Encampment Delegates Arrive for Peoria State Gathering
The advance guard of delegates to the annual state encampment at Peoria began arriving, with leaders planning the two day program. Peoria decorates for guests as candidates seek offices in Grand Army and relief corps groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Peoria
Grand Army
Joseph W. Fifer
Bloomington
Auxiliary
Woman's Relief Corps
Edith Wells
Chicago
Sophia Marsh
Springfield
Susie Snow
Ottawa
Henry Bremer
Grand Army of the Republic of Dixon
C. W. Johnson
Alien Weigle
W. AR. C
Wheatless Sunday Meals Menu
Sunday Breakfast features uncooked cereal with strawberries buckwheat muffins honey and hot chocolate. Dinner offers fricasse of chicken with boiled rice creamed asparagus new beets in butter sauce fresh radish and onion salad frozen strawberry custard and a rice flour sponge cake. Supper includes minced chicken sandwiches on rye bread sweet curds with rhubarb gelatin and coffee.
Wheatless Monday Breakfast and Dinner Menu
Monday breakfast features fresh raspberries in cream with rice waffles shup and coffee. Guneh green peas omelet corn crisps tea whealess. Dinner offers baked or fresh fish with tomato sauce creamed new potatoes and peas watercress salad with cheap wafers cornmeal fritters fresh pineapple and coffee, wheatless.
Ti Always Be in Love with Life Card
Poetic line about lifelong love of life and music. The fragment mentions joy, music, and a quoted verse attributed to R. McCan. No clear event, date, or place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Miss Edna Hazeltine Leaves Dixon for Colorado State Normal
Many Vixen friends regret the departure of Miss Edna Hazeltine who has been music supervisor and Presbyterian choir director. She leaves Dixon to teach vocal music at Colorado State Normal School in Denison, offering private singing, community singing, and chorus work. Her centennial pageant The Children of Hinness delighted schoolchildren and is remembered as a highlight of her term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado State Normal
Edna Hazeltine
Presbyterian
Miss Hazeltine
Dixon
Colorado State Normal School
State Normal of
Colorado
Denison
Hazeltine
Hiiness
Eighth Grade Girls Win Zaner Writing Diplomas
Six Central grade eight girls taught by Miss Agnes Tague earned Zaner Method Arm Movement Writing diplomas from a Columbus Ohio school. Evelyn Street advanced to first year high school in February, with the others moving from eighth grade to first year in high school at the close of the term. The diploma recipients are Evelyn Street Marian Weitzel Helen White Edna Kuhn Sarah Rubenstein and Frances Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Central
Agnes Tague
Columbus
Evelyn Street
Misses Evelyn Street
Marian Weitzel
Helen White
Edna Kuhn
Sarah Rubenstein
Frances Murphy
Loyalty Menu and Wheat Economy Advice
The article urges seasonal wheat economy while noting profits from new potatoes, fruits, and vegetables. It recommends families, especially those with children, provide at least one quart of milk per child daily regardless of adult dietary costs.
Sterling couple hosts weekend house party
Judge and Mrs J L Weaver welcomed guests at 802 East Fourth Street Sterling for a weekend gathering. Out of town attendees included Miss Lyra Aldworth Byron Lutz of the Great Lakes Miss Louise Woodworth and Herbert Harden of Dixon and John Bower of Los Angeles. All guests reported a delightful enjoyable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
J. L. Weaver
East Fourth Street
Sterling
Lyra
Aldworth
Byron Lutz
The
Great Lakes
Louise Woodworth
Herbert Harden
Dixon
John Bower
Los Angeles
Mrs Buhler Hosts Tea for Miss Olive Anderson
Miss Olive Anderson will be entertained by Mrs Oscar Buhler of Palmyra tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Anderson
Oscar Buhler
Palmyra
Olive Anderson
Miss Ethel Leake Hosts Shower for Miss Olive Anderson
Miss Leake entertained eighteen guests at her North Dixon home in pink and white decor for Miss Olive Anderson a June bride-to-be who will wed Arthur Klingman. The party included a luncheon, games, and advice on married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Anderson
Ethel Leake
Olive Anderson
Arthur Klingman
Miss Leak
North Dixon
Auxiliary of Spanish American War Veterans to meet in Sterling
A well attended ALU SOW V meeting last evening approved plans for the Auxiliary of the United Spanish American War Veterans convention in Sterling on June 17 to 19. Delegates named include Mrs. Jay D Blais dell Miss Marjory Cushing and Miss Pheobe Munson with Mrs. Lottie Horton also set to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALU. S.ow. OV
Auxiliary of the United Spanish American War Veterans
Sterling
Jay D Blaisdell
Marjory Cushing
Pheobe Munson
Lottie Horton
Reverend Barber Visits Bradford Home Guests
The Reverend W. C. Barber of Tampa Florida, former Lee Center church pastor and ex State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Iowa, is a guest at the Charles W. Ross home in Bradford. He previously led the Latin American Institute in Tampa and is enjoying visits with friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Barber
Tampa, Fla
Lee Center
Charles W. Ross
Bradford
Anti-Saloon League
Iowa
Latin-American Institute of
Tampa
Fla
Rey Barker
Picnic and meeting for Palmyra Mutual Aid Society at Assembly Park
Members of the Palmyra Mutual Aid Society enjoy a picnic dinner and an all day meeting at the Nancassadee cottage in Assembly Park. Mrs Addie Hillis and Miss Mary Johnson of Dixon were invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra Mutual Aid Society
Nancassaddee Cottage
Assembly Park
Addie Hillis
Mary Johnson
Dixon
Miss Goldie Manning Visits as Guest of Friend
Miss Goldie Manning has been a guest of her friend over the weekend. Miss Pansy Himes returned to her home in South Dixon after the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Manning
Pansy Himes
South Dixon
Miss Imogene Loftus Expected Home for Summer
Miss Imogene Loftus from St. Clara Academy at Sinsinawa Wisconsin is expected home tomorrow to spend the summer vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Loftus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Loftus
Imogene Loftus
St. Clara Academy
Sinsinawa
Wis
Mrs
John Loftus
Miss Christiana Thompson Guest of Mrs Baird
Miss Christiana Thompson of Ontario is visiting her sister Mrs O Ja Baird after a trip to New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana Thompson, R. ON
O. Ja. Baird
Thomson
New York
Washington
Straw and party attend Dixon high school play
Mr and Mrs Tom Straw with their party from Polo traveled to Dixon last evening to see the High school production titled A Rose o Plymouth Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Straw
Dixon
Rose O' Plymouth Town
Senior Class Play at Dixon Opera House A Rose o Plymouth Town
The Dixon High School senior class staged A Rose o Plymouth Town at the Dixon Opera House last evening. The cast, led by Edgar Hopp for Captain Miles Standish and Ruth Rosenthal as Stose de la Noye, delivered a creditable performance of a complex Puritan era story. The production featured strong acting, notable romance subplots, and a well received Triangle Orchestra. Proceeds support the Red Cross, with thanks to Mr Fiester and the Rock River Assembly for period props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Opera House
Dixon High School
Plymouth
Miles Standish
Edgar Hoff
Stose de la Noye
Ruth Rosenthal
Shields Garret Foster
Garret Foster
Weston
George Schuler
John Margeson
James Keigwin
Rose
Garret
Margeson
John
Phillippe
Meriam Chillingsley
Phillipe
Robert Powell
Miriam
Josephine Lievan
Miss Rosenthal
Triangle Orchestra
Oto
Mr. Fiester
Iis
Rock River Assembly
Moose Lodge Holds Regular Meeting Tonight
The Moose lodge will hold its regular meeting this evening in Moose hall. Balloting on candidates is planned and the degree team is expected to be on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Nellie Allwood Hosts Stiernan nb Members
The Stiernan nb members were entertained Monday at the home of Miss Nellie Allwood with a pleasant gathering and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Stiernannb
Nellie Allwood
Woman's Council Sends Civic Relief Supplies
Auxiliaries of the Woman's Council report shipments to Dixon headquarters. Wyoming Nadiuga Sublette May and Lee Colster towns sent finished articles. A Civilian Relief committee packed two large boxes for Chicago. Hospital supplies include 268 shirts 108 pajamas and 33 Italian sweaters. Work continues across city and county as America enters the world struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Council
Woman's
America
Attie Ventler Nuptials in Ashton During Quiet Ceremony
Miss Mary J. Attig and Howard J. Ventler, both of Ashton, were united in marriage by Rev. Yeukel at the United Mayanpelicn parsonage in Ashton. The ceremony was exceedingly quiet with no attendants. They left for a trip to Aurora after dinner and plan to reside in Ashton. The groom expects to answer his country's call soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atte-Ventler
Ofelock
United Mayanpelicn Parsonage
Ashton
Yeukel
Mary J. Attig
Howard J. Ventler
Aurora
Vna
Vender
Miss Miller Returning Home From Livingston Teaching Post
Miss Edith Miller formerly teaching at Livingston Montana heads home to Dixon. She plans to return to Livingston next year with a higher salary. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Phil Miller of North Crawford Avenue.
Expecting Daughter Among Prairieville Residents
Albert Hutton and Mrs. Hutton of Prairieville announce they are expecting a daughter. Mr and Mrs Fred Lights are returning from the south. Mrs Lightel is identified as Mrs Hutton. The Lists have spent the winter in Roswell to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myre
Albert Hutton
Prairieville
Fred Lights
Lightel
Hutton
Lists
Roswell
Mexico
Dance at Moose Hall in Sebree Open for All
A Moose dance event will be held tomorrow evening in Moose Hall Sebree with Sebree's orchestra providing music. The ground floor hall will feature ventilation and an inclusive invitation to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Moose Hall
Sebree
Diyon
West End Cross Unit Meeting At Mrs Johnsons
Seventeen members attended yesterday afternoon at Mrs B O Johnsons home. The group accomplished a large amount of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted) Cross
West End
Bob. Johnson
Meeting at Congregational on Greer Conversion Story
There is no special meeting at the Congregational church tonight. Dir Greer of Chicara visiting his mother Mrs John Greer of West Third street will share how he 24 won to the Christian life. He has many friends in Dixon who will want to hear his conversion tale.
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Congregational Church
Greer
Chicara
John Greer
West Third Street
Dixon
Tact in Silence and Subtlety Across Quiet Decisions
The piece argues that tact is not only in delivering the right message to the right people but also in what is left unsaid or only gently hinted. It emphasizes restraint, nuance, and unspoken consideration in everyday judgments.
Former Resident’s Three Sons Enlist for Country Service
Mrs J WL Kilday of Clay City Illinois writes of her three sons enlisting for military service. Charles H Kilday joined the Marine Corps on May 28 reporting for training at Port Royal South Carolina. John Leo Kilday enlisted in January in the Medical Dept 24 Machine Gun Battery and is in France after landing April 25. James M Kilday enlisted last April in Battery HW 14 Field Artillery at Okda. All three were born in Dixon and enlisted voluntarily.
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J WL (Kilday
Clay City
Mra
Lass
Glving
John Leo Kilday
Medical Dept
France
James M. Kilday
Field Artillery
Mort Sil
Okda
Dixon
Pancakes Over Meat for Hard Labor Says Popular Science
Popular Science Monthly argues muscular work does not increase mineral or protein needs. It claims starches sugars and grains supply the fuel for energy and that pancakes with syrup can better replenish wasted moisture and heat than roast beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
To Keep Pictures Straight by Tike Tape Method
A brief note describes a simple adhesive tape trick to hang pictures straight. Moisten one end, attach near the picture’s top center, moisten the other end, and press to the wall for a perfectly level display.
Often What Makes Him Black. Toledo Blade Snippet
A fragment from the Toledo Blade frames a remark about family dynamics and humor regarding race. The quoted line contrasts a "tinck sheep" with a lively character, reflecting casual social commentary in a clipped aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Toledo
Two Northwestern Trains Taken off and Reinstatement Hopes
The Overland Limited, once passing Dixon without stop, now stops for sleeping car passengers to Des Moines and Fremont Neb. Deluxes Oregon Washington Limited and Los Angeles Limited have been taken off by orders, with uncertain near term reinstatement prospects. other routes may follow similar actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Schreiner Family Welcomes Newborn Daughter
Mr and Mrs Will Schreiner of Chadwick announce their daughter born a week ago today. Mrs Schreiner was formerly Miss Fiva Brink of this city. Mr and Mrs Worth of Ottawa avenue, parents of Mrs Schreiner, are staying at the Schreiner home for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Schreiner
Chadwick
Tosday
Schreiner
Fiva Brink
Worth
Ottawa Avenue
Men For Marine Corps Are Wanted
The Tether reports Postmaster William Goran authorized to enlist men in the United States Marine Corps. Men aged 18 to 36 may join after a stringent exam. Eligible registered men released from the Ducal board may apply, pass a decal exam, then go to Chicago for further testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Goran
United States Marine Corps
du Cal
Chicago
Hogan
Chicalso
Kovething HT
Bagirish Destroyer Sunk in Collision Report
London June 6 The Huntfed destroyer was sunk in a collision on Sunday the Admiralty officially announced there were no naval casualties and the incident is under investigation by the Royal Navy authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collesion
United
London
Admiralty
England Invention Creates Separate Compartment Shoe
A dated note describes a British design with a distinct toe compartment in a shoe soaking through the outer layer. The article hints at practical use and novelty of this England made footwear concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Miss Patrick Society
Riverside Red Cross
George Gronewald
Nachusa
Alice Welty
South Dixon Red Cross
Mathias Levan
Bend Red Cross Unit
Cyrus Levan
Lincoln Red Cross Unit
Hill
Prairieville Social Circle
Prairieville Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
German Lutheran Church
Oak Forest
Red Cross
C. Fpf. Becker
Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Dorcas Society — Congregational Church
J. M. Gillek
Taylor
Ladies Aid
FE. H. Rickard
R. McCan
Ross
Palmyra Mutual Aid
Miss Manning
Betty Brown
Stiermann Club Meeting
Congregational
Pancakes Muscle Makers
Northwestern
Niigw Artival
Marine Corps
Our
Jos. Dixon Co
Dixon's
Money Back Tire Shop
R. S. Kline
East First Street
Eogland
Ey Puteise Sdan
Hoosier
Keyes Ahrens Furniture Co
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