Picture shows shape town life and culture at Wigwam venue
An article extols the Wigwam and Aerodome moving picture shows led by W. C. Voss as a community staple. It argues film programs educate and uplift, citing Mr. Wright’s social purity talks and the broad educational value of motion pictures for all ages and walks of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigwam
W. C. Voss
Voss
Mr. Wright
Geneseo
Dictuyes
Wright
The
Republic
Herbert A. Jump
South Congregational Church
Britain
Conn
Film Censorship Board Grows as Industry Submits to Review
A publicized censorship board led by Professor George W. Knox coordinates with charities, city leagues, and Y M C A critics to approve or disapprove new films. In eighteen months the board says it reviews every new U S film, with cooperation from manufacturers seeking public moral uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pats
America
Frederick K Starr
Chicago University
Queensland
Yorkshire Delis
Chicago
Boston
United States
National “Board of Censorship
People’s Institute of New York
Charles Sprague Smith
Lyman Ab
Censorship Board
Deaths of Presidents and a Puzzle of Life
A column lists the causes of death for U.S. presidents from Washington to Benjamin Harrison, noting varied illnesses and final fates. It transitions to a quoted exchange about a puzzle and the wit of Mrs. Malaprop in a dinner conversation, ending with a nod to human life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams
Madison
Monroe
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Henry Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Robert W. Chambers
Burns area social and family notices in local column
Mrs N C Hadsall visited with Mrs E A Witte on Friday. Several residents, including Witte and Bachelos families, hosted relatives and neighbors for threshing and gatherings. An Ebenezer church ice cream social drew a large crowd, with other visits noted among Burns, Kewanee, and Fairview residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Hadsall
E. A. Witte
Ralph Bachelos
Edward Spiegle
South
Kewanee
West Burns
Edward Girkin
F. S. Girkin
Ed Witte
Pete Froelich
Zora Moon
Fairview
Chas. Witte, Jr
Charles Barber
Pennsylvania
Herman Lempke
Lorina
Edward
Gustave Lempke
Gustave Schultz
Galva
Lempke
Ebenezer Church
Lorina Schroeder
Willie Day
Fairview Parsonage
Chautauqua Opens with Politicians and Music in August
The Chautauqua opens Saturday August 5 with Walter Clyde Jones of Chicago and Senator Bristow of Kansas scheduled to speak about popular government and reform. The week features Anita Ladies Orchestra and a busy program of lectures, concerts, and vespers through August 13 with multiple sessions daily and various performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Walter Clyde-Jones -of
Chicago
Progress Dues
Jones
Mr. Jones
Senator Bristow
Miss Brown
Anita Ladies’ Orchestra
Cornwall Community Notes On Local Family Movements
Mrs. Frank Drue shows improvement after illness. Miss Lydia Colby visits Eldora Iowa. Mrs. John Black returns to Lebo Kansas from a local visit. Will Colby buys a new Case separator from Peoria to run with a fifteen horsepower engine. Orrin Newers is the threshing machine engineer. James Knox leads the separator crew with Edgar Williams directing water systems. Season work began last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drue
Lydia Colby
Ramsey
Eldora
Iowa
John” Black
Lebo
Kans
Edgar Williams
One Price Clothiers Ad Offers Automobile Toys
An old newspaper snippet advertises La ger Offerle Co s One Price Clothiers selling automobile toys and related goods. The fragment hints at a retail pitch emphasizing fixed pricing and catalog offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offerle & Co
Clothiers
Choosing One's Best Friends From Books
The author argues that books let you choose friends among brave kind funny people waiting between covers. Opening volumes frees them to speak, share life, and offer fresh conversations beyond real life.
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George Kleine
Abraham Lincoln
Palestine
Boy Scouts
Fresh Air Fund
Metropolitan Hospital
Kaaba
Alexander
Edward N
John R. Patch
Dan Patch
Bonnie Mac
Canada Land
Edward M
Clarence E. Gilbraith
Burns
Cuautauqua
Sena’ 2
Kansas
H. S. Magill, Jr
Miss—Brown
Anita Ladies Orches
H. S. Magill,—Jr
Dr. Sims
McCormick and
Bron
Smith Damron
DeKovan
Cavenys
J. Clifford Thompson
Cavenjs
Davault Company
Charles R. Taggart
Laurant
the Man of
Mendelssohn Ladies’ Quartet
Adrian M. Newens
C. E. Whittenberg
2Nd Street
Genes Act
Tllinois
Cornwall
Walnut Grove, Minn
Geneseo Republic
Inter Ocean
Farmer
West
Republic i
N. B
George OF England
Airdome
Rgrz
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