The Vawter Chautauqua Opens at Monticello July 29
The Vawter Chautauqua will run July 29 to August 2 at Monticello with Fred G. Fischer as superintendent and Mira Yockey as play supervisor. Daily schedule includes Children's Hour 9:00 am, Afternoon Music 2:30 pm, Afternoon Lecture 3:00 pm, Evening Music 7:30 pm, Evening Lecture 8:15 pm, with varied programs each day featuring The American Girls, Ringsdorf Company, Otterbein Quartet, Arthur Love Company, Ferrante's Hungarian Orchestra and guest lectures and illustrated talks. Admission ranges from 25 to 50 cents depending on event.
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Monticello
Fred G. Fischer
Mira Yockey
Irls
Otterbein
America
Duncan Mckinlay
Arthur Love Company
Man Without A
DeHal N. Travis
Pagoda Land
Memorial Day Observances Honor Civil War Veterans
Memorial Day ceremonies united 16 surviving Civil War veterans with townspeople in Monticello. A cemetery ceremony featured flags and wreaths, a band, and a patriotic program at the opera house led by Rev. Frank Shafer.
Monticello Citizen Praises War Address At Gathering
The speech praised soldiers' hardships on the battle field and in hospitals, commending their patriotism and willingness to leave loved ones. The speaker, Mr. Shafer, delivered a moving address, though no notes exist of his exact remarks. The remarks were among the best such talks in Monticello and drew hearty audience appreciation.
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Paign
Shafer
Monticello
School Board Minutes And County Primary Totals Report
June 3 1914 special session of the board of education approves last meeting minutes and bills from School House Fund and Contingent Fund with payments to Lovell Rohn Cansady Carson Reed and others. The piece also lists Jones county primary vote totals by party for several county and state offices.
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Board of Education
L. W. Lovell
A. M. Maurice
W. F. Robn
T. M. Redmond
C. D. Chase
J. &. Burns
W. F. Rohn
Thomas Cansady
Tom Carson
Ricklefs & McNeill
Dewey Radigan
E. E. Reed
Labor market shifts printers seek roles more than publishers
The Manson Journal notes a year of change in hiring with printers now seeking jobs while publishers post ads for workers. An Independence Bulletin Journal quote from a contractor says last year he struggled to hire competent help, but now he could recruit an army. The piece links the trade paralysis to debates over protectionism versus free trade in Congress.
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Vinton Eagle
Manson Journal
Independence Bulletin Journal
Independence
Congress
Crane's Airdome to Open Sunday Shows Next Week
Crane's Airdome announces Sunday night performances starting June 7 with an 8:30 program after many requests from prominent people. Also notice a cemetery association meeting to elect trustees on June 8 at 8 at Buol schoolhouse, and a Center Junction Chautauqua event June 11 to 16 urging attendance.
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Crane’s Airdome
Notich
Bowen’s Prairie Cemetery Association
Buol School
J. W. Schhwitzer
To Bed With Drum and Shot
Cadet life at West Point referenced in a witty New York Post excerpt about a colored maid Sallie who quits after nightly drums and morning gunshots. The piece humorously notes her reasons, citing the harsh wake up calls and the unpleasant routines.
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West Point
New York Post
Self Pity Refused Buyer Returns Misguided Plot
The Pittsburgh Post notes a reader in Woman's World returns a refund over an unsatisfactory novel ending. The gag contrasts self pity as a societal burden with a humorous book department exchange about satisfaction guaranteed.
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Pittsburgh Post
Missing Lenore and Lost Column Jests
A humorous exchange from a Louisville Courier Journal item mocks a poet’s lost Lenore and suggests placing an ad in the lost column. The Galveston News adds a quip about babies never repeating foolish remarks by their fathers.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Galveston
Franklin on Work as Path to Prosperity
A short quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin affirms that hard work remains essential to prosperity with no alternative. The line emphasizes diligence as the sole route to success.
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Benjamin Franklin
Land bargains and farm listings in South Dakota
LAND BARGAINS I have some bargains in wild and improved farms in South Dakota Come and see me J A Voorhees FOR SALE I have listed for sale the three story store building where in the Deatrick Dry Good Co is located A good paying investment C D Chase FOR SALE White Plymouth Rock eggs 50 cents per setting of 15 or 3 per hundred Address Mrs 8B Kehoe Doggan Iowa or phone 4% on 17B Hopkinton July 1.
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South Dakota
J. A. Voorhees
Deatrick Dry Good Co
C. D. Chase
Kehoe
Doggan
Iowa
Hopkinton
Difference in Principle Between Fahrenheit and Centigrade Thermometers
The article explains how Fahrenheit uses a 180 degree scale with zero below freezing, while centigrade sets zero at freezing and 100 at boiling. It argues the Fahrenheit scale reflects circular measure, whereas centigrade is decimal and conveniently reproducible without a standard.
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New York Sun
Electric Lighting. Arc and Incandescent Lamps Compared
The article explains arc lamps transfer light by current leaping an air gap between carbon electrodes and must be fed as they burn, while incandescent lamps use a tungsten filament in a vacuum bulb heated to incandescence by current. It notes both operate in air and differ from vacuum lamps.
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New York World
The Human Machine and Personal Regard
A reflective piece on how society and medical professionals often view people as cases or machines rather than individuals. It critiques impersonal treatment in courts, medical settings, and daily life, urging a shift toward recognizing human substance and personality.
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Atlantic
Juvenile Logic in a Philadelphia Record Joke
A Philadelphia Record item presents a humorous exchange where a kindergarten teacher warns a pupil Marie she will become an attractive woman if good, or ugly if naughty. Marie asks why the teacher was naughty as a child, prompting a playful parental reaction.
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Marie
Mamma
Philadelphia Record
Feathered Police Protect Massachusetts Crops
The state ornithologist calls birds an aerial police force that quickly targets unusual insect swarms and vermin. They guard property of rich and poor, accept no salary or graft, and seek protection while performing their beneficial task.
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Massachusetts
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