Emerson area comes alive with Christmas visits and school entertainments
Residents of Emerson and nearby towns traded Christmas greetings during weekend visits. Local figures including Jack Mecarty, H L Lyon, Ralph Davis, and J M Carr were seen in town or calling on friends. School events at Emerson Public School and the Scientific Country School drew large crowds, with performances by the high school orchestra and student groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mecarty
Omaha
H. L. Lyon
Edgar v Wler
Albina
Ralph Davis
Glenwood
Patrick
L. W. Tubba
Tollinger & Son
Silas Douglas
Arthur Smith
Des Moines
McGrew
Macedonia
Hastings
Mary Adams
Chanute
Kan
Curtis
Warner
Malvern
Guy Faugher
Indianola
Guy
Able & Culver
Twin
Maynes
L. W. Tubbs
John
Harry Tubbs
R.B. Tubbs
Chicago
Volney J. Tubbs
California
Marion Clemmer
Misses Crawford
Ivory
Elthoefer
Edwards
Zellhoefer
Emerson
Emerson Public School
Library Fund
Scientifc Country School
Scarf
Maud Minsker
Scientific Country School
Christmas program notes and local notices from Champion Hill
A crowded Christmas program in Champion Hill features Miss Alice Parker receiving a kodak and Miss Jessie McLain with a new organ. Mr. Glen Whipple and family attend with relatives. library books for local schools arrive. A youth at church faces rebuke for stealing sleigh bells and a Hamlet lecture is advertised with reserved-seat info for Jan 4. Croup remedy hawked locally. Fleharty & Cozad offer private hog and cattle butchering services with contact in Hillsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Hill
Strahan
Asbury
Climax
J. H. McLain
Red Oak
Alice Parker
Jessie McLain
Glen Whipple
Hawthorne
Domestic Jar Receives Lively Capitol Hill Banter
A Washington Post humorous domestic sketch captures a one night chat in a $24-a-month Capitol Hill mansion. She criticizes the marriage while he defends their “peaceful home” as they discuss money, rent, and everyday woes with sharp witticisms and clipped exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Brnute
Hetty Green
Mamma
Washington Post
The Neglected Voice: A Treatise on Vocal Health
An excerpt discusses the voice as the most complex human faculty and its reflection of health, mood, and temperament. It contrasts uncontrolled use with disciplined practice, arguing cultivation removes weeds and reveals beauty. The piece cites Plutarch and a Brooklyn quip about a cat, noting room constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pluteburg
Hammond and Robinson Wed at Peaceville Wedding
At Mrs. Wm. Robinson’s home in Peaceville one mile south of Malvern at noon on Christmas day, Charles T. Hammond and Miss Nellie Robinson united in marriage by Rev. A B Slothower in the presence of about twenty five guests. They will reside three miles north of Malvern with many friends’ best wishes and a generous gift of presents.
Boy is Injured When Wagon Wheel Passes Over Leg
Eugene Hale ten year old son of Auditor elect Hale was walking beside a moving hayrack during a household move to Glenwood. He slipped as the wagon passed him, one hind wheel rolled over his ankle fracturing the bone. A buggy was secured and he received prompt surgical care in Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Hale
Glenwood
Des Moines Daily News expands to eight pages and keeps low price
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages and continues a $1 yearly subscription with 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It pledges full telegraphic AP service, market reports, and family features, boasting a $14 yearly rate with cash-in-advance terms and a 29,000 circulation. Also includes notices of concerts, sales, and classifieds for livestock and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Malvern Iowa American Literary and Musical Association listing
Local notice lists the American Literary and Musical Association with location Malvern Iowa and related details. The fragment outlines organizational existence and regional focus without fuller event specifics or dates.
Trade mark SCOTI N stemulsion claim in ad copy
An advertisement extols SCOTS EMULSION as the world’s top cod liver oil and hypophosphites blend. It claims broad health benefits for children and anaemic girls, including lung recovery, with free samples offered and pricing for druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public
A public advisory warns against mercury bearing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are free and the product is sold by druggists at five cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local ads revive old time print services and remedies
An assortment of 19th century notices featuring Leaver printing offers, photo services at McMahill's studio, Mellor and Royce debt collection, old papers for sale, and cheap spectacles by George Mellor. Also promotional claims for Rocky Mountain Tea and Green's August Flower with Dr. Wilson's drugstore sales. The items reflect a crowded array of small business ads and patent medicine pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Mellor
Gro
Mellor & Royce
David Elson
McMahill
New Year Customs and Wassail Traditions From England Past
A sketch of New Year customs describes royal treasuries opened for gifts and widespread merrymaking in England. It recalls wassail bowls, boisterous feasts, and poetic verses from Herrick, detailing drinks like lambs wool and a celebratory bite of spice cake, with later Puritan restraint noted.
We Have Changed and Our Life Draws Near to God
Charles G. Ames notes a shift in collective state saying we have changed. Some draw closer to God through higher life, while others sink into lower habits and weaker principles, altering shared spiritual standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Charles G. Ames
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamlet
Wilson's Drug Store
S. Gray
Amelia Duchess County
Chamberlain
W. D. Wilson
Fleharty & Cozad
W. A. Dunacan
Hillsdale
Towa
Benham
Brooklyn
Boston Transcript
New York World
Reading Republican
Lyman ‘Twins
N. L. Barner
Quaker Male Quatette
Dr. Caldwell
S. T. Brother's
Mammoth
A. Shamblin
Lowa
B. P. Rock
W. Wyandotte
D. N. Sawyers
Stahan
A. J. Kronsbrin
Leanur Ofpfich
Setanta
Snow & Co
Patent Office
Washington
Pape
American Literary and Musical
Ass’n
Malvern, Lowa
McMahil’s
McMahil
Green
Wilson
Nourbon
Thos Nenlemah
Treasuries
Warant
England
Old
Bacchus
Venus
Bomne
Grange
Robert Herrick
Merry
Herrick
Christ Child
Gibson
Mills County
Gibson's
China
J.P. Retelsdorf
J. P. Retelsdorf
Golden Rule Shoe Store
Iowa
Kay
Utica
B. J. Kay
Saratoga
A. J. Wearin
S. B. Barnes
Wearin & Barnes
Keya Paha County
Nebraska
S. B. Barnus
Dee
16Th
S. B. Barns
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