William to build grand horse stable in Germany
The German emperor plans a palace stable costing 400000 pounds with space for 270 horses and 360 vehicles, plus two large riding rings. Construction will take three years and aims to surpass all other royal stables in grandeur.
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Maleee
William
Germany
Hat and coat holder with spring wire loop design
A new wall mounted hat and coat rack features a hat resting loop formed by a spring wire inserted into sockets on the hook. The loop presses against the wall to cradle the hat brim, securing it above the coat hook.
Kansas church seeks tall preacher over six feet
Trustees advertise for a preacher taller than six feet who can peer above hats and watch over the congregants while keeping order among the churchgoers, in a note attributed to the Denver Post.
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Kansas
Denver Post
Drumming for Lawyers Reported in New Orleans
A New Orleans lawyer condemns aggressive attorney solicitation as unethical and increasing. He describes a drummer who targets injured workers, hints at lawsuits, proposes sharing fees, and tricks clients into signing contracts for a large cut of the damages.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Dodge
Society Note on Young Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Young Alfred G. Vanderbilt keeps a low social profile after engagement news. A bright student at St Pauls Concord NHS and Yale, he avoids society during vacations and shows little interest in social events.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
St. Paul’s School
Concord
Nhs
Yale
Harvard President Rides Morses Through New England
The article notes President Eliot of Harvard is an avid horseman who spends vacations riding through New England. He consistently dismounts to visit any country schoolhouse in session along his route.
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Morses
Eliot
Harvard
New England
Mount Vesuvius Road Travel Suspended by Lava Eruption
The St Louis Star reports suspension of travel on Mount Vesuvius road due to a profuse lava eruption. Met Rocks and Cold St lines also troubled as city transit faces disruptions.
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St. Louis
Palestine Swallows Inspire Freedom Beyond Homes
In Palestine the swallows are celebrated as symbols of freedom extending beyond houses and living rooms, reflecting a broader strive for autonomy and hope amid hardship.
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Ems
Palestine
American Lice Destroyer Beats Vermin in Poultry Coops
A wartime booster ad touts American Lice Destroyer as the premier remedy against lice and mites in poultry. It claims quick efficacy, year long protection for 250 birds, guaranteed money back, and urges purchase even if local druggists do not stock it. Terre Haute, Ind. manufacturer.
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Terre Haute
Ind
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