From a School Memory and Exhibitions in 1861
The reminiscence recounts a 1861 school year with memories of Miss Mary Prentiss and Lyman Prentiss, a school paper edited by Mary Brown, and an exhibition near Monroe. It recalls maps, a library, student essays on arts and sciences, and public performances featuring poetry and musical dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seintien
Gepaee Bailey
Sorina
Lawrence
Sehijol
Wwolat
Louis
Monroe Hone
Cand Avas
Prentiss
Anna Soule
Lyman Prentiss
Water to Ferns Seer Prose Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text about gardening or nature with scattered phrases on ferns, earth, and old jams. Lacks clear events, entities, or structure to form a coherent news item or identifiable people or places.
Flying Feet and a Senator's Wife Inspires Civic Notes
A schoolgirl whose long legs and river of ambition helped her win a race captivates a Cedar Rapids crowd. The dress and social gap between her and suitor Reed, a rising lawyer, frame a tale of romance, politics, and community events. The column also covers Camp Fire meetings, poster contests, rummage sales, and plans for future fundraisers at local schools and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dan
Janes
Cedar’ Rapids
Lara Mansfield
Hinds
Mae
Ami
Ron Atieni
Eleanne
Reed
Coe College
Growey
Cleveland
Corrade
Wits
Setant
Kansas Ciy
Kansas City
New hairdress scene in French style with yellow ribbons
A fragmentary notice describes a French hairdress scene featuring yellow hats and ribbons. The text mentions yellow felt hats bound with ribbons and a plain bow. It includes stray terms like native, white sport, and Eee E, but lacks coherent details or full context.
Little Lawrence Gil Writes Letter to Playmates
A fragmentary sketch describes Little Lawrence Gil, confined at home for two weeks, reading letters from friends with pleasure. One girl signs as “Your loving daughter” in the note, showing affectionate schoolyard exchange during adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Lawrence
Gil
Gresvall Leivrent
Household Discoveries From Old Time Cookery Notes
A fragmented household guide offers tips on food prep and storage. It mentions bacon fat for frying potatoes and hominy, sour milk aging to improve use, flavoring apples with lemon and cinnamon, and roasting meat with careful handling. It also advertises McCorloch's Drug Score as best value.
Fads and Fancies in Seaside Sewing and Styles
A dimly described fashion column outlines simple sew patterns and dressed silhouettes for seamen and women. It notes easy to make traced patterns, wide hemstitching trims, and fabric colors like cream sand cotton broadcloth in pastel shades. New shoe styles mix parent leather with rust set kid, some oxford pairs fastened by pearl buttons. Ring and fabric sets feature artificial bound flowers. A child’s eating shield from cardboard protects hands when toasting marshmallows. Chinese embroidery graces tunic dresses with black satin trimming. Scientists report food and cloth made from cattails in Framcon.
Library notes update in Fiction Times Cambridge
New in Fiction Times lists Brele of Poetry Lone Bewts Thanas and a life story of an Ashy Duckling. Includes Georg graphic Names, Fresi The Challenge of the Kian vey Tales of Souther Rivers and Encvelopedia of Pi i aquaette Leacock College Unay Laming Touse BResuit. Also notes on Mintfarms and U.S. relations with the Philippines.
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Cambridge
Brele
Lone Bewts
Thanas
Stephen
Brookwell
Calkins
Iscolin
Geographic Names
Fresi
Encvelopedia
Leacock—College
Unay
Nimal
Ndus
Stefansson
U.S
Philippines
Lewrence Guardians Meet Teese Y Evening at 1824 Teelock
The Lewrence Guardians Association plans a Teese Y meeting at Teelock on 1824 street. Officers and the president will report on group work and a full briefing of each unit. Miss vel] will oversee the first half and a ceremonial program is described with honors and songs.
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Thame
Miller Ream
Ative TreForrest
Kootima
Helen Cleveland
Eda Lemon
Ellen Hazard
Miss Lemon
Alice Herdersen
Eueriion
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Miecta Kindlesperger
Kindlesperger
Lewrence Guardians’ Association
Teese
Teelock
Miss Vel
Women of 1925 Better: Dressed Than Any of Their Predeceors
New York commentary notes that women dress to please themselves and others, comparing today’s fashions to predecessors. It argues fabrics are more beautiful, gowns more intricate, and clothes have become expressive beyond mere utility, reflecting social aims and personal style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Yu
Dan
Modern dress and married women lead town fashion
Excerpt notes how fashionable married women set trends while single girls envy slim figures and spend on cosmetics. The piece discusses curtains versus luxuries, then shifts to local notices in Lecompton including Emma Ballard’s arrival, Ladies Aid activity, juror selection, and school events.
Local church sermon and community notices from January events
Sunday services at the Methodist church were affected by muddy roads as Rev. Babbitt from Lafree preached in the morning but did not return to Glenn for the afternoon service. Sunday guests included Rev. Babbitt and his son Bert at W. H. Brass home, with many local families visiting Mrs. A. A. Davidson and others. School notes mention minstrel preparations for January 31, and basketball games upcoming in Lerby. Courses and stage improvements at the high school are outlined, with new semester subjects and a redesigned theater stage under Prof. Knapp, including stencil curtains and movable walls for games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ballard
Legompton
Chicago
Ballard
Leavenworth
United Brethren Ladies Aid
Sam Beatty
G. L. Glenn
Rosemary Cied
H. A. Davidson
Iyalou
J. BE
J. W. Kreider
Frank Watts
J. J. McClung
Garden Grove
Iowa
Methodist
Babbitt
Lafrehee
Glenn
Bert
W. HL Brass
Cook
Pneuwaite
Blanche Adeeis
Ethel Butler
Helen
Murtry
Eugene McMurtry
Lopeka
A. A. Davidson
Theodore Koester
Grippe
Lerb Yy
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Knapp
Highway Eldorado to Augusta Construction Fuel Needs
County engineer estimates reveal the Eldorado to Augusta highway will need 1170 car loads of materials including 2800? cement units, 350 brick carloads, 285 stone carloads and 275 sand carloads. The project signaling large scale rural road work for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Augusta
Spring Fashion Notes in Wider Skirts and Modest Bodices
Journal-World ad brief highlights spring fashion trends with wider skirts a flat back and a shorter bodice noted as key features. The item emphasizes evolving styles for the season and invites reader attention to current apparel.
Aspirin Gargle Instructions From Bayer Ad
A harmless remedy advises dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tables poontus of water to gargle the throat thoroughly. Repeat in two hours if necessary. Use only genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer Croge label, available in boxes of twelve for a few cents.
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Minnie Hoherteen
Lawrence Camp Three
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Fosters
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Henar
Buener
Sixth Ande
Massachusetts
Hasha-tuaya
Everett Stailey
Ruth Carter
Ant Forrh ‘Dian
Watanapa
Bradley
Watanopa
Wita Wentin
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Ages Reed
Ballimore
McCorloch
Library Notes
Guardiae
Alvin Wits
Wendiell
Adelaide
Selmutt
Dorothy
Perkins
Mare Asian
Mabidaie
Dorothy Pe
Virginia
Burnie Low
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Adair
Jean Makepea
Meuetté
Mile
Lecompton
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