Sunny Side Weather and Local Visits Snapshot
Cool weather noted as schools progress and residents report health improvements. Visits include Joe Reel of Sioux City with brother in law Uram Brown, S F McGill in the area, and various locals traveling to Hamburg and Macedonia. Advertising caution urges DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles sores and skin ailments amid counterfeit warnings.
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Joe Reel
Sioux City
F Uiram Brown
S. FF. McGill
Ww. Watson
B. P. Reeves
Hamburg
Gee, Buckner
Macedonia
C. Buckner
DeWitt
Local notes from Riverton and vicinity
Riverton residents report children starting school in a new class this week and many parents urged to enroll early. Walter Chandler buys a Shafter piano. Ernest Paget's hand healing well. Death of Wm Mawhor noted. Anna Fett ill. snow brings sledding joy. Rev Graves aids revival in Coin. Mayme Smith to Shenandoah college. Mrs Hart and relatives visit. Lela Williams back to school after flu. Little girls’ oyster supper at the opera house. funeral for Mawhor family attended in Kansas. Baby boy born to Prof Terrence. Cadle party honors Gene Cadle. John Samuels visits Kansas City. Geo Croshaw visiting. Farnam resigns janitorship. DeWitt’s Life Early Risers praised.
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Lela Williams
Grant Mooberry
Frank Hogsett
Corning
Jackson
Clarinda
Frank Scoles
James Batchelder
Quincy
Business College
Opera House
Robi. Mawhor
Jas
W. M. Mawhor
Kansas
W. M. Mawher
Prof
Terrence
Rainbow dream and playful waves in a fanciful tale
An inner child longs to be a rainbow while waves and sun melt into a seven color glow. A science toy guide describes making a water clock with a jar and siphon to measure height and time. A country anecdote recalls Dolly meeting an old friend and a curious question about pigs tails in curl vapors.
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Dot
Curly
Local notices and personal news from the community
2000 painters sign approval of Hammar Paint. LeRoy Morrill leaves for Howell to practice medicine. Rev. Fleisher begins revival services February 8 at the Methodist church. Ike Mohler and mother travel to Farragut for sister Mrs. Harding's serious illness. Nellie Mae Charles died at fifteen in Colorado Springs after two days illness. Samuel Townsend's alleged suicide attempt ends with a neck wound. New York Stock Company to perform three Shakespeare plays with John Arthur and Miss Effie Nuect beginning January 18. Tickets on sale at Brower’s Drug Store.
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Hammar
LeRoy Morrill
Howell, Nell
B. H. Fleisher
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. N. Graves
Riverton
Messrs
Charles
Hryon Tfalstead
Nellie Mae
Colorado Springs
Colo
Tuis
Samuel Townsend
New York Stock Company
Slayton New York Stock Company
John Arthur
Effie Nuect
Hanudlet
Merchant of Venice
David Garrack
Hus
Brower's
Lambs Tales
Shakspeare
California girl makes London stage debut a triumph
Miss Mabelle Gillman, Mills College alumna, received applause at Shaftesbury theatre in London for her first public appearance. California girl with European study background, London audiences praised her talent while New York scenes she found less appreciative.
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Mills College
London
Mabelle Gillman
Gillman
Metropolis
Shaftesbury Theater
Miss Gillmat
California
East
Europe
Mme, Nevada
Barna
Boardinghouse Roast Reveals Sharp Tongue in Washington
A Washington Post item recalls a boarding house inquiry where a visiting wife, seeking to prove cleanliness, bluntly asks about bed insects. The responding hostess retorts with poised defiance, exposing class tensions and social snobbery in a sharp exchange.
Cure Claims for Catarrh and Digestive Aids Highlight Medical Ads
A vintage advertisement broadens hope with Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 guarantee. It also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, promising digestion of all foods and rapid relief, endorsed by Bartlett and Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientie
Hall
B. J. Curnty &Co
Toledo
Bartlett & Doyle
The Loveliest Woman In America Emily Marshall Revealed
William Perrine recalls Emily Marshall in The Loveliest Woman In America with vivid details of her height, chestnut hair, hazel to black eyes, rosy cheeks and perfect teeth. Chester Harding admitted he could not capture her living charm in portrait, noting her beauty lay in animated expression.
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Emily Marashell
Emily Marshall
William Perrine
America
Ladies’ Home Journal
Anne Page
Swith Thomas Willing
Philadelphia
Chester Harding
Porto Rico Clubbable Shows Progress For Women
American women in Ponce organize a Porto Rico Club, led by Ruth Shaffner-Trinter, a noted WCM organizer. The group aims to advance women’s work and social progress on the island.
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Porto Rico
Ponce
Ruth’ Shaffner-Trinter
Clus
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Lou Williams
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