Humeston Chautauqua Assembly Opens August Fourth
Humeston’s fifth annual assembl y runs August 4 to 8 with two programs daily. The lineup features Victor and his Venetian band of sixteen, Hugh Anderson Grand Opera Company, Mrs J Redding Cole, H V Adams, Mason’s Jubilee Singers, James F Bryan, Josephine Dominick Co, Henry Augustus Buchtel, and Nanah Rense.
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Humeston
Victor
Hugh Anderson
J. Redding Cole
H. V. Adams
Mason’s Jubilee Singers
James F. Bryan
Farm Loan Offer At Five Percent Money
A lender advertises five percent farm loans, urging farmers to apply now to secure funds for future needs. Warns that war conditions may raise rates and tighten money matters, with loans closable to January 1 and optional loans available.
Wurlitzer Harp Installed at Barker's Cafe
Barker's Cafe features a handsome Wurlitzer harp once believed to be from the A. L. Edwards Piano Co. The instrument is praised for its tonal quality and variety of music from rolls. The cafe owner, Mr. Barker, runs a neat, up-to-date establishment and is enjoying excellent business.
Fire Hatches Crows Eggs in Crow Nest Misadventure
Fritz Helmer climbed 60 feet to raid a crow nest in a hemlock and gathered three eggs. He kept the eggs in his coat pocket at home by a smoky fireplace. Morning brought a strange rattle from the coat and two young crows emerged, while the third egg failed to hatch. Source: Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Winsted
Dispatch
Philadelphia Inquirer
Not Always A Wife Asked If Husband Drinks Often
Mrs Slummer asks if her husband always drinks like this while Mrs O Grady explains sometimes he goes out after work.
His vile disposition in a courtroom exchange
A terse courtroom exchange centers on Judge and J Fuller Gloom as they clash over a brag, the judge noting the defendant’s failure. The dialogue hints at a tense, accusatory atmosphere within the trial setting.
Touch of Romance in Plunkville Latin Quarter
A humorous note from the Louisville Courier-Journal mentions an organ grinder in Plunkville and a Latin Quarter nine as a playful urban detail in a compact local item.
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Plunkville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Where's the Fool Killer and a Tugboat Tale
A quirky exchange features Jim and Jam discussing a dancer resembling a tugboat. Jim notes she is towed by urban lore, and Jam probes the figure’s meaning. A doctor is parodied as able to spell grippe avoidance, while Jim claims the physician has suffered the ailment repeatedly.
I Am a Man Without a Country Quote Fragment
A short excerpt shows a dialogue about national identity with the line I am a citizen of the Irish Re. re, suggesting a theme of statelessness and belonging within an editor’s clipped historical record.
The Battle Cry of Peace at the Princess Theater
The Battle Cry of Peace presented at the Princess drew 1200 viewers for opening night with full houses across four performances. The Vitagraph production directed by Wilfred North, starring Charles Richman and Norma Talmadge, showcased groundbreaking camera work, romance, and a human-interest angle on a call for peace and defense.
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Wilfred North
J. Stuart Blackton
Vitagraph Company
Hudson Mazim
America
Charles Richman
Norma Talmadge
Louise Beaudet
L. Rogers Lytton
James Morrison
Mary Maurice
A. D. McGuire
Charles Humeston
Schnee
Thousands Cast Presidential Straw Vote Across Nation
The nationwide presidential straw vote polled by the American Press Association shows broad interest with about 500 newspapers participating. This section reports the results from our area as part of a nationwide surge of speculation about the upcoming national election.
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American Press Association
The Girl and the Game Chapter and Straw Voting Reels
A long excerpt reviews Chapter X of The Girl and the Game with Helen Holmes in a thrilling train leap scene and a mining sequence. It also covers Chapter XI The Salting of Superstitious and reports a nationwide straw poll with numerous state by state tallies for Roosevelt Wilson Hughes and others.
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Spike
Crool
Helen
Roosevelt
Wilson
Supreme Court
Hughes
William Jennings Bryan
Champ Clark
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Elihu Root
New York
Albert B. Cumming
Iowa
Root
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