Sane Fourth of July Talk in Elgin Visit Note
Mesdames Wesley Patterson and Perry Patterson of Waupeton North Dakota visited friends in Elgin on Monday The piece notes nationwide talk of a sane Fourth of July and a desire for a sensible celebration It mentions Iowa public schools enrollment down about 40000 since 1905 and school maintenance costs up over $3000 in 1910 with teacher salaries rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Wesley Patterson
Perry Patterson
Waupeton
North Dakota
Elgin
Country
Emu
Iowa
New Road to Distinction by Disinterested Public Service
George W. Perkins, former Morgan partner, says American distinction will come from wealth used for public problems. He urged that leaders be enormously rich but choose public service, speaking at a Union League dinner and later at the Quill club about corporations, capital, labor and profits as public counsel. The New York American notes Perkins could find a new road to distinction as a disinterested advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Union League Club
America
Perkins
Quill Club
Perking
New York American
Teaching Youth to Save in a New York Bank Plan
Henry Crandall of Glens Falls, New York, offered to open a bank account of 25 for 100 boys aged twelve to sixteen on December 31 1910. Each boy must add at least 35.50, then Crandall adds 37.50, guaranteeing at least 100. For every dollar up to 50 more he will hold a dollar, aiming for at least 200 by age twenty one. Fifty boys accepted. the plan rests on their continued effort and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crandall
Glene Falls
Cranda
Fear of Death and The Toll on Character
The author argues that fear of death corrupts virtue and distorts judgment. Hypocrisy passes for prudence as people shun danger, lose joy, and justify wrongdoing. The piece warns that a life ruled by fear renders a person cowed, passive, and limited in action.
Wedding Cake Pagoda at Mingan Burma Near Mandalay
A Burma landmark on the Irrawaddy right bank near Mandalay is the Wedding Cake pagoda built in the early 1800s. It remains well preserved with only a few inner images broken. The minaret rises about 80 feet with a circumference near 600 feet, set 300 feet back from the river and hidden by teak trees, close to Mingun bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingan
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Burma
Snapp and Madam Clash Over Consent in Heated Scene
In a terse exchange, Mrs. Snapp accuses a man of being a monster and brute while a woman interjects with firm opposition to a third party. The confrontation centers on control and propriety as tempers flare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Snapp
Brute
Snapp
Automobiles and Local Happenings Across Elgin Region
Long list of small-town notices from Elgin area including visits by T M Bell and families, car law update, weather forecasts, hospital news, local ads, school notes, athletic chatter, and a landmark auto funeral between Little Sioux and Neola. Mentions Mabel Ackley, Libbie Gruver, John Lehman, George Frieden, A. M. Weibel, and others with updates on travels, illnesses, and community events.
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City Muehlenthaler
Halverson Elgin, Iowa
J. Harrington
Buick
Standard
C. G. Monnahan
W. Perkins
Frank Kimball
Monona
Postal Savings Bank
Centerville
T. M. Bell
John Christ
T. Rubyer
Waterloo
Avedale
Henrietta Topp
Wadena
Minnie Menger
Uys
Mabel Ackley
Lynn Kyhanits
Ethel Bullard
Hardy Rogers
Volga City
Libbie Gruver
Gus Boyer
Elkader
Irena
Nhew
W. W. Patterson
McGregor
Hig
Patterson
Wirttal Bros
Ruth Grimes
West Union
Stanton
Jennin Anderson
Paige
C. L. Shaffer
Frank Bower
Chase
Dan Bellis
Yale College
Myrtle Bryant
Decorah
Ringdahl
John N. Conner
Clarence
Lehman & Son
T. J. Capper
the City Drug Store
Weibel Bros
Towa
Warren Harrington
Cedar Rapids
Chas Burianelli
Warren
Kansas City
Louise
Elmer James
Glenwood
Benj Schori
Hulda
John Lehman
George
la Porte City
Geo
John Freiden
Kiowa
Kansas
U. S
Fred
Eco
Frieden
A. M. Weibel
Mr. Weibel
Alf
M. O Russow
Chas
Monnahan
Oelwein
Weibel
C. J. Diuuwunban
Agenl
Postville
Ossian
State College At
Ames
Atown Falls
Uique
George Mixener
Decorat
Norway
Indy
Mizener
New York City
Decorah Republican
Tutus
Harold Hills
Marie Boyle
Evelyn Sehori
Gerald Sehori
Minnie Schneider
Joe Hills
Alma Dean
Sam
Molla Schneider
Helen McAndrews
de Jeorah
Robert Barley
Mr. Atkinson
U. A
By, Hudson
United States
Julia Boyle
Terdy
Benj Baumgartner
Nellis Bohanan
Mildred Harrington
Hulda Schricker
Willie Gehring
Lori Kiple
Fred Hanson
Otto Stoehr
Grace Conner
Charles Greenley
Clarence Schorl
Edith Worley
Hannah Weibel
Flossie Kiple
Augusta Mosby
Leon Holzer
Edward Schmid
Myrlin Fetter
Charlie Gehring
Millard Muehrenthaler
Hazel Russow
Laura King
Richard White
Elgin High School
Opera House
Evalyn ‘White
L. L. Wiple
Edith Grether
Loren Worley
Leo Schori
Gordon
Moshy Layati Kimball
Ruth Pinney
Minerva Weibel
Walter Kobler
Havel Gehring
Ernestine Schori
Hagel Haberger
Myrtle Kimball
Florence Lehman
Opal Schori
Solder
Herbert Pulb
Carrie Preuburghans
Frances Skarshangy
Parry Keiser
Thelvnn Knudtson
George Palh
Theodore Nicklin
Wier Frieden
Ehori Aten Hnaheyer
Maric Pulb
Louis Rlinuman
Harold Greenley
Charlie Haheger
Glen Schori
Morice Klingman
Welson Bros
Little Sioux
Neola
Peter Harter
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