Children’s Day Observed at M E Church Festive Exercises
The M E church held a Children’s Day program last Sunday with about fifty children on the platform. Decorations featured roses bunting evergreens and potted plants while an arch and gates framed the pulpit. The Epworth League emblem hung center wheel and a five piece orchestra provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Epworth League
May Waynick
Stella Mauk
Maggie Watson
Messrs
Arthur Hughes
Harley Jones
Cleo Bryan
W. R. Smith
Albert Pickerel
E. H. Hasselquist
Lester Carter
C. C. Mayhew
Ida Beem
C.C. Mayhew
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Noris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire credits One Minute Cough Cure with curing her persistent cough. The ad claims the remedy has aided thousands and offers safe, sure relief from stubborn coughs. D Q Storie endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
D. Q. Storie
Knights of Pythias Honor Fallen Brother in Russell
The K P Lodge members left Chariton at 8:30 AM with 100 friends and Rathbone sisters to decorate Thomas Prather's grave in Russell. One hundred knights lined the procession and after ceremony returned to Chariton by 10:45 AM. At 2:30 PM Rev E O Douglass spoke at the Baptist church and Rev Wilson Mills offered remarks before the group again visited the cemetery to decorate nineteen more graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Lodge
Russell
Knight
Thomas Prather
Chariton
Rathbone Sisters
Baptist Church
E. O. Douglass
Wilson Mills
Lightning strikes barn. insured loss settled with praise
On June 4 1961 a barn was badly damaged by a lightning strike killing three horses. By June 7 A B Gookin and C T Beezley of Capital Ins Co Des Moines approved full settlement and recommended the company for quick fair adjustment to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavo
A. B. Gookin
C. T. Beezley
Ins. Co
Des Moines
Chariton Charities and Out-of-Town Visits Report
Local society notes list numerous residents visiting relatives in Lucas Albia Murray and Mt Ayr while other towns send guests to Chariton. Officials and editors travel for business and recreation with A. Sterling and Gutterson noted among visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Philips
Lucas
Chariton
E. O. Kinneey
Cambria
J.D. Martin
Melrose
T. B. Karl
Harlan
Experience with a carpenter cured by a stomach remedy
A Winterset banker recounts a carpenter plagued by diarrhoea who learned from him that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his own troubles. The man soon returned to work after taking a tea spoonful, a tale presented as practical advice for mechanics. For sale by D Q Storie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Whedon
First National Bank
Winterset
Iowa
Chamberlain
D. Q. Storie
Real Merit Recognized for Miss Margaret Brown
Miss Margaret Brown librarian of the public library and assistant for state traveling libraries has been invited to speak on libraries at the American Library Association meeting in Waukesha Wisconsin from July 3 to 16. The national invitation honors her work in establishing libraries across the state and Chariton friends expect she will represent the community well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Eastman
Des Moines
Carlisle
Messrs
Frank A. Gutterson
Chas. B. Flenniken
Chariton
F. O. Stanley
Mortimer E. Wilson
Military Academy
Culver
Indiana
Lhen
Margaret Brown
American Library Association
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Brown
Salem Benton pupils close term with missionary talk
Miss Mary Zimmers presided over the Benton township Salem school term closing at the Salem school house. An afternoon program featured recitations and songs by the pupils. Alice Evans spoke on missionary work in India and shared souvenirs and native costumes that delighted all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zimmers
Salem
Benton Township
Alice Evans
India
Meteorite on display at local drug store window
A man named Thomas Smill from Eng lish township found a 64 pound rock on his farm, shaped like a ham with one sand colored side and one iron colored side. He believes it is a meteor and plans to have it analyzed. the specimen is shown in B. E. Dougherty's drug store window as a notable exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Smill
English Township
Lacona
B. E. Dougherty
Ladies Glee Club Concert to Benefit Sunday School
The Simpson College Ladies Glee Club of Indianola will perform at the M E Church Friday evening June 21 for Sunday school funds. General admission 25 cents with no reserved seats. The club is praised as among the west’s best and compares favorably to Simpson's male glee club which sang here April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson College Ladies Glee Club
Indianola
M. E. Church
Simpson Male Glee Club
Rare violin recital by Hans Albert and J Maurice Kroeger
Hans Albert a Omaha violinist and J Maurice Kroeger Ottumwa pianist gave a recital at the Catholic church last Thursday evening. The performance impressed a loyal audience despite low attendance and featured the church’s new electric lights in a striking display. Father Waldron praised the organizers and credited young ladies of the congregation for making the event possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Albert
Omaha
J. Maurice Kroeger
Ottumwa
Father Waldron
Runaway Frightens Trio. Buggy Demolished Near Chariton
Last Friday evening Charles Hasselquist with sister Ella and cousin Henry Gustafson were riding from Chariton to Warren township when the team frightened and bolted. They were pitched from the buggy after a quarter mile, sustaining severe bruises as the vehicle was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hasselquist
Ella
Henry Gustafson
Chariton
Warren Township
Chariton Fuel Company Sells Coal Wood and Kindling
Chariton Fuel Company advertises coal wood and kindling for sale. The listing notes available fuel types and prices. The brief notice reflects a local business serving nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton Fuel Company
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Druggists
A druggist from Van Etten New York J Goldsmith reports five years of complete satisfaction with Chamberlains Cough Remedy used in his own family for coughs colds and after lagrippe. The medicine is available through D Q Storie for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
D. Q. Storie
Wealth and office: a path through prerogative and price
A terse maxim notes that securing riches prior to obtaining office ensures happiness in public service. It suggests wealth acts as a buffer against political costs and pressures.
Piles Cure Claims Featured in Unclear Ad Text
Fragmentary advertisement asserts a cure for piles with claims of guaranteed results and payment terms. The text references samples and a supposed test by a rector and includes stray phrases about a prime package deal and no cure no pay.
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D. Q
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Fred J. Wright
South Side Square
Boston
Julia James
Whitebreast Township
Rebecca Nolen
Anna James
K. of P. Decorate
Melville
Melville's
Inez Clouse Croston
Mable Pimm
John Chaffee
Charles Lewis
Washington Township
Nettie Michener
Murray
Dr. Sells
Trace Whited
Albia
Mt. Ayr
J. B. Teas
M. M. Hinton
Record
R. A. Gray
Mildred
Dorothy
Agnes
Bess Black
Sandyville
Emma Black
N. F. Snyder
Webster City
Emma West
Ethel and
Zora Smyth
Parsons College
Fairfield
Ed Culbertson
George Whitlock
Perry
Missouri
J. R. Coles
J. C. Mitchell
Joe
Miss Pearl Newman
Belinda
Newman
D.O. Campbell
Cleveland No. 4
Parrier
W.C. Brown
Chicago
Mr. Brown
F. W. Miller
Pleasant Township
Essex
N. P. Miller
Emma Scott
Scots
Kansas
Elsie Houk
Seymour
Ira Noble
William Plows
J. H. Robinson
Charles Taylor
Derby
Minneapolis
Minnesota
C. E. of
The
Presbyterian Church
P. J. Vollmar
Paul
Denver
Colorado
Rev. Vollmar
Howell
Laura Kull
J. H. Darrah
Enos Anderson
Nelle Gasser
Maude Malone
Clay Allen
W. C. Jeffrey
Mrs. Lundbon
Prairie City
Sterlie Morris
J. O. Crips
Mattie
Chickasha
Indian Territory
Alwaya
Geo
Ome South
Aide
Nidpnasae
Hati Rietos
Osceola
H. K. Lawrence
F. C. Stanley
Margaret Aldrich
Arthur Sterling
Carolyne
Katherine Vollmar
Grace
Corydon
Salem School
J. F. Ekfelt & Son Chariton
S. W. Corner
A. J. Woodman’s
S. E. Corner Square
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